i was like why. are you kidding me? hello and welcome to dateline. growing up, vince goslyn didn t seem to destined for the military, but that s where he found his footing. his career was thriving and he had built a beautiful family. then one night, the father of five was gunned down on a lonely road not far from his base. did his decision to help someone in need cost him his life? or was he targeted. here s andrea canning with evil was waiting . hopkinsville, kentucky. corn fields, picket fences and patriotism. just to the south is fourth campbell, home to more than 13,000 army soldiers and their families. after facing danger all over the world, soldiers returned to
prosecutor pryor was getting regular phone updates about all the witness interviews. but to her, jessie s was the most important. jessie gave police a key new detail. she said on the night of the murder, one of those drug dealers contacted her. did you have to talk to the drug dealers directly? she was getting text messages from this man? that s what she indicated. yes. and that he would do harm or kill her and her family, her children, if she didn t comply with what he was telling her to do. that s when jessie admitted it she didn t drive down fidelio road because she was feeling sick. i got a text. okay. that told me to turn on the
she said they were friends and he stayed there on the couch and that was it. jessie did admit she and vince were going through a tough time, but she claimed they were working things out. i have always reassured vince that i m not just gonna walk away from you. i m not that person. i m not gonna leave you. we were planning on going to marriage counseling. he actually called friday, before we left. besides, she said vince knew all about jarred. vince knew that he had been staying at the house. but investigators didn t believe her. more than three hours into jessie s interview, after repeatedly denying she and jarred had a romantic relationship.
when a frantic call came into 9-1-1. 9-1-1. yes, i just stopped on the side of the road. my husband got out to see if some guy needed help. jessie goslyn told the operator that her husband sergeant vincent goslynhad been shot when he tried to help them motorists stranded on the side of the road. jessie was hysterical. listen to me. listen. listen. i can t understand a word you re saying. you re gonna have to calm down and talk to me. as she tried to calm down, jessie told the operator after being shot, vince came back to their car but was unable to get in because a man was pulling him back. my husband tried getting in the vehicle. he couldn t get in the vehicle. he screamed for me to go. jessie said she drove away from the scene as her husband had instructed. i don t know where he is anymore. minutes later, another 9-1-1 call came in. there is a guy that s been killed. he s dead. down the road from my house. this is the man who made the call. walter ferguson said
i m natalie morales. army sergeant vince goslyn had been shot nine times on a desolate kentucky road. at first his wife jessie told police the couple had stopped to help a stranded motorists who attacked vince. later, she told investigators that her husband was deep in debt to drug dealers. now she was about to reveal a chilling new detail about that deadly night. once again here s andrea canning with evil was waiting . one day after the murder of sergeant vince goslyn, the