that meant, a motive for murder. and, did one kill the other to steal his wife? i wouldn t do that to my brother. in court it all came out. scandalous passions, jealousy, greed, lust. he said, he was the black sheep of the family. a family saga, turned riveting courtroom drama. i cried the whole time. the time we received the call was around three. effingham 9-1-1? help, please. what s wrong? gun. shot. you re shot? yes. where you at? the sheriff s office 9-1-1 operator, could barely understand the voice on the other end of the call. how did you get shot ma am? i don t know. you don t know? no. andré, get james, 10-18, hurry up. the dispatcher, calling for sergeant james to help out. where did you get shot at? face. in your face? yes. it was difficult to hear what she was saying. you could hear her gargling, due to blood in her throat. it sounded as though, she was not the only victim. husband. shot. too. your husband s
steal his wife? i wouldn t do that to my brother. in, course it all came out. scandalous passions, jealousy, greed, lust. he said, he was the black sheep of the family. a family saga, turned riveting courtroom drama. i cried the whole time. the time we received the call was around three. i think him 9-1-1? help, please. what s wrong? gun. shot. your shot? yes. were you at? the sheriff s office 9-1-1 operator, could barely understand the voice on the other end of the call. how did you get shot ma am? i don t know. you don t know? no. andré, get james, 10:18, hurry up. the dispatcher, calling for sergeant james to help out. where did you get shot at? face. in your face? yes. it was difficult to hear what she was saying. you could hear her gargling, due to blood in her throat. it sounded as though, she was not the only victim. husband. shot. to. your husband shot too? yes. okay, is there anybody else in the house with
It felt like an ambush. Investigators searched for clues, but what they found, were secrets. A forbidden love affair right in the family. One son sleeping with the other sons wife. He said, if i was going to have an affair, he wished it would have been with anybody else except his brother. Bad blood between brothers had that been a motive for murder . And had one kill the other to steal his wife . In court, it all came out, scandalous passions. Jealousy, greed, lust. He said that he was the black sheep of the family. A family saga turns riveting courtroom drama. I cried the whole time. The time we were saved a call around 3m. Effingham 911 . Help, please. Whats wrong . Gun. Shot. Youre shot . Yes. Where you at . The Sheriffs Office 911 operator, could barely understand the voice on the other end of the call. How did you get shot maam . I dont know. You dont know . No. Andre, get james, 1018, hurry up. The dispatcher, calling for Sergeant James to help out. Where did you get shot at . F
the sergeant, and other deputies, we re racing to the location. a one storey ranch house, and a heavily wooded area, of side of town. there was little to no light outside. it was pitch black. our weapons were already drawn. we weren t sure if the suspect is in the area, still in the woods. we approached the door, and we could hear the sound of a female moaning, what appeared to be pain. they could hear her, but were delayed and finding her, because something stop them in their tracks as they entered the kitchen. there was an overwhelming smell of gasoline emanating from the house. it was extremely noxious, hard to breathe. the deputy hill slipped on the gasoline, and i had to catch him to prevent him from falling. why hadn t the gasoline been torched? was someone trying to lure the cops inside, before striking a match. it felt like an ambush. they found the woman, slumped on the kitchen floor,
wife who was the lone survivor. i knews these folks. i had been friends with these folks. and it was just bad. that s part of the country, southeast georgia, isn t used to waking up to grisly news like this. that just isn t supposed to happen in effingham county, only 45 minutes from downtown savannah but a world away with its mom and pop shops, cattle fields and farms. and cotton fields. it s a place where people go to church, work hard, and know their neighbor. in this community, family sticks together. just the nature around here, i reckon. james had lived here all his life and like anybody born and raised in effingham, he knew the family. the height family is a good family. well known family. they respect everybody. james grew up with the three boys. billy heckman know their father,