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Over about eight to ten miles. >> this area he was zeroing in on, was it an area that had crossed your field of vision at all? >> no. >> here, k.c. is google mapping a place that no one had searched. watch as he zooms in to that area with that tree. that tree didnt figure in the investigation in any way? >> not in any stretch of the imagination. >> no one had searched there? >> no. >> no reason for that to be in the paper or anywhere else? >> no. its out in a remote canyon location. >> but hes l...

I felt that he was very confident that we werent going to figure it out. >> what mr. joy apparently didnt know was that other officers were watching him 24/7. the surveillance teams noticed he was spending a lot of time at the public library, and he was using the computers there. probably because police had taken away his phone and maribels computer, which was the one k.c. normally used. >> initially we would have undercover policemen go into the library and walk around and see what hes doing. a...

Maribel ramos was missing and her family was frantic. >> as soon as i got the call she didnt show up for her baseball game, i got the worst feeling in the world. >> putting himself out there with all the rest was maribels roommate, k.c. joy. >> shes the only family i have. shes my best friend. thats all. >> k.c. had moved from tennessee to southern california for a job. he had no family and few friends here. so he turned to maribel, and she was happy to include him. she even arranged for k.c. to...

Thats why we didnt arrest him right away. >> police needed to see exactly what k.c. joy was doing on those library computers. that would require a very unusual plan. they obtained a search warrant allowing them to watch in realtime every move made on the computer. this is a recording of k.c.s actual computer keystrokes and mouse clicks. thats k.c. checking his e-mail. thats k.c. applying for a job. thats k.c. typing in how long does it take a body to decay. suspicious maybe, but not enough. and ...

Anyone saw maribel, the night she was caught on camera paying the rent, which k.c. said was what they were arguing about. >> well, what happened? tell me about that. >> because i was -- im supposed to move out. >> it turned out k.c. had recently lost his job and could no longer pay his share of the rent. maribel had asked him to move out. that was reason for concern, of course. and so was this. detective ramirez had learned about the 911 call maribel had made 11 days before she disappeared. and ...

With k.c. joy. >> do you have a business card, sir? >> yeah. >> so i keep track of names straight. >> yeah, thats a good idea. >> formalities over, detective ramirez started asking about maribel. >> as you know, right now, theres some people, some family and friends that are worried about maribel, your roommate. >> i was her friend and i care about her very much. >> but he said he had no idea what happened to her. >> so when was the last time you saw her? >> about 9:00 p.m. about 9:00. then i we...

I will explain. >> k.c. explained he was walking the dogs when he saw a fishing line in a bush. worrying about the ducks in the park getting caught in the line, he reached in to remove it and got all those scratches. youve been around long enough, you can tell the difference between scratches that a person might get, you know, reaching into a bush, or from an animal, and scratches that somebody would get during a, you know, an actual fight with another person? >> right. some of the scratches on ...

>> wed been drinking that night. she started yelling at me. >> k.c. said it was all just a drunken misunderstanding. >> i dont like you, im not attracted to you. i said, maribel, we had a great time tonight. whats the problem? >> what was the problem? detective ramirez heard from maribels family something very interesting. k.c. joy had wanted to be more than just roommates with maribel ramos. lucy told us the same thing. when did it become apparent to you that k.c. sort of had a crush on your si...

Now ramirez knew it was time for one last meeting with k.c. joy. >> well, thanks for coming down here voluntarily, i really appreciate it. >> if you give me a ride back to library ill have to walk -- >> ramirez didnt tell k.c. that maribel had been found. he just tried for the final time to get k.c. to be the one who would say what had happened. >> k.c., i think that you have the answers in your heart, that you do and that you should share them -- >> ill go. >> so once again k.c. joy walked out ...

>> i say yes. if i had a paid attorney, somebody who could -- somebody like o.j. simpson had, i wouldnt be here right now, id be out. >> the problem here is not that youre guilty, its that you dont have enough money? >> exactly. seems like money talks. if i had money, i would not be here. >> k.c. joy was sentenced to 15 years to life for killing maribel ramos. what do you think happened? >> i think she went to bed, and i think what he did is he got a pillow and smothered her. and as hes got this...