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We were just a happy,
hard-working family
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who, you know, moved
into the United States
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to have a better life
and a future.
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I never saw the violence
coming towards US.
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Get down!
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No!
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I can't even imagine
the level of terror
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that those girls must
have experienced.
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Man: We gotta go, man!
Speed this up!
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Wait.
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I never in my life thought
that was gonna happen to US.
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It's one of the most horrific,
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if not the horrific case,
I've ever been involved in,
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and I've been involved
in a few.
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Nobody can understand why this
happened the way it happened.
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They destroyed
an entire family,
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took away three lives,
in 57 seconds.
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Not even a minute.
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These guys have to be caught.
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They didn't deserve to
die like this.
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I was born in Dominican
republic, in fact,
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my siblings, as well.
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My parents are
from Dominican Republic.
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They were always hugging
each other and just smiling,
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making jokes.
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I used to tell them, listen,
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you're making me jealous,
you know, with all the love.
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You know,
it sounds cliche,
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the American dream.
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The father, he came in here
for a better life,
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because this is the land
of opportunity.
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Yeah, got this good
moringa tea
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from republica dominicana.
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-Girl: Hey!
-Good for you. Wow.
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Girl: Look at him!
He's so shy in the camera.
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And he came to this country
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to work so his children
could have a better life.
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Zalot: Porfirio Nunez,
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he was actually
a psychologist by training
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but could not continue to
practice in the United States,
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so he had to find another way
to make a living.
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The Nunez family
decides to go into business.
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They buy a bodega
called Lorena's.
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There was already a sign in
this store that said Lorena's,
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so they just stuck with that
name, and they went from there.
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Lorena's is located
in west Philadelphia
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in a northern neighborhood
called mill creek.
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It's, by west Philadelphia
standards, a relatively
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quiet neighborhood,
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although it certainly does see
its share of violence
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and poverty.
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But it's
a tight-knit community,
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and they were certainly
beloved by the people
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who lived there.
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I gotta be honest,
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miss Rodriguez is kind of tough
on class right now.
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Each day after school,
19-year-old Jessica
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and sister, Laura,
work at the store
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with their father,
mother, and aunt.
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It's a family business,
and it was all hands on deck.
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-Hola papi!
-Hola papi!
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Hey, how was school?
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-It was good.
-Okay, take checkout.
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Vega: The girls would come
and work the register,
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and they would lock up.
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All right.
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Vega: That store is open
seven days a week,
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early in the morning
to late at night.
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My dad,
he was such a nice guy.
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Everybody in the neighborhood
loved him.
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Hey, Julie, are you?
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He would help people,
you know,
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it's not like he was
just the guy owning the store.
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-How much is this?
-$3.50
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-hey, look, you take it.
-Are you sure?
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Yes, look, you pay
me when you can.
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If you didn't have money,
you can come and pay him back.
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-Okay? Okay.
-Thank you, Mr. Nunez.
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You're welcome. Okay.
Have a good day.
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Bye!
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Jessica: He was that kind
of guy, you know?
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On September 6, 2011, in
the Lorena grocery store,
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the family was getting ready
to close the store
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and celebrate dad's birthday.
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Jessica and Laura, as they
were getting ready to close,
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they were counting the money.
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Did you,
wrap that shirt
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that I got dad
for his birthday?
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Yeah, I put it in your room.
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And mom and the aunt
were in the back,
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cleaning up everything there
for the end of the night.
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And dad was just stocking
the shelves.
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Jessica: As we are about
to close the store,
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these two guys come in.
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One of the men
heads straight
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to the back of the store.
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Jessica: I'm thinking
he's just a customer
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that's about to order
a sandwich,
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because my aunt
and my mom are back there.
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The other man
approaches Jessica
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and her sister
at the cash register.
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Jessica: The guy
that's in the cash register
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pulls out a gun.
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That's when I noticed,
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okay, we're getting robbed.
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He forces my sister
on the floor.
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Get down!
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No!
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Jessica: When she screams,
my dad comes to the front.
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Wait!
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Jessica: And he yells,
"please, stop."
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As porfirio:
Stop! Please, stop!
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Like many store
owners, porfirio is
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armed with a handgun
for self protection,
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but he never reaches for it.
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And this is all happening,
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I mean, seconds.
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It's going really fast.
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Suddenly,
the gunman shoots porfirio
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in the chest.
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The other gunman
shoots Jessica's mother, juana,
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several times
in the chest and face,
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and aunt Lina
in the back and neck.
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The shooting starts
going crazy in the back.
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My dad is trying
to save them.
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He's down, he's incapacitated
from his injuries.
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He can't move.
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Then, the gunman turns
his weapon back on porfirio.
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Next, both gunmen
focus their attention
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on Jessica, who stands frozen
by the cash register.
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Jessica: At that point,
I'm not screaming.
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I'm not doing anything.
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I'm just...
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Just breathing.
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What you waiting for,
an invitation?
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Hand me that.
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Jessica: So now I have a gun
on my forehead,
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and then I have one
on my waist.
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So I have two guns now.
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And I said to the guy
in front of me, I said,
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"please don't kill me."
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We gotta go, man.
Speed this up!
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I said,
"do you want a bag
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to put in the money?"
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And he says, "yes."
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I gave him the bag,
and they left.
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We out.
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And my sister, the entire time,
was on the floor.
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She has no idea
what's going on.
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She thought they were
shooting cans all around
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the store,
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and so I said to her,
"no, they killed them."
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Please be advised we have
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reports of a 1054.
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Zalot: I was working as
a night police reporter.
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We would sit in the newsroom
and listen to police radio.
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I heard this call come out
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for a triple homicide
at this location.
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So as soon as I heard that,
I drove over to
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west Philadelphia.
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The gunmen walk away
with about $700.
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Not a very significant
amount of money for
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killing three people.
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I just remember
this feeling of just
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shock and dread that descended
over this area.
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People love the nunezes,
so people just...
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Just didn't know
how to react.
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Vega: From the moment
they come in to come out
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is 57 seconds.
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They destroyed
an entire family,
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took away three lives,
in 57 seconds.
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Not even a minute.
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Hagan: When
the first responders came in,
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they found Mr. Nunez along
the refrigerator section
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in one of the aisles,
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and then, when they got
to the back of the store,
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behind the sandwich
counter they found
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the, aunt
and the mother.
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Most of our cases are
one individual gettin' killed.
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We may have a double
every once in a while.
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It's rare that we'll have
three homicide in one place.
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And attributed
to a robbery.
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Zalot: It's just like, why,
like, nobody can understand
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why this happened
the way it happened.
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In the hours
following the triple murder
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of the Nunez family,
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homicide detectives
process the crime scene.
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Hagan: When me and my supervisor
arrived on the scene,
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no one was in the store,
because we didn't want
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to disturb the evidence.
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There were nine-millimeter
casings recovered,
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what we call ay the fcc,
a fire cartridge casing.
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You noticed one soon as you
walk in the front door,
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which we believe that might
have been the first shot fired.
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And there were several in
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the back where the two women
were killed.
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The crime scene unit
photographed,
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videotaped, sketched the scene,
and collected the evidence,
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and we collected anything
from fingerprints
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to DNA to blood samples.
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We tried to get
everything to encompass
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all the evidence
that we think
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we would need to
solve the crime.
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Vega: The next step is what's
called neighborhood surveys.
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It's old-style detective work.
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They knock on every door
and say, "do you know anything?
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"Did you see anything?
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Tell me about this store."
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Excuse me,
I'm detective hagan...
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Can you tell me what happened
here tonight?
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Anything you saw,
anything you heard?
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No, I just came over
'cause I seen the tape.
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There was some cooperation
from people in the community.
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Of course, there was some
people who didn't want
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to cooperate.
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Are you from the area?
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-Yeah, live across the street.
-Yes, we live across the street.
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Vega: These people live
in the neighborhood,
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so if they know the killer,
the killer knows them,
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knows where they live,
who their children are,
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with their grandparents are.
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They're praying
the police or solve it,
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but they can't step forward,
because the reality is this --
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people are threatened,
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and people are killed.
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Is there anybody else in
the area I should speak with,
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or...?
-No, I'm sorry.
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-I really don't know much.
-No?
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They'll even say up front,
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I am not saying anything,
because I don't want to die.
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All right, well,
I appreciate your time.
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Thank you so much.
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-Thank you.
-All right.
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At the homicide unit,
surviving sisters,
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Jessica and Laura, are waiting
to give their statements.
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Jessica: It was...
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It was indescribable.
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I mean, what we were going
through was unbelievable.
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Hagan: I met with Jessica.
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I introduced myself
and told her
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I would be
the assigned detective.
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Jessica,
I'm detective hagan.
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I'm assigned to
the incident that took place.
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I can't tell you how
sorry I am.
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She just kind of sat
there, emotionless.
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Still in shock.
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I understand it might be
something that you don't want
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to talk about at this moment,
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but I'm gonna need to ask you
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some questions.
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His first questions,
I guess,
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is your regular first
questions after a crime
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like that, it's what happened,
you know,
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how did it happen,
where were you?
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If I recognize the guys,
if I've seen them before.
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Jessica, did you get
a good enough look
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at these two
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to tell me what
they look like,
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maybe what they were wearing?
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They were both black.
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One was 5'8", 160 pounds.
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He was the one who asked
for the money.
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She described the first shooter
as a shorter male, dark skin,
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a little on the husky side.
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The other guy was taller.
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Would you be able to pick
them out of a lineup
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if I showed you some pictures?
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Think you would be able
to recognize 'em?
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I will never forget
their faces.
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Jessica: All I kept thinking is,
like, there has to be a way
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where it -- by me describing
certain things,
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they could just go
and find them.
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And then when you realize
how many people fit
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that description,
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you're like, wow, that's --
that's a lot of people.
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Detectives explore possible
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motives for the murders,
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even ones that seem dubious.
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Hagan: One theory was Mr. Nunez
was part of
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some kind of
Dominican drug gang,
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and they came in to Rob
store because, you know, he was
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dealing in drugs and he had what
they consider weight, you know,
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a large amount of drugs in
the store, so we kind of
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investigated everything to make
sure that, you know, there was
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no illegal activity, even went
to a prison to interview one
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of the guys
from the neighborhood
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that was supposed to be
a well-known drug dealer
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in the neighborhood.
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So Mr. Nunez is clean.
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And the store is legit.
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Hagan: He said, point blank,
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Mr. Nunez was not
a drug dealer.
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He was a family man,
and that was a business.
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And this is coming from
somebody who was known to
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sell large amount of drugs
in the neighborhood
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and was in federal custody
at the time.
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Although physical evidence was
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collected from the crime scene,
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it turns out to be a dead end.
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Unfortunately,
the fingerprints didn't lead
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to anything substantial
at that time.
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The only DNA that was
collected would
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have been most likely
from the victims.
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We didn't find any other
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possible DNA
from possible suspects.
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We ran gun checks
on every gun
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that was confiscated
in Philadelphia
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that was a nine-millimeter.
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I had a weekly report
coming from our firearms
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identification unit
when every nine-millimeter
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was confiscated in the city,
and we were not able
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to find a match
on anything.
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Then there's a lucky break.
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Detectives track down
surveillance video from
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a Chinese restaurant across
the street from Lorena's.
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It was video that depicted
two individuals arriving
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to do the robbery and then
after the robbery, they flee
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the same way they came.
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Poor quality.
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You can barely make out faces.
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Gaul: You can't really make
a physical,
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facial identification
out of it.
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It's not clear enough to where
I could see the guy's face.
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But as you watch,
I'm going back and forth,
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you can see his mannerisms,
the way he's walking,
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the way
he's carrying himself,
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you just don't know his face.
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You could still see the guy's
watch as he's leaving.
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The face of it was --
was thick and significant.
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The video can't provide
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a visual identification
on the gunmen,
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but it does offer
a potential lead.
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White Van.
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Hagan: When we looked
at the video,
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we noticed the Van was
circling the block around
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the time of the murders.
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So we thought it was like
a getaway Van.
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See this --
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is that writing
on the side?
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And the Van had a inscription
on the side of it
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we couldn't quite make it
out through the video.
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So we wanted to find out
where is this Van,
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who owns this Van,
who was in this Van?
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I mean, we couldn't say for
certain this is part of it,
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but we weren't gonna
exclude it.
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We wanted to find
those people.
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Woman: Philadelphia police hope
that this surveillance video
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will help them
catch two killers,
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investigators think the two...
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Hagan: Somebody actually
saw it on the news,
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and it wound up being the guy
who owned the Van,
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and he called,
made arrangements for comin' in.
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He brought the Van in,
we took pictures of the Van,
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and he was cleared
by investigation
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after he said, "I was just
picking up junk."
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From that point on, we went by
any tips that we gained.
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-Have a seat, sir.
-Thanks.
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One tip in
particular seems to
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hold promise.
360
00:16:52,040 --> 00:16:55,220
So what information
do you have for me today?
361
00:16:55,330 --> 00:16:58,330
Well, I saw this Pontiac grand
am parked in the neighborhood,
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it was black, and there was some
Jersey tags on the car.
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A witness comes forward and says
that they live near Lorena's,
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and the night of the homicide,
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they came home,
and they noticed a black
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Pontiac grand am parked in
the area that had Jersey tags,
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and that was an unusual
vehicle for these blocks.
368
00:17:16,560 --> 00:17:18,830
Was this car occupied,
was somebody in it?
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Or was -- it was just
sitting there empty?
370
00:17:20,600 --> 00:17:21,800
Yeah,
it was just empty.
371
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Then I heard the gunshots go
off, and I saw these two men run
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down the middle of the street
and hop into the car,
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and then it pulled off.
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The neighbor believed he saw
them getting in the Pontiac,
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but we're not sure if it's
the same males that came out
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of the store.
377
00:17:33,800 --> 00:17:34,660
He just saw two males getting
378
00:17:34,750 --> 00:17:37,370
in the Pontiac after
he heard gunshots.
379
00:17:37,470 --> 00:17:38,380
As soon as I heard
the gunshots,
380
00:17:38,500 --> 00:17:39,890
I saw those two guys run
into their car.
381
00:17:40,000 --> 00:17:40,970
Shortly after, okay.
382
00:17:41,060 --> 00:17:42,760
-Seemed a little suspicious,
-okay.
383
00:17:42,860 --> 00:17:45,730
So I feel like they must
be involved in it or something.
384
00:17:45,830 --> 00:17:47,310
You have to be careful,
because some people
385
00:17:47,400 --> 00:17:49,980
like to embellish
on the story.
386
00:17:50,070 --> 00:17:51,310
I mean,
we did investigate it,
387
00:17:51,400 --> 00:17:54,480
but we didn't find any
credibility to this story.
388
00:17:54,570 --> 00:17:56,820
Thank you so much.
This is helpful information.
389
00:17:56,910 --> 00:17:58,100
-Glad I could help.
-I appreciate you coming in.
390
00:17:58,190 --> 00:17:59,690
-No, problem.
Thanks for having me.
-Good job.
391
00:17:59,770 --> 00:18:01,870
To a certain point,
it gets frustrating when
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you're just looking
for a shot in the dark.
393
00:18:04,580 --> 00:18:06,400
You don't know exactly
what you're looking for,
394
00:18:08,920 --> 00:18:11,600
but hoping that one person who
might have saw something
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calls you and says,
"listen,
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00:18:13,300 --> 00:18:14,890
this is a person
we're looking for."
397
00:18:20,880 --> 00:18:22,880
Shortly after
the tragic murders,
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00:18:22,960 --> 00:18:26,850
Jessica is walking down
a street not far from Lorena's.
399
00:18:26,940 --> 00:18:29,190
I remember it was about
two o'clock in the afternoon,
400
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I mean, kids were
coming out of school.
401
00:18:35,730 --> 00:18:39,260
And I see a guy riding
the bike from the other block
402
00:18:39,360 --> 00:18:41,600
behind me
with a hoodie on.
403
00:18:41,700 --> 00:18:44,700
I could swear that was the guy
that was with US
404
00:18:44,790 --> 00:18:46,040
in the cash register.
405
00:18:47,290 --> 00:18:49,770
He's looking, but he's trying
to figure my face out,
406
00:18:49,870 --> 00:18:53,410
like, you can see him
riding very slow.
407
00:18:56,080 --> 00:18:58,050
And so he has both hands
on the bike,
408
00:18:58,130 --> 00:19:00,380
and when he sees me
standing there,
409
00:19:00,470 --> 00:19:02,500
he puts one of
his hands inside.
410
00:19:05,390 --> 00:19:07,220
That's when I thought,
"I'm dead.
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00:19:07,310 --> 00:19:08,590
This is it."
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00:19:08,680 --> 00:19:13,460
And so he looks, but he sees
that I can't see his full face.
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00:19:13,570 --> 00:19:14,730
He just takes off.
414
00:19:19,600 --> 00:19:21,320
And I called
the police right away.
415
00:19:21,440 --> 00:19:22,990
I said, "listen,
416
00:19:23,110 --> 00:19:24,520
I could swear that was him."
417
00:19:24,610 --> 00:19:25,810
We tried to track down the guy
418
00:19:25,910 --> 00:19:27,390
on the bike
and never could locate him.
419
00:19:30,650 --> 00:19:32,230
And we never validated
420
00:19:32,330 --> 00:19:34,830
whether it was the same male
or not that robbed the store.
421
00:19:34,950 --> 00:19:38,040
Jessica wanted to find
these guys in the worst way
422
00:19:38,120 --> 00:19:39,510
for taking her family
away from her.
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September 14, 2011,
8 days
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00:19:56,930 --> 00:19:59,130
after losing the people
closest to her,
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Jessica Nunez and her sister,
Laura, are starting to face
426
00:20:02,460 --> 00:20:06,070
the grim reality of
a new life scarred by loss.
427
00:20:08,170 --> 00:20:09,990
We took the bodies,
and we buried them
428
00:20:10,100 --> 00:20:11,990
in the Dominican Republic.
429
00:20:12,110 --> 00:20:13,690
My mom's family
is still there.
430
00:20:14,990 --> 00:20:16,410
During the funeral days,
431
00:20:16,490 --> 00:20:18,110
you see so many people
around you,
432
00:20:18,200 --> 00:20:22,030
you don't have the time
to think, you're too busy.
433
00:20:25,200 --> 00:20:28,500
But I was going through
so much.
434
00:20:28,620 --> 00:20:31,710
I mean, no sleeping,
no eating,
435
00:20:31,790 --> 00:20:35,340
and, of course,
having nightmares every day.
436
00:20:35,460 --> 00:20:37,460
You couldn't close
your eyes because
437
00:20:37,550 --> 00:20:39,630
you're thinking
you're at the store.
438
00:20:39,720 --> 00:20:42,300
Literally, I thought
I was gonna go crazy.
439
00:20:42,390 --> 00:20:44,890
It was a difficult time.
440
00:20:44,990 --> 00:20:48,990
I never saw it, like, that
violence coming towards US.
441
00:20:49,090 --> 00:20:51,610
I never, never in my life
thought that was gonna happen
442
00:20:51,700 --> 00:20:53,630
to US.
443
00:20:53,730 --> 00:20:56,170
I made that promise
to my parents
444
00:20:56,270 --> 00:20:58,250
to find the people
that killed them.
445
00:20:58,350 --> 00:21:00,770
Like, if the police is working,
I'm working, too.
446
00:21:02,070 --> 00:21:04,670
After that, I decided,
you know what?
447
00:21:04,780 --> 00:21:07,840
I'm gonna start working
in all the stores around
448
00:21:07,950 --> 00:21:10,960
the neighborhood or the area
until I find him.
449
00:21:11,050 --> 00:21:12,700
She worked at seven different
450
00:21:12,800 --> 00:21:15,670
grocery stores in
the surrounding area.
451
00:21:17,560 --> 00:21:20,060
Jessica: I decided I'm just
going undercover on my own.
452
00:21:21,810 --> 00:21:25,060
I would change my looks
453
00:21:25,180 --> 00:21:30,230
probably every 2 to 3 weeks,
I will dye my hair
454
00:21:30,340 --> 00:21:32,770
blonde to red to black.
455
00:21:32,870 --> 00:21:36,560
I went through so many
different haircuts.
456
00:21:36,660 --> 00:21:38,390
I was hiding it
from my family.
457
00:21:38,490 --> 00:21:39,610
I was hiding it
from my sister.
458
00:21:39,690 --> 00:21:41,610
I didn't want her
to worry about it.
459
00:21:41,700 --> 00:21:43,860
They were not happy that I was
working at a store,
460
00:21:43,950 --> 00:21:45,330
but they didn't know
my motives.
461
00:21:45,420 --> 00:21:47,870
I never wanted to tell them
I'm doing this,
462
00:21:47,950 --> 00:21:49,450
because I'm sure they were
gonna stop me
463
00:21:49,540 --> 00:21:51,090
and tell me,
"let the police
464
00:21:51,210 --> 00:21:53,090
just do their job."
465
00:21:55,540 --> 00:21:58,960
Hagan: I kept in touch with her
just about every other day,
466
00:21:59,050 --> 00:22:02,080
and she was just relentless
in trying to get these guys
467
00:22:02,180 --> 00:22:03,200
locked up,
468
00:22:03,300 --> 00:22:05,120
and she was willing to do
anything it took.
469
00:22:07,070 --> 00:22:10,120
Jessica: I didn't care if
I was gonna die in the streets.
470
00:22:10,220 --> 00:22:11,810
I knew my risks,
471
00:22:11,890 --> 00:22:13,590
and I knew what I was,
you know,
472
00:22:13,700 --> 00:22:15,010
getting myself into.
473
00:22:15,110 --> 00:22:18,700
If she ran into the person
that killed her parents
474
00:22:18,780 --> 00:22:20,820
and her aunt, she probably
would have fought him.
475
00:22:27,260 --> 00:22:30,130
Meanwhile, detectives
continue to field tips,
476
00:22:30,230 --> 00:22:32,580
hoping one will yield the break
they're looking for.
477
00:22:34,580 --> 00:22:35,920
This is detective hagan.
478
00:22:36,000 --> 00:22:38,170
Hagan: There was one tip
involving a guy.
479
00:22:38,250 --> 00:22:39,840
He fit the description
of the second male,
480
00:22:39,920 --> 00:22:41,420
who was a taller male.
481
00:22:41,510 --> 00:22:43,010
Are you sure?
482
00:22:43,090 --> 00:22:44,340
What's the man's name?
483
00:22:46,590 --> 00:22:47,730
His nickname was black.
484
00:22:48,930 --> 00:22:50,930
Black was known in
the neighborhood to
485
00:22:51,020 --> 00:22:51,850
do robberies,
486
00:22:51,930 --> 00:22:54,800
sell drugs, carry a gun
all the time,
487
00:22:54,900 --> 00:22:56,300
and he had just
got out of prison.
488
00:22:56,400 --> 00:22:58,520
So that kind of piqued
our interest also,
489
00:22:58,620 --> 00:23:01,010
maybe I'm looking
for some quick money.
490
00:23:01,110 --> 00:23:02,610
Through investigation,
we found out he wasn't even
491
00:23:02,710 --> 00:23:04,410
in the area at the time
of the murders.
492
00:23:04,510 --> 00:23:05,640
You get your hopes up,
493
00:23:05,750 --> 00:23:08,500
you think you're gonna get
a good lead to get to the bottom
494
00:23:08,620 --> 00:23:09,670
of the story,
495
00:23:09,780 --> 00:23:12,200
and then it's very frustrating,
because it just got
496
00:23:12,290 --> 00:23:15,200
to a point where
we ran out of leads.
497
00:23:15,290 --> 00:23:17,010
I think that the detectives
were feeling pretty
498
00:23:17,130 --> 00:23:18,490
exasperated by the fact
499
00:23:18,590 --> 00:23:21,590
that they just couldn't
get much on this case.
500
00:23:21,680 --> 00:23:23,010
These guys were still
on the loose,
501
00:23:23,130 --> 00:23:25,380
and they were clearly
incredibly dangerous
502
00:23:25,470 --> 00:23:26,720
and ruthless.
503
00:23:26,800 --> 00:23:29,840
People were afraid --
it felt very likely
504
00:23:29,940 --> 00:23:31,390
that they were gonna
strike again.
505
00:23:34,960 --> 00:23:36,590
Vega: If they did that once,
they'll do it again.
506
00:23:37,730 --> 00:23:40,210
They don't care.
These guys have to be caught.
507
00:23:42,620 --> 00:23:45,900
On Thursday,
January 19, 2012,
508
00:23:45,990 --> 00:23:49,190
a little more than four months
after the Nunez murders,
509
00:23:49,290 --> 00:23:52,630
Philadelphia p.D. Homicide
captain James Clark sets up
510
00:23:52,730 --> 00:23:56,550
a task force headed by
homicide veteran Bob Wilkins.
511
00:23:56,650 --> 00:23:58,150
Wilkins: Captain called me in
the office,
512
00:23:58,250 --> 00:24:01,320
asked me would I like to be
a supervisor for the task force.
513
00:24:02,790 --> 00:24:04,090
The assigned detective
at that time,
514
00:24:04,190 --> 00:24:05,120
he was investigating,
515
00:24:05,220 --> 00:24:08,010
but he was starting
to run out of leads.
516
00:24:08,110 --> 00:24:09,140
Gaul:
That's where we came in.
517
00:24:09,230 --> 00:24:10,760
Captain made a decision
just to
518
00:24:10,850 --> 00:24:13,350
get a fresh set of
eyes to look at the case.
519
00:24:15,100 --> 00:24:17,730
We started the investigation
from scratch,
520
00:24:17,850 --> 00:24:20,850
and we left no stones unturned,
we were everywhere.
521
00:24:23,690 --> 00:24:25,110
We'd look at the neighborhood,
we want to
522
00:24:25,190 --> 00:24:27,360
get a pulse of what's
going on out there.
523
00:24:27,450 --> 00:24:29,410
We're bringing in uniforms
from that district,
524
00:24:29,530 --> 00:24:31,950
people that work that area,
are from that area,
525
00:24:32,030 --> 00:24:33,950
see what they're hearing
on the street,
526
00:24:34,040 --> 00:24:36,400
let US know, we'll start
interviewing people
527
00:24:36,500 --> 00:24:39,760
that we know associates
with the criminal element.
528
00:24:39,860 --> 00:24:42,660
We'll talk to the drug dealers,
we'll talk to the drug users.
529
00:24:42,760 --> 00:24:43,660
We'll start bringing
them in,
530
00:24:43,760 --> 00:24:45,140
and we'll just start talking.
531
00:24:45,210 --> 00:24:47,630
Somebody has to know something
or somebody's seen something.
532
00:24:50,380 --> 00:24:53,340
A few months after she
sees the man on the bicycle,
533
00:24:53,440 --> 00:24:56,390
Jessica is working the cash
register at the haver deli
534
00:24:56,490 --> 00:24:58,860
when she thinks
she sees the man again.
535
00:24:58,960 --> 00:25:00,430
Jessica: I was working in
a bigger store this time,
536
00:25:00,530 --> 00:25:01,860
and there was
cameras everywhere.
537
00:25:04,880 --> 00:25:08,070
I saw a guy that looked
just like one of them,
538
00:25:08,150 --> 00:25:09,770
the same guy that I
539
00:25:09,870 --> 00:25:11,400
could swear passed by
on the bike.
540
00:25:12,770 --> 00:25:15,390
The way he looked at me
and how he was walking,
541
00:25:17,260 --> 00:25:19,360
just the entire moment
that he was at the store,
542
00:25:19,460 --> 00:25:22,130
I'm freaking out because
again, I'm thinking these people
543
00:25:22,230 --> 00:25:24,630
are looking for me
to kill me.
544
00:25:26,720 --> 00:25:29,660
Jessica calls
detectives and, in a panic,
545
00:25:29,760 --> 00:25:31,290
rushes to the back of
the store.
546
00:25:36,350 --> 00:25:38,760
It is just so many things
going through my body
547
00:25:38,870 --> 00:25:40,400
at that moment.
548
00:25:40,500 --> 00:25:42,520
I remember having a breakdown.
549
00:25:42,620 --> 00:25:44,490
I couldn't even breathe.
I couldn't even breathe.
550
00:25:44,590 --> 00:25:46,670
I felt, like, dizzy.
551
00:25:46,770 --> 00:25:48,610
It was really bad.
552
00:25:53,160 --> 00:25:56,980
Immediately, I dispatched
uniform out to the location.
553
00:25:57,080 --> 00:25:59,550
When we get to the store, that
individual's not in the store
554
00:25:59,650 --> 00:26:02,620
anymore, and it comes out,
this is not the guy.
555
00:26:14,820 --> 00:26:17,100
After four months,
the Nunez murder
556
00:26:17,200 --> 00:26:19,910
investigation is still
at square one.
557
00:26:21,460 --> 00:26:24,580
But on Tuesday,
January 31st, when two
558
00:26:24,660 --> 00:26:27,460
detectives run into each other
outside of court,
559
00:26:27,580 --> 00:26:29,450
they make an important
connection.
560
00:26:29,550 --> 00:26:31,280
-Joe!
-Tom.
561
00:26:31,390 --> 00:26:33,590
How are ya?
562
00:26:33,670 --> 00:26:35,120
Gaul: Detective Murray
was assigned
563
00:26:35,220 --> 00:26:36,310
to special investigations
564
00:26:36,420 --> 00:26:39,610
within southwest detectives
specializing in robberies.
565
00:26:39,710 --> 00:26:41,540
Very good reputation
as far as,
566
00:26:41,650 --> 00:26:45,350
a thorough investigator,
a dogged investigator.
567
00:26:45,430 --> 00:26:46,570
Just a good detective.
568
00:26:46,650 --> 00:26:47,930
Actually, I've been meaning
to talk to you.
569
00:26:48,020 --> 00:26:49,970
I've been reassigned a case,
and I wanted your input,
570
00:26:50,070 --> 00:26:51,520
the Nunez groceries.
571
00:26:51,610 --> 00:26:52,990
I'm like, "listen,
it'll save me a phone call.
572
00:26:53,110 --> 00:26:55,020
"I'm glad I ran into you --
I'm being re-assigned a case,
573
00:26:55,110 --> 00:26:57,080
"and I was gonna reach out
to you about it.
574
00:26:57,160 --> 00:26:58,310
It's the Nunez grocery."
575
00:26:58,410 --> 00:26:59,240
Nunez, yeah.
576
00:26:59,330 --> 00:27:01,310
You ought to take a closer
look at that
577
00:27:01,420 --> 00:27:03,480
a&a grocery armed robbery
on gratz street.
578
00:27:03,580 --> 00:27:04,870
There's another one
on reedland.
579
00:27:04,950 --> 00:27:05,830
-Really?
-Looks a lot like
580
00:27:05,950 --> 00:27:07,290
your Nunez case.
581
00:27:07,370 --> 00:27:08,790
Detective Murray tells Gaul
582
00:27:08,870 --> 00:27:10,820
he thinks it's possible
that the same men who
583
00:27:10,930 --> 00:27:13,330
committed two recent armed
robberies could also
584
00:27:13,430 --> 00:27:16,100
be responsible for the Nunez
triple murders.
585
00:27:16,180 --> 00:27:17,160
All right, thanks.
I'm gonna follow up,
586
00:27:17,260 --> 00:27:18,600
all right?
I'll call you soon.
587
00:27:18,680 --> 00:27:20,630
-Sounds good.
-Cool. Thank you, man.
588
00:27:20,720 --> 00:27:22,850
The other two robberies
are the exact same method
589
00:27:22,970 --> 00:27:25,850
of operation, you know,
two guys come in.
590
00:27:25,970 --> 00:27:28,170
One guy goes to the front
where the cash box is,
591
00:27:28,280 --> 00:27:30,030
and one guy goes to the back
and they keep
592
00:27:30,140 --> 00:27:32,840
an eye on the store.
593
00:27:32,950 --> 00:27:35,360
The task force is able
to acquire surveillance
594
00:27:35,480 --> 00:27:37,400
footage from one of
those grocery stores.
595
00:27:38,490 --> 00:27:40,370
It looked like a prime video,
like, it was really good,
596
00:27:40,470 --> 00:27:42,540
and you could see
the one offender in
597
00:27:42,640 --> 00:27:45,240
the rear of the store as
the robbery is committed.
598
00:27:45,340 --> 00:27:47,210
You see his gun,
you see the watch.
599
00:27:47,330 --> 00:27:49,500
It's really,
really specific.
600
00:27:49,580 --> 00:27:51,550
It was observed that
one of the males
601
00:27:51,670 --> 00:27:56,400
in the video had the same
clothing on as the Nunez store,
602
00:27:56,500 --> 00:27:59,190
which really brought
our attention to him.
603
00:27:59,290 --> 00:28:02,360
Gaul: So we released that video
to the press just saying, look,
604
00:28:02,460 --> 00:28:04,560
we're looking for help
for this robbery.
605
00:28:04,660 --> 00:28:07,080
Once we do that,
some tips are coming in.
606
00:28:08,750 --> 00:28:11,320
On February 7, 2012,
607
00:28:11,420 --> 00:28:15,140
someone calls and says
he recognizes one of the men.
608
00:28:15,240 --> 00:28:16,140
Are you serious?
609
00:28:16,240 --> 00:28:17,860
Let's get him in here
right away!
610
00:28:17,940 --> 00:28:19,440
At one point,
my detective comes to me
611
00:28:19,530 --> 00:28:21,740
and says,
"this guy may be able to I.D.
612
00:28:21,850 --> 00:28:23,950
On the photo."
613
00:28:24,050 --> 00:28:25,110
Okay.
614
00:28:26,750 --> 00:28:28,880
He Gaul, we got somebody
who can I.D. The killer.
615
00:28:28,990 --> 00:28:31,670
-Really? Brilliant.
-Got him.
616
00:28:32,990 --> 00:28:33,920
When we get that information,
617
00:28:34,020 --> 00:28:35,490
everything stops, I mean,
we just
618
00:28:35,590 --> 00:28:37,960
stopped dead in our tracks.
619
00:28:38,060 --> 00:28:41,200
We get this individual in,
now we're listening to this guy
620
00:28:41,300 --> 00:28:42,870
tell US what he knows.
621
00:28:42,970 --> 00:28:43,900
So how do you know this guy?
622
00:28:44,000 --> 00:28:45,900
I recognized the picture on TV.
623
00:28:46,000 --> 00:28:47,800
I used to hang out with
the guy around Philly.
624
00:28:47,910 --> 00:28:49,740
I see him at parties
on the corner.
625
00:28:49,840 --> 00:28:51,040
I knew the same people
he knew.
626
00:28:51,140 --> 00:28:52,210
What's his name?
627
00:28:52,310 --> 00:28:53,680
It's Ibrahim Muhammed.
628
00:28:55,730 --> 00:28:57,400
Ibrahim Muhammed.
629
00:28:58,620 --> 00:29:01,230
Wilkins: He gives US a name,
Ibrahim Muhammed.
630
00:29:01,320 --> 00:29:03,270
We put that in our database.
631
00:29:03,370 --> 00:29:05,040
And sure enough,
he pops out.
632
00:29:06,160 --> 00:29:07,320
Is this the man
you're talking about?
633
00:29:09,380 --> 00:29:10,880
That's Ibrahim Muhammed.
634
00:29:10,960 --> 00:29:12,380
I swear to god
that's him.
635
00:29:13,750 --> 00:29:15,960
We get a photo of him,
we go show the guy.
636
00:29:16,080 --> 00:29:17,920
He says, "that's the guy
I'm talking about."
637
00:29:19,300 --> 00:29:21,140
He's a drug dealer.
638
00:29:21,260 --> 00:29:24,260
He was selling drugs
in the area
639
00:29:24,340 --> 00:29:25,390
of 62nd and reedland.
640
00:29:25,480 --> 00:29:27,890
31-year-old
Ibrahim Muhammed has been in
641
00:29:27,980 --> 00:29:31,310
and out of jail for theft
and felony drug charges.
642
00:29:31,430 --> 00:29:33,850
Now we have
a person of interest.
643
00:29:33,930 --> 00:29:35,150
We know who
we're looking for.
644
00:29:36,270 --> 00:29:38,240
At this point
in the investigation,
645
00:29:38,320 --> 00:29:39,940
we have a meeting
with narcotics.
646
00:29:40,020 --> 00:29:41,110
We showed 'em the photo,
647
00:29:41,190 --> 00:29:43,310
we tell them this is
our person of interest
648
00:29:43,410 --> 00:29:44,930
on the triple homicide.
649
00:29:46,730 --> 00:29:48,500
They take off running.
650
00:29:48,600 --> 00:29:51,070
In hopes of catching
Ibrahim Muhammed,
651
00:29:51,170 --> 00:29:53,400
the narcotics unit
carries out a drug bust
652
00:29:53,500 --> 00:29:56,640
on the 6200 block
of reedland street,
653
00:29:56,740 --> 00:29:59,710
and, in a stroke of luck,
five months after the brutal
654
00:29:59,810 --> 00:30:01,440
murder of the Nunez family,
655
00:30:01,550 --> 00:30:04,050
detectives arrest
Ibrahim Muhammed,
656
00:30:04,150 --> 00:30:06,780
one of the suspected killers.
657
00:30:06,880 --> 00:30:08,820
They get him selling.
658
00:30:08,920 --> 00:30:10,720
They arrest him
at that point,
659
00:30:10,810 --> 00:30:12,390
and when he arrives
at homicide,
660
00:30:12,470 --> 00:30:14,390
we place him in
one of our interview rooms.
661
00:30:16,590 --> 00:30:20,760
Detective Gaul is eerily
reminded of the robbery video.
662
00:30:20,870 --> 00:30:22,200
Gaul: He walks him in.
663
00:30:22,300 --> 00:30:24,670
I'm watching his physical
characteristics, seeing
664
00:30:24,770 --> 00:30:25,900
type of gait,
665
00:30:26,000 --> 00:30:29,770
you know, saying type physical
description, angular face.
666
00:30:29,870 --> 00:30:31,970
And the watch was
very significant.
667
00:30:32,080 --> 00:30:34,080
It was almost,
like, emblazoned in my brain,
668
00:30:34,180 --> 00:30:36,750
you know what I mean?
From watching the video so much.
669
00:30:36,850 --> 00:30:39,110
Listen, my friend,
I'm on your side.
670
00:30:40,750 --> 00:30:41,680
I just need to ask you
671
00:30:41,790 --> 00:30:44,700
some questions about
the Nunez triple murder
672
00:30:44,810 --> 00:30:46,620
that happened
this past September.
673
00:30:46,720 --> 00:30:47,720
One of my tactics was when
674
00:30:47,830 --> 00:30:49,810
I went in was just
friendly conversation.
675
00:30:49,910 --> 00:30:51,880
I didn't want him to feel
under pressure.
676
00:30:51,980 --> 00:30:53,610
I didn't want him to feel
like we was bullying him.
677
00:30:54,920 --> 00:30:57,650
It wasn't me.
It wasn't me.
678
00:30:57,740 --> 00:30:59,570
I don't know what you guys
are talking about.
679
00:31:00,650 --> 00:31:01,940
I didn't do it.
680
00:31:04,240 --> 00:31:07,280
Look, the only thing that's
gonna save you right now
681
00:31:07,360 --> 00:31:09,980
is telling US exactly what
happened and exactly what
682
00:31:10,080 --> 00:31:11,610
you did.
683
00:31:11,720 --> 00:31:13,350
I said, "look, you've been
waiting for this knock
684
00:31:13,450 --> 00:31:16,290
on your door since
September 7th of 2011."
685
00:31:16,390 --> 00:31:17,500
I said,
"here we are in the middle
686
00:31:17,610 --> 00:31:20,560
of February, and the knock
on the door came."
687
00:31:20,660 --> 00:31:22,990
I'm trying to explain to him,
listen, they have you,
688
00:31:23,090 --> 00:31:24,130
they know it's you.
689
00:31:24,230 --> 00:31:25,460
They got you on video.
690
00:31:26,630 --> 00:31:27,660
Okay, okay.
691
00:31:27,770 --> 00:31:30,370
It was supposed
to just be a robbery.
692
00:31:30,470 --> 00:31:31,830
I was never gonna
shoot anyone.
693
00:31:33,170 --> 00:31:35,100
But the guy,
he had a gun.
694
00:31:35,210 --> 00:31:36,810
Wilkins: They targeted
bodega stores.
695
00:31:36,910 --> 00:31:39,090
Usually they would come in,
produce the gun,
696
00:31:39,190 --> 00:31:40,930
people would give over
the cash,
697
00:31:41,030 --> 00:31:42,440
and the guys
would just leave.
698
00:31:42,560 --> 00:31:43,950
But they panicked.
699
00:31:44,060 --> 00:31:45,060
Everything is a blur.
700
00:31:45,150 --> 00:31:47,030
Soon as I got to the back,
701
00:31:47,120 --> 00:31:49,120
I shot the woman.
702
00:31:49,220 --> 00:31:50,690
And I saw the guy on the floor,
703
00:31:50,790 --> 00:31:53,810
I saw him trying to get back
up, and I shot him dead.
704
00:31:55,560 --> 00:31:57,180
Gaul: He described how
he shot all three.
705
00:31:57,280 --> 00:31:58,280
So now we have enough to
706
00:31:58,380 --> 00:32:00,860
arrest and charge Ibrahim
Muhammed for all three
707
00:32:00,970 --> 00:32:02,310
just based on his confession.
708
00:32:02,420 --> 00:32:05,470
If he had done
just a regular robbery
709
00:32:05,590 --> 00:32:08,020
and walked out
and left that family intact,
710
00:32:08,120 --> 00:32:10,360
he wouldn't have got the heavy
hammer that homicide
711
00:32:10,460 --> 00:32:11,290
went after him.
712
00:32:11,390 --> 00:32:12,790
When you kill someone,
you've now joined
713
00:32:12,890 --> 00:32:15,760
the big leagues,
because we don't let that go.
714
00:32:15,860 --> 00:32:18,300
When we heard that there was
an arrest finally made,
715
00:32:18,400 --> 00:32:19,930
it was just relief.
716
00:32:20,030 --> 00:32:22,720
There was palpable relief
across the city.
717
00:32:22,820 --> 00:32:24,950
It was like,
"thank god."
718
00:32:25,060 --> 00:32:27,720
Ibrahim Muhammed wastes
no time in naming
719
00:32:27,830 --> 00:32:29,260
the other gunman.
720
00:32:29,360 --> 00:32:31,330
Who was your accomplice?
721
00:32:31,430 --> 00:32:32,560
His name's Malik.
722
00:32:33,660 --> 00:32:36,700
-And Malik's last name?
-Scott.
723
00:32:36,800 --> 00:32:38,370
I think that his motive
to give the Malik Scott
724
00:32:38,470 --> 00:32:39,500
was he was hoping that
725
00:32:39,600 --> 00:32:41,770
that would turn into
a bargaining chip.
726
00:32:41,870 --> 00:32:45,370
His main concern
was the death penalty.
727
00:32:45,480 --> 00:32:46,960
That guy felt no remorse.
728
00:32:48,210 --> 00:32:52,930
Two days later, on
Saturday, February 11, 2012
729
00:32:53,020 --> 00:32:56,720
30-year-old Malik Scott is
apprehended by law enforcement.
730
00:32:56,800 --> 00:33:00,390
Malik also has a long rap
sheet of prior convictions.
731
00:33:00,470 --> 00:33:02,840
Gaul: Even though we have enough
to arrest Malik Scott
732
00:33:02,940 --> 00:33:05,510
and Ibrahim Muhammed
based on his confession,
733
00:33:05,610 --> 00:33:08,060
everybody wants to have
a successful trial.
734
00:33:08,150 --> 00:33:12,280
Now the next game plan is we're
gonna show identification,
735
00:33:13,450 --> 00:33:16,540
arrays, you know, photo arrays
to the witnesses.
736
00:33:16,660 --> 00:33:18,620
Hi, Jessica,
it's detective Gaul.
737
00:33:19,660 --> 00:33:21,340
Yes, we've got something.
738
00:33:21,450 --> 00:33:22,580
They called me
and they told me
739
00:33:22,660 --> 00:33:25,360
that they needed to come over,
it's early in the morning,
740
00:33:25,470 --> 00:33:26,720
I'm like, "my gosh."
741
00:33:26,830 --> 00:33:29,370
I was in shock.
742
00:33:43,130 --> 00:33:46,170
It's just over
five months since Jessica Nunez
743
00:33:46,250 --> 00:33:47,970
and her sister
watched their mother,
744
00:33:48,090 --> 00:33:51,260
father, and aunt's execution
during an armed robbery at
745
00:33:51,360 --> 00:33:53,460
the family's grocery store.
746
00:33:53,560 --> 00:33:55,340
Jessica is anxiously awaiting
747
00:33:55,430 --> 00:33:58,060
a meeting with detective Gaul
and Wilkins.
748
00:33:58,150 --> 00:34:00,230
Jessica: I had a feeling that
it was something good,
749
00:34:00,320 --> 00:34:01,600
whether they got
one of the guys
750
00:34:01,690 --> 00:34:04,650
or I thought they got, like,
the gun or something.
751
00:34:04,770 --> 00:34:07,190
Now, Jessica, I've got
a couple of photos to show you,
752
00:34:07,270 --> 00:34:08,710
okay?
753
00:34:08,810 --> 00:34:11,410
Can you tell me if
you recognize either of
754
00:34:11,510 --> 00:34:12,540
these two men?
755
00:34:14,260 --> 00:34:15,530
My god.
756
00:34:16,730 --> 00:34:19,820
As soon as I saw the pictures,
I knew who they were.
757
00:34:19,920 --> 00:34:21,320
That's them.
758
00:34:21,420 --> 00:34:22,650
These are the people
who killed my family.
759
00:34:25,830 --> 00:34:26,940
Wilkins:
Grown men don't cry,
760
00:34:27,040 --> 00:34:29,210
but you could see wet eyes,
you know, as we're talking,,
761
00:34:29,300 --> 00:34:31,430
because that's how you felt
just looking at her.
762
00:34:32,900 --> 00:34:34,400
It's okay.
It's okay.
763
00:34:34,500 --> 00:34:35,930
Your parents
would be proud.
764
00:34:37,300 --> 00:34:38,920
Once we got
the identifications,
765
00:34:39,020 --> 00:34:40,990
we have enough
to charge Malik Scott
766
00:34:41,090 --> 00:34:42,520
and Ibrahim Muhammed.
767
00:34:45,500 --> 00:34:47,930
Detectives can finally
piece together what happened
768
00:34:48,030 --> 00:34:51,530
to the Nunez family
on September 6, 2011.
769
00:34:51,640 --> 00:34:53,900
It's porfirio Nunez's
birthday,
770
00:34:54,000 --> 00:34:56,470
and the family is getting
ready to close up a little bit
771
00:34:56,570 --> 00:34:57,660
early for the night so that
772
00:34:57,740 --> 00:35:01,030
they can go be together
and celebrate his birthday.
773
00:35:01,130 --> 00:35:03,310
I don't think that these guys
went in there to kill
774
00:35:03,410 --> 00:35:04,560
the nunezes.
775
00:35:06,500 --> 00:35:08,470
I think they went in there
to Rob the place.
776
00:35:08,570 --> 00:35:09,940
The other two robberies,
even though they didn't
777
00:35:10,000 --> 00:35:12,800
end in death, they were still
that violent-type,
778
00:35:12,890 --> 00:35:14,510
intimidating nature
right from the juncture.
779
00:35:15,930 --> 00:35:17,310
They definitely had
it pre-planned.
780
00:35:17,390 --> 00:35:18,930
They hit 'em right before
they were closing,
781
00:35:19,010 --> 00:35:21,430
and they went in there almost
like a tactical team.
782
00:35:22,680 --> 00:35:24,600
Malik always goes to
the counter, that's his thing.
783
00:35:24,690 --> 00:35:27,020
He's the counter guy
getting the money.
784
00:35:27,100 --> 00:35:28,650
Then the second gunman,
he's the one that always
785
00:35:28,740 --> 00:35:30,690
goes to the back,
and Muhammed is
786
00:35:30,770 --> 00:35:31,660
the violent guy.
787
00:35:31,740 --> 00:35:34,990
He likes being out there
giving the orders.
788
00:35:35,080 --> 00:35:35,860
Hurry up!
789
00:35:35,950 --> 00:35:37,900
We gotta go, man.
Speed this up.
790
00:35:38,000 --> 00:35:38,830
Get down!
791
00:35:38,920 --> 00:35:41,280
No!
792
00:35:41,370 --> 00:35:43,900
Malik grabs Laura.
She screams.
793
00:35:44,000 --> 00:35:44,790
No!
794
00:35:44,870 --> 00:35:46,240
Jessica freezes --
the guy has a gun.
795
00:35:46,340 --> 00:35:47,510
Dad, when he hears
796
00:35:47,590 --> 00:35:50,290
his daughter scream,
turns, runs to the counter,
797
00:35:50,380 --> 00:35:52,080
as he's running there,
he's saying... wait!
798
00:35:52,180 --> 00:35:52,960
"Wait, wait, wait!"
799
00:35:53,050 --> 00:35:54,350
Wait! Wait!
800
00:35:54,430 --> 00:35:56,210
Gaul: And it's Malik that,
once he sees
801
00:35:56,300 --> 00:35:57,850
the threat of Mr. Nunez
with the gun,
802
00:35:59,390 --> 00:36:01,390
he shoots him.
803
00:36:01,470 --> 00:36:02,550
Vega: He didn't deserve
to get shot.
804
00:36:02,640 --> 00:36:03,940
He was trying to protect
his girls.
805
00:36:04,060 --> 00:36:06,860
At that moment,
he wasn't protecting a store.
806
00:36:06,940 --> 00:36:08,480
He was protecting
his little girl.
807
00:36:10,150 --> 00:36:12,260
Now Muhammed goes
and sees the two women
808
00:36:12,370 --> 00:36:13,950
that obviously
see him the most.
809
00:36:19,620 --> 00:36:21,040
Gaul: He kills both of them,
810
00:36:22,740 --> 00:36:23,660
comes back,
811
00:36:23,740 --> 00:36:26,830
sees Mr. Nunez
still moving around.
812
00:36:29,880 --> 00:36:30,780
Shoots and kills him.
813
00:36:32,590 --> 00:36:35,920
Vega: It happened so quickly,
they didn't see it coming.
814
00:36:36,010 --> 00:36:37,510
They didn't expect it.
815
00:36:37,590 --> 00:36:41,130
This was the devastation
of a family, killing
816
00:36:41,230 --> 00:36:44,500
good people and then killing
unarmed women.
817
00:36:44,600 --> 00:36:46,850
It's one of the most horrific,
if not the horrific case,
818
00:36:46,950 --> 00:36:49,270
I've ever -- I've ever
been involved in.
819
00:36:49,350 --> 00:36:51,100
And, I've been
involved in a few.
820
00:36:52,240 --> 00:36:53,690
What you waiting for,
an invitation?
821
00:36:53,770 --> 00:36:55,640
Speed this up!
822
00:36:55,740 --> 00:36:57,110
Hurry up!
823
00:36:59,110 --> 00:37:01,280
We out, bro.
824
00:37:01,370 --> 00:37:03,500
Detectives will never
know why the gunmen spared
825
00:37:03,620 --> 00:37:05,500
Jessica and Laura's lives.
826
00:37:05,620 --> 00:37:06,790
Hagan: They're blessed
to be alive.
827
00:37:06,870 --> 00:37:08,920
We don't know why the guys
didn't kill 'em.
828
00:37:09,010 --> 00:37:10,150
We have no idea.
829
00:37:10,260 --> 00:37:12,040
Some guys would have killed
everybody in the store,
830
00:37:12,130 --> 00:37:14,210
so there were no witnesses
left -- for them two
831
00:37:14,290 --> 00:37:16,490
to be alive, it's a miracle.
832
00:37:16,600 --> 00:37:18,800
My family had a grocery store
just like theirs,
833
00:37:18,880 --> 00:37:21,180
and all of US worked in it
just like they did.
834
00:37:21,290 --> 00:37:23,330
Our store had been
burglarized, had been robbed
835
00:37:23,440 --> 00:37:24,520
at gunpoint,
836
00:37:24,640 --> 00:37:27,270
knifepoint -- I would pray that
they wouldn't be killed.
837
00:37:27,360 --> 00:37:28,670
My mother, father, sister,
838
00:37:28,780 --> 00:37:31,180
grandmother -- I'm glad I had
the case, because what I feared
839
00:37:31,280 --> 00:37:33,310
the most,
those girls lived.
840
00:37:33,400 --> 00:37:36,800
So it was very personal saying
that these girls need me.
841
00:37:36,900 --> 00:37:39,370
On December 6, 2016,
842
00:37:39,490 --> 00:37:41,240
5 years after
the triple slaying
843
00:37:41,320 --> 00:37:43,370
at Lorena's that
shook Philadelphia,
844
00:37:43,490 --> 00:37:45,690
the case finally
goes to trial.
845
00:37:45,790 --> 00:37:48,710
I'm so nervous now,
because yeah, we got them.
846
00:37:48,810 --> 00:37:50,380
But are we gonna get justice?
847
00:37:50,480 --> 00:37:52,650
Are they gonna walk out within
a year or two and then come
848
00:37:52,750 --> 00:37:55,130
back and probably kill
the little girl that put them
849
00:37:55,240 --> 00:37:56,400
in jail?
850
00:37:56,500 --> 00:37:59,370
I was going through
so much mentally
851
00:37:59,460 --> 00:38:01,220
thinking that that was
gonna happen.
852
00:38:03,090 --> 00:38:05,810
I remember sitting in
the courtroom.
853
00:38:05,910 --> 00:38:07,780
We were holding hands.
854
00:38:07,880 --> 00:38:11,100
Once they had a verdict,
I remember my family praying.
855
00:38:12,470 --> 00:38:16,070
On December 21, 2016,
Ibrahim Muhammed
856
00:38:16,170 --> 00:38:19,440
and Malik Scott are found
guilty of first-degree murder
857
00:38:20,590 --> 00:38:21,960
in the 2011 deaths
858
00:38:22,060 --> 00:38:26,380
of porfirio Nunez,
juana Nunez, and Lina Sanchez.
859
00:38:27,880 --> 00:38:29,280
Vega: The jury came back
in an hour, guilty.
860
00:38:29,390 --> 00:38:31,700
They didn't even ask for
a single picture exhibit,
861
00:38:31,790 --> 00:38:34,740
they just ordered lunch
and convicted them like that.
862
00:38:34,840 --> 00:38:36,410
I started crying.
863
00:38:36,510 --> 00:38:37,960
My sister started crying.
864
00:38:40,100 --> 00:38:41,330
You feel peace.
865
00:38:42,400 --> 00:38:46,120
But then you realize that no
matter -- no matter how many
866
00:38:46,220 --> 00:38:47,100
years they get in jail,
867
00:38:47,200 --> 00:38:49,090
you're still not gonna
get them back.
868
00:38:50,360 --> 00:38:53,480
And you still have to
understand that you're not
869
00:38:53,560 --> 00:38:55,540
gonna have your dad walkin' you
870
00:38:55,650 --> 00:38:59,250
down the aisle or, you know,
call your mom if
871
00:38:59,350 --> 00:39:00,580
something is wrong.
872
00:39:02,390 --> 00:39:04,490
You still have to realize
those things.
873
00:39:07,410 --> 00:39:10,780
Vega: We got the guys,
and what little solace it
874
00:39:10,880 --> 00:39:14,050
gives them saying these guys
were brought to justice,
875
00:39:14,130 --> 00:39:15,460
they didn't get away with it,
876
00:39:15,580 --> 00:39:17,830
you know, my parents are dead,
but guess what?
877
00:39:17,920 --> 00:39:20,000
You got caught.
You got convicted.
878
00:39:20,090 --> 00:39:21,970
I know that the family,
the survivors,
879
00:39:22,090 --> 00:39:25,140
didn't want them to face
the death penalty,
880
00:39:25,260 --> 00:39:26,760
because it was against
their beliefs.
881
00:39:26,840 --> 00:39:29,560
So this was the best thing
that prosecutors
882
00:39:29,660 --> 00:39:31,460
in the city could do
for them was to
883
00:39:31,570 --> 00:39:34,430
make sure that these men have
no possibility of parole.
884
00:39:34,530 --> 00:39:35,900
They're never gonna be
back on the street.
885
00:39:36,000 --> 00:39:37,350
They're never gonna
886
00:39:37,450 --> 00:39:39,100
see the light of day
outside of
887
00:39:39,190 --> 00:39:42,440
a prison ever again to
terrorize another family.
888
00:39:42,540 --> 00:39:44,780
Jessica took over the role
of her mom and dad.
889
00:39:46,160 --> 00:39:49,330
She took care of her younger
sister and her younger brother.
890
00:39:49,450 --> 00:39:51,370
She became spokesperson
for the family.
891
00:39:51,450 --> 00:39:53,250
Just resilience is the word
I can think of
892
00:39:53,340 --> 00:39:54,770
when I think of Jessica.
893
00:39:54,870 --> 00:39:57,570
If I thought I was so weak
and I didn't think
894
00:39:57,670 --> 00:39:58,910
I was like this strong girl,
895
00:39:59,010 --> 00:40:00,340
then my dad would
tell me I was,
896
00:40:00,460 --> 00:40:02,760
or -- or "you can do
everything you want,"
897
00:40:02,850 --> 00:40:06,630
and "you can do anything if
you put yourself into it."
898
00:40:06,720 --> 00:40:09,600
Took me a few years, um,
to understand that,
899
00:40:09,690 --> 00:40:10,800
yeah, I am strong.
900
00:40:10,900 --> 00:40:13,760
I survived,
and I learned to move on.
901
00:40:16,840 --> 00:40:18,640
And Jessica
finds a way to honor
902
00:40:18,750 --> 00:40:21,400
her family by doing
what she loves most.
903
00:40:27,200 --> 00:40:30,000
Jessica: The music was
my connection with my dad.
904
00:40:30,110 --> 00:40:33,880
He likes to sing and act,
and I had the same personality.
905
00:40:35,050 --> 00:40:38,810
In July 2019,
Jessica was selected to compete
906
00:40:38,920 --> 00:40:41,950
on "reina de la cancion,"
the Spanish version
907
00:40:42,070 --> 00:40:44,540
of "the voice."
908
00:40:44,620 --> 00:40:48,210
I remember the first time
when I did my audition,
909
00:40:48,290 --> 00:40:51,960
I literally felt like they
were walking with me on stage.
910
00:40:52,080 --> 00:40:54,050
I was filled with so much
happiness and peace
911
00:40:54,130 --> 00:40:55,050
at the same time.
912
00:40:55,130 --> 00:40:58,170
And so I will always
say something to them.
913
00:40:58,250 --> 00:40:59,220
Be like, "listen,
914
00:40:59,300 --> 00:41:01,500
"your little crazy girl's
about two something,
915
00:41:01,590 --> 00:41:03,840
so just rock with me."
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