10 Cold Cases That Were SOLVED With Insane Twist
In a world of uncertainty, unsolved mysteries often haunt us for years. From long-lost siblings to missing persons, there are some cases that remain eerie and unresolved with no closure in sight. But in 2023, several cold cases were miraculously solved by dedicated police and private investigators - providing much-needed resolution to heartbroken families. Join us as we take you through 2023's most bizarre, mysterious, and horrifying stories of Cold Cases that eventually found some form of closure. The first case is of Amore Wiggins.
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00:40-06:34 case 10
06:34-09:25 case 9
09:25-13:30 case 8
13:30-16:00 case 7
16:00-20:45 case 6
20:45-23:44 case 5
23:45-25:52 case 4
25:53-28:12 case 3
28:13-30:00 case 2
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In a world of uncertainty, unsolved mysteries often haunt us for years. From long-lost siblings to missing persons, there are some cases that remain eerie and unresolved with no closure in sight. But in 2023, several cold cases were miraculously solved by dedicated police and private investigators - providing much-needed resolution to heartbroken families. Join us as we take you through 2023's most bizarre, mysterious, and horrifying stories of Cold Cases that eventually found some form of closure. The first case is of Amore Wiggins.
00:00-00:40 intro
00:40-06:34 case 10
06:34-09:25 case 9
09:25-13:30 case 8
13:30-16:00 case 7
16:00-20:45 case 6
20:45-23:44 case 5
23:45-25:52 case 4
25:53-28:12 case 3
28:13-30:00 case 2
30:00-40:00 case 1
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00:00In a world of uncertainty, unsolved mysteries often haunt us for years.
00:09From long-lost siblings to missing persons, there are some cases that remain eerie and
00:14unresolved with no closure in sight. But in 2023, several cold cases were miraculously
00:21solved by dedicated police and private investigators, providing much-needed
00:26resolution to heartbroken families. Join us as we take you through 2023's most bizarre,
00:34mysterious, and horrifying stories of cold cases that eventually found some form of closure.
00:43The Case of Amor Wiggins
00:45On January 28, 2012, in Opelika, Alabama, a local stumbled upon a human skull near the Brookhaven
00:55Trailer Park on Hurst Street. After further inspection of the area, police officers discovered
01:01that there were more skeletal remains scattered about. Furthermore, a pink, long-sleeved shirt
01:08with heart-shaped buttons was located just off the creek bank. Police could not determine if this
01:14garment belonged to the victim. Detectives concluded that the skull likely belonged to a young African
01:21American girl between four and seven years old. A deformity in her left eye indicated she may have
01:28been abused, while her bones revealed signs of malnourishment and neglect. Utilizing the help of
01:34forensic artistry, an image of what the girl may have looked like was unveiled. Despite reviewing school
01:40and birth records, detectives were unable to uncover any information on her identity. Therefore,
01:47she became known as the Opelika Jane Doe. Four years later, in 2016, a Bible school teacher from
01:56the Greater Peace Church, which was located only 10 minutes away from where the remains were discovered,
02:02uncovered photographs of a little girl who bore a striking resemblance to the Opelika Jane Doe.
02:08The teacher told police that the girl's pictures were taken in the summer of 2011 and recalled that
02:15the girl had disheveled hair, was not very hygienic, and seemed reclusive or unable to communicate with
02:22other kids. The little girl was between four and five years old at the time. The teacher could not
02:29recall her name, and the church at which she attended had failed to register any of its children,
02:34leaving no traceable records. Working with what they've got, police used advanced imaging software
02:41to enhance the old photo as much as possible, hoping that a member of the public would help them
02:46identify the Opelika Jane Doe. Then, in 2017, experts from the University of South Florida's Institute for
02:56Forensic Anthropology performed a series of isotope tests on her bones and came to the conclusion that she
03:03probably lived in the southeastern parts of the United States. In January 2022, the help of
03:10Othram Laboratories was employed by the Opelika Police Department. Othram is an advanced forensic
03:17sequencing lab built to apply the power of modern parallel sequencing to forensic evidence.
03:23Her remains were sent to Othram's laboratory. A DNA extract from these remains was then synthesized,
03:30which facilitated the creation of a more comprehensive geological profile.
03:35Taking matters further, the Opelika Police Department sought out the help of Barbara Rae Ventor,
03:41a renowned geneticist who was mostly known for aiding police investigations with identifying
03:46the Golden State Killer to supply investigative leads. In January 2023, Othram was finally able to
03:56uncover the identity of the Opelika Jane Doe. She was a little girl by the name of Amor Jovea Wiggins.
04:04Amor's father was known as Lamar Vickerstaff, a 50-year-old native of Opelika.
04:11Lamar was serving in the U.S. Navy.
04:14Prior to the discovery's announcements, detectives journeyed to the Mayport Naval Station in Jacksonville,
04:20where Lamar was stationed at the time, and confronted him about his daughter's passing.
04:25Lamar refused to cooperate. When questioned about the girl's remains, Ruth, Lamar's wife to whom he'd
04:32been married since May 2006, informed detectives that she had no idea who she was or who her real
04:40mother might have been. It was later discovered that Amor's real mother was Sherry Wiggins,
04:46who hailed from Maryland. Sherry met Lamar Vickerstaff when she was only 19.
04:53Lamar was 35 and serving in the Navy at the time. The two lived in the same apartment complex.
05:00Soon after, they decided to take the next step and move in together when Sherry discovered her
05:05pregnancy. Despite this, Lamar's family was deeply angered by the fact that their son had a child out of
05:12wedlock, so the couple agreed to split up after coming to the realization that getting married
05:18wouldn't be feasible. At the age of 37, Sherry told detectives that she was indeed Amor's biological
05:26mother. She confirmed that Lamar and Ruth had received full legal custody over Amor back in 2009,
05:33that Sherry was paying child support to Lamar since then, and that her visitation rights were suspended at
05:39the time of Amor's death. Lamar and Ruth were apprehended in Jacksonville, Florida on January 17,
05:472023. They are currently being detained at the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office and are both charged
05:54with failure to report a missing child. In addition to these charges, Lamar is also facing a felony
06:01murder charge. Sherry, Amor's real mother, spoke out publicly, expressing her feelings on the community's
06:08reaction to her daughter's case. She stated that although some have been kind and understanding of
06:14her situation, many were quick to pass judgment on her without any knowledge of what truly happened.
06:20Despite this, Sherry said the only thing she was worried about was getting justice for Amor.
06:26She extended an immense amount of gratitude towards the Opelika Police Department,
06:31who never gave up on finding her missing child. The Case of Deanna Denise Howland
06:40On the spring day of May 2004, 35-year-old Deanna Denise Howland vanished without a trace.
06:49Deanna hailed from Alton, Illinois. She was a mother of four, yet most of her children never knew her.
06:55Deanna's life leading up to her mysterious vanishing was trouble, to say the least. For years,
07:02she endured a drug addiction that caused her lifestyle to be unsettled and unpredictable.
07:08Nevertheless, one of her daughters noticed something was amiss when Deanna neglected to
07:13appear for a school play she had promised her to attend in May 2004. Then, on a fateful day in June
07:21of 2004, maintenance workers at the rest stop off Interstate 70 discovered a human body which had
07:29been discarded down a grassy incline. The body belonged to a woman, yet some parts of her were
07:35missing. All she had on was a black bra. The lack of decomposition suggested that her death had likely
07:43been recent. Moreover, a sharp blade was found in a nearby sewer, having been discarded at the scene of the
07:50crime. Investigators tried identifying the body using what little evidence they had available to them,
07:58such as a C-section scar, but they were ultimately unsuccessful. As for who was responsible for the
08:05murder, there was only one clue. Witnesses reported that they saw a white utility van parked in the
08:12vicinity of the crime scene 24 hours prior to the discovery of the torso. With no fresh leads to go by,
08:20and with no way of figuring out the woman's identity at the time, her case went cold.
08:27Then, 12 years later, in 2016, advanced DNA testing revealed that the mysterious Jane Doe was,
08:35in fact, Deanna Howland. Subsequently, using this same technology, police were also able to discover
08:43the identity of her murderer by testing the knife which was left at the scene of the crime. It was a
08:49man by the name of Mike Clardy. Mike was apprehended in Maryland Heights at the residence he shared with
08:56his spouse. It turns out, following Deanna's murder, Mike had had a car accident that rendered him blind.
09:04Mike Clardy confessed to murdering Deanna in his home and moving her body to where it was eventually
09:09found. He mentioned that he met Deanna while she was working on the street and that his reasons for
09:15killing her in such a horrific manner were all because of a disagreement. If found guilty,
09:21he is facing up to 40 years in prison for his crime.
09:25The Case of Noelle Renee Trice and Brian Keith Lash
09:32It was the morning hours of August 11, 2017, when someone stumbled upon the lifeless bodies
09:39of Noelle Renee Trice and Brian Keith Lashley in their Fort Wayne, Indiana home. Noelle was born on June 28,
09:481991. Brian, on the other hand, was born on the 7th of July in 1987. They were 25 and 29 years old,
09:58respectively. Officers immediately responded to the scene and found blood splattered throughout the
10:04residence. Investigators were able to determine that a party had taken place at the couple's home
10:10earlier that night after questioning family members and guests who attended. Police began analyzing the
10:17scene of the crime. Law enforcement personnel carefully examined Noelle's phone, discovered in the
10:23hallway for any fingerprints. Unsurprisingly, Noelle's fingerprints were found all over the phone,
10:30but surprisingly, another unknown fingerprint was also discovered. Detectives worked tirelessly to
10:38find a match for the mysterious fingerprint. Initially, they suspected it may have belonged to Brian,
10:44but after running through their database, they soon discovered that the fingerprint belonged to Dustin
10:50Neal, an old acquaintance of the couple. When questioned, Dustin revealed that he had known Noelle
10:57for about 20 years, that he had gone straight to his mother's house right after the party, and, perhaps
11:03most intriguing of all, that he was aware of the couple's possession of three pounds of marijuana,
11:10which, according to Dustin himself, was worth a lot of money. With no evidence against him,
11:17Dustin was allowed to go home, and it seemed as though Noelle and Brian's murderer would never be found.
11:24But then, a person was tracked down who had spoken to Dustin around the time of the murders,
11:30unraveling an even bigger mystery. This individual revealed that Dustin contacted him on 10th of June,
11:382017. Dustin sounded on edge and claimed he had a large quantity of marijuana up for sale.
11:47In July 2022, another witness alerted police that Dustin Neal's half-brother had told him his brother
11:54was responsible for what happened to Noelle and Brian. Investigating further, authorities spoke with
12:01the half-brother in October of that same year, who confessed to hearing Dustin bragging about killing
12:07both Noelle and Brian. In October of 2022, yet another witness came forward, this time claiming
12:16that Dustin had told them that he was responsible for the deaths of Noelle, Brian, and five other people.
12:24During that same month, police analyzed Dustin's cell phone, and they discovered that his cell phone
12:31signals would have placed him at the scene of the crime between 6.20 a.m. and 7.04 a.m.
12:38With so much evidence now in the police possession, the truth was finally revealed. In an ill-conceived
12:45attempt to steal some marijuana, Neal entered the couple's home through a window, believing nobody was
12:51there. Unfortunately, he was then spotted by Brian. Unsure what to do, Neal lunged at Brian with the knife
12:59and murdered him. He then went on to do the same thing to Noelle. On January 1st of 2023,
13:07Fort Wayne Police Department and the Allen County Sheriff's Department charged and arrested 35-year-old
13:13Neal in Wells County. Dustin will soon be extradited to Allen County, where he will be charged with the
13:20murder of Noelle Renee Trice and Brian Keith Lashley. After nearly six years since this crime was
13:27committed, justice has finally been served. The Case of Daisy May Tolman
13:35In 2008, an unidentified female's skeletal remains were discovered west of White Swan. The Akima Coroner's
13:43Office explored all leads available to try an identifier but had no luck with traditional DNA
13:49testing as the bones did not provide an accurate DNA profile. With every lead run dry and no DNA
13:57results in hand, this case soon faded into obscurity. Then, in 2022, the Akima County Coroner's Office and
14:06Othram joined forces to utilize advanced DNA testing with the aim of identifying this unknown woman.
14:14The skeletal remains were sent to Othram where scientists were able to finally obtain a usable
14:20extract from them. Subsequently, the lab employed forensic-grade genome sequencing to construct a complete
14:28DNA profile. The Akima County Coroner's Office conducted an investigation and provided a familiar
14:35reference DNA sample. Othram relied on state-of-the-art familiar testing technology to confirm the
14:41supposed connection between the reference sample and the unknown female's genetic material.
14:47After a thorough investigation, it was confirmed that the unidentified female was Daisy May Tolman,
14:54otherwise known as Daisy May Heath. She was born on 10th of January 1958.
15:01Her missing persons report revealed that she had been residing with relatives in the Akima Indian
15:23Reservation when she went missing. Later, her backpack and keys were discovered at a secluded locale
15:30called Soda Springs within the reservation's territory. Daisy disappeared during the last days of
15:37August 1987 and was not reported missing by her family until late October. The reason her family
15:44waited two full months before reporting her missing was that she had a habit of disappearing for days,
15:50sometimes even weeks at a time. Daisy was 29 years old at the time of her death.
15:57The exact circumstances of her passing remain unknown.
16:03The Case of Wilhelmina Filkins
16:0781-year-old Wilhelmina Violet Filkins was a resident of East Greenbush, New York.
16:14She loved life and spent the years following her retirement tending to her garden and doing volunteer
16:20work. Violet lived in East Greenbush for 60 years but grew up in the neighboring town of Rensselaer,
16:27alongside nine other siblings. She was never married and lived alone.
16:33On the 19th of August 1994, Violet's brother and niece arrived at her apartment blissfully unaware
16:40of what they were about to witness. Though her car, a 1989 Plymouth Reliant, was parked in her normal
16:48spot at the multi-building complex, the two noticed that it was parked in an unusual way,
16:54not at all how Violet typically parks. Intrigued, the two ventured inside the building complex.
17:01As soon as they went inside Violet's home, they were met with a grisly sight. It was their beloved
17:07sibling, not full of vibrancy as usual, but instead lying lifelessly on her apartment floor.
17:15An autopsy later revealed that Violet had been assaulted two days prior to the discovery of her
17:21body. The cause of death was determined to be trauma to the head. Law enforcement officers theorized
17:28that Violet's assailant likely confronted her during a robbery, and this hypothesis became more readily
17:34apparent after it was discovered that her car had been stolen, only to be returned on the very same
17:40day, which explains the unusual way it was parked when her brother and sister saw it. Three years
17:46later, some of Violet's possessions were also discovered near the Nassau-Shodak Cemetery in the
17:53village of Nassau, 10 miles southeast of her apartment complex. In spite of the extensive number of leads
18:00pursued, investigators failed to pin down a likely suspect. Violet's case went cold as a result.
18:08In 2019, 25 years after the original incident occurred, investigators received a tip from a
18:15woman who said that her boyfriend had confessed to robbing an elderly woman before hitting her and
18:21leaving her to die. That poor old woman, I robbed her, I hit her, and I just left her there.
18:28The boyfriend's name was Jeremiah James Guvette. He was 18 at the time the crime took place.
18:36Guvette's name was included in police documents as having been questioned regarding the murder,
18:41but was subsequently ruled out as a potential suspect. Upon graduating from high school,
18:47Guvette moved to Red Hook, New York, where he then enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and was assigned
18:53at Patrick Air Force Base near Cape Canaveral. After being discharged from the military, he returned
18:59home to Red Hook and eventually settled in Rosendale. Guvette was 43 at the time and had found a job
19:08working as a bus driver for elderly seniors. When law enforcement officers arrived at Guvette's home on
19:14October 1st, 2019, and questioned him about Violet's murder, he instantly became defensive and grew
19:22visibly agitated. Furthermore, he refused to talk to anyone without an attorney present. At the same time,
19:30police also questioned Guvette's family members, acquaintances, and colleagues. The next day,
19:35however, Guvette was found dead. He had taken his own life. Just before his untimely death, it was
19:43reported he contacted a family member stating that he didn't want to go to jail. Guvette sounded
19:49terrified and distressed throughout the ominous phone call. Investigators then retrieved fingerprints
19:56and DNA from Guvette for use as proof in the investigation. A comparison between Guvette's
20:02fingerprint and another previously unidentified fingerprint found on a wooden corner of a coffee
20:08table at the scene of the crime revealed what investigators were already suspecting. The fingerprints
20:15were one and the same. On the 19th of January, 2023, the East Greenbush Police Department convened
20:23a press conference to announce that Jeremiah James Guvette was the man responsible for the taking
20:29of Wilhelmina Vilken's life. At the news conference, Wilhelmina's niece expressed great appreciation
20:36for law enforcement and remembered her aunt as a humble woman who lived peacefully and spread nothing
20:42but joy and kindness to all those around her. The Case of Dorothy Lynn Ricker
20:51On October 27, 1997, the Michigan State Police received a call about a body of an unclothed woman
20:58who had washed up on shore near Fox Farm Road in Manistee County. When they arrived at the scene,
21:05they discovered that she was already deceased for some time. At the time of discovery, the only
21:11physical identifier this woman had on her was a single earring. An autopsy later revealed that her
21:18death was due to asphyxia via drowning and determined it was probably accidental. Due to the limited
21:25technology at the time, nobody could figure out with certainty who the woman was. But in September
21:322020, the Michigan State Police Cadillac Post and Missing Persons Coordination Unit decided to reopen
21:40the investigation due to the availability of more advanced DNA testing techniques. As a result, the
21:47woman's body was exhumed and brought to a lab for further examination. Police officials sought the help of a
21:54DNA Doe Project, a non-profit that assists in providing closures for families and investigators
22:00by leveraging investigative genetic genealogy. In July 2021, a potential familiar association was
22:09identified through the use of this technology. The findings were then supplied by the DNA Doe Project
22:16to Michigan State Police, who conducted further investigations. After looking at all the evidence,
22:23authorities determined a potential link between the woman's remains and the Thing family who lived in
22:28Acton, Maine. Subsequently, Michigan State Police secured familiar DNA reference samples from a potential
22:36relative. Unfortunately, the bone samples taken from the woman's remains were not suitable for
22:42traditional testing due to their deteriorated state. Therefore, they were submitted to Intermountain
22:49Forensics in Salt Lake City, Utah, and with advanced next-generation sequencing, a positive identification
22:56was reached on December 2022. The remains were identified as those of Dorothy Lynn Ricker, a 26-year-old
23:05woman who had been living in Chicago before she vanished. Dorothy was last seen on October 2, 1997,
23:13at 12.30 p.m., when officers from the St. Francis Police Department in Wisconsin encountered her sitting
23:20on a beach near the lake and spoke with her. Officers recalled she told them that she was enjoying the
23:26lakefront and the sun. Dorothy wasn't registered as missing at the time, so officers didn't think
23:32much of it. Dorothy's car was found abandoned shortly after she was last seen. Whether Dorothy took her own
23:40life or whether there was some form of foul play remains a mystery to this day.
23:48The Case of Daniel G. Garza Gonzalez
23:52On March 13, 1973, a shocking discovery was made on the banks of Saginaw River in Milwaukee, Michigan.
24:01A man's body had been unceremoniously cast out into the waters. Autosy reports showed that he had
24:08sustained multiple gunshot wounds and injuries caused by blunt force trauma. It appeared someone
24:14had hit him on the back of his head before shooting and throwing away his body, leaving behind no trace.
24:21With no clues as to whom the culprit could be, authorities laid the man's body in an unmarked grave,
24:28and the case went cold for almost 50 years.
24:30However, in 2020, the Michigan State Police Cold Case Team and their Missing Persons Coordination Unit
24:39reopened the case. They exhumed the body for advanced DNA testing and sent a bone sample to Australia
24:46Forensics for Forensics Genetic Genealogy. In late 2021, with help from the non-profit DNA Doe Project,
24:55Inc., they identified a possible familiar match. With collaboration between the Texas Rangers
25:02and the DNA Doe Project, they were able to link the remains to a family in Beeville, Texas,
25:08and obtain familiar DNA reference samples which were sent to an FBI lab for comparison.
25:15On January 5, 2023, it was announced that the John Doe in question had been identified
25:22as Vietnam War veteran Daniel G. Garza Gonzalez, who was only 28 years old at the time of his
25:29disappearance. Following his return to America, he had left Fort Worth, Texas in search of work
25:35in Flint, Michigan, but never made it there or back home again. Daniel's killer remains unknown.
25:43The Michigan State Police Cold Case Team and Missing Persons Coordination Unit is still calling for
25:49anyone with information on Daniel's case to come forward. The Case of Lillian DeClo
25:5789 years old Lillian DeClo was a former teacher and nurse who lived in Broward County in 1994.
26:05She suffered from memory loss and needed assistance with day-to-day activities. Her niece, June Nicholas,
26:12took care of her. On the afternoon of April 29, 1994, June entered her aunt's home only to find Lillian
26:20had been murdered. It appeared as though the assailant had gotten into the house through a
26:25bedroom window and ransacked the place, indicating it was likely not a targeted attack but rather a robbery
26:32gone wrong. In an effort to gather more information, the police diligently collected various objects from the
26:39crime scene as evidence. Years later, in 2004, detectives at Broward County Sheriff's Office
26:47retested Lillian's nightgown and discovered male DNA on it. Hoping to solve the case, Broward County Sheriff's
26:54Office Cold Case Unit reopened the investigation in 2019. They examined previous records and DNA databases,
27:03combing them for any potential leads that may have missed. In the end, they found a likely suspect,
27:10a homeless man by the name of Johnny Mac Brown. Johnny Mac Brown was a former United States Marine
27:17who once lived just down the street from Lillian. His family members shared with detectives that he had
27:23been suffering from substance abuse and PTSD for a number of years, something which eventually led up to
27:30his death in 2010. In August 2022, investigators obtained a court order to unearth Brown's remains
27:39from the South Florida National Cemetery in Palm Beach County. Tests conducted by the Broward County
27:45Sheriff's Office Crime Lab revealed that Brown's DNA was a direct match with the DNA left on Lillian's
27:52nightgown. The truth was finally revealed. Johnny Mac Brown was responsible for what happened to Lillian.
28:00Lillian's case was now solved. When June Nicholas found out who her aunt Killers was,
28:06she had this to say, I know that wherever she is, she can sleep in peace.
28:11The case of Philip Kahn. On July 24, 2000, an unidentified male body was discovered floating
28:22in the Atlantic Ocean, 27 miles off the coast of Maine, near the Grand Manon Banks. In an effort to
28:30identify this man, the Maine Office of Chief Medical Examiner performed an autopsy and took DNA and
28:37fingerprint samples. The samples were submitted to the FBI, yet no matches were found. Despite
28:44their best efforts, no new leads were unearthed by the police and the case went cold. In 2019,
28:52the Maine Office of Chief Medical Examiner enlisted the help of Parabon Nanolabs to evaluate the DNA
28:59and attempt forensic genealogy, hoping to uncover any potential leads. Unfortunately,
29:06their efforts yielded no tangible results. In March 2022, the Maine Office of Chief Medical Examiner
29:15held a meeting with representatives from the FBI's Criminal Justice Information Services
29:21to discuss modernized technologies available through their organization. The unidentified man's
29:27fingerprints and dental records were sent for analysis in May 2022. After review by DPI Services
29:35and further examination at the FBI, it was determined that the remains belonged to 84-year-old Philip Kahn,
29:42who had gone missing in Las Vegas in 2000. One of Philip's family members was notified of the disturbing
29:49finding. Philip had left Las Vegas, Nevada in July 2020 and landed in New York. How his body ended up off
29:58the coast of Maine is a puzzle yet to be solved. The Case of William and Ina Campbell
30:08William and Ina Campbell were a loving elderly couple, both in their 80s, who lived on Jackson Road,
30:15Clarksville, Tennessee. During a heavy snowstorm in 2010, the couple's mailbox was struck by an unfortunate
30:23neighbor driving on the slippery roads. The neighbor tried calling several times, but William Campbell
30:29was not answering his phone, so the neighbor tried calling Daniel Champagne. Daniel was also their neighbor,
30:36but was very close to the Campbells. In fact, the Campbells thought of him as a son and even entrusted him
30:42with a spare set of keys to their house. Daniel attempted to reach out to the couple, yet there was
30:49no response. With no other option, he felt that he had no other recourse but to use the key he'd been
30:55given to gain entrance into their home and check if everything was okay. When he entered the house,
31:01he was greeted by an appalling sight. William and Ina Campbell lay on their beds. They had been murdered in
31:08their sleep. As they aged, the Campbells endured a few medical issues which necessitated them sleeping
31:15in separate beds. When Daniel discovered Ina, she still had her oxygen tube attached to her nose.
31:23After the shock wore out and he slowly began grasping the reality of what he saw, Daniel looked
31:29around him and noticed that the drawers were all ripped apart and all of the kitchen cupboards were
31:33left hanging open, indicating that the place had been ransacked. What was most peculiar of all is
31:41that none of the Campbells' guns were taken. According to the Clarksville police detective Tim Anderson,
31:48guns are the number one thing that gets stolen during a robbery. Immediately, Daniel informed the
31:54police, who promptly arrived on the scene and began analyzing all the evidence. Some of the neighbors were
32:01questioned and recalled that the dogs never barked. This was strange, as the Campbells' dogs definitely
32:07would bark if a stranger walked inside the home unannounced. This led officers to surmise that it was
32:14someone who was well acquainted with the victims and their dogs who had committed the crime. What
32:20investigators found most bizarre was that no items of value were taken, jewelry boxes remained untouched,
32:27the safe had not been tampered with, and all of the money that Campbells had lying around was still
32:33there when police arrived. All of this led officers to conclude that the person behind the crime must
32:39have had ulterior motives that he stood to gain something more substantial than a few pieces of
32:45expensive jewelry and a few hundred dollars. Their adopted son, William Roger Campbell, immediately became a
32:52person of interest as he was next in line to inherit their estate if they were to pass away. Bill Campbell's
32:59estate was valued at $130,000 and Ina's estate was worth approximately $120,000. Investigators also
33:09recalled that Roger refused to cooperate with them fully and even provided several inconsistencies during
33:16questioning. Furthermore, he was declared the last known person to see his parents alive. Despite all of
33:23that, at the time, there wasn't enough evidence linking him to the scene of the crime. As time passed and leads ran
33:31thin, interest in the case slowly fizzled out. Then 11 years later, on June 21st, 2021, Roger Campbell was
33:41apprehended at his home by deputies from the Laudez County Sheriff's Office in what must have been an
33:47unexpected turn of events for him and extradited to Clarksville. His bond was set at $500,000. He was
33:56charged with the murder of his adoptive parents but Roger maintained his innocence, pleading not guilty
34:02to two counts of first-degree murder. What he failed to take into consideration was that detectives were
34:08hard at work gathering up all the evidence necessary for constructing a solid case against him. His trial began on
34:16January 2023. During the trial, prosecutors showcased what detectives have managed to unearth throughout the years and
34:24Roger's prospects for a not guilty verdict slowly began diminishing. It was revealed that only a few days after the
34:32Campbell's remains were found, law enforcement officers traveled to Georgia in order to question him and
34:38in his truck, they noticed an ominously red stained sheet tucked away beneath one of its seats. Although
34:45testing could not determine whether or not it was actually blood, detectives also discovered traces of
34:51Roger's blood found on the surface of a dish soap bottle near the kitchen sink. His upstairs bathroom sink
34:59drain was also looked at and attested positive for blood. Roger Campbell's ex-wife and son both took
35:06to the stand and testified against him. William Sean Campbell, the 35-year-old son of Roger Campbell,
35:14fondly remembered having a close bond with his late grandparents. As for his father, he only saw him
35:20on very rare occasions throughout his childhood. I've been on this earth 35 years and in that 35 years,
35:27I've spent less than 24 hours around him. Sean Campbell also revealed that shortly after his
35:34grandparents' funeral, he learned of an estate auction taking place at their residence. He felt
35:39betrayed because his father never reached out to him about keeping any mementos from his grandparents.
35:46As for 70-year-old Linda Campbell, Roger's former spouse, she testified in court that three days before
35:53the Campbells were discovered dead. She worked at the commissary and was paid to register 17,
35:59only to see Roger there alongside one of his would-be victims, his mother, Ina Campbell. Before then,
36:06Linda hadn't seen or even spoken to Roger for 13 years. He seemed a bit too eager to strike up a
36:13conversation with her, only to cut it short after making it explicitly clear that he was only in town for
36:19a short while and will be leaving on the 28th of January, which, as fate would have it, was the
36:26very same day the Campbells met their gruesome fate. I thought, why do I care when you're leaving? It
36:33seemed as if Roger's real motive was to devise an alibi. After examining the crime scene, detectives
36:40uncovered two .25 caliber shell casings in the victim's room that were linked to one particular firearm.
36:46Interestingly enough, only one casing matched a box of ammunition found at the site. The box belonged
36:53to the late Bill Campbell. According to Andrew Smith, the proprietor of It's Time Clock Shop,
37:00the Campbells owned a very rare Linsgrich grandfather clock. Smith testified that he had been regularly
37:07maintaining the Campbells' clock for several years, visiting their residence yearly to make repairs.
37:14When Smith saw the clock, he offered Bill Campbell $5,000 for it, as fate would have it, in front of
37:20Roger. Bill, however, knew the timepiece was a prize antique, so he refused to part with it.
37:27Smith recalled that, in the days following the tragedy, he received a phone call inquiring if he
37:33was still interested in purchasing the Linsgrich grandfather clock. Excitedly, he agreed and was
37:40given directions on where to go and inspected. When Smith got to the Campbells' household,
37:45he let the courtroom know how thrilled he was to finally be able to purchase the clock.
37:50Unfortunately, instead of his frequent patrons, it was Roger, their adopted son, who greeted him.
37:58I said, where's your mom and dad? He seemed nervous, shaky, and said, didn't you hear? Mom and
38:05dad were shot and killed in the bedrooms. Without hesitation, Smith attempted to put a halt to the
38:11sale. However, Roger tried reassuring him, insisting that he was their only heir and that he can do
38:18whatever he pleased with his parents' belongings. Smith was eventually convinced and decided to go
38:24ahead with the transaction. What Smith found most bizarre was that Roger seemed overly unfazed by his
38:32parents' brutal demise, as he tried his luck by bargaining for $6,000 instead of $5,000, an attempt
38:39that ultimately failed. In the end, Roger agreed to part with his father's clock for only $5,000.
38:47Roger's previous testimony also came back to haunt him. He reported to detectives that he had left his
38:53parents' home at about 7 a.m. on January 28th, 2010, noting that they were still wearing their nightwear
39:00when he set off. Forensic specialists determined the time of death was somewhere around 6.20 a.m.
39:07prior to Roger's departure from the premises. All in all, prosecutors argued that Roger Campbell
39:14was clearly a man influenced by greed. They showcased just how much Roger had financially profited from
39:20the crime. They weren't dying fast enough, said Assistant District Attorney Crystal Morgan.
39:26That's why he killed them. He needed money, and they weren't dying quick enough.
39:32On January 23rd, 2023, 66-year-old William Roger Campbell was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder.
39:43Despite the unfortunate presence of hatred and greed in our world, justice is still within reach.
39:49Thanks to modern technologies and innovative investigation methods,
39:53the truth can now be uncovered more easily than ever before. As long as kindness and determination
40:00persist, we will thankfully always have a fighting chance of finding it.