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cassy was and then cassy s mom told the jury what she saw when brad was with cassy. and he had her in a choke hold on the bed. when you say a choke hold, can you describe for us just how he was holding her? his arm was up on her neck like this. he had her neck. to frighten, control? darlene wasn t sure. but shortly before she died, said her mom, cassy confessed there was another reason, too. he liked to choke her during sex. how did that relate to murder? remember, the medical examiner was vague about the cause of death, but not this guy. dr. michael hunter, then chief medical examiner in san francisco. we re seeing bleeding within some of the muscles. he made it crystal clear to the jury that cassy s killer strangled her. once you see injuries to the neck, hemorrhages, evidence of ....
yes. the first time? uh-huh. how many times? she told me at least three times. and then there was this, what brad did to the kids. binding their hands and feet together, even taping the baby s mouth. cassy told her mom about it, said he called this a game. they were relieved when the couple finally split. and they liked her new boyfriend, david berry. i thought when she moved in with david, that maybe she d be more safe, could get on with life. the kids loved him. uh-huh. tristan actually started calling him daddy david, which cassy would be like, you can t call him that. your dad s gonna get mad. and sure enough, said cassy s sister, he did. he expressed to cassy that he didn t like it. that the kids better not call him that. he blamed cassy for it. yeah. and a few weeks before cassy s death, she told her parents, son tristan came home from a visit with brad utterly terrified. they ask him, what s wrong, tristan? he says, daddy said he s gonna ki ....
Do those things, the deputies left and told cassy s family, go on in if you want. yeah, they released the house. you can go in. and they put their hand to at the door, you can all go in now. how can you be done with your investigation that quick? odd. not exactly normal protocol, especially since once people start walking in and out, the scene becomes highly compromised. did you go into the house that day? yeah, when when they said, you can go into the house, we went in. they were hoping to find some sign or clue to explain what happened to cassy. but they never imagined they d find evidence that the deputies just left behind. there was still water in the tub, so we pulled the drain. and when we pulled the drain, then we saw black scuffmarks, like, from shoes, rubber. black rubber in the tub? in the tub. and where did those scuff marks come from? from a struggle. ....
Ever really truly suspect me because i had such an alibi. i hate to say it but i ve looked at what they were saying. you were their number one person of interest. at least one investigator s number one person of interest. they never told me that. billy also found any suggestion he was too close to cassy particularly offensive. absolutely never even thought in my mind to have a where with cassy. not even a little bit. treated her like a daughter. why take off for alaska after the murder? got a lucrative job offer up there so i took it. not even thinking of that it would look bad. yeah, why would it look bad? he felt the same about the carpet he ripped number cassy s bedroom. there were some people thought billy took it out because billy didn t want evidence to be found. what would have been there more than somewhere else. ....
Get rid of evidence? and what was his relationship with cassy? mr. lee told him that he really didn t have any dealings with cassy. then later found out that she had applied for a position in the in the emergency room. and billy lee was the one that was helping her. and that s what threw red flags up for for sanchez. why? well, because he was thinking maybe he was there to try to collect a favor for for getting her the job. did cassy reject billy lee and pay a terrible price? a few days after cassy s death, the investigating deputy set out to officially question billy. but billy was gone, had quit his job and left town, was far, far away in alaska without his wife. i was like, wow, he s going to alaska. maybe sanchez is on to something. but that s exactly what people do. you know, they get ....