1 00:00:05,701 --> 00:00:07,397 In the criminal justice system, 2 00:00:07,398 --> 00:00:08,834 the people are represented 3 00:00:09,009 --> 00:00:11,011 by two separate, yet equally important groups: 4 00:00:11,228 --> 00:00:13,013 the police, who investigate crime, 5 00:00:13,230 --> 00:00:15,754 and the district attorneys, who prosecute the offenders. 6 00:00:15,972 --> 00:00:17,582 These are their stories. 7 00:00:20,237 --> 00:00:23,458 ♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ 8 00:00:23,675 --> 00:00:27,070 ♪ Some fool here keeps on dancing like it's party time ♪ 9 00:00:27,288 --> 00:00:30,987 ♪ Yeah, yeah, oh, oh, oh-oh ♪ 10 00:00:31,161 --> 00:00:32,902 ♪ Some fool here keeps on dancing like it's party time ♪ 11 00:00:33,076 --> 00:00:34,251 You! 12 00:00:34,469 --> 00:00:35,209 Thank you so much for coming! 13 00:00:35,426 --> 00:00:36,557 Are you kidding? 14 00:00:36,558 --> 00:00:37,602 I wouldn't miss this for anything. 15 00:00:37,820 --> 00:00:38,734 Oh. 16 00:00:38,951 --> 00:00:40,431 OK, OK. 17 00:00:40,649 --> 00:00:41,867 We're gonna kick things off tonight 18 00:00:42,042 --> 00:00:44,000 with a special birthday dance. 19 00:00:44,174 --> 00:00:46,307 Angela, come on up here, birthday girl. 20 00:00:46,524 --> 00:00:48,265 Your favorite man picked out his favorite song, 21 00:00:48,483 --> 00:00:50,137 so let's do this. 22 00:00:59,929 --> 00:01:02,062 ♪ I'm ♪ 23 00:01:02,279 --> 00:01:04,368 Come on. Come on now. 24 00:01:04,586 --> 00:01:07,154 Come on. Come on, me and you. 25 00:01:08,851 --> 00:01:10,461 Dad, I-- 26 00:01:10,679 --> 00:01:12,506 Just one song. 27 00:01:12,507 --> 00:01:18,599 ♪ Is all right with me ♪ 28 00:01:18,600 --> 00:01:24,693 ♪ 'Cause you make me feel so brand-new ♪ 29 00:01:28,218 --> 00:01:30,828 ♪ And I ♪ 30 00:01:30,829 --> 00:01:36,922 ♪ Wanna spend my life with you ♪ 31 00:01:37,097 --> 00:01:41,318 ♪ Let me say that since, baby ♪ 32 00:01:41,536 --> 00:01:45,583 ♪ Since we've been together ♪ 33 00:01:45,801 --> 00:01:47,497 ♪ Pink Pony Club ♪ 34 00:01:47,498 --> 00:01:52,155 ♪ I'm gonna keep on dancing at the Pink Pony Club ♪ 35 00:01:52,373 --> 00:01:55,854 ♪ I'm gonna keep on dancing down in West Hollywood ♪ 36 00:01:56,072 --> 00:01:57,117 ♪ I'm gonna keep ♪ 37 00:01:57,334 --> 00:01:59,031 Hey. 38 00:01:59,206 --> 00:02:00,336 Hey. Sorry. 39 00:02:00,337 --> 00:02:02,687 Is it OK if I steal her for a sec? 40 00:02:02,905 --> 00:02:04,385 Thank you. 41 00:02:06,343 --> 00:02:07,823 Hey, look, I don't-- 42 00:02:08,040 --> 00:02:09,041 I don't wanna make, like, a big deal about this 43 00:02:09,216 --> 00:02:10,259 or anything, but I think-- 44 00:02:10,260 --> 00:02:10,956 I think I'm just gonna head out. 45 00:02:11,131 --> 00:02:12,610 - What? - Yeah. 46 00:02:12,828 --> 00:02:14,395 - Oh, it's early. - I know. I know. 47 00:02:14,612 --> 00:02:17,659 It's just you-- yeah. 48 00:02:17,876 --> 00:02:20,227 No, it's fine. Go. 49 00:02:20,444 --> 00:02:22,011 But we'll celebrate again tomorrow, just-- 50 00:02:22,185 --> 00:02:23,360 just me and you. 51 00:02:23,578 --> 00:02:25,188 OK. 52 00:02:25,406 --> 00:02:26,407 I love you. 53 00:02:26,624 --> 00:02:28,235 I love you, too. 54 00:02:28,452 --> 00:02:31,629 More than anything. 55 00:02:31,847 --> 00:02:33,849 OK. 56 00:02:36,156 --> 00:02:37,983 Where is he going? 57 00:02:38,158 --> 00:02:39,724 He, um-- 58 00:02:39,942 --> 00:02:42,031 oh, he's tired. 59 00:02:42,205 --> 00:02:43,989 - He's always tired. - No, Dad, don't start. 60 00:02:44,164 --> 00:02:46,166 He needs to grow up, Angie, fast. 61 00:02:46,340 --> 00:02:48,080 He knew what he was getting married into. 62 00:02:48,255 --> 00:02:51,519 ♪ I'm just having fun ♪ 63 00:02:51,736 --> 00:02:53,346 ♪ On the stage in my heels ♪ 64 00:02:53,347 --> 00:02:54,652 ♪ It's where I-- ♪ 65 00:02:56,088 --> 00:02:57,394 Victim hasn't been dead for that long. 66 00:02:57,612 --> 00:02:59,179 I'd say 90 minutes or so. 67 00:02:59,353 --> 00:03:01,920 Vic's name is Angela Cole. 68 00:03:03,618 --> 00:03:05,793 All right. Any witnesses? 69 00:03:05,794 --> 00:03:06,882 Guy over there. 70 00:03:07,099 --> 00:03:08,491 He saw the body. 71 00:03:08,492 --> 00:03:11,147 Called 911, but didn't see anyone nearby, so-- 72 00:03:11,321 --> 00:03:12,714 OK, let's get some boots on the ground. 73 00:03:12,931 --> 00:03:15,586 Start canvassing for witnesses, video. 74 00:03:15,804 --> 00:03:17,066 Hey! 75 00:03:17,240 --> 00:03:18,633 It's a crime scene. Understand? 76 00:03:18,850 --> 00:03:20,243 No, I need to know whose body that is. 77 00:03:20,461 --> 00:03:21,765 Can we help you, sir? 78 00:03:21,766 --> 00:03:23,376 Look, I need to know whose body that is! 79 00:03:23,377 --> 00:03:25,117 We can't reveal any information at this time. 80 00:03:25,292 --> 00:03:27,859 Is it Angela Cole? 81 00:03:28,077 --> 00:03:29,209 Oh, God. 82 00:03:29,426 --> 00:03:30,732 It's her, isn't it? 83 00:03:30,949 --> 00:03:32,255 It's Angela. 84 00:03:32,473 --> 00:03:33,342 Oh, my God, she's dead. 85 00:03:33,343 --> 00:03:35,911 That's-- that's my wife. 86 00:03:38,261 --> 00:03:40,220 That's my wife. 87 00:04:31,314 --> 00:04:33,447 I can't imagine how hard this must be for you right now, 88 00:04:33,664 --> 00:04:36,276 but we do need to ask you some questions if that's OK. 89 00:04:38,843 --> 00:04:41,890 How did you know that your wife was here? 90 00:04:42,107 --> 00:04:45,154 I--I tracked her on my phone. 91 00:04:45,328 --> 00:04:46,808 And where were you before this, 92 00:04:47,025 --> 00:04:48,636 30 minutes ago? 93 00:04:48,853 --> 00:04:50,594 I was at my apartment. 94 00:04:50,812 --> 00:04:52,596 And before that, we were at a party. 95 00:04:52,814 --> 00:04:56,470 It was Angela's 30th birthday, but I-- 96 00:04:56,687 --> 00:04:58,210 I left early. 97 00:04:58,385 --> 00:04:59,473 Why's that? 98 00:05:01,997 --> 00:05:05,827 Angela's family is, um, 99 00:05:06,044 --> 00:05:07,524 difficult. 100 00:05:07,742 --> 00:05:11,136 They're very involved and-- and controlling, and I-- 101 00:05:11,311 --> 00:05:12,747 I couldn't take it anymore, 102 00:05:12,964 --> 00:05:14,966 so I told Angie that I needed to leave. 103 00:05:15,184 --> 00:05:17,534 - She get upset? - No. No, no, no. 104 00:05:17,752 --> 00:05:18,926 She totally gets it. 105 00:05:18,927 --> 00:05:20,363 She knew how frustrating they could be. 106 00:05:20,581 --> 00:05:22,495 So you went home? 107 00:05:22,496 --> 00:05:23,975 What time did you get there? 108 00:05:24,193 --> 00:05:27,327 Oh, I don't know, 11:30, 11:45. 109 00:05:27,544 --> 00:05:29,807 I tried to go to bed, but I was so wound up. 110 00:05:30,025 --> 00:05:33,028 So I called Angie, and she didn't pick up, 111 00:05:33,245 --> 00:05:34,725 which made me nervous, so then I-- 112 00:05:34,943 --> 00:05:36,945 I pulled up her location on my phone. 113 00:05:37,162 --> 00:05:39,600 So other than all this family drama, 114 00:05:39,817 --> 00:05:41,645 did anything unusual happen at the party? 115 00:05:41,863 --> 00:05:44,518 Any arguments? Fights? 116 00:05:44,735 --> 00:05:46,346 No. 117 00:05:46,563 --> 00:05:48,739 Angela was... 118 00:05:48,957 --> 00:05:50,611 really happy. 119 00:05:53,265 --> 00:05:54,265 OK. 120 00:06:03,188 --> 00:06:04,711 I talked to the ME. 121 00:06:04,712 --> 00:06:05,887 Official cause of death is hypoxia 122 00:06:06,104 --> 00:06:07,802 due to manual strangulation. 123 00:06:08,019 --> 00:06:10,848 Lots of facial fracturing, too--cheekbone, hyoid bone. 124 00:06:11,066 --> 00:06:12,632 Anything else? 125 00:06:12,633 --> 00:06:14,374 Yeah, there's third-party DNA on the victim--saliva. 126 00:06:14,548 --> 00:06:16,288 Lots of it, too-- seven different samples. 127 00:06:16,463 --> 00:06:17,594 Mm-hmm. 128 00:06:17,812 --> 00:06:20,249 She was at a party. Lots of kissing? 129 00:06:20,423 --> 00:06:21,598 Any hits on CODIS? 130 00:06:21,816 --> 00:06:23,295 Negative. 131 00:06:23,470 --> 00:06:25,385 OK, what about the family drama? 132 00:06:25,602 --> 00:06:26,995 We think that's connected? 133 00:06:27,212 --> 00:06:29,693 I don't know, but there's a lot of tea. 134 00:06:29,911 --> 00:06:31,564 Please share. 135 00:06:31,565 --> 00:06:34,044 OK, so the father, Evan Cole, has millions of followers, 136 00:06:34,045 --> 00:06:35,917 and he's super weird, like, obsessive, 137 00:06:36,134 --> 00:06:37,745 constantly posting really intimate photos 138 00:06:37,962 --> 00:06:39,136 of him and his family. 139 00:06:39,137 --> 00:06:41,662 It's sort of sweet, but mostly gross. 140 00:06:41,879 --> 00:06:43,097 OK. 141 00:06:43,098 --> 00:06:45,317 So a week ago, things got really heated. 142 00:06:45,492 --> 00:06:47,624 Angela tweeted that she was done with social media, 143 00:06:47,842 --> 00:06:49,974 TV, et cetera, that she wanted to live a simple life, 144 00:06:50,192 --> 00:06:52,586 away from cameras, but her father flipped out 145 00:06:52,803 --> 00:06:54,325 and said that she had lost her way 146 00:06:54,326 --> 00:06:56,502 and needed psychological help. - Is any of this real? 147 00:06:56,503 --> 00:06:57,765 Or do they just put it out there 148 00:06:57,982 --> 00:06:59,723 to get a bigger audience? - Who knows? 149 00:06:59,941 --> 00:07:01,856 I got something. 150 00:07:02,073 --> 00:07:03,335 All right. OK. 151 00:07:03,510 --> 00:07:05,772 After leaving the party, Angela gets into 152 00:07:05,773 --> 00:07:08,950 an argument with her parents, Evan and Sophia Cole. 153 00:07:09,167 --> 00:07:10,995 Then the parents leave together, 154 00:07:11,213 --> 00:07:14,434 but a minute later, Evan Cole reverses direction 155 00:07:14,651 --> 00:07:17,001 and walks after her. 156 00:07:17,219 --> 00:07:20,091 - And what time is that? - 12:22, 157 00:07:20,309 --> 00:07:22,137 13 minutes before the 911 call. 158 00:07:22,354 --> 00:07:24,095 Maybe the drama is real. 159 00:07:24,313 --> 00:07:26,097 Go talk to the parents. 160 00:07:27,142 --> 00:07:30,319 I'm confused. Why-- why are you showing me this? 161 00:07:30,493 --> 00:07:31,624 Well, this is 13 minutes prior 162 00:07:31,625 --> 00:07:33,060 to when your daughter was killed, 163 00:07:33,061 --> 00:07:34,583 so we're just trying to figure out what happened-- 164 00:07:34,584 --> 00:07:35,585 You're not suggesting I had anything to do with it? 165 00:07:35,803 --> 00:07:36,933 No, sir. 166 00:07:36,934 --> 00:07:38,239 No, we're not suggesting anything. 167 00:07:38,240 --> 00:07:39,415 We're just trying to figure out what happened. 168 00:07:39,589 --> 00:07:41,112 Well, 169 00:07:41,330 --> 00:07:44,028 Angela was upset with me. 170 00:07:44,246 --> 00:07:45,682 Apparently, her husband was, too. 171 00:07:45,900 --> 00:07:49,164 So she stormed off at the end of the night, so I-- 172 00:07:49,381 --> 00:07:50,600 I went after her. 173 00:07:50,818 --> 00:07:52,254 Did you catch up to her? 174 00:07:52,472 --> 00:07:53,690 End up talking to her? 175 00:07:53,908 --> 00:07:58,086 Yeah, I told her I loved her very much 176 00:07:58,303 --> 00:08:01,959 and that I wanted to fix things, 177 00:08:02,177 --> 00:08:03,961 and then... 178 00:08:04,179 --> 00:08:05,267 we hugged. 179 00:08:10,402 --> 00:08:14,406 And then I walked away, and I flagged down a cab. 180 00:08:14,581 --> 00:08:17,975 When you say, uh, "fix things"-- 181 00:08:18,193 --> 00:08:20,108 We've just had some-- 182 00:08:20,325 --> 00:08:22,545 some family issues. 183 00:08:22,763 --> 00:08:25,200 Her husband is brainwashing her, 184 00:08:25,417 --> 00:08:28,638 trying to convince her that we are bad people. 185 00:08:28,856 --> 00:08:30,727 He hates the media business. 186 00:08:30,945 --> 00:08:31,989 He does. 187 00:08:32,207 --> 00:08:34,209 And he hates us. 188 00:08:35,471 --> 00:08:37,168 I'm sorry. 189 00:08:39,170 --> 00:08:42,086 The truth is, I should never have 190 00:08:42,304 --> 00:08:45,307 let my daughter walk home alone. 191 00:08:45,525 --> 00:08:48,702 I know this is hard, and I apologize for 192 00:08:48,919 --> 00:08:51,007 even having to ask, but do you happen to have 193 00:08:51,008 --> 00:08:54,098 a receipt from that cab ride? 194 00:08:54,316 --> 00:08:55,665 Sure. Yeah. 195 00:08:55,883 --> 00:08:58,015 One last question, if you don't mind, 196 00:08:58,233 --> 00:09:01,062 can you think of anyone who may have wanted to hurt Angela? 197 00:09:01,279 --> 00:09:03,586 Oh, yeah. 198 00:09:03,804 --> 00:09:05,980 Cash White. 199 00:09:06,197 --> 00:09:07,894 The singer? 200 00:09:07,895 --> 00:09:12,116 He went to see her yesterday to wish her a happy birthday, 201 00:09:12,334 --> 00:09:15,250 and it did not go so well. 202 00:09:17,295 --> 00:09:19,689 So what happened there? 203 00:09:19,907 --> 00:09:22,735 I-- I cut it on some glass. 204 00:09:22,736 --> 00:09:25,216 Any chance you cut it putting your hand through a window? 205 00:09:25,434 --> 00:09:27,609 A window 10 inches from Angela Cole's face? 206 00:09:27,610 --> 00:09:29,089 Look-- look, man, I admit it. 207 00:09:29,090 --> 00:09:30,961 I acted like a total idiot yesterday. 208 00:09:31,179 --> 00:09:32,746 I wanted to wish Angela happy birthday. 209 00:09:32,963 --> 00:09:34,748 It was her 30th. That's a big deal. 210 00:09:34,965 --> 00:09:37,141 So I went down to her art studio and she-- 211 00:09:37,359 --> 00:09:38,490 And what? 212 00:09:38,665 --> 00:09:40,449 She wasn't really happy to see me. 213 00:09:40,623 --> 00:09:43,495 - You mean she kicked you out? - More or less. 214 00:09:43,670 --> 00:09:45,061 Yeah, and that pissed you off. 215 00:09:45,062 --> 00:09:46,586 Yeah, I wanted to patch things up, you know, 216 00:09:46,803 --> 00:09:50,198 talk it out, but she wasn't into it. 217 00:09:50,415 --> 00:09:52,417 So you put your hand through the window next to her head. 218 00:09:52,592 --> 00:09:53,897 That is correct. 219 00:09:54,115 --> 00:09:55,812 It just happened. 220 00:09:56,030 --> 00:09:57,639 But I would never hurt Angela. 221 00:09:57,640 --> 00:09:59,555 It's kind of a stupid thing to say, don't you think? 222 00:09:59,729 --> 00:10:01,077 What does that mean? 223 00:10:01,078 --> 00:10:03,298 Well, we know about your arrest for assault. 224 00:10:03,515 --> 00:10:04,734 Saw the photos, too. 225 00:10:04,952 --> 00:10:06,300 So I think it's pretty stupid for you 226 00:10:06,301 --> 00:10:07,650 to say that you would never hurt Angela when 227 00:10:07,868 --> 00:10:09,130 we know that you already did. 228 00:10:09,347 --> 00:10:12,350 I was in a really dark place back then. 229 00:10:12,568 --> 00:10:14,614 I was drinking a lot and doing drugs. 230 00:10:14,788 --> 00:10:17,921 What were you doing on 15th Street last night? 231 00:10:18,139 --> 00:10:22,056 I was gonna stop by Angela's party real quick to apologize. 232 00:10:22,273 --> 00:10:24,536 I didn't end up going. 233 00:10:24,711 --> 00:10:26,669 I sent her a text instead. 234 00:10:26,887 --> 00:10:27,844 Here. 235 00:10:29,498 --> 00:10:30,804 "Sorry about today. 236 00:10:31,021 --> 00:10:32,240 "I hope you have a great birthday. 237 00:10:32,457 --> 00:10:34,416 I'll always love you no matter what." 238 00:10:34,634 --> 00:10:36,679 Great, you'll always love her. 239 00:10:36,897 --> 00:10:39,203 Where were you last night after 12:14 a.m.? 240 00:10:39,421 --> 00:10:42,990 Grabbed an Uber and headed home at, uh, 241 00:10:43,207 --> 00:10:44,774 12:19 a.m. 242 00:10:49,649 --> 00:10:51,520 Uber receipt looks legit, 243 00:10:51,694 --> 00:10:53,435 which means our guy was in a car heading south 244 00:10:53,653 --> 00:10:55,306 16 minutes before the 911 call. 245 00:10:55,524 --> 00:10:58,222 So if he hit her at, say, 12:15, 246 00:10:58,440 --> 00:11:00,964 then she would be lying on the pavement for, like, 20 minutes 247 00:11:01,182 --> 00:11:03,010 before someone called 911? - Not likely. 248 00:11:03,227 --> 00:11:04,489 Found this near the crime scene. 249 00:11:04,664 --> 00:11:06,099 What are we looking at? 250 00:11:06,100 --> 00:11:07,362 Some dude who just so happens to be hanging out 251 00:11:07,579 --> 00:11:08,885 near the party venue. 252 00:11:09,103 --> 00:11:10,713 He was there for, like, 20 minutes. 253 00:11:10,931 --> 00:11:13,237 OK, that's Evan Cole walking after Angela. 254 00:11:13,455 --> 00:11:15,457 But this guy watches, 255 00:11:15,675 --> 00:11:16,676 then walks in the same direction 256 00:11:16,850 --> 00:11:18,503 toward Angela at 12:27. 257 00:11:18,678 --> 00:11:21,550 So eight minutes before the 911 call. 258 00:11:21,724 --> 00:11:22,986 Does he ever show his face? 259 00:11:23,204 --> 00:11:25,162 - He does not. - What about the jacket? 260 00:11:25,380 --> 00:11:26,773 Looks like there's writing on the back. 261 00:11:30,907 --> 00:11:33,301 Thank you for joining us today. 262 00:11:33,518 --> 00:11:36,391 The reason we're here is a woman was killed last night. 263 00:11:36,608 --> 00:11:38,698 We saw a guy wearing a coat that had 264 00:11:38,915 --> 00:11:40,482 your company's name inscribed on it. 265 00:11:40,700 --> 00:11:43,136 So if somebody here was down on 15th Street 266 00:11:43,137 --> 00:11:45,966 last night around 12:30 a.m., please raise your hand. 267 00:11:46,183 --> 00:11:48,490 We'd love to talk to you. 268 00:11:48,708 --> 00:11:49,838 Nobody? 269 00:11:49,839 --> 00:11:51,841 OK, nobody was there. Good to know. 270 00:11:52,059 --> 00:11:53,582 So I suppose none of you would object 271 00:11:53,756 --> 00:11:54,888 if we collected your DNA. 272 00:11:55,105 --> 00:11:56,192 What do you mean? 273 00:11:56,193 --> 00:11:57,194 Well, we're trying to eliminate 274 00:11:57,412 --> 00:11:58,804 as many suspects as possible, 275 00:11:58,805 --> 00:12:00,763 and since none of you guys were in the vicinity 276 00:12:00,981 --> 00:12:02,416 at the time of the murder, you got nothing to worry about. 277 00:12:02,417 --> 00:12:04,593 Yeah, just to be clear, this is voluntary, 278 00:12:04,767 --> 00:12:07,727 so you are under no legal obligation to do this. 279 00:12:07,901 --> 00:12:10,381 And if your DNA doesn't match, which we expect it won't, 280 00:12:10,599 --> 00:12:12,122 then we'll destroy it. 281 00:12:12,340 --> 00:12:13,471 So who's with us, guys? 282 00:12:13,689 --> 00:12:14,777 Who's gonna help us solve this thing? 283 00:12:14,995 --> 00:12:17,519 Hands? 284 00:12:17,737 --> 00:12:20,043 Thank you. 285 00:12:20,261 --> 00:12:21,828 All right. 286 00:12:22,045 --> 00:12:25,701 Great, OK, so for the one, two, three, 287 00:12:25,875 --> 00:12:27,572 four, five of you 288 00:12:27,747 --> 00:12:29,705 who did not raise your hand, we need to get your names, 289 00:12:29,879 --> 00:12:32,752 which is standard procedure, and then you'll be free to go. 290 00:12:32,926 --> 00:12:34,883 No matches. - Makes sense. 291 00:12:34,884 --> 00:12:37,104 Who would volunteer their DNA if they were guilty? 292 00:12:37,321 --> 00:12:40,194 Which gets us to the five employees who refused. 293 00:12:40,411 --> 00:12:42,196 Guys, I got something. 294 00:12:42,413 --> 00:12:44,067 I found video of one of the holdouts 295 00:12:44,285 --> 00:12:48,071 leaving his apartment at 10:45 the night of the murder. 296 00:12:48,289 --> 00:12:49,681 And he's wearing the same pants 297 00:12:49,856 --> 00:12:51,161 and boots as the guy we saw hanging 298 00:12:51,379 --> 00:12:52,858 around the murder scene. 299 00:12:52,859 --> 00:12:54,991 Let's get a warrant for his apartment and his DNA. 300 00:12:55,209 --> 00:12:56,514 Yep. 301 00:12:58,299 --> 00:13:00,083 NYPD, open up. 302 00:13:01,563 --> 00:13:04,434 Alan Ross, this is a warrant to search your apartment 303 00:13:04,435 --> 00:13:06,132 and to procure your DNA. 304 00:13:06,133 --> 00:13:07,656 You don't have a choice this time, Al. 305 00:13:07,830 --> 00:13:09,004 Excuse me. 306 00:13:09,005 --> 00:13:10,441 I--I'd like to show this warrant-- 307 00:13:10,659 --> 00:13:12,226 You can show that to whoever you want, 308 00:13:12,443 --> 00:13:13,705 but that is a valid warrant, which means they are gonna 309 00:13:13,880 --> 00:13:15,316 search your apartment, and I am gonna 310 00:13:15,533 --> 00:13:17,492 collect your genetic material, so open up. 311 00:13:17,709 --> 00:13:18,623 I-I'm not comfortable sharing my DNA with-- 312 00:13:18,798 --> 00:13:20,669 Don't care. Open. 313 00:13:42,865 --> 00:13:44,084 Jimmy! 314 00:13:50,438 --> 00:13:52,092 Let's pack this up, Jimmy. 315 00:13:52,309 --> 00:13:53,920 Hey, Walker? 316 00:13:55,704 --> 00:13:58,272 You got anything? 317 00:13:58,489 --> 00:14:01,057 Sure do. 318 00:14:03,581 --> 00:14:05,366 What the hell? 319 00:14:12,764 --> 00:14:14,723 I think we're in the right place. 320 00:14:26,256 --> 00:14:29,694 Gotta be honest with you, Alan... 321 00:14:32,306 --> 00:14:34,742 The facts don't look good. 322 00:14:34,743 --> 00:14:37,920 We have video of you leaving your apartment at 10:45 p.m. 323 00:14:38,138 --> 00:14:39,879 and walking south in the direction 324 00:14:40,053 --> 00:14:41,445 of the restaurant where Angela Cole's 325 00:14:41,663 --> 00:14:43,447 birthday party was happening. 326 00:14:43,665 --> 00:14:47,756 We have video of you lurking outside the venue 327 00:14:47,930 --> 00:14:49,149 for 20 minutes or so, 328 00:14:49,366 --> 00:14:51,673 and then going off and following Angela. 329 00:14:51,891 --> 00:14:53,543 And... 330 00:14:53,544 --> 00:14:56,069 we can see your face clear as day. 331 00:14:56,286 --> 00:14:57,897 There's no question it's you. 332 00:15:00,073 --> 00:15:03,554 The only thing stopping us from arresting you is the DNA test, 333 00:15:03,772 --> 00:15:05,861 and we both know 334 00:15:06,035 --> 00:15:07,819 it's going to match the DNA on Angela's body. 335 00:15:07,994 --> 00:15:10,126 And when that happens, it's game over. 336 00:15:10,344 --> 00:15:14,782 So now is the time to talk to me. 337 00:15:14,783 --> 00:15:18,439 Now is the time to tell me your side of the story. 338 00:15:20,963 --> 00:15:22,747 I want a lawyer. 339 00:15:23,923 --> 00:15:25,533 OK. 340 00:15:27,100 --> 00:15:29,450 You're gonna need a good one. 341 00:15:29,667 --> 00:15:31,147 Actually, you're gonna need a magician, 342 00:15:31,365 --> 00:15:33,193 someone who can make evidence disappear. 343 00:15:33,410 --> 00:15:35,064 I just wanted to say hi... 344 00:15:38,763 --> 00:15:41,417 Tell her that I admired her, but she was rude. 345 00:15:41,418 --> 00:15:43,290 She-- 346 00:15:43,507 --> 00:15:46,336 she called me a loser, and I just-- 347 00:15:49,600 --> 00:15:51,341 I went nuts. 348 00:15:54,649 --> 00:15:57,173 Alan Ross, the defendant was arraigned and remanded. 349 00:15:57,391 --> 00:16:00,133 - Evidence? - Strong. He confessed. 350 00:16:00,350 --> 00:16:01,569 What? 351 00:16:01,786 --> 00:16:03,135 He told Brady he just wanted 352 00:16:03,136 --> 00:16:04,876 to tell Angela how much he admired her. 353 00:16:05,051 --> 00:16:07,009 She didn't reciprocate his admiration, 354 00:16:07,227 --> 00:16:10,230 so he got upset and "went nuts," direct quote. 355 00:16:10,447 --> 00:16:12,580 And the defense still wants to take this to trial? 356 00:16:12,797 --> 00:16:13,755 Sounds like a waste of time. 357 00:16:13,973 --> 00:16:15,409 - Yeah. - Maybe not. 358 00:16:15,626 --> 00:16:17,889 They're filing a motion to suppress the confession 359 00:16:18,064 --> 00:16:19,543 and the DNA. 360 00:16:24,374 --> 00:16:27,377 Detective Brady's quip about Mr. Ross needing a magician 361 00:16:27,595 --> 00:16:29,727 is, in effect, a backdoor interrogation technique 362 00:16:29,945 --> 00:16:30,989 and should be suppressed. 363 00:16:30,990 --> 00:16:33,643 Or perhaps it was just a quip. 364 00:16:33,644 --> 00:16:36,430 Also, when Detective Brady uttered said quip, 365 00:16:36,647 --> 00:16:38,171 she was exiting the room, which proves 366 00:16:38,388 --> 00:16:40,782 that she wasn't expecting or even hoping for a response. 367 00:16:41,000 --> 00:16:42,435 In "Rhode Island versus Innis," 368 00:16:42,436 --> 00:16:44,394 the Supreme Court ruled that an interrogation 369 00:16:44,612 --> 00:16:45,830 includes any words or actions 370 00:16:46,005 --> 00:16:47,484 police should know are reasonably likely 371 00:16:47,702 --> 00:16:49,269 to elicit an incriminating response, 372 00:16:49,486 --> 00:16:53,751 such as using humor to mock a suspect's potential guilt. 373 00:16:53,969 --> 00:16:56,493 She simply said that Mr. Ross needed a magician. 374 00:16:56,711 --> 00:16:58,538 Which implies that the evidence 375 00:16:58,539 --> 00:17:02,760 was compelling enough that he'd be better off confessing. 376 00:17:02,978 --> 00:17:04,152 The confession is out. 377 00:17:04,153 --> 00:17:06,286 I also move to suppress the evidence 378 00:17:06,503 --> 00:17:09,115 resulting from the detective's improper DNA dragnet. 379 00:17:09,332 --> 00:17:11,769 Your Honor, the police made it emphatically clear 380 00:17:11,987 --> 00:17:13,945 that this was a request, not a demand. 381 00:17:14,120 --> 00:17:16,296 Moreover, Mr. Ross rejected this request. 382 00:17:16,513 --> 00:17:17,993 Police procured his DNA pursuant 383 00:17:18,167 --> 00:17:20,038 to a lawfully obtained warrant. 384 00:17:20,039 --> 00:17:23,303 With evidence procured as a result of Mr. Ross's refusal 385 00:17:23,520 --> 00:17:25,173 to volunteer his DNA. 386 00:17:25,174 --> 00:17:27,263 There were four other innocent men who also refused 387 00:17:27,481 --> 00:17:29,048 to volunteer their DNA. And guess what? 388 00:17:29,265 --> 00:17:31,267 They're not complaining. Why? 389 00:17:31,485 --> 00:17:33,095 Because they did nothing wrong. 390 00:17:33,313 --> 00:17:34,966 The Constitution is designed to ensure 391 00:17:35,141 --> 00:17:36,968 innocent men don't go to prison, 392 00:17:37,143 --> 00:17:39,623 not to ensure guilty men go free. 393 00:17:39,841 --> 00:17:40,798 I agree. 394 00:17:41,016 --> 00:17:42,061 The DNA is in. 395 00:17:43,497 --> 00:17:45,847 So this monster confessed, but-- 396 00:17:46,065 --> 00:17:48,197 A judge ruled that it is inadmissible. 397 00:17:48,415 --> 00:17:49,720 Because he'd already asked for a lawyer? 398 00:17:49,938 --> 00:17:51,591 Correct. 399 00:17:51,592 --> 00:17:53,333 But the case is still strong, even without the confession. 400 00:17:53,550 --> 00:17:55,509 Yes, we're in a good position. 401 00:17:55,726 --> 00:17:57,598 Do we know why this lunatic did it? 402 00:17:57,815 --> 00:17:59,252 He was obsessed. 403 00:17:59,469 --> 00:18:03,560 He had 30 framed photos of Angela in his apartment. 404 00:18:03,778 --> 00:18:05,953 He followed her every move on social media. 405 00:18:05,954 --> 00:18:08,870 And-- - Well, 406 00:18:09,088 --> 00:18:10,350 there it is. 407 00:18:10,567 --> 00:18:12,178 That's what we've been trying to tell you. 408 00:18:12,395 --> 00:18:14,354 Sharing your life with the public is dangerous. 409 00:18:14,571 --> 00:18:16,225 Please, now is not the time to discuss this. 410 00:18:16,443 --> 00:18:17,791 Oh, yeah, you're right. 411 00:18:17,792 --> 00:18:18,879 We probably should have had this discussion 412 00:18:18,880 --> 00:18:20,969 before Angela was killed. 413 00:18:21,143 --> 00:18:22,101 If you just left her alone-- - Who the hell do you think 414 00:18:22,275 --> 00:18:23,102 you are, huh? 415 00:18:23,276 --> 00:18:24,406 Evan, Evan, please-- 416 00:18:24,407 --> 00:18:25,799 You're the one that left the party! 417 00:18:25,800 --> 00:18:26,583 Oh, you're the one who posted that stupid video 418 00:18:26,801 --> 00:18:27,931 of you two dancing. 419 00:18:27,932 --> 00:18:29,063 You told that maniac where she was! 420 00:18:29,064 --> 00:18:31,327 This is on you! - Please go. Please. 421 00:18:32,459 --> 00:18:35,114 OK. It's OK. 422 00:18:35,331 --> 00:18:37,986 I'm sorry. 423 00:18:38,160 --> 00:18:39,421 I'm sorry. 424 00:18:39,422 --> 00:18:41,120 But before all the drama, you were saying 425 00:18:41,337 --> 00:18:43,426 it's a very strong case. 426 00:18:43,644 --> 00:18:45,254 Then why is he going to trial? 427 00:18:45,472 --> 00:18:48,344 What can he possibly say that will make him look innocent? 428 00:18:52,566 --> 00:18:55,263 Your Honor, we believe there is substantial evidence 429 00:18:55,264 --> 00:18:57,658 suggesting that someone other than Alan Ross 430 00:18:57,875 --> 00:18:59,529 killed Angela Cole, and that someone else 431 00:18:59,747 --> 00:19:00,964 was Cash White. 432 00:19:00,965 --> 00:19:02,314 He had-- the evidence says otherwise. 433 00:19:02,315 --> 00:19:03,620 Not necessarily. 434 00:19:03,838 --> 00:19:05,404 I need more than that, Ms. Potter. 435 00:19:05,405 --> 00:19:07,581 What proof do you have this man committed the murder? 436 00:19:07,798 --> 00:19:09,496 He got into a heated argument with the victim 437 00:19:09,713 --> 00:19:11,237 on the morning of the murder. 438 00:19:11,454 --> 00:19:13,326 And in a fit of rage, he punched his fist through 439 00:19:13,543 --> 00:19:15,415 a window inches from her head. 440 00:19:15,632 --> 00:19:17,156 But do you have any evidence connecting him 441 00:19:17,330 --> 00:19:18,460 to the actual crime? 442 00:19:18,461 --> 00:19:20,376 We have video evidence putting him 443 00:19:20,594 --> 00:19:22,596 near the crime scene around the time of the murder. 444 00:19:22,813 --> 00:19:26,469 Uh, except that Mr. White was in an Uber 12:19 that morning, 445 00:19:26,687 --> 00:19:28,167 five blocks from the crime scene. 446 00:19:28,384 --> 00:19:31,082 The 911 call came in at 12:35 a.m. 447 00:19:31,257 --> 00:19:32,909 Which proves my point. 448 00:19:32,910 --> 00:19:34,390 He was near the crime scene around the time of the murder. 449 00:19:34,608 --> 00:19:36,175 He was in a car. 450 00:19:36,392 --> 00:19:38,480 You don't know when the crime was actually committed. 451 00:19:38,481 --> 00:19:40,570 Your Honor, the facts are the facts. 452 00:19:40,788 --> 00:19:43,399 Moreover, Mr. White was arrested two years ago 453 00:19:43,617 --> 00:19:45,619 for assaulting the victim. 454 00:19:45,836 --> 00:19:48,490 The police report states that he repeatedly 455 00:19:48,491 --> 00:19:52,016 punched and slapped Ms. Cole following a verbal argument 456 00:19:52,191 --> 00:19:53,539 involving his infant daughter. 457 00:19:53,540 --> 00:19:55,716 Mr. White's horrific behavior that evening 458 00:19:55,933 --> 00:19:57,761 might be a convenient defense, 459 00:19:57,979 --> 00:19:59,937 but it hardly meets the evidentiary threshold 460 00:20:00,155 --> 00:20:01,721 required under New York law. 461 00:20:01,722 --> 00:20:04,464 There is no clear link between Mr. White and this murder. 462 00:20:04,681 --> 00:20:07,249 Not to mention, we all know Cash 463 00:20:07,467 --> 00:20:09,120 didn't kill Angela because the defendant himself 464 00:20:09,295 --> 00:20:10,731 confessed to killing her. 465 00:20:10,948 --> 00:20:12,472 And that has been ruled inadmissible. 466 00:20:12,689 --> 00:20:14,213 It doesn't mean it's not relevant. 467 00:20:14,430 --> 00:20:15,866 How's that? 468 00:20:18,608 --> 00:20:22,438 Everyone in this room knows Alan Ross confessed, 469 00:20:22,656 --> 00:20:24,353 and Cash didn't commit this murder. 470 00:20:24,571 --> 00:20:25,702 So why should the defense be allowed 471 00:20:25,920 --> 00:20:27,530 to accuse a third party of a crime 472 00:20:27,748 --> 00:20:29,837 the defendant himself has already confessed to? 473 00:20:30,054 --> 00:20:31,621 Because, as Ms. Potter said, 474 00:20:31,839 --> 00:20:34,144 I've already ruled that confession inadmissible. 475 00:20:34,145 --> 00:20:37,540 That's not fair to Mr. White or the jury. 476 00:20:37,758 --> 00:20:40,369 You are basically giving them a choice of killers, 477 00:20:40,587 --> 00:20:43,285 even though we know only one of them committed the crime. 478 00:20:43,503 --> 00:20:46,506 We don't know a damn thing, 479 00:20:46,723 --> 00:20:49,770 other than that the police elicited a false confession, 480 00:20:49,987 --> 00:20:52,206 that Mr. White has a history of abuse, 481 00:20:52,207 --> 00:20:54,775 and that he was near the scene at the time the murder 482 00:20:54,992 --> 00:20:57,386 took place, Uber or no Uber. 483 00:20:57,604 --> 00:21:00,041 You may proceed with your defense. 484 00:21:15,317 --> 00:21:17,840 Hines is letting the defense present an alternative suspect? 485 00:21:17,841 --> 00:21:20,844 There is just enough ambiguous evidence 486 00:21:21,062 --> 00:21:23,847 that it is possible Cash could have committed the crime, 487 00:21:24,065 --> 00:21:27,024 even though we know, with a high degree of confidence, 488 00:21:27,242 --> 00:21:28,112 he did not. 489 00:21:28,287 --> 00:21:30,289 Alan Ross confessed. 490 00:21:30,463 --> 00:21:31,725 So it's a two-horse race. 491 00:21:31,942 --> 00:21:34,249 One of those horses is a known abuser. 492 00:21:34,423 --> 00:21:35,468 Good news is, we can pretty much 493 00:21:35,685 --> 00:21:36,991 prove that he didn't kill her. 494 00:21:37,208 --> 00:21:38,819 The bad news is he is just horrible enough, 495 00:21:39,036 --> 00:21:40,124 the jury might not care. 496 00:21:40,299 --> 00:21:42,039 Well, do what you can do, 497 00:21:42,257 --> 00:21:44,346 and whenever possible, humanize this Cash White. 498 00:21:44,564 --> 00:21:46,042 Not sure it's possible. 499 00:21:46,043 --> 00:21:47,436 I get it, but we can't let the defense turn this 500 00:21:47,654 --> 00:21:49,438 into a referendum on domestic abuse, 501 00:21:49,656 --> 00:21:51,310 which means you need to make clear 502 00:21:51,484 --> 00:21:52,485 that the real killer, Alan Ross, 503 00:21:52,702 --> 00:21:53,833 is the only person on earth 504 00:21:53,834 --> 00:21:56,271 who could have committed this murder. 505 00:21:59,318 --> 00:22:00,971 Can you please tell the jury what you found 506 00:22:01,189 --> 00:22:03,322 when you searched the defendant's apartment? 507 00:22:03,539 --> 00:22:05,411 We recovered clothes that matched the clothing 508 00:22:05,628 --> 00:22:08,022 the man spotted near the crime scene at the time of the murder 509 00:22:08,239 --> 00:22:09,850 was wearing. 510 00:22:10,067 --> 00:22:11,503 What else did you find? 511 00:22:11,504 --> 00:22:14,507 30 framed photos of Angela Cole in the closet. 512 00:22:15,421 --> 00:22:17,379 It was like a creepy shrine in her honor. 513 00:22:17,597 --> 00:22:19,294 - Objection. - Sustained. 514 00:22:19,468 --> 00:22:21,557 Just answer the questions, Detective. 515 00:22:21,775 --> 00:22:24,038 Can you please read the highlighted portion 516 00:22:24,255 --> 00:22:26,301 of the forensic DNA report? 517 00:22:26,475 --> 00:22:29,043 "The DNA sample provided by Alan Ross 518 00:22:29,260 --> 00:22:32,785 is consistent with the DNA profile found on the victim." 519 00:22:32,786 --> 00:22:34,353 Can you please tell the jury 520 00:22:34,527 --> 00:22:36,920 what this means in layman's terms? 521 00:22:37,138 --> 00:22:40,402 That Alan Ross's DNA was found on Angela Cole's body. 522 00:22:40,620 --> 00:22:42,534 The odds of that DNA belonging to someone else 523 00:22:42,535 --> 00:22:44,145 is pretty much zero. 524 00:22:44,363 --> 00:22:45,755 Thank you. 525 00:22:48,671 --> 00:22:52,153 There is nothing illegal about building a shrine. 526 00:22:52,371 --> 00:22:53,850 Correct. 527 00:22:54,068 --> 00:22:55,765 And the fact that a man's DNA is present 528 00:22:55,983 --> 00:22:59,421 on a dead woman's body doesn't mean that person killed her, 529 00:22:59,639 --> 00:23:00,944 because there are lots of ways 530 00:23:01,162 --> 00:23:03,773 DNA can end up on someone's body, 531 00:23:03,991 --> 00:23:05,906 like if someone sneezes in the proximity 532 00:23:06,123 --> 00:23:07,995 of the other person or kisses her. 533 00:23:08,212 --> 00:23:09,735 Correct. 534 00:23:09,736 --> 00:23:12,695 So the fact that Mr. Ross's DNA is on Angela Cole 535 00:23:12,913 --> 00:23:14,393 doesn't mean a damn thing. 536 00:23:14,567 --> 00:23:18,222 In fact, there were six other different DNA samples 537 00:23:18,397 --> 00:23:19,572 found on her person as well. 538 00:23:19,789 --> 00:23:21,182 Yeah, but those samples belonged 539 00:23:21,400 --> 00:23:22,879 to family members and friends, 540 00:23:23,097 --> 00:23:24,707 people who were at the birthday party. 541 00:23:24,925 --> 00:23:27,275 But the fact remains, there were six other 542 00:23:27,449 --> 00:23:29,712 DNA samples found on her body. 543 00:23:30,887 --> 00:23:32,106 Correct. 544 00:23:33,542 --> 00:23:36,284 Nothing further. 545 00:23:36,458 --> 00:23:37,981 Mr. Price? 546 00:23:38,199 --> 00:23:39,461 People rest. 547 00:23:39,679 --> 00:23:42,116 Ms. Potter? 548 00:23:42,333 --> 00:23:44,727 Defense calls Evan Cole, 549 00:23:44,945 --> 00:23:46,642 the victim's father. 550 00:23:46,860 --> 00:23:48,383 Your Honor, um, 551 00:23:48,557 --> 00:23:52,256 Mr. Cole is not on the witness list. 552 00:23:52,431 --> 00:23:54,433 People request that we adjourn for the day 553 00:23:54,607 --> 00:23:56,435 so that we can prepare. 554 00:23:56,652 --> 00:23:58,262 Sounds good to me. We are adjourned. 555 00:24:01,309 --> 00:24:03,746 I probably should have given you the heads-up about that. 556 00:24:03,964 --> 00:24:05,661 Ah, it would have been nice. 557 00:24:05,879 --> 00:24:08,359 So, uh, why are you doing this? 558 00:24:08,534 --> 00:24:09,448 Testifying? 559 00:24:09,665 --> 00:24:11,058 Testifying for the defense. 560 00:24:11,275 --> 00:24:12,755 I'm not taking sides. 561 00:24:12,973 --> 00:24:14,453 Uh, you are, 562 00:24:14,670 --> 00:24:16,542 and you picked Alan Ross's, 563 00:24:16,759 --> 00:24:20,763 and--and we're just trying to understand why. 564 00:24:23,853 --> 00:24:27,335 Like I said before, the evidence is compelling. 565 00:24:27,509 --> 00:24:29,118 He was stalking Angela. 566 00:24:29,119 --> 00:24:31,208 Cash was right there, too, and he's a very violent man. 567 00:24:31,426 --> 00:24:33,384 I've seen it with my own eyes. - That doesn't mean that he-- 568 00:24:33,559 --> 00:24:35,691 And he's still madly in love with Angela. 569 00:24:35,909 --> 00:24:37,388 Talk about stalking. 570 00:24:37,563 --> 00:24:39,608 Every birthday, every holiday, 571 00:24:39,826 --> 00:24:40,870 he would reach out 572 00:24:41,088 --> 00:24:43,177 to let her know how sorry he was. 573 00:24:44,657 --> 00:24:46,615 What is really going on here? 574 00:24:50,271 --> 00:24:51,490 Excuse me. 575 00:24:51,664 --> 00:24:52,969 Why are you trying to help the man 576 00:24:53,187 --> 00:24:55,581 who killed your daughter? 577 00:24:55,798 --> 00:24:58,714 I'm just doing what I believe is right. 578 00:24:58,932 --> 00:24:59,975 No, you're ignoring the facts. 579 00:24:59,976 --> 00:25:00,890 Like I told you... - I believe. 580 00:25:01,108 --> 00:25:02,326 We are-- 581 00:25:02,501 --> 00:25:04,414 I believe what I believe, 582 00:25:04,415 --> 00:25:05,678 and there's not a damn thing you can say 583 00:25:05,895 --> 00:25:07,462 that's gonna change my mind. 584 00:25:18,342 --> 00:25:21,084 Mr. Cole, can you please tell us 585 00:25:21,302 --> 00:25:25,262 what happened to your daughter Angela on December 26, 2024? 586 00:25:25,480 --> 00:25:27,221 Cash White beat the hell out of her. 587 00:25:27,438 --> 00:25:28,352 That's what happened. 588 00:25:28,527 --> 00:25:29,658 How do you know? 589 00:25:29,876 --> 00:25:32,095 Because she called me screaming. 590 00:25:32,313 --> 00:25:35,011 So I rushed over to her apartment, 591 00:25:35,229 --> 00:25:38,145 and she was-- 592 00:25:38,362 --> 00:25:42,497 her--her face was swollen and bleeding. 593 00:25:42,671 --> 00:25:44,978 Are you referring to this incident in which 594 00:25:45,195 --> 00:25:48,677 Mr. White was arrested for assault on the second-degree? 595 00:25:48,895 --> 00:25:50,505 Yes, ma'am. 596 00:25:50,679 --> 00:25:52,115 Your Honor, I'd like to present the photos associated 597 00:25:52,333 --> 00:25:57,120 with this report, exhibit H, I, and J. 598 00:25:57,338 --> 00:26:00,384 Is this what Angela looked like when you got to her apartment? 599 00:26:03,126 --> 00:26:04,301 Yes. 600 00:26:04,519 --> 00:26:07,174 But, uh, even worse. 601 00:26:07,391 --> 00:26:09,089 She was still bleeding. 602 00:26:09,306 --> 00:26:13,180 And, um, it--it was... 603 00:26:13,397 --> 00:26:14,703 It was awful. 604 00:26:14,921 --> 00:26:18,315 After they split, did Angela express 605 00:26:18,533 --> 00:26:20,709 some concern about Mr. White? 606 00:26:20,927 --> 00:26:23,799 - Yes. - Was she still fearful of him? 607 00:26:24,017 --> 00:26:25,670 Very much so, yes. 608 00:26:25,671 --> 00:26:27,194 Did you have occasion to talk to your daughter 609 00:26:27,411 --> 00:26:30,153 on her 30th birthday, around 11:00 a.m.? 610 00:26:30,371 --> 00:26:31,851 Yes, I did. 611 00:26:32,068 --> 00:26:34,243 Can you describe the conversation? 612 00:26:34,244 --> 00:26:36,899 I called to wish her happy birthday. 613 00:26:37,117 --> 00:26:41,337 And while we were speaking, Cash White showed up. 614 00:26:41,338 --> 00:26:43,906 I heard Angela say she was on the phone, 615 00:26:44,124 --> 00:26:48,476 and then Cash started yelling, very loudly yelling. 616 00:26:48,650 --> 00:26:52,523 And then I heard the sound of glass shattering. 617 00:26:52,698 --> 00:26:54,438 What did you do? 618 00:26:54,613 --> 00:26:57,920 I ran over to her art studio to see if she was OK, 619 00:26:58,138 --> 00:27:00,619 but she was terrified. 620 00:27:00,836 --> 00:27:02,316 She was shaking. 621 00:27:02,533 --> 00:27:04,623 And--and there was broken glass everywhere. 622 00:27:04,840 --> 00:27:08,148 Cash had put his fist through a window 623 00:27:08,365 --> 00:27:11,106 inches from where Angie was standing. 624 00:27:11,107 --> 00:27:14,894 I tried to comfort her, but 625 00:27:15,111 --> 00:27:17,636 she was a mess, as you might imagine. 626 00:27:17,810 --> 00:27:21,596 She begged me not to call the cops 627 00:27:21,770 --> 00:27:23,424 or tell her husband. 628 00:27:23,642 --> 00:27:25,120 Why was that? 629 00:27:25,121 --> 00:27:28,995 Because she didn't want to ruin her 30th birthday. 630 00:27:29,212 --> 00:27:30,736 Did she say anything else? 631 00:27:30,953 --> 00:27:32,868 She did. She did. 632 00:27:33,086 --> 00:27:35,741 She--she said, "Daddy, 633 00:27:35,958 --> 00:27:38,569 I think Cash might kill me one day." 634 00:27:43,574 --> 00:27:44,663 Thank you. 635 00:27:44,880 --> 00:27:46,969 Nothing further. 636 00:27:49,493 --> 00:27:52,366 Despite your belief that Cash White 637 00:27:52,583 --> 00:27:54,107 is a cruel and violent man, 638 00:27:54,324 --> 00:27:56,675 you and your wife sat front row at his concert 639 00:27:56,849 --> 00:27:58,546 two months prior to the murder. 640 00:27:58,720 --> 00:28:00,940 He invited us, and we went. 641 00:28:01,157 --> 00:28:05,292 And you posted this message to your social media account 642 00:28:05,509 --> 00:28:07,207 from the concert, People's Exhibit 13-- 643 00:28:07,424 --> 00:28:11,167 "Forgiveness is much harder than hatred 644 00:28:11,385 --> 00:28:14,040 and more rewarding too." - I did. 645 00:28:14,257 --> 00:28:15,868 And--and I believe that. 646 00:28:16,085 --> 00:28:18,000 So you forgave Cash White? 647 00:28:18,218 --> 00:28:19,349 You believed that he had changed, 648 00:28:19,567 --> 00:28:21,047 that he was a good person? 649 00:28:21,264 --> 00:28:24,137 I was hoping he might change, 650 00:28:24,354 --> 00:28:26,487 but, uh, obviously, I was wrong. 651 00:28:26,705 --> 00:28:28,794 You and your wife spend a lot of time on social media. 652 00:28:29,011 --> 00:28:31,666 You have approximately 13 million followers. 653 00:28:31,840 --> 00:28:33,059 Yes. 654 00:28:33,276 --> 00:28:35,409 On the night that Angela was killed, 655 00:28:35,626 --> 00:28:38,281 you posted video of the two of you dancing 656 00:28:38,499 --> 00:28:41,196 at her 30th birthday party. - I did. 657 00:28:41,197 --> 00:28:43,896 I just--I wanted to share some of the-- 658 00:28:44,113 --> 00:28:47,290 the joy and happiness that we were feeling 659 00:28:47,508 --> 00:28:48,857 with my followers. 660 00:28:49,075 --> 00:28:51,120 And you included the name of the restaurant 661 00:28:51,338 --> 00:28:53,644 where the party was being held. 662 00:28:53,819 --> 00:28:55,908 I--I don't remember. 663 00:28:56,125 --> 00:28:57,431 People's Exhibit 14. 664 00:28:57,648 --> 00:29:00,086 "Here we are at Lila's Cafe, 665 00:29:00,303 --> 00:29:02,218 "celebrating the 30th birthday party 666 00:29:02,436 --> 00:29:06,091 of the greatest daughter on earth." 667 00:29:06,092 --> 00:29:10,400 This post is the reason the defendant knew 668 00:29:10,618 --> 00:29:12,098 where Angela was that evening. 669 00:29:12,315 --> 00:29:15,057 This is the real reason that you are here 670 00:29:15,275 --> 00:29:17,668 testifying for the defense. 671 00:29:17,843 --> 00:29:18,844 I'm-- I'm sorry. 672 00:29:19,061 --> 00:29:20,193 I don't know what you mean. 673 00:29:20,410 --> 00:29:24,240 If the defendant killed Angela, 674 00:29:24,458 --> 00:29:26,111 the murder is your fault. 675 00:29:26,112 --> 00:29:28,375 If Cash White did, it's not. 676 00:29:28,592 --> 00:29:29,898 - That is outrageous. - But it's true. 677 00:29:30,116 --> 00:29:31,378 You are testifying-- - That is not true at all. 678 00:29:31,595 --> 00:29:33,335 For the defense to mitigate your own guilt. 679 00:29:33,336 --> 00:29:35,164 That's not what I'm saying. He's putting words in my mouth. 680 00:29:35,382 --> 00:29:37,906 - Objection! - Sustained. 681 00:29:41,083 --> 00:29:43,085 Nothing further. 682 00:29:47,437 --> 00:29:49,308 That phony bastard! 683 00:29:49,309 --> 00:29:50,919 How dare he suggest that I killed Angela. 684 00:29:51,137 --> 00:29:52,791 Well, there's nothing we can do about that. 685 00:29:53,008 --> 00:29:54,444 We just need to focus on your testimony 686 00:29:54,662 --> 00:29:56,272 and make sure that you are ready. 687 00:29:56,490 --> 00:29:58,535 The defense lawyer is obviously going 688 00:29:58,753 --> 00:30:00,799 to bring up the prior arrest, 689 00:30:01,016 --> 00:30:02,801 the fact that you punched a window. 690 00:30:02,975 --> 00:30:04,540 Oh, she can go to hell. 691 00:30:04,541 --> 00:30:06,630 Oh, see, that's the exact reaction she's hoping for. 692 00:30:06,805 --> 00:30:09,633 So if you can, please, just try to stay composed. 693 00:30:09,808 --> 00:30:11,810 And try not to sugarcoat the past, 694 00:30:12,027 --> 00:30:13,376 because the jury will see right through that. 695 00:30:13,594 --> 00:30:14,987 If they think you're lying about the past, 696 00:30:15,204 --> 00:30:17,511 they will think you're lying about the present. 697 00:30:17,728 --> 00:30:19,774 I'm not testifying. 698 00:30:19,948 --> 00:30:21,296 What? 699 00:30:21,297 --> 00:30:23,343 My lawyer wants me to take the Fifth. 700 00:30:23,560 --> 00:30:26,085 Your law--no, no. No. 701 00:30:26,302 --> 00:30:30,045 Um, the jury will assume that you are hiding something, 702 00:30:30,263 --> 00:30:32,003 that you actually did kill Angela. 703 00:30:32,004 --> 00:30:34,223 I don't care! I'm going on tour soon! 704 00:30:34,441 --> 00:30:36,225 It's--it's 24 countries. 705 00:30:36,443 --> 00:30:40,012 Look, taking the Fifth will not change the past. 706 00:30:40,229 --> 00:30:41,752 I'm done talking. 707 00:30:41,927 --> 00:30:43,579 So if you don't mind-- 708 00:30:43,580 --> 00:30:45,712 Look, Mr. White, please, you need to think this through. 709 00:30:45,713 --> 00:30:47,193 Yeah, I thought it through! 710 00:30:47,410 --> 00:30:49,499 Now, please, get the hell out. 711 00:31:02,164 --> 00:31:04,036 We need to talk. 712 00:31:04,253 --> 00:31:05,732 I told you, I'm taking the Fifth. 713 00:31:05,733 --> 00:31:07,648 We are granting Mr. White immunity 714 00:31:07,866 --> 00:31:09,389 from any and all crimes that may result 715 00:31:09,606 --> 00:31:10,912 from today's testimony. 716 00:31:11,130 --> 00:31:12,652 What does that mean? 717 00:31:12,653 --> 00:31:15,003 It means taking the Fifth is no longer an option. 718 00:31:16,135 --> 00:31:17,832 I told you, I'm not testifying. 719 00:31:18,006 --> 00:31:20,313 I don't give a damn what you want. 720 00:31:20,530 --> 00:31:23,229 Just get on the stand and tell the truth. 721 00:31:23,446 --> 00:31:25,448 You understand me? 722 00:31:28,538 --> 00:31:30,366 You physically attacked Angela Cole 723 00:31:30,584 --> 00:31:33,413 on December 26, 2024, correct? 724 00:31:33,630 --> 00:31:35,241 We got into a heated argument, 725 00:31:35,458 --> 00:31:37,504 and... 726 00:31:37,721 --> 00:31:39,680 yes, I assaulted her. 727 00:31:39,898 --> 00:31:42,639 Punched her repeatedly. 728 00:31:42,857 --> 00:31:44,119 It was two years ago. 729 00:31:44,337 --> 00:31:46,730 She needed stitches to stop the bleeding. 730 00:31:46,905 --> 00:31:49,081 Correct? - I don't recall that. 731 00:31:49,298 --> 00:31:51,039 She had a fractured orbital bone. 732 00:31:51,257 --> 00:31:53,346 Like I said, it was a while ago. 733 00:31:53,563 --> 00:31:55,783 OK. 734 00:31:55,957 --> 00:31:58,133 Let's talk about something more recent. 735 00:31:58,351 --> 00:31:59,656 On the day of the murder, 736 00:31:59,874 --> 00:32:01,528 you visited Angela at her studio 737 00:32:01,745 --> 00:32:03,922 and asked her to have lunch with you. 738 00:32:04,139 --> 00:32:05,314 Yes. 739 00:32:05,532 --> 00:32:08,013 And when she said no, you got upset, 740 00:32:08,230 --> 00:32:10,406 and you put your hand through a window. 741 00:32:12,234 --> 00:32:13,714 Yes. 742 00:32:13,932 --> 00:32:16,630 Defense exhibit K. 743 00:32:16,847 --> 00:32:18,240 This took place 744 00:32:18,458 --> 00:32:20,416 on the morning of Angela's birthday 745 00:32:20,634 --> 00:32:23,550 and eight hours before her birthday party. 746 00:32:27,032 --> 00:32:29,948 That is you, correct? 747 00:32:30,165 --> 00:32:33,734 Yes, it's not exactly my finest moment. 748 00:32:33,952 --> 00:32:36,650 Certainly not your worst either. 749 00:32:36,867 --> 00:32:38,521 Defense Exhibit L. 750 00:32:38,739 --> 00:32:42,351 Mr. White, that is you on 15th Street, 751 00:32:42,569 --> 00:32:44,571 a few blocks away from Lila's Cafe, 752 00:32:44,788 --> 00:32:47,356 the location of Angela's 30th birthday party, 753 00:32:47,574 --> 00:32:50,969 at 12:15 a.m. on the night of the murder. 754 00:32:51,186 --> 00:32:53,188 Yes, I went there to apologize, 755 00:32:53,406 --> 00:32:54,711 but I realized I was being selfish, 756 00:32:54,929 --> 00:32:56,670 that I might cause a fuss, 757 00:32:56,887 --> 00:33:00,195 so I went home instead. 758 00:33:00,413 --> 00:33:02,284 You went home. 759 00:33:02,502 --> 00:33:03,851 You didn't linger? 760 00:33:04,025 --> 00:33:05,548 You didn't follow her? - No. 761 00:33:05,766 --> 00:33:07,376 - You didn't confront her? - No! 762 00:33:07,594 --> 00:33:09,203 Why the rage, Mr. White? 763 00:33:09,204 --> 00:33:10,814 'Cause you're accusing me of killing someone I loved. 764 00:33:10,989 --> 00:33:12,686 You love her, and yet you beat the hell 765 00:33:12,903 --> 00:33:14,121 out of her two years ago. 766 00:33:14,122 --> 00:33:15,906 I was different back then. 767 00:33:16,081 --> 00:33:18,909 I was--I was drinking and doing drugs, but-- 768 00:33:21,129 --> 00:33:22,217 But what? 769 00:33:25,438 --> 00:33:26,874 She wasn't perfect either. 770 00:33:27,048 --> 00:33:29,398 Are you suggesting it was her fault 771 00:33:29,616 --> 00:33:30,878 that you beat the hell out of her? 772 00:33:31,052 --> 00:33:32,313 That's not what I mean. 773 00:33:32,314 --> 00:33:34,229 Look, I--I wish I could take it all back, 774 00:33:34,447 --> 00:33:36,710 obviously, but I can't. 775 00:33:36,927 --> 00:33:39,843 I--I still get angry. 776 00:33:40,018 --> 00:33:42,368 It--it just happens sometimes. 777 00:33:42,585 --> 00:33:45,023 It just happens, like when you beat Angela the day 778 00:33:45,240 --> 00:33:47,373 after Christmas two years ago. - Yeah. 779 00:33:47,590 --> 00:33:48,896 And when you punched that window 780 00:33:49,070 --> 00:33:50,245 on the day of the murder. - Yes. 781 00:33:50,463 --> 00:33:51,724 And when you choked the life out 782 00:33:51,725 --> 00:33:53,944 of her on her 30th birthday. - Objection. 783 00:33:54,119 --> 00:33:55,250 Sustained. 784 00:33:57,644 --> 00:33:59,689 Nothing further. 785 00:34:09,177 --> 00:34:10,657 Hey. 786 00:34:10,874 --> 00:34:12,224 Hey. 787 00:34:12,441 --> 00:34:13,834 The jury isn't buying into this whole 788 00:34:14,052 --> 00:34:15,618 Cash White nonsense, right? 789 00:34:15,836 --> 00:34:17,620 I mean, I despise the man, but he didn't kill her. 790 00:34:17,838 --> 00:34:20,319 We are doing our best to make that clear, Lucas. 791 00:34:20,536 --> 00:34:23,148 And I think the jury knows that, too. 792 00:34:24,192 --> 00:34:27,413 OK. Thank you. 793 00:34:30,503 --> 00:34:32,461 Really believe that? 794 00:34:32,679 --> 00:34:36,204 At best, the jury hates him as a human being. 795 00:34:36,422 --> 00:34:39,468 At worst, no, they actually think he did it, 796 00:34:39,686 --> 00:34:43,559 which means we need to rehabilitate him. 797 00:34:43,777 --> 00:34:44,604 How? 798 00:34:44,821 --> 00:34:46,432 I don't know. 799 00:34:46,649 --> 00:34:50,610 But even a horrible human being 800 00:34:50,827 --> 00:34:55,222 like Cash does something decent once in a while. 801 00:34:55,223 --> 00:34:58,313 Oh, wouldn't bet on it. 802 00:34:58,531 --> 00:35:01,186 Well, we have nothing to lose. 803 00:35:05,277 --> 00:35:08,541 Cash is just as selfish and horrible as we'd imagined. 804 00:35:08,758 --> 00:35:11,239 No public service. Doesn't help out his mother. 805 00:35:11,457 --> 00:35:12,588 He give to charity? 806 00:35:12,806 --> 00:35:13,893 Next to nothing, 807 00:35:13,894 --> 00:35:15,722 on a gross income of $12 million. 808 00:35:15,939 --> 00:35:17,724 Well, that was a total waste of time. 809 00:35:17,941 --> 00:35:19,117 Well, not exactly. 810 00:35:19,334 --> 00:35:20,857 Cash told me what really happened the day 811 00:35:21,075 --> 00:35:22,642 he was arrested for assault. 812 00:35:22,859 --> 00:35:24,077 What really happened? 813 00:35:24,078 --> 00:35:26,820 Angela was supposed to be babysitting 814 00:35:27,037 --> 00:35:28,517 his infant daughter, 815 00:35:28,735 --> 00:35:30,389 but went on a coke bender instead. 816 00:35:30,606 --> 00:35:33,131 Cash got home, found the baby alone, 817 00:35:33,305 --> 00:35:35,568 crying, covered in feces. 818 00:35:35,785 --> 00:35:37,309 Why didn't he tell you this before? 819 00:35:37,526 --> 00:35:39,963 Because he didn't want to tarnish her legacy. 820 00:35:40,138 --> 00:35:42,966 He felt he owed it to her, given how badly he treated her. 821 00:35:43,141 --> 00:35:44,881 How do you know he's not just making this up? 822 00:35:45,099 --> 00:35:46,491 He has lots of evidence-- 823 00:35:46,492 --> 00:35:48,668 surveillance video inside and outside the house. 824 00:35:48,885 --> 00:35:51,018 This is why Angela asked the DA's office 825 00:35:51,192 --> 00:35:52,497 to drop the charges. 826 00:35:52,498 --> 00:35:54,282 At a minimum, it'll provide some context 827 00:35:54,500 --> 00:35:55,762 for his violent outburst. 828 00:35:55,979 --> 00:35:58,286 Yeah, if we introduce it. 829 00:35:58,504 --> 00:36:00,070 If? 830 00:36:00,245 --> 00:36:01,594 I don't know, Nick. 831 00:36:01,811 --> 00:36:04,727 The idea of blaming Angela for her own assault 832 00:36:04,945 --> 00:36:07,339 feels disgusting. 833 00:36:07,556 --> 00:36:09,036 Not to mention her legacy. 834 00:36:09,210 --> 00:36:10,864 Like, her husband doesn't need to know all of this, 835 00:36:11,081 --> 00:36:12,822 not at this point. It doesn't feel right. 836 00:36:13,040 --> 00:36:14,302 Of course it doesn't, but that's not the point. 837 00:36:14,520 --> 00:36:16,739 As distasteful as this might sound, 838 00:36:16,957 --> 00:36:18,959 there is a distinction, if not a difference, 839 00:36:19,177 --> 00:36:20,220 between a man flipping out 840 00:36:20,221 --> 00:36:22,136 after someone endangers his baby 841 00:36:22,310 --> 00:36:23,920 and a man flipping out over something insignificant. 842 00:36:24,138 --> 00:36:25,139 It's like the difference between 843 00:36:25,313 --> 00:36:26,793 murder and manslaughter. 844 00:36:27,010 --> 00:36:28,273 They're both horrible crimes, 845 00:36:28,490 --> 00:36:30,362 but one is clearly worse than the other. 846 00:36:30,579 --> 00:36:33,974 I get it intellectually, but, well, 847 00:36:34,192 --> 00:36:36,803 the idea of trying to parse domestic violence 848 00:36:37,020 --> 00:36:38,325 makes me uncomfortable. 849 00:36:38,326 --> 00:36:40,415 You know what makes me uncomfortable, Sam? 850 00:36:40,633 --> 00:36:43,288 The defendant walking free and killing another woman 851 00:36:43,505 --> 00:36:45,159 or staring down her husband, Lucas Peters, 852 00:36:45,333 --> 00:36:47,248 and telling him we should have done better. 853 00:36:47,466 --> 00:36:50,207 Alan Ross needs to spend the rest of his life in prison. 854 00:36:50,208 --> 00:36:53,515 And if the cost of doing that makes us uncomfortable, 855 00:36:53,733 --> 00:36:54,995 so be it. 856 00:37:05,571 --> 00:37:06,920 Hey. 857 00:37:09,183 --> 00:37:12,447 Look, I know Nick thinks it's a good idea, but-- 858 00:37:12,665 --> 00:37:15,363 Well, if it helps our case. 859 00:37:15,581 --> 00:37:17,583 But does it? 860 00:37:17,800 --> 00:37:20,150 We've already established that Cash didn't commit the murder. 861 00:37:20,325 --> 00:37:22,152 Even better, we've established that 862 00:37:22,327 --> 00:37:23,850 he couldn't have committed the murder. 863 00:37:24,067 --> 00:37:25,329 That should be enough. 864 00:37:25,330 --> 00:37:28,115 Yeah, but Cash is a hell of a target. 865 00:37:28,289 --> 00:37:30,770 He's easy to hate, 866 00:37:30,987 --> 00:37:32,337 easy to blame. 867 00:37:33,251 --> 00:37:36,166 Yeah, but trying to somehow rationalize 868 00:37:36,341 --> 00:37:39,431 his horrific behavior, well, it could backfire, 869 00:37:39,648 --> 00:37:41,128 alienate the jury even more. 870 00:37:41,302 --> 00:37:43,043 Yeah, it's possible, but-- 871 00:37:43,261 --> 00:37:47,090 It is never OK to beat the hell out of your girlfriend. 872 00:37:50,268 --> 00:37:53,488 Full stop. 873 00:38:00,930 --> 00:38:04,978 Where were you on the night of the murder at 12:19 a.m.? 874 00:38:05,195 --> 00:38:06,675 In an Uber. 875 00:38:06,893 --> 00:38:08,721 People's Exhibit 15. 876 00:38:08,938 --> 00:38:11,245 Pick-up time, 12:19 a.m. 877 00:38:11,419 --> 00:38:13,943 Pick-up location, 632 15th Street. 878 00:38:14,161 --> 00:38:16,381 Destination, 77 Greenwich Street. 879 00:38:16,598 --> 00:38:17,773 Is this information accurate? 880 00:38:17,991 --> 00:38:18,948 Yes. 881 00:38:28,306 --> 00:38:30,308 A few years back, 882 00:38:30,525 --> 00:38:33,572 you were arrested for assault, correct? 883 00:38:33,789 --> 00:38:34,964 Yes. 884 00:38:35,182 --> 00:38:38,185 And you have expressed deep regret 885 00:38:38,359 --> 00:38:40,100 over this incident, correct? 886 00:38:40,318 --> 00:38:41,667 Yes. 887 00:38:41,884 --> 00:38:44,539 You wish it had never even happened? 888 00:38:44,757 --> 00:38:46,193 Yes, but it did, 889 00:38:46,367 --> 00:38:48,978 and I've gotta live with that. 890 00:38:49,196 --> 00:38:51,459 I imagine that would be difficult. 891 00:38:51,677 --> 00:38:53,069 It is. 892 00:38:54,332 --> 00:38:58,336 A man should never do something like that, 893 00:38:58,510 --> 00:39:01,077 no matter what the circumstances. 894 00:39:05,473 --> 00:39:07,040 Right. 895 00:39:07,257 --> 00:39:10,565 No matter what the circumstances. 896 00:39:20,749 --> 00:39:22,664 And, uh... 897 00:39:25,928 --> 00:39:28,104 Despite all this, you continue 898 00:39:28,322 --> 00:39:30,193 to love Angela Cole. 899 00:39:38,767 --> 00:39:41,030 Yes, very much. 900 00:39:48,864 --> 00:39:50,779 Nothing further. 901 00:40:06,012 --> 00:40:08,057 I heard about the mistrial. 902 00:40:09,232 --> 00:40:11,409 Judge pushed them to reach a verdict. 903 00:40:11,583 --> 00:40:14,107 You pulled up short on this one, Nolan. 904 00:40:16,762 --> 00:40:18,677 Letting the jury know what really happened 905 00:40:18,894 --> 00:40:22,158 that day might have made a difference. 906 00:40:22,376 --> 00:40:25,423 You don't get paid to do the comfortable thing 907 00:40:25,640 --> 00:40:27,903 or the noble thing. 908 00:40:28,121 --> 00:40:29,818 You get paid to win.