1 00:00:09,060 --> 00:00:16,631 2 00:00:16,633 --> 00:00:24,189 3 00:00:24,191 --> 00:00:31,780 4 00:01:02,897 --> 00:01:05,848 -- Captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com 5 00:01:05,850 --> 00:01:08,767 captions paid for by discovery communications 6 00:01:08,769 --> 00:01:14,173 7 00:01:14,175 --> 00:01:15,858 This all began when Patricia Harris 8 00:01:15,860 --> 00:01:18,527 was unable to get in touch with her son, Jonathan, 9 00:01:18,529 --> 00:01:21,430 who lived on the first floor of her home. 10 00:01:21,432 --> 00:01:24,233 Work time, work hours started. 11 00:01:24,235 --> 00:01:28,220 I saw his car outside so I knew he was home. 12 00:01:28,222 --> 00:01:30,038 I called him. 13 00:01:30,040 --> 00:01:32,107 No answer. 14 00:01:32,109 --> 00:01:35,444 Jonathan and Patricia had an understanding, 15 00:01:35,446 --> 00:01:39,047 in which there would always be a text of communication 16 00:01:39,049 --> 00:01:40,649 saying that they were okay. 17 00:01:40,651 --> 00:01:44,386 But after not hearing from him for a long period of time, 18 00:01:44,388 --> 00:01:47,790 she decided to go check on him. 19 00:01:47,792 --> 00:01:50,392 He had his own place. 20 00:01:50,394 --> 00:01:51,944 I couldn't get in without coming through 21 00:01:51,946 --> 00:01:55,581 his front door. 22 00:01:55,583 --> 00:01:57,416 The door was cracked. 23 00:01:57,418 --> 00:02:02,204 Wide enough that you could almost walk in 24 00:02:02,206 --> 00:02:05,207 without pulling it any further. 25 00:02:05,209 --> 00:02:09,261 Jonathan? 26 00:02:09,263 --> 00:02:11,096 Jonathan, you -- 27 00:02:11,098 --> 00:02:14,349 Jon! Jon! 28 00:02:14,351 --> 00:02:17,853 He was laying on his stomach, right at the door. 29 00:02:17,855 --> 00:02:19,938 Hard as a brick. 30 00:02:19,940 --> 00:02:22,474 Heavier than I've ever seen him in my life. 31 00:02:22,476 --> 00:02:26,979 I was saying, "Jon, Jon, Jon, Jon, get up, Jon. 32 00:02:26,981 --> 00:02:29,731 Wake up, Jon." 33 00:02:33,270 --> 00:02:35,737 And then I called 911. 34 00:02:49,503 --> 00:02:53,255 It's just a chilling, chilling recording 35 00:02:53,257 --> 00:02:56,158 and you hear her heart break on the tape, 36 00:02:56,160 --> 00:02:59,178 it's just, gut-wrenching recording. 37 00:03:25,256 --> 00:03:28,123 Jonathan Harris grew up in Montgomery county area, 38 00:03:28,125 --> 00:03:30,992 lived with his mother and his brother, Lloyd. 39 00:03:30,994 --> 00:03:33,879 I think we struggled, we knew what struggle was like. 40 00:03:33,881 --> 00:03:36,381 You know, my mother going through divorce, 41 00:03:36,383 --> 00:03:39,468 and the money issues that come along with that. 42 00:03:39,470 --> 00:03:42,437 My mother wanted to give us great opportunities. 43 00:03:42,439 --> 00:03:47,943 You boys be careful. 44 00:03:47,945 --> 00:03:52,531 I was always big brother, he was always little brother. 45 00:03:52,533 --> 00:03:56,818 But Jonathan was like the king of the cul-de-sac. 46 00:03:56,820 --> 00:04:00,405 I wasn't Lloyd, I was Jonathan's brother, you know. 47 00:04:03,661 --> 00:04:04,876 Hey, guys. 48 00:04:04,878 --> 00:04:09,047 'Sup, Lloyd? Hey, Jonathan, what's up man? 49 00:04:09,049 --> 00:04:10,582 You're on my team. 50 00:04:10,584 --> 00:04:14,670 He was a real charismatic, fun, loving, 51 00:04:14,672 --> 00:04:20,208 always kind of popping from one house to the next. 52 00:04:20,210 --> 00:04:22,561 We met in elementary school. 53 00:04:22,563 --> 00:04:25,764 He was kind of the funny kid, and I was the quiet one. 54 00:04:25,766 --> 00:04:28,049 And, you know, we started hanging out. 55 00:04:28,051 --> 00:04:30,852 And then that's when I got out of my shell. 56 00:04:30,854 --> 00:04:35,891 57 00:04:35,893 --> 00:04:38,493 Then he got really, really sick one day. 58 00:04:38,495 --> 00:04:41,580 Our whole lives just completely changed overnight. 59 00:04:41,582 --> 00:04:44,533 Jonathan, come on. We're gonna be late. 60 00:04:44,535 --> 00:04:46,952 Mom, I don't feel well. 61 00:04:49,957 --> 00:04:52,758 Baby, you are burning up. 62 00:04:52,760 --> 00:04:54,343 And I'm itchy again. 63 00:04:54,345 --> 00:04:56,077 He was 12 years old. 64 00:04:56,079 --> 00:04:57,846 He was having these attacks, you know scratching 65 00:04:57,848 --> 00:05:00,465 and what have you. 66 00:05:00,467 --> 00:05:04,936 What was happening is, the fluid in his body 67 00:05:04,938 --> 00:05:07,356 was overpowering him. 68 00:05:07,358 --> 00:05:09,141 Is everything okay? 69 00:05:09,143 --> 00:05:11,560 We got to get him to the doctor. Help me get him to the car. 70 00:05:11,562 --> 00:05:14,363 I remember the car ride to the hospital. 71 00:05:14,365 --> 00:05:15,897 And he was sitting in the back seat, 72 00:05:15,899 --> 00:05:19,768 just slumped and fragile and frail 73 00:05:19,770 --> 00:05:23,572 and he couldn't move on his own. 74 00:05:23,574 --> 00:05:27,275 I never forgot that. 75 00:05:27,277 --> 00:05:29,578 And that's when the doctor discovered 76 00:05:29,580 --> 00:05:33,165 that he was born with one kidney. 77 00:05:33,167 --> 00:05:35,450 I got on my knees and I said, 78 00:05:35,452 --> 00:05:38,970 "god, this is the worst thing that'll ever happen to me. 79 00:05:38,972 --> 00:05:43,091 It's way over my head. Would you please take over?" 80 00:05:43,093 --> 00:05:44,810 He was on the verge of dying. 81 00:05:44,812 --> 00:05:47,295 His kidney had completely failed him. 82 00:05:47,297 --> 00:05:49,798 And my mother had been trying to give him a kidney, 83 00:05:49,800 --> 00:05:51,133 but she wasn't compatible. 84 00:05:51,135 --> 00:05:53,668 And I was like could I give him a kidney? 85 00:05:53,670 --> 00:05:55,837 Mom. 86 00:06:00,177 --> 00:06:02,511 I can do it. 87 00:06:02,513 --> 00:06:07,616 I was scared, but, I knew I was saving my brother's life. 88 00:06:07,618 --> 00:06:11,986 89 00:06:11,988 --> 00:06:14,289 The whole process of preparing for the transplant 90 00:06:14,291 --> 00:06:18,860 took over a year, but they did it in 2002. 91 00:06:18,862 --> 00:06:20,095 Can you imagine two sons 92 00:06:20,097 --> 00:06:22,264 on the operating table at the same time? 93 00:06:22,266 --> 00:06:25,333 But that was all right, 'cause we came through it. 94 00:06:25,335 --> 00:06:28,270 I got sent home after two days. 95 00:06:28,272 --> 00:06:31,606 I was in pain, I was swollen, and I couldn't move. 96 00:06:31,608 --> 00:06:35,243 But he comes home, and he just runs through 97 00:06:35,245 --> 00:06:36,978 the house, ripping and running. 98 00:06:36,980 --> 00:06:39,181 Goes outside and plays. 99 00:06:39,183 --> 00:06:40,649 He was insane. 100 00:06:40,651 --> 00:06:45,454 On your Mark, get set, go! 101 00:06:45,456 --> 00:06:46,705 He got to be normal again, 102 00:06:46,707 --> 00:06:49,658 and I think he was just the best version 103 00:06:49,660 --> 00:06:53,044 of himself afterwards. 104 00:06:53,046 --> 00:06:55,297 Jonathan wins. 105 00:06:55,299 --> 00:06:57,866 Yeah, yeah! 106 00:06:57,868 --> 00:07:01,470 Because realizing that you're not promised tomorrow 107 00:07:01,472 --> 00:07:04,890 can really change your perspective. 108 00:07:04,892 --> 00:07:06,207 And I think from that point on, 109 00:07:06,209 --> 00:07:10,061 he just lived life in such a amazing way. 110 00:07:10,063 --> 00:07:16,067 111 00:07:16,069 --> 00:07:22,073 112 00:07:22,075 --> 00:07:25,444 I'm sorry. 113 00:07:25,446 --> 00:07:26,912 What can we do? 114 00:07:26,914 --> 00:07:28,864 There is something you should consider. 115 00:07:28,866 --> 00:07:31,416 It's called a kidney swap. 116 00:07:31,418 --> 00:07:34,169 This may help get Jonathan a kidney sooner. 117 00:07:34,171 --> 00:07:36,254 It's made up of matching families 118 00:07:36,256 --> 00:07:38,590 willing to donate to other families in need. 119 00:07:38,592 --> 00:07:40,258 Where do we sign up? 120 00:07:40,260 --> 00:07:43,244 I told the doctor, you can take my kidney. 121 00:07:43,246 --> 00:07:46,548 So Patricia donated her kidney to the exchange program, 122 00:07:46,550 --> 00:07:49,217 and another donor who was compatible with Jon, 123 00:07:49,219 --> 00:07:52,086 agreed to give him a kidney in return. 124 00:07:52,088 --> 00:07:53,755 There was like 32 families. 125 00:07:53,757 --> 00:07:58,109 So 16 were getting kidneys and 16 were donating kidneys. 126 00:07:58,111 --> 00:08:01,029 16 recipients, 16 donors, 127 00:08:01,031 --> 00:08:03,231 giving 16 people second, 128 00:08:03,233 --> 00:08:07,702 or in Jonathan's case, third, chances at life. 129 00:08:07,704 --> 00:08:10,939 I will move heaven and earth for my son. 130 00:08:10,941 --> 00:08:13,291 But more than that, I can improve the quality of life 131 00:08:13,293 --> 00:08:15,627 for someone else. 132 00:08:15,629 --> 00:08:18,330 Gonna do this. 133 00:08:18,332 --> 00:08:21,666 I'll see you on Sunday at the house, okay? 134 00:08:21,668 --> 00:08:25,119 Having that second kidney just kind of gave him 135 00:08:25,121 --> 00:08:25,971 the strength again. 136 00:08:25,973 --> 00:08:28,840 And he was on his way. 137 00:08:28,842 --> 00:08:31,810 I guess that just means I was put on this earth 138 00:08:31,812 --> 00:08:38,633 for bigger things, better things. 139 00:08:38,635 --> 00:08:40,819 When he got the second kidney, 140 00:08:40,821 --> 00:08:43,738 he wanted to move in his own place, 141 00:08:43,740 --> 00:08:46,691 but the funny part about it was, 142 00:08:46,693 --> 00:08:51,363 he didn't want to move that far from me. 143 00:08:51,365 --> 00:08:53,832 So my mother decided to make him 144 00:08:53,834 --> 00:08:56,535 his own apartment or house. 145 00:08:56,537 --> 00:08:58,003 And he loved it. 146 00:08:58,005 --> 00:09:01,756 147 00:09:04,261 --> 00:09:05,460 Wake up! 148 00:09:08,131 --> 00:09:09,831 To have his mother come down and see this, 149 00:09:09,833 --> 00:09:12,601 this was a devastating event. 150 00:09:12,603 --> 00:09:15,470 Jonathan! Jon! 151 00:09:20,894 --> 00:09:22,777 There was a belt wrapped around his arm 152 00:09:22,779 --> 00:09:24,863 that had no place being around his arm. 153 00:09:31,288 --> 00:09:34,739 154 00:09:47,804 --> 00:09:50,722 155 00:10:02,853 --> 00:10:06,488 I was so desperate for him to be alive. 156 00:10:06,490 --> 00:10:08,556 I couldn't give up my baby. 157 00:10:24,041 --> 00:10:27,008 158 00:10:42,759 --> 00:10:46,528 She helped me turn him over and I heard him. 159 00:10:46,530 --> 00:10:48,863 He gurgled. 160 00:10:48,865 --> 00:10:52,150 That to me was, all right. He's not dead. 161 00:10:52,152 --> 00:10:54,402 No! 162 00:10:56,456 --> 00:10:56,504 That to me was, all right. He's not dead. 163 00:10:56,990 --> 00:11:02,560 164 00:11:02,562 --> 00:11:08,183 165 00:11:08,185 --> 00:11:11,186 Saturday, December 6, 2014 166 00:11:11,188 --> 00:11:13,304 you get a 911 call that comes in. 167 00:11:15,675 --> 00:11:19,677 It's an extremely frantic woman who's screaming about her son. 168 00:11:19,679 --> 00:11:21,196 26-year-old Jonathan Harris. 169 00:11:29,689 --> 00:11:35,710 170 00:11:40,366 --> 00:11:42,717 When she does turn over his body, 171 00:11:42,719 --> 00:11:44,586 his body makes a sound. 172 00:11:44,588 --> 00:11:49,340 And she holds on to this hope that her son is still alive. 173 00:12:22,309 --> 00:12:24,809 At that point, your mind goes and everything else. 174 00:12:24,811 --> 00:12:28,713 Nothing really makes sense. 175 00:12:56,710 --> 00:12:57,942 And when she's waiting and they bring 176 00:12:57,944 --> 00:13:01,279 the ambulance crew in, she still has that hope 177 00:13:01,281 --> 00:13:04,632 that her son's gonna walk away from this. 178 00:13:04,634 --> 00:13:07,368 I just kept saying I need my baby. 179 00:13:07,370 --> 00:13:12,157 It wasn't -- I didn't have time to really 180 00:13:12,159 --> 00:13:14,526 process it. 181 00:13:14,528 --> 00:13:16,728 That's my baby. 182 00:13:19,349 --> 00:13:22,517 When the gurney came out without his body on it, 183 00:13:22,519 --> 00:13:28,006 my first instinct was, "my god. She was right. 184 00:13:28,008 --> 00:13:29,274 He's dead." 185 00:13:29,276 --> 00:13:33,411 But they said to me they're working on him in there. 186 00:13:33,413 --> 00:13:36,080 And I see how they said it and why they would say it. 187 00:13:36,082 --> 00:13:41,503 But I didn't think he was dead. 188 00:13:41,505 --> 00:13:43,588 The sound Patricia heard when they turned him over 189 00:13:43,590 --> 00:13:46,758 was in fact, just air escaping the body. 190 00:13:46,760 --> 00:13:49,594 The truth of the matter was Jonathan was deceased. 191 00:13:49,596 --> 00:13:51,262 And Maryland state police detectives 192 00:13:51,264 --> 00:13:52,931 were called to the scene. 193 00:13:52,933 --> 00:14:01,523 194 00:14:01,525 --> 00:14:05,176 The victim was lying near the door. 195 00:14:05,178 --> 00:14:10,899 He didn't appear to have any obvious fatal wounds to him. 196 00:14:10,901 --> 00:14:14,652 Just some superficial wounds to his face. 197 00:14:14,654 --> 00:14:18,206 And just a small amount of blood on the scene. 198 00:14:21,912 --> 00:14:24,362 Right off the bat, there was obviously 199 00:14:24,364 --> 00:14:25,580 electronics missing, 200 00:14:25,582 --> 00:14:28,699 you could literally see where a TV used to be. 201 00:14:28,701 --> 00:14:35,056 202 00:14:35,058 --> 00:14:37,375 The belt around his wrists indicates to me 203 00:14:37,377 --> 00:14:40,511 that he was being restrained at some point in time. 204 00:14:44,550 --> 00:14:48,052 The door wasn't busted in, there was no damage to it. 205 00:14:48,054 --> 00:14:51,055 So he either let them in, or they had access 206 00:14:51,057 --> 00:14:55,193 to his apartment and he went in and they were already in there. 207 00:14:55,195 --> 00:14:59,230 The scene is processed by our forensic services section. 208 00:14:59,232 --> 00:15:00,231 It took all night. 209 00:15:00,233 --> 00:15:04,335 Fingerprinting, collecting swabs, 210 00:15:04,337 --> 00:15:06,287 Jonathan's computer is gone. 211 00:15:06,289 --> 00:15:08,239 His PlayStation's gone. 212 00:15:08,241 --> 00:15:09,958 His cellphone's missing. 213 00:15:09,960 --> 00:15:11,125 His wallet's missing. 214 00:15:11,127 --> 00:15:12,910 His key's are missing. 215 00:15:12,912 --> 00:15:15,096 So there's lots of stuff that we can kind of 216 00:15:15,098 --> 00:15:17,081 look into to see if we can potentially 217 00:15:17,083 --> 00:15:19,300 identify a suspect in this case. 218 00:15:19,302 --> 00:15:21,603 Lets check out the pawn shops, give them a list, 219 00:15:21,605 --> 00:15:23,587 see if anything pops up. 220 00:15:23,589 --> 00:15:27,141 Lets also get someone tracking the credit cards. 221 00:15:27,143 --> 00:15:28,109 I'm gonna stay on the scene, 222 00:15:28,111 --> 00:15:29,260 you want to check in with the mom, 223 00:15:29,262 --> 00:15:30,194 see if she knows anything? 224 00:15:30,196 --> 00:15:32,363 Yeah, got it. 225 00:15:32,365 --> 00:15:41,739 226 00:15:41,741 --> 00:15:44,292 We eventually made our way over to the neighbor's house. 227 00:15:44,294 --> 00:15:46,711 I was completely under the impression 228 00:15:46,713 --> 00:15:49,780 that Patricia knew he was dead. 229 00:15:49,782 --> 00:15:50,999 Hello? 230 00:15:51,001 --> 00:15:52,116 Detective kucsan, I'm here to see Patricia Harris. 231 00:15:52,118 --> 00:15:53,501 Yes, come on in. 232 00:15:53,503 --> 00:15:56,120 Thanks. 233 00:15:56,122 --> 00:15:57,388 Patricia? 234 00:15:57,390 --> 00:15:59,641 There's a detective here to see you. 235 00:15:59,643 --> 00:16:01,625 Where's my boy? 236 00:16:01,627 --> 00:16:04,846 Ms. Harris. I'm sorry for your loss. 237 00:16:04,848 --> 00:16:09,033 No. 238 00:16:09,035 --> 00:16:13,237 And they said it like I knew all the time. 239 00:16:13,239 --> 00:16:16,858 And I just screamed out. 240 00:16:16,860 --> 00:16:18,326 No. 241 00:16:18,328 --> 00:16:23,047 No, that was my first reality. 242 00:16:23,049 --> 00:16:24,782 Not my baby. 243 00:16:24,784 --> 00:16:26,650 Not after he got his second kidney 244 00:16:26,652 --> 00:16:28,920 and he was born again. 245 00:16:28,922 --> 00:16:34,158 246 00:16:38,331 --> 00:16:40,831 When Patricia was finally able to talk, 247 00:16:40,833 --> 00:16:42,684 she explained that she had spoken to Jonathan 248 00:16:42,686 --> 00:16:46,137 the morning before, and that everything was normal. 249 00:16:46,139 --> 00:16:49,357 Nothing for the rest of the day. 250 00:16:49,359 --> 00:16:52,009 That was unusual. 251 00:16:52,011 --> 00:16:56,314 This is a difficult question to ask, but we need to know. 252 00:16:56,316 --> 00:16:57,882 Did Jonathan have any enemies? 253 00:16:57,884 --> 00:17:01,536 My god, no, no, no. 254 00:17:01,538 --> 00:17:03,988 Can we talk about his financials? 255 00:17:03,990 --> 00:17:06,157 Patricia explained, she was joint owner 256 00:17:06,159 --> 00:17:08,826 of Jonathan's bank accounts and credit cards. 257 00:17:08,828 --> 00:17:11,162 So if anyone tried to use the credit cards 258 00:17:11,164 --> 00:17:14,499 from his stolen wallet, she'd be able to see it. 259 00:17:14,501 --> 00:17:16,918 So we asked Patricia to go to the bank, 260 00:17:16,920 --> 00:17:20,871 because she can go right away versus waiting 261 00:17:20,873 --> 00:17:22,873 for the subpoena, that might take a little bit of time. 262 00:17:22,875 --> 00:17:24,475 Can you have your bank and your credit card companies 263 00:17:24,477 --> 00:17:26,928 call me at this number? 264 00:17:26,930 --> 00:17:32,650 You can call any time, too. 265 00:17:32,652 --> 00:17:36,354 Detective? 266 00:17:36,356 --> 00:17:37,438 Who would do this to my boy? 267 00:17:37,440 --> 00:17:40,491 We're gonna find out. 268 00:17:40,493 --> 00:17:42,410 We will. 269 00:17:42,412 --> 00:17:51,135 270 00:17:56,843 --> 00:18:00,294 I had to work an event the night before 271 00:18:00,296 --> 00:18:03,514 until 5:00 or 6:00 in the morning. 272 00:18:03,516 --> 00:18:06,768 So I slept in. 273 00:18:09,806 --> 00:18:14,091 By the time I had waken up, I had just gotten 20 calls. 274 00:18:14,093 --> 00:18:15,643 Text messages. 275 00:18:15,645 --> 00:18:18,362 All very vague, something's wrong with Jonathan. 276 00:18:18,364 --> 00:18:21,899 And for whatever reason, I knew that this was the one. 277 00:18:24,604 --> 00:18:29,040 I called my mother, "what? What's going on?" 278 00:18:29,042 --> 00:18:31,609 With tears in my eyes already. 279 00:18:31,611 --> 00:18:35,279 She told me that Jonathan is dead. 280 00:18:35,281 --> 00:18:37,781 My body just completely went numb. 281 00:18:37,783 --> 00:18:40,885 I was crying, couldn't move, just the worst pain 282 00:18:40,887 --> 00:18:42,303 I'd ever felt. 283 00:18:42,305 --> 00:18:46,991 The one person I loved the most in this world, 284 00:18:46,993 --> 00:18:50,144 had just been murdered. 285 00:18:50,146 --> 00:18:53,898 And that was the most devastating, sad moment 286 00:18:53,900 --> 00:18:56,400 of my entire life. 287 00:18:56,402 --> 00:19:01,155 288 00:19:03,860 --> 00:19:03,925 Of my entire life. 289 00:19:04,394 --> 00:19:13,451 290 00:19:13,453 --> 00:19:14,902 In silver spring, Maryland, 291 00:19:14,904 --> 00:19:18,239 Jonathan Harris was found dead in his apartment by his poor mom 292 00:19:18,241 --> 00:19:20,474 who lived upstairs. 293 00:19:20,476 --> 00:19:23,411 Jon, you here? 294 00:19:23,413 --> 00:19:25,963 God! 295 00:19:25,965 --> 00:19:27,781 Jon! 296 00:19:27,783 --> 00:19:30,718 Judging by the belt that was found around his wrists, 297 00:19:30,720 --> 00:19:33,337 it appeared that he was tied up as part of some sort of 298 00:19:33,339 --> 00:19:36,624 robbery or home invasion or something. 299 00:19:36,626 --> 00:19:38,292 My god, there's a guy laying dead in the door, 300 00:19:38,294 --> 00:19:40,011 door is open, maybe they knew him, 301 00:19:40,013 --> 00:19:42,396 maybe they didn't. 302 00:19:42,398 --> 00:19:44,015 Maybe somebody knocked on the door 303 00:19:44,017 --> 00:19:46,017 and he opened the door and they killed him. 304 00:19:46,019 --> 00:19:49,937 For what, a computer and a PlayStation and his wallet? 305 00:19:49,939 --> 00:19:52,273 We wanted to track Jonathan's phone, 306 00:19:52,275 --> 00:19:53,875 because his phone's missing. 307 00:19:53,877 --> 00:19:56,277 We subpoena that. 308 00:19:56,279 --> 00:20:04,652 309 00:20:04,654 --> 00:20:06,204 We started trying to meet with 310 00:20:06,206 --> 00:20:09,423 some of Jonathan's family and friends. 311 00:20:09,425 --> 00:20:11,926 We were just trying to get a picture of 312 00:20:11,928 --> 00:20:14,995 Jonathan's life actually. 313 00:20:14,997 --> 00:20:17,265 Investigators are always gonna ask the question 314 00:20:17,267 --> 00:20:21,235 who would want to hurt this person. 315 00:20:21,237 --> 00:20:23,054 No one? 316 00:20:23,056 --> 00:20:26,857 Seriously, the dude was like, perfect. 317 00:20:26,859 --> 00:20:28,859 Everyone loved him. 318 00:20:28,861 --> 00:20:32,063 People at work, people who went to his open Mikes. 319 00:20:32,065 --> 00:20:34,065 Was he a singer? 320 00:20:34,067 --> 00:20:35,399 Rapper. 321 00:20:35,401 --> 00:20:36,850 Was pretty good, too. 322 00:20:36,852 --> 00:20:40,404 No, he didn't have any problems with anybody. 323 00:20:40,406 --> 00:20:42,156 I need you to think. 324 00:20:42,158 --> 00:20:43,958 Jonathan sounds like a great guy. 325 00:20:43,960 --> 00:20:46,661 But there must have been someone he was having trouble with. 326 00:20:46,663 --> 00:20:50,030 No one. 327 00:20:50,032 --> 00:20:51,249 Well... 328 00:20:51,251 --> 00:20:53,867 What? 329 00:20:53,869 --> 00:20:56,921 He did have an ex-girlfriend. 330 00:20:56,923 --> 00:20:59,340 It didn't end well. 331 00:20:59,342 --> 00:21:00,874 The only person that Jonathan Harris 332 00:21:00,876 --> 00:21:04,812 had any issue with immediately before this event, 333 00:21:04,814 --> 00:21:08,649 was an ex-girlfriend, by the name of Samantha Parker. 334 00:21:08,651 --> 00:21:12,019 She was a little, I don't know. 335 00:21:12,021 --> 00:21:13,771 Rough. 336 00:21:13,773 --> 00:21:16,390 Not the type you'd expect Jonathan to be with. 337 00:21:16,392 --> 00:21:19,277 What else can you tell me about her? 338 00:21:19,279 --> 00:21:23,597 She described Samantha as someone who wouldn't 339 00:21:23,599 --> 00:21:26,867 necessarily be the best person to be hanging around with. 340 00:21:26,869 --> 00:21:29,770 She makes bad choices. She uses drugs. 341 00:21:29,772 --> 00:21:31,956 Well, Jonathan was trying to help her out. 342 00:21:31,958 --> 00:21:34,792 She didn't have anywhere else to stay. 343 00:21:34,794 --> 00:21:37,128 Samantha had been in a little trouble. 344 00:21:37,130 --> 00:21:41,515 I tried to trust my son. 345 00:21:41,517 --> 00:21:45,619 To make the right decision. 346 00:21:45,621 --> 00:21:49,724 He had been under my thumb for so many years. 347 00:21:49,726 --> 00:21:54,762 And I wanted him to become a man. 348 00:21:54,764 --> 00:21:56,781 He just wanted to help his friend 349 00:21:56,783 --> 00:21:59,417 get back on their feet. 350 00:21:59,419 --> 00:22:03,771 He just wanted to give a chance to someone 351 00:22:03,773 --> 00:22:06,123 because he had been given so many chances. 352 00:22:06,125 --> 00:22:11,111 It didn't work out. He asked her to leave. 353 00:22:11,113 --> 00:22:13,381 Do you think Samantha could have done this? 354 00:22:13,383 --> 00:22:18,135 No, no, I just don't see it. 355 00:22:18,137 --> 00:22:19,420 Thanks for coming in. 356 00:22:19,422 --> 00:22:22,990 I'd be shocked if I heard Samantha was involved. 357 00:22:22,992 --> 00:22:26,260 I wouldn't think that his former girlfriend 358 00:22:26,262 --> 00:22:30,815 could hurt him, because I know she did like Jonathan. 359 00:22:30,817 --> 00:22:33,267 Would you have Samantha's number or her address 360 00:22:33,269 --> 00:22:35,820 or have any idea where she might be staying? 361 00:22:35,822 --> 00:22:38,823 She's probably on somebody's couch right now. 362 00:22:38,825 --> 00:22:40,974 But I'll ask. 363 00:22:40,976 --> 00:22:42,476 I'll ask around. 364 00:22:42,478 --> 00:22:44,311 Nobody knew where Samantha Parker was at. 365 00:22:44,313 --> 00:22:46,997 Nobody's talked to her for a bit of time. 366 00:22:46,999 --> 00:22:51,919 367 00:22:51,921 --> 00:22:56,841 368 00:22:56,843 --> 00:22:58,542 The time of death was determined to be 369 00:22:58,544 --> 00:23:01,762 somewhere around 24 hours before his mother found him. 370 00:23:01,764 --> 00:23:03,264 So that would put the murder happening 371 00:23:03,266 --> 00:23:06,100 on the morning of December 5th. 372 00:23:06,102 --> 00:23:09,937 He showed signs of a strangulation event. 373 00:23:09,939 --> 00:23:14,041 He had a fractured hyoid bone. 374 00:23:14,043 --> 00:23:15,509 The cause and manner of death were 375 00:23:15,511 --> 00:23:19,680 ruled to be homicide by asphyxia. 376 00:23:19,682 --> 00:23:21,198 The level of force we're talking about 377 00:23:21,200 --> 00:23:23,183 here is a powerful person. 378 00:23:23,185 --> 00:23:30,541 379 00:23:30,543 --> 00:23:32,743 Mark came to me and he said, 380 00:23:32,745 --> 00:23:34,027 "Ms. Harris," he said, 381 00:23:34,029 --> 00:23:37,498 "we would like to have a candlelight service in your yard 382 00:23:37,500 --> 00:23:39,867 for Jonathan." 383 00:23:39,869 --> 00:23:42,503 And they started coming. 384 00:23:42,505 --> 00:23:47,475 And they started coming. And they started coming. 385 00:23:47,477 --> 00:23:51,395 And as you came up, you took a candle, 386 00:23:51,397 --> 00:23:53,213 and you lit it. 387 00:23:53,215 --> 00:23:58,569 388 00:23:58,571 --> 00:24:01,238 I heard a lot of stuff about him that I didn't know. 389 00:24:01,240 --> 00:24:03,891 It was so beautiful. 390 00:24:03,893 --> 00:24:05,860 Well, that's just like the kind of family we are. 391 00:24:05,862 --> 00:24:08,245 Get hurt, come out stronger. 392 00:24:08,247 --> 00:24:11,115 It just made me love my brother even more. 393 00:24:11,117 --> 00:24:16,337 394 00:24:16,339 --> 00:24:21,592 395 00:24:21,594 --> 00:24:24,462 Patricia got us those bank and credit card records. 396 00:24:24,464 --> 00:24:25,629 Yeah? 397 00:24:25,631 --> 00:24:27,247 The detectives focused on the charges 398 00:24:27,249 --> 00:24:29,633 made the morning of the murder. 399 00:24:29,635 --> 00:24:32,386 One online from his apartment. 400 00:24:32,388 --> 00:24:35,255 You know the killer wouldn't have done that. That was him. 401 00:24:35,257 --> 00:24:39,560 But then there were a few others made away from the home. 402 00:24:39,562 --> 00:24:41,695 Lets go check it out. 403 00:24:41,697 --> 00:24:44,315 I want to know if Jonathan's using that card. 404 00:24:44,317 --> 00:24:46,600 Because we don't know, so we have to go out 405 00:24:46,602 --> 00:24:51,271 and view video. 406 00:24:51,273 --> 00:24:54,275 At 8:04, he made a transaction at a fast-food establishment 407 00:24:54,277 --> 00:24:58,679 nearby his house and you could see him on the video. 408 00:24:58,681 --> 00:25:08,339 409 00:25:08,341 --> 00:25:11,892 Detectives needed to go up to the physical location 410 00:25:11,894 --> 00:25:15,813 of that gas station and pull that video. 411 00:25:15,815 --> 00:25:18,131 We see a car drive up to a gas pump, 412 00:25:18,133 --> 00:25:20,901 and Jonathan's credit card is used. 413 00:25:20,903 --> 00:25:24,922 The transaction goes through at 10:17 in the morning. 414 00:25:27,076 --> 00:25:29,660 There is an African-American man in the video 415 00:25:29,662 --> 00:25:31,695 using his cards. 416 00:25:31,697 --> 00:25:34,281 Who is that person? 417 00:25:34,283 --> 00:25:38,519 418 00:25:40,373 --> 00:25:45,926 who is that person? 419 00:25:45,928 --> 00:25:51,098 420 00:25:56,973 --> 00:26:03,811 421 00:26:03,813 --> 00:26:05,262 After Jonathan Harris was found 422 00:26:05,264 --> 00:26:06,947 strangled to death in his apartment, 423 00:26:06,949 --> 00:26:09,450 Montgomery county, Maryland police learned that someone 424 00:26:09,452 --> 00:26:11,535 had used his stolen credit cards 425 00:26:11,537 --> 00:26:14,204 on the morning of his murder to put gas in a car 426 00:26:14,206 --> 00:26:15,539 that wasn't his. 427 00:26:15,541 --> 00:26:19,910 At that point in time, they got surveillance tape 428 00:26:19,912 --> 00:26:23,681 of a large African-American man pumping gas into a silver car. 429 00:26:23,683 --> 00:26:25,499 They didn't know who it was, 430 00:26:25,501 --> 00:26:29,453 but that was the turning point in the case. 431 00:26:29,455 --> 00:26:30,787 And there's a woman there. 432 00:26:30,789 --> 00:26:32,089 Lets take a look at the camera footage 433 00:26:32,091 --> 00:26:34,425 from inside the store. 434 00:26:37,430 --> 00:26:39,129 That's definitely not Jonathan. 435 00:26:39,131 --> 00:26:42,799 He's big enough to have done the strangulation. 436 00:26:42,801 --> 00:26:44,018 And her. 437 00:26:44,020 --> 00:26:46,470 You see a African-American female 438 00:26:46,472 --> 00:26:47,738 enter the convenience store 439 00:26:47,740 --> 00:26:50,257 to utilize the bathroom. 440 00:26:50,259 --> 00:26:52,343 What was kind of distinctive about her, 441 00:26:52,345 --> 00:26:54,295 she's carrying a redskins handbag. 442 00:26:54,297 --> 00:26:56,814 And she was wearing tall black boots. 443 00:27:00,386 --> 00:27:02,670 Maybe that's Samantha, the ex-girlfriend? 444 00:27:02,672 --> 00:27:05,122 Files on my desk. 445 00:27:05,124 --> 00:27:10,344 446 00:27:10,346 --> 00:27:13,297 That's not her. 447 00:27:13,299 --> 00:27:17,518 All right, push in on that angle. 448 00:27:17,520 --> 00:27:20,003 There's the plate. 449 00:27:20,005 --> 00:27:29,613 450 00:27:29,615 --> 00:27:33,233 Dion sobotker, he has a couple of run-in's with the law. 451 00:27:33,235 --> 00:27:37,020 But he's not someone with a violent past. 452 00:27:37,022 --> 00:27:39,373 According to dmv records, Dion's last known 453 00:27:39,375 --> 00:27:41,742 place of residence was about an hour south 454 00:27:41,744 --> 00:27:44,628 of Jonathan's home town of silver spring. 455 00:27:44,630 --> 00:27:46,213 We wanted his phone records, we want to know 456 00:27:46,215 --> 00:27:49,216 who he's calling, who he's associated with, 457 00:27:49,218 --> 00:27:52,169 if we can identify the female in the video. 458 00:27:52,171 --> 00:27:54,555 We want to know if he was in the area at the time 459 00:27:54,557 --> 00:27:56,707 that we believe the murder happened. 460 00:27:56,709 --> 00:27:58,876 While investigators awaited the cellphone records, 461 00:27:58,878 --> 00:28:00,761 they kept sobotker under surveillance 462 00:28:00,763 --> 00:28:03,880 to make sure he didn't disappear or hurt anyone else. 463 00:28:03,882 --> 00:28:05,382 Fortunately, he did neither. 464 00:28:05,384 --> 00:28:08,068 And about that time, they got the GPS information 465 00:28:08,070 --> 00:28:10,320 on Jonathan's missing cellphone. 466 00:28:10,322 --> 00:28:13,741 They did track it and it went northbound and died. 467 00:28:13,743 --> 00:28:15,225 It could have gotten disposed of. 468 00:28:15,227 --> 00:28:19,279 They looked in the area and were unable to find that phone. 469 00:28:19,281 --> 00:28:25,169 470 00:28:25,171 --> 00:28:27,337 Start on the morning of the murder. 471 00:28:27,339 --> 00:28:29,540 472 00:28:29,542 --> 00:28:32,593 One number stands out because it it called 50 times 473 00:28:32,595 --> 00:28:34,845 following the murder. 474 00:28:34,847 --> 00:28:36,680 The detective was able to back track that number 475 00:28:36,682 --> 00:28:38,298 and determine that that number, in fact, 476 00:28:38,300 --> 00:28:42,186 belongs to latoya Morgan. 477 00:28:43,723 --> 00:28:45,556 She's the one from the store. 478 00:28:45,558 --> 00:28:47,024 The girl in the boots. 479 00:28:47,026 --> 00:28:49,610 So, latoya Morgan also had a criminal history. 480 00:28:49,612 --> 00:28:53,297 Petty theft, drug use, nothing significant. 481 00:28:53,299 --> 00:28:55,265 When the police are able to get back the 482 00:28:55,267 --> 00:28:58,402 court order information regarding GPS locations 483 00:28:58,404 --> 00:29:01,538 of both Dion sobotker and latoya Morgan's phone. 484 00:29:01,540 --> 00:29:05,542 Both of them are in the exact area of the murder 485 00:29:05,544 --> 00:29:07,828 when it occurred. 486 00:29:07,830 --> 00:29:12,783 487 00:29:12,785 --> 00:29:15,018 But then we're, at least immediately, not able 488 00:29:15,020 --> 00:29:17,354 to link them to Jonathan. 489 00:29:17,356 --> 00:29:19,223 But when detectives checked every number 490 00:29:19,225 --> 00:29:21,492 sobotker called, and the names associated 491 00:29:21,494 --> 00:29:24,061 with those numbers, they finally uncovered 492 00:29:24,063 --> 00:29:28,298 the connection they'd been looking for. 493 00:29:28,300 --> 00:29:30,567 They go through Dion sobotker's call logs 494 00:29:30,569 --> 00:29:32,035 on the date of the murder. 495 00:29:32,037 --> 00:29:35,839 They see about 37 phone calls made to the person of interest 496 00:29:35,841 --> 00:29:40,344 in this investigation. 497 00:29:40,346 --> 00:29:44,031 Samantha Parker. Dion's been calling her. 498 00:29:44,033 --> 00:29:46,066 A lot. 499 00:29:46,068 --> 00:29:49,369 The victim's former girlfriend. 500 00:29:49,371 --> 00:29:52,206 Samantha was incarcerated for a series of 501 00:29:52,208 --> 00:29:54,208 thefts, shopliftings, a litany 502 00:29:54,210 --> 00:30:01,131 of misdemeanor offenses here locally. 503 00:30:01,133 --> 00:30:03,016 Thanks for speaking with us, Mark. 504 00:30:03,018 --> 00:30:06,003 We need more information about Samantha Parker. 505 00:30:06,005 --> 00:30:08,305 You know how Jon was rapping at different clubs, right? 506 00:30:08,307 --> 00:30:09,339 Right. 507 00:30:09,341 --> 00:30:10,774 They met there, and they seemed to 508 00:30:10,776 --> 00:30:12,176 hit it off right away. 509 00:30:12,178 --> 00:30:14,945 From a family of angels and a miracle saved me 510 00:30:14,947 --> 00:30:17,514 thanks to my brother and the woman who raised me 511 00:30:17,516 --> 00:30:19,750 defying death twice when the physical failed me 512 00:30:19,752 --> 00:30:22,686 so I live life right and feelin' lyrical lately 513 00:30:27,426 --> 00:30:29,693 Yo! 514 00:30:29,695 --> 00:30:30,727 You did so good. 515 00:30:30,729 --> 00:30:32,162 I mean, you had the crowd going crazy. 516 00:30:32,164 --> 00:30:33,430 They loved you. 517 00:30:33,432 --> 00:30:35,165 Nah, it was just my friends. 518 00:30:35,167 --> 00:30:39,203 When I perform, they come out to support me. 519 00:30:39,205 --> 00:30:40,270 Make me feel like a big deal. 520 00:30:40,272 --> 00:30:41,805 I mean, you look like a big deal to me. 521 00:30:41,807 --> 00:30:42,773 I'm Samantha. 522 00:30:42,775 --> 00:30:44,174 I'm Jonathan. 523 00:30:44,176 --> 00:30:45,475 Why don't you come meet my friends? 524 00:30:45,477 --> 00:30:52,082 She was, kind of, Jonathan's first real girlfriend. 525 00:30:52,084 --> 00:30:54,284 Jonathan asked me is she pretty. 526 00:30:54,286 --> 00:30:56,086 I said, "yeah, she's pretty. 527 00:30:56,088 --> 00:31:00,157 You know, hopefully she's a good person, too." 528 00:31:00,159 --> 00:31:02,392 Jonathan was just trying to help her make a fresh start. 529 00:31:02,394 --> 00:31:03,594 How was that working out? 530 00:31:03,596 --> 00:31:05,028 Not so good. 531 00:31:05,030 --> 00:31:06,563 What went on? 532 00:31:06,565 --> 00:31:09,733 Right after they started dating, she got arrested. 533 00:31:09,735 --> 00:31:17,708 534 00:31:17,710 --> 00:31:20,711 When she got out of jail, Jonathan let her come 535 00:31:20,713 --> 00:31:22,913 live with him because she had no place to go 536 00:31:22,915 --> 00:31:25,081 and no place to stay. 537 00:31:25,083 --> 00:31:28,385 I think a big trait that my brother had, 538 00:31:28,387 --> 00:31:31,271 because he was in such a needy position for so long, 539 00:31:31,273 --> 00:31:34,524 that he gravitated towards people that he could help. 540 00:31:34,526 --> 00:31:41,982 541 00:31:41,984 --> 00:31:44,468 Once Samantha's living with Jonathan, 542 00:31:44,470 --> 00:31:47,871 I think in the beginning it was fine. 543 00:31:47,873 --> 00:31:51,642 But maybe after two weeks, it started going down hill. 544 00:31:51,644 --> 00:31:57,948 545 00:31:57,950 --> 00:32:04,388 546 00:32:04,390 --> 00:32:05,756 Thank god! Where were you? 547 00:32:05,758 --> 00:32:07,507 I was just out chillin'. 548 00:32:07,509 --> 00:32:09,426 So I call, I text. You ain't pickin' up the phone? 549 00:32:09,428 --> 00:32:10,427 I was worried about you. 550 00:32:10,429 --> 00:32:12,145 Nobody asked you to do all that, man. 551 00:32:12,147 --> 00:32:14,130 You ain't my dad! 552 00:32:14,132 --> 00:32:15,899 You're dad? For real? 553 00:32:15,901 --> 00:32:18,635 I'm tired. You right. You right. 554 00:32:18,637 --> 00:32:22,522 Thank you so much for checking on me. 555 00:32:22,524 --> 00:32:24,825 I'm going to bed, man. 556 00:32:24,827 --> 00:32:26,109 I ain't done talkin' with you. 557 00:32:26,111 --> 00:32:29,413 I'm done talkin' with you. 558 00:32:29,415 --> 00:32:32,082 And how'd it go from there? 559 00:32:32,084 --> 00:32:33,200 Jon finally had enough, 560 00:32:33,202 --> 00:32:35,502 and he put her stuff on the curb. 561 00:32:35,504 --> 00:32:38,422 I know he did not put my stuff out on the curb. 562 00:32:38,424 --> 00:32:43,627 Jonathan had kicked her out about end of September. 563 00:32:43,629 --> 00:32:49,266 Jon! Jonathan! 564 00:32:49,268 --> 00:32:50,600 Yo, you mind telling me why my stuff 565 00:32:50,602 --> 00:32:53,370 is out on the curb right now? 566 00:32:53,372 --> 00:32:55,605 It's time for you to move on. 567 00:32:55,607 --> 00:32:58,342 Jon, what are you saying to me right now? 568 00:32:58,344 --> 00:32:59,943 I'm done with this relationship. 569 00:32:59,945 --> 00:33:02,045 I'm done with you using me. 570 00:33:02,047 --> 00:33:03,347 Just leave. 571 00:33:03,349 --> 00:33:06,149 Ain't nobody use -- what are you talkin' about? 572 00:33:06,151 --> 00:33:07,484 Can you just please leave? 573 00:33:07,486 --> 00:33:09,903 There was a fight between Jonathan and Samantha. 574 00:33:09,905 --> 00:33:13,040 And then Samantha made some threats back toward Jonathan. 575 00:33:13,042 --> 00:33:15,325 Leave? All right. 576 00:33:15,327 --> 00:33:17,744 You'll be good and sorry by the time I'm done with you, Jon. 577 00:33:17,746 --> 00:33:20,497 You're gonna be sorry about this! 578 00:33:23,068 --> 00:33:23,133 You'll be good and sorry by the time I'm done with you, Jon. 579 00:33:23,602 --> 00:33:28,505 580 00:33:39,018 --> 00:33:41,468 Investigators knew all three suspects' phones 581 00:33:41,470 --> 00:33:43,887 were near Jonathan's house at the time of the murder. 582 00:33:43,889 --> 00:33:46,957 And they had video of Dion sobotker and latoya Morgan 583 00:33:46,959 --> 00:33:49,076 using Jonathan's stolen credit cards 584 00:33:49,078 --> 00:33:52,462 roughly two hours after his time of death. 585 00:33:52,464 --> 00:33:54,898 After bringing all three suspects into custody, 586 00:33:54,900 --> 00:33:58,418 the detectives attempted to interview Dion sobotker. 587 00:33:58,420 --> 00:34:01,705 We need to ask you a few questions Dion. 588 00:34:01,707 --> 00:34:04,074 Lawyer. 589 00:34:04,076 --> 00:34:06,910 Come on, we want to hear your side of the story. 590 00:34:06,912 --> 00:34:10,814 Could be your only chance. 591 00:34:10,816 --> 00:34:13,983 I said I want my lawyer. 592 00:34:13,985 --> 00:34:18,839 All right, have it your way, Dion. 593 00:34:18,841 --> 00:34:20,040 What? I don't get no coffee? 594 00:34:20,042 --> 00:34:22,209 With Dion refusing to talk, the detectives 595 00:34:22,211 --> 00:34:24,261 then tried to talk to Samantha Parker. 596 00:34:24,263 --> 00:34:27,631 She told them she knew Dion from mutual friends. 597 00:34:27,633 --> 00:34:30,667 He had a side job of giving people rides for cash. 598 00:34:30,669 --> 00:34:33,103 And she met latoya through Dion. 599 00:34:33,105 --> 00:34:34,020 Samantha, we need to know what happened 600 00:34:34,022 --> 00:34:36,440 at Jonathan's house. 601 00:34:36,442 --> 00:34:39,776 I mean, I was there, but it wasn't my idea. 602 00:34:39,778 --> 00:34:41,845 I didn't even see Jonathan that day. 603 00:34:41,847 --> 00:34:45,132 She said Dion wanted to get some Christmas gifts. 604 00:34:45,134 --> 00:34:47,067 Cheap. 605 00:34:47,069 --> 00:34:49,319 And she said Jonathan would sell things. 606 00:34:49,321 --> 00:34:50,654 They pulled up to Jonathan's house, 607 00:34:50,656 --> 00:34:52,322 but she never got out. 608 00:34:52,324 --> 00:34:54,958 And she says that latoya and Dion are the ones 609 00:34:54,960 --> 00:34:56,326 who went in the house. 610 00:34:56,328 --> 00:34:58,695 You're looking at a murder charge, and that's your story? 611 00:34:58,697 --> 00:35:00,080 For some reason, you stayed in the car 612 00:35:00,082 --> 00:35:03,032 when you're the only one that actually knew Jonathan? 613 00:35:03,034 --> 00:35:04,334 Yeah. 614 00:35:04,336 --> 00:35:06,036 Sit tight. 615 00:35:06,038 --> 00:35:15,562 616 00:35:15,564 --> 00:35:18,115 So, the investigator's last chance of obtaining 617 00:35:18,117 --> 00:35:22,119 any truthful information in this case was latoya Morgan. 618 00:35:22,121 --> 00:35:24,154 The woman at the convenience store with Dion 619 00:35:24,156 --> 00:35:25,555 the day of the murder. 620 00:35:25,557 --> 00:35:27,958 And finally, they had a suspect who was willing to talk 621 00:35:27,960 --> 00:35:31,595 although latoya only knew some of what happened that day. 622 00:35:31,597 --> 00:35:32,863 We have your phone records. 623 00:35:32,865 --> 00:35:33,663 Your phone was near the house while 624 00:35:33,665 --> 00:35:35,415 the murder was going down. 625 00:35:35,417 --> 00:35:39,870 Tell us what happened. Start from the beginning. 626 00:35:39,872 --> 00:35:41,421 Your right. 627 00:35:41,423 --> 00:35:43,440 I was in the car outside. 628 00:35:43,442 --> 00:35:46,242 I called Dion 'cause I needed a ride 629 00:35:46,244 --> 00:35:48,595 to get to a funeral. 630 00:35:52,217 --> 00:35:53,934 Hey, who's she? 631 00:35:53,936 --> 00:35:55,084 Samantha 632 00:35:55,086 --> 00:35:56,586 what's up? 633 00:35:56,588 --> 00:35:58,605 She needs to make a stop first. Pick up something from her ex. 634 00:35:58,607 --> 00:36:01,525 It's on the way to the funeral. 635 00:36:01,527 --> 00:36:03,944 Don't make me late. I'm serious. 636 00:36:03,946 --> 00:36:07,113 You'll be all right. 637 00:36:11,770 --> 00:36:13,537 So, what happened in the house? 638 00:36:13,539 --> 00:36:17,123 I have no idea. 639 00:36:17,125 --> 00:36:20,377 But, I do know, I see the two of them 640 00:36:20,379 --> 00:36:24,581 coming out with some bags and a big flat screen TV. 641 00:36:24,583 --> 00:36:30,787 642 00:36:30,789 --> 00:36:32,222 You done? 643 00:36:32,224 --> 00:36:34,591 So done. 644 00:36:37,312 --> 00:36:39,095 What happened next? 645 00:36:39,097 --> 00:36:45,018 Stopped for gas. 646 00:36:45,020 --> 00:36:49,623 Samantha pulls out a card out of a man's wallet. 647 00:36:49,625 --> 00:36:52,776 Use this to get the gas, courtesy of my ex. 648 00:36:54,079 --> 00:36:56,329 And it's that point that Ms. Morgan knew that 649 00:36:56,331 --> 00:37:00,817 some kind of theft, at a minimum, had taken place. 650 00:37:00,819 --> 00:37:08,508 I got to use the restroom. 651 00:37:08,510 --> 00:37:10,677 There is nothing that latoya Morgan tells us 652 00:37:10,679 --> 00:37:14,664 that is refuted in any way by the physical evidence, 653 00:37:14,666 --> 00:37:15,865 which gave her a lot of credibility 654 00:37:15,867 --> 00:37:19,002 from our perspective. 655 00:37:19,004 --> 00:37:20,854 We served a search warrant at Dion's place, 656 00:37:20,856 --> 00:37:21,938 and what we found there is 657 00:37:21,940 --> 00:37:23,890 a pair of black and white sneakers. 658 00:37:23,892 --> 00:37:27,611 Which are determined to have blood DNA evidence on them. 659 00:37:27,613 --> 00:37:30,864 Our DNA lab determined that Mr. Harris' blood 660 00:37:30,866 --> 00:37:34,851 is the blood that's recovered on Dion sobotker's shoes. 661 00:37:34,853 --> 00:37:37,237 Also recovered at Dion sobotker's house 662 00:37:37,239 --> 00:37:38,538 is a PlayStation. 663 00:37:38,540 --> 00:37:41,207 It's later determined that PlayStation was 664 00:37:41,209 --> 00:37:43,960 owned by Jonathan Harris. 665 00:37:43,962 --> 00:37:47,030 Jonathan's wallet and credit cards were never recovered. 666 00:37:47,032 --> 00:37:51,217 And police figured the suspects just tossed them somewhere. 667 00:37:51,219 --> 00:37:59,759 668 00:37:59,761 --> 00:38:01,377 On the morning of December 5th, 669 00:38:01,379 --> 00:38:06,182 Jonathan went to a fast food place. 670 00:38:06,184 --> 00:38:08,885 So, while Jonathan was away, Samantha and Dion 671 00:38:08,887 --> 00:38:11,988 entered his apartment using the key Samantha kept 672 00:38:11,990 --> 00:38:14,824 after Jonathan kicked her out. 673 00:38:14,826 --> 00:38:17,994 Jonathan? 674 00:38:17,996 --> 00:38:22,082 I'm confident that Samantha Parker's intent 675 00:38:22,084 --> 00:38:25,085 in putting this together, was that she was there 676 00:38:25,087 --> 00:38:27,337 to steal those things, 677 00:38:27,339 --> 00:38:30,173 whether or not Jonathan Harris was behind that door. 678 00:38:30,175 --> 00:38:31,925 That she was gonna get that stuff. 679 00:38:31,927 --> 00:38:34,427 And he wasn't gonna stop her. 680 00:38:37,299 --> 00:38:40,767 Samantha brought muscle with her, Dion's muscle. 681 00:38:40,769 --> 00:38:42,969 I think Jonathan came home and they were already 682 00:38:42,971 --> 00:38:45,922 in his house and he surprised them. 683 00:38:47,926 --> 00:38:49,609 Ay, go get him! 684 00:38:53,598 --> 00:38:54,614 Get off! Get off! 685 00:38:54,616 --> 00:38:57,600 Give me something to tie him up with. 686 00:38:57,602 --> 00:38:58,702 Get his hands! Get his hands! 687 00:38:58,704 --> 00:39:01,705 Get off me! 688 00:39:01,707 --> 00:39:02,906 I can't get -- 689 00:39:02,908 --> 00:39:04,040 hurry up! 690 00:39:04,042 --> 00:39:05,575 You mix the right chemicals together, 691 00:39:05,577 --> 00:39:06,993 you get an explosion, man. 692 00:39:06,995 --> 00:39:10,046 And you mix these together, very caustic people, 693 00:39:10,048 --> 00:39:13,083 and what happened? Someone dies. 694 00:39:13,085 --> 00:39:14,951 Calm your ass down, boy! 695 00:39:18,456 --> 00:39:26,062 696 00:39:29,968 --> 00:39:35,155 697 00:39:35,157 --> 00:39:40,910 I told you you'd be sorry. 698 00:39:40,912 --> 00:39:44,164 All right, get the door! Get the door! 699 00:39:44,166 --> 00:39:52,038 700 00:39:52,040 --> 00:39:53,873 After we give our closing arguments, 701 00:39:53,875 --> 00:39:56,259 the jury deliberates for about two hours 702 00:39:56,261 --> 00:39:57,961 before they return a guilty verdict on 703 00:39:57,963 --> 00:40:00,830 first-degree murder against Mr. Sobotker. 704 00:40:00,832 --> 00:40:07,837 705 00:40:07,839 --> 00:40:14,894 706 00:40:14,896 --> 00:40:22,001 707 00:40:22,003 --> 00:40:24,871 Unfortunately, Samantha Parker passed away 708 00:40:24,873 --> 00:40:27,257 prior to our trial date in this case. 709 00:40:27,259 --> 00:40:30,760 By the time she in, she had cancer, hepatitis, 710 00:40:30,762 --> 00:40:32,679 and she went downhill very quickly. 711 00:40:32,681 --> 00:40:35,432 We were not able to bring her to trial 712 00:40:35,434 --> 00:40:37,300 to seek the justice for the Harris family 713 00:40:37,302 --> 00:40:43,056 that we felt that they deserved. 714 00:40:43,058 --> 00:40:45,859 My brother has a pretty awesome legacy. 715 00:40:45,861 --> 00:40:48,678 People can only wish to have half the life 716 00:40:48,680 --> 00:40:51,614 and touched half the people that he has. 717 00:40:51,616 --> 00:40:55,118 And that helps me sleep at night. 718 00:40:55,120 --> 00:40:58,404 I could break down any day. 719 00:40:58,406 --> 00:40:59,239 I hurt real bad. 720 00:40:59,241 --> 00:41:03,726 But I also stand. 721 00:41:03,728 --> 00:41:06,196 This is what he said to me once -- 722 00:41:06,198 --> 00:41:10,266 I said, "Jonathan, what are you gonna do when I'm not here?" 723 00:41:10,268 --> 00:41:15,972 He said, "well, mom, I'll think about what mom would do, 724 00:41:15,974 --> 00:41:18,374 and then I'll do it." 725 00:41:18,376 --> 00:41:20,460 So that's what I'm gonna do, I'll think about 726 00:41:20,462 --> 00:41:24,180 what Jon would do, and then I'll do it.