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>> because hes a massive dork. >> reporter: billy says ross was a lot of fun to be around. he remembers one beach holiday in particular. >> ross took his guitar and, like, walked up to people on the beach and started conversations because thats who he is. >> reporter: was he playing for them, too? >> he was. they didnt ask him to. but he was playing. settle down when he met his wife, leanna. she encouraged him to get his college degree. his cousin katie, who quickly became leannas best friend to...

Tuscaloosa, alabama, and thats where his close friend billy kirkpatrick met him. >> you called him a massive dork. >> a massive dork, yes. >> why did you call him that? >> because he is a massive dork. >> billy says ross was a lot of fun to be around. he remembers one beach holiday in particular. >> we were all, we walked up to people on the beach with his guitar and started conversations. thats who he is. >> ross started to settle down when he met his wife lee anna and she encouraged him to get...

In tuscaloosa, alabama, and thats where his close friend, billy kirkpatrick, met him. you called him a massive dork? >> massive dork, yes. >> reporter: why did you call him that? >> because hes a massive dork. >> reporter: billy says ross was a lot of fun to be around. he remembers one beach holiday in particular. >> ross took his guitar and, like, walked up to people on the beach and started conversations because thats who he is. >> reporter: was he playing for them, too? >> he was. they didnt ...

Ago. >> what was it like for you when you first saw cooper? >> he was so beautiful. blonde hair, blue eyes. tiny little perfection. >> i have this vision of ross and cooper on the couch and ross is just goofing around with him and getting in the floor with him. it was hilarious. >> any extra thing that cooper could do, any milestone that he hit, he would share it with everyone. one of the conversations i had with ross, he said that it was so cool that cooper knew his name. and he said, and he lo...

If he had to kill people to cover his escape, then he would. >> the killer seemed to be within reach. but then the trail went cold. ♪ on july 30th, 1983, almost two months after the brutal murders, the u.s. coast guard responded to a distress call near santa barbara. they arrived at a sailboat moored in a small marina, the scene of an alleged rape. >> when we got in the sheriffs station, the victim of the rape was walking by the wanted posters and saw coopers wanted picture. and said oh, my go...

Billy kirkpatrick, met him. you called him a massive dork? >> massive dork, yes. >> reporter: why did you call him that? >> because hes a massive dork. >> reporter: billy says ross was a lot of fun to be around. he remembers one beach holiday in particular. >> ross took his guitar and, like, walked up to people on the beach and started conversations because thats who he is. >> but ross seemed to settle down when he met his wife, leanna. she encouraged him to get his college degree. his cousin ka...

If he had to kill people to cover his escape, then he would. >> the killer seemed to be within reach. but then the trail went cold. ♪ on july 30th, 1983, almost two months after the brutal murders, the u.s. coast guard responded to a distress call near santa barbara. they arrived at a sailboat moored in a small marina, the scene of an alleged rape. >> when we got in the sheriffs station, the victim of the rape was walking by the wanted posters and saw coopers wanted picture. and said oh, my go...

For district attorney kottmeier, the motive behind the murders was now clear. >> coopers motive was to get the hell out of chino hills. if he had to kill people to cover his escape, then he would. >> the killer seemed to be within reach. but then the trail went cold. ♪ on july 30th, 1983, almost two months after the brutal murders, the u.s. coast guard responded to a distress call near santa barbara. they arrived at a sailboat moored in a small marina, the scene of an alleged rape. >> when we ...

The hell out of chino hills. if he had to kill people to cover his escape, then he would. >> the killer seemed to be within reach. but then the trail went cold. ♪ on july 30th, 1983, almost two months after the brutal murders, the u.s. coast guard responded to a distress call near santa barbara. they arrived at a sailboat moored in a small marina, the scene of an alleged rape. >> when we got in the sheriffs station, the victim of the rape was walking by the wanted posters and saw coopers wante...

>> the motive was clear. >> coopers motive was to get the hell out of chino hills. if he had to kill people to cover his escape, then he would. >> the killer seemed to be within reach. but then the trail went cold. on july 30th, 1983, almost two months after, responded to a distress call near santa barbara. they arrived at a sailboat moored in a small marina, the scene of an alleged rape. >> when we got in the sheriffs station, the victim of the rape was walking by the wanted posters and saw coo...