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Narrator: IN A CLOSE-KNIT COMMUNITY...
Brittany: NO MORE! NO MORE!
...UNSPEAKABLE ACTS...
Angela: WE CALLED 911.
...LEAD TO AN UNTHINKABLE CRIME.
Woman: GEEZ. SHE'S JUST A KID.
[ SCREAMS ]
EVERY *** HAS A MOTIVE.
EVERY MOTIVE REVEALS A TRUTH.
AND TO FIND THE TRUTH, YOU HAVE TO GO BACK.
SOMETIMES THE END IS JUST THE BEGINNING.
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CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
Barber: IS THIS BRITTANY LORITTS?
WHAT WAS YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH HER?
UM, UH, BEST FRIENDS.
DO YOU KNOW ANYONE WITH A REASON TO DO THIS?
NO. [ SNIFFLES ]
I-I-I MEAN, SHE -- SHE HAD THIS OLD BOYFRIEND,
WHO -- WHO GOT INTO TROUBLE A LOT.
I-I TOLD HER SHE SHOULD TELL SOMEONE.
TELL SOMEONE WHAT?
SHE -- SHE TOLD ME -- SHE -- SHE TOLD ME,
IF SHE DID, THAT HE WOULD -- HE WOULD...
OKAY, HE? WHO'S HE? WHO ARE WE TALKING ABOUT HERE?
YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT HE CAN DO?
[ POLICE RADIO CHATTER ]
ON A STEAMY SUMMER MORNING IN SALISBURY, NORTH CAROLINA,
POLICE ARE CALLED AFTER 17-YEAR-OLD BRITTANY LORITTS
IS FOUND MURDERED IN HER BLOODSTAINED BED.
LIGATURE MARKS ON HER NECK.
THE STAB WOUND TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF BRITTANY'S NECK
CAUSED A LOT OF BLEEDING AND SOAKED INTO THE BED
THAT SHE WAS FOUND ON.
IT LOOKS LIKE SHE'S BEEN STRANGLED.
YEAH, BUT HE COULDN'T FINISH THE JOB.
CHECK THIS OUT.
WE BELIEVED AT THAT TIME
SHE WAS ACTUALLY UNCONSCIOUS FROM THE STRANGULATION.
[ SCREAMS ]
AND THEN THE SUSPECT WENT AHEAD AND STABBED HER
FOR GOOD MEASURE.
GEEZ. SHE'S JUST A KID.
OUR FIRST LINE OF THINKING WAS THAT MAYBE SOMETHING
GOT OUT OF HAND WITH EITHER A BOYFRIEND, EX-BOYFRIEND.
WE DIDN'T KNOW WHO AT THE TIME.
Narrator: BRITTANY'S ROOM APPEARS RANSACKED.
DRAWERS ARE ASKEW, THEIR CONTENTS LITTERING THE FLOOR.
HER MOTHER AND STEPFATHER'S ROOM ALSO LOOKS RAVAGED,
BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN TAKEN.
I THINK IT WAS FAIRLY EARLY ON CONCLUDED
THAT IT WAS A STAGED CRIME SCENE,
THAT AT FIRST APPEARANCES WAS A BURGLARY.
BUT THERE WERE ITEMS THAT WERE STILL IN THE HOME
THAT IT WAS THOUGHT THAT A BURGLAR WOULD HAVE TAKEN.
Narrator: POLICE INTERVIEW BRITTANY'S MOTHER, ANGELA,
AND HER HUSBAND, REGGIE WEEKS JR.
REGGIE WEEKS TOLD US THAT
HE ENTERED THE HOME THROUGH THE FRONT DOOR, WHICH WAS UNLOCKED,
HOLLERED FOR BRITTANY, 'CAUSE HER BEDROOM DOOR WAS CLOSED.
SHE DID NOT ANSWER, AND HE OPENED UP THE DOOR
AND FOUND HER LYING ON THE BED AND WENT TO HER
AND NOTICED ALL THE BLOOD
AND KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG AT THAT POINT IN TIME.
WE CALLED 911.
ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO HELP, WE WILL.
[ SOBS ]
Narrator: SALISBURY, NORTH CAROLINA,
IS A QUIET, HISTORIC TOWN,
HALFWAY BETWEEN GREENSBORO AND CHARLOTTE.
HERE, COLD-BLOODED *** IS RARE.
SALISBURY IS A UNIQUE TOWN IN NORTH CAROLINA.
IT'S A COMMUNITY THAT'S KNOWN FOR ARTS,
A LOT OF PERFORMING ARTS, THEATER, MUSIC,
HAS ITS OWN ORCHESTRA.
Narrator: IT'S ALSO A VERY RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY.
Whisenant: WE ARE IN THE BUCKLE OF THE BIBLE BELT.
THIS COUNTY HAS MORE THAN 250 CHURCHES.
IT'S A VERY BIG PART OF THE COMMUNITY HERE.
Narrator: RECENTLY GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL,
17-YEAR-OLD BRITTANY LORITTS WAS A BEAUTIFUL YOUNG WOMAN.
SHE WAS LOVELY AND SMART, INTELLIGENT.
SHE LOVED TO LAUGH.
SHE LOVED TO MAKE OTHER PEOPLE LAUGH.
SHE JUST HAD A GREAT HEART.
Narrator: ASTI LORITTS AND BRITTANY WERE HALF-SISTERS.
Asti: BRITTANY WAS FUN, OUTGOING.
SHE LOVED HER FAMILY, AND SHE WAS A GOOD STUDENT.
SHE WAS ATHLETIC.
AS BRITTANY AND I WERE GROWING UP, LIKE,
WE SPENT EVERY SUMMER TOGETHER AT MY FATHER RODD'S HOUSE.
WE HAD AN AWESOME CHILDHOOD.
WE GREW UP IN A VERY FAMILY-ORIENTED ENVIRONMENT.
WE GOT A LOT OF LOVE.
Narrator: FOR BRITTANY,
A WORLD OF POSSIBILITIES WAS ABOUT TO OPEN.
SHE WAS VERY EXCITED ABOUT HER HIGH-SCHOOL GRADUATION.
I KNOW THAT WAS IMPORTANT TO HER.
I KNOW SHE WAS VERY EXCITED ABOUT WHAT THE FUTURE HELD.
Narrator: SINCE THE AGE OF 12, WHEN HER MOTHER REMARRIED,
BRITTANY HAD BEEN LIVING
WITH HER MOTHER AND STEPFATHER, REGGIE.
THE FAMILY WAS EXTREMELY DEVOUT.
HE WAS A DEACON AT THE CHURCH, AND MY SISTER WAS AT CHURCH
LIKE SHE WAS AT SCHOOL, ALMOST EVERY DAY.
THE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY THAT HIS FAMILY RUNS
HAS BEEN AROUND FOR A LONG TIME.
I KNOW THEY WERE VERY WELL THOUGHT OF
IN THIS COMMUNITY, AS WELL.
Narrator: THE GRISLY *** OF AN OUTGOING,
CHURCHGOING GIRL HAS INVESTIGATORS BAFFLED.
POLICE START CANVASSING THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
SO, YOU SAY YOU SAW SOMEONE BEHIND HER HOUSE?
YEAH, OUT IN THE ALLEY THAT RUNS BEHIND THE GARAGES.
IT WAS PROBABLY THE SAME GUY THAT KILLED THAT LITTLE GIRL
UP THE STREET BACK IN THE '80s.
IN 1984, WE HAD A HOMICIDE
OF A 15-YEAR-OLD GIRL IN THE SAME GENERAL NEIGHBORHOOD,
BUT THE ONE FROM 1984 HAS NEVER BEEN SOLVED.
AND MANY, MANY PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY
ARE STILL CONCERNED ABOUT THAT CASE.
Narrator: ONE OF THE FIRST TO BE QUESTIONED
IS BRITTANY'S FATHER, RODD.
Barber: RODRICK LORITTS, BRITTANY'S BIOLOGICAL FATHER,
WE LOCATED IN ANOTHER TOWN ABOUT AN HOUR, HOUR AND A HALF AWAY.
OF COURSE, HE WAS A SUSPECT, AS WELL.
WE ELIMINATED HIM EXTREMELY EARLY IN THIS INVESTIGATION.
HE WAS ALWAYS CONCERNED. HE CARED ABOUT HIS DAUGHTER.
Narrator: BUT THERE ARE OTHER SUSPECTS.
ONE OF BRITTANY'S BOYFRIENDS ALSO COMES UNDER SUSPICION.
Whisenant: THERE WAS A BOYFRIEND THAT THERE HAD BEEN SOME TALK ABOUT.
AND I DO REMEMBER THAT INVESTIGATORS
WERE TALKING ABOUT HIM, WANTING TO KNOW HIS WHEREABOUTS,
LOOKING AT HIM AS -- AGAIN, THEY USED THAT PHRASE --
PERSON OF INTEREST.
Narrator: NEXT, INVESTIGATORS TURN
TO BRITTANY'S MOTHER, ANGELA, BUT SHE WON'T TALK.
BRITTANY'S MOTHER, FAIRLY EARLY ON,
STOPPED COOPERATING WITH THE INVESTIGATION,
WOULDN'T ANSWER QUESTIONS.
MY RECOLLECTION IS SHE HIRED A LAWYER.
Narrator: DOES ANGELA WEEKS HAVE SOMETHING TO HIDE?
COMING UP, WHEN *** GETS OUT OF HAND.
BRIT, WHO'S THAT?
GET OFF OF ME!
Narrator: A SEEMINGLY RANDOM ***...
Reggie: ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO HELP, WE WILL.
...IN AN ALL-AMERICAN FAMILY...
Woman: LIGATURE MARKS ON HER NECK.
...HAS INVESTIGATORS STUMPED.
SO YOU SAY YOU SAW SOMEONE BEHIND HER HOUSE?
IT'S EARLY MORNING.
BRITTANY LORITTS IS ALONE IN HER ROOM.
[ BRITTANY SCREAMS ]
BRITTANY LORITTS WAS STRANGLED FIRST.
GET OFF OF ME! [ GRUNTING ]
THERE WAS A CLOTHES HANGER THAT WAS FOUND NEAR THE BODY.
[ CHOKING ]
THERE WAS A STAB WOUND TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE NECK,
WHICH CAUSED MASSIVE BLEEDING.
Narrator: THE DAY BEFORE,
BRITTANY, ANGELA, AND REGGIE RETURNED FROM A BEACH VACATION.
BRITTANY IS IN A GREAT MOOD.
[ LAUGHING ]
I'M GONNA TAKE THE BAGS UPSTAIRS.
DON'T GET TOO COMFORTABLE.
WE STILL HAVE DINNER TO MAKE, OKAY?
AND WE HAVE SOME UNPACKING TO DO.
UH-HUH.
HOW ABOUT SOME SPAGHETTI?
[ LAUGHS ]
OH, BRIT, BE A DEAR AND CHECK THOSE MESSAGES FOR ME, OKAY?
[ Beep ]
KING: Hey, Brit, it's me.
Give me a call. Miss you.
Seriously missing you, Girl.
Narrator: BRITTANY AND TYRONE KING
HAVE BEEN SEEING EACH OTHER FOR SEVERAL MONTHS.
THAT WAS HER SECOND BOYFRIEND, HER SECOND SERIOUS BOYFRIEND,
AND THEY WERE NUTS ABOUT EACH OTHER.
Narrator: BUT LATELY, TYRONE HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY DEMANDING.
Brit, it's me again.
Please don't ignore me.
TAKE A HINT.
Brittany, what the hell?
Are you dumping me?
HE'D BE LIKE, "I DON'T CARE WHAT I GOT TO DO TO SEE YOU."
LIKE, "I'M GONNA SEE YOU."
Narrator: BRITTANY'S PARENTS
DON'T APPRECIATE TYRONE'S POSSESSIVENESS.
BRIT, WHO'S THAT?
NO ONE. IT'S JUST A FRIEND.
WHOO!
Narrator: IT'S GRADUATION DAY,
A TIME TO CELEBRATE FOR EVERYONE...
EVERYONE EXCEPT BRITTANY'S BOYFRIEND, TYRONE.
HE KNOWS BRITTANY WILL SOON BE LEAVING TOWN,
OH, MY GOSH.
ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.
ONE MORE PICTURE, AND THEN I GET SOME OF YOU.
OKAY, BUT JUST DO SOMETHING, LIKE, MEMORABLE.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
CONGRATULATIONS, BABY, WE DID IT.
WELL, HOW ELSE WAS I SUPPOSED TO GET OUT OF THIS PLACE?
OH, MY GOSH. I NEVER THOUGHT WE'D DO IT.
Rodd: BRITTANY WAS PLANNING TO GO TO COLLEGE.
SHE WAS PLANNING TO FURTHER HER EDUCATION.
AND SHE WAS GONNA HAVE A SUMMER JOB.
I'M FINALLY FREE!
COME FALL SEMESTER, ALL OF THIS WILL JUST BE A BAD MEMORY.
WHAT ABOUT ME, BABY? WHAT ABOUT US?
EASY. I'M NOT YOUR DOLL.
YOU'RE HURTING ME.
I NEVER WANT TO LET YOU GO, BABY.
SHE WAS A POPULAR GIRL. SHE HAD A LOT OF FRIENDS.
AND A LOT OF TIMES, IF YOU'RE A POPULAR PERSON IN HIGH SCHOOL,
YOU HAVE FRIENDS, YOU HAVE ENEMIES, AS WELL.
I NEVER WILL LET YOU GO.
[ GRUNTS ]
YOU'LL BE FINE. YOU'RE A BIG BOY.
NOW, YOU BE A DOLL AND TAKE A PICTURE OF US
IN OUR MOMENT OF GLORY.
YES.
WHAT'S HIS PROBLEM?
SOME PEOPLE JUST DON'T KNOW WHEN TO LET GO.
Narrator: COMING UP, A STARTLING CONFESSION...
GET YOUR PUNK *** OUT OF MY HOUSE!
YOU CAN'T DO THIS!
...AND AN EXPLOSIVE RELATIONSHIP IGNITES.
SWEETIE, WHAT'S WRONG?
I GOT SOMETHING TO TELL YOU.
Narrator: A BLOOD-SOAKED BED...
Young woman: WHAT'S HIS PROBLEM?
Narrator: ...AND A KILLER ON THE LOOSE.
Angela: BRIT, WHO'S THAT?
AFTER SCHOOL, 15-YEAR-OLD BRITTANY IS SNUGGLING
WITH HER FIRST SERIOUS BOYFRIEND, LEWIS WILSON.
WHAT'S THAT DOING IN MY HOUSE?!
ON MY COUCH!
BRITTANY, YOU KNOW BETTER THAN TO BRING THAT IN MY HOUSE!
HIS NAME IS LEWIS.
WHATEVER IT IS YOU TWO GOT GOING ON,
CONSIDER IT OFFICIALLY OVER.
YOU'RE NOT WELCOME IN MY HOME.
WE'RE IN LOVE! YOU CAN'T JUST TELL HIM THAT!
LOVE?! OKAY, HE IS TOO OLD FOR YOU!
I MEAN, IT'S JUST NOT RIGHT. BRIT, I MEAN -- [ SCOFFS ]
ANOTHER THING, YOUNG LADY, THIS BOY IS NOTHING BUT BAD.
YOU HEAR ME? B-A-D, BAD.
SHE HAD A BOYFRIEND WHO HAD A PRIOR CRIMINAL RECORD,
AND I BELIEVE THAT I HEARD A NEIGHBOR TALK ABOUT THAT.
HOW MANY TIMES YOU BEEN ARRESTED THIS MONTH, MR. WILSON?
[ SCOFFS ] CUTE.
HOW ABOUT LAST MONTH?
Narrator: WHEN STEPFATHER, REGGIE JR.,
ENTERS BRITTANY'S LIFE, HIS AUTHORITY SMOTHERS HER.
REGGIE WAS REAL CONTROLLING OVER HER.
I HEARD THAT HE WENT TO THE PROM WITH HER,
THAT HE WOULDN'T LET HER GO ON DATES.
YOU A COP? YOU A LAWYER?
OTHERWISE, IT'S NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS.
Barber: BRITTANY WAS KEPT AT HOME QUITE A BIT.
SHE KIND OF SHUNNED ALL HER FRIENDS.
SHE DID HAVE ONE BOYFRIEND,
WHO SHE WAS NOT REALLY ALLOWED TO SEE.
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT -- AS LONG AS YOU IN MY HOUSE,
WITH OUR 15-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER,
YOU DAMN WELL BETTER BELIEVE IT'S MY BUSINESS.
IN FACT, EVERYTHING ABOUT BRITTANY IS MY BUSINESS.
WE IN LOVE, AND THERE AIN'T NOTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT.
GET YOUR PUNK *** OUT OF MY HOUSE!
YOU CAN'T JUST DO THIS!
DO NOT TEST ME ON THIS, PRINCESS.
PLEASE, JUST GO.
OH.
IT'S LIKE THAT?
YEAH. IT'S LIKE THAT.
BRIT?
SWEETIE, IS SOMETHING WRONG? DID SOMETHING HAPPEN?
N-NOTHING.
BRIT, I GAVE BIRTH TO YOU, OKAY?
YOU CAN'T FOOL ME. SOMETHING'S WRONG.
HEY, THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN TELL ME
THAT WILL STOP ME FROM LOVING YOU, OKAY?
OH, MOMMY, I'M SO SORRY.
SWEETIE, WHAT'S WRONG?
[ CRYING ] I GOT SOMETHING TO TELL YOU.
HEY, IT'S OKAY. YOU CAN TELL ME.
[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]
MOM... I THINK I'M PREGNANT.
DON'T BE ANGRY.
I'M SO SORRY. IT WASN'T MY FAULT.
BRITTANY, W-WHAT DO YOU MEAN IT WASN'T YOUR FAULT?
WHO'S THE FA...?
[ BREATHES DEEPLY ]
IT'S GONNA BE OKAY, BRITTANY.
WE'LL TAKE CARE OF IT.
[ SOBS ]
SHH. IT'S GONNA BE ALL RIGHT, PRINCESS.
YOU PROMISE?
I PROMISE.
Narrator: 12-YEAR-OLD BRITTANY GETS AN ABORTION.
BUT SHE DOESN'T TELL HER MOTHER WHO THE FATHER IS,
AND ANGELA KEEPS THE PREGNANCY A SECRET.
HER MOTHER NEVER TOLD ME. SHE NEVER TOLD ME.
NEVER.
Narrator: COMING UP, THE KILLER SPEAKS...
THE FIRST THING THAT HE SAID TO ME WAS,
"I THINK SHE DIED A PEACEFUL DEATH."
Narrator: ...AND A TERRIBLE SECRET IS REVEALED.
Narrator: A GIRL WITH A DARK SECRET...
MOM, I THINK I'M PREGNANT.
...CAUGHT BETWEEN A BOYFRIEND...
Brittany, what the hell? Are you dumping me?
...AND HER STIFLING STEPFATHER.
GET YOUR PUNK *** OUT OF MY HOUSE!
WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?
WHEN BRITTANY MEETS HER NEW STEPFATHER,
SHE'S FORCED TO PLAY BY HIS RULES.
BRITTANY APPEARED TO BE KEPT AT HOME,
UNDER WRAPS OF HER STEPDAD.
I'M GONNA GO SEE DAD AND MY SISTER.
MOM SAID IT WAS OKAY.
I DON'T CARE WHAT YOUR MOM SAID.
THINGS ARE GONNA CHANGE AROUND HERE.
I'M IN CHARGE NOW.
Asti: IT DOES SEEM LIKE HE KEPT HER ENSLAVED.
WE LIVED IN THE SAME CITY,
AND I HARDLY EVER GOT TO SEE HER, BASICALLY.
LIKE, SHE COULDN'T REALLY HANG OUT WITH FRIENDS.
BUT, REGGIE, MOM SAID THAT I COULD GO.
I'M IN CHARGE.
NOT YOUR MOTHER. NOT YOUR FATHER.
YOU'LL DO WHAT I SAY.
WHATEVER I SAY.
Narrator: IN FACT, REGGIE WANTS EVEN MORE FROM BRITTANY.
[ SNIFFLES ]
A FAMILY'S SHAME...
Barber: BRITTANY HAD AN ABORTION AT THE AGE OF 12.
Narrator: ...DESCENDS INTO ABUSE...
GET OFF OF ME!
NO MORE! NO MORE!
...AND, FINALLY, TO ***.
OKAY, HE? WHO'S HE? WHO ARE WE TALKING ABOUT HERE?
YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT HE CAN DO.
SHE TOLD ME HE WAS VIOLENT.
OKAY, WHO? THE OLD BOYFRIEND?
REGGIE!
SHE -- SHE TOLD ME HE WOULD KILL HER IF SHE LEFT
OR IF SHE EVER TOLD ANYONE THAT HE *** HER.
HE *** HER?
NOT JUST ONCE, BUT SINCE SHE WAS 12 YEARS OLD.
S-SHE SAID THAT HE WAS THE FATHER OF THAT BABY
SHE GOT AN ABORTION FOR.
WHEN I TOLD HER WE HAD TO TELL SOMEBODY,
SHE -- SHE SAID SHE WAS JOKING.
BUT SHE -- SHE TRIED TO PLAY IT OFF.
BRITTANY REACHING OUT FOR HELP, OR NOT,
IS A DIFFICULT SORT OF PSYCHOLOGICAL STUDY.
SOME ARE JUST PLAIN AFRAID.
THEY'VE BEEN THREATENED, AND THEY ARE IN AN ENVIRONMENT
WHERE THEY DON'T BELIEVE THEY'LL BE PROTECTED.
Narrator: IT MAY HAVE TAKEN ALL HER COURAGE,
BUT BRITTANY DID REACH OUT.
Barber: BRITTANY LORITTS, HER SENIOR YEAR IN HIGH SCHOOL,
HAD MADE A COMMENT TO ONE OF HER FRIENDS ABOUT REGGIE WEEKS
MAYBE SEXUALLY MOLESTING HER.
BUT YOU DON'T THINK SHE WAS JOKING?
[ Voice breaking ] NO.
NO. THERE WAS -- THERE WAS SOMETHING IN HER EYES.
SHE -- SHE WASN'T JOKING.
REGGIE *** HER.
Narrator: THIS DISTURBING INFORMATION
TURNS THE SPOTLIGHT ON REGGIE WEEKS JR.
AND INVESTIGATORS FIND A FATAL FLAW
IN HIS DESCRIPTION OF FINDING BRITTANY.
WHEN WE SPOKE WITH REGGIE DURING THE INTERVIEW,
HE TOLD US THAT HE HAD CRADLED BRITTANY WHEN HE FOUND HER.
AND HE SAID HE WAS COVERED IN BLOOD FROM WAIST UP.
HIS WHOLE ENTIRE SHIRT WAS COVERED IN BLOOD.
BUT UPON EXAMINING SOME PHOTOGRAPHS
IN THE NEWSPAPER THE NEXT DAY
OF THE WEEKS FAMILY OUTSIDE THE HOME,
WE NOTICED THAT REGGIE, WHO WAS CONSOLING HIS WIFE, ANGELA,
DID NOT HAVE ANY BLOOD OR ANY STAINS ON THE SHIRT
LIKE HE SAID HE DID.
Narrator: REGGIE'S BIG MOUTH
HAS DONE HIM IN, AND NOT ONLY WITH THE POLICE.
THE FIRST THING THAT HE SAID TO ME WAS,
"I THINK SHE DIED A PEACEFUL DEATH."
AND TO ME, THAT WAS KIND OF WEIRD.
I WAS THINKING, "HOW WOULD YOU EVEN KNOW THAT
IF YOU WASN'T THERE?"
I THINK THE MOTIVE ON THIS PARTICULAR HOMICIDE
WAS THAT REGGIE WEEKS JUST LOST HIS TEMPER.
WE THINK THAT BRITTANY LORITTS
WAS FINALLY SAYING NO TO HIM AFTER ALL THESE YEARS
AND HE LOST CONTROL AND DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO HANDLE IT
AND GOT SCARED.
Narrator: IN CRIMINAL COURT, REGGIE WEEKS JR.
ENTERED AN ALFORD PLEA,
WHICH ALLOWS DEFENDANTS THE BENEFIT OF A PLEA DEAL
WITHOUT ADMITTING THEIR GUILT.
WEEKS MAINTAINED HIS INNOCENCE,
BUT ACKNOWLEDGED THAT EVIDENCE AGAINST HIM
COULD RESULT IN HIS BEING FOUND GUILTY AT TRIAL.
HE WAS SENTENCED TO NINE YEARS IN JAIL
FOR THE SECOND-DEGREE *** AND ***
OF HIS STEPDAUGHTER, BRITTANY.
REGGIE SHOULD BE DOING LIFE OR EVEN THE DEATH PENALTY,
NOT JUST BECAUSE HE KILLED MY DAUGHTER,
BECAUSE HE KILLED A CHILD.
IF I HAD A CHANCE TO TALK TO HER JUST ONE TIME,
I WOULD ASK HER, "WHY DIDN'T YOU JUST LET ME KNOW?"
IT'S...IT'S HARD.
IT'S HARD, MAN.
IT'S HARD DEALING WITH THE LOSS OF A CHILD.