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about dwight jones. without psychiatric intervention and treatment, mr. jones mental state is going to continue to unravel. he will become increasingly paranoid, likely psychotic, and pose an even greater risk for perpetrating violence. when dwight's probation ended, connie obtained an order of protection that prohibited him from owning guns. >> this case is the scariest case i've ever been involved in. >> remember karen colby? the therapist awakened in the middle of the night by the cops? she worked with connie and dwight's son for two years starting in 2009. >> divorces are a dime a dozen. >> this was something else? >> yeah. violence, potential violence. violence that had already been committed. somebody who was clearly on a path to commit more violence. >> connie and dwight's divorce went to trial in family court. where karen colby and steve
pitt presented their findings. in 2010, the judge granted connie full custody of her son. >> i'm thinking i'm reading through the decree, sounding pretty good to me so far. >> and so dwight is to no more contact ever. instead, it says what? >> it is mandated that he have supervised visits with him. he has the parental right to see him. >> what did you think when you read that? >> shocked. it didn't make sense to me. they took his right as a parent even over the safety of the child. >> what's more, under arizona law, dwight was entitled to spousal support. in this case, $6,000 a month. >> he threatened you, he hit you, he says he's going to murder you. he says he's going to murder your child. you have to pay him spousal support? and you're on the hook for his attorneys?
four people had been gunned down just miles apart and private investigator was convinced dwight jones was the killer. rick's insight into dwight's mental state developed over time in the aftermath of that terrifying night connie jones managed to escape her husband's rage. here again, is josh with unraveled. >> dr. connie jones spent 22 years married to a mentally ill and abusive husband. she was about to learn her personal ordeal might have led to a crisis for a whole city. >> i'll take you out -- >> back in 2009, after that frightening standoff with police at their home in scotsdale, arizona, dwight jones was arrested on multiple charges, but ultimately pleaded guilty to a single count of misdemeanor disorderly conduct. he was prohibited from owning a firearm during his probation,
the lab and -- >> within four hours, we had a positive hit on mr. jones. >> we at "dateline," cover a lot of murders. less than 84 hours after this homicide rampage began, investigators were confident they had ided their killer. >> we knew he was our suspect and murder. >> at the same time, the dna was being analyzed, detectives were retracing dwight's steps. sometime before he was place under surveillance, dwight had contacted the residence of this home in fountain hills. a maricopa county sheriff deputy. >> they immediately recognized there was a gentleman inside that appeared to have been shot. they forced entry and upon doing so, found another victim, a woman, who had also been shot
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 had taken on the case of a scottsdale doctor, named connie jones. >> yes, i had my own terrorist. my own personal terrorist. >> 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. young. too young. >> your first boyfriend >> >> yes. he told me he wanted to be an attorney. so he seemed to have aspirations. >> they married in 1988, after her first year of medical school. dwight left the army after three years. and soon, connie realized that while she was working hard to
underway. this case was hurdling toward its end with more twists to come. here's josh with the conclusion of unraveled. >> early morning, june 4, 2018, police were closing in on suspected multiple murder, dwight jones. >> they eventually followed him to an extended stay hotel where he was living for nine years. they carefully and quietly started to evacuate the surrounding rooms and the rest of the hotel. >> police described what happened next. >> he began firing at them. somewhere between 7 and 8 rounds were fired. all officers were safe and okay. and eventually, in this action, they found that mr. jones had killed himself. self-inflicted gun shot wound. >> your ex-husband is dead now. >> yes. >> do you feel safe, finally? >> yes. >> with a tremendous amount of courage, and with rick's help,
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and domestic violence. >> they had no problem whatsoever taking a position, a strong position around duis or driving under the influence. for some reason, we have had a very hard time over the years making the same argument with regards to domestic violence. >> habitual drunk drivers are quickly and legally separated from their car keys. but dwight jones, a documented domestic abuser, did not lose his right to own a gun. after holding his son captive in that standoff with police in 2009, he was allowed to plead guilty to disorderly conduct, which did not prevent him from legally buying the handgun he used to kill. and there was the mental health treatment strongly recommended by dr. steven pitt, and ordered by the court. dwight didn't go. >> the court did not follow up with that. there was no consequence for that. >> just before his death, steve pitt was proposing a story to dateline, about educating people to see the warning signs
treatment. >> i wanted to help him. who doesn't want to help their spouse >> >> dwight refused. she says she endured eight years of escalating hostility and verbal abuse before telling dwight she wanted a divorce. >> and, he layed on the floor for three days crying. and said that it was his mental illness. that he loved me. that he didn't want to lose me, and he would do whatever he needed to do. >> so connie stayed and in 1997, she gave birth to a son. >> after the child was born, he actually seemed to be better. >> being a father was good for him? >> it was. it did seem to give him a purpose. >> dwight watched their child during the day, but connie says he still left most of the care giving to her. and soon enough, connie says dwight's emotional abuse worsened. he became obsessive and controlling. >> after i had my son, i
and both were deceased. >> my gut dropped when i heard this news. >> scott whiteman was the tennis coach of one of the victims. mary simmons. >> she competed like nobody else. everybody wanted to play with mary. >> and one of her occasional playing partners was dwight jones. police believe that for reasons yet unknown, dwight murdered mary and her boyfriend, brian bryon thomas in their home. remember that 22 police observed dwight tossing? it belonged to the fountain hills couple. mary and bryon had been killed with their own weapon. there were now six dead and dwight jones was not in custody. but investigators had a good idea where to find him. coming up, finally, a killer surrounded. >> they carefully and quietly started to evacuate the hotel. >> he began firing at them.