and he asked me about her work schedule. and i told him. reporter: and, it wasn t just brandy josh wanted dead. i told him w see if he could go over to her boyfriend s house, craig s. see if he can find where he lives. and break into his house and kill both of em. did he? huh? did he find out where he lived? yeah. did he try to break into the house? no. not that i know of. reporter: they schemed together on the eve of the murder. he asked me a day before, are you sure that you want this done? and i d been drinkin . and, you know, i had alcohol problems and steroid problems and i was just mad. i said, yeah. how did it go down? i told him when she was getting off work. i would text sirius and and just say the word close. he just said that, i ve i ve got this. i see her car. i don t know actually what took place on the night, i know she
sister, and fiancee watched on in blank horror. what do you remember about the rest of that night? sittin in in the vehicle behind her car. just watchin it. and there s your girl, gone. there s my baby and i can t do nothin about it. it was 2:00. went to the house. 4:00, detectives came down to the house, said that they removed her and the car. reporter: who would benefit from a single mom s death? of course, the questioning turned quickly to the soon-to-be-divorced husband, the father of the little girl. brandy s mom told them about josh daniels. said he was a personal trainer at the gym and an obsessive weighlifter. when you ran him through the computer, what d you find out did he have priors? he did not. he was not on law enforcement s radar. reporter: not on law enforcement s radar, but none the less, somebody they wanted to talk to right now. but, there was a problem, a big one. there was every reason to believe he wasn t in the
so get allstate where good drivers save 40% for avoiding mayhem, like me. sorry! he s a baby! . welcome back. investigators were confident sirius underwood was the triggerman that fatally shot brandy daniels point plank range and thousands of miles away in alaska, brand s husband josh was involved in the plot to kill. it was a series of other crimes police gave them a motive and brought them closer to arresting both men. here s dennis murphy with more. reporter: a dogged investigation with a generous
wendy, a mother of five, said she met sirius a couple of years earlier at the same place brandy and josh got together zane state college. i just knew from the moment i met sirius that this is just a new friend. happy. always smiling. reporter: the mid-life single mom back to college and deans list student sirius were ambassadors for their school. they were just looking for a face for zane state college that would be friendly, and that would be outgoing, and so that we could go to different events in the community, as well as giving tours on campus. sirius had found time to work as a campus security guard, and that s where he met josh, who did the same thing. sirius was an overachiever even featured in brochures about the college. wendy liked almost everything about him. they became a couple. one year for my birthday he totally set up an entire day skydiving. happy birthday! thank you! woo! it was so amazing. so awesome.
this is what happened to your ex i m willing to talk to you to get your side of the story if you re willing to talk to me. i think you re a good investigator but i m going to have an attorney. okay. we re gonna do that. that s fine, josh. reporter: meanwhile, back in zanesville, police surrounded sirius underwood s car and arrested him. his interrogation didn t last long. you know why you re here? tell me. okay, we ve had a grand jury, and you ve been indicted. for what? aggravated murder, aggravated robberies, attempted robberies, weapon under disability, tampering with evidence, josh daniels was also arrested, and if josh is up there talking, i think it s the proper thing to tell you that you have the opportunity to tell me too. would you like to talk to me about this? no, i want a lawyer. you want a lawyer? yeah. okay. reporter: josh waved extradition, and was brought back to ohio. brandy s mother got word at the end of her shift. i get a phone call