wanted to do this. then it happened again to another mother and another daughter. somebody is killing mothers and daughters. that is about as scary as it. gets who is out there. and who would be next. something you would never imagined would happen. the clues lie here, in abandon mansion, erie, haunting. where was this killer? hiding cold calculating eyes, lifeless. he was almost a ghost. could they catch him? could they stop him? i get chills all over. i m kind of on the edge of my. seat he truly thought he could outsmart us. hello and welcome to dateline. would you recognize danger, if it was lurking nearby? this story that you are about to hear, is a tale of true terror. a killer was stalking victims in a quiet neighborhood, leaving residents panicked that they would be next. police were determined to catch him, unaware he was hiding in plain sight. but soon, a stolen set of keys would help investigators unlock a mystery and unmask a murderer. here is d
It wasn t him. investigators also interviewed kirkland, karen s ex husband and caresses father. he too had an airtight alibi. he d been in atlanta at the time of the murders. did you go a lot of places? together next on detectives list was karen s former boyfriend, michael lacey. he refused to take a lighted tech to test so police interviewed him three separate times. did you all have keys to each other s? house definitely. not you could just walk over and walk in? we would. call he is someone that we had to rule out completely and we did. that so if you re thinking in your line of work, the usual suspects, the usual suspects were not going to figure in this one. not the media. family defective is nelson ensured or realize they had on their hands, while homicide cops, he obtrusively. the first 48 hours of a case, usually you get a break. and there s something that says chase this, right? yes. normally you would get something within the first 48. hours so this is
Investigators with the first lead in the lofton and dewitts murder investigations. why happens up here as you continue to go? up these other various dots along the map other locations where jason s got admitted to breaking into the houses here on woodland. here is what the detective found strange. jason had admitted to every unsolved burglar on the block. all but one, the house where those nissan spare cues were stolen. for me the most important part of this puzzle, was to find out who broke into this house, right here, where the vehicle cues were stolen. in the interrogation he did not give you that. adjusts he did. not in anonymously, or to jason know-how import in the car cues were deliberately keep the house office. list we don t see guys they break into houses and steal a tv, then morph into a serial killer. we don t know if we have our guy. but we certainly have something to investigate. detectives sharpen are and nelson teamed up with detective agents to create
Late at night, i would go and sit in the yard and just hoping that he would come back. i would sit there with a knife and my hand. and i will hold, i will hold it. like real tight just in case he came up on me or something. because it would be him or me. either him or may. and i told the detectives what i did. she couldn t sit still and do nothing. she wanted to be involved in the investigation from day one. she would actually go door to door in the neighborhood and talk to neighbors, try to ask them questions but i had to repeatedly explain to her that we can t have her interrupting our case. she s a thorn in your side. she is. but i understood because if my sister were killed, it would be hard for me to sit still to. so detective shot near made patricia a promise. we were sitting in the car and i remembered just crying and crying and crying. and then he promised me, he said i m gonna get him. he said if it s the last thing i do. he said i m gonna get. him to do that, dete
It kirkland said he had watched karissa blossom into a gregarious teenager. a fashionista and inspiring model with a knack for selfies. i sing the song by bob carlile, it s called butterfly kisses. it told the story of him and a daughter, and i used to sing that song to her. and she would just look at me and she loved me singing a song to her. she was my butterfly. that s what i called her. now kirkland s butterfly was dead, and detective nelson recruited some of pg county s finest to help him solve the case. including detective anthony shirt near. this is a mother, hardworking, and her daughter. and they both think that there safely inside their home. and here comes a monster into your house with a glut. it shocked us all as a hunt for this brutal killer, detective started with the usual suspects.