<i> [dramatic music]</i> <i> ♪ </i> - Yeah. <i> male narrator:
A young father, gunned down...</i> - So we got one, two, three,
four cartridge cases. <i> narrator: In front
of an elementary school.</i> <i> ♪ </i> - Oh, no. Oh, oh. - Oh, my God. - Person that fired these shots
obviously had no regard for the safety of the children
at the school. <i> narrator:
A familiar name.</i> - Oh, yeah, that's him
right there. <i> narrator:
A man who's slipped</i> <i> through a detective's fingers
before.</i> - You and I may not
have met, but I've known who you are
for a while. - Is that the dude that
got out of your car? <i> narrator:
And the clock is ticking.</i> <i> [dramatic music]</i> <i> For homicide detectives,</i> <i> their chance
of solving a murder</i> <i> is cut in half</i> <i> if they don't get a lead</i> <i> within the first 48 hours.</i> <i> ♪ </i> <i> ♪ </i> <i> Atlanta, Georgia,</i> <i> 9:30 a.m.,</i> <i> the Pittsburg neighborhood,</i> <i> outside
of an elementary school,</i> <i> gunshots ring out.</i> [sirens wailing] <i> narrator: Patrol and EMS
race to the scene...</i> <i> and find the man
dead on the sidewalk.</i> <i> ♪ </i> - ME's been called?
- Yeah. <i> narrator:
Detective Kevin Leonpacher</i> <i> will lead
the investigation.</i> - The victim
is right there. - All right.
[sighs] <i> ♪</i> ♪ Rodney Stafford.
- Rodney, yeah. - How did we get him
identified? - The mother's on the scene. - The mother's on the scene?
- Yes. - She saw him?
- Yes. <i> [somber music]</i> <i> narrator:
25-year-old Rodney Stafford</i> <i> leaves behind five sisters,
his mother,</i> <i> and a two-year-old son.</i> <i> He recently got a commercial
driver's license</i> <i> to start working
as a truck driver.</i> <i> ♪ </i> - How was he shot?
In the head? - Yeah, right above
the left eye. - Here. Yeah.
- OK. And a single gunshot wound,
that we know of? - Yeah, that's it.
- OK. <i> ♪</i> ♪ - Here is a cell phone. <i> narrator:
$300 and a cell phone</i> <i> were retrieved
from the victim's pockets.</i> - Any of the cartridge cases? So we got... one, two, three, four cartridge cases. 9MM? <i> [dramatic music]</i> <i> ♪ </i> - OK, There's two witnesses.
One is over here. - OK. <i> narrator:
One of the witnesses</i> <i> has been transported
to homicide,</i> <i> but a friend of Rodney's
is still on scene.</i> - First off,
what do you call him? - OK. <i> narrator: He says Rodney goes
by the nickname Man Man.</i> - Walk me through it today,
kind of tell me what happened. - [distorted voice]
OK, yes... <i> ♪</i> ♪ - I mean, did he say
something to him? <i> ♪ </i> - And are you aware of Man Man
having any problems in the neighborhood
with anybody else? <i> ♪ </i> - Hey, Brett. He said he was walking on foot
with the victim when the shooting occurred. Let me see what the family
has to say. <i> ♪</i> ♪ Are you aware
of any situations that your son may have had,
any beefs? <i> narrator: Rodney's sister
says a friend</i> <i> saw something suspicious
just before the shooting.</i> <i> narrator: They saw a black car
with out-of-state tags</i> <i> drop someone off.</i> <i> ♪</i> ♪ - I'll be in touch, OK? - Yes, we got the cams secure. Had several witnesses
out here. - When I heard the name
Demiko Jones, I immediately associated that
with two other cases I've worked in the past--
two other homicide cases I've worked in the past
where his name popped up. I was never able to prove
that he was directly involved in those other cases,
but I am familiar <i> with who he is,
and I do already have lineups</i> with his picture in 'em,
so we're gonna find out pretty quickly
with the witnesses that we have as to whether or not
that's an actual suspect. <i> narrator:
As the team wraps the scene...</i> - Surveillance cameras
on the house, right there,
facing down. <i> ♪</i> ♪ And then another one
on the porch. <i> narrator:
The cameras face the street</i> <i> where Rodney
was gunned down.</i> - Hey, sir,
I'm Detective Kevin Leonpacher. Do you mind if I come in and try
to take a look at your video? I'm somewhat of an expert
on video stuff. <i> narrator:
He gets a copy of the video.</i> <i> ♪</i> ♪ - I'm done, so I'm gonna run
back to headquarters to try to interview
this witness. <i> ♪</i> ♪ - [whispering]
Where am I? <i> ♪</i> ♪ That's Demiko Jones. <i> narrator:
25-year-old Demiko Jones</i> <i> pled guilty to attempted
robbery and battery in 2009.</i> - Organization is huge for me. I have to keep everything
in its place. As I get started,
I like to make sure that I have proper names
of everybody and start filing them
in categories of witnesses or suspects. I think I've always suffered
from a certain degree of OCD. Now that I have kids,
nothing's ever in its place. I can't be OCD at home, and in my position
in homicide here, I can be OCD at work, so... <i> ♪</i> ♪ I'm trying to play
the surveillance video. [keyboard clacks] All right. - All right, nice view
of the porch. <i> narrator: Before interviewing
the other witness,</i> <i> detectives scan through
the video from the crime scene.</i> <i> ♪ </i> - This is the two guys
walking up. That's my--
- Victim on the left. - Yep. <i> ♪ </i> - Who's that? <i> narrator: Another camera shows
a man in a hooded sweatshirt</i> <i> walking toward Rodney
and his friend.</i> <i> ♪ </i> <i> As the victim nears the corner
where he was murdered--</i> <i> ♪ </i> - Boom.
- Boom. Boom, boom. - Oh, my God. <i> ♪</i> ♪ So, the shooting happens,
he runs that way, and then he comes back,
and then goes down Mary. <i> ♪ </i> The victim and his buddy
were walking southbound on Welch Street,
right here. Our victim and his friend
have just stopped right here out of camera view,
and then our suspect shooter-- you see,
he's drawing a pistol from the right side
of his waistband. He's taking aim...boom. <i> ♪ </i> What the video
doesn't show is right where
the victim got shot. That inter--that corner
of that intersection is not in view
of the surveillance camera's position along the outside
of that house, so, the video doesn't answer
all of the questions. It's just enough to,
you know, hopefully give us
some good leads, but-- I gotta start trying
to get to the witness. The day is creeping away,
it's already almost 4:00. <i> ♪</i> ♪ <i> She was identified
as a potential eye witness</i> <i> to the actual shooting.</i> <i> ♪ </i> Hey, listen,
I appreciate your patience. - Mm-hmm. <i> ♪</i> ♪ - This is where
the shooting happened. - Mm-hmm.
- Right over here. <i> narrator: She says
she heard the shooting</i> <i> from several streets away.</i> <i> narrator:
Moments later...</i> <i> ♪</i> ♪ <i> narrator: A man with a gun
walked towards her.</i> - OK. So you really don't know
if the dude you saw is the one who pulled
the trigger or not? - Mm-hmm. - OK. Um... <i> ♪ </i> Let me show you this
real quick. Do you recognize that dude
in that clothing right there? <i> ♪ </i> <i> ♪ </i> <i> ♪ </i> <i> ♪ </i> - Let me ask you this,
you know a dude named Demiko? - Uh-uh. - Let me show you
some pictures, OK? See if you
recognize anybody. <i> ♪ </i> - OK. <i> narrator: She claims
Demiko was watching detectives</i> <i> work the crime scene.</i> - And he's not the dude that you
saw, though, walking past you? - Uh-uh.
- OK. <i> ♪ </i> - You-- - He's a new father?
- Mm-hmm. <i> [somber music]</i> <i> ♪ </i> - All right. <i> Unfortunately,
she didn't pick him out</i> <i> as being the guy
that was running away</i> <i> from the crime scene,
but now I can prove</i> that Demiko was
in the neighborhood, at least after the murder,
but what I really need to know is where he was
just before the murder occurred and what he was doing right
at the time the murder occurred. <i> [dramatic music]</i> <i> ♪</i> ♪ <i> narrator:
The next morning.</i> - It's important to look
through any communication that the victim had
leading up to his death. <i> narrator: Leonpacher turns
to the victim's cell phone</i> <i> to try and retrace
the last days he was alive.</i> [text alerts chiming] - I turned off
airplane mode, now all these messages
are coming in, so... [text alerts chiming] Ooh. [text alert chiming] There is a large number
of text messages in the phone that are
extremely indicative of the victim's involvement
in narcotics distribution. Here's a text message
from someone named Shay, and it says, "If you see me
in the street, keep walkin'. You dead to me." <i> ♪ </i> Try calling Shay,
see what's up. <i> ♪</i> ♪ <i> [line trilling]</i> <i> - You have reached
the voicemail box of--</i> - I'm not ready to leave
a message for her yet. <i> ♪ </i> <i> [line trilling]</i> <i> narrator:
Leonpacher tries other numbers</i> <i> that were texting
with the victim.</i> - Hey, this is
Detective Kevin Leonpacher. I'm investigating
Man Man's shooting. - Yeah.
Do you know Rodney Stafford? <i> ♪ </i> <i> [line trilling]</i> <i> - You have reached
the voicemail box of--</i> [dialing numbers] - Yeah, so last call
that my victim received was from a contact stored
as "Bald Head." <i> [line trilling]</i> - Hey, this is
Detective Kevin Leonpacher. I'm with Atlanta police
homicide. <i> - Hello?</i>■
- Did you hear about Man Man getting shot? - Well, listen,
I'm going through his phone and you're the last one
who called him. I was hoping you could tell me
something about that. - Did he tell you anything
about where he was going or who he was going
to see, or-- <i> [dramatic music]</i> - Yeah. If you hear something,
then call me. - OK, take care.<i>
- All right, bye.</i> <i> ♪</i> ♪ - He said that he had heard
rumors in the neighborhood that the car involved
in the murder was a black car
with an out-of-state tag. I don't think that
this is a coincidence. I know that Demiko is associated
with this black car, but I'd like to have
just a little bit more before I go track him down
and try to bring him in. <i> ♪</i> ♪ <i> narrator: As the second day
of the investigation</i> <i> draws to a close...</i> [phone ringing] - Leonpacher.
Yeah. <i> narrator: A call comes in
with some new information.</i> - I got it.
Thank you. Bye-bye. <i> ♪</i> ♪ That was a tipster
that just called and said that Demiko may have been
connected to a rival drug dealer in the neighborhood
where Rodney was killed, and that could potentially be
a reason for him being targeted in this homicide, but there's
no proof of that right now, it's really just a hunch. I still need to talk
to a few more people to get a better understanding
of what he was involved in. <i> ♪ </i> <i> narrator: In the first 48,
Atlanta homicide responded</i> <i> to the murder
of Rodney Stafford,</i> <i> learned he was ambushed
while walking down the street</i> <i> with a friend,</i> <i> identified a person
of interest, Demiko Jones,</i> <i> whose car was spotted
just before the shooting,</i> <i> and discovered
video of the suspect</i> <i> firing at Rodney.</i> <i> Four days later,
without a new lead...</i> - I'm gonna have to get down
to the ballistics lab to see if we can find
any matches between the gun that fired
these shell casings and any other crime scenes. <i> ♪ </i> <i> [phone ringing]</i> Leonpacher. <i> narrator:
Rodney's mother calls in.</i> - All right, bye-bye. <i> ♪ </i> She said that Demiko
and some of the other guys that may be involved
in this thing are standing
out off of Rockwell Street. Would be nice if I had
another reason to compel him to come forward,
but I think that if we can find him out there
it'll be a good thing to just try to talk to him,
lock him into a statement. [intercom chirps] People involved in the homicide
on Friday may be in the area
of Rockwell and Humphries. The car that was also rumored
to have been involved may be in that area as well. <i> - Copy. En route.</i> <i> ♪</i> ♪ - You know Demiko Jones? - Light--light-skinned. - I'll show you
his picture. <i> ♪</i> ♪ [indistinct radio chatter] - This is Demiko Jones.
He's got dreadlocks and he's got a tattoo
on his neck. <i> ♪</i> ♪ [siren wailing] - Oh, yeah,
that's him right there. That's it. <i> [dramatic music]</i> <i> ♪ </i> <i> [droning music]</i> <i> ♪ </i> <i> [dramatic music]</i> <i> ♪ </i> [siren chirps] - The car we're looking for just made the corner,
so they pulled him over. <i> ♪ </i> - What's your name? - Here, since you don't have
any ID on you-- - ...my bro house. No, sir. - Put your hands
behind your back. - He doesn't have
his license on him so he's being detained
right now. <i> ♪ </i> You and I
have never met before, have we? - No.
- Yeah. I'm Kevin Leonpacher,
I work homicide, and, um, you and I
may not have met, but your name's actually
come up before. I've known who you are
for a while. <i> ♪ </i> I got the picture of Demiko
right there in front of me, and I'm like--[laughs]
"That's him right there. - [laughs] <i> - He was nervous.</i> I think he drove my killer
over there, let him out a block away. - Yo, man, go in there and
get up in his brain, man. - You want to play? <i> - Yes.</i> <i> ♪</i> ♪ - Hey, Miko.
You all right, man? - I know Pittsburgh
had its share of homicides in the past year or so,
but I'm talking about Man Man, and that's why
you're here. So, whenever I talk to someone,
I like to start-- I like to try to start off
on a right foot. I see you got some water,
you got some chips, and the thing is,
is this isn't adversarial. - Because you didn't
pull the trigger. - There ain't a whole lot
of cars cruising around right at the time that Man Man
got gunned down, but your car was. <i> ♪</i> ♪ - Everybody saying
dude got out your car. - Mm-hmm. - What's the dude's name?
That's a pretty simple question. <i> ♪</i> ♪ <i> [dramatic music]</i> - All right. - OK, and that--
that's fair enough. You gave him a ride. <i> narrator:
Demiko says he left Phil</i> <i> at a job training center</i> <i> in the neighborhood
of the murder.</i> - Did he call you later to get
him somewhere else after that? - So if you see
a picture of him, would you be able
to recognize him today? [indistinct chatter] - I wondered why Miko has stayed
out of jail as long as he had with his name being implicated
in so many different things. The answer
is because he's smart. <i> He's doing exactly what
I thought that he would do.</i> <i> He would say,
"Yes, I gave somebody a ride,</i> <i> "I dropped him off,
and I have no idea</i> <i> what happened after that."</i> <i> ♪</i> ♪ All right, so let's look
anybody named Phillip, maybe 25 years old. <i> ♪ </i> <i> narrator: Leonpacher prints
several photos of men</i> <i> matching Demiko's description
of "Phil."</i> <i> ♪</i> ♪ - So we'll see--
see what happens. <i> ♪</i> ♪ Do you see the Phil
that you dropped off? - Nah. No. <i> ♪</i> ♪ - OK. - All right. You say he's about 6'3"? - OK. <i> ♪</i> ♪ Well, maybe I can narrow
the search parameters down a little bit. <i> ♪</i> ♪ [sighs] <i> ♪ </i> All right, um, let me run this past you
real quick. - OK.
All right. <i> ♪</i> ♪ I think you're taking me
for a ride. <i> ♪ </i> Now I feel like
we've hit a turning point
in our conversation. <i> ♪ </i> <i> narrator: Leonpacher shows
a photo of the shooter</i> <i> in the surveillance video.</i> - Is that the dude
that got outta your car? <i> ♪ </i> I'm asking you, is that the dude
that got outta your car? - Yes. Yes. <i> ♪ </i> - That's a split second later. Do you see that--
you know what that is? - What does that
have to do with me? - He gets outta your car, and he guns a man down
in cold blood! That's what
it's got to do with you! - What does that
have to do with me? - You're casing
the neighborhood! - I dropped him off at-- - You're looking for him,
Demiko! - Looking for him
for what? - You're looking for him
to kill him! - What?
- Sit down! - What in the hell?
- Sit down! <i> ♪</i> ♪ - Sit down!
- What in the hell? - Sit down!
- Man, I'm-- - Sit down!
- We done. - Sit down.
- Prove to me that I had something to do--
- I'll tell--listen to me. Let's both--listen,
let's both calm down. - You can't make me
believe that. - Let's both calm down.
Let's both calm down. - You can't make me
believe that. <i> ♪ </i> - Now, explain to me how
you think you're not involved when this man gets
out of your car, and then moments later--
- Hey, man, this like-- - Moments later the muzzle flash
is going off, Demiko. - Do you--do you see
why I brought you in here? <i> ♪ </i> <i> ♪ </i> - Out of fairness to you,
I'm gonna let you know that I'm gonna be retrieving
your phone records from the phone company, so I'm gonna be largely focusing
on the calls between, like,
say 9:00 and 10:00. <i> ♪ </i> - All right. He's only being booked in
on traffic violation of driving
on a suspended license, and then he'll stand
a very good chance of bonding out on that charge
within a few hours. I'm not prepared right now
to go ahead and take the warrant out
for him. <i> ♪</i> ♪ <i> - I have no idea
who the shooter is.</i> <i> One thing's for sure,
I've looked</i> for every type of Phillip
that I can fathom, and I haven't had any luck. I think that problem
is it's a red herring. I think Demiko
led us on a wild goose chase for the better part
of eight hours. <i> ♪ </i> At some point it may be worth
just releasing the footage of the crime--
of the shooter to the media and put it out on Crime Stoppers
and see if we get any tips. <i> ♪</i> ♪ <i> Demiko thinks
he's smarter than us,</i> <i> looking for this
mystery character,</i> <i> and it was all because
he covered for the person</i> <i> that got out of the car.</i> <i> ♪ </i> <i> narrator: While the team waits
for Demiko's phone records...</i> <i> ♪</i> ♪ - Thanks for coming. <i> narrator: Leonpacher
holds a press conference</i> <i> with Rodney's mother,</i> <i> hoping to get a name
on the shooter.</i> - It was exactly one week ago
today at 9:30 in the morning that 25-year-old
Rodney "Man Man" Stafford was shot and killed
right here at this intersection. <i> [somber music]</i> As you can see, we're
right across the street from Gideon Elementary School, so the person
that fired these shots obviously had no regard
for the safety of the children at the school
or the people on the street. We've got some excellent
video surveillance footage of that shooting
and we're hoping that someone that views
this footage will be helpful in identifying
the person that actually shot
and killed Man Man. <i> ♪ </i> - I really want the killer
to be brought to justice, because this--it was-- he didn't deserve
to die like that. <i> ♪ </i> My grandson is
only two years old, and he was
really used to his dad, and he actually asks for him
every day, and I don't know
what to tell him. <i> ♪ </i> He was a good person. Everybody--everybody
that knew him loved him, and he was
a excellent father, and that's how he wanted,
to see his son grow up. <i> ♪ </i> - We hope that the heinousness
of this type of crime, happening right here
across from the school, will be that extra incentive
for anyone that has information to come forward and help us
make this identification. <i> ♪ </i> <i> narrator: One week later,
no leads have come in</i> <i> on the shooter's identity.</i> - Cyber Crimes
just returned my results from getting Demiko's
phone processed, so I'm super excited
to take a look at what they got. He told me
that he recovered a bunch of text messages
and other data. <i> ♪ </i> Let's see here. Feel like a kid on Christmas,
getting this data back. <i> ♪</i> ♪ All right, so he got
a text message that says, "Is [bleep] alive?" And he replied back
immediately, "No." <i> ♪</i> ♪ <i> ♪</i> ♪ - This happened
at 11:33 a.m., which was exactly two hours
after the murder. So two hours after the murder,
he's getting a text message from someone saying,
"Is he alive?" and Demiko's replying back,
"No." <i> ♪ </i> <i> narrator:
Detective Kevin Leonpacher</i> <i> looks up the number
Demiko was texting with...</i> <i> and gets a name.</i> <i> ♪</i> ♪ - It looks like he's got a real simple
municipal court warrant. That's exactly what I need
to get our fugitive squad to go out
and pick him up. I don't know
if he's the killer or not. You know, can't force myself
into a boxed way of thinking. What I can do though
is head home and shake up a martini,
just to get the-- you know, the juices flowing
and see if I can think of another angle
on this whole thing. It's gonna be
a Grey Goose Martini with a little bit of vermouth
and some jalapeño olives. Little bit spicy,
perfectly smooth. <i> ♪ </i> [indistinct radio chatter] <i> ♪ </i> <i> narrator: After searching
for the man for over a week...</i> - So this morning the guy
that Demiko was texting with walked right in the front doors
of police headquarters. <i> ♪ </i> - What's up, man?
- [distorted voice] Yeah. - So, let me ask you this,
three weeks ago, did you know about
a murder that happened? - So here's my problem.
We know Miko was involved. <i> ♪</i> ♪ Demiko had his phone on him when he was arrested
on the traffic charge. - Mm-hmm. - We sent it off
to our cyber crimes unit. Not only did they get
all of his calls, they were able to go back
and get text messages as well, and that's what brought us
to your doorstep. See, right here, this is
the one I want you to read. He's sending that to you. That's 10:37. That's an hour
after the murder occurred. - He's texting you,
"Tell him the [bleep] gone." It looks like he's texting you,
saying, "Hey, man, [bleep] dead,
he didn't make it." <i> ♪ </i> <i> narrator: He says that
on the morning of the murder</i> <i> Demiko dropped a man off
at his apartment.</i> <i> narrator: He says he left
his phone with Demiko's friend.</i> - How many times has this dude
been in your house? <i> ♪ </i> <i> - So, how do we know
who this guy is?</i> You know what I'm saying? <i> ♪</i> ♪ <i> narrator: Detectives show him</i> <i> the surveillance footage
of the shooter.</i> - That's the same dude
that showed up at your house? <i> ♪</i> ♪ <i> ♪ </i> <i> narrator: He identifies
the shooter as Demiko's friend.</i> <i> ♪ </i> - Oh, man. - There's a Todd Richardson
went down... two years ago in 2013,
and came out in 2015. <i> narrator: 27-year-old
Todd Richardson</i> <i> has multiple convictions,</i> <i>including possession of cocaine
with intent to distribute</i> <i> and possession of a firearm
by a convicted felon.</i> - Oh, oh!
[claps hands] Got 'em in a police report
together. 2011. - [laughs]
- Look at this, look. - Todd and Demiko.
- Bam! - That's a wonderful thing. - There's the connection, son. <i> narrator:
In 2011, Todd Richardson</i> <i> and Demiko Jones were arrested
together in a stolen car.</i> - I'ma start working
on a lineup. - Get the lineup,
have him pick 'em, get the warrant today. - Oh, man!
Is it my birthday? Did I miss it
on the calendar? - Yeah. - I'm gonna construct
a photo lineup, a six-pack, so I can show it
to our witness, <i> and see if he can identify
Todd Richardson</i> <i> as the man he knows
as T-Rich or Todd.</i> <i> ♪</i> ♪ Whenever you're ready,
just go ahead and flip through those and see
if you recognize anybody. <i> ♪</i> ♪ - That's him.
It's Todd. <i> ♪</i> ♪ <i> narrator: The witness
identifies Todd Richardson</i> <i> as the man Demiko Jones
brought to his apartment.</i> <i> ♪ </i> - Warrant's going out today. - I hope that's what we're doing
right here, right? <i> ♪</i> ♪ It was a big interview with him identifying Todd Richardson
as the guy that Demiko brought over
and the guy that he gave
the after-action report to about Rodney being dead. <i> narrator: Leonpacher
types up murder warrants</i> <i> for Todd Richardson
and Demiko Jones.</i> <i> [dramatic music]</i> - Start working on getting
these guys behind bars, which is where
they definitely belong. <i> [tense music]</i> <i> [police radio chirps]</i> <i> [indistinct radio chatter]</i> <i> ♪</i> ♪ <i> narrator:
Two weeks later...</i> - I was just on my way in
to go work my extra job, and I got a phone call
from our fugitive squad saying that they found
Demiko Jones. <i> ♪ </i> <i> They took him into custody
at his probation appointment</i> <i> and brought him back over here
to headquarters.</i> <i> ♪ </i> Maybe I'll bring him a water
and a bag of chips. What do you think he eats,
Cheetos? - Punk like him, man,
likes barbecue potato chips. <i> ♪ </i> - Now everything's changed. Now I know the truth,
so it's just gonna be a matter of whether or not
he's willing to-- to spit it out. <i> ♪ </i> - This is for you, man. Have your selection
of delicious chips. <i> ♪</i> ♪ They tell you what you were
charged with? - You're charged
with murder. <i> ♪ </i> - I want to talk to you
about that. You weren't being straight
with us last time, and you didn't tell us
everything by a long shot. <i> ♪ </i> <i> ♪</i> ♪ - You just lying for somebody
that just got out of prison, that killed a man! <i> ♪ </i> - OK.
All right. <i> ♪</i> ♪ Before, during, and after,
right? Those are the three prongs
you have to be concerned with. What's your involvement
before the murder, what's your involvement
during the murder, what's your involvement
after? <i> ♪</i> ♪ - You knew he'd shoot--
you know he shot him, though. We gonna show you knew
he killed him. <i> ♪ </i> - This--the murder happened
at 9:30 a.m. 10:37 a.m., what's that message
right there? <i> ♪</i> ♪ - You gave after-action updates. "Tell him the dude's gone." <i> ♪ </i> - Was the motive to rob Man Man
or was it an assassination plot to ambush, to surprise, and to murder him
at the corner of Mary and Welch? <i> ♪ </i> <i> ♪ </i> - Who's that? <i> ♪ </i> - The truth is you
dropped a killer off two blocks from the scene
at which he shot and killed Man Man,
and then you returned back to the crime scene
and gave after-action updates about his being
dead or alive. That's the truth.
That's the truth. <i> ♪ </i> - Yeah. - Me too. Um, well,
we got a wagon on the way. <i> ♪ </i> He admitted to, um,
the dude's name being Todd. He admitted to driving
the killer to the crime scene, and the killer goes two blocks
and commits a murder. He admitted enough
for his arrest. - Now we just need to find
Todd Richardson. <i> ♪ </i> <i> narrator: Two months
after Rodney's murder...</i> <i> [dramatic music]</i> <i> - Fugitive detective
tracked down</i> our suspect Todd Richardson
to a house in northwest Atlanta. Eventually, they saw him
coming down the driveway, and they all swarmed in
and picked him up. <i> ♪ </i> Ready, man?
- Yeah. <i> ♪ </i> - Hey, man. I'm Kevin Leonpacher.
You doing all right? - Yes, sir. <i> ♪</i> ♪ - I'm sure you have
some questions about what led us to you. I have questions for you,
obviously, but the one thing
I want you to know is that
you're in control. - Hey, bro, listen, there's two sides
to every story, you understand? <i> ♪</i> ♪ Sometimes three or four. <i> ♪ </i> - So you want to start
a conversation? <i> ♪ </i> - I want to talk
to my lawyer first. - Cool. - OK.
- That'll work. <i> ♪ </i> - That might be the shortest
interview I've ever conducted. <i> ♪ </i> I think that this was
a robbery attempt motivated by a dispute
over drug distribution, escalated to a murder,
and the dominos begin to fall, and brought us here today
where Demiko's in jail and Todd's on his way. It's a good feeling knowing that
they're both behind bars now, and hopefully we can
keep 'em there. <i> ♪</i> ♪ <i> ♪</i> ♪ <i> ♪</i> ♪ <i> [line trilling]</i> <i> - Hello?</i>■
- Miss Stafford. <i> - Hi, Investigator Kevin.</i> - So listen, I just wanted
to let you know that Todd Richardson
was taken into custody. He's believed to be
the trigger man, so hopefully that brings you
a little bit of closure. <i> - Yes, thank you, Jesus.</i> <i> ♪ </i>
