here again, is andrew mckinney. the brutality of brooke morris murder fueled the we really hate that that, you know, they came into our community and committed such a crime. roane county investigators had cleared brooke s ex-husband, clayton. but they had two other men to look at, two men whose names and numbers were right there in brooke s phone. who was brooke communicating with that day that seemed to be of potential importance? daniel hawkins. this is a man she used to date? this is a person that that we believe that she had a relationship with, yes. i think they were talking, nothing too extreme. maybe a couple of dates. albert knew daniel through mutual friends. we would just hang out with daniel, you know. i would text him, and be, like, hey, man, are you coming out? and he d meet up with us. but albert hadn t spoken to daniel that weekend. and didn t know daniel and brooke had been texting each other, making plans to meet up. investigators say they cal
i think they were talking. nothing too extreme. maybe a couple dates. albert knew daniel through mutual friends. we would hang out with daniel, i would text him and say, hey man are you coming out. he d meet up with us. but albert hadn t spoken to daniel that weekend and didn t know daniel and brooke had been texting each other, making plans to meet up. investigators say they called the number listed for daniel on brooke s phone. he didn t answer. you couldn t find him? couldn t find him. investigators learned daniel lived in colorado, he was just in knoxville for the game. were you worried when you couldn t get a hold of him when he was out there? yeah. daniel had flown back to colorado by the time he got on the phone with the sheriff s investigator. basically interviewed him. where was he? from what i understand he was at the ball game. daniel hawkins told
reporter: albert knew daniel through mutual friends. we would just hang out with daniel, you know. i would text him, and be, like, hey, man, are you coming out? and he d meet up with us. reporter: but albert hadn t spoken to daniel that weekend. and didn t know daniel and brooke had been texting each other, making plans to meet up. investigators say they called the number listed for daniel on brooke s phone. he didn t answer. you couldn t find him? couldn t find him. reporter: investigators learned daniel lived in colorado. he d just been in knoxville for the weekend. were you worried that you couldn t get a hold of him and he was out there? yeah, it makes you wonder, you know, what s going on? are they intentionally trying to avoid you? reporter: daniel had flown back to colorado by the time he got on the phone with a sheriff s investigator. basically interviewed him and got his whereabouts. where was he? from what i understand, he was at the ball game. r
through mutual friends. we would just hang out with daniel, you know. i would text him, and be, like, hey, man, are you coming out? and he d meet up with us. reporter: but albert hadn t spoken to daniel that weekend. and didn t know daniel and brooke had been texting each other, making plans to meet up. investigators say they called the number listed for daniel on brooke s phone. he didn t answer. you couldn t find him? couldn t find him. reporter: investigators learned daniel lived in colorado. he d just been in knoxville for the weekend. were you worried that you couldn t get a hold of him and he was out there? yeah, it makes you wonder, you know, what s going on? are they intentionally trying to avoid you? reporter: daniel had flown back to colorado by the time he got on the phone with a sheriff s investigator. basically interviewed him and got his whereabouts. where was he? from what i understand, he was at the ball game. reporter: daniel hawkins told in
this is a person that that we believe that she had a relationship with, yes. i think they were talking, nothing too extreme. maybe a couple of dates. reporter: albert knew daniel through mutual friends. we would just hang out with daniel, you know. i would text him, and be, like, hey man, are you coming out? and he would meet up with us. reporter: but albert hadn t spoken to daniel that weekend. and didn t know daniel and brooke had been texting each otr, making plans meet up. investigators say they called the number listed for daniel on brooke s phone. he didn t answer. you couldn t find him? couldn t find him. reporter: investigators learned daniel lived in colorado. he d just been in knoxville for the weekend. were you worried that you couldn t get a hold of him and he was out there? yeah, it makes you wonder, you know, what s going on, are they intentionally trying to avoid you? reporter: daniel had flown back to colorado by the time he got on the phone with