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Demery: most people like to Think they're safe from murder,

Think they can keep it out By lockin' their doors.

But if it wants you, If it really wants you...

[ dog barking ]

Murder will find a way.

Murder and me, We go way back.

When I was a child, Murder took my mother.

Years later, It came for my brother.

That's when I found My mission in life.

Every case I worked, I solve.

Every case I solved, I got a confession.

I'm detective rod demery.

I didn't choose murder.

Murder chose me.

Reporter: one dead, Including three children

Four others suffered Serious injuries.

Rudell: it's late at night.

Emily crowder's upstairs In her house,

Watching tv.

Until they complete Their investigation.

A government building Cracked down on laboratory

[ kids screaming grandma! ]

[ television shuts off ]

[ screaming continues ]

[ banging on door ]

She hears a lot of commotion,

Yellin' and screaming Downstairs.

Kids: grandma! Grandma![ banging continues ]

Grandma!

It's her grandchildren Running up to her house

From the few blocks down.

It's 9 o'clock at night. It's already dark out.

She was shocked To see those kids.

Wha -- what is going on, honeys?

Mommy's hurt!

Somebody came in the house And hurt mommy.

What?

Come on. Come on.

I'mma -- I'mma -- I'mma call the police.

Me and the children And my brother,

We went down to the house

'cause she were right down The street from me.

[ siren chirps in distance ]

Roshenna?

Oh, lord!

Oh, my god!

[ coughs ]

The first person she sees Is her daughter's boyfriend.

He's lying on the floor.

Where's roshenna? Don't -- d --

D -- don't try To move.

Dawned on me like he was Tryna move or somethin'.

And I just told him, "Just be still."

Mack: she makes her way Across the bedroom

Trying to find roshenna.

And there is a curtain On the closet door

Instead of a door.

[ screams ]

[ kids playing ]

Demery: my mother was beautiful.

Eyes like almonds, wavy hair.

That bright smile, That perfect light.

But deep down, Those memories,

I know they aren't real.

Fact is, if I'm honest With myself,

I can't see her face at all.

[ dog barks ]

On this particular night, I was on call.

But it was late, So I was relaxin'.

[ cellphone rings ]

This is demery.Officer: hey, detective demery.

We've got a report of a shooting In the 1600 block

Of fairfield avenue In cedar grove.

All right. I'll head out now.

My priority list Is to get up,

Get dressed And head over there.

[ police radio chatter ]

When I got there,

I noticed inside The crime scene tape

Were two small children.

Looked to be about 5 and 8.

What's up, --? What do we got?

Well, We've got two victims.

First one bein' male, Multi gunshot wounds.

He's on his way To the hospital.

Second being A young lady.

She's still In the house.

She was found dead In the closet.

When I'm briefed, I realize

That the victim Is roshenna crowder,

The mother of the two children That were outside the house.

Emily: roshenna Was a outgoin' person.

You know, she was Fun to be 'round.

She was sweet person. She took care of her children.

[ sighs ] Anybody talk To those kids yet?

No, not yet.

Demery: My next thought was,

"Somebody's gonna have To talk to 'em."

I knew it was gonna be something

That was gonna be Very unpleasant.

I don't wanna look these Two kids in the eye right now,

Make 'em relive this nightmare.

At least, not until I try to Find another way into this case.

What do we got on Our victim was shot?

Mr. Donald brown, He and the victim,

Sh -- roshenna crowder,

Lived here together For about 2 years. So...

Donald and roshenna Were boyfriend-girlfriend,

Had been dating.

The children weren't Donald brown's children.

What do you know About his injuries?

They're bad.

What I learned about Brown's injuries

Was he was shot in the penis And shot in the eye.

As of now, they're not sure If he's gonna make it or not.

Let's see What we've got.

As I go inside the home, I see the doorjamb's intact.

There's no sign that the door

Was violently Or forcibly opened.

Well, the first Victim's right here.

When I entered the bedroom,

I see some pooling blood On the floor

And high-velocity Blood spatter on the wall.

I also see a half-eaten bowl Of cereal,

Which suggested to me That he was

In the middle of a meal And caught by surprise.

Second victim's here In the closet.

When I look into the closet,

The victim is in a fetal Position with a jacket.

It looks like she was Tryin' to hide

When the killer Found her.

She didn't Have a prayer.

Rudell: she had multiple gunshot Wounds, two in the chest.

Uh, she had one shot Into her head.

It was a very horrific scene.

Demery: what struck me odd About that

Is that her Eyes were wide open.

The look of shock,

Surprise and fear Were very apparent.

After she died, It just stayed there.

Dead eyes like that,

They follow you across a room

Like a painting That's watching you.

Now that I know exactly What I'm dealin' with,

My next order of business Is to speak

With roshenna's mother, Emily crowder.

Mrs. Crowder, can I talk To you for a second?

Now, I know this is A really tough time for you.

But I'm gonna need your help To try and determine

What happened In there.

I don't know. I -- I really

Don't know What happened.

What about the kids? They see anything?

Well, They told me

They were asleep When the shootin' took place.

But I guess they must Have come out.

And they saw people Out there.

Mind if I talk To them?

No, go ahead.

I understand.

Hey.

I turned to the oldest, An 8-year-old girl.

She just looked like She was completely deflated.

Everything In her was gone.

Then I turned to her Little brother.

[ sirens wailing ]

As I looked at this Little boy, I recognize him.

And I realize that That little boy is me.

[ sirens wailing ]

Demery: so at this point, I learn 25-year-old

Mother of two, Roshenna crowder,

Has been found dead.

The only two witnesses I have

Are these two Small children.

I don't wanna make them Relive this again.

But it has to be done.Hey, man.

What's your name?

Emily: They call him little d.

Little d?

It's okay, baby.

You can talk to him. He's gonna help us.

Can you tell me What happened to your mom?

Somebody came To the door.

My momma Let 'em in.

They shot her.

Can you tell me Anything else?

We were scared.

One of them stomped Their foot and we ran away.

Do you remember What they looked like?

One of them looked Like snoop dogg.

Snoop dogg, you mean The rapper, right?

Okay.

Little d just gave us Our first break.

It's a big world.

But there aren't too many People on fairfield avenue

Who look like snoop dogg.

Hey, I want you To do me a favor, okay?

Can you make me A promise?

Yes, sir.

I want you To promise me

That you're Gonna stay strong, okay?

Promise? Okay.

That'll do.

Okay.

Listen.

I'm going to have somebody Come and talk to you

About gettin' some counseling For them, okay?

Because unfortunately, This is not over.

I know exactly what this Little boy is gonna go through.

Throughout his life, he's going To always anticipate

Whatever he loves, Whatever he trusts,

To just disappear.

Detective, I think there's Something here you need to see.

Thankfully, Little d's lead

Isn't the only one we've dug up.

What's happenin', man?Officer: how you doin'?

Good. What do we got?

Found this over here In the corner.

I saw a couple little baggies,

What I just automatically Knew was marijuana.

So my thought at that point

Was that this is gonna be Some sort of drug rip.

Marijuana sales creates A whole new array of problems.

Witnesses are less likely To talk to you.

Even sometimes,

Victims are less likely To talk to you.

So it's harder To solve a case.

Any updates on our male Victim, donald brown?

He's not doin' Too good.

He's in a coma, Still in surgery.

Demery: I'm not sure if brown

Is gonna survive These gunshot wounds.

So his ability To contribute to the hows

And the whys this happened Are slim to none.

Earlier in my police career,

I had someone tell me That a police officer

Can't catch a cold Without a good snitch.

They have the ability To find out things

That we can only Even dream of.

[ sirens wailing, Dog barking ]

What's happenin', Janice?

What's up, Man?

I come Bearing gifts.

That means You want something.

Absolutely.What?

All right, listen. I'm working This murder on fairfield avenue.

What you know?

Mm, nah. I ain't -- I ain't heard nothin'.

Janice, Listen to me.

I got a 25-year-old lady Who's dead.

I got two kids who never did Nothin' to nobody

That don't have They momma.

So I need you to stop Playin' with me

And tell me What you heard.

Man, listen.

I don't want nobody's Baby sufferin', you feel me?

I do feel you.

My boy peanut said shawnie And freddie loc was there.

Those are the ones You lookin' for.

You said freddie loc?Yes, man.

Look, I'm not sayin' Nothin' else, dude.

Okay.

All right, nah. You did good.

We good?

We good.

I know freddie loc. "Loc" Is short for loco -- crazy.

And he lived up to his name.

I've arrested shawnie bernard In the past as well.

But I know about these two.

If they're cornered, they're Gonna cop to what they did.

Listen, Get a couple of guys,

Find out what you can On freddie loc

And shawnie bernard And get back to me asap.

Rudell: we began to canvass The neighborhood.

And we received information

That freddie loc And shawnie bernard

Were known in the neighborhood To be doin' robberies of people

Who were sellin' narcotics In that area.

Winston: drug deals make Very easy targets

From a robbery standpoint

Because of the likelihood Of them

Actually coming to court

And testifying in a trial Is slim to none.

After I find out these robberies Are open and simply unworked,

I figured I can work 'em Myself from scratch.

If I can solve these robberies, I can solve this homicide.

What's happenin'?

I tracked down martin lawson,

The first dealer robbed By shawnie and freddie.

He's got no interest In talkin' to me.

But I let martin know I've got bigger fish to fry.

I'm not here to jam you up On drugs, man.

I work murders strictly, All right?

So you can just Tell me what happened.

Well, the other night I was comin' home.

Two guys ran up on me, Pulled a pistol on me.

-hey, bitch. -yeah, get his ass.

-where it's at?

Where the rest Of the [bleep] At?

-I ain't got nothing. -huh?

He said the guy pushed him In the house, gun in hand,

And began to beat him.

-let me -- -nah, I got it.

[indistinct]

So they were lookin' For your drugs.

Finish the story. What happened?

Well, the one guy, He ran up on me

And started Pistol-whippin' me.

The other guy just Stood there watchin'.

I guess I just Blacked out.

Do me a favor.

Take a look At this lineup.

I show him a photographic lineup Of potential suspects,

Includin' freddie loc And shawnie bernard.

Tell me if you see the guys That robbed and assaulted you.

That's him And that's him.

You sure?

No doubt, 100 percent.

Cool.

Without hesitation, Guess who he picks?

Freddie loc And shawnie bernard.

Be careful Out there.

It's hard for drug dealers In the hood.

Now that I got These two identified,

I need to find them So I can close this murder.

Freddie, shawnie, I'm comin' to holler at you.

♪♪

[ train horn blows ]

I'm investigatin' the murder Of roshenna crowder.

I've learned that Two possible suspects,

Freddie loc And shawnie bernard,

Have robbed several people In their neighborhood.

The robberies were similar to The murder of roshenna crowder.

Although neither of these guys Fit the description little d

Gave me as snoop dogg, I have evidence against 'em.

I have to pursue 'em.

I didn't go look For freddie loc

In the street Where he normally hangs out.

I didn't go look for Shawnie bernard in the street

Where he normally hangs out.

I went to their mothers' house.

[ car engine shuts off ]

[ kids playing in distance ]

Who is?It's the police.

Open the door.

You got money For our door?

I'm lookin' for freddie. He's here?

Freddie ain't here. I ain't seen him in weeks.

Freddie don't stay here?Freddie's a grown-ass man.

He ain't gotta Report to me.

Freddie's mother's playing Hardball with me.

So I politely Let her know that her son's

A suspect in a murder.

That gets her attention.

If he talks to his mama, Have him call me.

Make sure He calls me.

So now I'll go back To the office and wait

For the phone call That's gonna inevitably come.

[ telephone rings ]

This is demery.Loc: uh, yeah.

And I'm just there a short While and the phone rings.

And guess who?

Freddie, my friend.

How are you?

Yeah, you know, Your name has come up a lot

In this murder I'm workin'.

And I thought you might Want a chance

To come in the office And clear your name.

I'll be right over there.

I've learned in My police career,

It's easier to catch somebody On a murder warrant

Than it is On a traffic warrant.

They'll run from you forever If they have a traffic warrant.

I'll see you soon.

But if they have A murder warrant,

They kinda want To clear that up.

Whether they wanna lie to you, Or they're just tired

Of runnin', They're gonna come in.

Man, don't put Your hands on me.

Get your ass In there.

When freddie loc comes in, I read him his rights.

And we start talkin'.

I know you and your boy Shawnie bernard

Have been robbing folks Over on fairfield,

Includin' Martin lawson.

So I figured With a similar crime

In the neighborhood, You might be the one responsible

For killin' a young lady Named roshenna crowder.

Sound familiar?

Man, It wasn't me.

He said he'd heard About the murder

But he didn't have Anything to do with it.

Okay, you know what? Let me explain somethin' to you.

You need to stop Playin' with me.

I've got a young lady With two kids

Who's not going To know they momma.

I've got donald brown shot In the eye.

So what I need you to do Is stop play--

Look at me! Stop playin' with me And speak from your heart!

Look, man.

I ain't rob And I ain't kill no lady.

'specially if it's two kids Sitting there.

Man, That ain't my style.

Freddie's adamant That he had nothing to do

With the murder Of roshenna crowder.

But he does tell me that he And shawnie bernard did,

In fact, Rob martin lawson.

I seen coke.

He wouldn't tell me where The rest of his stash is.

So I start Beatin' his ass.

He start bleedin'. And next thing,

You know me, I ain't want him to choke.

So I turned His ass over.

[ scoffs ] Okay.

The descriptive story

He's telling me Is amazin' me.

Even though he beat Lawson severely,

He knew his limits.

At that moment, I'm really concerned

That as as savage And crazy as freddy is,

He doesn't want To kill anyone.

Based on his actions, We didn't feel

That he would be The type of person

That would walk into a house And kill a woman.

I didn't have [bleep] To do with it.

Was you there when it happened?Man, didn't I just say,

I didn't have [bleep] To do with it?

Demery: although freddie denies Being involved in the murder,

He does tell me He knows who shot

Roshenna and donald brown:

His partner, Shawnie bernard.

Freddie told me he got That information

From people in the street.

He described shawnie bernard Kickin' in the door

And runnin' inside The house with the handgun.

All right, you know what? I'm gonna look into that.

Yeah, do that.

But in the meantime, You're under arrest.

For what?

Assault and battery.

Officer: put your hands Behind your back.

That's some bull[bleep].[ handcuffs click ]

Enjoy that hot lunch.[ cellphone ringing ]

Shortly after freddie Loc leaves...

This is demery.

...My phone rings.

And guess who? Shawnie bernard.

He wants to come down To the station and talk to me.

[ door opens ]

Shawnie.

What's happenin'?

So, your boy freddie loc Told me

How you guys ripped Off martin lawson.

Ah, ah, ah.

He also went on to tell me That it was you

Who pumped the bullets Into donald brown

And his girlfriend, Roshenna.

Wait -- wait -- wait -- Wait a second, man.

That -- That wasn't me.

I didn't kill nobody.

If it wasn't you, Who was it?

I don't...

Shawnie denied it completely.

He burst into tears.

[ voice breaking ] It wasn't me, man.

It -- it was -- It was freddie.

Shawnie described Freddie loc callin' him

From a cell phone At a hotel,

Directly after the robbery,

And explained to him That he had just robbed

And shot these two people.

So tell me Somethin'.

Why would freddie name you If it wasn't you?

I don't know! He said he did that

When he called me On the phone.

I'm tellin' ya'll The truth, man!

Freddie did that!

Shawnie told me That freddie told him

That he kicked in The front door

And ran out the back door.

He told me he was certain

That freddie loc had Committed this robbery.

You know what? Get him outta here, please.

I'm serious, man! I'm plea --

Bein' honest with you! Please, just let me go!

I didn't do it!

I don't have enough information To charge either one

For the murder Of roshenna crowder

And the shooting Of donald brown.

What I do have is enough

To charge them both With those robberies.

So they're not gonna be gettin' Out of jail anytime soon.

The confusion I had At that point is shawnie bernard

Is sayin' that freddie loc Kicked in the front door

And ran out the back. That didn't happen.

Freddie loc is telling me

That shawnie bernard Kicked in the door.

That didn't happen.

Had either one of these guys

Had knowledge of that robbery,

They would've known That the door wasn't kicked in.

Mack: he felt like something Wasn't right.

And it's important for rod

To put the right people Behind bars.

Demery: the story that I'm gettin' doesn't work.

The pieces just don't fit.

So I'm delayin' Chargin' these guys

Until I can find something That gets me over that hump.

Unfortunately, The brass upstairs?

They don't see it that way.

On this crowder case,

These guys are pointin' Fingers at each other.

We've got enough probable cause, Charge 'em both.

Tie a bow around it.

Close it. All right?

Yes, sir.

The politics inside The police department

Want closed cases.

But I wanna make sure The case is right.

There's nothin' More humiliating

Than charging somebody With something

And they get convicted Of somethin' they didn't do.

So here I am,

Tryin' to buy myself some time

That nobody wants to give me.

Tryin' to find out Who really killed roshenna,

When all of a sudden...

[ telephone rings ]

This is demery.

My phone rings.

Donald brown has woken From his coma.

All right. I'll be right there.

This could be the key That unlocks the whole case.

At this point, I'm doin' Everything I can to find out

Who murdered roshenna crowder,

The mother of two Small children.

Lacy: roshenna, she was A happy person.

She liked to sing.

She was a very good, Caring mother as well.

Me and roshenna Were very close.

I think about Roshenna every day.

Now I find out donald brown Has woken from his coma.

I'm hopin' donald brown Can tell me

Who exactly Committed this murder.

When I arrive at the hospital And I see donald brown,

I notice that he's frail.

He's got a tube in his throat.

He's got a patch over his eye.

I'm not sure if this guy's Gonna continue to live,

Let alone be able to give A reliable identification.

Mr. Brown?

Mr. Brown, I'm detective demery

With the shreveport Police department.

Now I understand That you can't talk.

But I'm gonna need Your help.

I'm tryin' to identify Who did this to you, okay?

Mack: rod puts together Some photo lineups.

And one of those lineups Contained shawnie bernard.

And one of those lineups Contained freddie loc.

I want you to look At these pictures

And tell me If you see the guys

That were responsible For shootin'.

And donald brown identifies Shawnie bernard

And freddie loc As the suspects

That came into His house that night.

Now, you sure It was them?

Okay.

Thank you.

Demery: I have an affirmation, But I don't have any details.

I don't know the depth Of his knowledge of these guys

Or what he actually Saw them do.

In my heart, I just don't think Donald brown's got this right.

But I know I'm gonna have To tell my boss

That he positively id'd Our boys freddie and shawnie.

So I'm torn. I actually Have to go by the rules.

Hey, We need to charge them.

Take the affidavit once It's signed off by the judge

And leave it on My desk, okay?

Yes, sir.Mack: at that point,

Even if it's not sitting well

Or your gut's tellin' you,

"Look, it's not shawnie bernard And it's not freddie loc,"

The victim just identified 'em.

You almost have to charge 'em with murder.

Demery: the probable cause Was overwhelming.

I'm just not Convinced they did it.

And havin' to close this case

And move on is just somethin' I wasn't willing to do.

Weeks go by.

Cases keep pilin' up on my desk.

But I just can't stop thinking About roshenna and her kids.

Winston: a lot of detectives, At this point,

They would basically Shut it down.

But he continued to pry away And work at this case,

Even when he faced Tremendous pressure

To just give up On the matter.

Hey, rod, Breaking news.

Your boy, donald brown, He recanted his story.

You're kidding me.

No. He says They didn't shoot him.

Demery: donald brown told The investigators

From the da's office

That he didn't know anything About a murder or any marijuana,

And he completely recanted.

I think donald brown had -- Had seen those guys before.

And maybe combined With the problems

He was havin' with His brain at the time,

Maybe he just thought That that was them.

Demery: that's actually A relief for me,

Because it gives me a reason To continue the case.

At this point, I'm not gonna stop.

Over the next couple of weeks,

I hit up every informant That I have.

And I pushed My fellow detectives

To keep their ear To the ground.

That's how I get My next lead.

What's happenin', Man?

Oh, Robbery suspect.

Possible shooting.

But get this,

He did say he knew Who shot roshenna crowder.

Huh.That detective tells me

That he's workin' A burglary case.

His suspect tells him That his brother was involved

In the murder of a young girl On fairfield avenue.

Okay, do you mind If I pay him a visit?

Yeah, be my guest. He's at the, uh, parish jail.

His name is, uh, Dantevious jameison.

I go to the jail immediately.

[ door buzzes ]

So I hear you got Some information for me

About who shot roshenna crowder And donald brown.

Yeah.

There was this dude, Demario.

His mother's With this guy, demario.

He tells me demario's name Is demario little.

Yeah, how you know It was him?

'cause my little brother Kenneth was there and told me.

He explains to me That his little brother

And his mother's Boyfriend, demario,

Actually went into Roshenna's house and killed her.

The other thing is That dantevious says

That demario Abuses his mother.

He described demario

Slappin' his mother, Chokin' his mother.

And he has no regard for him, Doesn't care anything about him.

So he's willing To give him up.

Know where I can Find demario?

Nah, But he's around.

What about your brother, Where's he at?

What's in it For me?

I'll see what I can do. I don't make promises.

Dantevious is on A burglary charge.

He's just like any other snitch. He wants to get out of jail.

So dantevious is not high On my list of people to respect,

But I am thankful for him

Because he gave me His brother's information.

Cool.

Hey, you're gonna Take care of me, right?

I leave the jail at that point,

And I'm full speed,

Full throttle on this case.

I go find kenneth moore.

[ knocking on window ]

Yeah?Kenneth moore?

Yeah, What's good?

He comes to the door, And I said, "Damn.

He looks like snoop dogg."

One of them looked Like snoop dogg.

That validates What little d told me.

I'm detective demery. Can I come in?

Yeah, What's happenin'?

Have a seat, You'll find out.

He's cooperative.

He's not giving the reaction

Of anyone that would Commit a murder.

Listen, I'm not even Gonna front on you.

I've already talked To your brother.

He dropped the dime On you and told me

That you were involved in this Roshenna crowder murder.

Nah. Hell, nah.C'mon, man. Stop.

Hell, nah.Stop, okay?

'cause you're not Gonna lie to me

And you're not gonna Front your way out of this.

So you might as well Just tell me what happened.

Yo, I didn't shoot Nobody, man.

Dude, stop it.

Stop it.

Now tell me What happened.

And he spills it.

He tells me everything About that robbery

And everything About the murder.

It all happened That same night.

Okay.

It me, Demario and my ma's.

We just chillin' At the crib.

Demario wanted Some weed,

So he said donald Had nicks.

Okay. And?

I mean, I asked him How he was gonna cop.

He ain't had No money.

He just said Follow him.

He says that they go To the house,

That roshenna crowder Answered the door.

Demario little asked for A nickel bag of marijuana.

You got Them nickel bags?

No, he got no nickel bags. You got the wrong idea.

Nah, you got The wrong idea.

Donald! Donald!

He said demario Pulled out a gun

And that demario Rushed into the house.

[ screaming ]

Where the weed at?Brown: I ain't got no weed.

You got the weed. Where the weed at?

[indistinct]We ain't got no weed, bro.

Demery: kenneth tells me At that point,

Two little kids Came runnin' into the room.

Man, I ain't know What demario was gonna do.

So I just like, s --

Stomped like that, Just to scare 'em.

They scattered Back into the room.

Now I know this guy Is telling me the truth.

It matches almost word for word

What the children told me The night of the murder.

Now he mad disrespect For my moms,

But I never knew he had it In him to kill nobody.

There's this desire That people in society,

Or even law enforcement, Have, uh, look for the bogeyman.

And the reality is Is there's something

Inside of 'em That just wakes.

And when it wakes, They're gonna commit murder.

You know where I can Find demario?

Man, check my mom crib, man. That's where he normally at.

What's your mom's Name?

Polly.

This is a critical moment In the investigation

Because, For the first time,

This feels like Something real to me.

So I head straight to the house Of kenneth moore's mother.

Standin' on her front porch,

I'm not sure if She's gonna cooperate

Or if demario's gonna Come out guns blazin'.

[ door unlocks ]Yes?

I'm lookin' For demario littles.

Is he here?

No. He's not here.

Polly says, "No, Demario's not in the house."

But she points over Her shoulder and nudges

To signify that He's in the house.

Two things I thought Were happenin' here.

One, she was Gracious enough

Not to let us Be led into an ambush.

Two, she was really Afraid of him.

She wanted those police To take him out of that house.

But she didn't want him To hear her say

That he was actually In there.

Demery: I pull her From the porch to safety.

The officer and I Entered the house,

Guns drawn and ready For anything.

[ car horn honking ]

[ car alarm wails ]

Man: shut up!

Shut your mouth right now! She's a liar!

Don't listen to A damn thing she says.

Shut up! [indistinct]

Demery: as far back As I can remember...

Shut your mouth Right now!

Shut it! Shut it!

Do not say Another word!

What I wanted even more than Love was someone to protect me,

Tell me everything was Going to be all right.

Maybe that was why I became a homicide detective,

To protect people That can't protect themselves.

[indistinct]

[ gunshot echoes ]

When we go inside the house,

We're naturally drawin' our guns

In case he decides He wants to shoot it out.

Our reaction is always gonna Be slower than his action.

So we're prepared Before he's prepared.

Demario! This is detective demery

With the Shreveport p.D.

I need you To show yourself.

I announced it two Or three times.

No response.

You know what? Come on, man.

Let's call in The canine.

Dispatch, This is demery.

Can you get me started On a canine unit here

At our location asap, Please?

The canine dog takes a lot Of the danger from our job.

The dog is willin' To go places we won't go.

If demario's inside That house,

He better hope that dog Doesn't find him

Because the dog's gonna Chew his ass up.

Last chance, demario!

All right, come on. Let's go get him.

The dog starts to run Around the house, sniffin',

Lookin' for demario.

[ dog barks ]

[ crash, screaming ]

Come on. Let's go!

All of a sudden, I hear a huge crash.

We run into the house To the aid of the officer.

We don't know if a shot's Been fired or what's happened.

But then I hear The dog snarling.

[ screaming continues ]

He's chewin' on demario little.

It appears that demario

Had crawled up Into an attic space

That was unable to Support his weight.

And he came crashin' through.

Demario! You are under arrest

For the murder Of roshenna crowder.

You wanna handcuff him, Please?

Yeah, sure.

I like to say that god Delivered demario,

Because of all The cases I've worked,

No one has just Fell out of the sky.

[ handcuffs click, Dog barking ]

I explained to demario That as soon

As he gets his little bumps And bruises taken care of,

He and I are going To have a conversation.

Here I am again, Face-to-face with murder.

It's always the same.

They come in hard as nails, Denyin' everything.

Then I just start Chippin' away.

Initially, demario Denies everything.

But as I start to Release information to him,

He realizes that he doesn't Have anywhere to go.

He said if they got killed,

They must've gotten killed After he left.

I knew that demario little Needed

Someone to hold his hand And be his friend.

And I had to allow demario

To believe That I was the only person

That he could turn to.

At that point, I got the sense That demario had given up.

I think he felt he had Nowhere else to go.

She took off runnin'.

He followed her Into the room...

[ screaming ]

[ indistinct yelling ]

Where the money at?!

...Where he encountered Donald brown.

He said donald brown Was reachin' for something.

But he didn't know What he was reaching for.

Donald brown was in bed, So the only thing

He could've been reaching For was a spoon for his cereal.

He was caught Completely off guard.

I know you got the weed! Where the weed at?

[bleep] Money, man.I ain't got no weed.

Childers: he shot brown Several times.

Roshenna, who's literally Hiding from him in fear...

[ screaming ]

Man, quit!

And he didn't let That stop him.

He still put two bullets

In her chest And one in her head.

There's a violent streak Present in demario.

For whatever reason, he decided To exercise it that day.

Get the weed!

Childers: I just got the sense That demario little

Was the executioner in this.

He went there for one purpose And one purpose only.

And that was to steal Their drugs, steal their money,

And he was willing to kill In order to do that.

Demario little was convicted Of second-degree murder.

And he was sentenced To life in prison

Without the benefit of parole.

The district attorney's office

Decided that they weren't Gonna charge kenneth

With any part of the murder With roshenna crowder.

This was done In exchange for testimony

Against demario little.

So the case is closed.

But for the life of me,

I can't stop thinkin' About roshenna,

About little d.

There are some cases that have Touched me in different ways,

For whatever reason.

But there is so much emotion And passion in this case.

I almost felt responsible For those children.

Jada, little d, Come on out!

I remember getting Their names pushed up

To the operation Santa claus list

So they could get Some things for christmas

That they didn't have.

Hey, Merry christmas!

[ laughs ]

Been buyin' things For those kids every christmas

And still do it to this day.

Look who's here!

Hey, guys! How are you?

Detective demery went out Of his way to help me.

And he cared about My daughter, my grandchildren.

Demery: even though little Children like d

Are gonna experience These trials,

Tribulations and hard Times in their life,

I want them to know There's something

That's gonna Turn around for 'em.

My advice would be For them hold their head up.

It's gonna be all right.

Still, there's a part of me That wants to ask little d:

Are we truly the same?

Is he like me?

Or can he still see His mother's face?

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