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She was a good mom. She loved the kids. Reunited at last, they celebrated. Then, on the drive home there was a car there, stranded. Vince tells his wife that hes going to go check on him. I heard two three popping sounds. He was laying there with what appeared to be several Gunshot Wounds to the head. Her husband and father of five, dead. I want my mommy. And i want my kids. No one could understand it. The type of person that he was, i dont think he ever had an enemy. Or did he . He said, we are now in debt to bad people. We knew that there was another person that needed to be looked at. A winding investigation leading deep into the dark. This sounds like a Love Triangle . I believe it was. Its horrific. Brutal. I was like why. Are you kidding me . Hello and welcome to dateline. Growing up, vince goslyn didnt seem to destined for the military, but thats where he found his footing. His career was thriving and he had built a beautiful family. Then one night, the father of five was gunned down on a lonely road not far from his base. Did his decision to help someone in need cost him his life . Or was he targeted. Heres Andrea Canning with evil was waiting. Hopkinsville, kentucky. Corn fields, Picket Fences and patriotism. Just to the south is fourth campbell, home to more than 13,000 Army Soldiers and their families. After facing danger all over the world, soldiers returned to a collective sigh of relief. After all of, that things arent supposed to happen here. But when one young sergeant returned from a tour in afghanistan, he had no idea the enemy would be much closer to home. My husband got out to see if some guy needed help multiple gunshots to his face and head. I dont know where my husband is. He had only been back for such a short period of time. It was tragic. My heart sunk. Sergeant Vincent Goslyn junior, a 28yearold father of five had served in the army for seven years as a quartermaster and mechanic. Did vince ever express to you what it meant to him to serve his country . He absolutely loved it. Tim hamilton is vinces cousin. But as he explains it, they were much more than that. Were you kind of like a Big Brother To Vince . Yeah. With him it was like, i dont know, we had a bond. He had an outgoing personality. He had a crazy little grin. You always knew when he was doing something mischevious. And tim recalls the mischief he and vince got into in the small michelin town called cadillac. We would go play in the creeks, go fishing. We actually build a rough out of old barrels that we threw in the water and tied sticks to it, never floated but sounds like huckleberry finn. Yeah. But vinces childhood story wasnt always so idyllic. Vince is mom, left at eight monthold. So he was raised with his dad. I think his dad was married to six times. That was a little tough on him. Janet madison considered herself into surrogate mom. She says growing up, he spent a lot of time at her house. Her son was vince his best friend. He was just like one of the other boys. He was always there. They did everything together. It seems like you two had quite a connection . We did. What was that all about . I think a lot of it was i never judged him. Vince was the purest, tattooed kid, the droopy pants, the spiked hair. I just treated him like me and you. And then one day, he came to her with some lifechanging news. Was he scared finding out he was going to be a dad . He probably was scared, but he was afraid that i would be mad at him. And i wasnt mad at him. Vince had two sons from two relationships by the time he was 18. But janet says, he only ever saw them as blessings. How is vince as a dad . He was awesome. He changed that diaper, hed clean up that puke. He didnt care. His kids were his world. Then, someone else entered his world, a Hometown Girl Named Jessie long. Vince loved her unconditionally and you could see it. He was happy, he loved her. And janet says he started to settle down, moved in with jessies family and quickly bonded with her dad, a vietnam vet. He was the one who suggested the military might be a good way for vince to get on the straight and narrow. So, vince joined the army in 2005. He was 21 years old. This is a boy whos gone from baggy pants and spiky hair to now hes going to have the military cut in the uniform. I mean, thats like a one 180 for vince . It is a 180. Its what he needed. You must have been very proud of him . I was always proud of him. Im still proud of him. With vinces Career Heading in the right direction. He took another big step and popped the question. Jessie said yes. There was a connection between them two tjat they loved each other to death. They would argue, i think they had just argue to make up. Some people say that thats the best part . It is. After the wedding, kids soon followed for the happy couple. Two girls and a boy. As a sergeant in the army, vince spent a lot of time overseas, so it was up to jessie to handle the home front and take care of the kids on her own. Its not easy having a husband whos away. It takes Someone Special to be able to endure that and get through that. Tim says somehow jessie and vince made of work. When wed see him and jessie, them as a family, they looked like a great family. By 2012, vince and jessie had been married for six years. Despite some bumps, tim thought that life was good for vince in his family. But shortly after returning from afghanistan, vinces second tour there, tim got an unsettling call for him. The sound of his voice, it was if something happens i want you to know. But he wouldnt tell me anything. A few days later, on february 3rd, vince and jessie went out to dinner to celebrate his return at a place called oh. They started driving home back to the base, then turned off the main drag onto this dark and winding road. Evil was waiting. I dont know where my husband is. Coming up. All wifes harrowing tell. I just stopped on the side of the road. My husband got out to see if some guy needed help. Soon after, another driver makes an alarming discovery. I stopped, started to yell at him to see if he was awake alert, something. When dateline continues. If something happens, i want you to know whats going on. It was a but Moonless Februa Night and hopkinsville, kentucky, around 8 pm. When a frantic call came into 9 11. 911. 9 11. 911. Called ocharleys. They started driving home, back they started driving hehome bac to the base, then turned off the main drag onto this dark and winding road. Evil was waiting. I dont know where my husband is. Coming up. All wifes harrowing tell. I just stopped on the side of the road. My husband got out to see if some guy needed help. Soon after, another driver makes an alarming discovery. I stopped, started to yell at him to see if he was awake alert, something. When dateline continues. 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As she tried to calm down, jessie told the operator after being shot, vince came back to their car but was unable to get in because a man was pulling him back. My husband tried getting in the vehicle. He couldnt get in the vehicle. He screamed for me to go. Jessie said she drove away from the scene as her husband had instructed. I dont know where he is anymore. Minutes later, another 911 call came in. There is a guy thats been killed. Hes dead. Down the road from my house. This is the man who made the call. Walter ferguson said he was getting ready to visit his cousin when he heard the gunshots. Living around here, we hear a lot of gunshots, i didnt think anything of it, i got into the truck come down the road, and as soon as i crossed the hill but i saw the truck lights came on and he just bolted off. So, what did you do when you saw the struck . Well, i went and turned around and as i came back around i made sure my high beams were on and i saw his body. There on the side of the road, walter spotted a man lying face down in the dirt. So i stopped, tried yelling at him and talking to him to see if he was away, alert, something. I started looking for my phone and i didnt have it on me, so i had to zoom back to the house, call 911. Christian county detective ed stokes raced to the scene. We were just notified that there had been a shooting on fidelio and one male possibly deceased. Tell us what you see when you arrive at the scene . The first thing i noticed was sergeant goslyns body laying in the gravel, with a large amount of blood around the body. Could you tell if he had been shot . We found would appeared to be Gunshot Wounds to the head, and the Shell Casings laying near the body. So, the crime scene backed up the thought that he had been shot. He was shot into the head, and the face . Correct. Was this personal . Its personal to me, because that person that shot him nine times wanted him dead. While Detective Stokes worked the crime scene, about a quarter of a mile down the road, deputies were talking to jessie. She was hysterical. Crying. Almost sometimes we couldnt understand what you are saying. Theres jessie on her knees collapsed on the side of the road. This was a wife who had clearly been through a traumatic situation . She had just watch her husband get shot multiple times, yes. Detectives took jessie back to the station to get her statement. Her stomach, it seemed, couldnt take the horror she had just witnessed. Im gonna be sick. Well let me go get you a garbage can. By now, lynn prior, Christian County District Attorney at the time, had been notified. What did you think when you heard that a soldier from Fort Campbell has been gunned down, hes barely been home from his tour of duty . It heart. We take great pride as having them in our community. The fact that our soldiers protect us every day, we wanted to make sure that we had justice for him. Was jessie able to describe the person who shot her husband . She initially described him as a black man, and i believe thats pretty basically all the description she was able to give. Jessie also described the killers car. What kind of car . An old one. One of the big ones. What color was it . I dont know. Like reddish brownish color. It wasnt much for police to go on, and to make it even more difficult, the eyewitness walter ferguson, had seen something different. Describe the truck that you saw speeding off . As it passed me, i could see that it was a white truck and i saw the four by four on it, but that was about as much as i could see on it. So, the witness had seen a white truck and jessie said she saw a reddish brown car. Investigators had a lot to sort out. A murdered soldier, a distraught wife, an unknown motive, and a giant secret about to be discovered. Jessie reveals a bombshell about her husband that could blow the case wide open. Coming up he had told me that he had bought a large quantity of methamphetamine and he said we are now in debt to bad people. If the story checks out, thats pretty serious. If we could prove it, yes. When dateline continues. Was this case a top priority . You have an american soldier gunned down and a shooter on the loose . Every detective we had was working this case. Did you worry about the safety of others . At first, its always a thought in our mind. Is this a Serial Killer . Because we had no motive yet, so yes it was very important. Back at the Christian County Sheriffs Department, 25year old Jessie Goslyn continue to speak to detectives. She was emotionally and physically distraught. Ill get you some water. And she kept asking about her husband. Jessie still hadnt been told if he was dead or alive. Your stomach feel any better . Not really. Is there anything you need . No. Okay. My husband. Okay will just sit there and relax. I want my mommy. And i want my kids. Finally, the detective came back and broke the news about vince. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Im really sorry for your loss. The tragic news of vinces Murder Spread fast throughout the base and to family members. Janet, vinces surrogate mother, got a call from jessies mom. And she said, janet, theres been an accident, vince has been shot. And i was devastated. I was like, what . What do you mean hes been shot . Vinces cousin tim immediately left his home in virginia and travel to kentucky, still in disbelief. How can he survive two times in afghanistan, come home to be shot by some worthless thug that didnt even know him . You must have felt horrible for jessie and for the kids . Absolutely. I mustve call directly 50 times. I was trying to figure out what was going on and be there for her and the kids. By now, jessie had left the Christian County Sheriffs Department and headed home. Shes picked up by a friend. The day after the murder local police and agents from campbell more canvassing the goslyns neighborhood. This is now a mix of Army Investigators and local investigators . It is. They knocked on the door of kay and william ray, the couple who lived next to the gaza lens. What they had to say was so compelling that they asked them to come in for an interview you said you have some information about Somethingtold Trouble her huwas indrug dealer. Stolaway from himthat happen, looking for a Bladder Leak Pad that keeps you dry . All of the things that youre looking for in a pad, that is always discreet. Look at how it absorbs all of the liquid. And locking it right on in you feel no wetness. Oh my gosh totally absorbed i got to get some always discreet oh my gosh totally absorbed was this case a top priority . You have an american soldier gunned down and a shooter on the loose. Every detective we had was working this case. Was this case a top priority . You have an american soldier gunned down and a shooter on the loose . Every detective we had was working this case. Did you worry about the safety of others . At first, its always a thought in our mind. Is this a Serial Killer . Because we had no motive yet, so yes it was very important. Back at the Christian County Sheriffs Department, 25year old Jessie Goslyn continue to speak to detectives. She was emotionally and physically distraught. Ill get you some water. And she kept asking about her husband. Jessie still hadnt been told if he was dead or alive. Your stomach feel any better . Not really. Is there anything you need . No. Okay. My husband. Okay will just sit there and relax. I want my mommy. And i want my kids. Finally, the detective came back and broke the news about vince. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Im really sorry for your loss. The tragic news of vinces Murder Spread fast throughout the base and to family members. Janet, vinces surrogate mother, got a call from jessies mom. And she said, janet, theres been an accident, vince has been shot. And i was devastated. I was like, what . What do you mean hes been shot . Vinces cousin tim immediately left his home in virginia and travel to kentucky, still in disbelief. How can he survive two times in afghanistan, come home to be shot by some worthless thug that didnt even know him . You must have felt horrible for jessie and for the kids . Absolutely. I mustve call directly 50 times. I was trying to figure out what was going on and be there for her and the kids. By now, jessie had left the Christian County Sheriffs Department and headed home. Shes picked up by a friend. The day after the murder local police and agents from campbell more canvassing the goslyns neighborhood. This is now a mix of Army Investigators and local investigators . It is. They knocked on the door of kay and william ray, the couple who lived next to the gaza lens. What they had to say was so compelling that they asked them to come in for an interview you said you have some information about something that mrs. Goslyn had told you pertaining to some trouble her husband was in . Hed somehow or other got involved with a drug dealer. At least 20,000 of meth. And god jump and stolen away from him. Well, being that happen, these guys were supposedly after him, for the money. The rays explain to the inves