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Berlinger: In the small town of Chillicothe, Ohio,

six women have gone missing,

young mothers caught in a vicious cycle

of addiction and prostitution.

Four of them have turned up dead.

-Is there a serial killer? -A serial killer...

Man: It could be the work of a serial killer.

Berlinger: I'm Joe Berlinger.

I'm a documentary filmmaker and an activist.

There's a lot of loose ends to this story.

For this investigation, I've teamed up

with forensic intelligence analyst Angela Clemente

to find out what happened to these women

and to help give their families some answers.

We got to get justice.

All of us in here have to get justice.

Berlinger: We've been looking into the possibility

that a serial killer is on the loose.

Woman: I found a woman's body in a crick.

Oh, God, please hurry.

When we look at the totality of this investigation,

a serial killer is a real possibility.

If you look at the map over here,

they were last seen in a cluster.

Berlinger: As our investigation ramps up,

the question we want answered,

"Is the killer among us, hiding in plain sight?"

Ruth: There's somebody out there that knows what went on,

but they just won't tell because they're scared.

Man: So we pray Our Father...

Woman: He put the gun to my chest, and he said, "Live or die?"

Woman #2: Everybody who knows information

and tries to come out and talk about it, they end up dead.

Man: He gave her a hot shot of heroin.

Woman #3: And I said, "I know who your son is,

and I know what he did, too."

Sam: If she's out there,

please just let her go and let her come home.

Dutchess: I know everybody says that,

you know, everything happens for a reason.

No, it don't.

My best friend was found in this water, dead,

with an unborn child.

There's no reason for that.

**

Berlinger: Six months after Charlotte Trego

and Tameka Lynch go missing in Chillicothe,

another young woman mysteriously disappears from the area.

Dutchess: I was about 8 years old when I met Shasta.

We went to the same church.

We hung out at her grandma's house.

She was just a goofball.

She was just a good-hearted person.

When her dad passed away, Shasta inherited $50,000.

She had big plans for it. She wanted to buy a house.

But, you know, our town is --

It's going through a heroin epidemic right now...

...and drugs are really bad.

She started getting into,

you know, little bit harsher things.

She was buying pills and doing heroin and cocaine.

That money was being spent on partying a lot.

She was buying other people's drugs and alcohol.

And then Shasta got involved with Michael Owes.

They all partied together.

Shasta felt that she genuinely loved Michael Owes.

She seemed like she was really happy.

Clemente: When did you last hear from Shasta?

December 16th of 2014.

She said, "I found out that I'm having a baby."

I said, "Are you excited about this?

Are you ready for it?"

She says, "This is a blessing, and I couldn't imagine it

with any other man.

I'm just so happy. I really want this."

And that was the end of our conversation.

Berlinger: On Christmas Day 2014, 20-year-old Shasta Himelrick

leaves her grandmother's house and never returns.

Throne: The disappearance of Shasta Himelrick

really is the one that I think sends

a bigger shock wave through the community.

She's pregnant. She's young.

She's pretty.

She got a text message, and she said,

"I've got to go, Granny," said, "I'll be back,"

but she never came back.

She caught on a gas-station security camera

several hours before the car is found.

Reporter: Police located Shasta Himelrick's vehicle

at this remote intersection.

Reporter #2: There is no sign of Himelrick,

and her family is growing more fearful

with every hour that passes.

It is the one case that probably baffles people

in this community more than anything else.

Berlinger: At around 5:15 p.m.,

Shasta gets a text and leaves her grandmother's house.

At 3:15 a.m.,

a security camera places her at the Speedway gas station

on East Main.

At 7:32 a.m., Shasta's abandoned car is found

near the Higby Road Bridge.

Throne: They had found her car.

**

The doors were open.

The battery was dead.

**

Woman: When we first got here,

we thought maybe the car broke down.

Throne: But there's some small amounts of blood inside the car.

Woman: I mean, there was trickles everywhere.

Her shoes were placed on top of the bridge.

Woman: Literally, her shoes were like side by side.

And I look at the cops, you know, and I'm like,

"Anybody look in the water?"

It didn't take me long to think something bad had happened to her,

especially because she wasn't with Mike.

She didn't really go too far from him.

Berlinger: Fearing for his own life,

Shasta's friend agrees to tell us what he knows

on the condition that we hide his identity.

Timothy: Right after she went missing,

everybody was searching for her,

but Mike Owes was at her house drinking and partying.

You know, that was a big red flag.

I was like, that's kind of odd that we're all down here

and he's not really worried about it.

[ Train horn blares ]

**

The Ross County Sheriff's Office tells me they recovered the body

about 3/4 of a mile to a mile south of here

in the Scioto River.

Shasta Himelrick was a very difficult case.

The cause of death for Shasta Himelrick was drowning,

and I ruled the manner as suicide.

Dutchess: It just doesn't make any sense.

I don't think Shasta committed suicide,

because she was genuinely happy.

I think somebody had threw her off the bridge.

Clemente: In Shasta's case, what indicated suicide to you?

There were no defensive wounds.

Shasta Himelrick had what are called hesitation marks

on her arms.

Oftentimes when people aren't quite sure

that they want to complete this act,

they make superficial cuts.

There were no other external signs of a fatal injury.

[ Telephone rings ]

Shasta's case has been ruled a suicide

and the cause of death drowning.

That's just the ruling that it is.

Clemente: Has anyone else ever jumped off that bridge?

I've been here 40 years. I've never noted anybody to.

Berlinger: While the Ross County coroner ruled Shasta's death a suicide,

her family and friends suspect foul play.

Duchess: It's not right.

It's very upsetting for the family and friends.

Whoever did it, we will find you and Shasta will have justice.

Berlinger: How likely is that a suicide, in your mind, at this point?

People don't commit suicides generally

in an uncomfortable fashion.

She was an avid swimmer. Yeah.

So jumping off of a bridge in icy-cold weather

at the end of December,

that's not a comfortable way to die.

If you're an addict,

you're probably gonna choose a way that's simple,

like taking a drug and going to sleep.

In other words, Joe,

we could be looking at a staged suicide. Right.

Where it's really -- It could be a homicide.

Berlinger: Following up on this theory,

Angela meets with Shasta's family

to gather more information.

I wrote this and had them put it in the Gazette

so people could see what Shasta was like.

"She was a beautiful baby girl,

born on February 22, 1994."

[ Sniffles ]

"She was the most unselfish person

one could ever hope to meet."

She was.

"Heroin captured my beautiful granddaughter.

But someone took her life."

The coroner has ruled her death as a suicide.

They reckon that she went down, put herself in the river,

and committed suicide, but I just don't see it.

Shasta's boyfriend, he never went and searched for Shasta.

He didn't search? He didn't try to help? Oh, no.

Just a few days after that,

my daughter went down to go through her things.

When she went in the house,

there was another female in Shasta's bed.

Mike was there and cocaine on the table

and a gun with the serial number scratched out.

**

Throne: Suspicion goes on the boyfriend, at that point.

His previous girlfriend had died of a drug overdose

about a year before Shasta's disappearance.

And there's all these concerns about

criminal activity in his past.

This leads a lot of folks to believe that maybe

he might know more than what he's saying.

Berlinger: Those close to Shasta

believe she was murdered that December night,

just as she was beginning a new chapter in her life.

Dutchess: She said, "I found out that I'm having a baby.

This is a blessing, and I couldn't imagine it

with any other man.

I'm just so happy. I really want this."

Michael... I don't think he really

loved her, but he -- you know, she had money.

Shasta spent a lot of money on Mike.

And then right after the last penny was gone,

she went missing.

Lavender: Michael Owes was supposedly her boyfriend

at the time.

He had went out to another house,

where he had a known girl

that he had associated with in the past.

We interviewed Michael Owes.

The last time that he spoke to her was sometime after 3:00 a.m.

Shasta wanted Michael to stay with her

because it was their first Christmas together.

He wanted to go to another residence.

We talked to the individual that the residence

they were supposedly at,

and they confirmed that Michael Owes had an alibi.

Shirley: He seems sincere.

But really, you can't tell about people.

**

Berlinger: There are still many unanswered questions

in the Shasta Himelrick case.

Who was with her that Christmas night?

How reliable is her boyfriend's alibi?

And is her death connected to the other women

in our investigation?

[ Police radio chatter ]

Then, just two days after Shasta disappears,

another woman is reported missing...

Wanda Lemons, a 37-year-old mother of five.

Lytle: Now, you know, I personally knew Wanda Lemons.

We were actually involved in a church youth group together.

I was the youth pastor, and she was one of the individuals

that worked with the youth.

They were just attracted to her.

Just she had that magnetic-type personality.

She was just one of those people.

But she had had struggles her entire life

with drug addiction.

She had a child at a young age.

She had been a prostitute in Texas

before moving up here to Ohio.

Someone had brought up that Wanda had possibly

got in with a truck driver.

So in that case, you're contacting agencies

and individuals all over the United States.

I just want to know where she's at or if she's still alive.

I know somebody out there knows something.

I just want my baby girl to come home.

You know, I came back here 20 years ago.

And I'll tell you what -- if I knew what I know now,

I would have never come back to Chillicothe.

[ Siren wails ]

Berlinger: As 2015 begins, the Chillicothe Police

are investigating two suspicious deaths...

[ Police radio chatter ]

...and actively searching for two missing women.

Throne: People talk about the media only covering bad stories.

Well, unfortunately, there's a lot of bad stories to cover.

It just terrifies you.

People are scared to death. They're afraid to come out.

They're afraid -- They're afraid to talk.

They're afraid to do anything here anymore.

Mutasa: Investigators are pleading with the public

to be their extra eyes and ears.

The hotline to call is 800-222-TIPS.

**

Berlinger: Does it feel like a serial killer?

You think that's a valid theory?

There are some elements here, yes.

Sometimes when you have a serial killer

and if there's a sexual element to it,

and if they were delving into prostitution,

sometimes there's certain types

that are called "missionary" serial killers.

They're the type that kind of want to rid society

of the bad.

That type would target prostitutes.

Lytle: A lot of times when you look at serial killer-type cases,

there's some similarity in the victims.

Tameka Lynch was found in water.

Tiffany Sayre, that's found near water.

You look at Shasta Himelrick, that's found in water.

Clemente: It's really getting complex.

There's, you know, some patterns,

but then there's some scattered pieces

that just don't fit.

Berlinger: With a growing collection

of case files to examine

and persons of interest to follow up on,

we decide to bring in someone with extensive experience

in criminal behavior assessment,

retired FBI agent Steve Bongardt.

Joe, nice to meet you. Nice to meet you, finally.

Nice to meet you. As you'll see,

it's a pretty overwhelming case, and, you know,

even the local authorities seem overwhelmed.

So first, I brought in Angela.

Hi, Angela, nice to finally meet you.

Nice to meet you, as well.

Why don't we just, you know, go through these files,

pull up some chairs? Bongardt: Yep.

See what we can come up with.

So what do you think our...

Berlinger: The investigation zeroes in on an incident

that occurred in July 2015,

just two hours outside of Chillicothe.

He strangled me.

He just wouldn't let me get any air.

And so I grabbed my rake.

And when he laid the gun down to get the rake out of my hands,

I -- I shot him.

Reporter: A suspected serial killer who had the tables turned on him,

killed by a woman he was about to make his next victim.

Reporter #2: The man she killed, Neal Falls.

He's now linked to at least six women's deaths,

but could be tied to dozens of others

in nine different states.

Man: Mr. Falls had a firearm, handcuffs,

large cache of trash bags, and bleach.

There was a large tub in his vehicle with a lid on it,

that most women could fit into.

Bongardt: So let's break this down.

So there's Charleston, and here's Chillicothe.

From what we can tell so far, the targeting is a little different.

This guy targeted via online.

The Chillicothe women were not advertising online. Exactly.

Let's look at his kill kit.

This is a classic case of the organized sexual homicide.

That's the combination of sexual sadist and psychopath.

A lot of people think sadists,

it's about hurting the other person.

It's not. It's the control of hurting and taking it away.

The women that we're talking about

don't have that evidence on their body.

They don't have that evidence of a struggle.

We don't have any of those defensive wounds.

So I think we can rule out Neal Falls.

You know, looking at the kill kit and the methodology,

it seems pretty reasonable to assume

that Neal Falls was not related.

I would have loved for Neal Falls to have been the answer,

but, obviously, that's not the case.

It's different, behaviorally.

It's kind of back to the drawing board again for us.

Right? It's happening around this timeframe.

Berlinger: It is becoming clear that the string of deaths

and disappearances in Chillicothe

do not fit the pattern of a conventional serial killer,

but we can't rule out the possibility

that a single person of interest

might be involved in all five of these cases.

**

A year after Tameka and Charlotte disappeared,

justice still feels a long way off

for friends and family members.

Man: We just ask that you'd bless these people.

Everyone's been hurt. Everyone's been put in the dark.

**

Berlinger: Then the community receives news of a shocking development.

Lavender: We received a call on a Friday morning.

Somebody had seen some blood in the parking lot

by the old Massieville Dairy Bar,

and they went over and seen a body laying in the weeds.

Berlinger: On May 29, 2015,

Timberly Claytor is found murdered.

Reporter: Ross County Sheriff's Office confirms

38-year-old Timberly Claytor

is the woman found shot to death outside Chillicothe.

I was the first detective on the scene.

She was in the parking lot next to the building.

She was shot in the head.

I'm sure all these girls

had some connection with one another.

[ Bell dinging ]

Berlinger: Angela continues to speak to friends and family members,

looking for connections between the six victims.

Secrest: Timberly's been a big part of my life.

She was my mother, my aunt, my sister, my best friend,

all wrapped in one.

I've known her since I was 8.

She's been using since she was 17, 18.

At first, it was painkillers.

She actually got in a bad car accident,

and they prescribed them to her.

You know, she got addicted.

When painkillers didn't work no more,

she went to heroin.

But she was more than her drug addiction.

[ Birds chirping ]

Castle: I knew Timberly. Timberly was very outgoing.

She didn't care what she said. You know?

You'd be clear across the room or clear across the parking lot,

and she's gonna yell.

A few months before this happened, she said,

"I've got to get off this, the drugs and stuff.

I can't do it no more."

She seemed like, you know,

she wanted away from the whole scene.

She was done.

And then to hear that she was murdered,

very, very shocking.

I couldn't understand why. Still don't understand why.

Berlinger: Angela returns to speak with Yvonne,

the mother of the first missing woman,

Charlotte Trego,

hoping to find a link to the other victims.

So, there's been a lot of missing women

and a lot of murdered women.

Did Charlotte know any of these missing women?

**

Yes.

She knew 'em all.

Oh, she knew 'em all?

I'm not sure about Wanda.

Okay. Shasta? Mm-hmm.

They were in jail together. Yeah.

Berlinger: Knowing what our six victims had in common

helps us identify the people and factors

that may explain their deaths.

Berlinger: So as we gather our victimology,

are there any other patterns?

Well, of course, they've all been involved

in some type of prostitution and...

Addiction. ...addiction and drugs.

But aside from that, what I want to show you...

interesting, there's jail rosters

that we were able to pull.

Shasta is on the roster with Charlotte Trego.

Shasta is on the jail roster with Timberly Claytor.

So this means we're talking about, again,

commonalities and linkages.

So it's not wrapped up as nice as it would be

if we had a sexual serial killer on the loose?

But still a whodunit, right?

Right, and you still have a very, very close

group of victims that know each other.

Right.

Washburn: This whole case is gonna be solved by one tip.

One person knows one little tidbit of information

that's gonna completely unravel this case.

[ Police radio chatter ] Berlinger: Knowing that just one lead

could trigger a ripple effect, we concentrate on the case with

the biggest trail of evidence, Timberly Claytor.

We got information of a male subject

that Claytor was last seen with.

There was video that was recovered from Speedway

that showed the vehicle.

Reporter: Detectives quickly tracked down that white car in the video

to the home of Jason McCrary's girlfriend.

Jason McCrary is pretty well-known by law enforcement,

because he has a past history.

He had been convicted of a sex offense on a minor.

He is found to be living in a house that's within a mile

or so of where Timberly's body is found.

Berlinger: Jason McCrary's Facebook pages are full of graphic images

of violence and handguns.

Throne: He possessed two or three Facebook pages,

one of which listed his occupation as

"The Keeper of Souls."

Berlinger: Turns out, he also has connections

to a few of the other missing women.

He knew all the women. They all knew him.

Shasta knew Jason McCrary.

They had been around each other at Shasta's house.

Ruth: Tiffany used to walk the streets,

and there's one guy who beat the shit out of her.

Oh, I was mad.

I said, "Call the law," and she wouldn't call the law.

But he beat the hell out of her.

Sanford: Tiffany said that she was out walking Second Street.

She goes and does business with this guy,

and they go into a garage over off Hickory Street,

and he beats her up and she barely made it out.

And she had told me that was Jason McCrary.

**

Investigators recovered a great deal of evidence...

...including blood, DNA, and a bullet.

Jason A. McCrary,

who is a registered sex offender, has been arrested.

He's our primary suspect of interest.

**

Clemente: We've got someone that has been indicted now

also linked to Tameka and Tiffany. Berlinger: Mm-hmm.

So here we have some links

that are starting to kind of form together.

He could have evolved from a rapist

to somebody who's now killing.

Berlinger: With direct ties

to Timberly, Tiffany, Tameka, and Shasta

and a rap sheet that includes aggravated robbery, assault,

and sexual conduct with a minor,

could Jason McCrary be the killer we've been looking for?

Reporter: Jason McCrary is facing murder charges

in the death of Timberly Claytor.

Reporter #2: Investigators say DNA evidence and blood

links McCrary to Claytor's death.

Nealeigh: I have not covered an actual murder trial

since I've been here.

It's not something that we get very frequently here.

Woman: Judge Ater's chambers. May I help you?

I just wanted to have a conversation with him quickly

before the trial starts.

Throne: There are still women

that are dead and we don't know why.

All righty. Thanks, now.

Bye-bye. Bye.

And there are still two women missing,

and we don't know where they are.

I want to know who did what, I want to know how they did it,

I want to know if they did it at their own hands.

I want it all resolved.

Grimm: The McCrary trial next week is gonna be huge.

Everybody's gonna be checking our website daily

to get new information.

People want to get closure, even if it's just

for one of the six girls.

They want to know what's happened.

**

Reporter: Interest is high in this trial,

because Claytor was one of six Ross County women

who were murdered or went missing in an 18-month period.

All right, check, check, check, check.

We need to see whether there is a connection

with all the other girls.

He did seem to know a lot of the other girls.

McCrary has beat up my niece, at one time, very, severely bad.

She wouldn't turn him in,

'cause she was scared of her life.

I'm hoping that when whoever done this,

done this to my daughter is brought to justice,

I'll be sitting in that same courtroom.

**

Bailiff: All rise!

This Court of Common Pleas, County of Ross,

the state of Ohio is now in session.

The Honorable Michael Ater presides.

**

Jason McCrary is accused of murder,

specifically, the woman by the name of Timberly Claytor.

Meyers: He was in the Speedway with her. He had sex with her.

That does not mean he shot her.

We will tell you who shot her.

Berlinger: As the trial begins,

the prosecution calls several witnesses

and experts to the stand.

**

Catron: I noticed a white car, and he was talking to her.

She says, "I'll be back in a few minutes,"

and that's the last time I saw her.

You thought they were going to have sex.

More or less. Or dope.

Schmidt: When you arrived, was there anything

at that house or in that driveway

that would have immediately caught your attention?

Winfield: A four-door Chevy Impala.

And what color, please? White.

Yeah, there was blood smeared on the bumper.

These are the shoes worn by Jason McCrary.

There was a stain found presumptive positive for blood?

Correct. That profile is consistent with Timberly Claytor.

The estimated rarity of the profile

was 1 in every 490 quintillion,

700 quadrillion.

Did Jason McCrary show you the firearm he had?

Yes, sir.

You recall what kind of a firearm that was?

I think it was a .380.

A .380, as in a .380 caliber? Is that what we're referring to?

Yes, sir.

So, in your opinion, all three of those bullets

were fired from a .380-caliber handgun?

Yes, sir, that is correct.

Berlinger: The physical evidence presented

clearly links Jason McCrary to the scene of the crime,

but a murder conviction hinges on the testimony

of the only eyewitness willing to testify.

**

Did you have any contact with Jason McCrary that night?

When you first saw Jason that night,

did he have anybody with him?

Who was driving that car?

And who was in the front passenger seat?

After Jason arrived with Timberly, what did you guys do?

When you say "we," who are we talking about?

And what did Timberly do when she had a gun pointed at her?

Who said that?

And what made you decide to come forward?

No further questions.

Clemente: Jessica Lowry was clearly traumatized

and very emotional in there.

She was visibly shaking on the stand.

Reporter: The prosecution presented witnesses,

all of whom put the blame for Timberly Claytor's death

squarely on Jason McCrary's shoulders.

Now it's the defense's turn.

Meyers: Good afternoon, Miss Lowry.

You've talked about a lot of different things

here today, right?

Now, is it your testimony today

that Timberly started to get out of the car

while the car was still moving?

Do you have her in the front passenger seat this time?

Is that where you say she's sitting?

You switched that back and forth a bit,

about front seat, backseat.

You were messed up in the head.

You told the detective you'd been drinking hard

and taking coke and pills.

You know, this is a murder case.

Doesn't get worse than that, right?

This is not some little wine cooler out on the back porch

on a hot summer night, was it? You were drunk.

You're claiming to be a witness, an eyewitness to a murder.

It's important.

How many times did the gun fire before she fell out of the car?

Is it your testimony she started

to open that front passenger door before

the car had made a U-turn into the gravel lot?

Is it your testimony that she got out of the car

before she was shot?

She was drinking heavily that night,

so that could compromise her, could raise some doubt there.

Berlinger: Jessica Lowry alleges that two other witnesses

were present at the time of the murder.

The defense calls them to the stand

to hear their version of events.

**

Carol, were you in a car when Timberly Claytor got shot?

Jordan: No, sir.

Did you see Timberly Claytor get shot?

No, sir.

Did you know Timberly before she died?

No.

Seth, were you ever in a car

when somebody shot Timberly Claytor?

Cottrill: No, sir.

Did you know Timberly Claytor?

No, sir.

I have nothing further.

Clemente: It was very powerful when the two witnesses

that came in actually said, "We were not there.

We were not in that car."

Berlinger: When neither witness corroborates

Jessica Lowry's story,

it casts a shadow of doubt over her entire testimony.

Meyers: Your Honor, we would call Mr. McCrary.

Berlinger: Then in a risky move,

the defense puts Jason McCrary himself,

the man accused of murdering Timberly Claytor, on the stand.

Meyers: Your Honor, we would call Mr. McCrary.

The 28th of May,

could you tell the jury what you were doing that day?

McCrary: I had left about 1:00 or something, thinking --

I was like, "I'm gonna go see if anybody's at the bar."

I went up to the Valero.

There was two ladies sitting on the front step,

and I walked up, and I was like, "What are you doing?"

And the lady you're talking to, at that point,

is Timberly Claytor?

It was Timberly.

Told her I was gonna give her $20 for sex.

And she was like, "Well, I need to meet somebody."

She was like, "Pull over here in this parking lot."

And dude had came out from one of the houses.

He leaned into the car. He was like, "What's up, J?"

And I was like -- I looked, and I seen who it was,

and I was like... like, "What's up?"

Did you recognize the individual that spoke to you?

Yeah.

It was Dollar Bill.

Berlinger: "Dollar Bill" is the street name

of a man well-known to law enforcement in the area.

His real name -- Ernest Moore.

**

Ernest Moore was known to be a big drug figure,

from Columbus to West Virginia.

He was one of the ones that --

that came in and organized a lot of this.

And one of the things was, you know,

to market not only the drugs,

but youth prostitution to further enhance that.

Sam: My niece knew him.

He was the drug supplier for all these girls.

He knew them all.

Clemente: Do you know anything about a man

who goes by the name of "Dollar Bill"?

Timothy: Shasta targeted the wrong people,

the drugs, and all that stuff.

Dollar Bill, Mike Owes, they're all, you know,

pretty well in the same circle.

They all know each other.

**

Secrest: Dollar Bill is the scariest person

I have ever met in my life.

You know, he's known around Chillicothe area

for, you know, putting guns in people's faces.

All the girls that have passed away and that have,

you know, been found missing,

Dollar Bill knew every one of them.

And he hated -- he hated Timberly.

**

Berlinger: As soon as McCrary brings Dollar Bill into the story...

It was Dollar Bill.

...Timberly's case takes on a greater significance

for all of the missing and murdered women.

I hear Dollar Bill say like,

"Some stuff came up missing when y'all

was out at my house last time."

Meyers: Who was he talking to?

Timberly. Okay, go ahead.

Like, he was looking at her like --

'cause I can see in the mirror, I can see him like...

She was like, "Man, I don't steal nothing."

She was like, "I don't need to steal.

I either hustle for what I need,

or somebody looks out for me."

And he's like, "Well, if you ain't steal it,

your friend stole it.

And if your friend stole it,

you knew about it getting stolen."

She's adamant like,

"Nah, nobody stole nothing. We ain't take nothing."

And, uh...

I seen her raise her left hand, just like,

like this, so I -- to like, up like that.

And when she did that, all I heard was, "Pop!"

"Pop! Pop!" Like that.

And I looked over,

and she was leaning against the side of the car.

And she wasn't moving or saying nothing or doing nothing.

And he hit me in the back of the shoulder

with the pistol like,

he had already said like, basically,

"I know where you live, I was just at your house.

I know where your son and your girl live at."

[ Sighs ]

And I was like, "Man, I don't even want nothing to do

with none of this shit."

[ Indistinct conversation ]

Today was a blockbuster day.

It was amazing to hear him

actually blame Ernest Moore -- "Dollar Bill."

No one expected that, I don't think, at all.

You know, the reaction from everybody,

from the jury to the sheriffs,

they were, you know, stunned by that.

Did you ever look into Dollar Bill's

whereabouts that night?

No, we attempted to speak to Dollar,

but it was in his best interest not to talk to us.

**

Berlinger: Dollar Bill's whereabouts the night of Timberly's murder

remain unknown.

Reporter: The prosecution will question McCrary next.

Schmidt: Mr. McCrary, let's talk a little bit

about the day of the offense.

You drove into town to use drugs,

and then you tried to pick up a prostitute.

Is that correct? Yes, sir.

And you're telling us that eventually

you just randomly met up with this individual

that you're referring to as "Dollar Bill,"

took him to Massieville?

Yes.

You were previously brought to testify in court

against Ernest Moore, correct? Yes.

**

You declined to tell the truth.

I didn't want to tell them nothing,

for fear of my family getting killed.

So I didn't want to say nothing.

You refused to tell the truth under oath,

in front of a jury in a jury trial, yes?

Yes.

No further questions.

Berlinger: Is McCrary telling the truth?

Could Dollar Bill have killed Timberly

and possibly the others?

Or is he lying,

using a known violent criminal as the fall guy?

**

Ater: Members of the jury,

per the evidence and the arguments of counsel,

it's my duty to instruct you in the law,

which applies to this case.

Berlinger: As the jury deliberates,

the small town of Chillicothe holds its breath.

Clemente: I think that Jason was pretty believable on the stand.

I noticed there were at least two jury members that I saw,

you know, shaking their head in agreement with the defense.

**

[ Indistinct conversations ]

**

Ater: The verdict is as follows.

We, the jury in this case, duly impaneled, sworn and affirmed,

find the defendant Jason McCrary...

...guilty of murder.

Reporter: Jason McCrary is going to prison for killing Timberly Claytor.

Reporter #2: Guilty on one count of murder.

Not a whole lot of emotion from him

as he heard that verdict.

Berlinger: While Jason's conviction gives Timberly's family some closure,

not everyone agrees that justice was served.

I'm sorry. It's -- Thank you.

God.

I think that they were just rushing.

I think they were rushing to convict him

and to find a murderer just, you know,

to get people off their back.

I don't believe that the case was made for --

beyond a reasonable doubt.

Secrest: In my heart, it's not a closed case.

I feel that Dollar Bill was involved.

They're not even looking into that.

Berlinger: While the trial has left us with lingering doubts,

it has made one thing crystal clear.

With ties to all the victims,

a long history of drug trafficking,

rumored involvement in local prostitution rings,

and a violent rap sheet,

we need to take a closer look at Dollar Bill.

**

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