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the only trouble that he would get in was with women. that is all. >> women were his weak spot? >> yes. >> so he was going through chicago like the fire? >> i would say more than chicago, yes. >> it was kind of international. >> chicago was his headquarter. >> because courtney an all no work together they kept their romance under wraps, jessica knew about it and worried. alma had confided in her that her ex boyfriend was possessive and jealous. and on courtney's phone, alison read something about another of almost exes. >> she had indicated to him that a few days prior one of her axes had left jail or prison in a different state and that was of some concern to her. >> hadn't shapearl asked detectives about whether alma had some crazy ex-boyfriends?
>> you didn't feel like he could be involved in this in some way? >> no. >> and if police had interviewed alma she might have told them that she heard two gunshots that night. >> when you heard the shots, did you think oh, that could be courtney? or did not even crossed your mind? >> it didn't cross my mind because around that time there was just a lot of things going on in the neighborhood. so we had heard gunshots before. >> allison tracked down another witness who had heard gunshots around the same time. and she showed us that location was just a few blocks from almost apartment. >> she is parking by the high school. >> the woman named elena also saw a car speeding down an alley and thought it might be connected. she called 9-1-1. >> right now through the alley there were two gangsters. >> okay i'll sentiment over there to check it out. >> a month later detectives investigating courtney's case
later he had seen them tossing a handgun under a truck. >> that's already been addressed. and that's actually almost an hour afterwards. >> so this was a separate incident? >> separate incident, correct. >> detectives did say they wouldn't rule anything out, and told shapearl how they planned to work it. >> the way we work is we work from into out. closest to out. you know, you know, where courtney was at, what he was doing, who was seen? >> and surely, no one was closer to courtney that night then alma, his secret girlfriend. alma said courtney texted her he was outside her apartment that night. and then, never showed up. shapearl wanted to be sure detective spoke with her. >> i didn't know alma, i don't know if she had a crazy boyfriends or what have you. >> the sergeant reassured shapearl. >> normally throughout these courses of these investigations
shooting happen? >> i mean it is the most basic of facts to know where courtney was shot. >> we've got broken glass at belden and long. >> alison tracked down police dispatch tapes and heard how an officer had found broken glass after the shooting, around the corner from alma's apartment. maybe glass from courtney's car window. alison knew from an old parking tickets the spot was close to where courtney parked when he went to visit alma. >> there was also a woman who lived on the corner at the time who spoke to one of courtney's friends and she reported that she heard gunshots. so we do have several data points telling us where this likely occurred. >> a few hundred feet from alma 's apartment, so who would've wanted him dead? could courtenay possibly have been involved in something illegal? >> no. >> he was straight. >> not at all. >> he was too scared for that.
yes she had. there was a handwritten note in the police documents about one of almost boyfriends who didn't like courtney. however, there was no sign anyone had followed up on that. so alison decided she would. it was time to talk with alma. >> turns out alma has crucial details about the night of the murder. coming up -- >> when you heard the shots did you think oh, that could be courtney? >> it didn't cross my mind. >> a new clue from alma, had she shared it with police? >> they said that they were gonna call me and after that i never heard from them. >> i didn't understand -- i mean, this is normal detective work. >> when dateline continues. your dog from fleas and ticks with nexgard chews. the protection that's #1 with dogs. use with caution in dogs with a history of seizures or neurologic disorders. for a limited time, get up to a 2-month rebate when you buy 12 doses of both nexgard chews and heartgard plus chews
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hospital put two and two together. that neighborhood was where alma lived. >> and i remember his cousin saying who's alma? where she? >> she's walking in and she says that's me what's going on? >> that's how shapearl learned that corden had a secret girlfriend. she wanted to talk to her hoping to learn something, anything about courtney's last moments. how he had come to rest in that hospital, where shapearl had just said goodbye. seeing him had to be the hardest thing you've ever gone through? >> it was, it was. i remember telling him, i'm so sorry, mommy wasn't there for you. i could imagine how he felt so scared, i don't know what happened to you. >> in that instant shapearl made a promise to herself and her son, she would do everything she could to find out what did happen. and nothing was going to stop her. >> shapearl looks to police for
alison shared her work with us. >> so one thing that i did was i went through all of his past calls, recent text messages, and tried to just understand in the days leading up to his death what he was up to. and if there was any trouble going on in his life. >> alison did some investigative work that did not seem to be duplicated in the police case files. she went through courtney's phone and build a timeline of his last day. he had chatted with his grandma and gone to a work event. later after that meeting with chris, he had gone home. posting a snapchat outside his house. >> i just have to believe in myself. >> and then he turned around and headed off to sea alma. >> he is texan alma that he is outside, simultaneously talking to another girl on the phone we think, and then he is facebook messaging his friend brandon who had gone a new job. >> 90 seconds later his bmw's racing towards the police station less than a mile away. >> i've been shot! >> so where exactly did the
to interview her, recording that conversation. >> your alma? >> yes. >> hi, i'm alison. >> alma repeated what she told police, courtney had texted her he was outside but she never saw him. she texted back to see if he was okay and then without an answer she had gone to sleep. >> what did you think happened at that point in time? >> i mean, i was a little bit worried but it's not unlike him to change plans quickly. >> almost that police had never asked her if she had seen or heard anything that night. >> they just gave me their business card and they said that they were going to call me to speak with me and after that i never heard from them. >> they never questioned her about her ex boyfriend's, so alison did. alma told her yes she had an ex who didn't like courtney, but he was no murderer.
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