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the early morning hours of April 18, 2016,

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Missy Beavers, a 45-year-old beloved mom,

0:45

wife and fitness instructor, was

0:47

murdered inside Creekside Church of Christ

0:49

in Midlothian, Texas. When

0:51

police checked the surveillance footage, they learned

0:54

that Missy had been viciously attacked by

0:56

someone wearing tactical gear and carrying a

0:58

hammer. Despite the killer

1:00

being captured on camera, no

1:02

suspects have ever been identified.

1:05

It's been just over eight years

1:07

since Missy was killed, and investigators are

1:09

still searching for the monster responsible. shouted

1:22

one time Shele Down spit

1:28

Hey everyone, welcome back to Detective Perspective. My name is

1:30

Derek Lavassar. I'm a licensed private investigator and former police

1:32

detective. And each week I'll be covering an unsolved case

1:34

and story format. I'll then give you

1:36

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1:39

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1:41

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2:00

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2:02

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2:04

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2:06

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2:09

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2:11

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2:21

Okay so as you know by now after

2:23

listening to the The Teaser. We. Covering

2:25

Missy Beavers. A pretty

2:28

well known case and you may be asking

2:30

yourself. Why? Recovering this a

2:32

lot of people have already covered it before.

2:35

And. It is a deviation from what we do

2:37

here on detective perspective and it will not be

2:39

the norm. But. I will tell you

2:41

I'm fascinated by this case. I have been for

2:43

years. I have family that

2:45

live in Texas specifically Midlothian. And.

2:48

I remember when this case occurred. And.

2:51

Many of you have asked me to cover

2:53

it. This isn't just out of nowhere, a

2:55

lot of you since I started to show

2:57

have asked me to cover Missy Beavers as

2:59

well Some other. Unsolved. Well

3:01

known cases and I've stayed away from it.

3:04

But. The difference here is when you're hearing

3:06

this on audio. It. Should be

3:08

April twenty second. And. If you're

3:10

watching it on you tube, it's April Twenty third.

3:13

And. Be a year anniversary of Missy

3:15

Beavers murder has just passed within the

3:17

last few days. So. I thought

3:19

that it would be fitting to cover it now. And.

3:22

To give my. Perception.

3:24

My perspective on this case. Although there

3:26

is a lot of information out there

3:28

already, there's a lot of experts who

3:30

have weighed in on this case as

3:32

well. So. I want to put

3:34

my two cents out there and give you

3:36

some of my observations. And. As

3:39

we're doing the perspective, we will do

3:41

it at the end again, but I'll

3:43

probably be giving more insight throughout the

3:45

episode because. There's. A lot to

3:47

unpack. And I don't want to save it

3:49

all for the answer. When we get a certain points

3:52

I may go off in covered that specific part of

3:54

the story at that time because there's a lot of

3:56

details to go over and I want to make sure

3:58

that I get them all. Right? So again,

4:00

just to reiterate, this will not be

4:02

the norm Here we're We're always gonna

4:05

lean toward cases. That. Do not

4:07

get the exposure they deserve. Our.

4:09

But this is an unsolved case, and there

4:11

are. Many people out there who

4:13

loved messy and are are still searching

4:15

for answers and it doesn't seem like

4:17

the police. Are. Close to solving

4:20

this case so it's not going to

4:22

hurt covering it here and and giving

4:24

my opinion on it and it only

4:26

take that one lead to potentially identify

4:28

that individual who currently have not known

4:31

to police and from that point you

4:33

could crack this investigation wide open so.

4:35

With. That out of the way. Let's. Dive into

4:38

this week's case. Terry.

4:40

Leann Missy Strickland was born

4:42

in Texas and August ninth,

4:44

nineteen seventy. From. A young

4:46

age, Missy was great at making friends. She

4:48

never met a stranger she didn't like. And.

4:50

Was always there offer support of hand to

4:53

anyone who needed it. Following.

4:55

Her graduation from Jack Sparrow High School

4:57

in Nineteen Eighty Eight. Missy. Earned

4:59

a bachelor's degree from Tarleton State

5:01

University. He then went on to work

5:04

in the retail industry. And

5:06

Ninety Ninety Eight. Missy married her husband

5:08

Brand and Beavers. Around. That

5:10

same time she decided to go back

5:12

to school to obtain are teaching certificate

5:14

in Special Education. Missy.

5:17

Dedicated her life to teaching for several years

5:19

until she gave birth to her first daughter,

5:21

Hannah and two thousand and one. Cm.

5:24

Brand and then decided that Missy would be a

5:26

stay at home mom and take care of Hannah.

5:28

Over. The next six years the Beavers

5:31

welcome to more daughter's alley and Sarah.

5:33

Missy. Love being a mother more than anything in

5:35

the world. She. Gave her daughter's

5:37

unwavering love and support and always

5:40

encourage them to follow their dreams.

5:42

Once all the girls were passed their

5:44

toddler stage, Missy found a new passion

5:46

in fitness. She. embraced her role

5:49

as a teacher once more and became

5:51

a can't gladiator instructor leading classes at

5:53

creekside church of christ and the fifty

5:55

four hundred block of east highway to

5:58

eighty seven in midlothian would near

6:00

Dallas. Missy's classes

6:02

were typically held outdoors in the church

6:04

parking lot, however, if there was bad

6:06

weather, she moved things indoors. She

6:09

would often post about her Camp Gladiator

6:11

classes on Facebook. It was the perfect

6:13

way to communicate with her campers about

6:15

the dates, times, and locations of classes.

6:19

Missy was scheduled to teach one of her classes at

6:21

5am on Monday, April 18, 2016. The

6:25

night before, she posted about the class

6:27

on Facebook adding, quote, if it's raining,

6:29

we're still training. No excuses,

6:31

you are glad eaters. Just

6:34

before 9.30pm, Missy posted on Facebook again and she

6:37

mentioned she was going to bed because she had

6:39

to be up at 3am. Before

6:42

she fell asleep, Missy spoke to her husband

6:44

Brandon, who was away in Mississippi for a

6:46

long planned fishing trip. Before

6:49

ending the call, they exchanged I love yous.

6:52

They never spoke again. On

6:54

May 18, Missy woke up at 3.30am as planned. Forty-six

6:58

minutes later, she arrived at Creedside Church

7:01

of Christ. It had

7:03

been raining that morning, so Missy decided to

7:05

hold classes indoors. She parked

7:07

under the awning at the south entrance

7:09

and began carrying her materials inside. At

7:13

5am, Missy's students arrived for class. According

7:16

to police records, they entered the church and made

7:18

their way to the southwest corner. When

7:21

they got there, they discovered 45-year-old

7:23

Missy lying unresponsive in the hallway.

7:26

Blood and broken glass were scattered around her. The

7:29

students immediately called 911. One

7:32

of the students called Brandon to tell him what was going

7:34

on. He quickly rented a car

7:36

and began his drive home, which would take

7:38

around 9 hours. By

7:41

5.10am, first responders arrived and rushed to

7:43

the hallway where Missy was lying on

7:45

the ground still clinging to life. They

7:48

spotted a pool of blood and broken glass scattered

7:50

near Missy. They also noted

7:52

various tools, including a large hammer,

7:55

which belonged to the church. While

7:57

paramedics attended to Missy, police officers

7:59

searched the entire building. They

8:02

didn't find anyone else inside, but they did

8:04

find broken glass scattered throughout the church. According

8:07

to police records, officers also discovered

8:10

signs of forced entry suggesting a

8:12

potential burglary. On the

8:14

northeast corner of the church, they found double

8:16

doors that had been damaged, although there was

8:18

no evidence of anyone passing through them, they

8:20

were just simply broken. Additionally,

8:23

there was a metal door on the north

8:25

side of the building with a broken window.

8:27

Now, it seemed that some would have entered

8:29

through this door, possibly reaching inside through the

8:31

broken window and using the knob or handle

8:33

to actually open the door. Now,

8:36

Missy's gray Ford F-150 remained parked under

8:38

the south awning with the passenger side

8:40

door and the truck bed lid still

8:42

open. The keys were also on

8:45

the tailgate, and there was workout equipment in the

8:47

back of the truck near the church entrance. Now,

8:50

what's interesting is that Missy's wallet was on

8:52

the front passenger seat, her iPhone was

8:54

on the dashboard, and her handbag was on the

8:57

floor in the center of the front seat. In

8:59

addition to all of that, her

9:01

iPad and her gun were also left

9:04

behind. Now, back in

9:06

the southwest corner of the building, first responders

9:08

continued to work on Missy, but

9:10

sadly she couldn't be saved and she

9:12

was pronounced dead at the scene. Okay,

9:15

so let's break down what we have so

9:17

far, and I will say I apologize if

9:19

at the end I repeat some of this.

9:21

If I do, it's because I believe it's

9:23

significant. But just off the top

9:25

of my head here, we have

9:27

a situation that to me screams

9:30

burglary. This looks like an individual

9:32

entered this building and

9:34

was initially looking

9:37

for something or just, I don't know,

9:39

sometimes people get a gratification from going into

9:41

places that they're not supposed to be, but

9:44

it does appear that this was slightly premeditated.

9:46

And we'll get into the video, everyone knows

9:49

about the video who knows this case. I

9:51

won't go there now, but just on the

9:53

surface, as an investigator going into the scene,

9:56

We have multiple attempts of forced entry,

9:58

then we have a successful. Them

10:00

to forced entry and multiple areas

10:02

throughout the building where it looks

10:04

like this individual was breaking into

10:06

things potentially looking for stuff. Now.

10:09

Some of you may push back and say well

10:11

derek if it was a a burglary. And.

10:14

In their plan was to take something look

10:16

at all the items they left behind. The.

10:18

Just and Mrs car alone I mentioned

10:20

a wallet, a cell an I pad

10:22

a gun. All. Left there at the

10:25

scene. I. Think that's easily

10:27

explainable. Be. Original intention may

10:29

have been a burglary. But.

10:31

When this person encountered Missy. Probably.

10:34

Unexpectedly. Those plans

10:37

changed because of what occurred. So yes, you

10:39

go there with one in ten. Something.

10:42

Goes down. That's. Horrific.

10:44

And they realize they have to get

10:46

out of there immediately. and maybe they

10:48

purposely choose not to take anything that

10:50

could potentially tie them to the case.

10:53

So. I know there are people who

10:55

believe that this was premeditated, that this could

10:57

have been a robbery, but then they go

10:59

back and forth because it doesn't appear. That.

11:01

Anything was taken from the property or

11:03

from messy. I. Wouldn't count that

11:05

as a deal breaker for ruin our burglary. He.

11:08

Could be have been one thing initially and

11:10

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13:26

so we're back And before the break we talked about

13:28

whether or not this could have been a burglary and

13:30

I think at this point based on what we now.

13:33

Have. A burglary is still very much

13:35

and play even though nothing was taken

13:37

So. Soon. After all this

13:39

went down, detectives arrived to begin

13:41

their investigation into Midlothian first homicide

13:43

and seven years. One.

13:46

Of their first tasked with a check for

13:48

surveillance footage inside and outside of the church.

13:50

Now. There was no working cameras outside

13:53

of the church due to known malfunctions.

13:55

However, the cameras inside the church we're

13:57

still operational. So. the detectors reviewed

14:00

footage and saw that the killer had

14:02

been captured on camera. Now

14:04

according to police records, here's what they

14:06

observed. At some point

14:08

prior to 3.50am, the suspect broke

14:11

into the church possibly through a metal door

14:13

with a busted window on the north side.

14:16

It's unknown exactly what time they broke in because

14:18

there was no camera in that area or an

14:20

alarm system in place. At

14:23

3.50am, the suspect appeared on camera

14:25

for the first time, and

14:27

from 3.50-4.20am, they

14:29

moved from room to room carrying a hammer, forcing

14:32

open doors, smashing windows, and

14:34

rummaging through offices and the

14:36

kitchen. And it should be

14:38

noted that the police couldn't determine from the video

14:40

if the suspect had any weapons other

14:43

than the hammer. Detectives also noted

14:45

that the suspect was wearing tactical gear.

14:47

Now this included a military

14:49

style helmet that can sometimes be bullet

14:51

proof, cargo pants that

14:53

are often seen with military members

14:56

or security personnel, gloves, and

14:58

a thick vest that was clearly marked

15:00

police in white letters. Now

15:03

I want to weigh in on the gear

15:05

quickly because I think it's significant

15:07

but it can also mean a lot of

15:10

things. I'm not trying to

15:12

offend anyone here, but all

15:14

the gear that you can see in this

15:16

footage is stuff that can

15:18

be purchased online very easily and there's

15:22

very different qualities of equipment that

15:24

can be purchased. What do I

15:26

mean by that? I right now at

15:29

home have a helmet, a bullet

15:31

proof helmet that's a full face bullet proof

15:33

helmet that's over $2,000 if you

15:36

would have purchased it on your own. I

15:38

also have all the tactical gear, the

15:40

vest, the police patch, all from work.

15:43

Actually, you can see one of them

15:46

right behind me if you're watching on YouTube,

15:48

but you can also go online and purchase

15:50

this stuff relatively cheap. The cargo pants, the

15:53

vest, the patch, It may

15:55

look like it's a military style vest and

15:57

that it's bullet proof, but in reality it's.

16:00

This padded. Same. Thing for

16:02

the how if you're going to go by

16:04

the helmet you could buy one that's couple

16:06

thousand dollars like I said or you can

16:08

buy one for a couple hundred bucks that

16:11

you can buy often. Airsoft website that looks

16:13

like. A. Military style helmet, but

16:15

in reality it has no utility.

16:17

It's more. For. Cosmetic

16:19

purposes. Why? Do I bring all

16:22

this up? Well. You could have

16:24

completely two different lanes. Here You

16:26

could have a situation where this

16:28

person has a military or law

16:30

enforcement or security background. Or.

16:32

This person frankly the wanna be

16:34

there, a wannabe cop or a

16:36

wannabe soldier and they or their cosplay

16:39

type thing and they just purchased

16:41

the stuff online because they wanted

16:43

to. Go. On in front of

16:45

the mirror and look cool we me. I'm

16:47

not trying to discredit the situation, but that's

16:49

really what we could be looking out here.

16:51

And I will say that. If

16:53

someone had use this equipment in the

16:55

field it it would have fit a

16:57

lot better. My gear was designed and

17:00

sized for me. my helmet, my vast.

17:03

Ah, My pants were, you know, they were

17:05

just bought off the shelf by everything else.

17:07

Was pretty form fitting because you don't want

17:09

to have. Anything to lose that

17:11

can be caught on something as you're entering

17:13

a building or as are going into a

17:15

situation where are people could grab a hold

17:18

of you and pull you down by your

17:20

clothes. So everything was pretty tight fitting it

17:22

and it looked like it was a belonged

17:24

to me. This gear from the

17:26

footage which you'll see looks like the person

17:29

is swimming in it. The boots, the vast.

17:31

Everything. Just looks too big for this person.

17:34

So. It tells me that they were either

17:36

borrowing someone elses stuff. Or. They

17:38

purchased this on line and they just didn't

17:40

get the right sizes and it's not custom

17:42

made so again it's just like a generic

17:44

brand that you can purchase and that's why

17:47

it looks so sloppy on them. So for

17:49

me if you if you if you make

17:51

me choose I'm leaning towards that option that

17:53

this stuff was purchased online. And. Wasn't

17:55

actually being worn by someone who who

17:57

was in that career field. although they

17:59

could. The. Low. Level security

18:02

somewhere. Some. Of you have

18:04

also suggested that maybe it was a woman.

18:06

Wearing. This gear and that's why didn't

18:08

fit her properly. That's. Also an

18:10

option but I will get into that more. I

18:13

personally think it's a male. But. But

18:15

we will dive into that as we go

18:17

throughout this episode. But I just wanted to

18:19

touch on the the tactical gear because I

18:21

think one of the reason this case is

18:23

is so popular is because of this footage

18:25

and because everyone gets the see this killer

18:27

and how they're dressed and you just imagine.

18:30

What? It would have been like from Missy

18:32

to be confronted by this person how scary

18:34

that would have been. And I think that's

18:36

why a lot of people gravitate towards this

18:38

case. Okay, so now

18:40

that I've talked about that, let's go back a

18:43

little bit in time Here to before this incident

18:45

happened. At for sixteen am, Missy

18:47

drove into the church parking lot and part

18:49

close to the entry door to unload her

18:51

equipment. Four. Minutes later she

18:54

entered the church completely unaware that

18:56

the suspect was inside. Missy.

18:58

Walk down the hall of the church toward

19:01

the southwest corner. As he entered

19:03

that area where she was later found. She.

19:05

Went out of range from the cameras

19:07

motion sensor causing you to turn off

19:10

and unfortunately the subsequent assault was not

19:12

recorded. After. Attacking Missy off

19:14

camera, the suspect walked on one

19:16

of the hallways, presumably exiting the

19:18

same way they entered. And

19:20

at five Am at least two students

19:22

entered the church and discovered messy. Now.

19:25

As far as this surveillance footage is concerned, we

19:27

talked about of a couple minutes ago morgan to

19:30

talk about it more throughout this episode. But.

19:32

I feel like most of us feel the

19:34

same. It's just. It's. Just eerie

19:36

to see this individual. We.

19:38

Know what they're about to do. And.

19:41

To just see them kind of walking through

19:43

the hallways without a care in the world

19:45

breaking things along the way. Not.

19:47

Really? In a hurry? Not really. With.

19:50

Any sense of urgency? I

19:52

guess it almost seems like they might be under

19:54

the influence because they have to know. That.

19:56

There are cameras inside and yet they don't seem

19:59

to care. And I do think

20:01

that the tactical gear. Oh. Was

20:03

deliberately worn to avoid identification.

20:06

I think that's what the

20:08

real. Intention was was to

20:10

be in something from head to toe. So.

20:13

That it would make it harder for law

20:15

enforcement to identify them. Now.

20:17

You could take a couple things from

20:20

that. The fact that this individual knew

20:22

that there were cameras inside and decided

20:24

to dress like this could suggest that

20:26

they've previously been there before. In.

20:28

What capacity? You're. Guess

20:31

is as good as mine. Are also

20:33

point out that there is a sign

20:35

outside of the church closer to the

20:37

roadway. That. Indicates there are

20:39

cameras on the premise, so even if

20:41

you hadn't been there before, this person

20:43

was a stranger. They. Would

20:45

have some idea that there were cameras

20:48

on site. So yes, it is suggested

20:50

that the person new the layout inside

20:52

and that there were cameras present. But.

20:54

I could also see a world where because

20:56

of the signage outside, this person just had

20:59

some intelligence going into it and knew that

21:01

they had to cover their face. Now.

21:04

According to police records, after looking over

21:06

the surveillance footage, detectives asked her staff

21:08

to check to see if anything was

21:11

missing and they didn't find anything. Detectives.

21:14

Also, our sister had met any break in at

21:16

the church in the past year and there hadn't

21:18

been. Now. Later that day the

21:20

Midlothian Police how their first of many press

21:22

conferences to of the the public eye mrs

21:25

Murder and what they had learned so far.

21:27

They. Also released the seven second clip

21:29

of the suspect walking around and tactical

21:32

gear and ask anyone who knew who

21:34

the suspect my be to come forward.

21:36

And. It's also important to note that initially at

21:38

this point the police did believed that the

21:40

suspect was a male. The

21:43

police went on to say that it didn't

21:45

know why Missy was killed. It was possible

21:47

she interrupted a burglary. however for am is

21:49

an odd time to Robert Church so they

21:51

were looking into whether Mrs murder was pre

21:54

planned. But. The also considered the

21:56

chance that it was cool and elaborate.

21:58

Random situation. So. basic Luckily, at

22:00

this point, they were considering all possibilities.

22:04

Now while the police continued their investigation, a

22:06

medical examiner was conducting an autopsy,

22:09

and according to NBC, the autopsy determined

22:11

that Missy, quote, had multiple puncture wounds

22:14

found on her head and chest. These

22:17

puncture wounds were, quote, consistent with the tools

22:19

the suspect was carrying throughout the building. Her

22:22

cause of death was a head wound. Now

22:24

as far as this murder weapon is concerned, the

22:27

hammer which we all see on the footage, I

22:30

think that this hammer is

22:32

highly suggestive that this murder was

22:34

not premeditated. Walk with me here

22:36

on this one. If this individual

22:38

went there with the intent of

22:41

killing Missy, there would have

22:43

been a few things I think that we would have seen

22:45

on the footage. First off, you

22:48

would have seen this individual possibly hiding

22:50

at one of the entry points. You

22:52

would have seen them looking out the

22:54

windows into the parking lot to see

22:56

if Missy was arriving or had already

22:58

arrived. And you would

23:01

think that if they went there with the

23:03

intent on killing Missy, they would

23:05

have brought something to kill her. And

23:07

it doesn't appear that they did. As

23:10

I mentioned at the top of the show, the

23:12

hammer that the suspect was carrying was a

23:15

hammer that belonged to the church. And

23:18

so this person picked up that hammer after

23:20

they arrived. And it seems like

23:22

to me that it wasn't

23:24

necessarily picked up as a weapon,

23:27

but more so as a tool to gain entry

23:29

to the locked doors and the windows. And

23:32

so as they were walking around the building,

23:34

they were using the hammer to break things

23:36

and pry things open. What

23:38

I think more than likely happened is

23:40

that during this burglary, this

23:43

individual encountered Missy. They maybe heard her

23:45

coming in or maybe they just walked

23:47

into each other. And

23:49

in that moment, to assault

23:51

Missy, the suspect used what they

23:53

had in their hands, which happened to be the

23:55

hammer. So yes, it's a

23:57

brutal murder and it's horrific to

23:59

think about. how this went down, but

24:02

I do think that the the hammer is

24:04

a critical piece of evidence. We see how

24:06

the offender is carrying it throughout the surveillance

24:08

footage and the fact that that's what they

24:10

used to kill her to me

24:12

suggests that they didn't go there

24:14

with the intent on killing anyone,

24:17

the hammer was just a means to an

24:19

end. They used the hammer because that's what they

24:21

happen to have in their hand at that time.

24:24

I also think this rules

24:26

out the potential that this was someone

24:28

who was a professional, that someone who knew

24:31

what they were doing, not to be

24:33

inconsiderate of what we're talking about here,

24:35

but if you're going to kill someone

24:37

there are easier more efficient ways

24:39

of doing so. A gun, a

24:41

knife, also again

24:43

if it's premeditated are

24:46

you going to choose the interior of a

24:48

building that you know

24:50

has surveillance cameras? I

24:52

don't think so. That wouldn't be the I

24:54

don't think that would be the first choice. So

24:57

there's a lot of little things here that's

24:59

highly suggestive that again this

25:01

started off as one thing, a burglary,

25:03

and turned into something else, a murder.

25:06

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episode? Let's get back into the case. Okay

27:07

so we're back and we just discussed the

27:09

hammer and the surveillance footage and what it

27:11

all could mean. You know

27:13

what does it tell us about this offender?

27:15

What type of profile can we derive from

27:18

these actions that we can see with our

27:20

own eyes? And I think it shows someone

27:22

who's a novice and experienced and and

27:25

more than likely didn't go in there with a

27:27

plan on killing anyone. It evolved

27:29

into that situation. Now don't

27:32

get me wrong this still means we're dealing

27:34

with a very dangerous individual. Anyone who

27:36

can murder someone with a hammer is someone

27:39

we all have to be aware of

27:41

because that's not a person who's in

27:43

the right state of mind. The ability to

27:45

go from a burglary to this violent

27:48

murder in a matter of seconds tells you

27:50

the type of mentality that we're dealing with

27:52

here. So again in no way shape or

27:54

form am I diminishing what

27:56

happened here? We're dealing with

27:58

a very dangerous person. Now,

28:01

the following day, the police released an additional 19

28:04

seconds of footage showing the suspect

28:06

inside the church, moving about, opening

28:08

doors, and peering inside of them.

28:11

The police also retracted their earlier statement

28:13

regarding the suspect's gender, now stating that

28:15

they could either be a male or

28:17

a female. The police urged

28:19

the public to focus on the suspect's walk

28:21

and their posture to see if they could

28:23

be identified. And again,

28:26

we talked about the posture and the walk slightly. Could

28:29

it be a gate that this person has due

28:31

to an injury? Or could it be

28:33

because the clothes are too big on them? It

28:35

could be either. Depending on when I watch the

28:37

video, I feel differently about it and I'm sure

28:39

many of you out there have

28:42

felt the same. Now, on

28:44

April 22, four days after Missy was

28:46

murdered, the police held another press conference

28:48

where they released an additional two minutes

28:50

of footage in the hopes of generating

28:52

new leads. They asked the

28:54

public to pay attention to the suspect's mannerisms

28:57

and their walking style. And

28:59

I think it's important to note that at

29:01

this stage of the investigation into Missy's murder,

29:03

the Texas Rangers, the ATF, and the FBI

29:05

were all assisting in this case. So it

29:08

really was all hands on deck and they

29:10

had all the resources and personnel available to

29:12

try to solve this case. Over

29:15

the next few weeks, the police obtained a

29:17

search warrant from Missy's LinkedIn account and also

29:19

several people's phone records. The

29:21

police later released these warrants, which told us

29:23

quite a bit of new information about Missy's

29:26

life before her murder. Now

29:28

the police found out that Missy and Brandon

29:30

were having problems in their marriage, partly because

29:32

Missy had been involved with other people. And

29:35

Brandon told investigators that he knew about at

29:37

least one of Missy's affairs. After

29:40

looking at Missy's LinkedIn account, investigators found

29:42

out that she was in a romantic

29:44

relationship with a man that Brandon hadn't

29:46

mentioned, probably because he didn't know about

29:49

it. Investigators talked

29:51

to this man and he confirmed the relationship. The

29:53

warrant also stated that they searched his phone,

29:56

but they don't detail what, if anything was

29:58

found. The warrants

30:00

also revealed that less than three days before

30:02

her murder, Missy showed a friend a private

30:04

message she got on LinkedIn. Now,

30:07

while the contents of the message have not been

30:09

released, we know that it was from an unknown

30:11

male and it was, quote, creepy and strange. Now,

30:14

I will say I'm a little perplexed as

30:17

to why this information was released. I

30:20

don't know how this would assist or jog

30:22

the memories of the public to help law

30:25

enforcement solve this case. If

30:27

anything, there could be individuals out there

30:29

who judge Missy because of this information,

30:31

which is not helpful to incentivizing

30:34

people to come forward or to

30:36

try to help solve this case.

30:39

But I feel like this is a situation, and we're going to

30:41

get into this more where law enforcement

30:43

didn't have a ton. So

30:45

when they, when they found something

30:47

that was intriguing and could potentially

30:49

be a motive for someone,

30:52

they wanted to let the public know that,

30:55

hey, we are working this case and we

30:57

are finding new things, even though

30:59

in my opinion, I don't know

31:01

how searching these possible

31:03

leads, these possible motives would

31:06

be useful to for public consumption.

31:09

I just don't see it. But again,

31:11

maybe if I was talking to law enforcement, I

31:13

would feel differently. But if I had

31:15

been working this case, I don't

31:17

feel like I would have released this information. Could

31:20

it be considered guilt knowledge if used later? Yeah,

31:22

it could have been. It's not

31:24

now. So for me, I wouldn't

31:27

have released it. It is an interesting tidbit

31:29

and it does give a more fuller

31:32

perspective of what was going on in Missy's life

31:34

at the time of her murder. But

31:36

I don't necessarily know if it's connected.

31:38

Yes, it needs to be explored, but

31:41

behind closed doors within the

31:43

investigators realm of people who

31:45

are working this case, not

31:47

necessarily for the public to

31:49

consume. Now, the

31:51

investigation into Missy's murder continued with the

31:53

Midlothian police doing everything they could think

31:55

of to solve this case. They

31:58

even enlisted the help of the NYPD. to

32:00

use their advanced tracking devices which

32:02

analyzed signals from cell towers. You

32:05

see the police wanted to know if the

32:07

killer was coming back to the crime scene

32:09

to admire their work or to see what

32:11

law enforcement was working on. And

32:13

if they did, the NYPD could run surveillance

32:16

and use a tracking device called Stingray. A

32:19

former police officer and criminal defense attorney

32:21

told CBS 11 about the Stingray technology.

32:24

He said quote, a phone will automatically connect

32:26

to the Stingray without any control from the

32:28

user. It reminds data off the

32:31

phone very quickly. Now it's

32:33

unclear if the NYPD was able

32:35

to uncover anything significant. If they

32:37

had, nothing has been released and

32:39

I completely understand why it wouldn't

32:41

be released. Now, as far as

32:43

the Stingray, I've never used a piece

32:45

of technology like this. It sounds pretty fascinating. I

32:48

think I have an idea of

32:50

how it would potentially work. I

32:52

think it would almost work. I guess if we were

32:54

to describe it in a way that most of us

32:56

would understand, kind of like a

32:58

Wi-Fi router without a password. So

33:01

it would be placed in the area

33:03

of the crime scene and any cellular

33:06

devices that came within the vicinity of

33:08

that Stingray would automatically connect

33:10

without any permissions or passwords. And

33:13

it would just constantly download the data

33:16

from the phones that are connecting to the

33:18

Stingray. And maybe there it's

33:20

I'm assuming that it spits out information

33:22

into some type of Excel sheet or

33:24

something similar where they'll be able

33:26

to see what devices are connecting and

33:29

how often they're connecting. And maybe

33:31

based on what he's describing here, maybe

33:34

it's able to download personal data and maybe

33:36

search history. I don't know how deep it

33:38

goes, but it definitely sounds

33:40

like an interesting piece of technology.

33:43

I've heard similar stories of different technology, but

33:45

not at the local level. But

33:48

again, NYPD is a huge department. I

33:50

can tell you we didn't have this

33:52

technology at my police department.

33:55

And if you did, I would think more

33:57

than likely we would need some type of search warrant.

34:00

depending on how intrusive

34:02

this equipment was. If

34:04

it's able to access personal

34:06

data, I don't know, search history,

34:08

photos, whatever, without

34:10

the user's awareness of it,

34:13

I would think there could be some Fourth

34:16

Amendment concerns there. So I don't know if

34:18

it goes that deep or just pulling phone

34:20

numbers and carrier data. If it's just pulling

34:22

that, I think it's fine, because

34:24

in order to get more detailed

34:27

information about those specific numbers, you

34:29

would have to go to those carriers

34:31

and have warrants signed and then issued

34:34

before that data was given over

34:36

to law enforcement. So more than

34:38

likely, that's what they were doing,

34:40

especially if they've released this publicly.

34:42

And I guess you could see how

34:44

many times these phone numbers were connecting on

34:47

a regular basis. If they had a

34:49

number pop up that was consistently being

34:53

grabbed by the stingray at random

34:55

times, maybe that's a number

34:57

and carrier that they would look into to

34:59

see who that phone belonged to. But really

35:01

interesting piece of technology, and it does make

35:03

me think even as a civilian now, what

35:06

is available to our government at the higher levels? What do

35:08

they have? What access do they have? And I know a

35:11

lot of you are probably screaming right now because

35:14

based on what we do know, they do have

35:16

the ability to get whatever they want. And

35:19

the technology is out there. It's not accessible

35:21

to people like you and I, but it

35:23

is available. And it is somewhat scary to

35:25

think of what can be obtained without our

35:27

knowledge. Now on May 20,

35:30

just over a month after Missy was

35:32

murdered, the police held another press conference

35:34

to update the public on the investigation.

35:36

They talked about potential

35:38

suspects in the case stating quote, at

35:40

this point, none of the family friends or

35:43

co workers of Missy beavers are considered suspects.

35:45

Until Missy's killer is caught, I will

35:47

stop short of saying that any person

35:49

is absolutely excluded. But to be clear,

35:52

none of Missy's family are at the focus

35:54

of this investigation. Now

35:57

this was a very important statement by law

35:59

enforcement. because at this point

36:01

many people online were blaming Brandon for

36:03

Missy's murder, even though he wasn't even

36:06

in the same state when she was

36:08

killed. But again, them coming

36:10

out and saying this publicly, I think they were

36:12

trying to do two

36:14

things. Put people at ease that, hey,

36:16

listen, lay off the family members friends,

36:18

but also giving themselves an out on

36:21

case something popped up that was suggestive that

36:23

one of them were involved. So they were, they

36:25

were still kind of covered both ways. Now

36:28

the police also provided updated information

36:30

about the suspect. They stated

36:32

that the suspect's height ranged from approximately

36:34

five, two to five, seven, and they

36:36

appeared to be light skinned, although this

36:38

couldn't be confirmed. Additionally, the

36:41

suspect made significant efforts to conceal their

36:43

identity. So the police still weren't sure

36:45

about their gender. Now

36:48

regarding the suspect's physical characteristics, the

36:50

police noted quote, the suspect's

36:52

feet appear to be turned outward away

36:55

from the body, more predominantly on the

36:57

right foot. Investigators are interested

36:59

in persons who fall within or near this

37:01

height range and have a similar walk or

37:03

gate or may have had a similar walk

37:05

or gate during the time of this offense.

37:08

It is possible the gate was caused by

37:10

a temporary condition, injury or other factor and

37:12

the suspect may no longer exhibit this walk

37:15

or gate. The

37:17

police further mentioned that they hadn't ruled

37:19

out the possibility that more than one

37:21

person was involved despite only one person

37:23

being seen on camera. They also

37:26

said they weren't sure where the suspect

37:28

purchased the tactical gear because it was

37:30

readily available and not controlled. In

37:33

June, things started slowing down in Missy's case.

37:35

There weren't as many tips coming in and the

37:37

media coverage wasn't as frequent. Now

37:39

in January of 2017, the police

37:42

shared new surveillance footage of a

37:45

silver Nissan Altima near SWFA outdoors

37:48

located about a half a mile from the church and

37:50

the car was seen just a few hours prior

37:52

to Missy's murder. Now in the

37:54

surveillance footage, the car is seen slowly driving

37:57

around the parking lot and at one moment

37:59

the driver switched off their lights and then

38:01

turn them back on. Now the

38:03

police said they didn't think the driver was connected

38:05

to Missy's murder, however they wanted to speak to

38:07

them. And as far as I can

38:10

tell the police haven't located the driver of this vehicle

38:12

yet. One other quick note

38:14

when we're talking about proximity, yes

38:16

SWFA Outdoors is about a half a mile

38:18

away from the church but I can tell

38:21

you from watching other news coverage on this

38:23

before recording, from that building

38:25

the SWFA Outdoors building, you can

38:27

see the church clear as day.

38:30

So I know that law enforcement is

38:32

saying this individual is not involved and

38:34

that may be the case but

38:36

it is very interesting considering the

38:38

timing in which this vehicle was

38:41

seen, the behavior that was displayed

38:43

and the close proximity to

38:46

the church. So this car would be critical

38:48

to identify and to speak with the driver

38:50

and I will tell you that there was

38:52

a still released of this car as well.

38:55

We can probably put this up here where on

38:58

the back bumper of this vehicle when they released the

39:00

still there appears to be

39:02

some type of sticker below the

39:04

license plate. I can't

39:06

put together what it might be but maybe

39:08

one of you out there can. So again

39:11

if you are able to identify this vehicle

39:13

or this sticker that's on the vehicle please

39:15

make sure you contact law enforcement. I'll have

39:17

all that information at the end of the

39:19

episode. Now

39:22

in April, one year had passed since

39:24

Missy was murdered and the police told

39:26

NBC DFW quote in this case justice

39:28

for Missy has been delayed too long. The

39:31

police also said they were still receiving tips

39:33

but they were waiting on that quote vital

39:35

critical tip that would break this case wide

39:38

open. Now fast forward to

39:40

2018 the police held another press conference

39:42

marking the two-year anniversary of the case.

39:45

They mentioned that they were still collaborating

39:47

with outside help and were following up

39:49

on leads whenever new technology was available.

39:52

Now the investigation continued with few

39:54

major updates over the years but

39:56

in April of 2021 the police made a public

39:59

Announcement. The mark The fifth year since

40:01

Macys murder. They. Went on to say

40:03

that are case still isn't considered cold as

40:05

they receive new tips and leads almost every

40:07

day. And they also had ruled

40:10

out or confirmed any possible motives. The.

40:12

Police mention the be the case with

40:15

several groups of homicide investigators for their

40:17

input. But. These discussions didn't mean

40:19

to significant new information. They.

40:21

Also brought on a retired Federal agents

40:24

to work with the team investigating Missy's

40:26

murder. The police further reveal

40:28

be obtained a new height analysis for

40:30

the suspect which estimated the vertical distance

40:32

from the floor to the top of

40:34

the suspects helmet to be approximately five

40:36

foot eight inches tall. Now.

40:39

This is a decent shift from our

40:41

original description, which had them between Five

40:43

Two and Five Seven. Now we're seeing

40:45

it on the Higher and Five Eight.

40:47

So although many years later, this information

40:49

is critically important because we're asking the

40:52

public for help. And. To look

40:54

at these videos and think about people in

40:56

their own lives. And. And maybe

40:58

a situation where. The. Individual they

41:00

were thinking of was closer to five forty,

41:03

maybe six feet tall. And. They said

41:05

not five to it's it's too much of

41:07

a difference. Couldn't be that person. Now by

41:09

saying miss. It. May bring some new

41:11

potential suspects into the fold. Saw a six

41:13

inch difference may not seem like a lot.

41:16

But. It could open up a whole new group

41:18

of suspects. Now. In addition

41:20

to this new hide information, Law Enforcement

41:22

again highlighted that the suspect had a

41:25

distinctive walk with their feet turning our

41:27

specifically the right foot. The. Police

41:29

said they were interested in people around this

41:31

new height range who have a similar walk

41:33

or may have had one around the time

41:35

of Missy's murder. Now. Since this

41:37

announcement, there have been few updates in this

41:39

case. And as of April eighteenth, twenty Twenty

41:42

Four, which was just a few days ago,

41:44

he has been eight years since Missy was

41:46

murdered. The. Police told Nbc that

41:48

they have a detective working full time

41:50

on this case and that they are

41:52

actively pursuing new leads. But. Unfortunately that

41:55

was the only up the be provided.

41:57

Now. Mrs. Case remains unsolved as of this.

42:00

According. And. Our family is

42:02

still desperate for answers. Some

42:07

he was is now the best way for you

42:09

is a rate based on love with all our

42:11

lives on the driver who treats the highway like.

42:13

A race track and the shoulder. Like

42:16

a passing lane the flat they are

42:18

based on anyone else get on based.

42:20

On you live drive was from awful.

42:23

Not a little less her telephone you set it to terms

42:25

of innocence. Rates are determined by several factors which vary by

42:27

state and sundays. Participation Drive Iceland All cities are targeted for

42:29

purposes of aiding clowns and seats are a could increase with

42:32

I was driving Generally Sacred I Bristle Saber Drive was also

42:34

a parent has the interns coming in Philly to pick Illinois.

42:36

From. Your fryer to the table. It's a

42:39

quick trip for crispy fried. but how

42:41

about across town delivery? And the game

42:43

surface guys are designed to go from fired a container

42:45

to carrier to passenger seat across town during rush hour

42:47

down the shore cause it wasn't all that sort. Woodworth.

42:49

That before they had the table

42:51

and at first sight the president

42:54

he forced. Him

42:56

to. The last fight against

42:58

Circuit goes. It does see

43:00

how far outside can take

43:03

your business. It's surface com

43:05

flies delivery. Something

43:07

which is no the best way for you

43:09

is a rate based on you with also

43:11

one based on the driver who treats the

43:13

highway like a race track and the show

43:15

the like a passing lane. Why

43:18

theory based on anyone else did on based on

43:20

this drive was from are Not alone a lesser

43:23

California suffered a terms of innocence. Rates are determined

43:25

by several factors which vary by state and send

43:27

states participation drive my salon. All cities are targeted

43:29

for purposes of eating plants and seats are a

43:31

could increase with I was driving Generally safer Diversity:

43:34

The drive was Aussie burned as interns coming in

43:36

Philly sort of Priscilla North America. We

43:38

are endowed our creator with certain.

43:40

Inalienable rights. Rooted

43:43

in. this is. A hobby. Even

43:47

equal opportunity. He knew. He.

43:51

Was. He who

43:53

whole he ain't all his

43:55

home. I'm

44:00

working. Any. Edu.

44:06

Okay, so now for my detector perspective

44:09

on this case, which I've kind of

44:11

given. Throughout. This episode which

44:13

is why it was a little longer, but

44:15

I lights kind of breaking it down. By.

44:17

Sections so that we could go over the critical

44:20

pieces of information and make sure that I didn't

44:22

I didn't miss any at the end. But.

44:24

Just to recap, I want to talk about

44:26

a couple pieces that we touched upon in

44:28

the show and in the first thing been

44:30

my hammer. When. We think about motive

44:32

and we think about why. Missy.

44:35

Was killed. I don't think

44:37

we have a situation here where there was something

44:39

going on. Prior. To this incident

44:41

where. It. Was determined that Miss

44:43

He. Needed to be

44:46

removed from this earth. And this was a

44:48

premeditated murder. It. Looks to me

44:50

based on the behavior of the offender.

44:53

That. This individual went there. With.

44:55

The intention on either just breaking

44:57

into things walking around or committing

44:59

a burglary and actually taking something

45:01

from the church. But. Based

45:03

on how they were conducting themselves, I truly

45:06

don't even know. If. They were

45:08

looking for anything specific. I.

45:10

Have had situations especially with young adolescents where

45:12

they break into somewhere just for the sake

45:14

of doing so just because it's wrong and

45:16

the just curious as to what's inside and

45:18

that's really yet. They're not looking to take

45:21

anything, they just one amp break in and

45:23

I guess it's like the cool thing to

45:25

do. I. Don't know if this

45:27

person had something against the church or. If.

45:30

There was something mentally going on. Again, I wouldn't be

45:32

surprised based on how they were kind of. Walking.

45:34

Around the building. But is.

45:36

It appears to me that they went there

45:39

with an intention other than killing someone. and

45:41

that's probably why they went there so early

45:43

in the morning. I also

45:45

think that the behavior is not suggestive

45:47

of someone who's looking to kill someone

45:50

or has a plan going into it.

45:52

Because. As I said in the show I think

45:54

they would have been hiding. I think the would have

45:56

been looking out the windows and up the doors to

45:59

see if someone arrived. The. Or

46:01

be Hebrew to me. Suggest.

46:03

That they had no intention or no idea.

46:05

That. Anyone was going to show up that early

46:08

in the morning. And as far

46:10

as the hammers concerned, As. I said

46:12

earlier they were using it as a tool. To.

46:14

Break into different areas of the church.

46:17

And. What I feel happened is. That.

46:19

Missy and the offender basically walked into

46:22

each other unexpectedly by both parties, and

46:24

in that moment, I don't know if

46:26

Missy screams, or maybe see, who knows,

46:28

maybe she confronts the person, but either

46:31

way, this individual who's clearly. Not.

46:33

In the right mindset, uses the hammer to

46:35

kill her because that's what was in their

46:37

hand at the time when the incident occurred.

46:39

I don't think it's anything more than that.

46:42

As far as the person that were looking

46:44

for, tier. I think this

46:46

individual is a male just based on the

46:49

stature based on how walking I could see

46:51

being a female, but it just doesn't. Make

46:54

sense to mean in a crime like this. A

46:56

burglary like this More times than not it is.

46:58

I'm a male individual who commits this type of

47:00

crime. And. There is a couple

47:02

parts where the swinging the hammer. That. Makes

47:05

me think otherwise. But for the most part

47:07

on. Seventy. Thirty that this

47:09

is a male individual, and I feel

47:11

that the equipment, the tactical gear, Was.

47:14

More than likely obtained online at

47:16

some other point. Or. Maybe even

47:18

out like a thrift store or something like

47:20

that where they purchased this equipment because. They.

47:24

Had. Fantasies of being in law enforcement, but

47:26

for one reason or another. Could. Never

47:28

be hired, right? Maybe it on. A

47:31

mental evaluation that they didn't pass or a

47:33

physical evaluations that he didn't pass may be

47:36

due to a disability and that would explain

47:38

the walk. But. Did this person had

47:40

a fantasy of being in a position of authority

47:42

but could never get there? And. Maybe

47:44

that's why they purchase this equipment previously.

47:46

I don't think it was purchased or

47:49

borrowed for the specific event because if

47:51

it had been. Maybe someone

47:53

in that area would remember it. It

47:55

was purchased locally. For. Example: If

47:57

it was a female who borrowed the. Oversight:

48:00

Equipment from a male. Unless.

48:02

It was that. Dot. Person's husband.

48:05

More. Than likely they would come forward and say

48:07

yes. So and so. Borrow. This equipment

48:09

from me a couple days ago. This tactical

48:11

gear. It's mine. I'm a police officer and

48:13

for some reason they said they wanted it

48:15

for a costume party, but when I saw

48:17

the video I knew that was my gear.

48:20

Now. Is there a chance that someone did

48:22

see that and out of loyalty, husband came

48:24

forward. Potentially. But I

48:26

think it's more likely that you're looking

48:29

at an individual who hard disk equipment

48:31

previously. Decided. To commit

48:33

this crime is burglary and was

48:35

looking for something to cover up

48:37

their identity and this is the.

48:40

Outfit. That they came up with an

48:42

maybe they found some gratification and at walking

48:44

around wearing this knowing they were going to

48:46

be seen. On. Camera. And.

48:49

Just a touch again on the on the burglary

48:51

element of it. Again, some people come back

48:53

at me and say hey derek. You.

48:55

Say burglary use a burglary but

48:58

nothing was taken again. The.

49:00

And ten could have been to. Go in there does

49:02

damage property. Or. Could have been to

49:04

take something but when this incident took a

49:06

turn. And. This individual murdered someone.

49:09

They decided to leave everything behind and

49:11

get out of there as fast as

49:13

possible. That's. The simple explanation.

49:15

and sometimes in these investigations, the simple

49:17

answer the right one. So.

49:19

Now a couple things of where this investigation

49:22

can go and there's a lot of people

49:24

working on this and I'm sure most of

49:26

these ideas have been explored. It.

49:28

Doesn't seem like there's a lot of the

49:30

name is case. From what I've learned that

49:32

what they did find wasn't enough to develop

49:34

a profile. Or. It doesn't appear that

49:36

they the assailant was injured during this altercation

49:38

with Missy or while breaking any the glass

49:41

or you don't have a lot of dna

49:43

there. They. Did a good job of

49:45

covering up their face. I do think it's a

49:47

good idea. To. Get all cell tower

49:50

data to see what phones were connecting

49:52

to the nearest cell tower during those

49:54

times, but. Midlothian. Isn't.

49:57

Like. This desolate area that's not

49:59

populated by. The by their store fronts,

50:01

there's buildings. There's there's houses. So there's

50:03

a lot going on in Midlothian, where

50:05

I'm sure there was a lot of

50:07

cellphones connecting to those towers. At that

50:09

time, it would almost be physically impossible

50:11

to go through them all and and

50:13

in individually rule out each and every

50:16

phone number. It's just. It's.

50:18

Now possible he can't do it is unless

50:20

there was only twenty or thirty cellphones connecting

50:22

to that tower at that time. In

50:24

that direction of the cell phone, it would be

50:26

very hard to rule them all out. More.

50:29

Than likely the cell phone data would

50:31

be supportive of a potential suspect. What?

50:33

I mean by that is if they had someone in mind

50:35

who they felt. Was. Good for the

50:37

crime. They could see if that individuals

50:40

cellphone bounced off that tower during the

50:42

time of the incident building the case

50:44

against this person. But do I think.

50:47

The. Cell phone data. Would. Be

50:49

the start of identifying a potential

50:51

suspect. Know. Unfortunately, that's that's

50:54

not how it usually goes. And.

50:56

Finally I want to talk about. Why?

50:58

This case has not been solved to

51:00

this day or least why I believe.

51:03

That. It hasn't been solved Eight years later.

51:05

As we're talking about, it's a few

51:07

days after the eighth anniversary. And.

51:09

Many of you are not going to like. Aren't.

51:11

My explanation. In

51:14

any investigation, especially a homicide, you're

51:16

looking for individuals who are involved

51:18

in that victims life prior to

51:21

their death. And your

51:23

reverse engineer at you go through

51:25

the victim cell phone data, their

51:27

their search history, who they've been

51:30

hanging out with, if they're if

51:32

they're having relationships with specific individuals,

51:34

whether it's spouses or someone outside

51:36

the marriage. Anybody who could be

51:38

potentially connected to this person. And

51:41

then you look for possible motives with those

51:43

individuals Why they would want to hurt or

51:46

kill this person? Once.

51:48

You've explored all of those individuals in

51:50

or people of the church. Missy.

51:52

Spouses: her, her colleagues, her

51:54

friends. And. All those individuals

51:57

are ruled out. It's really

51:59

hard to go. From mare. So.

52:01

Have you have been offender in

52:03

this particular case who has no

52:05

connection to Missy Beavers? And there's

52:08

a real possibility that. They

52:10

had never encountered each other before

52:12

this event. Then. It's gonna

52:15

be very hard to reverse engineer this

52:17

case and connected back to them. There

52:20

might be nothing there. This person might have

52:22

came into this church. Without. Ever

52:24

being near before. And. Just happened

52:26

to choose this place for. A. Random

52:28

reason that none of us can even

52:31

figure out. So. If they've

52:33

never encountered Missy before this incident,

52:35

How. Do you tie it back to them? unless they

52:37

start to talk about it to someone else? If

52:40

they don't their mouth and they're the

52:42

only person who knows what they did.

52:45

Unless they tell someone. They

52:47

could take that secret to their grace. And

52:50

unfortunately, I think that's what we might be

52:52

dealing with here. This. Individual

52:54

did not know who Missy Beavers

52:57

was. They. Went to the church they

52:59

were going to steal something where they were going to

53:01

damage the property. And. Fortunately

53:03

for Missy, she showed up at the

53:06

wrong time. And she was killed because

53:08

of it. This. Individual fled the

53:10

scene. And is probably never

53:12

talked about this incident again. We

53:14

don't even know if this individual

53:16

is still alive. But.

53:18

Law enforcement officers are not

53:21

magicians. So. If there's no

53:23

evidence, whether that dna or trace evidence

53:25

or digital data, if there's nothing to

53:27

connect this person to it other than

53:29

the video footage that we have. What?

53:32

Can they really do? And.

53:34

That's why I think at this point

53:36

any investigation and they have said this

53:38

publicly. They still waiting

53:40

for that critical piece of information.

53:43

That's. Going to identify. The.

53:45

Individual involved and then once they how

53:48

that person. Then. They can

53:50

reverse engineer from this person's background to

53:52

tie them back to the crime scene.

53:55

But. Until they have that name. There's.

53:57

Not much they can do. And.

53:59

I know. That is revelation can

54:01

be demoralizing. But. That's why

54:03

we continue to cover these cases. We may

54:05

not know who this person is today. But.

54:08

We may know who they are tomorrow and you

54:10

may be able to help with that. So. If.

54:13

You have any information about this case? You.

54:15

Can call crimestoppers of Alice County

54:18

at nine, seven, two. Nine.

54:20

Three, Seven. Seven. To nine

54:22

seven. Or. Even called the

54:24

Midlothian Police Department Criminal Investigative Division

54:26

and Nine Seven to. Seven.

54:28

Seven, Five Seven, Six, Three,

54:31

four, And. By the way, there

54:33

is a one hundred and fifty thousand dollar

54:35

reward. As always I want

54:37

to some my thoughts are to Missy's

54:39

family, especially her three daughters alley, Sarah

54:41

and Hannah. They deserve to know what

54:43

happened to their mother and to see

54:45

the person responsible held accountable for their

54:48

actions. So we're going to continue fighting

54:50

for them. And as far as this

54:52

case in this format a please let

54:54

me know what you think of it,

54:56

this will not be a normal occurrence.

54:58

But if you'd like to see me

55:00

cover some more known cases that are

55:02

unsolved periodically throughout the year way down

55:04

below where they listening and audio. Or

55:06

you tube let me know your thoughts.

55:08

I'd love to hear him, but that's

55:10

going to do for me guys. I

55:12

appreciate you being here. Everyone stay safe

55:14

out there and I'll see less. Exactly

55:27

which is no the best way for you is

55:30

a rate based on loan for without. One

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based on the job of a treat the highway. Like a

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race town and soda. Like a

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passing. Theory based

55:39

on anyone else on based on move his dad

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loan from a matter of on a lesser California

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such a detected a disinterested it's him and I

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said that is it fair that they have some

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faith but as it doesn't drop my salon off

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the teaser died and for purposes of aiding quantum

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states or a putting for said I was driving

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55:56

interns coming in Philly. sort of like Illinois. You

55:58

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chain can skyn did exactly this trading

56:02

in the family home to begin a

56:05

new life in the Tropics. But

56:07

she soon discovers the pilot I have.

56:09

A secret. I'm

56:11

us as he is. This is

56:14

the fruits of providence. The island

56:16

dream that ends in kitna corruption

56:18

and murder. Wish you a half

56:20

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56:22

what ever you listen to papa?

56:27

Have you ever felt like escaping

56:29

your own desert island chain? Gaskin

56:31

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56:34

family home to begin a new

56:36

life in the tropics, but she

56:38

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56:40

secret. I'm us

56:42

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price of poverty on the island

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and murder wish you a had

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