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will never go away. i'm never going to have my son back. i don't get to go to his high school graduation. or see him go to college. i had no idea what had happened! >> it was like a meteor hitting. >> potsdam rescue, need an ambulance. >> a 12-year-old kid. loved to ride his scooter everywhere. lost his life at the hands of a killer. >> he's a soccer coach! >> great person on and off the field, a great role model. >> there is absolutely nothing connecting him to this case. >> they don't have the fingerprint. they don't have blood. they don't have the witness. >> there's a darkness th...

>> you could hear running or roughhousing sometimes, or something rolling down the hallway like a skateboard. >> but that afternoon, as sean and marissa were watching the drama "dexter" on tv, the sounds coming from next door were different, scary different. >> i heard a loud crash, and after that it was silence for a few seconds, and then in a low voice i heard what sounded like moaning, "help, " "ow, " or "no." >> at that moment i didn't think it was two little boys roughhousing anymore. it felt more dangerous. it felt wrong. >> concerned, marissa walked down the hallway and listened in. >> ...

Perpetually set on fast-forward, according to his mom. f >> he was very energetic. always on the go. always had to have something to do. >> reporter: people here remember him tearing around town on his ripstick, a little bit skateboard, a little bit snowboard, all hip action and a balance. there goes garrett sidewalk-surfing his way home in 2011. did you think, "wow, my kid is really an awesome little athlete"? >> yes. soccer, lacrosse, football, hockey. he was very good at everything. >> reporter: his bedroom wall -- a poster shrine to his sports heroes, including new england patriots quarter...

He apparently arrived just before 5:00 pm. >> it's on a very busy street. market street is basically the -- >> reporter: right off the main drag. >> right, it is the main drag. it's a kind of rundown apartment building. >> reporter: sean hall and marissa vogel, engaged then and now married, didn't know tandy cyrus or her sons, but they were very familiar with the boys-will-be-boys activities across the hall. >> you could hear running or roughhousing sometimes, or something rolling down the hallway like a skateboard. >> reporter: but that afternoon, as sean and marissa were watching the drama "...

Always on the go. always had to have something to do. >> people here remember him tearing around town on his ripstick, a little bit skateboard, a little bit snowboard, all hip action and balance. there goes garrett sidewalk-surfing his way home in 2011. did you think, "wow, my kid is really an awesome little athlete? >> yes. soccer, lacrosse, football, hockey. he was very good at everything. >> his bedroom wall -- a poster shrine to his sports heroes, including new england patriots quarterback tom brady. >> he's never really inside. wasn't much for video games. >> so it's got to be pitch black...