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We found some tart right here. They're saying truck was a truck that must have backed up right here, right?
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>> Okay. >> Is that okay? Back up. Back up. Please back up. Just back. >> Oh my god.
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>> Okay. Back up. Back up. Back. Back up. Back up. Back up. Back up. Officers [music] report to a seemingly
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routine traffic incident in Moses Lake, Washington. What no officer on scene realizes is [music] that this encounter
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would be the start of a terrifying investigation, leading to the most dark and twisted body cam [music] footage
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we've ever shown on this channel. >> But if you want justice, >> I already know who did it.
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>> Listen to me. Please >> get out of your car and come get my kid. Put him in cuffs right now.
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>> Don't say anything right now. We don't know. >> Did you do it? >> Look at me. Did you do it?
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>> It's an early Sunday afternoon on November 3rd when officers patrolling downtown Moses Lake identify a truck
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matching a stolen vehicle report logged just [music] hours earlier. Multiple police units have been dispatched. more
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than typically assigned to a stolen vehicle report. Almost as if from the very start, police somehow knew this
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vehicle [music] theft report would soon unravel into something much worse. >> 1:45,
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we're slow rolled in parking at the corner house. >> Inside the vehicle is 27-year-old
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professional athlete Isaiah Thomas, the former AAR wide receiver for Eastern Oregon University, who is currently
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armed with a weapon. Whoa. You bro. >> Hey, you going to guide the car? Y truck, please.
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>> Here's what happened. The truck was reported as stolen. Who Whose truck is this?
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You talk to me, man. >> It's my truck. It's >> your truck? Okay. Do you have your ID
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registration? Just go and turn it off, please. I apologize if it's your truck, but it
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wasn't registered in your name, man. >> Yeah, I know. >> There's ammunition in the front seat.
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>> Okay, you chill out, bro. Going to be okay. >> All right, man. Just Just come out and
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step out of the car. Okay. >> The ammunition on the passenger seat suggests that Isaiah might be carrying a
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weapon. [music] The officer quickly realizes that this encounter could escalate at any moment, so they swiftly
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order him out of the vehicle only to uncover something interesting about his identity.
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>> What up, Greg? >> What's up, man? >> Alvarado. >> Yeah. How you doing, Isaiah?
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>> Another day. >> Another day. >> Don't forget, make sure you don't have any weapons on
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you. Okay. I do got a weapon on me. What do you have? I think I got a knife right
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here in my knife. >> Pocket knife. >> This one. That's it. Okay. Take a seat. >> I want a lawyer so bad though. So bad.
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>> Okay. >> Like it's ridiculous how bad I need one. No. >> I hear you. >> He knew you.
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>> Yes. I went to high school with him. >> He was a star athlete, man. >> Then he started
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they started talking. names. Yeah. >> It turns out Officer Alvarado and Isaiah went to high school together. And
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Alvarado recalls Isaiah as a standout football player who went on to compete at the college level. But now in front
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of him was a disoriented [music] young man, barely able to focus and answer their questions in a stolen vehicle. A
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stark contrast to the athlete [music] Alvarado once knew. In reality, there is a very good reason for Isaiah's odd
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behavior. One that officer Alvarado will soon understand. As within minutes, Isaiah and his family will be at the
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center of a murder investigation with only one question left unsolved. For now, officers decide to contact
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Isaiah's family to inform them of his recent actions and detainment. They quickly get his family contact details
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and call his mother, 47-year-old Cassie Thomas. However, the information Cassie provides shifts the course of the
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investigation in an [music] unexpected way. >> Hello. >> Hello. This is Officer Alvado with the
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Mos Police Department. I'm trying to reach Cassie. >> This is she. >> Hey, do you have a son, Isaiah?
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>> Yes, I do. >> We had a call earlier about him being in someone else's vehicle. He He's in a
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truck now. A a gray Chevy Silverado. >> Okay. >> We're trying to figure out if this is
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his truck or not cuz he's saying it is. But the person that called about him said that he stole the truck from
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another neighbor. >> No. Uh that's his his and his grandfather's. >> Okay. Who's his grandpa, if you don't
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mind me asking? >> Richard. >> Richard? >> Yeah. He probably let him borrow it. He's staying with his grandfather right
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now. >> What's the address? Uh 430 Dale. >> Yep. That's where the truck was taken.
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>> Okay. That's weird. >> Yeah. No, that clarifies something cuz we we thought potentially this truck
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might have been stolen, so we were trying to >> figure it out. >> Um >> No, I'm sorry about that. I know.
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>> No, no worries. >> At this point, Officer Alvarado begins to realize the mistake they've made.
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Now, it makes sense why Isaiah immediately asked for a lawyer. He was being accused of something he clearly
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didn't do. As Officer Alvarado continues [music] speaking with Isaiah's mom, he decides to ask about something that's
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been worrying him since the very moment Isaiah [music] stepped out of the truck.
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>> I went to high school with Isaiah. He wasn't never really like this. Is everything okay?
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>> Um, it should be he should be fine. >> Okay. Hey, >> he just seemed a little bit off to me
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when he was talking. >> Well, probably because he's being accused of something you didn't do.
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It's his grandpa's truck. >> Yeah, he he lives at 4:30. But thank you for answering my phone calls and my
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questions. It actually helps out a lot. >> Okay. All right. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Thank you. Bye.
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>> Bye. >> Officer Alvarado doesn't know it yet, but his suspicion that something is very
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wrong with Isaiah isn't far from the truth. Still, with no evidence tying Isaiah to a crime, they have no choice
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but to release him. But as he walks away, Officer Alvarado follows him, hoping to reconnect with his old friend.
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>> All right, bro. Let's walk over to the front of your truck real quick. I just
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want to tell you something. It's all right, man. >> I know you don't want to talk about
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this, but it it's cool. You don't have to. Okay. So, you all right, man? You You like off the books. Do you want to
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talk about anything? >> Cuz I'll turn off my camera station, bro. like uh it's just like like we're
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at a time right now, bro. >> Yeah. >> There's there's a time in everybody's life, bro, where they just need to like
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really reevaluate the >> Yeah. >> what's going on, you know? >> Yeah. If you need anything, please don't
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hesitate to call. I'll sit down and have a conversation with you, bro. >> For sure.
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>> All right. >> Yeah. >> Take care. >> To Alvarado, it seems Isaiah wants to say something, but [music] he just can't
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find the words for now. Isaiah gets into his truck and drives off, unaware that this won't be the last time today he'll
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be accused [music] of a crime. >> Can I help you? >> Um, yeah. Um, I was wondering if I could
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speak to somebody about uh missing person >> in Moses Lake. >> It's my father. Nobody's seen him. Yes,
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Moses Lake. >> Okay. And his first and last name? Richard Andrews. >> And what is his home address? Is it the
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430 Dale? >> Correct. All >> right, Kelly. I've got this report started. I'm going to hand it over to
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the officers. Um, I just need you to try to find a recent picture of him. And if
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you hear from him or anything changes before they contact you, go ahead and give us a call back and let us know.
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Okay. >> Okay. On the phone is Kelly Kirkindall reporting that her father, 75-year-old
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Richard Andrews, mysteriously vanished. Officers are sent to his address and minutes later they arrive to
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investigate. >> Hello. Well, I'm doing better than you guys. >> How's it going? >> How are you,
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>> Carmen? >> Carmen, now we just talk to you. Waiting for Sergeant Rodriguez are Carmen,
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Kelly, and Cassie, daughters of Richard Andrews, the missing elderly man. As he begins speaking to them, hoping to learn
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more about their father's disappearance, a familiar face steps out of the house.
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>> So, we have no idea. >> The neighbor um talked to my husband. This my husband, Mike.
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>> Hi, Mike. I'm sorry. >> He hasn't seen him in a day and a half or so. I haven't seen him longer than
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that, but >> his phone's been ringing. His sister's called. Nobody knows where he's at. So,
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>> okay. And this is this normal? >> Normal? >> No. >> What's wrong? >> Okay. >> What's that?
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>> Nothing. >> Do Do you know Do you know where where where is it your grandfather?
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>> Yeah, it's my grandpa. >> Do you know where he's at? >> No, I have no clue where he's at.
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>> No. >> He didn't tell you anything where he was going. Did you see him leave?
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>> No. So, basically what I did see was him talking to somebody out here. [music] He
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was kind of like parked a little farther out like he pulled off to the side a little bit. They're talking in the
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window. I looked down. That's it. He did tell me that he was going up to the resz, but I just got confirmation from
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Greg, right? >> But he's not there. So I don't know which res. >> Uh Cville. >> Callville.
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>> Yeah, he has property up there, but we already put a phone call up there and they said no. Nobody
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>> Nobody's there. About what time was it when you saw him last? >> I don't remember.
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>> Was it morning, afternoon, night time? >> It was afternoon. >> Afternoon. >> It was It wasn't like
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>> late afternoon, though. All righty. While officers are surprised to be speaking with Isaiah and his mother
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Cassie for the second time that day, their priority right now is finding his grandfather Richard. With the timeline
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now established and Isaiah believed to be the last person to see Richard, Sergeant Rodriguez turns his attention
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to him. But as their conversation unfolds, he begins to notice something strange about this family. Isa, you said
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you saw him a day about a day and a half ago and that would have been so yesterday afternoon sometime or the day
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before? >> Yesterday. No, not yesterday. Was that a day? A day and a half ago. >> So Friday. Today, Sunday.
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>> Friday. So yeah, bro. So November >> smoking the weed, bro. [laughter] >> When you saw him, what were you doing?
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What was going on with Right there smoking? >> Okay. And where was he? >> Right there talking to that guy. And
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then I looked down. Boom. And then that was that. >> Okay. It's >> Was it weird for you that he wasn't here
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or anything like that? No. Okay. Okay. >> He'd be gone for weeks. >> Yeah. >> Oh, because he has his property.
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>> He'd be gone for weeks at a time. No one be here for >> That's why he's tripping. Why? Why are
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we tripping? >> Yeah, bro. Yo, >> but the only thing that's weird is that he left his wallet here.
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>> That's the only weird thing that got me. >> Okay. Okay. Okay. But it's not >> That's very strange to me
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>> that it's normal for him to be gone weeks at a time, >> but not. >> But we know where he's at.
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>> Usually down at the call. >> Yes. What stands out to Rodriguez is how differently the family reacts to the
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disappearance of their relative. While Isaiah and his mother Cassie suggests that Richard's absence isn't especially
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unusual, with Isaiah even casually smoking weed, his daughter Kelly sees it very differently and appears genuinely
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concerned for her father in a way the others do not. That's when Isaiah's father, Anthony, arrives, bringing with
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him the breakthrough they've been waiting for. >> You talking about up there? >> Yeah. See,
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>> you need to go down to a shop and take some pictures down there. >> To me, it looks like there's something
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going on down there. Looks like some burnt that's laid out there and some >> Where's the shop?
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>> His shop's down in the valley. >> You know where the motorcycle shop is? >> That's just If he's not here, he's
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usually down there. >> Oh, I got you. I thought something Do you think something else is going on
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down there? >> No, no, no, no. I'm just saying that if he's not here, he's down there.
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>> Asking >> No, what I'm saying is that's something that was out there that look like
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there's some burnt upit out there that's never been there. >> When's the last time you
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>> What's Carmen's address? >> Day and a half ago. >> Bro, why y'all keep alling?
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>> No, pissing me off. >> You're pissing me off, too. >> Everybody pressing me like I
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>> You're the You're the closest thing to his to to him. The last person we seen.
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I'm I'm not going to >> No need to get frustrated. >> I just I have to keep repeating myself.
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>> Would you be able to take one of my officers down there to where to where the shop is at?
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>> Yeah. >> Just so that way we know exactly what we're talking about. >> And so that way if he's there, that's
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great. >> Do you remember what he was wearing? Uh Isaiah, >> I do not recall >> cuz that's part that's part of the
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report that I'm taking so I can enter it into the system. >> Okay. I I'm just letting you know.
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>> Okay. Well, we leave that. >> No, those are in the house. So, any any remember any jewelry?
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>> Jewelry? >> No, don't wear jewelry. >> Let me let me Sorry. >> Let me talk to him. Thank you. Don't
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wear jewelry. >> Okay. >> You want to ask him follow me? >> Yeah. So, cuz we don't know the exact
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address. If if you want to follow Anthony down to the his shop down in the in Cascade Valley.
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>> Okay. >> His cell phone's here, wallet's here, everything's here, dog's here,
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>> just whatever he had on his person. >> Okay. >> So, all right. Thank you. >> Anthony and several other family members
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head to the shop with a deputy while Sergeant Rodriguez stays behind to gather the remaining details. As he does
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so, he takes note of the family statements so far. And what stands out is Anony's frustration with Isaiah. It
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seems like the two of them know something the others don't. [music] As the way Anthony questions his son sounds
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like he's accusing him of being involved with Richard's disappearance. Meanwhile,
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Isaiah is being defensive, claiming everyone is overreacting. His mother, on the other hand, remains calm, smiling,
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and at times even answering questions that weren't directed at her. Rodriguez notes the contrast in this family's
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behavior and steps away to drive to Richard's shop. But before he can go, Isaiah's mother would make a horrifying
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statement, [music] one that would come back to haunt her. So, I'll get this logged in and then if
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you guys have anything, give me a call. >> Get out of your car and come get my kid.
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Put him in cuffs right now. >> Don't Don't say anything right now. We don't know.
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>> Okay. So, yeah, let me know. Okay. Thank you. >> Those statements are coming from
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Isaiah's mother, Cassie, as she approaches the officer just out of frame. In a sudden shift, Cassie tells
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the sergeant to arrest her own son, catching him completely offg guard. Just moments ago, she hadn't seemed
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particularly concerned. Now, she's adamant that Isaiah is guilty of something. It's a sharp change in
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behavior, one that leaves officers wondering if Cassie knows far more than she's letting on. For now, the sergeant
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doesn't fully understand what Cassie's implying, but in the next few minutes, her urgency will make a lot more sense.
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By now, Anthony is on his way to Richard's shop, just 2 miles from the house, with a patrol unit following
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closely behind. And as the first deputy pulls up to the shop, he notices several
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other family members have also gathered. Expecting to find a lead on Richard's whereabouts, they would instead uncover
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something no one was prepared to see. I have to go too early right here. They're saying truck was a
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truck that must have backed up right here. Right. >> Okay. [screaming] >> Is that okay? Back up. Back up, please.
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Back up. Just back up, please. Back up, please. >> I want to see. I want to make sure.
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>> Back up. I don't see anything and he probably >> him. Calm down. Oh my god. >> Okay, back up. Back up, please.
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[laughter] Back. Back up. Back up. Back up. Back up. Okay. Ma'am, can you come this way, please?
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Ma'am, can you come this way, please? Ma'am, 141. Mag, I need 106 to my location.
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[laughter] >> [gasps] [screaming] >> Okay, [laughter] >> can you can you take her over there,
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please? Please. This is This is now a crime scene. We need to get >> Yes, I know. I'm trying to get her.
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>> Okay, I know. >> How can we >> Sarge? He's He's buried in the ground. >> He's There's someone buried underneath
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the ground. >> Buried in a shallow grave in the front yard of his own shop lies the dead body
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of 75year-old Richard Andrews. Richard's daughter Kim is the first to see him. [music] She recognizes her father
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immediately, revealing part of his leg with the same jeans he always wore. It's a horrifying discovery for them to
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[music] make. Even the deputy is shaken and unable to control the situation on his own. But as he observes the family,
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something about it feels off. By the time he arrived, the family had already begun digging. And within moments of
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uncovering Richard's body, they started pointing [music] fingers, fixating on the one person they're convinced is
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responsible. >> I'm not moving. Right. I can't. Don't touch me. >> Do you want me to help you?
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>> No. Don't touch me. >> Okay. >> I knew this was going to happen. >> That was it. His son, my sister's son
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that's at their house right now did it. And the gun's probably on the bed. It's a rifle that's laying in my mom's
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bedroom on the bed. Can you tell us? >> So, we're having the county respond. Okay. And their supervisor is going to
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come and they're probably going to set up a containment. Okay. Please, I I just ask that you guys try try to cooperate
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as much. I I can't make any I can't make any promises. >> No, we're not leaving.
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>> Okay. Well, ma'am, >> I'm not going to rude right now. >> Is somebody over there that little
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psychopath? >> Hold on. If you want to do what's best for >> No. What I want to do right now.
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>> I just I just need you guys. Please don't. Okay. I just need you guys to >> at least try to have some understanding.
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Okay. and I want you guys to listen. >> To the [music] officer's surprise, Kim doesn't hesitate to blame her nephew,
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Isaiah. Despite there being no direct evidence linking him to what happened here, shaken and unsure how to handle
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the situation, the deputy [music] allows the family to remain at the crime scene
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even after the body is discovered. Then 2 minutes later, Sergeant Rodriguez finally [music] arrives. Stepping
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straight into the chaos. He tries to regain control of the situation, but it [music] doesn't take long before he
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loses his patience. >> Where are they at? >> He's under there. >> Okay, we didn't touch.
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>> We didn't touch him when I was coming up here. They were touching. >> Ma'am, let's get away, please. Ma'am.
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Ma'am, we we we need we need to preserve. Okay, come on. Come on. We need to make sure that we do this. Okay.
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Here. I'm right here. >> My hand. >> No. >> Okay. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. >> Yeah.
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>> And then looks like there's some stuff burned. >> Okay. We need some >> We need everybody. Please. We need
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everybody back, please. Okay, ma'am. We do need everybody out of here if you want. We need to preserve this. Okay. I
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get it. You're upset, but if you want justice, >> I already know who did it. >> Listen to me. Please. I know you know.
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We need other things to make this work. >> Please. Please. Despite Kim's certainty, officers aren't
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yet convinced that Isaiah is their killer. Because as they inspect the scene closer, something else stands out.
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Something that starts to point to someone very different. Burnt debris is scattered across the grass. clear sign
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that something had been intentionally destroyed. But the cover up goes even deeper. The section of lawn where
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Richard was buried had been cut out, replaced, [music] and even watered afterwards. An effort to make the yard
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appear completely untouched. For investigators, it's still unclear whether Richard was murdered here or
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only his body was [music] dumped. To find out, they need to search his shop standing just a few feet away.
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Sheriff's office, make yourself known. Come out with your hands up. Police. Anybody in here?
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>> Come out with your hands up. Make yourself known. >> I'm going to go right. You cover left.
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>> Y got it. Clear. >> Up ahead is Richard's shower. And strangely, the deputy notices it appears
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to have been recently used, suggesting the killer may have been here only minutes earlier. Officers then continue
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clearing the rest of the shop, finding no signs of a struggle. Nothing to suggest Richard was killed here. So,
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they shift their focus to securing a search warrant for his house. A search that would end very differently.
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As officers begin to regain control of the chaotic scene, Richard's daughter Cassie arrives. The same woman who had
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told the sergeant earlier to arrest her son Isaiah. Why she accused him before the body had even been discovered is now
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a question detectives need to answer. But first, they have to break the devastating news to her.
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>> Yeah, we can't let >> No, we can't. We can't. We're going to >> I just need to see
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just go around that. Oh my god. >> That's going to be his, but the family members are the ones driving it.
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>> So, please. >> No. No. No. You can't go now. You can't. Listen. Listen. >> Got to speak.
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>> Hey, Anthony. We can't We can't cross. >> I'm not going to go across the line.
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>> She just wants to look over the line. We won't just She won't go past the line.
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I'll make sure. Look by the door. >> Please. >> By the door. >> Look by the door. Okay.
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>> Naturally, Cassie is distraught. Not only because her father [music] is dead,
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but because she suspects her own son may be responsible. For now, officers continue securing the scene and prepare
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to send Richard's body for autopsy. But as they do, they begin to overhear the family frantically talking amongst
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themselves. And what they're saying would suggest the situation is only escalating because someone else might be
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about to get hurt. >> Right. We we have one that's uh confirmed in a shallow grave.
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>> Do not start talking. Please don't say anything. Just be quiet. Please. You know what? What's going on?
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>> He's over there already. The guy that >> I get it, but we need I heard everybody,
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but we need things to figure out. >> 106. Mac, we need uh units down at 4:30. Dale,
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>> ma'am, please. >> Get out behind. >> We're going to have to leave the truck here for now.
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>> Where am I supposed to go? [music] >> I just want you to walk that way, please.
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>> 456 Mac. I have the uh father heading down to 430 Dale and possible suspect is there and it
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might not be good. >> According to Carmen, Anthony is furious and already on his way back to the
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house, convinced his own son Isaiah is responsible. He's just seen the body of his father-in-law buried in the ground.
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So what he does next is completely unpredictable. Multiple units are quickly sent to the
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house, racing to get there before Anthony confronts Isaiah. Minutes later, officers make it to the house just
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seconds ahead of Anthony, who is right behind them, along with the rest of the family, all demanding answers.
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>> Let's get back. >> Nope. Nope. >> Stay back. >> Stay back. >> Stay back. >> Back up.
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>> Stay back. >> Go back now. No. Come on. >> Did you idea? >> I'm fine. I'm fine.
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>> Need you guys to stay back. Okay. Please. >> Just the [music] left. Secure him in
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your car. Thomas. >> No. >> Frisk him. Frisk him for weapons, please. >> Yeah. >> Did you do it?
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>> Please stay [snorts] back, sir. >> Sam, did you do it? >> Look at me. Did you do it?
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>> Please. I need you to stay back, sir. >> Did you do it? I said, "Look at me."
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>> Long. >> Yeah. You're my first born. Did you do it, >> Z? One more time. >> I'm sorry. That's not the
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>> My lawyer. Just go ahead and take a seat. >> Close the door. >> Here's the deal. That's family.
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>> Okay. One of the family members found >> deceased, right? Yeah. >> So, they came down here to confront him
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cuz they think he did it. >> The only reason he's in cuffs right now is we don't
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>> I thought he was like the suspect. >> No, we don't have BC or reasonable. Right now, he's in there because they
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think he did it. We need to keep them separated. Okay. >> Okay. >> Got it. Cool.
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>> For the second time today, Isaiah is accused of a crime. only now it's something far more serious and the
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accusations are coming from his own family. They stand by watching as he's taken [music] into custody, convinced
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description below or scan the QR code on screen. With that said, let's get back to the video. While Isaiah is
00:29:31
transported to the Grant County Jail on probable cause, police continue speaking
00:29:35
with the rest of the family. [music] But by now, Richard's daughters are too shaken to talk. So, investigators turned
00:29:41
to his son-in-law, Greg, one of the first to discover the body, and they're about to learn that he has vital
00:29:47
information that would begin to piece together this meticulous murder. >> So, let's start from the beginning. Um,
00:29:54
how do you know the guy who works on the shop out here? >> Richard is my father-in-law that I
00:29:58
married his one of his daughters last year. >> Okay. So, he's he is your current
00:30:03
father-in-law. >> He is my father-in-law, and we live across the street. >> Okay. So, you're pretty close with him.
00:30:07
>> I was very close to him. >> Okay. What what do you think happened? >> I think that um there may have been some
00:30:16
type of transaction at Richard's house with Isaiah. Um I I don't know exactly the full details of what's going on with
00:30:24
him, but I know he's been having issues, paranoia issues and things of that nature.
00:30:27
>> What do you mean by transaction? >> Like an altercation? >> Yeah. What I think is Richard's uh he's
00:30:35
old school. He doesn't he's not into the whack of the marijuana. And I think maybe he confronted him.
00:30:41
>> Somebody said something about the tarp that you saw. >> Yeah, I had a tarp. We had a tarp at the
00:30:47
house. And I'm not saying that's the actual tarp, but I know that it was a brown and uh gray tarp
00:30:54
>> that you had at your house >> that we had at our house. And I can't It was sitting right there on the um really
00:31:01
by my truck, but by where the where the barbecuer is and stuff. And I I haven't seen it. So, I don't know if
00:31:07
it blew away. I don't know, but it was missing. >> And sure enough, when the family began
00:31:13
digging, they discovered Richard's body [music] had been fully wrapped in a brown and gray tarp. With that tarp
00:31:20
belonging to Greg, it now raises two possibilities. Either he just incriminated himself or whoever [music]
00:31:27
did this used it specifically to frame him. And Greg has his own theory about who may have set him up. It's It's He's
00:31:36
Isaiah's been acting pretty pretty strange lately. >> You've met Isaiah? >> Yes.
00:31:41
>> Has he ever been to your house? >> Yes. >> Okay. >> And uh the last time he was there, he he
00:31:46
was super paranoid about everything. >> Does he drive Richard's truck very often?
00:31:51
>> Uh everybody drives Richard's trucks often to be honest with you. Okay. >> He people drive them all the time. But
00:31:57
um I do know that Isaiah was pulled over today, I want to believe. >> Yeah. And Moses,
00:32:02
>> you'd mentioned see tire tracks. Is that correct? >> Correct. Going into the grass.
00:32:09
>> Going into the grass. >> Yes, sir. >> Tell me tell me about these tire tracks.
00:32:13
>> Uh I seen what appeared uh either somebody was backing in or somebody had turned the right, I believe.
00:32:19
>> Okay. >> And I seen the tire mark going into the grass and I seen uh that's when I seen it and then I
00:32:26
noticed the hose and everything like I told you. Is it common here on the property for vehicles to go into the
00:32:31
grass? >> Negative. I negative. He never goes on that grass. Okay. >> According to Greg, Richard's truck was
00:32:38
shared and often driven by multiple members of the family, which immediately complicates things as the tire tracks
00:32:46
officers identified at the crime scene no longer point to a single suspect. But [music] just as leads begin to run dry,
00:32:53
officers would learn that the search warrant for Richard's home has finally been approved. So, detectives quickly
00:32:58
wrap up their interview with Greg and head straight back to the house. The moment they step inside the home, the
00:33:04
detectives notice a strong scent of bleach in the air. All surfaces have been wiped down and inside there are
00:33:11
clear signs of a cleanup job. Detectives know they're dealing with a methodical killer, possibly more than one. But even
00:33:18
then, they would overlook something critical. When detectives inspect the house more closely, they notice spots of
00:33:24
blood on the back door handle that had been missed. Their first real piece of evidence [music] tying Richard's house
00:33:32
to his murder. And then they stumble upon something even more significant. A knife hidden in the living room, still
00:33:40
in its sheath, marked with visible red stains. Whoever tried to erase what happened here didn't manage to get rid
00:33:47
of everything. With the scene processed, all evidence sent for forensic analysis,
00:33:52
and the family dispersed, the focus now shifts to the man back at the station. Since his arrest, Isaiah has refused to
00:34:00
cooperate. But now, as officers return to confiscate his clothing, they're about to discover the most crucial piece
00:34:06
of evidence may have been right in front of them all day. Okay, Mr. Thomas, can you take off your shoes?
00:34:18
And then take off your sweatshirt. >> Bro, it's hella cold. >> Okay, I'll try to get you another
00:34:25
blanket. You got two blankets there. I'll try to get another one. When officers hold up Isaiah's shoes,
00:34:38
they notice they're covered in dirt and possibly dried blood. It's the first and
00:34:43
only detail that could place him anywhere near the crime scene, but it's far from definitive. With the day coming
00:34:49
to an end, investigators finish processing their findings and prepare for tomorrow, hoping they'll finally be
00:34:55
able to answer what really happened to Richard. As for Isaiah, by continuing to refuse to speak, he has effectively
00:35:02
handed his fate over to his family, who have already begun forming theories and accusations with even the closest
00:35:09
relatives ready [music] to completely turn on each other. The next morning, after nearly 12 hours
00:35:18
of detectives digging through the family's past, troubling rumors begin to surface, alleging Isaiah might have been
00:35:24
involved in an old cold homicide case that remains unsolved to this day. Detectives also hear whispers that
00:35:31
Isaiah's own parents may have helped cover it up and may have even known what happened to Richard long before anyone
00:35:38
else. These are serious allegations that detectives will need to explore carefully. But right now, their
00:35:45
immediate priority is uncovering what truly happened [music] to Richard and who's responsible. To do that, they
00:35:52
begin calling family members into the station for formal interviews. The first to arrive is Isaiah's father, Anthony.
00:35:58
[music] Among many other details, detectives need to address one critical question.
00:36:03
Why was he so quick to suspect [music] his own son? Was it simply a gut feeling or did he know something no one else
00:36:11
did? >> Oh, I think it was a week ago right when the week before this incident happened
00:36:17
and Kim is like, "You guys need to come down there and Isaiah's acting crazy." We go down there and we walk in the
00:36:26
house and soon as we get in the house, he's like, you could he had this big bag of weed that you could tell that he got
00:36:32
from like the dispenser, whatnot. It's big on my eyes, you know. I was like, it was about this big.
00:36:36
>> Yeah. >> What the are you doing here? Like this is what you kicked me out the house for,
00:36:40
right? I was like, yeah. He says, what the are you doing here? This has nothing to do with you.
00:36:44
>> And I was like, listen here, man. Your aunt was scared because you're act you're whing out up in here. So then I
00:36:50
look I'm looking at him and he was like, Sam say I'm lying. Say I am. He's got a
00:36:54
butcher knife like this and he's just like but he's like crying. Say I am. And say if if he had got me it would have
00:37:01
been all of us, >> you know. So I just said I'll leave. Where did I mess up, you know, as a
00:37:08
father? Did I do something wrong? Like what did I do? Cuz this is not not you. And he was just like, you're the best
00:37:14
dad ever, man. I couldn't ask for a dad, man, better than you, man. It's kind of
00:37:17
like you did everything right. You're a great dad, man. And then and then Kim's like bust out crying and then he's just
00:37:25
like, get the out of here, mother, before I kill you. Naturally, this account from Anthony catches detectives
00:37:33
offguard as they realize the incident may have foreshadowed everything. [music] So, they pause the interview and
00:37:39
look into it, confirming that it did in fact occur. One week earlier, police were called to Isaiah's aunt Kim's house
00:37:46
after reports that he was experiencing a medic episode. And as detectives review
00:37:51
the body cam footage of that incident, it quickly becomes clear why the entire family believes he did it.
00:37:57
>> Please don't just tase the out of him. He's got a knife. >> What's He's got the knife with him.
00:38:02
>> Yeah. >> Okay. What's >> That's my husband. >> Okay. >> That's our oldest son. And
00:38:06
>> Okay. What's What's his issue? Like, is he Can you Do you guys want to just stay
00:38:10
out here? I know he's your son, but we just don't know what the situation is, right? Um Isaiah, do you have a knife on
00:38:15
you? Do you want to go down to the ground? Just Just to verify, man. >> He's asking question.
00:38:20
>> Hey, Isaiah, we're going to put you in cuffs, but it's just for our safety, okay? You're not under arrest. We just
00:38:24
want to make sure you're okay. Okay. You want to go down to your knees, man? Jess,
00:38:29
>> could put your put your hands behind your back, man. >> Can you put your hands behind your back?
00:38:34
>> Again, you're not under arrest. Okay. Just doing this for your safety. >> Is this recording?
00:38:39
>> Yeah. You're being recorded on the camera right here. So, >> is it is it supposed to be red when it's
00:38:43
recording? >> Yeah, it's See how it's blinking red? >> Oh, okay. >> Yeah. Okay. You want to walk over here
00:38:48
to our car, man? We're going to have to figure out what's going on and then kind
00:38:50
of just go from there. Okay. >> When officers detain Isaiah, they find him in tears, struggling to hold himself
00:38:56
together. And as they pull him away from his family, he's about to tell officers
00:39:00
something unexpected about himself. >> What's going on today? >> I'm just going through a lot of right
00:39:07
now. So, >> okay. Do you want to do you have any plans to hurt yourself or anything like
00:39:11
that? >> Uh, no. Not I mean, I guess everybody do, you know, but I mean, >> do you have any plans to hurt yourself
00:39:18
today? >> No, not today. But this past few this past week. >> Just having a rough time.
00:39:24
>> Yeah. >> But it's all good, bro. I'll bounce back, bro. I'm going to shake back.
00:39:28
>> Yeah, but it's all good, bro. I'm I'm going to shake back again. [music] >> Yeah.
00:39:32
>> And again. And again. >> Do you want again? >> Do you want to go to the hospital or
00:39:36
anything? >> And again, huh? >> Do you want to go to the hospital or anything like that?
00:39:40
>> Nah, bro. It's good. Like, I'm good. >> So So what was the what was the deal with the knife?
00:39:45
>> I got a Swisser in there. It's called It's a blunt basically. And I cut use a
00:39:49
knife and I use I split it. >> Okay. >> To cut to take out the tobacco to put my
00:39:53
weed in. >> Okay. at first. >> Okay. >> But then me and my aunt started arguing and that knife was on the table. So
00:40:00
>> you just had it all already. >> It was already there. Me and we started arguing. I wanted to leave but she just
00:40:08
It's not that big of a deal. I was a good person, bro. >> No one said you're not a good person. I
00:40:13
don't I've never I've never met you. >> Saying, bro, like >> and what happened? >> I just lied, bro. Clearly, there is
00:40:22
sympathy in the officer's voice as he realizes the man in front of him has been dealt a very difficult hand in
00:40:28
life. And although Isaiah downplays the incident, in hindsight, it would read very differently. Because perhaps this
00:40:36
was the last and only time something could have been done to prevent the tragic [music] fate of Richard Andrews.
00:40:45
After analyzing the incident and forming a clearer picture of Isaiah, detectives
00:40:50
return to finish their interview with Anthony. Through his account, it becomes clear he believes Isaiah's issues stem
00:40:56
from two factors: prolonged marijuana use and repeated head trauma from his time as a wide receiver, a position
00:41:03
notorious for heavy hits and brain damage. Anthony also goes on to clarify crucial details about his son's mental
00:41:10
state, making it evident that his initial suspicions of Isaiah were rooted in his son's increasingly unpredictable
00:41:16
and volatile behavior. So, with Anony's perspective now on the record, the interview comes to an end
00:41:23
and detectives move on to Richard's daughter, Kim, the person who found the body. Kim goes [music] on to explain why
00:41:30
she immediately suspected her nephew Isaiah, pointing to his history of violent psychotic episodes, including
00:41:36
pulling guns and knives on family members, as well as his white vans covered in dirt. Something she says is
00:41:43
highly unusual for him. Notably, she ends the interview by saying she fears that if Isaiah is ever released, he will
00:41:51
do it again. With the case against Isaiah growing stronger by the minute, detectives then shift their attention to
00:41:58
two more family members. Richard's daughter Chrissy and her partner Floyd. Unlike everyone else, these two family
00:42:06
members are about to become Isaiah's best and perhaps only chance of shifting how detectives view Isaiah's role in all
00:42:13
of this. >> It's hard to kind of start this off, but as far as your it would have been your
00:42:20
father, right? >> Yes. So I find out that they they find my dad buried in back of his shop.
00:42:33
I already knew. I told them, "Why are you letting that motherucker stay at my dad's house? You know he's going to kill
00:42:39
him." >> So I know you have questions for me and then obviously I have questions um for
00:42:44
you. And I think they're both geared around the same. >> When I got there, bro, it was weird,
00:42:50
weird, weird. And I'm like, "Man, something's not right." >> So, I left. And that's when I told her
00:42:55
and explained it to her. I even knew something was wrong before he had this episode. I said, "Something's not right
00:43:01
with this kid. Something Hey, you guys might want to be careful." Sure. [snorts] As soon as I leave, soon as we
00:43:07
leave. >> Yeah. >> All hells break loose. >> Uh, explain to me now the background how
00:43:13
you knew something weird was going on with Isaiah. because he prior to this he was staying with us and I'm not exactly
00:43:20
sure exactly what happened but he starts a conversation with my son. He pulls out
00:43:25
a pistol from his draw. >> Isaiah. >> Isaiah. Okay. >> Sets it down. I got back hold of my
00:43:31
sister Cassie and I said, "You know that boy is sick. He's beyond therapy. He needs help. Like he needs to be
00:43:39
medicated." the the thing, like I said, the only thing the only thing that that that just bothers me the most, that kid
00:43:47
does not clean at all. He won't even make an attempt. He'll drop something on the floor and just walk away from it and
00:43:54
leave it there. And usually I'll And usually I'll even ask, "Hey, where's Richard?" Cuz I'll say hi to him. But
00:44:00
for some reason, it's just the atmosphere was just I'm like, "All right, something's wrong." So I got on
00:44:05
the phone with her and I'm like, "Oh, he's still wigging. He's wigging hard." And I said, "Your sister's tripping." I
00:44:11
said, "Your sister acting like she's scared to death." Well, she knows he goes through his episode. Of course,
00:44:16
he's scared. I'm like, "Okay." Is when after after we found out what really happened
00:44:23
is that she knew what he did. >> Mhm. At this point, detectives begin to realize Chrissy and Floyd aren't just
00:44:31
angry at Isaiah. They also hold his mother accountable, and the couple's suspicions align with detectives who
00:44:38
still can't explain why Cassie asks them to arrest Isaiah before the body was even discovered. So, with all of this in
00:44:46
mind, detectives would ask them both point blank who they believe is truly responsible for Richard's death.
00:44:54
>> Uh, so I'm on the same page as you. You guys believe that Isaiah's mom >> knew exactly that
00:45:04
>> she had she had knowledge of it. >> Richard, >> she had to have knowledge of it. I mean
00:45:09
that kid that kid wouldn't have cleaned that kid wouldn't have done none of that
00:45:13
because he ran over to the neighbor's house and tried to take their car. Did you guys get that information?
00:45:17
>> Yes. >> All right. So, he's sporadic. He's not cleaning. He's trying to He's running
00:45:22
out. He's trying to get off. He's trying to run off. He's trying to do whatever he can do to get out of a situation.
00:45:25
He's not thinking about cleaning. He's not thinking about picking this guy up and putting him in the back of the
00:45:29
trucker and burying him and then go down to the valley to go get a tarp, then go
00:45:34
back up there in her dad's truck and they see it and go back up to the house and wrap him in the tarp and then come
00:45:40
back down to the valley which is across the street from her sister's house and bury him auntie's house.
00:45:45
>> When you said that you you believe that she knew, do you believe that she helped
00:45:50
cover the body >> and clean up? >> I can't I can't go that far. I can't go that far cuz she doesn't have that
00:45:55
mentality. >> At the end of this conversation, if she's not arrested by then, I don't know
00:46:01
what to tell you guys. But she saw she didn't sought it up like per se like, "Oh, Isaiah, he's going to do this." And
00:46:08
she manipulated the situation to her advantage. She knew what her son was capable of.
00:46:15
She knew how to get him to that point of manic and psychosis. to detectives. Accusations like these don't come
00:46:25
lightly, especially between sisters. Additionally, Floyd's description of Isaiah aligns with what detectives
00:46:32
already believe, that he's impulsive, messy, and incapable of thinking ahead. And with the next interview set to be
00:46:39
Cassie herself, detectives understand just how much weight this conversation carries, not only for Isaiah's future,
00:46:47
but for Cassy's as well. There's a lot they still need to figure out. Her unusual behavior outside the sergeant's
00:46:54
car, her possible involvement in Richard's murder, and even lingering questions about a potential past
00:47:00
homicide. But they know these answers won't come easily. They'll have to approach this carefully, waiting for the
00:47:06
right moment to press her. And as her interview unfolds, [music] watch closely for the moment Cassie begins to fear
00:47:13
she's the one being implicated. >> There's no easy way to start this conversation. Go for it. Okay. Sorry.
00:47:20
>> I'll work through it. >> Okay. So, um, how has Isaiah's mental health been in the last few years? It
00:47:27
sounds like he's been suffering. >> Um, the last year for sure. >> Last year. >> Um,
00:47:34
>> as far as like his mental health, is it something that he's diagnosed with or
00:47:38
just something you guys started noticing? >> We started noticing uh [sighs] I'm trying to
00:47:50
remember everything. Um, October, I was before October of 2023. >> So, back for around
00:48:00
>> Yeah. I believe that's when he started smoking and [gasps] um he didn't want to work. He didn't want
00:48:11
to do that type of stuff. And we kind of were like, well, he's going through it,
00:48:14
you know, he's he's [snorts] done some he's done playing football and that's something he's done since he's 5
00:48:20
years old, [snorts] >> you know, >> big c like life change. >> Oh, yeah. No school, no schedule, no
00:48:28
workout. >> Clearly, Cassie appears emotional, possibly even carrying a sense of guilt
00:48:35
as she speaks about her son. Beyond that, nothing about her behavior stands out to detectives as suspicious. [music]
00:48:42
But as the interview continues, she begins recounting the same incident at Chrissy's house, where some noticeable
00:48:49
differences between her story and the rest of the family starts to emerge. >> I knocked on the back door. She doesn't
00:48:56
keep her back. She uses it for her front door, but it's just And I walked in and my son's sitting
00:49:08
her little kitchenet table there. There's marijuana all over a big bag. Um, some paraphernelia,
00:49:19
but he's sitting there with a knife. And I walk in, I was like, "Son, hey son, what's going on?
00:49:27
What are you doing here?" I said, "Well, what's going on with you? Is everything
00:49:34
okay?" And he didn't see my husband. [music] Um, his dad came in behind me >> and he's seen his dad and instantly he's
00:49:45
pissed. >> What the are you doing here? Um, but he hadn't gotten up yet. Like he was
00:49:57
still sitting. >> Where's the knife in perspective? Like he's >> and he's sitting and he has it in his
00:50:01
hand. He's not >> Is he like you're doing right now? So he's just sitting back in the chair.
00:50:05
>> He has it and he's like trying. He's like, "What are you doing here?" And we're still kind of standing at the
00:50:11
door. And when he seen my husband, he got even more pissed. >> Mhm. >> Who effing called you? What are you
00:50:17
doing here? My husband looked at me. He and he stood in between us and he said, "Get out of
00:50:24
here. Get out of here and go call the sheriff." Now, >> while retelling the story, Cassie
00:50:30
appears far less disturbed by the incident despite it involving her own son. She also seems reluctant to discuss
00:50:38
the part where he threatened her husband's life. So, after a few hours of letting Cassie speak freely, allowing
00:50:45
her to settle into the role of the victim, detectives would finally begin to push back, [music] starting with one
00:50:51
detail that would clearly catch her off guard. >> And I don't mean this this question in
00:50:56
anything, but obviously like at this point, I can only see certain things. Did you guys explain all of that about
00:51:01
him pulling the knife on Anthony to the deputies? >> Yeah. >> Okay. and dispatch, too. She said,
00:51:08
"Don't go back in there." >> Mhm. >> And but I get why they're angry with me, too.
00:51:13
>> You know, that's my son >> and they don't think I did anything to try and help him.
00:51:20
>> And I think most of it is emotions are going to be high right now. And >> they'll they'll never talk to me again.
00:51:28
I already know that. And they've made other threats. They've also said other things too and I and I don't know if you
00:51:38
want to talk about those right now, but >> I think uh Detective Hunt is following
00:51:44
up on that part, but >> the weird vague comments about this is potentially not the first time Isaiah
00:51:51
has done something. >> Yeah. And I didn't hear any of it. I was in the house, but they were really going
00:51:58
on like he's done this before and >> like killed someone. >> That was the implication. But she also
00:52:08
said that my husband and I helped cover it up and that uh they know the name. Tragedies
00:52:17
like this happen and people don't find their loved ones. Well, at least we found my dad.
00:52:26
>> Clearly, Cassie is distraught, not only at the prospect of being ostracized by
00:52:32
her family, but also at the possibility of being [music] suspected by detectives
00:52:36
as Isaiah's accomplice. But there's still one more question detectives need answered, after which they'll have made
00:52:44
up their minds about Cassie. >> When um you went to Sergeant Rodriguez [clears throat] and he made the comment
00:52:50
that it's it's him. You need to get him in cuss. You need to get my son in cuss.
00:52:55
Why for you in that moment did you, you know, you knew it was Isaiah? >> Where was your mind set up?
00:53:06
>> Uh I know I'm asking you to explain like a gut instinct. It's just >> I was just just the things he kept
00:53:14
saying like, "You guys, why are you pressing me?" He's like he's gone all the time, weeks at a time. I said, "How
00:53:22
long has it been since you've seen him?" And he's like, "A day and a half." >> So, you've got kind of every other
00:53:28
family member that's here that's worried and everything like that. And >> yeah, >> his response didn't seem to match your
00:53:34
guys', >> right? You just know you feel it. It's just like then I'm like, he has to get hand cut.
00:53:45
He has to go to jail. You know, >> I just felt it. And I'm a I'm his mom, you know, and I'm
00:53:55
not in denial. And I do think personally you did the right thing. I think you handled
00:54:02
everything as best as anyone could, as best a parent could. And I don't think that me saying that's going to bring you
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any comfort, but I do believe it. Despite her unusual behavior, the detective appears to take Cassie at her
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word, believing she may be genuinely innocent. Her family, however, remains unconvinced. After wrapping up this and
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several other family interviews, investigators find themselves between a rock and a hard place. So far, there's
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no concrete evidence that Chrissy or anyone else was involved. In fact, at this stage, there's barely enough to
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definitively prove Isaiah's involvement. So, Isaiah remains in jail, hoping that
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with the right lawyer and no further discoveries at the house, he might still be able to walk away scot-free.
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One week passes before the case finally sees an update, but it's not the one investigators were hoping for. The
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autopsy results have just come in. According to the coroner, Richard died at his home from a severe knife wound to
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the neck that resulted in significant blood loss. He also showed signs of blunt force trauma to the head along
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with bruising around both eyes. His body was then dragged out and later buried in
00:55:20
a shallow tarp wrapped grave at his own shop. But even with these horrific findings, it says little about who was
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responsible for Richard's death other than [music] suggesting it was someone deeply disturbed. And with every passing
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day, both detectives [music] and the family begin to fear that the person or people responsible may never
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face justice. More than 2 months pass [music] and the case begins to stall. But then
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investigators catch a break. They receive a major update from the jail where Isaiah is being held. So,
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detectives rush over and meet with one of Isaiah's fellow inmates who has some very interesting information to share.
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>> We're both detectives of Most Lake PD. Uh, first off, we're not here for your
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case. >> Uh, you're not in trouble or anything like that. This is about a different
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case that we wanted to talk to you about with Isaiah Thomas. How How does he act
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in there? >> Crazy. Kind of like out of mind. >> Yeah. >> What kind of stuff does he do?
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>> Uh, [music] he bangs on the on the door. >> Uhhuh. And then he starts screaming
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blood all night >> and he doesn't let us sleep at all. >> Okay. So all night he's he's keeping
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people up. >> Yeah. Yeah. He is. >> Does he piss people off that? >> He does. >> Okay. What have you heard as far as like
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his case? >> Uh well that he killed his grandpa. >> Yeah. >> That he let his throat open.
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>> Okay. >> And that before he killed him that he asked him if he believed in God.
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>> Oh really? >> Yeah. >> What was the ground? What did the grandpa say? >> Uh that he did.
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>> Okay. >> And then uh he just did it. >> Did he Did he say why he killed the grandpa?
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>> Uh >> oh. Yeah. He was uh that his grandpa was him. >> Oh, really? >> Yeah. Since he was a little kid.
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>> Okay. >> Yeah. >> When he killed him, was grandpa trying to do something to him?
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>> Uh no. >> Is this just he had anger towards him or something? >> Okay. Sure enough, what the inmate
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describes aligns with key details from the autopsy, particularly the fatal wound. But even then, investigators
00:57:34
can't be certain. The inmate could be telling the truth or saying whatever he thinks will benefit him in hopes of a
00:57:41
reduced sentence, but that uncertainty would soon come to an end with an update from Isaiah himself.
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2 weeks after speaking with the inmate in early February, Isaiah pleads guilty to seconddegree murder and unlawful
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disposal of human remains. On March 10th, he is sentenced to a maximum of 20 years in prison along with mandatory
00:58:04
mental health treatment and no contact orders involving several family members who cooperated with the investigation.
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As of now, no other family members have been charged with law enforcement ultimately concluding this was a solo
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actor homicide, dismissing any allegations of parental involvement. And as for the alleged prior homicide,
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police have so far found no evidence linking Isaiah to any unsolved cases.