while that was happening, investigators were looking at one other phone call. this one especially intriguing because it happened on the day denita was murdered. shannon had arrived at the 911 call center for her shift, when a personal call came in for her, from a man who did not identify himself. he asked to speak to shannon. when they said hold on, shannon said hello, and the phone went click. i asked jermeir. i said, did you make that call? and jermeir said, yes, i did. why did you make that call? i wanted to know where she was. reporter: so he suspected? so he told me that he did think she was capable of doing it. he tells me that he did make that call to make sure she was at work. this is before we said anything about a burgundy suv. but there was nothing in the past where she ever indicated that she would do harm to denita. that doesn t add up.
those phone tapes to see if they were the conclusive evidence shannon said they were. while that was happening, investigators were looking at one other phone call. this one especially intriguing because it happened on the day denita was murdered. shannon had arrived at the 911 call center for her shift, when a personal call came in for her, from a man who did not identify himself. he asked to speak to shannon. when they said hold on, shannon said hello, and the phone went click. i asked jermeir. i said, did you make that call? and jermeir said, yes, i did. why did you make that call? i wanted to know where she was. reporter: so he suspected? so he told me that he did think she was capable of doing it. he tells me that he did make that call to make sure she was at work. this is before we said anything about a burgundy suv. but there was nothing in the past where she ever indicated that she would do harm to denita. that doesn t add up. reporter: why would jermeir need t
but you re telling a co-worker that you re in fear for your life from jermeir. reporter: conflicting stories that cast suspicion on shannon and on jermeir. so that next day detective pate spoke with jermeir stroud once again. he denied ever harassing shannon at work and said there was no reason why she would be afraid of him. but jermeir s answer to one particular question got detective pate s attention. i asked him, do you think that shannon is capable of killing someone? and he said, yes. reporter: as the investigation continued in durham, police showed shannon crawley s photo to that maintenance man who d seen a woman driving away from the crime scene on the morning of the murder. and he could not identify shannon as the driver. then they showed him a picture of shannon s burgundy ford explorer. he was very positive about
life from jermeir. reporter: conflicting stories that cast suspicion on shannon and on jermeir. so that next day detective pate spoke with jermeir stroud once again. he denied ever harassing shannon at work and said there was no reason why she would be afraid of him. but jermeir s answer to one particular question got detective pate s attention. i asked him, do you think that shannon is capable of killing someone? and he said, yes. reporter: as the investigation continued in durham, police showed shannon crawley s photo to that maintenance man who d seen a woman driving away from the crime scene on the morning of the murder. and he could not identify shannon as the driver. then they showed him a picture of shannon s burgundy ford explorer. he was very positive about the vehicle.
he asked to speak to shannon. when they said hold on, shannon said hello, and the phone went click. i asked jermeir. i said, did you make that call? and jermeir said, yes, i did. why did you make that call? i wanted to know where she was. reporter: so he suspected? so he told me that he did think she was capable of doing it. he tells me that he did make that call to make sure she was at work. this is before we said anything about a burgundy suv. but there was nothing in the past where she ever indicated that she would do harm to denita. that doesn t add up. reporter: why would jermeir need to know shannon s whereabouts just after he found out denita was killed? investigators considered a variety of scenarios. but whatever it was, jermeir wasn t volunteering much. sometimes when you tell people, you know, a lie of omission, that s still a lie, some people, you have to ask the correct question to get the answer you re looking for.