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Websites like background.com. >> what did you find? >> i didn't know i found so much stuff. >> reporter: after years of searching -- >> let me look. i had this background check. >> reporter: she took what she found here to the 34th precinct in november. >> november is the anniversary of my father's death and i get upset. >> reporter: police say it is because of her efforts they were able to capture santos. >> it is admirable what she did. she made an effort and it paid off. >> reporter: a police source tells cnn after santos was arrested in miami thursday he confessed to murdering jose martine...

Republic. what the nypd didn't know was that just a year later, santos was released. >> they should not have closed the case. it should have been looked at to see if there was additional information as to whether or not he was out of jail. >> in 2006, joslyn started hunting online for her father's alleged killer. delving into websites like background.com. >> ha did you find? >> i didn't know i had so much stuff. i really didn't. >> but after years of searching -- >> i was like, i think i have something. let me look. oh, my god. but i had this person in the background check right at the top. >>...

Santos fled to the dominican republic. the nypd says the murder case was closed in 1988 after receiving information that santos was jailed in the dominican republic. what the nypd didn't know, just a year later santos was released. >> they should not have closed the case. >> reporter: in 2006 jocelyn started hunting online for her father's alleged killer delving into background.com. what did you find? >> i didn't know i had so much stuff, i really didn't. >> reporter: after years of searching -- >> i'm like i think i have something. oh my god, but i had this person in the background check at t...