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>> police believe lawrence and morrell found out and wanted revenge. they picked him up in harrisburg and took him home so they could get the money they believed hed stolen from them. then they forced wesley back into their car and drove him to the house that morrell was renovating. the evidence shows this is where they shot person three times in the head. his blood spattered onto a piece of ductwork on the basement floor. the two men cleaned up the scene. but didnt see the blood on the ductwork...

♪ thanks. [ male announcer ] troubleshoot, manage appointments, and bill pay from your phone. introducing the xfinity my account app. on the day wesley person went missing, his cousin told police wesley had been carrying a large amount of cash and left the shopping mall with his friends justin glove and lawrence morel. but police wondered, why did wesley person have so much cash, even though he was unemployed? a background check revealed wesley was being investigated for bank fraud by a loca...

Murder. they both claimed they had alibis for that night. so investigators checked the mens cell phone records. >> glovers phone is trackable, because he is constantly either receiving calls, or hes making calls. and from those cell phone calls, were able to see what tower, the closest tower that cell phone is going to hit off of. >> glover said he was with his girlfriend. >> he made a series of telephone calls to his girlfriend from the cellular telephone which is not consistent with him being ...

Actual murder site? >> we found five properties listing him as the owner in harrisburg, pennsylvania. when we begin looking at these properties we were able to determine that three of those properties were vacate accountant at the time of the murder. >> the property that needed the most work was on south 13th street in downtown harrisburg. records showed it had been built in the 1930s. around the same time builders used animal hair plaster like the kind found with wesley persons body. >> were ho...

Wesley person and his two partners embezzled about $120,000. was it possible that a falling-out among the three scam artists was the motive for murder. >> disrespect always plays a part in a lot of murders in this community. if these guys were pure businessmen, they wouldnt have killed him. >> a background check of wesleys friends reveal an interesting coincidence. lawrence morrell was involved in the construction business. hed buy distressed residential properties in harrisburg, pennsylvania, f...

Morrell wanted revenge. they picked imup in harrisburg and took him so many to get the money he had stolen. then they forced wesley back into their car and took him back to the home that morrell was renovating. the evidence shows this is where they shot person three times in the head. his blood spattered on to a piece of duct work on to the basement floor. the two men cleaned up the scene but didnt see the blood on the duct work. they wrapped the body in construction plastic, unaware that bits o...

The capitol building. >> morrell was checking his voice mail. oddly, so was someone else. at the exact same place and the exact same time. >> it shows when you look at the cell phone records that they were together. >> ten weeks after wesley person was killed, justin glover and lawrence morrell were arrested and charged with his murder. >> prosecutors believe wesley person cashed a check for a fraudulent bank loan without telling his partners. and in doing so signed his own death warrant. >> wes...

>> investigators felt they knew who planned this attack. >> justin glover is an idiot. lawrence morrell is the smart one here. hes the one with the brains to be able to put this thing together. >> but could they place justin glover and lawrence morrell at the scene? who drove to the control room [ woman ] driverless mode engaged. find parking space. [ woman ] parking space found. [ male announcer ] ...that secured the data that directed the turbines that powered the farm that made the milk that ...

Hauled the body down an embankment. doused it with fuel and set it on fire. but the fire didnt consume wesleys entire body. enough remained to create this likeness. and the animal hair plaster and construction plastic ultimately led police to the murder scene. >> without that pile of debris, without that piece of duct work, wesley persons case would be unsolved today. >> justin glover and lawrence morrell were convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life in prison without parole. >> fi...

And set it on fire. but the fire didnt consume wesleys entire body. enough remained to create this likeness. and the animal hair plaster and construction plastic ultimately led police to the murder scene. >> without that pile of debris, without that piece of ductwork, wesley persons case would be unsolved today. >> justin glover and lawrence morrell were convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life in prison without parole. >> first thing i think of when i think of this case is excepti...