WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.120 --> 00:00:03.919 Warning. This episode contains graphic crime scene detail. Please listen 2 00:00:03.960 --> 00:00:07.799 with discretion. All witnesses, suspects, and purses of interest are 3 00:00:07.839 --> 00:00:11.279 considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. 4 00:00:11.599 --> 00:00:14.880 Welcome to Primetime Crime. I'm your host, Kylie. Let's talk 5 00:00:15.000 --> 00:00:17.320 right now in true crime, and then together we're going 6 00:00:17.359 --> 00:00:21.320 to work on warming up some pulled cases. Let's go. Hey, guys, 7 00:00:21.320 --> 00:00:24.960 welcome to this week's episode of Primetime Crime. It's Kylie. 8 00:00:25.000 --> 00:00:27.079 We are going to get into a little right now 9 00:00:27.120 --> 00:00:30.160 in true crime. Right off the bat, I have Elec 10 00:00:30.280 --> 00:00:34.399 Murda news his new trial has officially been set for 11 00:00:34.520 --> 00:00:38.640 April fifth, twenty twenty seven. The judge that is presiding 12 00:00:38.719 --> 00:00:42.039 over this case, I really like her. She seems to 13 00:00:42.880 --> 00:00:46.119 really have everything together as far as what she wants, 14 00:00:46.119 --> 00:00:48.359 what she's going to allow, what she's not going to allow. 15 00:00:49.000 --> 00:00:52.200 She did say that the trial might end up having 16 00:00:52.240 --> 00:00:53.920 to be pushed back a couple of weeks, and she's 17 00:00:53.920 --> 00:00:56.479 willing to do that, but we're not going to be 18 00:00:57.000 --> 00:01:00.719 putting it back any further than that. So that is 19 00:01:00.759 --> 00:01:04.840 currently where things stand. Elex's team very much wanted him 20 00:01:04.840 --> 00:01:07.439 to be able to have his laptop so he could 21 00:01:07.680 --> 00:01:10.719 go through evidence and so on and so forth, and 22 00:01:11.200 --> 00:01:13.400 the judge ruled that no, he's not allowed to have 23 00:01:13.400 --> 00:01:15.920 his laptop. He is going to be treated like any 24 00:01:16.000 --> 00:01:19.000 other defendant and they aren't allowed to have their laptop, 25 00:01:19.079 --> 00:01:21.040 so he is not going to be allowed to have his. 26 00:01:21.719 --> 00:01:25.719 They also had asked that he not be in shackles 27 00:01:26.120 --> 00:01:29.359 and just be quote unquote normal in the courtroom, and 28 00:01:29.439 --> 00:01:32.519 that was also denied. So I do appreciate that she 29 00:01:32.640 --> 00:01:35.760 is treating him like any other defendant and he's not 30 00:01:35.799 --> 00:01:39.239 getting special privileges because he is who he is, because 31 00:01:39.280 --> 00:01:42.640 you know, he's eating this up. He is one thousand 32 00:01:42.640 --> 00:01:47.400 percent all about being back in front of everyone and everything. 33 00:01:47.480 --> 00:01:50.200 I'm really curious to see if he's going to testify 34 00:01:50.680 --> 00:01:54.200 what that's going to look like. But I'm already planning 35 00:01:54.439 --> 00:01:57.680 that April is going to once again take over my 36 00:01:57.760 --> 00:02:01.439 life because I didn't have this podcast back during the 37 00:02:01.519 --> 00:02:05.000 last trial, but it a million percent took over my 38 00:02:05.079 --> 00:02:09.199 life and actually is what prompted me to start my 39 00:02:09.280 --> 00:02:13.800 podcast essentially in a roundabout way. So I will continue 40 00:02:13.800 --> 00:02:15.840 to keep you guys updated on this one. I'm going 41 00:02:15.879 --> 00:02:19.919 to be following along as always. So next thing, I 42 00:02:20.000 --> 00:02:22.560 want to talk about is a little bit of Rex 43 00:02:22.639 --> 00:02:26.400 Heureman news, the Long Island serial killer. The big breaking 44 00:02:26.439 --> 00:02:30.560 news this week is that the therapist that was his 45 00:02:30.599 --> 00:02:34.240 therapist while he was in prison for three years is 46 00:02:34.599 --> 00:02:38.800 not licensed to practice. She's been practicing without a license 47 00:02:38.840 --> 00:02:42.840 four years and she is currently facing felony charges of 48 00:02:42.919 --> 00:02:47.599 tens of thousands of dollars in bogus insurance reimbursements. So 49 00:02:47.680 --> 00:02:51.560 her name is Alison Winter. She was fifty two. Like 50 00:02:51.599 --> 00:02:55.800 I said, Rex Hureman's jail house therapist for almost three years, 51 00:02:56.680 --> 00:03:01.080 and she definitely has a lot going on. She was 52 00:03:01.120 --> 00:03:04.759 apparently arrested in November of twenty twenty four on grand 53 00:03:04.800 --> 00:03:08.800 larceny charges as well as a scheme to defraud as 54 00:03:08.840 --> 00:03:13.159 well as fourteen counts of unauthorized practice of a profession 55 00:03:13.319 --> 00:03:18.000 for allegedly posing as a licensed social worker between twenty 56 00:03:18.159 --> 00:03:22.520 eighteen and twenty twenty four. I personally don't know how 57 00:03:22.680 --> 00:03:25.879 people get away with this and they're still billing insurance. 58 00:03:26.360 --> 00:03:29.960 It's just a wild, insane ride. I don't understand it. 59 00:03:30.120 --> 00:03:34.439 None of it makes any sense. But just another little 60 00:03:34.439 --> 00:03:38.080 bit of saga in the Rex Humorman case, because again, 61 00:03:38.199 --> 00:03:41.719 it seems to be every single week since he has 62 00:03:41.960 --> 00:03:45.520 been officially sentenced, there has been different things that have 63 00:03:45.560 --> 00:03:48.319 been coming out, So that is kind of the latest 64 00:03:48.319 --> 00:03:51.479 on that. I don't really know if there is anything 65 00:03:51.560 --> 00:03:54.319 more that will come of this one, but if there is, 66 00:03:54.439 --> 00:03:56.879 I will be sure to keep you guys updated and 67 00:03:57.120 --> 00:04:00.240 let you guys know one thing I totally forgot to 68 00:04:00.280 --> 00:04:02.919 mention on last week's Right Now in True Crime that 69 00:04:02.960 --> 00:04:04.919 I wanted to update you on because it is so 70 00:04:04.919 --> 00:04:09.319 so important. I have gotten to know Hokuten over the 71 00:04:09.400 --> 00:04:12.800 last couple of years and become familiar with her story, 72 00:04:13.400 --> 00:04:15.680 and I have had her on the podcast to talk 73 00:04:15.759 --> 00:04:20.279 about the tragedy that happened to her children, Alec and Lydia, 74 00:04:20.319 --> 00:04:25.279 and I have learned so much about phill aside and 75 00:04:25.720 --> 00:04:29.519 coercive control and everything that Hope went through and what 76 00:04:29.680 --> 00:04:32.759 she is doing to help change the laws and protect children. 77 00:04:33.480 --> 00:04:36.319 And I wanted to let you guys know that House 78 00:04:36.360 --> 00:04:39.480 built two nine nine five. The Alec and Lydia Act 79 00:04:39.639 --> 00:04:45.000 was officially passed and signed by Governor Hobbes in Arizona 80 00:04:45.240 --> 00:04:48.920 on the twenty second of June, which was a huge 81 00:04:49.279 --> 00:04:54.639 monumental way to honor Alec and Lydia and help save 82 00:04:54.800 --> 00:04:58.959 other children. So I just wanted to give a shout 83 00:04:58.959 --> 00:05:01.600 out to Hope for everything that she has done. She 84 00:05:01.680 --> 00:05:04.759 is hoping to save children and prevent what happened to 85 00:05:04.839 --> 00:05:09.360 her children from happening to any other families, and not 86 00:05:09.439 --> 00:05:12.120 just in Arizona, but hoping that this is going to 87 00:05:13.120 --> 00:05:16.240 go across the United States hopefully, because that is exactly 88 00:05:16.240 --> 00:05:19.800 what needs to happen. Children need to be at the 89 00:05:19.839 --> 00:05:24.600 front and center in family court, and ultimately, this passing 90 00:05:24.639 --> 00:05:26.879 of this bill is going to help save lives. And 91 00:05:27.360 --> 00:05:31.839 Hope truly has done this as a passion project and 92 00:05:31.959 --> 00:05:34.759 has been able to use her own pain and her 93 00:05:34.879 --> 00:05:39.560 own personal tragedy to put something like this in place 94 00:05:39.879 --> 00:05:42.519 so that way this doesn't happen to other children and 95 00:05:42.560 --> 00:05:45.600 it doesn't happen to other families. So I did want 96 00:05:45.600 --> 00:05:47.680 to take a minute to recognize her and all of 97 00:05:47.720 --> 00:05:52.040 her hard work, and just everybody that has supported Hope 98 00:05:52.160 --> 00:05:56.920 and shared posts and really been behind her as a 99 00:05:57.000 --> 00:06:01.560 voice against philocide, because it truly does take village. She 100 00:06:01.800 --> 00:06:05.439 is a really amazing woman and she worked her butt 101 00:06:05.480 --> 00:06:09.240 off to get everything passed through, but she couldn't do 102 00:06:09.279 --> 00:06:13.319 it alone. So everyone that has supported her and has 103 00:06:13.360 --> 00:06:16.399 been behind her, has shared her story, has been willing 104 00:06:16.439 --> 00:06:19.959 to listen to her story because her story is obviously 105 00:06:20.079 --> 00:06:22.639 very heartbreaking and a lot of people don't like to 106 00:06:22.720 --> 00:06:27.079 listen to stories that involve children, but it's so important 107 00:06:27.279 --> 00:06:30.000 and this is the reason that it's important, because laws 108 00:06:30.000 --> 00:06:33.000 are being put into place, things are going to change, 109 00:06:33.040 --> 00:06:36.759 and children's lives are going to be saved, and ultimately 110 00:06:37.079 --> 00:06:40.160 that is the end goal. So hope, if you're listening 111 00:06:40.199 --> 00:06:42.600 to this, I love you so much and I am 112 00:06:42.839 --> 00:06:45.560 so so proud of you, and I hope that you 113 00:06:45.639 --> 00:06:48.759 know how proud Alec and Lydia are of you. We 114 00:06:49.040 --> 00:06:53.879 do have an update in Charlie Adelson's appeal journey. His 115 00:06:53.959 --> 00:06:57.839 appeal has officially been denied, so we do not have 116 00:06:57.920 --> 00:07:00.879 to go through another trial for him again, and I 117 00:07:00.959 --> 00:07:04.720 am very grateful for that because, in my opinion, I 118 00:07:04.759 --> 00:07:07.920 think it is pretty obvious that Charlie Adelson is exactly 119 00:07:07.959 --> 00:07:11.920 where he needs to be. In other appeal news, Corey 120 00:07:12.040 --> 00:07:16.480 Richins has filed a motion to get a new trial, 121 00:07:17.199 --> 00:07:21.879 citing that the judge that oversaw her trial was unfairly 122 00:07:21.920 --> 00:07:25.480 biased towards the prosecution and that could have swayed the 123 00:07:25.560 --> 00:07:29.079 jury in some way, shape or form. I personally think 124 00:07:29.160 --> 00:07:31.879 that she is grasping at straws because I don't think 125 00:07:31.959 --> 00:07:35.240 that anything that the judge did made me feel like 126 00:07:35.360 --> 00:07:39.560 he was unfairly biased towards the state. They also talked 127 00:07:39.639 --> 00:07:42.560 about the fact that they were allowed to bring in 128 00:07:42.600 --> 00:07:45.120 all of the financial aspects of things, all of the 129 00:07:45.439 --> 00:07:50.680 potential financial crimes that were in Corey's past, and kind 130 00:07:50.680 --> 00:07:54.079 of made it a similarity to Elec Murda and how 131 00:07:54.120 --> 00:07:57.800 all of the financials were allowed in his trial and 132 00:07:57.839 --> 00:08:00.800 that led to him being convicted for the murders of 133 00:08:00.879 --> 00:08:04.759 his wife and son. And similarly, with Corey, she had 134 00:08:05.040 --> 00:08:09.399 quote unquote financial motivation and then was essentially convicted for 135 00:08:09.480 --> 00:08:12.600 the murder of her husband Eric. So there's a lot 136 00:08:12.639 --> 00:08:14.920 going on there with that one. I'll continue to keep 137 00:08:14.959 --> 00:08:18.839 you guys updated. If there is any breaking news on 138 00:08:18.959 --> 00:08:22.240 anything Corey Richard's related, I will be sure to bring 139 00:08:22.279 --> 00:08:24.920 it to you here. But that about does it for 140 00:08:25.120 --> 00:08:27.279 right now. On True Crime. I do want to do 141 00:08:27.560 --> 00:08:31.519 a little bit of a background episode on all that's 142 00:08:31.560 --> 00:08:34.559 going down in Ohio right now, but I need to 143 00:08:34.600 --> 00:08:36.320 be able to sit and dig in a little bit 144 00:08:36.320 --> 00:08:39.399 more on that, so I'll probably talk about that whole 145 00:08:39.440 --> 00:08:43.320 story on next week's episode right now on True Crime, 146 00:08:43.519 --> 00:08:45.320 but for now, we are going to go ahead and 147 00:08:45.519 --> 00:08:49.159 get into this week's case. Alrighty guys, Today we are 148 00:08:49.159 --> 00:08:52.960 diving into a brand new case. We are going to 149 00:08:52.960 --> 00:08:57.559 be discussing the abduction and subsequent murder of five year 150 00:08:57.600 --> 00:09:01.559 old Neveya Buchanan out of Monroe, Michigan in two thousand 151 00:09:01.600 --> 00:09:04.919 and nine. I do want to give a content warning 152 00:09:05.039 --> 00:09:09.000 on this episode. The details of this case are extremely 153 00:09:09.039 --> 00:09:12.559 disturbing and it also involves a child, so please take 154 00:09:12.600 --> 00:09:16.600 care when listening. I totally understand if this is one 155 00:09:16.799 --> 00:09:21.200 that you have to skip because it is tough, and honestly, 156 00:09:21.399 --> 00:09:24.159 with cases like this, I very much go back and 157 00:09:24.200 --> 00:09:27.240 forth on if I should cover them or not. But ultimately, 158 00:09:27.399 --> 00:09:32.159 exposure is key to getting justice because unfortunately, the person 159 00:09:32.240 --> 00:09:35.360 that did this to Nevea is still at large, and 160 00:09:35.440 --> 00:09:37.840 as long as they are out there and haven't been 161 00:09:37.879 --> 00:09:42.399 held accountable, we run the risk of this happening again. 162 00:09:42.679 --> 00:09:45.559 So talking about it and sharing about it is the 163 00:09:45.639 --> 00:09:50.120 first step. Let's go ahead and get into Nevea's story now. 164 00:09:50.879 --> 00:09:54.679 Nevea A Maya Buchanan was born on February third of 165 00:09:54.720 --> 00:09:58.840 two thousand and four to her parents, Jennifer Buchanan and 166 00:09:59.080 --> 00:10:02.480 Shane in a host. The next part of this is 167 00:10:02.519 --> 00:10:07.320 going to be taken directly from Nevea's obituary, so you 168 00:10:07.360 --> 00:10:10.759 can get an idea of who Nevea was. Novella was 169 00:10:10.799 --> 00:10:14.200 an excellent student. She enjoyed every day at preschool and 170 00:10:14.279 --> 00:10:18.440 recently had graduated from the Discovery Preschool program at Cantrick. 171 00:10:19.039 --> 00:10:21.720 She could often be found spending time at the playground 172 00:10:21.840 --> 00:10:25.000 or hanging out with her new best friend, Austin. She 173 00:10:25.159 --> 00:10:27.840 thought that she was hot stuff while driving her power 174 00:10:27.840 --> 00:10:32.440 wheels Escalade or riding her scooter. She also loved motorcycles, 175 00:10:33.000 --> 00:10:36.360 so that, like I said, was taken directly from her obituary. 176 00:10:37.000 --> 00:10:40.039 Nevea is also described as having a smile that could 177 00:10:40.080 --> 00:10:42.639 warm the room and a personality that could tame a 178 00:10:42.759 --> 00:10:46.000 wild heart. She had a huge love for life. Her 179 00:10:46.000 --> 00:10:48.559 favorite movie was The Jungle Book, and she was a 180 00:10:48.600 --> 00:10:52.720 tomboy who hated to wear dresses. Ended only five years 181 00:10:52.720 --> 00:10:56.200 old when her life was tragically taken. Nevea sounds like 182 00:10:56.279 --> 00:10:59.639 she was truly an amazing kid. So Nevea lived with 183 00:10:59.720 --> 00:11:04.159 her maternal grandmother Sherry and her mom, Jennifer, in Monroe, Michigan. 184 00:11:04.799 --> 00:11:08.559 Monroe is about twenty minutes from the Ohio border. They 185 00:11:08.639 --> 00:11:13.240 lived at the Charlotte Arms Apartments, located at one point 186 00:11:13.240 --> 00:11:18.000 one six' Six North Macomb street In, Monroe. Michigan it 187 00:11:18.039 --> 00:11:22.039 does appear that the complex has since been renamed and 188 00:11:22.120 --> 00:11:26.519 it is now Called Sterling Point. Apartments this apartment complex 189 00:11:26.799 --> 00:11:30.759 was considered lower income housing at the. Time the complex 190 00:11:30.919 --> 00:11:34.399 was three floors and one hundred and eighty. Units nevea 191 00:11:34.480 --> 00:11:37.799 and her family lived on the ground. Floor nevea's, Father, 192 00:11:37.919 --> 00:11:41.600 shane lived In, Toledo, ohio and it doesn't seem like 193 00:11:41.679 --> 00:11:45.000 he had a lot of involvement in her life prior 194 00:11:45.120 --> 00:11:48.600 to her going. MISSING i believe it had been about 195 00:11:48.639 --> 00:11:51.559 three years since he had had any communication With, nevea 196 00:11:51.679 --> 00:11:55.360 meaning the last time he had had any communication with 197 00:11:55.399 --> 00:11:58.600 her was when she was two years. Old, so needless to, 198 00:11:58.639 --> 00:12:02.159 Say shane And jennifer were not together at the time 199 00:12:02.200 --> 00:12:06.679 That nevea went. Missing navea's, Mom, jennifer had recently spent 200 00:12:06.759 --> 00:12:09.559 a few weeks in jail before being placed on probation 201 00:12:10.360 --> 00:12:14.679 in connection with a home. Invasion i've also seen additional 202 00:12:14.720 --> 00:12:19.679 reports that report That jennifer had also been in jail 203 00:12:19.759 --> 00:12:24.720 previously When navella was, younger which is why her, Grandmother 204 00:12:24.840 --> 00:12:29.200 sherry had legal custody Of nevea and still had legal 205 00:12:29.240 --> 00:12:31.720 custody of her at the time of her. Death But 206 00:12:31.879 --> 00:12:34.559 jennifer was back home now and she was focused on 207 00:12:34.720 --> 00:12:37.519 building a better life for her and her. Daughter so 208 00:12:37.679 --> 00:12:41.240 let's fast forward To, Sunday may twenty fourth of two 209 00:12:41.320 --> 00:12:45.200 thousand and. Nine it Was Memorial day. Weekend sherry was 210 00:12:45.279 --> 00:12:48.759 at work that, day So jennifer was home With. Nevea 211 00:12:49.440 --> 00:12:53.159 jennifer had a friend and her friend's child who was 212 00:12:53.279 --> 00:12:55.679 going to be spending the, night so they were. Over 213 00:12:56.440 --> 00:12:59.159 so the adults were hanging out and is, typical the 214 00:12:59.240 --> 00:13:02.759 children were outside. Playing it was the early months of 215 00:13:02.840 --> 00:13:06.480 summer and that is what they. Did there was a 216 00:13:06.559 --> 00:13:10.120 playground at the complex that the children would often spend time, 217 00:13:10.200 --> 00:13:13.159 at but they would also play around the, complex or 218 00:13:13.240 --> 00:13:16.320 they would go to other children's apartments in the complex 219 00:13:16.399 --> 00:13:20.000 and play. There this was not unusual For. Nevea she 220 00:13:20.080 --> 00:13:24.080 was always out. Playing so on this particular, day it 221 00:13:24.240 --> 00:13:27.679 was around five pm And nevea had had an. Accident 222 00:13:27.919 --> 00:13:31.360 she had used the restroom on. Herself she was so 223 00:13:31.399 --> 00:13:35.159 involved in playing that she accidentally used the restroom on. 224 00:13:35.200 --> 00:13:38.480 Herself so she went back home to change, clothes and 225 00:13:38.519 --> 00:13:42.519 she changed into a sleeveless light blue shirt with red 226 00:13:42.559 --> 00:13:45.960 and white horizontal stripes and a WHITE v neck collar 227 00:13:46.080 --> 00:13:49.360 and jean. Shorts she told her mom that she was 228 00:13:49.399 --> 00:13:52.360 going to go upstairs to her Friend austin's, apartment and 229 00:13:52.440 --> 00:13:55.320 she grabbed a popsicle and then went out the. Door 230 00:13:55.960 --> 00:13:58.720 So austin was a little, older he was, eight and 231 00:13:58.759 --> 00:14:01.480 he lived upstairs from the and he was her best. 232 00:14:01.559 --> 00:14:06.000 Friend this was honestly about a ten second commute From 233 00:14:06.120 --> 00:14:11.399 nevea's apartment To austin's. Apartment so around six thirty, pm 234 00:14:11.679 --> 00:14:13.919 the child of the friend who was staying with them 235 00:14:13.919 --> 00:14:17.120 at the apartment came in and Told jennifer That nevea 236 00:14:17.279 --> 00:14:20.080 was playing in the street on her, scooter which she 237 00:14:20.360 --> 00:14:24.440 wasn't supposed to. Do, now there's also reports that it 238 00:14:24.519 --> 00:14:27.200 could have been the parking lot that she was playing, 239 00:14:27.200 --> 00:14:30.600 in but, essentially wherever she, was it was an area 240 00:14:30.879 --> 00:14:33.840 that was off limits To, nevea and she knew that 241 00:14:33.919 --> 00:14:38.120 she wasn't supposed to be playing. There So jennifer knew 242 00:14:38.120 --> 00:14:40.320 that she said she was going to be going, upstairs 243 00:14:40.559 --> 00:14:43.320 so she wasn't even supposed to be. Outside she was 244 00:14:43.320 --> 00:14:47.039 supposed to be upstairs In austin's. Apartment So jennifer proceeded 245 00:14:47.039 --> 00:14:50.960 to get up from the couch and go outside and 246 00:14:51.039 --> 00:14:54.720 Find nevea and make sure that she was not doing 247 00:14:54.759 --> 00:14:58.960 something she wasn't supposed to. Do and she went out 248 00:14:59.000 --> 00:15:02.399 and couldn't F she asked some of the other kids 249 00:15:02.440 --> 00:15:04.720 who were outside if they had seen, her and they 250 00:15:04.759 --> 00:15:08.519 all said. No then in her, travels she ran across 251 00:15:08.559 --> 00:15:11.519 the apartment manager who also said the same. Thing she 252 00:15:11.559 --> 00:15:15.399 had also not Seen, nevea so she kept searching and. 253 00:15:15.440 --> 00:15:18.720 Searching she went door to. Door she was going to 254 00:15:18.879 --> 00:15:21.720 all Of nvea's friends apartments trying to find. Her she 255 00:15:21.840 --> 00:15:25.240 wasn't An austin's, apartment and then she eventually made her 256 00:15:25.240 --> 00:15:27.879 way to the back of the complex and that is 257 00:15:27.919 --> 00:15:32.120 where she Found nevea's, scooter but there was No nevea in. Sight, 258 00:15:32.960 --> 00:15:36.679 NOW i have seen various reports on what happened, next 259 00:15:36.759 --> 00:15:40.120 but from different Articles i've, seen it appears at this 260 00:15:40.240 --> 00:15:42.919 point in time That jennifer called a friend of, hers 261 00:15:43.200 --> 00:15:46.639 thirty nine year Old George kennedy to help her. Search 262 00:15:47.559 --> 00:15:50.960 george was close To jennifer And, nevea And nevea even 263 00:15:51.039 --> 00:15:54.919 called Him Daddy. George it does appear that at one 264 00:15:54.919 --> 00:15:58.320 point in Time jennifer And george had, dated but they 265 00:15:58.320 --> 00:16:01.480 were not actively dating at the time That nevea had. 266 00:16:01.480 --> 00:16:05.519 Disappeared So jennifer Asked george to help her look For, 267 00:16:05.600 --> 00:16:09.000 nevea and that's exactly what they. Did they searched the 268 00:16:09.120 --> 00:16:12.960 local playgrounds and also searched a Nearby kmart store that 269 00:16:13.080 --> 00:16:16.120 was kind of caddy corner to the apartment, complex thinking 270 00:16:16.200 --> 00:16:19.639 Maybe nevea had wandered off over, there but there was 271 00:16:19.720 --> 00:16:22.840 no sign of. Her so somewhere between eight and eight, 272 00:16:23.000 --> 00:16:26.679 fifteen a nine to one call was made to Report nevea. 273 00:16:26.799 --> 00:16:30.360 Missing jennifer also Called cherry to let her know That 274 00:16:30.480 --> 00:16:33.480 nevea was, missing And chery was just about to leave 275 00:16:33.480 --> 00:16:36.000 from work when she got the, call and she arrived 276 00:16:36.039 --> 00:16:39.080 back home before law enforcement showed up at the. Apartment 277 00:16:40.039 --> 00:16:43.480 Once nevea was reported, missing law enforcement set up a 278 00:16:43.600 --> 00:16:47.600 large scale search For. Nevea this included a canine unit and. 279 00:16:47.759 --> 00:16:52.000 Helicopters there were also police officers and volunteers From monroe 280 00:16:52.000 --> 00:16:57.279 because words spread. Fast Once nevea went, missing investigators began 281 00:16:57.440 --> 00:17:01.200 to Interview jennifer, extensively and it was at this point 282 00:17:01.279 --> 00:17:05.519 in time they realized exactly Who George kennedy. Was he 283 00:17:05.680 --> 00:17:08.680 was a convicted, Felon he had served time for home 284 00:17:08.720 --> 00:17:14.559 evasion and also was a registered sex. Offender once investigators 285 00:17:14.599 --> 00:17:17.880 realized he was close With jennifer and involved In nevea's, 286 00:17:17.880 --> 00:17:21.559 life they arrested him for violating his parole as he 287 00:17:21.720 --> 00:17:24.400 was to have no contact with children due to his 288 00:17:24.480 --> 00:17:28.880 sex offender. Status at twelve thirty am On, monday An 289 00:17:28.920 --> 00:17:32.960 amber alert was issued For. Nevea amber alerts In michigan 290 00:17:33.000 --> 00:17:35.559 in two thousand and nine were a bit different than 291 00:17:35.559 --> 00:17:39.519 they are present. Day they were facts to radio AND 292 00:17:39.640 --> 00:17:43.039 tv stations and then were sent to phones that opted 293 00:17:43.039 --> 00:17:46.359 into the, alert so not everybody got the. Alert when 294 00:17:46.440 --> 00:17:49.880 the alert was, issued all one hundred and eighty units 295 00:17:49.880 --> 00:17:52.720 of the complex were, searched as well as the residents, 296 00:17:52.880 --> 00:17:57.200 questioned and nearby quarry was searched by divers and sonar 297 00:17:57.240 --> 00:18:01.319 equipment and cadaver equipment were also brought. In Lake monroe 298 00:18:01.359 --> 00:18:04.839 was searched with no sign Of. Nevea the only possible 299 00:18:04.880 --> 00:18:08.240 witness at this point was a man Named Tim. Finley 300 00:18:09.000 --> 00:18:11.640 he had visited his sister who lived at the. Complex 301 00:18:12.160 --> 00:18:15.599 he left the apartment complex around seven pm and he 302 00:18:15.720 --> 00:18:19.759 said he hadn't noticed any children playing, outside but he 303 00:18:19.880 --> 00:18:22.680 did see a little red car speed out of the 304 00:18:22.720 --> 00:18:25.400 complex parking, lot and in his mind he thought that 305 00:18:25.480 --> 00:18:28.640 was a little. Weird but other than this, sighting no 306 00:18:28.640 --> 00:18:33.599 one saw or heard, anything and nobody Saw. Nevea as 307 00:18:33.680 --> 00:18:37.559 investigators continue to Question, jennifer they learned that she had 308 00:18:37.640 --> 00:18:41.039 another person in her life that had a sketchy passed 309 00:18:41.720 --> 00:18:44.960 a man Named Roy. Smith he was forty eight years, 310 00:18:45.000 --> 00:18:48.599 old and this is an individual Who jennifer had met 311 00:18:48.640 --> 00:18:52.599 Through George kennedy and no shock. Here he was also 312 00:18:52.880 --> 00:18:57.039 a registered sex. Offender in nineteen ninety, one he was 313 00:18:57.119 --> 00:19:01.519 charged with third degree sexual conduct for sexual assault and 314 00:19:01.599 --> 00:19:04.759 he was sentenced to fifteen years and had only been 315 00:19:04.799 --> 00:19:09.319 released a year. Earlier he was also taken into custody 316 00:19:09.359 --> 00:19:12.839 for parole violations as he also was not to have 317 00:19:12.920 --> 00:19:17.240 any contact with. Children there was also this really weird 318 00:19:17.240 --> 00:19:21.039 thing that was discovered That george And roy had traded vehicles. 319 00:19:21.079 --> 00:19:25.440 Recently roy had traded his van To, george And george 320 00:19:25.519 --> 00:19:29.839 ended up getting His thunderbird in. Exchange On may twenty, 321 00:19:29.880 --> 00:19:34.079 seventh investigators obtained a search warrant For George kennedy's, home 322 00:19:34.880 --> 00:19:37.880 which was really just a low budget motel room that 323 00:19:38.000 --> 00:19:41.559 he had been. Renting they found some stuff that set 324 00:19:41.559 --> 00:19:45.000 off alarm. Bells they found bloody clothes and blood on the, 325 00:19:45.039 --> 00:19:49.559 walls and there were pictures inside of underage, girls which 326 00:19:49.599 --> 00:19:55.240 we can assume were probably inappropriate given his. History, allegedly 327 00:19:55.920 --> 00:19:59.920 in my, opinion the clothing was sent off for comparison 328 00:20:00.319 --> 00:20:03.400 To NIVEAYA'S dna and it ended up coming back as 329 00:20:03.519 --> 00:20:06.759 not a. Match When george was questioned about where the 330 00:20:06.799 --> 00:20:09.480 blood came, from he said he didn't know how the 331 00:20:09.519 --> 00:20:12.160 blood got there and thought that maybe at some point 332 00:20:12.200 --> 00:20:16.119 he had cut his. Hand in a jailhouse interview he 333 00:20:16.200 --> 00:20:21.279 did With Mark, Reader George kennedy said the following, QUOTE 334 00:20:21.720 --> 00:20:24.440 i didn't take, her AND i definitely didn't kill. HER 335 00:20:25.119 --> 00:20:27.559 i have no. CLUE i wish THAT i did have some. 336 00:20:27.680 --> 00:20:30.279 CLUE i am hoping that she ain't. DEAD i still 337 00:20:30.279 --> 00:20:32.599 got my fingers crossed that they are going to find her. 338 00:20:32.640 --> 00:20:35.880 Alive end. Quote, so following the arrest of these two. 339 00:20:35.880 --> 00:20:40.240 Individuals they continue to Question jennifer and they ended up 340 00:20:40.279 --> 00:20:43.680 doing a thorough search of her home and her different electronic. 341 00:20:43.720 --> 00:20:47.920 Devices she said she had nothing to, hide and it 342 00:20:48.000 --> 00:20:51.279 was even noted that she never retained legal counsel and 343 00:20:51.359 --> 00:20:54.240 the reason for this is she said she didn't have 344 00:20:54.359 --> 00:20:57.559 anything to hide and she didn't need it because she 345 00:20:57.720 --> 00:21:01.039 did nothing. Wrong she also said that she had no 346 00:21:01.160 --> 00:21:05.680 idea who would want to hurt her. Child investigators continued 347 00:21:05.759 --> 00:21:09.559 to scour the apartment complex and question, neighbors and they 348 00:21:09.599 --> 00:21:13.400 followed up on all. Tips tips were pouring in by the. 349 00:21:13.480 --> 00:21:16.799 Dozens they had questioned at least two hundred and forty 350 00:21:16.839 --> 00:21:20.519 people related to her case at this. Point On may thirty, 351 00:21:20.559 --> 00:21:23.799 first another man came into the picture as a possible, 352 00:21:23.839 --> 00:21:28.200 suspect sixty five year Old James, easter who was reported 353 00:21:28.200 --> 00:21:31.519 to police as someone to look into because he was 354 00:21:31.599 --> 00:21:36.759 reportedly burning items in his backyard Following nevea's. Disappearance he 355 00:21:36.839 --> 00:21:40.920 also was a little. Sketchy he was charged with indecent 356 00:21:40.960 --> 00:21:44.599 exposure in the late nineties after he decided to take 357 00:21:44.640 --> 00:21:47.920 off his clothes behind them In Row library because he 358 00:21:48.000 --> 00:21:50.279 said it was a, nice warm day and he wanted 359 00:21:50.319 --> 00:21:54.400 to just relish in the, nice warm. Day two kids 360 00:21:54.440 --> 00:21:58.000 came across him and called the, cops so he was 361 00:21:58.000 --> 00:22:01.680 brought in for, questioning and they did everything they could 362 00:22:01.720 --> 00:22:03.759 to try to break. Him they were trying to Pin 363 00:22:04.240 --> 00:22:07.799 navea's abduction on, him and he said he had nothing 364 00:22:07.839 --> 00:22:11.200 to do with her, disappearance and he maintained his. Innocence 365 00:22:11.880 --> 00:22:14.720 he was let, go and once he got back, home 366 00:22:14.839 --> 00:22:18.960 he once again began to burn. Items they, were, however 367 00:22:19.119 --> 00:22:21.079 keeping an eye on him because they knew that there 368 00:22:21.119 --> 00:22:23.759 was something a little off about this. Guy so he 369 00:22:23.880 --> 00:22:27.880 was then arrested for charges related to burning property and 370 00:22:27.920 --> 00:22:31.480 then was officially named as a person of interest In navea's. 371 00:22:31.559 --> 00:22:36.599 Case james would go on to give several concerning statements 372 00:22:36.680 --> 00:22:40.720 about her. Disappearance following his, arrest he was asked by 373 00:22:40.720 --> 00:22:43.880 AN fbi agent what he thought had happened To, nevea 374 00:22:44.440 --> 00:22:47.960 and he said the following. Quote IF i was a 375 00:22:48.000 --> 00:22:50.559 bad guy AND i was looking for something like a 376 00:22:50.559 --> 00:22:53.319 little girl or a little, CHILD i would have drove 377 00:22:53.400 --> 00:22:56.680 my pickup in. THERE i would have made a horseshoe 378 00:22:56.759 --> 00:22:59.559 around the office and the POOL i would have pulled. 379 00:22:59.599 --> 00:23:03.799 Onto this turned on my hazard, lights pretending to have 380 00:23:03.920 --> 00:23:07.480 a car, problem and THEN i would have snuck up 381 00:23:07.519 --> 00:23:10.920 along the blind side of those pine. Trees and then 382 00:23:10.960 --> 00:23:14.079 he made a comment about how there's always maintenance workers out. 383 00:23:14.079 --> 00:23:19.680 There so, yes this is absolutely him describing how at 384 00:23:19.720 --> 00:23:23.759 the exact apartment complex That nvea was abducted, from how 385 00:23:23.799 --> 00:23:27.400 he would abduct a. Child and if you're asking, yourself 386 00:23:27.519 --> 00:23:31.279 how does he have familiarity with the apartment complex That 387 00:23:31.400 --> 00:23:34.799 nvella went missing, From i'm about to tell. You. So 388 00:23:35.039 --> 00:23:38.480 it turns out That James easter was dating a gal 389 00:23:38.839 --> 00:23:45.200 Named janie and she lived at that same, complex and interestingly, 390 00:23:45.359 --> 00:23:48.119 enough she may have been one of the last people 391 00:23:48.200 --> 00:23:52.160 to See. Nevea she told The Detroit Free press that 392 00:23:52.319 --> 00:23:56.079 around five or six, pm she Saw navea go by 393 00:23:56.160 --> 00:23:59.359 with a little boy behind her on her. Scooter she 394 00:23:59.519 --> 00:24:02.440 was riding her scooter like a normal, child and then 395 00:24:02.559 --> 00:24:06.400 minutes later she noticed the scooter had been abandoned under her. 396 00:24:06.440 --> 00:24:10.519 Window she said she didn't hear any yells or anything 397 00:24:10.640 --> 00:24:12.720 that stood out to her that would lead her to 398 00:24:12.720 --> 00:24:17.079 believe that anything bad, happened but that is an interesting little. Tadbit, 399 00:24:17.240 --> 00:24:21.960 nonetheless law enforcement then ended up Searching james's place and 400 00:24:22.000 --> 00:24:25.240 they found, pornography a duct, tape and gloves that were 401 00:24:25.279 --> 00:24:28.720