the suspect had to actually step over the victim that he had just killed. the vcr was up off up off the counter area of the desk. i believe the suspect utilized part of that desk to reach up to get the vcr and cut the cord and take the vcr. on the floor underneath that shelf, investigators saw a manila folder. when they turned it over, they found something. we looked at it closer and we actually noticed the fingerprint in blood. myself and mr. carlisle looked at each other and said, we ve got him. was it possible the killer accidently knocked it onto the floor as he was stealing the security system vcr? the folder, the fingerprint wasn t face up, so the person who, as they were leaving, probably wouldn t have known that they left that essential piece of evidence. but it was a partial print and badly smudged. the technician and i were going back and forth and i m like, well, i think i can use it, but let s see if we can make it a little better.
of each and every employee. in a stunning development, the print on the manila folder matched the last person anyone expected, especially stephen holmes family. it belonged to wilson saintil, stephen s best friend, the restaurant s maintenance man and prep cook. stephen s family couldn t believe it since the two often worked late together. stephen would bring in cds specifically that he knew was the type of music that wilson liked so that they could put it in and it would go through the whole store and they could be listening to that music while they were working. wilson saintil went to the ceremonies to honor the deceased, hugged family members, cried when it was appropriate. there was no flight issues. there was no obvious signs that we needed to suspect him of anything. but investigators naturally
from a bloody nose from the fight, dropped onto the kitchen counter and faucet. saintil took the $8,000 from the safe. since he knew the surveillance cameras had captured the fight, he cut the cables and removed the video recorder. but as he did, he left his partial fingerprint on the manila folder, which fell to the floor upside down. saintil left the restaurant with the murder weapon, video recorder, and his bloody clothes. prosecutors believe he returned later to clean up the blood. but his plan fell apart when he saw the exterminator was there on an unscheduled visit. nobody knew he was coming by that night, except for stephen. i feel that was a godsend. stephen s the only person that knows this guy is showing up. and thank god he shows up on
just killed. the vcr was up off up off the counter area of the desk. i believe the suspect utilized part of that desk to reach up to get the vcr and cut the cord and take the vcr. on the floor underneath that shelf, investigators saw a manila folder. when they turned it over, they found something. we looked at it closer and we noticed the fingerprint in blood. mr. carlisle and myself, we looked at each other and said, we ve got him. was it possible the killer accidently knocked it onto the floor as he was stealing the security system vcr? the folder, the fingerprint wasn t face up, so the person who, as they were leaving, probably wouldn t have known that they left that essential piece of evidence. but it was a partial print and badly smudged. the technician and i were going back and forth and i m like, well, i think i can use it, but let s see if we can make it a little better. i handed it back to him. but enhancing it would come at a price.
the knife, his blood, possibly from a bloody nose from the fight, dropped onto the kitchen counter and faucet. saintil took the $8,000 from the safe. since he knew the surveillance cameras had captured the fight, he cut the cables and removed the video recorder. but as he did, he left his partial fingerprint on the manila folder, which fell to the floor upside down. saintil left the restaurant with the murder weapon, video recorder, and his bloody clothes. prosecutors believe he returned later to clean up the blood. but his plan fell apart when he saw the exterminator was there on an unscheduled visit. nobody knew he was coming by that night, except for stephen. i feel that was a godsend. stephen s the only person that knows this guy is showing up.