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Narrator: ONE SISTER LOVED THE HOME LIFE.
SHE WAS A CHURCHGOER AND A DEVOTED WIFE.
Narrator: ONE SISTER LOVED THE NIGHTLIFE.
CARLA SAYS TO MONA, "YOUR LIFE IS BORING.
THERE'S MORE TO LIFE THAN WATCHING TELEVISION."
Narrator: BOTH WERE MURDERED IN COLD BLOOD.
Martin: WHEN WE SEE SOMEBODY
THAT'S BEEN SHOT THAT MANY TIMES,
YOU KNOW WHOEVER WAS THE SHOOTER WAS A VERY ANGRY PERSON.
Narrator: LIEUTENANT JOE KENDA
MUST DELVE INTO THE SISTERS' DARKEST SECRETS.
THERE'S SOMETHING I'M NOT UNDERSTANDING.
THERE'S A HOLE IN THE STORY.
I KNOW IT'S THERE, AND I KNOW IT'S MISSING.
BUT I JUST CAN'T DECIDE WHAT IT IS.
Narrator: CAN POLICE TRACK DOWN A DETERMINED KILLER
BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE?
HE'S GOT 50 ROUNDS OF AMMO, AND HE'S ALREADY KILLED TWICE.
HOW IS THIS GOING TO END?
*** IS IN ALL OF US.
ALL OF US ARE CAPABLE OF KILLING OUR FELLOW HUMANS
WITH THE PROPER MOTIVATION.
THE HUMAN MIND IS AN IMMENSELY COMPLICATED THING,
DRIVEN BY EMOTION,
AND WHEN THE EMOTION GETS HIGH ENOUGH,
THE BASE INSTINCTS OF HUMANS TAKE OVER.
THERE'S ONE THING THAT NEVER CHANGES.
***.
A LIFE HAS BEEN TAKEN.
THEIR STORIES ARE NOW MY STORIES.
I'M LIEUTENANT JOE KENDA.
I'VE SOLVED OVER 387 HOMICIDES.
SOMEBODY HAS TO TAKE CONTROL.
SOMEBODY HAS TO LOOK OUT FOR THE VICTIM.
I NEVER KNOW WHERE A CASE IS GOING TO LEAD,
BUT I'LL NEVER STOP UNTIL IT'S SOLVED.
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Narrator: MARCH 25, 1985.
IT'S MONDAY MORNING, AND CECIL KING HAS A PROBLEM ON HIS HANDS.
HE'S BEEN TRYING TO REACH HIS DAUGHTER-IN-LAW MONA KING.
BUT MONA HASN'T RETURNED ANY OF HIS CALLS.
HE HAD BEEN UNABLE TO REACH HIS DAUGHTER-IN-LAW BY TELEPHONE,
SO HE JUST CAME OVER TO CHECK THEIR WELFARE.
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
Narrator: CECIL'S CONCERN ONLY GROWS
WHEN HIS DAUGHTER-IN-LAW DOESN'T ANSWER THE DOOR.
Arms: HE COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING LOOKING THROUGH WINDOWS,
SO HE THEN WENT AROUND TO THE BACK PART OF THE HOUSE,
LOOKED THROUGH WINDOWS.
Narrator: FINALLY, CECIL'S EYES LAND ON A SHOCKING SIGHT...
A WOMAN'S BODY MOTIONLESS ON THE KITCHEN FLOOR.
SO HE WENT TO ANOTHER RESIDENCE AND CALLED 911.
Narrator: NOT FAR AWAY, LIEUTENANT JOE KENDA
AND HIS TEAM ARE ALREADY HARD AT WORK.
I WAS SITTING IN MY OFFICE WITH AN ENTIRE TEAM OF DETECTIVES.
WE'RE GOING OVER A ***.
THAT'S NO PROBLEM.
WE'RE JUST GOING OVER THE VERA CASE.
I THINK I'M GONNA HAVE MAGNERA GO BACK OUT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
WE CANVASS --
[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]
THE PHONE CALL COMES FROM THE COM CENTER
THAT THERE'S ANOTHER ***.
THIS IS KENDA.
SO YOU HANG UP THE PHONE, YOU LOOK AT EVERYBODY
AND SAY, "WELL, THIS NOW MOVES TO PAGE TWO.
WE HAVE A NEW PAGE ONE. LET'S GO."
[ POLICE RADIO CHATTER ]
WHEN WE GET THERE, THERE'S THE USUAL ACTIVITY GOING ON.
THE NEIGHBORS ARE ALL OUT IN THE STREET,
TRYING TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON.
WHAT DO WE GOT?
Narrator: THE OFFICER TELLS KENDA
THEY FOUND NOT ONE BUT TWO BODIES INSIDE.
SO, OUR COMPLAINANT COMES AROUND HERE.
HE LOOKS THROUGH THIS WINDOW AND SEES HER LAYING HERE.
Kenda: IN THE KITCHEN IS A FEMALE.
SHE HAS MULTIPLE GUNSHOT WOUNDS TO THE HEAD AND CHEST.
HOW MANY BULLET WOUNDS?
I COUNTED FIVE.
SO WHOEVER DID THIS REALLY WANTED HER DEAD.
YEAH, IT LOOKS THAT WAY.
RIGHT AWAY, KENDA SPOTS A CLUE ON THE TILE FLOOR.
Kenda: THERE ARE BLOODY SHOEPRINTS FOUND NEAR THE BODY.
THE HEEL IS ROUNDED AND THEN SQUARED OFF AT THE FRONT
'CAUSE IT'S AN ELEVATED HEEL,
AND THE SOLEPRINT IS ALMOST TRIANGULAR,
POINTED ON ALL SIDES.
[ WOMAN SCREAMS ]
[ GUNSHOTS ]
IT'S FROM A COWBOY BOOT.
A FOOTPRINT FROM A COWBOY BOOT IS VERY DIFFERENT
THAN YOU WOULD SEE FROM ANY OTHER KIND OF SHOE.
THEY BELONG TO OUR SHOOTER.
Narrator: KENDA MOVES ON TO THE LIVING ROOM
TO EXAMINE VICTIM NUMBER TWO.
Kenda: SHE ALSO HAS MULTIPLE GUNSHOT WOUNDS
OF THE CHEST AND HEAD.
HOW MANY BULLET WOUNDS?
I TOTALED SEVEN IN THE FRONT AND IN THE REAR.
WHEN WE SEE SOMEBODY THAT'S BEEN SHOT THAT MANY TIMES,
YOU KNOW WHOEVER WAS THE SHOOTER WAS A VERY ANGRY PERSON.
WHAT DO YOU ESTIMATE THE TIME OF DEATH WAS?
I'D PUT IT BETWEEN 1:30 P.M. AND 8:30 P.M.
Kenda: THERE'S A PURSE OVER HER LEFT ARM,
THERE'S A JACKET IN HER RIGHT HAND,
AND HER KEYS ARE A FEW INCHES AWAY FROM HER HAND.
IS SHE COMING HOME?
IS SHE PREPARING TO LEAVE HOME?
CARLA, ARE YOU HOME?
[ GUN *** ]
[ GASPS ]
THE POSITION OF THE BODY WOULD INDICATE COMING IN
BECAUSE HER FEET ARE TOWARD THE DOOR
AND HER HEAD IS TOWARD THE INTERIOR OF THE HOME.
THESE ARE THE VICTIMS?
YES, SIR.
CECIL KING IDENTIFIED THE BODIES.
Narrator: THE BODY IN THE LIVING ROOM IS MONA KING,
THE OWNER OF THE HOUSE.
IN THE KITCHEN IS HER SISTER CARLA CANNON.
IT IS UNUSUAL FOR MULTIPLE MEMBERS OF A FAMILY
TO BE MURDERED AT THE SAME TIME.
I'VE EXPERIENCED IT BEFORE, BUT IT'S NOT COMMON.
Narrator: INVESTIGATORS SCOUR THE HOUSE
FOR PHYSICAL EVIDENCE AND QUICKLY STRIKE GOLD.
JUST INSIDE THE DOOR FROM THE KITCHEN
TO THE LIVING ROOM IS A STEREO CONSOLE.
THERE ARE CASINGS IN A LITTLE PILE.
BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF THEM --
A TOTAL OF 12 -- IT WOULD INDICATE TWO GUNS.
Narrator: COULD TWO GUNS MEAN TWO SHOOTERS?
PERHAPS, BUT KENDA THINKS IT'S MORE LIKELY
IT WAS ONE SHOOTER WHO CAME PREPARED.
HE'S NOT JUST A KILLER.
HE'S A DETERMINED KILLER.
Narrator: THE FACT THAT THE CASINGS
ARE ALL IN ONE PLACE
GIVES KENDA INSIGHT INTO THE TYPE OF GUNS USED.
IF A SEMI-AUTOMATIC PISTOL IS USED,
THE CASING IS EJECTED WHEN THE SHOT IS FIRED.
THEY CAN BE THROWN QUITE A DISTANCE.
THEY'RE NOT GONNA BE IN A LITTLE PILE ON TOP OF A STEREO CONSOLE.
Narrator: THESE WERE UNLOADED BY HAND FROM TWO REVOLVERS.
AND WHAT'S PARTICULARLY UNUSUAL -- THE CASINGS ARE .22s.
A REVOLVER IN THAT CALIBER IS NOT A COMMON WEAPON.
THEY WERE COMMON IN THE '50s AND '60s.
THEY STOPPED MAKING THEM
WHEN SEMI-AUTOMATIC PISTOLS CAME INTO PLAY,
SO THE REVOLVERS ARE UNUSUAL.
[ POLICE RADIO CHATTER ]
Narrator: COULD THE SHOOTER HAVE BEEN A BURGLAR WHO BROKE IN
ONLY TO DISCOVER THERE WERE TWO WITNESSES HOME?
THERE WAS NO FORCED ENTRY TO THE DOORS.
THERE'S CASH ON THE COUNTERS IN SOME OF THE BEDROOMS.
THERE'S VALUABLES EVERYWHERE THAT ARE UNTOUCHED.
THERE ARE NONE OF THE INDICATIVE SIGNS OF BURGLARY
AND THEFT IN THIS HOUSE.
SO THE ODDS ARE, AT THIS POINT,
THE ONLY PURPOSE FOR THIS ENTRY WAS TO KILL THESE PEOPLE.
NOT SURE WHAT MAKE AND MODEL?
I DON'T KNOW.
Narrator: DETECTIVES QUESTION THE NEIGHBORS,
LOOKING FOR ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY.
MOST OF THESE PEOPLE KNOW WHAT NEIGHBORS TEND TO KNOW,
WHICH IS NOTHING.
BUT WE DO FIND ONE NEIGHBOR WHO SAYS THAT SHE REMEMBERS
ON SUNDAY, SHE SAW A WHITE VAN PARKED AT THE HOUSE.
Narrator: BUT ONE NEIGHBOR CLAIMS TO HAVE SEEN
A DIFFERENT VEHICLE PARKED NEAR MONA KING'S HOUSE
THE DAY OF THE MURDERS.
SHE SAYS SHE SEES A BLUE PICKUP TRUCK SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY.
Narrator: KENDA'S NEW MISSION
IS TO IDENTIFY THE DRIVERS OF THESE SUSPICIOUS VEHICLES.
IF YOU CAN FIND OUT WHO WAS IN THOSE VEHICLES,
YOU CAN AT LEAST LOCK THEM IN TO BEING AT THE CRIME SCENE
AT SOME POINT CLOSE TO THE TIME OF DEATH.
Narrator: THANKFULLY, ANOTHER WITNESS HAS COME FORWARD...
LIEUTENANT.
...ONE WHO MAY HAVE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE SHOOTING.
THIS IS WAYNE LEWIS.
I'M DETECTIVE KENDA.
HI.
IS IT TRUE ABOUT MONA AND CARLA BEING DEAD?
UNFORTUNATELY, IT IS.
DID YOU KNOW THEM?
YEAH.
JUST REALLY GOOD FRIENDS.
CAN YOU THINK OF ANYONE
THAT MIGHT WANT TO HARM EITHER ONE OF THEM?
NO.
AS KENDA LISTENS, HE REALIZES WAYNE LEWIS
IS MORE OF A CONCERNED FRIEND THAN A CREDIBLE WITNESS.
WELL, IF YOU CAN THINK OF ANYTHING --
ANYTHING AT ALL, IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW SMALL IT IS --
WHY DON'T YOU GIVE ME A CALL?
THANK YOU.
KENDA RETURNS TO THE QUESTION AT HAND.
WHO WOULD WANT TO *** BOTH OF THESE SISTERS?
IN ALL OF THESE KINDS OF CASES WHERE MULTIPLE DEATHS OCCUR,
IT IS UNUSUAL AND OFTEN UNLIKELY
THAT EACH VICTIM IS AN INTENDED VICTIM.
MORE OFTEN THAN NOT, ONE IS THE INTENDED TARGET,
THE OTHER IS COLLATERAL DAMAGE.
Narrator: SO WHICH SISTER WAS THE INTENDED TARGET?
KENDA QUESTIONS THE MAN WHO DISCOVERED THE BODIES,
MONA KING'S FATHER-IN-LAW, CECIL.
CECIL?
UH, YEAH.
I'M VERY SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS.
THANK YOU.
I KNOW THIS IS VERY DIFFICULT FOR YOU,
BUT I NEED TO ASK YOU A FEW QUESTIONS.
OKAY.
KENDA STARTS BY ASKING CECIL ABOUT MONA'S HOUSEGUEST.
WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME ABOUT CARLA?
SHE'S DIVORCED,
AND SHE'D BEEN LIVING WITH RAY AND MONA
UNTIL SHE FIGURES OUT WHAT TO DO NEXT.
PRIOR TO THE DIVORCE,
38-YEAR-OLD CARLA CANNON WAS A STAY-AT-HOME MOM.
CARLA IS A RECEPTIONIST AT A LOCAL HOSPITAL,
WHICH SPECIALIZES IN PSYCHIATRY.
THEY DESCRIBE CARLA AS MORE OF AN OUTGOING TYPE PERSON,
MORE SO THAN MONA.
Narrator: CARLA WAS PROTECTIVE OF HER LITTLE SISTER.
CAN YOU TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MONA?
DEVOTED MOTHER, WIFE.
36-YEAR-OLD MONA KING, A FORMER HOMECOMING QUEEN,
HAD A CAREER IN REAL ESTATE.
MONA WAS A STAFF APPRAISER AT OTERO SAVINGS AND LOAN.
SHE WAS SWEET, HELPFUL, AND A LOVELY PERSON.
I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH NICE THINGS ABOUT MONA.
MONA IS THE BLOUSE BUTTON TO THE NECK,
LOOSE BLUE-JEAN, CHURCHGOING LADY.
Narrator: MONA IS MARRIED TO CECIL'S SON RAYMOND KING.
CECIL SAYS THEY'VE BEEN MARRIED FOR SEVEN YEARS,
THEY'VE HAD SOME RECENT DIFFICULTIES,
THEY'VE BEEN SEPARATED FOR SEVERAL WEEKS.
YOU BEGIN TO WONDER, "WELL, WHAT HAPPENED HERE?
WHERE IS THE HUSBAND? IS HE POSSIBLY INVOLVED?"
RAYMOND'S NOT HERE. WHY IS HE NOT HERE?
NO ONE HAS TO DEFINE WHAT "SUSPICIOUS" IS.
YOU KNOW IT WHEN YOU SEE IT.
[ SIREN WAILS ]
Narrator: LIEUTENANT JOE KENDA IS INVESTIGATING THE ***
OF 36-YEAR-OLD MONA KING AND HER SISTER 38-YEAR-OLD CARLA CANNON.
IT WAS ON THE FRONT PAGE OF THE PAPER,
AND ALL IT SAID WAS A DOUBLE *** AND IT GAVE THE ADDRESS.
AND I SAID, "WELL, THAT...THAT SOUNDS LIKE MONA'S ADDRESS."
[ Voice breaking ] I'M SORRY.
IT WAS JUST...
IT WAS HARD.
Narrator: THE SISTERS WERE FOUND SHOT TO DEATH IN MONA'S HOUSE.
[ GUN *** ]
[ GASPS ]
Kenda: THEY ARE SISTERS, BORN AND RAISED IN A FARM IN KANSAS,
BOTH VERY PRETTY GIRLS,
AND CERTAINLY DIFFERENT IN EVERY REGARD.
YOU HAVE CARLA, WHO IS THE PARTYGOER,
AND YOU HAVE THE MONA, WHO IS THE CHURCHGOER.
Narrator: AFTER SPEAKING TO MONA'S FATHER-IN-LAW,
CECIL KING, KENDA HAS LEARNED
THAT MONA AND HER HUSBAND, RAYMOND,
RECENTLY SEPARATED, WHICH MAKES RAYMOND A POTENTIAL SUSPECT.
WE ASK CECIL, "WHAT DOES RAY DO FOR A LIVING?"
WELL, RAY'S AN ELECTRICIAN.
HE WORKS FOR A COMMERCIAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR.
HE'S WORKED THERE FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS.
THEY CONSIDER HIM TO BE AN EXCELLENT EMPLOYEE.
Narrator: CECIL ALSO EXPLAINS THAT RAY'S BEEN ON VACATION
THE PAST TWO WEEKS.
HAS RAY EVER BEEN IN TROUBLE WITH THE LAW?
NO.
RAY HAS NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE LAW.
HE HAS NO RECORD WITH US, NONE.
HE'S NEVER GOTTEN A PARKING TICKET.
PERFECTLY CLEAN RECORD.
Narrator: AND RAY DOESN'T OWN ANY GUNS.
WHEN I LEARNED WHAT LIMITED FACTS
I ALREADY KNOW ABOUT RAYMOND KING,
NOTHING ABOUT HIM SAYS HE'S A SUSPECT IN ANYTHING.
HE JUST DOESN'T FIT THE MOLD HERE.
Narrator: SO FAR, IT'S LOOKING UNLIKELY
THAT YOUNGER SISTER MONA KING WAS TARGETED FOR ***.
WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME ABOUT CARLA?
Kenda: HER HUSBAND IS A CHIROPRACTOR
IN GRAND JUNCTION -- DR. DONALD CANNON.
Narrator: CARLA HAD TWO CHILDREN SHE DOTED ON --
16-YEAR-OLD DENNIS AND 15-YEAR-OLD DANIELLE.
BUT HER RELATIONS WITH DONALD WERE STRAINED.
CECIL SAYS THAT SHE AND HER HUSBAND WEREN'T GETTING ALONG.
I WANT YOU TO GO DOWNTOWN WITH ME,
BUT IF YOU DON'T, I'M NOT COMING HOME TONIGHT.
HONEY, I'M NOT GOING DOWNTOWN BECAUSE GUESS WHAT?
I HAVE TO WORK...
OF COURSE YOU'RE NOT.
...TO PAY THESE BILLS
THAT OBVIOUSLY YOU DON'T HAVE TIME TO DO.
[BLEEP] YOU, DONALD.
OH, THAT'S NICE.
SHE WANTED OUT OF THE MARRIAGE.
SHE WANTED OUT OF EVERYTHING.
CARLA HAD BEEN INVITED BY MONA TO COME LIVE WITH HER
WHILE SHE FIGURED OUT WHAT SHE WAS GONNA DO NEXT.
Narrator: WHEN CARLA LEFT DONALD,
IT TRIGGERED WHAT WOULD BECOME A BITTER DIVORCE.
THE DOCTOR WAS VERY UPSET ABOUT THAT AND ANGRY ABOUT IT,
FELT ABANDONED.
NOW, THAT, IN MY MIND, EQUALS A VERY STRONG MOTIVE.
LIEUTENANT KENDA TO DISPATCH.
DISPATCHER: Roger.
YEAH, I NEED YOU TO CONTACT THE GRAND JUNCTION P.D.
AND HAVE THEM PICK UP A DR. DONALD CANNON.
10-4.
WHAT IF DONALD RECOVERS FROM THE SHOCK
AND THEN THE ANGER STARTS AND IT BEGINS TO BUILD?
WHAT IF IT SIMMERS FOR FIVE MONTHS
AND WE DRIVE DOWN THERE FROM GRAND JUNCTION
TO GET SOME RETRIBUTION?
Narrator: 300 MILES AWAY IN GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO,
LOCAL POLICE TRACK DOWN KENDA'S SUSPECT.
Kenda: WHEN THE GRAND JUNCTION POLICE CONTACT DONALD,
DONALD IS VERY ANGRY WITH CARLA -- VERY ANGRY.
WHY ARE YOU SO ANGRY AT CARLA?
IS IT CARLA THAT'S THE PROBLEM, OR IS IT YOU, DONALD?
SO, DONALD, WHAT'S THE NATURE OF YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH CARLA?
SHE'S MY EX-WIFE.
WE WERE MARRIED ABOUT 20 YEARS.
WE DIVORCED LAST YEAR.
WE HAD TWO KIDS TOGETHER.
HE TELLS THEM THAT HE AND CARLA
FELL OUT OF LOVE WITH EACH OTHER.
CARLA LIKED TO GO OUT.
SHE LIKED TO DANCE.
THEY FOUGHT ABOUT THAT.
HER HUSBAND, DONALD, WAS MUCH MORE CONSERVATIVE,
AND HE PREFERRED TO WANT TO STAY HOME
AND NOT DO THOSE KINDS OF THINGS.
Kenda: SHE ALWAYS SAID TO HIM
SHE WANTED MORE OUT OF LIFE THAN HE COULD OFFER,
EVENTUALLY LEADING TO A DIVORCE.
DO YOU HONESTLY THINK THAT I MURDERED MY WIFE?
Narrator: DONALD MAY BE FURIOUS WITH CARLA,
BUT HE INSISTS HE WOULD NEVER LAY A HAND ON HER,
AND HE CLAIMS TO HAVE AN ALIBI TO BACK IT UP.
WHAT DID HE HAVE TO SAY?
WELL, COME TO FIND OUT
HE WAS AT A CONFERENCE IN SALT LAKE ALL WEEKEND.
AND HE WAS AT THE HOTEL IN SALT LAKE THE ENTIRE TIME?
HE WAS.
HOW ABOUT THE AIRLINE?
WE DID CHECK WITH THEM.
HE FLEW HOME ON SUNDAY
AND HE WAS IN THE AIR DURING THE TIME FRAME OF THIS KILLING.
THAT IS CONFIRMED.
I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU DOING THAT FOR ME.
GREAT. I OWE YOU ONE.
No problem.
THANKS.
I'M DISAPPOINTED.
WHAT BETTER MOTIVE THAN "LEAVING A MARRIAGE IN A LURCH?"
BUT IT'S NOT HIM.
SO WE HAVE TO DISMISS THAT AND START OVER.
WHO IS IT NOW?
Narrator: GIVEN THAT MONA KING WAS A HOMEBODY
AND HER SISTER WAS THE OPPOSITE,
KENDA CONTINUES TO FOCUS ON CARLA CANNON'S LIFE.
COULD A NEWLY SINGLE CARLA HAVE MET SOMEONE --
SOMEONE DANGEROUS?
Kenda: WE FIND THE CENTRAL STATION NIGHTCLUB,
A POPULAR BAR THAT HAS A BIG DANCE FLOOR.
WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?
DO YOU KNOW A CARLA CANNON?
YEAH.
SHE COMES IN HERE.
DO YOU HAPPEN TO KNOW THE NAME OF THE GUY
SHE HANGS OUT WITH WHEN SHE'S HERE?
I'M A LOT BETTER WITH FACES THAN I AM WITH NAMES.
THE GUY AT THE END OF THE BAR --
I'VE SEEN THEM HANGING OUT BEFORE.
THAT GUY RIGHT THERE?
MM-HMM.
Narrator: THE BARTENDER SAW THE MAN
HANGING AROUND CARLA SATURDAY NIGHT,
THE NIGHT BEFORE SHE WAS MURDERED.
BINGO. THAT DIDN'T TAKE LONG.
SO, NOW WE FIND OURSELVES TALKING TO JERRY NORDBERG.
HE IS A REGULAR.
HE'S A WHITE GUY IN HIS 30s -- MIDDLE 30s.
WEARS WESTERN CLOTHES.
NICE BOOTS.
OH, THANKS.
I'M LOOKING AT HIS BOOTS
AND I'M THINKING ABOUT BOOTPRINTS AT THE HOUSE.
JERRY, WE'RE HERE INVESTIGATING
THE *** OF CARLA CANNON AND HER SISTER MONA.
HE SAYS, "I LIKED CARLA A LOT. CARLA'S REAL NICE.
I CONSIDER HER A PRETTY HOT CHICK."
CAN YOU TELL ME HOW YOU KNEW HER?
WE MET HERE.
WE STARTED GOING OUT FOR AWHILE.
WENT OUT A FEW TIMES, BUT IT KIND OF FIZZLED OUT.
Narrator: JERRY SAYS ON SATURDAY NIGHT,
HE TRIED TO STRIKE UP A CONVERSATION WITH CARLA,
BUT SHE WAS GIVING HIM THE COLD SHOULDER.
DID YOU TALK TO HER THEN?
WELL, I TRIED TO, BUT SHE KIND OF BLEW ME OFF.
THE WAY JERRY TELLS THE STORY
IS THAT HE'S PRETTY INTERESTED IN CARLA
BUT HE ALSO IMPLIES THAT CARLA
IS NOT AS INTERESTED IN HIM AS HE WOULD LIKE HER TO BE.
Narrator: COULD JERRY NORDBERG HAVE BEEN JEALOUS ENOUGH
TO CONFRONT CARLA AT THE HOUSE?
DID MONA HAVE THE MISFORTUNE TO BE HOME, TOO?
IT'S POSSIBLE, I SUPPOSE.
IT'S UNLIKELY, IN MY OPINION.
NOTHING ABOUT HIS BEHAVIOR ALARMS ME.
NOTHING ABOUT HIS MANNERISMS ALARM ME.
HE MAKES STRONG EYE CONTACT WITH ME.
HE IS HONEST WITH ME.
HE'S NOT TRYING TO PROTECT HIMSELF FROM ANYTHING.
Narrator: AS KENDA PREPARES TO LEAVE,
SOMETHING JERRY SAYS CATCHES HIS ATTENTION.
I HATE TO HEAR THAT ABOUT THOSE GIRLS.
CARLA AND MONA WERE REALLY NICE LADIES.
YOU KNEW MONA ALSO?
OH, YEAH.
HOW'D YOU KNOW HER?
WELL, SHE USED TO COME IN HERE WITH CARLA.
MONA CAME IN HERE ALSO?
YEAH.
ALL RIGHT, WELL, I APPRECIATE YOUR HELP.
I AM REALLY SURPRISED.
ARE WE TALKING ABOUT MONA THE HOUSEWIFE, MONA THE MOM,
MONA THE CHURCHGOER?
Narrator: WHAT'S MORE, IT SEEMS THAT MONA WASN'T COMING OUT
JUST TO KEEP HER SISTER COMPANY.
MONA'S NOT WATCHING CARLA DANCE WITH OTHER MEN
AND DRINK AND TALK TO THEM.
SHE'S DOING THE SAME THING.
[ DANCE MUSIC PLAYING ]
Narrator: MAYBE IT'S NOT CARLA'S PERSONAL LIFE
KENDA SHOULD BE LOOKING INTO BUT MONA'S.
Kenda: MONA HAS A SECRET LIFE.
IT CERTAINLY IS FROM MOST OF HER FRIENDS.
Narrator: LIEUTENANT JOE KENDA
IS INVESTIGATING THE DOUBLE ***
OF MONA KING AND CARLA CANNON,
TWO SISTERS WHO WERE FOUND SHOT TO DEATH INSIDE MONA'S HOUSE.
THERE WAS SOMETHING I'M NOT UNDERSTANDING.
THERE'S A HOLE IN THE STORY.
I KNOW IT'S THERE, AND I KNOW IT'S MISSING.
BUT I JUST CAN'T DECIDE WHAT IT IS.
Narrator: MULTIPLE STATEMENTS CONFIRM THAT CARLA CANNON,
WHO WAS RECENTLY DIVORCED, LIKED TO GO OUT DANCING.
BUT TO KENDA'S SURPRISE,
CARLA'S QUIET, CHURCHGOING SISTER
HAD RECENTLY BEEN JOINING IN ON THE FUN.
THAT'S NOT THE NORMAL MONA,
BUT CARLA MAY HAVE HAD AN INFLUENCE ON THAT.
Kenda: THEY WERE MEETING DIFFERENT MEN.
WHAT IF THEY MEET THE WRONG ONE?
WHAT IF SOMETHING GOES TERRIBLY WRONG
AND THEY WIND UP DEAD AS A RESULT?
Narrator: TO SOLVE THIS CASE,
KENDA NEEDS TO LOOK INTO MONA'S PRIVATE LIFE.
HER FAMILY PUTS HIM IN TOUCH
WITH HER BEST FRIEND, SUZANNE CONWAY.
I'M VERY SORRY ABOUT YOUR FRIEND.
THANK YOU.
CAN YOU TELL ME ABOUT MONA'S RELATIONSHIP WITH HER HUSBAND?
I REMEMBER HER SAYING THAT, YOU KNOW,
SHE WANTED MORE EXCITEMENT IN HER LIFE
AND THERE WAS NO ONE FOR HER TO HANG OUT WITH
IN HER NEIGHBORHOOD.
Kenda: MONA EXPLAINED TO SUZANNE THAT SHE'S BORED,
THAT SHE HAS VERY LITTLE ACTIVITY IN HER LIFE.
HER HUSBAND, RAY, WORKS ALL THE TIME.
SHE HAD TRIED TO TALK TO HER HUSBAND MULTIPLE TIMES
THAT SHE WANTED HIM AROUND.
WHY DON'T WE GO OUT TONIGHT?
I WANT TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
DO WHAT?
LET'S JUST GO GET A DRINK SOMEWHERE.
DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
[ SIGHS ] TIRED.
I'M TIRED, TOO, BUT I WANT TO GO HAVE FUN.
I WANT TO, LIKE, LIVE MY LIFE.
[ SIGHS ]
Conway: AND HE JUST WOULDN'T LISTEN.
LIKE, HE SEEMED LIKE HE DIDN'T CARE.
RAY WAS NOT A COMMUNICATOR.
SHE ATTEMPTED NUMEROUS TIMES TO GET HIM TO SIT DOWN
AND TALK TO HER ABOUT THE PROBLEMS THAT WERE GOING ON,
AND SHE JUST COULD NOT GET HIM TO COMMUNICATE WITH HER.
Narrator: BUT WHEN CARLA'S DIVORCE WENT THROUGH
AND SHE MOVED IN WITH MONA AND RAY,
IT QUICKLY SHOOK THINGS UP.
MONA PROBABLY FEELS SOME DEGREE OF ENVY.
"WHY CAN'T I BE MORE LIKE CARLA AND LESS LIKE ME?"
AND I THINK THAT'S HOW CARLA BECOMES THE CATALYST
WITHOUT EVEN KNOWING IT.
HI.
UM...
SHE WANTS US TO GO OUT FOR LIKE AN HOUR OR SO.
PLEASE?
YOU WANT TO GO?
HER SISTER WAS RECENTLY DIVORCED,
AND I THINK SHE WAS TRYING TO HELP BY TAKING HER OUT,
TRYING TO ENTERTAIN HER.
THEY WENT TO CLUBS A LOT.
AND I THINK IT MADE IT WORSE.
CARLA PROVIDES AN AVENUE OF ESCAPE FOR MONA,
TO GET HER OUT OF THE BOREDOM, OUT OF THAT HOUSE,
INTO THE BAR LIFE, DANCING OUT AND ABOUT,
WHERE THE MUSIC IS LOUD AND THE LIGHTS ARE BRIGHT.
Narrator: NOT LONG AFTER MONA STARTED GOING OUT
TO CLUBS WITH CARLA, MONA AND RAY SEPARATED.
CAN YOU THINK OF ANYTHING IN PARTICULAR
THAT LED TO THE BREAKUP?
YEAH.
SHE SAID SHE HAD STARTED SEEING SOMEONE.
MONA HAS MET SOMEONE IN A BAR,
AND HE AND SHE HAVE BECOME AN ITEM IN THE LAST FOUR MONTHS.
MONA ADMITS TO HER THAT SHE HAD SEX OUTSIDE THE MARRIAGE.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT PERSON'S NAME WAS?
MM-HMM. A WAYNE LEWIS.
WAYNE LEWIS.
WE GO BACK TO OUR FIRST FEW MINUTES AT THE CRIME SCENE,
AND THERE STANDS WAYNE LEWIS
ANNOUNCING HE'S A CONCERNED FRIEND OF MONA'S.
Narrator: NOT ONLY WAS WAYNE INVOLVED WITH MONA,
HE DELIBERATELY WITHHELD THAT INFORMATION FROM KENDA.
HOW GOOD IS THAT?
ARE WE THAT LUCKY?
WHAT TYPE OF VEHICLE DOES HE DRIVE?
I BELIEVE HE DRIVES A WHITE VAN.
I THINK IT MIGHT BE A COMPANY VAN,
BUT I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY WORDS ON IT.
THAT FITS VERY NICELY WITH WHAT THE NEIGHBOR SAYS HE SEES
AT THAT HOUSE ON THE DAY OF THE MURDERS.
SO HE HAS BECOME THE FOCUS OF MY ATTENTION AT THE MOMENT.
Narrator: KENDA HAS WAYNE LEWIS HAULED IN FOR QUESTIONING.
Kenda: SO, I LOOK AT HIM.
I SAID, "SO, ARE YOU INTIMATE WITH MONA?"
"OH, NO. NO, I'M NOT INTIMATE WITH HER.
"I JUST MET HER IN THIS BAR,
AND I LISTENED TO HER DESCRIBE HER MARITAL ISSUES."
RIGHT. OKAY, WAYNE.
SO, THE REASON YOU SPEAK TO ATTRACTIVE WOMEN IN BARS
IS TO OFFER YOUR SERVICES AS A MARRIAGE COUNSELOR?
YOU LIED TO US, WAYNE.
YOU TOLD US YOU WEREN'T ROMANTICALLY INVOLVED
WITH EITHER ONE OF THE VICTIMS.
AND I SAID, "WAYNE, WAYNE, WAYNE, WAYNE,
"I REALLY DON'T LIKE IT WHEN PEOPLE LIE TO ME.
"CONVINCE ME YOU DIDN'T KILL TWO WOMEN,
'CAUSE RIGHT NOW I'M THINKING YOU DID."
AND THAT TURNED HIM WHITE AS A PIECE OF PAPER.
SHE TOLD ME SHE WAS MARRIED
BUT THAT SHE WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH HER HUSBAND.
HE BEFRIENDED MONA, AND THEY TALKED QUITE A BIT.
Kenda: THEN, OF COURSE, HE LISTENS.
HE IS FRIENDS WITH HER.
HE'D LIKE IT TO BE MORE THAN FRIENDS,
SO HE STEPS UP HIS CAMPAIGN OF DATING HER.
I WAS SLEEPING WITH HER, ALL RIGHT?
WAS.
BUT I DIDN'T KILL HER.
Narrator: WAYNE ADMITS THAT HE WAS OUT WITH MONA
ON SATURDAY NIGHT.
THEN WE WENT HOME,
AND WE SPENT MOST OF THE DAY TOGETHER SUNDAY AT MY HOUSE.
THE DAY SHE WAS MURDERED?
[ SIGHS ]
SHE'D SAID THAT SHE NEEDED TO GO HOME SUNDAY NIGHT.
SO I SAID, "WELL, I'LL JUST DRIVE YOU OVER THERE."
Narrator: WAYNE CLAIMS MONA WAS VERY MUCH ALIVE
WHEN HE DROPPED HER OFF AT HER HOUSE AT 5:30 P.M.
WHEN HE GOT BACK HOME,
HE HUNG OUT WITH HIS NEIGHBORS THE REST OF THE NIGHT.
WENT TO WORK THE NEXT MORNING.
AND THERE'S PEOPLE THAT CAN VERIFY THAT?
YEAH.
Kenda: WE TAKE THAT INFORMATION AND WE CONFIRM IT.
ALL RIGHT, STAY PUT. WE'LL CHECK ON THIS.
WAYNE WAS WITH THE NEIGHBORS -- THE MARRIED COUPLE --
UNTIL 10:30 OR 11:00.
Narrator: BUT EVEN THOUGH WAYNE'S STORY CHECKS OUT,
IT DOESN'T PROVE HIS INNOCENCE.
TIME FRAME OF THE DEATH -- 1:30 TO 8:30.
HE SAYS HE'S THERE AT 5:30, DROPPING HER OFF.
WHAT DID HE DO IN THE MEANTIME?
DID HE TAKE THAT EXTRA MINUTE AND KILL EVERYBODY?
[ THUD ]
SURE, HE COULD'VE.
Narrator: KENDA'S SUSPICIONS REMAIN,
BUT THERE'S NO CONCRETE EVIDENCE TO USE AGAINST WAYNE.
YOU'RE FREE TO GO.
I BETTER NOT FIND OUT YOU HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH THIS.
TH-THANKS.
DETERMINED TO DIG UP NEW EVIDENCE,
KENDA RETURNS TO THE SCENE OF THE CRIME.
Kenda: WHEN YOU INITIALLY ARRIVE AT A CRIME SCENE,
YOU WILL SEARCH IT IN A SURFACE KIND OF WAY.
YOU'RE LOOKING FOR OBVIOUS THINGS.
I WANT TO GO TAKE ANOTHER LOOK
AND SEE IF THERE'S SOMETHING I OVERLOOKED
OR SOMETHING THAT I CAN REEL WAYNE INTO THE BOAT WITH.
I PASS BY THE REFRIGERATOR,
AND THERE'S A PIECE OF GREEN PAPER WITH A MAGNET ON IT.
AND I STARTED LOOKING AT IT,
AND IT'S A RECEIPT FROM A KEY SERVICE
WITH A DATE A FEW DAYS BEFORE THE ***.
AND THE RECEIPT READS TO CHANGE ALL LOCKS IN THE HOUSE.
WHY IS MONA CHANGING THE LOCKS?
SO, I GO SPEAK TO THIS LOCKSMITH.
HOW YOU DOING?
I'M DETECTIVE KENDA.
HEY.
GOOD. WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?
DID YOU HAPPEN TO WORK ON THIS JOB A COUPLE WEEKS AGO?
MS. KING, YEAH.
I CHANGED THE LOCKS OUT IN HER HOUSE.
DID SHE SAY WHY SHE WANTED THEM CHANGED?
SHE WAS HAVING SOME KIND OF TROUBLE WITH HER HUSBAND.
WHAT KIND OF PROBLEM?
I'M NOT SURE, REALLY.
SHE JUST SEEMED SCARED OF HIM.
DID YOU NOTICE ANYTHING,
OR DID SHE HAPPEN TO SAY ANYTHING ELSE
THAT SEEMED OUT OF THE ORDINARY?
A BASIC JOB, REALLY.
ALL RIGHT, WELL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP.
Narrator: THE LOCKSMITH'S INFORMATION IS AN EYE-OPENER.
THAT GOES AGAINST EVERYTHING WE'VE HEARD
ABOUT RAYMOND LEE KING, MR. QUIET, MR. DEDICATED,
MR. ELECTRICIAN, MR. WONDERFUL GUY.
WHAT HAS HE DONE OR SAID THAT MAKES MONA AFRAID OF HIM?
BECAUSE SOMETHING DID.
Narrator: LIEUTENANT JOE KENDA IS INVESTIGATING THE MURDERS
OF MONA KING AND CARLA CANNON.
KENDA'S JUST LEARNED THAT MONA,
WHO RECENTLY SEPARATED FROM HER HUSBAND, RAYMOND,
MAY HAVE BEEN LIVING IN FEAR OF HIM.
I FOUND IT INTERESTING WHEN THE LOCKSMITH TELLS ME
THAT SHE'S CHANGING THESE LOCKS
BECAUSE OF THE IMPENDING DIVORCE.
Narrator: KENDA WOULD LIKE TO ASK RAY KING
A FEW POINTED QUESTIONS,
BUT HE WAS INITIALLY TOLD RAY'S BEEN ON VACATION.
INSTEAD, HE HEADS TO RAY'S EMPLOYER,
I.C.G. ELECTRIC, TO SEE WHEN HE'S DUE BACK.
YOU HAVE A RAY KING THAT WORKS FOR YOU?
YES, I DO.
CAN YOU TELL ME ABOUT HIM?
NICE GUY.
SEEMS TO GET ALONG WITH EVERYONE.
HE WAS A LITTLE QUIET.
HE WASN'T BOISTEROUS AT ALL.
HE WAS ARTICULATE.
AND HE COMMUNICATED WELL WITH PEOPLE.
EVERYBODY INDICATED THAT HE WAS AN EXCELLENT WORKER.
HOWEVER, A COUPLE WEEKS PRIOR TO THIS,
RAY HAD COME TO THEM
AND INDICATED THAT HE WAS GOING THROUGH SOME MARITAL PROBLEMS
AND NEEDED SOME TIME OFF
BECAUSE HE NEEDED TO GET HIS LIFE IN ORDER.
ONE THING HE SAYS REALLY TRIPS MY TRIGGER.
I SAID, "WHEN IS HE SCHEDULED TO COME BACK TO WORK?"
HE'S DUE BACK TODAY.
DO YOU KNOW IF HE'S HERE?
I DON'T KNOW, BUT I CAN FIND OUT FOR YOU.
I'D APPRECIATE THAT.
[ Dialing ]
LINDA, IS RAY KING IN TODAY?
I CALLED OUR DISPATCHER AND ASKED HER WHERE RAY WAS,
AND SHE TRIED HIM ON THE RADIO, AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE.
OKAY. THANK YOU, LINDA.
HE'S NOT HERE.
Kenda: "IS THAT UNUSUAL?"
"OH, RAY'S NEVER DONE THIS.
RAY'S ALWAYS HERE."
I DON'T LIKE IT
WHEN PEOPLE AREN'T WHERE THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE
THAT ARE EVEN REMOTELY CONNECTED TO A KILLING.
DO YOU HAPPEN TO KNOW WHERE HE'S BEEN STAYING?
I BELIEVE HE'S STAYING WITH HIS BROTHER.
DO YOU HAPPEN TO HAVE THAT ADDRESS?
SURE. I CAN GIVE THAT TO YOU.
Narrator: KENDA RACES THE 40 MILES TO PUEBLO, COLORADO,
WHERE RAY'S BROTHER BOB KING IS LIVING.
HOW YOU DOING? I'M DETECTIVE KENDA.
THIS IS DETECTIVE ARMS.
Kenda: SO, WE START TALKING TO HIM ABOUT RAY.
"HAS RAY BEEN STAYING HERE?"
"WELL, OFF AND ON, HE STAYS HERE."
Narrator: BOB EXPLAINS THAT THIS HOUSE ACTUALLY BELONGS
TO SOMEBODY ELSE.
HE AND RAY HAVE BEEN HOUSESITTING
WHILE THE OWNERS ARE TRAVELING.
CAN YOU TELL ME ABOUT THE PROBLEMS
THAT RAY AND MONA WERE HAVING?
I DON'T KNOW ANY OF THE PARTICULARS OF WHAT'S GOING ON.
I DO KNOW THAT HE WANTED HER TO GO TO MARRIAGE COUNSELING,
AND SHE DIDN'T WANT TO GO.
THAT CERTAINLY TURNS OFF THE POSSIBILITY OF A RECONCILIATION.
THAT PUTS RAY IN A POSITION OF HAVING TO MAKE A DECISION.
IF HE CAN'T RECONCILE WITH MONA, WHAT'S HE GONNA DO?
ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE, FROM ABANDONMENT TO ***.
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU SAW RAY?
LAST SATURDAY.
HE CAME BY TO BORROW MY CAR.
Narrator: BOB TELLS KENDA HE LENT RAY HIS BLUE PICKUP TRUCK,
WHICH IS IDENTICAL TO THE ONE SPOTTED AT THE CRIME SCENE.
NOW, RAY DOESN'T HAPPEN TO OWN A GUN, DOES HE?
NO.
HOW ABOUT YOU?
DO YOU OWN ONE?
NO.
HOW ABOUT THE HOMEOWNERS?
ACTUALLY, THEY'VE GOT QUITE A COLLECTION DOWNSTAIRS,
I BELIEVE.
IS IT POSSIBLE I CAN GET THEM ON THE TELEPHONE?
YEAH, SURE. LET ME JUST GIVE THEM A CALL.
WE FIND HERB RITCHEY BY TELEPHONE.
HERB RITCHEY IS THE OWNER OF THE HOUSE
WHERE BOB IS HOUSEWATCHING, AND HE'S ALSO A GUN COLLECTOR.
I TELL HERB RITCHEY WE'RE INVESTIGATING A HOMICIDE.
DO YOU HAPPEN TO OWN A .22 CALIBER?
RITCHEY: Yes.
YOU DO?
AND HE SAYS, "I HAVE TWO SMITH & WESSON
MODEL 17 SIX-SHOT .22-CALIBER REVOLVERS."
Narrator: THIS INFORMATION GELS WITH THE 12 SHELL CASINGS
DISCOVERED AT THE CRIME SCENE
AND SUPPORTS KENDA'S ORIGINAL THEORY
THAT TWO GUNS WERE USED TO COMMIT THE MURDERS.
WOULD YOU MIND IF I TOOK A LOOK?
KENDA CHECKS HERB RITCHEY'S GUN CABINET.
SURE ENOUGH, THE .22s ARE MISSING.
Kenda: MY MAN IS RAY.
RAY'S GOT TWO GUNS, HE'S GOT 50 ROUNDS OF AMMO,
AND HE'S ALREADY KILLED TWICE.
AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE HE IS.
WHERE ARE YOU, RAY, AND HOW IS THIS GOING TO END?
DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHERE YOUR BROTHER MAY BE?
HE BOUGHT A PIECE OF PROPERTY
OVER IN THE BLACK FOREST A FEW YEARS AGO,
AND HE GOES THERE SOMETIMES.
HIS INTENT WAS TO BUILD A CUSTOM HOME ON THAT GROUND
AND THAT HE WAS EXCITED ABOUT IT
AND THAT HE AND MONA WERE GONNA LIVE THERE
WITH THEIR DAUGHTER.
HE WANTED TO HAVE ANOTHER CHILD,
AND HE SAW THIS AS HIS DREAM PLACE.
Narrator: BOB GIVES KENDA THE ADDRESS
OF RAY'S LAND IN BLACK FOREST,
A WOODED DEVELOPMENT JUST OUTSIDE OF COLORADO SPRINGS.
LIEUTENANT KENDA TO DISPATCH.
DISPATCHER: 10-4.
YEAH, I NEED YOU TO PUT AN A.P.B. OUT ON A RAY KING,
POSSIBLY DRIVING A SILVER AND BLUE PICKUP TRUCK.
BUT HE ALREADY FEARS WHAT THEY MAY FIND.
THIS IS A GUY WHO'S NEVER COMMITTED A CRIME, EVER --
HE'S NEVER GOTTEN A PARKING TICKET --
WHO HAS BEEN PRESSED TO HIS LIMIT BY HIS EMOTIONS.
I THINK HE'S KILLED TWO PEOPLE.
I THINK HE'S GONNA KILL HIMSELF.
IT'S POSSIBLE HE'S SITTING ON THAT SEVEN ACRES OF GROUND
WITH A GUN IN HIS MOUTH AS WE SPEAK.
Narrator: JOE KENDA IS ON A RACE AGAINST TIME,
SEARCHING FOR RAYMOND KING,
A MAN HE BELIEVES KILLED HIS WIFE, MONA KING,
AND HER SISTER-IN-LAW CARLA CANNON.
YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT ANYBODY'S GONNA DO
WHEN THEY PUT THEMSELVES IN A POSITION RAY'S PUT HIMSELF IN,
PARTICULARLY WHEN HE'S NOT A CRIMINAL.
HE'S NOT PREDICTABLE AT ALL, AND I WANT TO FIND HIM RIGHT AWAY.
I DON'T WANT ANYBODY ELSE TO GET HURT.
Narrator: RAYMOND MAY BE HIDING OUT
ON A PARCEL OF LAND HE PURCHASED
IN HOPES OF ONE DAY BUILDING A DREAM HOUSE FOR HIS WIFE.
HE'S GOT SEVEN ACRES OF GROUND IN BLACK FOREST,
HIS DREAM THAT'S NOW NEVER GOING TO HAPPEN.
I SEND THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT TO THAT ACREAGE
TO SEE WHAT THEY CAN FIND.
I PUT AN ALL POINTS BULLETIN FOR RAYMOND LEE KING,
THE FORD RANGER PICKUP.
WE PUT THAT OUT TO THE ENTIRE STATE OF COLORADO
AND ALL SURROUNDING STATES.
[ SIREN WAILING ]
[ POLICE RADIO CHATTER ]
THERE'S NOTHING THERE -- NO TIRE TRACKS, NO NOTHING.
OKAY, THAT'S NOT WHERE HE IS.
Narrator: THE SEARCH CONTINUES OVERNIGHT AND INTO THE NEXT DAY.
SUDDENLY, HIS RADIO CRACKLES.
IT'S THE NEWS HE'S BEEN WAITING TO HEAR.
COLORADO STATE PATROL COM CENTER CALLS AND SAID,
"I'VE GOT A TROOPER BEHIND HIM.
"MILE MARKER 135,
INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN PUEBLO AND COLORADO SPRINGS."
Officer: WITH YOUR LEFT HAND, OPEN THE DRIVER'S DOOR SLOWLY.
STEP OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND FACE AWAY FROM ME.
THEY DO STOP HIM.
THEY GET HIM OUT OF THE TRUCK AT GUNPOINT.
HE DOES NOT RESIST.
GET DOWN ON YOUR KNEES.
[ POLICE RADIO CHATTER ]
[ HANDCUFFS CLICKING ]
[ SOBS ]
[ POLICE RADIO CHATTER ]
THE TWO .22-CALIBER REVOLVERS WERE LOCATED,
AS WELL AS SOME ADDITIONAL AMMUNITION.
Kenda: HE HAD 30 ROUNDS OF .22 AMMUNITION IN HIS POCKET,
LIVE, AND $700 IN CASH.
Narrator: AT THE STATION,
KENDA'S MEN DISCOVER EVEN MORE EVIDENCE AGAINST RAY.
Kenda: THEY'RE COWBOY BOOTS,
AND I SEE THAT THERE'S DRIED BLOOD
ON THE OUTSIDE EDGES OF THE SOLES.
Narrator: RAY'S BOOTS ARE A MATCH
FOR THE PRINTS FOUND AT THE CRIME SCENE.
BUT EVEN AS THE EVIDENCE AGAINST HIM CONTINUES TO MOUNT,
RAY SEEMS ODDLY OBLIVIOUS.
THE BEST WORD TO DESCRIBE RAY AT THIS POINT IS HE'S SPACEY.
HIS EYES ARE NOT FOCUSING ON ME OR ANYTHING.
HE'S LOOKING AT ME, THEN HE LOOKS AT THE WALL,
THEN HE LOOKS AT THE CEILING, HE LOOKS AT THE FLOOR.
HE'S KIND OF OUT OF IT.
HE'S EMOTIONALLY NOT THERE.
WE GOT YOU, RAY.
WE GOT A WITNESS THAT PUTS YOUR TRUCK
AT THE SCENE OF THE CRIME.
WE GOT THE GUNS.
HELL, YOU COME IN HERE WITH BLOOD ON YOUR BOOTS.
I'M GUESSING WHEN WE TEST THAT, THAT'S GONNA BE THE VICTIM'S.
[ GRUNTS ]
YOU READY TO TELL US WHAT HAPPENED?
WELL, UM...
I WENT OVER THERE TO, UM, UH, TALK TO MONA.
AND, UH, SHE WASN'T THERE.
HE SAYS HE TAKES GUNS WITH HIM TO MAKE MONA LISTEN TO HIM.
AND HE THINKS THE GUNS ARE GONNA DO THAT.
Narrator: RAY CLAIMS WHILE HE WAS WAITING FOR MONA,
HE LAID ONE OF THOSE GUNS DOWN AND CARLA GOT HER HANDS ON IT.
AND HE SAID, "I TRIED TO TAKE IT FROM HER,
AND THE DAMN THING WENT OFF."
[ SCREAMING ]
AND HE SAID, "SHE WAS SITTING THERE ON THE FLOOR,
AND SHE SAID, 'SHOOT ME MORE SO I DON'T SUFFER.'"
Narrator: IT'S ONE OF THE MOST FARFETCHED EXPLANATIONS
KENDA'S EVER HEARD.
WE JUST LOOKED AT HIM.
"WHAT ABOUT MONA, RAY?
WHAT ABOUT THAT?"
"WELL, I WAS GONNA SHOOT MYSELF, AND THEN MONA WALKED IN ON ME.
AND I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED AFTER THAT."
Narrator: KENDA HAS A VERY DIFFERENT TAKE ON WHAT HAPPENED.
HIS PLAN IS CLEAR.
HE HAS TWO GUNS AND 50 ROUNDS OF AMMUNITION.
HE'S GONNA TERMINATE HIS PROBLEM,
WHICH, IN HIS CASE, ARE TWO PEOPLE -- MONA AND CARLA.
WHEN HE GETS THERE, I THINK HE EXPECTS TO FIND THEM BOTH.
RAY, W-WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
WHERE IS SHE?
YOU SHOULDN'T BE HERE.
IS SHE WITH HIM?
BUT HE DOESN'T.
HE FINDS CARLA, AND HE KILLS HER...
AAH! AAH!
...IMMEDIATELY.
THEN HE RELOADS, DUMPING THOSE EMPTIES ON THE STEREO CABINET,
PUTTING FRESH AMMO IN BOTH GUNS, AND HE WAITS.
Narrator: RAY WAS SO FOCUSED ON THE TASK AT HAND
THAT HE CARELESSLY LEFT THE CASINGS BEHIND.
Kenda: AND WHEN MONA COMES IN THAT DOOR,
SHE NEVER KNOWS WHAT HIT HER.
CARLA, ARE YOU HOME?
HE STARTS BLASTING.
[ GUN *** ]
[ GASPS ]
THEN IT ENDS RIGHT THERE.
RAY WAS CHARGED INITIALLY
WITH TWO COUNTS OF FIRST-DEGREE ***
AND TWO COUNTS OF CRIMINAL VIOLENCE
FOR THE DEATHS OF CARLA AND MONA.
Narrator: WITH THE OVERWHELMING EVIDENCE AGAINST HIM,
IT DOESN'T TAKE LONG FOR A JURY TO RENDER THEIR VERDICT.
Kenda: HE IS CONVICTED OF TWO COUNTS OF FIRST-DEGREE ***
AND IS SENTENCED TO TWO CONSECUTIVE LIFE SENTENCES.
RAYMOND LEE KING WILL NEVER GET OUT OF JAIL.
Tresslar: YOU NEVER KNOW WHY PEOPLE DO THINGS.
THINKING OF RAY, I WOULD'VE NEVER SUSPECTED,
BUT I'VE LEARNED THAT YOU NEVER REALLY KNOW
WHAT WILL PUSH A BUTTON OF SOMEBODY.
I THOUGHT SOMETHING MENTALLY SNAPPED IN HIM.
THERE IS NO WAY THAT, IN A NORMAL COURSE OF EVENTS,
WOULD KILL TWO WOMEN.
Mann: I THINK RAY WAS A KIND OF PERSON
THAT DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO HANDLE HIS FEELINGS,
AND SO I THINK WHEN HE WAS CONFRONTED WITH THE REAL FACTS,
I JUST DON'T THINK HE WAS CAPABLE EMOTIONALLY
OF DEALING WITH IT ANY OTHER WAY THAN TO JUST MAKE IT GO AWAY.
THIS IS A *** NO ONE WOULD EVER EXPECT,
OCCURRING TO TWO WOMEN THAT NO ONE WOULD EVER BELIEVE
WOULD BE THE VICTIM OF A VIOLENT CRIME
PERPETRATED BY SOMEONE
WHO NO ONE WOULD EVER BELIEVE WOULD DO THAT.
IT IS A STUDY IN HOW THINGS CAN GO SO BADLY
WHEN THINGS SEEM TO BE GOING SO WELL.