for years. connie built a successful career as a radiologist, she even wrote a book on breast cancer screening. by 2016 dwight s spousal support had ended. so had the visits with his son. connie no longer had to see her ex-husband in court but she and rick remained hyper-vigilant, especially about her son. you don t get to just say, let s go to the movies. you ve gotta scan the parking lot. reporter: in early june, when rick saw the news about the shootings of steve pitt and the two paralegals at elizabeth feldman s law firm, he came to an undeiable conclusion. i was certain who it was. it s dwight jones. reporter: his first thought was he had to find connie. i immediately start to text her to call me, start calling her phone, i m getting no response. reporter: then rick heard about the murder in therapist karen kolbe s office. and he became more concerned. after a tense hour, connie called back. she was ok.
educating people to see the warning signs of oncoming violence. there are always red flags and warning signs. it s not about blame. it s about prevention. and if we don t teach people what those signs are and we don t modify our system so people know who to reach out to, then we are failing. my message to any domestic violence victim out there is you re responsible for your own safety. if you count on the system to protect you, you make a mistake. you are making a mistake. i went in very naive. reporter: the sad truth is that some stories don t have happy endings. sometimes, particularly in real life, the bad guys win. but maybe connie and rick are the best living proof that some beauty can blossom from even the darkest of situations. a friend of mine told me that he really likes you. and i said, no, he doesn t. he is my friend. he s watching out for me. right. but he grows on you.
clock and the fast-moving killer. now, thanks to a tip from rick anglin, they were getting closer. i m convinced that we re dealing with dwight jones at this point. reporter: rick recognized that all the crime scenes related back to dwight and connie s divorce, and custody battles from nearly a decade earlier. plus, forensic analysis had already told police all four victims had probably been killed with the same weapon. and there was a critical piece of evidence that might link the weapon to dwight. that bit of dna on a shell casing recovered from the scene of steve pitt s murder. dna tests can take weeks or months. that was time police didn t have. we had some family members of mr. jones that were in northern arizona with the help of the phoenix police department air unit we flew a detective up there. reporter: at the same time, other investigators were on the hunt for dwight. we had a vehicle description for mr. jones. it was a 2001 gold mercedes
pitt s murder, his experience told him it had to be related to his work. reporter: anglin knew pitt worked on criminal cases, so the universe of suspects was vast. then he heard about the murders of the two paralegals in scottsdale. and suddenly, that universe shrank. once they announced on the news that it was elizabeth feldman s office, i was certain who it was. you knew. i knew. knew exactly how steve pitt and the feldman law firm were connected, and who was behind the murders. rick knew because, years earlier, he d taken on the case of a scottsdale doctor named connie jones. yes. i had my own terrorist, my own personal terrorist. reporter: connie was on summer break from college in 1984 when she started dating a young soldier named dwight jones. dwight was stationed at fort bragg, north carolina. you were 18, he was 22. correct.
he supports you, he listens to you. he worries about you. he looks after you. there you go. exactly. when did you realize your friend was right? when i started paying attention to it, and i was like, oh, i think he does. what did you like about her? it turned out at my age, what was important to me is not only that she s beautiful, but she s intelligent. and i love to have a conversation with her and hear what her answer and response is. i didn t experience that in previous relationships. reporter: somehow, out of fear, danger, and the need for protection grew love. connie and rick married in december 2013. you did your job. you protected her. she s still here. i m happy about that. you feel like, maybe, the universe owes you a little happiness here? cause i do. [ laughter ] well, we are. we have a very good family. i m proud of it. i ve been married twice.