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[Music] website 18-year-old ZB Quinn started working part-time at the Hendersonville
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Road Walmart store in Asheville North Carolina as a means to make money during high school he enjoyed the job so much
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that he ended up staying on after graduation Zeb had a learning disorder which had caused some difficulties in
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school and he' always struggled to fit in but at Walmart his friendly nature strong work ethic and dependability ured
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he was well liked by his co-workers Zeb had earned a reputation as a valued member of the electronics
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department team on days where he wasn't rosted on he often stopped by the store just to drop breakfast off to his
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colleagues zeb's mom joked that he spent more time at Walmart than he did at home
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in the 2 and a half years Zeb had been working there he'd never once called in sick zeb's supervisor Patty andri was
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particularly fond of the 18-year-old despite their age difference the two got along well every morning Zeb
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called Patty at work just to chat and make sure he'd done everything Patty needed him to do Patty was therefore
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puzzled when she received a phone call from zeb's mother Denise on Monday January 3 2000 asking if she knew where
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Zeb could be Denise said that her son hadn't returned home after his shift the previous night and she was getting
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worried Patty hadn't seen or heard from Zeb since he clocked off around 9:00 p.m. she told Denise she'd contact her
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right away if she heard anything the following day of Tuesday January 4 Zab was rosted to work the
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afternoon shift at Walmart his family hoped he'd show up say and well with a worthwhile explanation for his brief
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disappearance at around 2: p.m. Patty andri was Manning the electronics desk when the phone
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rang hi this is Zeb the caller said I won't be in today Patty knew zeb's voice well she
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didn't know who the caller was but she was certain of one thing it wasn't Zeb Quinn
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[Music] Denise Quinn was incredibly close with her son Zeb whom she affectionately
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described as a mama's boy after finishing high school he willingly chose to remain living at home with his mother
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just the two of them zeb's parents had divorced when he was a toddler and his older sister had recently gotten married
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and moved in with her husband Zeb didn't have many close friends his own age to talk to but he never hesitated to
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confide in his mother so when Zeb failed to return home from work on the night of
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Sunday January 2 2000 Denise sensed something was wrong he usually came straight home and if he
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didn't he always contacted his mother to let her know where he was and what he was
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doing Denise told herself that Zab had probably just stopped off somewhere to play pool and you found hobby of his his
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father who owned a bar across town had recently given him his own pool queue and Zeb was eager to use
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it Zeb didn't have a mobile phone but he took his pager with him everywhere a PO
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popular telecommunications device at the time a call to a pager would leave a digital message for that person
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typically in the form of a phone number this would alert the user that someone was trying to reach them over
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the following hours Denise paged Zeb several times he didn't respond after a night of broken sleep
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Denise spent all of Monday calling zeb's friends and relatives no one had heard from him or
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had any idea where he could be when he still hadn't gotten in touch with that evening Denise called the police to
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report her son missing as Zeb was 18 years old he was free to come and go as he pleased they
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reassured Denise he was likely just out doing what teenage boys do and would show up
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soon when zeb's work supervisor Patty andri received a call on Tuesday afternoon from an unfamiliar male
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claiming to be Zeb she sprung into action Patty began asking The Caller work rated questions that only Zeb would
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know the answers to the caller stumbled to respond before abruptly ending the call Patty immediately dialed star
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69 in the United States this call return feature automatically redials the last number that called through to a phone
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line a woman answered Volvo construction equipment she said how may I help you Zeb Quinn had no connection to the
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Volvo plant but one of his Walmart co-workers did 22-year-old Robert Owens who went by his middle name of Jason
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worked parttime at both businesses colleagues had seen Zeb and Jason talking to one another just before
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Zeb clocked off on the night he disappeared Zeb was in the market to buy a new car Jason said he knew of one for
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sale that Zeb might be interested in after learning about the call made to Patty andrick police officers went to
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speak to Jason Owens he told them that after Zeb finished work on Sunday night the pair m in the Walmart parking lot
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the car Jason thought Zeb might like was a Mitsubishi Eclipse it was parked out on ler Highway
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roughly 15 M North Jason had offered to drive out to show Zeb where it was Zeb agreed he got into his light blue Mazda
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Protege and tailed Jason's Ford pickup truck the two made a quick stop at a gas station on Hendersonville Road to grab a
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drink before hitting the road according to Jason a few minutes later Zeb started flashing his
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headlights taking this as a sign to pull over Jason stopped on Long Shaws Road just around the corner from a high
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school Zeb pulled up behind him and said he'd justed a page and had to make a call he asked Jason if he had a cell
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phone he could use Jason didn't Zeb said he was going to find a pay phone and would be back
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shortly Jason told the police that he waited for 10 minutes before zeb's Mazda reappeared by this point it was around 9
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:0 p.m. as Zeb pulled up behind a Jason's truck he bumped into the back of it according to Jason Zeb was frantic in an
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obvious Rush he apologized and offered to pay for any damage but said he needed to cancel their plans he just received
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another page and had to leave right away with that Jason watched as zeb's Mazda disappeared from
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view according to Jason he had no idea that Zeb never returned home after that outside of work the pair
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occasionally played pool and went fishing together but they weren't close friends Jason said he therefore thought
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nothing of it when Zeb called him on Tuesday Morning asking if he'd do him a favor by calling in sick on his
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behalf police obtained the CCTV footage from the gas station on Hendersonville Road at 9:4 14 p.m. on Sunday January 2
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the footage captured Jason Owens entering the store 10 seconds later Zeb Quinn entered
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behind him the two young men purchased soft drinks before leaving via the same door 2 minutes later both of their
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vehicles could be seen heading in the direction of long Shaw's Road just like Jason Owens had
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described for the police Jason's Story added to their belief that Zeb had likely left on his own accord and would
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show up again soon his mother Denise wanted to believe this too but she wasn't so sure Not only would it be
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completely out of character for Zeb to take off unannounced he hadn't taken anything with him that indicated an
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intention to be gone for any amount of time when he'd left Walmart he was still dressed in his work uniform and didn't
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have a coat or any other change of clothes despite the January weather in North Carolina getting bitterly
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cold Zeb also wore contact lenses but had left his contact solution at home Denise knew there was no way Zeb
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would have run away for good or considered suicide he was a happy young man who enjoyed his life and expressed
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excitement about the future he'd recently purchased a new DVD player and satellite television system and was
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looking forward to setting them up Zeb was also taking classes at the local community college and was enrolled in
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the reserve Officers Training Corps while he loved his job at Walmart his dream was to one day join the armed
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forces as a commissioned officer Jason Owens told police that Zeb didn't mention who had been paging him
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so urgently but those who knew ZB well had their suspicions Denise Quinn's boyfriend Costa ran a
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dino style restaurant in Asheville called Costa's kitchen Zeb had a close relationship with Costa and often
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stopped by the restaurant to order his favorite menu item the chicken tenders in December 1999 just weeks
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before he disappeared Zeb was at Costa's kitchen when he struck up a conversation
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with a young woman named Misty Taylor Misty's mother worked at the resta alongside zeb's Aunt Misty and Zeb HIIT
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it off and became fast friends but to those close to Zeb it was obvious that his feelings went beyond
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just friendship Zeb became infatuated with 19-year-old Misty talking about her nonstop to anyone who would listen the
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two began spending more and more time together playing pool and hanging out at the
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mall the problem was Misty was already in a long-term relationship with a man named Wesley Smith the two had a baby
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together zeb's family and friends urged him to cut ties with Misty but Zeb didn't listen Misty had apparently
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confided in him that Wesley had a jealous streak and was abusive towards her and Zeb was determined to help her
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escape the relationship by late December some of zeb's co-workers noted that he seemed
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nervous Wesley had found out about the Pear's newfound friendship and he wasn't happy word allegedly got out that Wesley
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and his friends warned Zeb to stay away Zeb and Misty stayed in contact regardless but Wesley soon found out
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about that too according to one of zeb's co-workers on the day he went missing he mentioned
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that someone had threatened his life when Zeb had first failed return home Misty Taylor was one of the first
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people his mother called Misty said she hadn't heard from Zeb and had no idea where he could
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be according to Misty on the night Ze disappeared she and her boyfriend Wesley had been having dinner at her mother's
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house an alibi that checked out for zeb's loved ones this raised the question if Misty didn't send Zeb the
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Urgent page then who did [Music] as the days continued to pass with no word from Zeb local newspapers started
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appealing for anyone with information to come forward citizens were urged to be on the
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lookout for the 18-year-old who was described as 5'10 and approximately 165 lb with gray blue eyes and short brown
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hair he was driving a light blue 1990 model Mazda Protegé sedan while police maintained that zeb's
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disappearance wasn't being treated as suspicious Denise Quinn grew more and more
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concerned at the very least her son was out there without a coat and she worried
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about how cold he could be Denise told the Asheville citizen times I just want to know my son is okay
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it's just very weird it's too weird adding to the stress of the case police looked into Jason Owens and
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discovered that on the morning of Monday January 3 he called his supervisor at the Volvo plant to say he couldn't make
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it into work he claimed he'd been in a car accident and was receiving treatment at
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the Urgent Care Center on Hendersonville Road records confirmed that Jason Owens
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had checked himself into the center at 9:40 a.m. just over 12 hours after Zab Quinn was last seen alive
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he was treated for a head wound and fractured ribs injuries that weren't consistent with Zeb Quinn rear ending
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his car when speaking to police Jason claimed that this was a separate incident entirely he said that several hours
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after his final encounter with Zeb he was driving past the Waffle House Restaurant on Long shols Road in the
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pre-dawn light when he collided with another vehicle police checked their records no
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accident reports had been filed for the early morning hours of Monday January 3 anywhere in the
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county the injuries Jason Owens had been treated for also raised some questions as they weren't typical for a car
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accident after giving his initial statement to the police Jason Owens refused to cooperate any
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further although his behavior raised suspicions there was nothing to tie him to zeb's
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Disappearance in fact there was still nothing to confirm that Zeb had met with fair play at
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all his absence continued to be felt wholeheartedly by his loved ones Denise Quinn couldn't ignore zeb's
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favorite lounge chair which he typically kicked back on with his dog Sam the chair now sat empty Sam's
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whimpers a constant reminder of the fact that Zeb was gone then on January 16 2000 exactly 2 weeks
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to the day since Zeb was last seen Denise Quinn received a phone [Music] call Denise worked at the Mission
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Hospital on McDow Street in downtown Asheville a younger co-worker of hers had attended the same high school as Zeb
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and was following the news about his disappearance she'd adjust passed by the little pig's barbecue restaurant which
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was adjacent to the hospital's parking lot and noticed a light blue Mazda parked there she called Denise to let
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her know that it might be zebs Denise rushed to the little pig's parking lot sure enough it was zeb's
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Mazda Zeb himself was nowhere to be seen But one look at the vehicle told Denise
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that something was wrong the headlights were on on and the windows were slightly a
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jar on the rear windshield someone had used what appeared to be pink lipstick to draw a large set of lips with an
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exclamation mark on either side when police arrived they opened the car doors to find something completely
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unexpected inside a black labrador cross puppy the dog appeared to be approximately 3 months old and was
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completely unharmed but nothing about her presence made sense Zeb didn't own the puppy nor had
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he mentioned wanting to get one also inside the car were several drink bottles a plastic Hotel key card
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and a man's jacket which Denise confirmed didn't belong to her son none of these items held any obvious
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significance or indicated where Zeb could be his family wondered whether he had intentionally left these Clues
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behind to some kind of message zeb's grandmother theorized that the drawing of the lips could be his way
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of sending kisses and maybe he'd left the puppy there to signify that he was alive and
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well one person even suggested that the puppy was a sign of guilt from whoever had dumped the car perhaps they felt so
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bad about what happened to Zeb that they left the dog to console his family others thought the puppy had been
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planted there to ensure the car didn't go unnoticed if the abandoned vehicle hadn't sparked attention a yapping puppy
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surely would the location also raised some questions zeb's sister Brandy also worked at the Mission Hospital the two
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siblings were Incredibly Close Zeb often called Brandy at the home she shared with her husband and young daughter just
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to tell her that he loved her some wondered if Zeb had intend ition Al left the car at the little
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pig's restaurant because there was a higher chance that his family would find it but Denise Quinn didn't think so Zeb
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knew that his mother and sister typically used the entrance at the other side of the hospital if he wanted them
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to find his car Denise felt there were better places he could have left it when police examined the vehicle they
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realized that the driver's seat had been pulled close to the steering wheel Zeb was 5' 10 and he typically kept the
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seat pushed further back with the seat positioned the way it was there was no way he could have comfortably driven the
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car whoever it was that had driven the vehicle to the parking lot it wasn't Zeb Quinn the discovery of zeb's Mazda was a
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major breakthrough but the clues left inside only raised more questions the hotel key card was just a blank
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white card with no information on it it didn't include the hotel's name a logo or guest room
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number police made inquiries with various accommodation providers but couldn't determine where the key card
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originated from no one could figure out where the puppy had come from either police couldn't even be sure what
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had been used to draw the lips and exclamation marks on the rear windshield it appeared to be lipstick but one
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detective told ABC 13 news that it could have also been paint crayon or magic marker staff at the little pig's
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restaurant recalled that the Mazda hadn't been parked there the evening before it was
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found this along with the well-being of the puppy meant it had only been abandoned hours before it was
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discovered there wasn't a single piece of evidence to indicate fair play nor was there anything to suggest that Zeb
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had voluntarily run away the Ashville police captain told reporters that they couldn't decide
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whether the car turning up was a good or bad sign speaking to the Asheville citizen
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times he commented it's hard to say what this indicates if anybody saw that car anywhere they should let me
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know the next day a couple came forward to report that a few days prior to the car being found they'd seen a woman
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driving it around downtown Asheville the woman appeared to be around 25 to 30 years old with wavy
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light brown hair the couple agreed to help put together a composite sketch of the
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driver when police saw it they couldn't deny the similarities it bore to Misty Taylor Misty was questioned but she
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denied having having driven zeb's car and maintained that she had no idea where he was or what happened to him
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with a solid Alibi and no concrete evidence to suggest she knew otherwise police hit a dead
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end zeb's family hired a private detective but he too remained baffled by the presence of zeb's vehicle telling
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Spin Magazine it goes against all reason of criminality for the car to be here it's
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just common sense you don't just go riding around in a car that a th000 police officers and 70,000 people are
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looking for the mysterious reappearance of zeb's car led to an increase in media
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attention and tips continued to come in police explored each one but nothing substantial
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emerged zeb's co-workers at Walmart rallied behind the Quinn family by pinning yellow ribbons to their work
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uniforms a symbol of Hope for zeb's safe return a poster with the zeb's picture detailing his last known movements was
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displayed at the front of the store urging customers to come forward if they had any information that could help with
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the investigation Walmart staff even opened a fundraising account to help Denise pay
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for her independent search efforts and encouraged customers to donate to the fund zeb's father Jer Quinn refused to
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give up hope that his son was still alive the two hadn't spent much time together during zeb's childhood but
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they'd recently rekindled their relationship Jerry was certain Zeb would contact him on his
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birthday Jerry spent the entire day by the phone but the date passed with no word from
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Zeb the longer Zeb remained missing the more the rumor mill swung into o Drive locals began considering all kinds
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of outlandish theories none of which held any Merit the private investigator hired by
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the Quinn family told journalist Brett forest for Spin Magazine I have checked everything I can
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possibly think of gangs witchcraft drugs deviant sexual behavior and I can't come
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up with an explanation for the lips on the back of the car it took a while before police were able
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to access the records for zeb's pager looking through the data from the night he disappeared it seemed that
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Jason Owens had been telling the truth Zeb had indeed received a page just a few minutes after the two of them left
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the gas station the number was traced to the apartment of AA rtic zeb's paternal
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Aunt police went to speak with AA she vehemently denied having ever paged to Zeb and said she wasn't even home on
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the night in question she'd been eating dinner at her friend Tamara Taylor's house the two women worked together at
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Costa's kitchen the restaurant owned by Denise Quinn's boyfriend coincidentally the police
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already knew about this dinner Tamara Taylor was Misty Taylor's mother it was this dinner that both
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Misty and her boyfriend Wesley Smith had attended on the night Zeb went missing thus giving them both airtight
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aliis the problem was AA rusti lived alone and she said no one else had a key to her apartment so how could Zeb have
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received a page from her phone according to Winer when she returned home after Tamara's dinner it
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seemed that someone had broken into her apartment now nothing appeared to be missing but various items were out of
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place and the phone had been moved to a different part of the [Music] house police checked AA ati's phone
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records and discovered that 3 minutes after Zeb Quinn received the page from aa's number someone called her
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apartment the number was traced to the home of aa's brother Jerry Quinn qu zeb's
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father but Jerry strongly denied making the call to aa's apartment on the night that Zeb
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disappeared like AA he claimed he wasn't even home at the time Jerry owned a bar in Asheville's
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builtmore Village area and he'd been working on the night in question he told the Asheville citizen times I didn't
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make a no call I don't know who could have done that police considered whether Zeb could have
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made the call to W's house from his father's apartment but Jerry lived roughly 7
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miles north from the location on Long Shaws Road where Jason Owens claimed Zeb left him to return the Urgent
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page the call to W's apartment was placed just 3 minutes after Zeb received the page that wouldn't have given him
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enough time to drive to Jerry's place and make the call it also wouldn't make sense for him to do so given there were
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plenty of pay phones in the area AA AR Stitch's phone records also revealed that in the days following
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zeb's disappearance several other calls had been made from her apartment at times when she wasn't at home on one of
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those days she claimed she returned home to find a pitcher had fallen off the wall and
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broken AA was subject to a polygraph test which she passed outside of the Unexplained page
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to Zeb there was nothing to connect her with the case regardless some continued to
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suspect she knew more about zeb's whereabouts than she was letting on unfounded rumors swelled that she could
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have been helping to hide her nephew Jerry Quinn told Spin Magazine that he'd threatened his sister warning if I find
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you're hiding something I swear to God I will [ __ ] you for life every time you get up and hobble you'll
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think about me you're my family but he's my baby AA was distraught by this and swore
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she didn't know anything nevertheless Jerry told spin something makes me feel pretty
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weird about her unable to handle the scrutiny AA moved into State she told the Asheville
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citizen times she had no idea what happened to Zeb stating I could never do anything to
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harm a hair on that boy's head I love him I'm just like everyone else I want to know what
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happened by the time Zeb Quinn had been missing for 7 months police had followed
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up on approximately 150 leads they'd even taken seriously two separate reports from local women women who
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claimed to have psychic Visions in which Zeb was dead and buried one of the women claimed that the
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murder weapon had been thrown into Lake Julian near Long Shaws Road and took police out on a fruitless search for
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it Denise Quinn continued to do all she could to find her son handing out missing person Flyers speaking to
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reporters and searching for his face among crowds locals were reminded of Denise's
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heartache every time they drove by a billboard in town she' paid for which read Zab lots of people love you and
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miss you honey where are you I miss you so much love Mom with no confirmed sightings and
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zeb's bank account and social security number remaining untouched investigators came to the conclusion that Zeb had most
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likely been the victim of a homicide if so they believed that the killer didn't act
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alone one police spokesperson said just the mechanics of killing someone and disposing of the body would
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lead us to believe more than one person had to be involved while they remained open to the
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possibility that Zeb could still be alive they uncovered no reason to suggest that he left
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voluntarily the Quinn family considered whether Zeb could have gotten into a sky
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Shuffle with someone that had gotten out of hand he could be naive and it was possible that he was placed in a
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difficult situation that he didn't know how to get out of Denise Quinn told the Asheville
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citizen times I'm angry at the people here who know something but who won't say anything I just need to know whether
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he's dead or alive I just need to know whether I should grieve or wish him well if someone would just drop us an
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anonymous note or tell us where he's buried I just want to be able to find some peace one detective told the Hickory
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Daily Record it's very frustrating you feel for the parents and wish you could give
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them an answer sometimes you get a case that there just aren't any answers to the oneyear anniversary of zeb's
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disappearance came and went with the $115,000 reward for information going unclaimed Zab had missed Christmas his
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favorite holiday and the birth of his second niece further adding to the belief that he was no longer
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alive Denise Quinn had since gotten engaged to her boyfriend Costa and it broke her heart that Zeb wouldn't be
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there to walk her down the aisle Denise had no doubt that someone in town knew something they refused to
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disclose she told the Asheville citizen times somebody had his car and if nothing else
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they know where they got it even if they found it abandoned they know where it was and it could be the one thing that
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would help zeb's Father Jerry blamed police incompetence for the lack of progress in
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his son's case the Asheville Police Department was only small and officers lacked the experience and resources
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required for a case of this magnitude Jerry was convinced that Misty Taylor's boyfriend Wesley Smith had
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something to do with The zeb's Disappearance while local suspicion remained against MTI and Wesley many
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believed there was a more obvious culprit Jason Owens Not only was he the last person
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seen with Zeb the fact that he called Walmart pretending to be Zeb was a detail many couldn't get
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past Jason continued to not cooperate with the police and spoke publicly about the case only once telling Spin
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Magazine I was totally in the wrong place at the wrong time if just one thing different would have happened I
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wouldn't be in the middle of it but I'm in the middle of it stuck here until something's figured
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out locals weren't the only ones suspicious of Jason Owens police also couldn't shake the feeling that he was
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involved in zeb's Disappearance in some way during the course of their investigation intriguing information had
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emerged as detailed in the documentary a good kid police records revealed that on
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the morning Zeb went missing Jason Owen's mother had called the county sheriff's
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department the call placed at 700 a.m. was to report that her own son was missing she'd be become worried that
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Jason had failed to return home after going out the night before with all this information
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combined police felt they had enough evidence to establish probable cause in February 2001 13 months after
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zeb's disappearance a judge issued a warrant for officers to draw hair blood and saliva samples from Jason
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Owens while they didn't necessarily have any samples to compare them against at least they now had them on
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file but by late October 2002 almost 3 years had passed there hadn't been a single breakthrough in the Zeb Quinn
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case in the early hours of Tuesday October 29 Asheville Police Officer Diana Loveland was driving along
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Interstate 240 on her way back to the station when she saw a pickup truck hurdling down the highway suspecting the
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driver was intoxicated officer Loveland flashed her lights and signaled for them
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to pull over instead the driver picked up speed with officer Loveland giving Chase
00:36:10
and calling for backup the pickup truck eventually exited onto long Sha's Road maintaining speeds of over 80 mph the
00:36:19
driver suddenly raised a gun and began shooting out the window then after speeding through an
00:36:26
intersection the vehicle hit a mailbox and flipped the driver was none other than
00:36:32
24-year-old Jason Owens Jason was treated in hospital for several days before being arrested on
00:36:41
nine charges related to the highspeed chase including alluding arrest and assault on a law enforcement officer
00:36:48
with a firearm he ultimately pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 8 months in prison police refused to say whether
00:36:58
Jason Owens was questioned further about Zeb Quinn as part of the car chase investigation but a healthc care
00:37:04
professional recommended he seek treatment for alcohol abuse 2 months later in December 2002
00:37:16
Cadets from the reserve Officers Training Corp unit that Zeb had been part of surprised his family with the
00:37:21
memorial service in zeb's honor with the 3-year anniversary of his disappearance approaching they wanted
00:37:29
zeb's loved ones to know that his case hadn't been forgotten Denise held back tears as she
00:37:35
was presented with a photo of her son in a memory book the cadets had put together the ambiguous loss no easier to
00:37:43
live with despite the years that had passed As Time wore on officers spoke to criminal profilers searched to various
00:37:53
areas with kadava dogs and followed up on all reported sightings to no impact 2007 marked the seventh year of
00:38:02
the investigation that year in April new evidence emerged that allowed police to
00:38:08
get a search warrant for Jason owens's Property he lived with his wife on Owens Cove Road a remote dead end stretch in
00:38:17
ler roughly 14 miles from downtown Asheville over the years Jason continued to rack up criminal convictions
00:38:26
receiving charges for ruting prescription drugs and being in possession of stolen
00:38:31
goods police wouldn't tell the media what the New Evidence was simply commenting we hope we can further the
00:38:40
investigation we are leaving no stone unturned officers also sought help from necro search a nonprofit organization
00:38:50
dedicated to helping law enforcement uncover clandestine Graves and other evidence they used aerial photography
00:38:58
and ground penetrating radar to search Jason's expansive wooded property nothing of Interest was
00:39:06
found in the 2 years that followed police started reinvestigating zeb's disappearance from
00:39:12
scratch they obtained DNA from Misty Taylor and Wesley Smith who had collectively been questioned nine times
00:39:20
since January 2000 police made it clear that neither Misty nor Wesley were being treated as
00:39:27
suspects and that collection of their DNA was simply part of their comprehensive
00:39:33
efforts no new discoveries emerged and by the 10-year anniversary of seb's disappearance in 2010 his case remained
00:39:42
one of 23 on the Asheville Police Department's Cold Case list officers once again appealed for
00:39:49
information in the hopes that loyalties might have changed over time a tearful Denise Quinn told the
00:39:57
Asheville citizen times basically all of us are to a point stuck on that day when Zeb
00:40:06
disappeared with no sense of what happened to him or where his remains were Denise said just not having
00:40:14
anything is torture it doesn't go away she wrote an open letter to the people of Asheville saying for now until
00:40:25
someone realizes it has been way too too long and calls in some information to help us all we can do is wait day by day
00:40:33
to hear that the police have finally gotten the break they need to answer our prayers by the start of 2015 15 years
00:40:44
had passed with no answers for zeb's loved ones despite the case receiving National coverage when it was featured
00:40:50
on an episode of Investigation discoveries disappeared program zeb's disappearance had be
00:40:57
become somewhat of an urban legend it continued to be talked about from time to time and locals held on to their
00:41:05
theories but it had mostly faded from the public Consciousness police Sergeant Chuck Sams
00:41:12
was one of few reminded of the case every day he'd been on duty on the day zeb's car was found CH adopted the puppy
00:41:22
found inside giving her the name Katie Katie had gone on to live a long and happy life but she was a living
00:41:31
reminder of the ongoing mystery for engaged couple Christy shaan and JT Cod the mountainous area
00:41:43
surrounding Asheville North Carolina seemed like the perfect place to settle down having both spent many years
00:41:50
working long hours in the entertainment industry they were excited to slow down and start a family
00:41:57
the two had met behind the scenes on a television show JT whose real name was Joseph worked as a keygrip responsible
00:42:06
for all non-electrical support gear on set Christy worked as a professional caterer leaning into skills she'
00:42:14
developed having grown up in Louisiana cooking Cajun cuisine with her father she was also an aspiring actor who did
00:42:22
occasional work as a stunt double in 2012 Christy combin to these two passions by appearing as a contestant on
00:42:30
the reality television show Food Network star although she was eliminated in the
00:42:35
first round her passion for food only grew stronger when christe and JT decided to
00:42:42
leave Los Angeles for North Carolina and purchase a 36 acre property on hookers Gap Road in ler they had a shared
00:42:51
Vision they'd use the property to grow their own food which they' then used to start a farm to table
00:42:58
Cafe with a variety of established fruit trees on the land already the property suited them well a close friend of JT's
00:43:07
told People magazine that while the property wasn't exactly remarkable quote JT was making it remarkable because
00:43:16
that's what he did with everything JT and Christy quickly found their place in their new community and
00:43:24
got married at a community center outside of Ash a few months later they shared the news
00:43:30
with their loved ones that christe was pregnant when they found out they were having a girl they decided on the name
00:43:38
Skyla for the newlyweds everything was falling into place then on Sunday March 15 2015 one
00:43:49
of their neighbors Cecilia Owens received a phone call it was Christy's father calling from his home in Miss
00:43:57
Mississippi he'd become concerned after christe who was 5 months pregnant had failed to show up for a planned visit
00:44:05
without any explanation he hadn't been able to get in touch with her since Cecilia Owens had houseat for the
00:44:14
couple in the past and had a key to their Home christe's Father asked Cecilia if she could go over and check
00:44:21
on them as soon as Cecilia arrived on the property she could tell something was wrong the couple's cars were parked in
00:44:30
the driveway but when she knocked on the door nobody answered Cecilia let herself in Christy
00:44:39
and JT's two pet dogs were inside but it was clear they hadn't been tended to in
00:44:44
a while Christy typically kept her house in Immaculate condition but the place now
00:44:51
stunk the dogs had defecated and urinated throughout Cecilia knew christe would never leave
00:44:59
her dogs unattended as she treated them like her babies Christy's father called the
00:45:05
county sheriff's department and the deputies arrived at the couple's home to conduct a welfare check a cursory search
00:45:13
of the home turned up no sign of the couple but there was evidence of a Breakin several items appeared to be
00:45:20
missing but christe and JT's wallets were present sparking immediate concerns for
00:45:28
wellbeing more officers arrived to assist with the search but with the 36 acre property encompassing valleys and
00:45:35
mountainous Woodland searching it all would be no easy task word quickly spread that
00:45:43
45-year-old JT and 38-year-old chrisy were missing and locals were advised to contact the police with any information
00:45:52
pertaining to their whereabouts at 8:30 p.m. A call came through from a member of the public who
00:46:00
wanted to report something suspicious on a deadend street roughly 6 mil from the shaan cob home they'd seen
00:46:08
a man throwing some items into a private residential dumpster investigators went to the
00:46:15
address and retrieved several garbage bags from the dumpster inside were numerous items
00:46:22
including a bed spread Handgun Ammunition and Jewelry there was little doubt as to who they
00:46:30
belonged to not only were these items missing from the showen cob household among the belongings was christe's
00:46:40
ID but the biggest breakthrough was that the witness recognized the man they saw
00:46:45
dumping the items 36-year-old Robert Jason Owens [Music] at 1:30 a.m. on Monday March 16 2015
00:47:02
police arrived at Jason owens's home on Owens Cove Road he lived just one mile from Christian JT's property and was
00:47:12
known to the couple Jason had been one of the first people JT and christe had met when they moved to the area
00:47:20
unemployed at the time he'd accepted JT's offer to help out with some handyman jobs on their property
00:47:28
extending a hand to those in need was part of JT's nature as a close friend of his told People
00:47:35
magazine JT was an advocate for every Underdog he really took everybody under his wing who other people weren't
00:47:43
willing to give a second look to Jason Owens got to work clearing trees building a wellhouse and other
00:47:51
such tasks the ever trusting JT eventually gave him a key to their storage shed and loaned him $7,000 so he
00:48:00
could start his own contracting business while his generosity had been admired in Los Angeles it was exploited
00:48:09
in North Carolina a friend of the couple told People magazine that JT's willingness to
00:48:15
help those down on their luck led to people showing up on their doorstep asking for work or money he described JT
00:48:24
as the ATM of the mountains a reputation that had started to worry Christie the police placed Jason Owens
00:48:33
under arrest for theft and took him to the station for questioning as reported in the documentary a good kid they had
00:48:41
intentionally transported the dumpster to the station and left it in full view for Jason to see upon
00:48:47
arrival when he laid eyes on it his physical reaction indicated he knew that the jig was
00:48:54
up Jason Owens immediately began talking he told the interviewing detectives that
00:49:01
he'd arrived at the shaan Cod household on Thursday March 12 to help them move JT's vehicle after it had become stuck
00:49:08
in a nearby Creek Jason claimed that he got behind the wheel of the Dodge Ram truck and accidentally slammed his foot
00:49:16
onto the accelerator the vehicle sped forward hitting both JT and Christie who were
00:49:22
standing in front of it according to Jason he carried the bad injured Christy into the house and placed her in the
00:49:29
living room he tried to administer first aid but it was no use and she soon passed away he then went back outside
00:49:38
only to find that JT was already dead given that Jason was driving on a suspended license and was taking
00:49:46
medication that left him heavily impaired he said he panicked at the prospect of facing more jail time he
00:49:53
took JT's body back to his property where he burned it in a wood stove the next day he returned to the
00:50:01
couple's home and dismembered christe's body in the shower he then used garbage bags to transport the pieces back to his
00:50:09
place and burned those too Jason claimed he tried to cover the accident up as a robbery gone wrong he
00:50:17
stole some of the couple's belongings and sold them at local flea markets and porn stores using the money to take his
00:50:24
wife out for dinner Jason also admitted to using Christy's cell phone to send text messages to some
00:50:31
of her friends to make it look like she was still alive the friends who received these
00:50:37
messages had been immediately suspicious as the texts didn't sound like christe at
00:50:43
all Jason Owens reiterated that he didn't mean to hurt JT or Christie insisting to the
00:50:50
detectives I'm not a bad guy they were two of my best friends they were I loved them cuz they loved me JT and
00:51:00
christe didn't have friends they had family and just like that I was part of their
00:51:08
family it was true that the couple had treated Jason with nothing but kindness he'd even attended their wedding where
00:51:16
he stood out to the other guests like a sore thumb one guest later told People magazine there was a gut feeling when I
00:51:25
looked at this guy and I avoided him this was one person I definitely did not want to
00:51:35
meet a search of Jason owens's Property turned up enough evidence for police to charge him with two counts of
00:51:41
first-degree murder and one count of murder of an unborn child if convicted he faced the death
00:51:50
penalty Jason was denied bail as the investigation continued then in the early morning hours of
00:51:58
Friday March 20 4 days after Jason Owens was taken into custody panicked calls started coming through to
00:52:07
911 one caller told the dispatcher to send fire and law enforcement to Owens Cove Road immediately
00:52:15
exclaiming somebody's setting fires to everything up here on this mountain hurry First Responders arrived at Jason
00:52:25
owens's property to find a a mobile home that sat roughly 50 yards from his primary place of residence Up in
00:52:32
Flames by the time the blaze was extinguished the entire trailer had been burned to the
00:52:38
ground arson investigators confirmed that the fire was suspicious but they wouldn't say what had caused it
00:52:46
investigators on the sh and cod case declined to confirm whether the wood oven stove Jason used to cremade his
00:52:53
victim's remains had been located inside the mobile home Jason Owens was behind bars at the time
00:53:00
of the blaze which raised the question who started the fire and why theories began to circulate that
00:53:11
Jason could have had an accomplice within his family who was trying to destroy evidence but there was a more
00:53:17
pressing question on everyone's lips with the Jason Owens now charged with murder what did this mean for the Zeb
00:53:25
Quinn investigation if he was capable of committing one brutal crime did this also mean he'd
00:53:32
committed the other the Asheville Police Department confirmed that Jason's arrest was a
00:53:39
significant event for their investigation into zeb's Disappearance in a statement zeb's
00:53:45
mother Denise asked the public not to overshadow Christy shaan and JT cod's heartbreaking deaths with statements
00:53:52
posts and questions about her son quote we acknowledge and appreciate the Abundant support we have always received
00:54:01
from our friends and community and trust you will all give the Cod Shan families
00:54:07
the same gift Denise told reporters for the Asheville citizan Times that while she
00:54:14
viewed the show and cob murders as totally separate from zeb's case quote I'm hopeful with what Jason Owens is
00:54:21
facing eventually whatever information he may have been holding back he may decide to go ahead and let it
00:54:31
go but if Jason Owens intended to reveal anything about zeb's disappearance someone else beat him to it 10 days
00:54:40
after Jason's arrest his uncle Jean Owens contacted the police on his own valtion having heard how his nephew had
00:54:48
disposed of JT and Christy's bodies Jean told the police maybe that's what happened to Zeb
00:54:58
Jean told the police that back in 1999 there was an area on Jason Owen's property that Jason had dug out to burn
00:55:05
things in something Jean claimed Jason loved to do the pit was approximately 8 ft long
00:55:13
and 8 ft wide sometime after January 2000 the month that Zeb Quinn went missing Jason allegedly filled the area
00:55:23
with concrete explaining that he was going to turn it into into a fish pond instead he then abandoned the project
00:55:30
and covered the concrete with dirt instead with that a warrant was granted for police to search the property for
00:55:38
zeb's remains several areas were excavated and the police managed to find fabric
00:55:45
leather materials unknown hard fragments and several plastic bags filled with white
00:55:52
powder samples were tested but they revealed no indic of bone fragments or human
00:56:00
remains meanwhile Jason Owens came forward with a story of his own Jason claimed that his uncle Jean
00:56:11
was responsible for zeb's murder and was throwing him under the bus to deflect attention from
00:56:17
himself after 15 years of Silence he was finally ready to tell the truth about what
00:56:25
happened according to Jason on the afternoon of Sunday January 2 2000 Jean had asked him for a favor zeb's Crush
00:56:35
Misty Taylor apparently wanted to meet with Zeb without her jealous boyfriend Wesley Smith finding out Jean asked
00:56:43
Jason if he could take Zeb out to Bent Creek a forest roughly 10 miles from downtown Asheville where Misty would be
00:56:50
camping overnight Jason did as he was told after Zeb finished his shift at Walmart the two headed out in their
00:57:00
separate cars according to Jason when they got to Bent Creek they found his uncle Jean
00:57:07
parked on the side of the road they all got out and Zeb asked to genan where Misty was he responded that she'd be
00:57:16
there any minute zebba turned to keep an eye out at which point Jason claimed that Jean
00:57:23
reached into his truck took out a 22 caliber rle and shot Zeb in the back of the
00:57:30
head in shock and fearing that he could be next Jason jumped back into his truck
00:57:36
but in his haste to speed off he crashed into zeb's car and his head slammed into
00:57:41
the steering wheel Jean ran over and assured Jason he wasn't going to hurt him Jason asked why he shot Zeb Jean
00:57:52
allegedly responded that Zeb had been putting his nose somewhere he shouldn't be and that someone needed to teach him
00:57:59
a lesson Jean warned Jason not to say a word to anyone otherwise he'd go down as
00:58:05
an accomplice to the murder terrified Jason fled the scene only to return later that night after he
00:58:14
couldn't get to sleep a few hundred yards from the side of the shooting he claimed he saw a
00:58:20
campfire burning his uncle Jean was tending to it and zeb's feet were sticking out of the
00:58:27
Flames Jean forced Jason to stay with him overnight where he continued to feed zeb's dismembered limbs to the
00:58:35
fire once his remains were cremated Jean put out the fire with water from the creek and Scattered the ashes in the
00:58:43
surrounding Forest Jason was supposed to start work at the Volvo plant at 6 a.m. their
00:58:51
employee policy stated that if a worker didn't show up without calling in beforehand they'd lose their
00:58:58
job Jean therefore told Jason to go to urgent care for the injuries he sustained when crashing into zeb's car
00:59:06
as this would give him a valid reason for not showing up at work too scared to speak out about what
00:59:13
happened Jason claimed he kept this to himself for 15 years all the while wishing he could tell zeb's family the
00:59:20
truth about what happened as for zeb's Mazda reappearing at the little pig's barbecue restaurant
00:59:27
Jason claimed this was as much of a mystery to him as anyone else while Jason Owens gave this account
00:59:38
to police his uncle Jean Owens was interviewed in another room Jean had admitted to waning several Firearms most
00:59:46
of which were 22 caliber rifles but he claimed to know nothing about what happened to Zeb
00:59:52
Quinn sensing his nephew might have implicated him Jean told the detectives that anything Jason Owens said was a
01:00:02
lie investigators weren't willing to take any chances they headed out to Bent Creek a densely vegetated area in piscar
01:00:11
National Forest known for its network of hiking trails taking Jason Owens with them nothing of Interest was
01:00:19
found if Jason's version of events was to be believed this wasn't surprising given the amount of time that had
01:00:28
passed investigators remained skeptical firstly the way Jason claimed his uncle had disposed of zeb's remains
01:00:37
bore remarkable similarities to the way he himself had disposed of JT and Christie's bodies he'd also admitted to
01:00:45
posing as Christie in texts to her friends just like he'd been caught doing in the phone call to Walmart just days
01:00:52
after zeb's Disappearance in addition investigators found inconsistencies in Jason owens's
01:00:59
story that cast doubt on its credibility they therefore declined to speak with him any further about the
01:01:08
matter but at the same time some were perplexed by his admission Jason hadn't asked for
01:01:15
anything in exchange for his story such as leniency of any kind in the show and cob murders or immunity in Seb Quinn's
01:01:23
case so if his version of events wasn't true why make it up Jason owens's defense team
01:01:33
investigated their client claims Jason agreed to undergo a polygraph test in which he stuck to his
01:01:39
story that he watched his uncle Jean Owens shoot Zeb Quinn and burn his Remains the test showed no signs of
01:01:48
deception according to documents released by the defense the police declined to disclose what alleged
01:01:55
inconsistent they found in Jason's Story nor did they give him a chance to address these
01:02:02
inconsistencies the defense team looked into Gene owens's background and found that he'd hovered suspiciously close to
01:02:09
the Zeb Quinn disappearance according to their findings when Jason Owens was arrested
01:02:15
for the high-speed chase back in 2002 Jean appeared at his Hospital bedside and cautioned the police not to ask his
01:02:23
nephew anything about the Quinn matter the defense also highlighted the questionable timing in which Jee Owens
01:02:31
came forward with details about the fish pond on the Owens property their findings revealed that
01:02:37
the so-called fish pond had actually been dug up and turned into a retaining wall years before zeb's disappearance
01:02:45
information that Jean was well aware of as far as the defense were concerned with the Jason Owens arrested for the
01:02:53
show and cob murders Jean was likely nervous that his nephew would finally be forthcoming with the truth about what
01:03:00
happened to zeab he therefore crafted the fish pond story to misdirect the investigation and
01:03:07
to further discredit Jason there was also the lingering question of who set the fire to the
01:03:14
trailer on the Owens property Jason and Jean had lived on the same property for many
01:03:21
years did someone other than Jason know something and feel compelled to destroy evidence Jason's lawyers defended his
01:03:31
decision to remain silent for so long citing a combination of fear of his uncle and the fear that his story
01:03:37
wouldn't be believed a concern they found valid according to court documents a former detective for the Asheville
01:03:45
Police Department had confided in one of the defense lawyers saying Asheville Police had tunnel
01:03:52
vision about the Zeb Quinn matter they wanted to believe that Jason Owens killed Zeb and they did not want to
01:03:59
consider any other possibility the district attorney allegedly told the defense team that
01:04:07
they were prioritizing the investigation into JT and Christy's murders and would
01:04:12
address the Quinn matter once the other case was closed their main roadblock with the
01:04:17
Shen Cod case was that Jason Owens had done such a thorough job of cremating their remains that investigators
01:04:25
couldn't deter determine how the couple and their unborn child were killed while they didn't believe a word
01:04:31
of Jason's story about the car accident with no contradicting evidence to suggest otherwise they felt the version
01:04:38
of events he'd given was the closest they'd ever get to knowing what really happened in April
01:04:46
2017 just over 2 years after JT chrisy and baby Skyler were killed Jason Owens accepted a
01:04:54
deal mean aining the deaths had been an accident he pleaded guilty to three counts of second degree murder and two
01:05:01
counts of dismembering human remains in exchange the death penalty was taken off the table and he was
01:05:09
sentenced to a minimum of 59 years and a maximum of 74 without the possibility of
01:05:17
parole a statement released by the district attorney said because there are no surviving
01:05:24
Witnesses and Jason Owens had exclusive control of the crime scene for several days and he had nearly completed the
01:05:31
gruesome project of cremating his victim's remains we will never know many of the facts surrounding the
01:05:39
deaths JT and christe's loved ones had mixed feelings about the ple deal while they were relieved that Jason Owens had
01:05:47
been held accountable and would be removed from society they felt there was no punishment that fit his crime in a
01:05:55
statement Christie's family said we can only hope that he suffers for the remainder of his life on Earth and again
01:06:03
as he rot in hell less than 2 and A2 months later 66-year-old Jee Owens passed away from
01:06:12
natural causes he maintained his innocence in Zeb Quinn's disappearance until The Bitter
01:06:19
End 2 days later and allegedly with no warning given to his lawyers Jason was formerly charged with the first-degree
01:06:28
murder of Zeb Quinn he maintained that his uncle Jean was the real killer but with the Jee now
01:06:35
gone and 17 years passing since zeb's disappearance it was Jason's word against a dead
01:06:43
man one key element remained unclear Jean Owens had no known link to Zeb Quinn his Crush Misty Taylor or her
01:06:53
boyfriend to Wesley Smith as such Jean had no reason to lure Zab out to the forest under the guise of
01:07:01
having a rendevu with Misty just to murder him as revealed in the documentary a good kid Jason claimed to know the
01:07:10
missing piece of the puzzle and that missing piece was a man named Adam Wright according to Jason it was Adam
01:07:20
Wright who introduced his uncle Jean to Wesley Smith while Jason didn't know the
01:07:25
the circumstances of their relationship he assumed that Wesley had told Jean about zeb's unwanted affection towards
01:07:32
Misty Jean had agreed to remove Zeb from the picture in a prison interview Jason told
01:07:40
the producers of a good kid that the motive had to be money he said Jean never told me but he got something out
01:07:49
of it he wouldn't have done it if he didn't this story raised one more problem Adam Wright had passed away from
01:07:59
a drug overdose in 2010 there was no one left to vouch for Jason owens's version of
01:08:07
evance law enforcement remained unconvinced by Jason's assertions but there was no physical evidence to
01:08:14
confirm otherwise without something to present to a jury they knew that securing a
01:08:20
murder conviction would be a challenge eventually in July 22 prosecutors and asb's family agreed to a
01:08:29
plea deal Jason Owens pleaded guilty to accessory after the fact of first-degree
01:08:35
murder in exchange for an additional 13 years in prison the district attorney acknowledged that while many unanswered
01:08:44
questions remained at least the plea brought some form of closure to the Quinn family after over two decades of
01:08:50
not knowing for sure if Zeb was alive or dead in a statement the district attorney
01:08:57
said while we may never know the full truth these many years after zeb's disappearance my sympathies are with the
01:09:05
family and all who have suffered as a result although Misty Taylor and Wesley Smith were questioned by investigators
01:09:16
several times over the years they have never been formerly considered Persons of Interest in Zeb Quinn's
01:09:23
disappearance the mysterious page Jeb received from his aunt's house on the night of his murder has never been
01:09:30
explained some believe that the police were too focused on Jason Owens from the get-go and that a more resourceful
01:09:37
Police Department could have done a better job of exploring other leads especially given the many Clues left
01:09:44
behind in zeb's abandoned vehicle who left the car there and why is a question that will likely never be
01:09:52
answered Jason owens's lawyer told the documentary a good kid quote Jean Owens was the killer we don't doubt that Jean
01:10:02
Owens was the Killer and he's dead and whatever the arrangements were for Jean to kill Zeb Quinn those people have
01:10:09
never been charged others believe that Jason Owens is a compulsive liar who acted
01:10:17
alone whatever the truth it's a commonly held belief that if Jason hadn't been caught for the murders of JT christe and
01:10:25
their unborn child Zeb Quinn's case would likely still be unsolved some have criticized the courts
01:10:33
for accepting Jason owens's play deals in both cases given that prosecutors didn't fully believe his version of
01:10:40
events it raises the question of whether or not justice has truly been served for
01:10:45
his victims Christie's family are convinced that Jason didn't act alone in JT and
01:10:52
christe's deaths either in their statement after his play deal was accepted they
01:10:59
said although we know deep down that others in his family hold responsibility for these heinous murders there is not
01:11:06
much we can do in terms of justice for them we will attempt to heal and let go of some of the anger that we still have
01:11:16
we also have to say that we are so lucky to have met some of the most wonderful people through this tragedy those people
01:11:23
are the family of Zeb Quinn this family deserves just as much healing peace and closure as we do and we can only hope
01:11:33
they get a little bit of that the Quinn family asked for privacy in the wake of Jason owens's play deal
01:11:41
but at his hearing zeb's mother Denise spoke about her son's belief that you should always try to see the best in
01:11:48
people she reflected on a time when Zeb was in high school and she wasn't happy about some of the people he chose to to
01:11:55
hang around with Denise warned her son that he would be judged by the company he kept she
01:12:02
told the court quote Zeb looked back at me and said they have done nothing wrong to me
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and have done nothing wrong around me and I will continue to be their friend this is the young man that was
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taken from his family friends community and the world this is a young man that never
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would have seen his end coming this is the young man who trusted his friend [Music]
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