the odds of ever having a happy ending were off the board. virtually impossible. but to come back and a dedicated detective would not only crack the case, did you keep the promise he made. erica s story began in louisville in this brick house on wilson avenue. a 2-year-old wild about dora the explorer, erica lived here with her mom, erin harper. on may 18th, 2006, police got a frantic 911 call. the man who made the call flagged them down. he was hysterical. what was he saying? there was a little girl in there. they re rushed into the house and found a horrifying scene. a woman almost certainly dead-on the floor. you can see a pool of blood.
received two phone calls, both from a family friend hours before the shooting. james quisenberry had known earon for years and called her aunty a. police brought him in to see if he had any information that could help the investigation. one of the very last people to call her or talk to her by phone was you, which is why we want to talk to you. was me? uh-huh. quisenberry offered to assist police in any way he could. help you find whoever did it. back at children s hospital, erica was now in the icu, holding on for life. her heartbroken grandparents and big sister stood daily vigil. it was like a horror movie, really. i don t know who that was on
you knew it was your daughter, what went through, you judy? i lost a son in 78 in a car wreck. he was gone when i got to the hospital. i could have shed a few tears and went about my business. my son was 21 and he had no children. the loss of erin was devastating. now the family had to deal with what happened to baby erica. finding out in the most impersonal way. i knew she was hurt, but the police rushing her down the street. later they learned she had been shot in the head. in the name of god would somebody do that? it was this man s job to find out. how many times have babies been victims. never been a case where a baby had been shot. a once promising career at the university of louisville,
i knew it was erin then. their daughter, erin harper, 42, was dead in the doorway. when you saw that jewelry, you knew it was your daughter, what went through you, judy? i lost a son in 78 in a car wreck. he was already gone when i got to the hospital. i could have shed a few tears, went on about my business, but this was different. my son was 21. he had no children. the loss of erin, a mother of four, was devastating. but now the family had to deal with what happened to baby erica. finding out in the most impersonal way. i knew she was hurt by the police rushing her down the street that i saw on tv. and later, they learned how badly hurt. she had been shot in the head. why, in the name of god, would somebody do that? it was this man s job to find out. now, in your experience, how many times have there been babies who were victims? there s never been a case where a baby s been shot that
next to that is a cell phone. one of the first things we do is check cell phone records. phone records show that erin received two phone calls, both from a family friend hours before the shooting. james quisenberry had known erin for years and called her aunty a. police brought him in to see if he had any information that could help the investigation. one of the very last people to call her or talk to her by phone was you, which is why we want to talk to you. was me? uh-huh. quisenberry provided some names and order ffered to assis police in any way he could. back at children s hospital, erica was now in the icu, holding on for life. her heartbroken grandparents and big sister stood daily vigil. it was like a horror movie, really.