i could see an empty coffee cup that had spilled right there on the floor from, from mcdonald s. there was a mcdonald s bag on food bag on the floor and a purse. and i started seein signs of blood on on the sofa in the living room, on the on the carpet. and then you go into the foyer area, where there was a lot of blood on the walls, on the door, on the floor. so this is suggesting a moving struggle. definitely. it looks like the homeowner came home and surprised a burglar in her house, and a struggle ensued where she was beaten. reporter: the bloody path led edmunds further into the house, to a bloody hand print on the door out to the parsons garage. and you can tell there was there was more beating goin on in the garage. there was blood spatter on the walls. so she was already bleeding before she got into the garage. reporter: and that s where this apparent struggle had ended. the deputies found 41-year old kay parsons lying there on the floor. had you ever s
guy that was livin in the woods around there somewhere. reporter: so the investigator dispatched some deputies to check out the area just a few hundred feet from kay s house. we checked the woods. we didn t see any signs of anybody livin there, anything of that nature. and we really couldn t prove or disprove there was anybody that was livin in the woods there. reporter: so a potential lead, dashed. but investigators had another. unlikely as it may seem, tiny grovetown, georgia has a few usual suspects, including a young man who lived just around the corner from kay parsons home. we look at our neighborhood and see who s livin around there. and we, you know, we had a frequent flyer in there that a who? a frequent flyer, you know. that that s somebody that we deal with all the time.
yeah. but i didn t do any of this, man. reporter: anthony repeated over and over that he had nothing to do with kay parsons murder. didn t even know her. dude, i m trying to be as straight up with you guys as possible. i mean well, and that and that s what i want. yes, sir. i m i m not going to lie about it. i want you to catch the guy. i just i don t want you looking at me like i did the [ bleep ]. cause i ain t dude, i ain t real cool with you. i don t think it s a really you know, if you or me or or some guy got hurt, that s one thing. you know? but not a lady. you know? not somebody s mom. reporter: and he started to put the finger more on michael. he knows something.
most definitely. drug habit? make a buy? you know, they gotta get money. and the best way to do that is is burglaries, you know? get the quick cash. reporter: did you have trouble with drugs at the time? i won t say trouble, but it was reporter: you were a regular customer, huh? i mean, it was a social thing. we d be being dumb and young, that s all. reporter: smokin weed, or harder stuff, michael? ah, smokin weed and a little harder stuff, pills, things like that. reporter: this is methadone? yeah. uh-huh. yes, sir. reporter: with michael s presence on the scene, and drugs now in the equation, edmunds team brought him down to their substation for questioning. now, i m going to be point-blank with ya, if you knew anything about this you would tell me right? absolutely. when was the last time you took some methadone? today. today? uh-huh. reporter: so michael had used methadone on the morning of kay parsons murder. now investigators wanted
we d be being dumb and young, that s all. reporter: smokin weed, or harder stuff, michael? ah, smokin weed and a little harder stuff, pills, things like that. reporter: this is methadone? yeah. uh-huh. yes, sir. reporter: with michael s presence on the scene, and drugs now in the equation, edmunds team brought him down to their substation for questioning. now, i m gonna be point-blank with ya, if you knew anything about this you would tell me right? absolutely. when was the last time you took some methadone? today. today? uh-huh. reporter: so michael had used methadone on the morning of kay parsons murder. now investigators wanted to know more about where exactly he was when the assault happened. michael said his mom becky had dropped him off at a jobsite just before 7am to do some house painting. when did ya tell your mom you had this paint job? when did you tell her you were told her a little while ago. this mornin . reporter: but here s the thin