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nick's bedroom, in his closet, and on a mouthwash cap in his bathroom. >> the floor was very sticky, and it smelled very heavily of mouthwash. so we felt at the time that whoever did this tried to clean up whatever tracks they left. >> in the bedroom, more evidence the killer tried to clean up. >> it appeared that the rug under the bed was cut. like half of the rug was gone. >> detective garcia believed the killer bled so heavily on the rug that he or she cut the rug and took it right out of nick's house. there was also evidence the killer failed to get rid of. garcia's team recovered 11 shell casings, each with a unique five-star stamp. and this was odd. 11 shots, yet none of the neighbors called 911. >> very early on, the detectives that i was working with, who have done previous homicides, they believe that a silencer was used.
para-ordnance black ops combat. 45, which they believed was the murder weapon. the search warrant also turned up an empty box for a silencer that would fit on that gun. what's more, investigators found carpet fibers in the back of the lapan family vehicle that matched both fibers found in nick's garage and the cut-up rug in nick's bedroom. and there was this. >> in the master bedroom closet on a very, very top shelf, detectives noticed a pair of work pants that looked like they had blood on them. >> that same day, james lapan was arrested while carpooling to work. in the driver's seat was, of all people, jessica stillwell. she said she was giving him a ride. four days after nick's murder, newly minted homicide detective jennifer garcia, had made an arrest. how did that feel?
>> can't you ever remember to bring a silencer? >> it ruins the line of my suit. >> with "i spy," robert culp and bill cosby were equals. cosby is this pioneer in terms of a black male lead in a drama. he made race a non-issue because he's undeniable. >> the winner is bill cosby in "i spy." >> bobby and i tried to put forth an example of the way it should be racially in this country. we need more people in this
>> dana: tef, as police are search knowledge for a woman allegedly linked to the death of a professional crisis. armstrong is wanted in the shooting death of moriah wilson. it may have to do with a love triangle. alexis has the assignment of the week with this one. >> new information out today. neighbors did not hear a single gunshot that night at the time of the murder. the neighbors tell investigators they believe this yoga instructor on the run from police may have used a silencer to mask the sound of the gunfire. police are looking for now is 34-year-old caitlin marie armstrong. she is chargeed with murder on the run after police say she killed 25-year-old moriah wilson. wilson was a professional cyclist and in texas for the race. armstrong went to the house where she was staying in austin
he's now being facing 70 felony charges for the possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute, possession of firearm during commission of a felony, possession of a sawed off shotgun, sawed off rifle, machine gun, dangerous weapon, silencer. let's take a listen to what the district attorney in fulton county had to say. >> it does not matter what your notoriety is, what your fame is, if you come to fulton county, georgia, and you commit crimes, and certainly if those crimes are in furtherance of a street gang, that you are going to become a target and a focus of this district attorney's office. >> now, several of his rap lyrics, erica, are now being used against him, where he potentially references ysl, this gang he is alleged to have founded, where he actually references potentially a murder that took place, that perhaps he might have had involvement in,
i think if muhammad had lived another 20, 30 years, - yemen would have been l a totally different country. the whole question of political assassinations in the middle east and the waste that they cause, both kind of at a familial level, but also at the national level, is really something that i think we should all be concerned about. most assassinations have something in common — a lack of accountability. in my grandfather's case, i haven't been able to find a trace of an investigation file. there is, however, a small but significant detail that emerged from witnesses i spoke to. we know that a silencer was used in his killing, back in 1974, so what does that tell us about the assassins? it says that they were, uh, not your average mercenaries,
hide in the bedroom where he could peek through the crack in the door and see ricky comes up the stairs. the murder of ricky cowles was all set to go. and then came the day. august 12, 1997, late in the day. jennifer and amy. >> dill billy said there, he said, with a hammer, a knife, a gun, a pillow to use as a silencer. but, remember, ricky ended up working late that night, fixing lights at the county fair. waiting in the house, billy started to get sleepy. he started having second thoughts. >> i got tired of waiting. he ended up staying late for work or wherever he was. i didn't know what was going on and i just kind of, you know what? i'm gone. so i left. >> and thus the murder of ricky cowles was prevented. almost. billy left the apartment, shut the door, walked down the street toward
gun itself, but they did find this empty box for a para-ordnance black ops combat. 45, which they believed was the murder weapon. the search warrant also turned up an empty box for a silencer that would fit on that gun. what's more, investigators found carpet fibers in the back of the lapan family vehicle that matched both fibers found in nick's garage and the cut-up rug in nick's bedroom. and there was this. >> in the master bedroom closet on a very, very top shelf, detectives noticed a pair of work pants that looked like they had blood on them. >> that same day, james lapan was arrested while carpooling to work. in the driver's seat was, of all people, jessica stillwell. she said she was giving him a ride. four days after nick's murder, newly minted homicide detective jennifer garcia, had made an
shots, yet none of the neighbors called 911. >> very early on, the detectives that i was working with, who have done previous homicides, they believe that a silencer was used. >> one neighbor said she heard a noise around 4:00 a. m. but wasn't sure what it was. investigators thought that could well be nick's time of death. while detective garcia worked the scene, two other detectives went to john morelos'office to tell him what had happened. then john had to break the news to his mother. a tough conversation to have. >> oh, most definitely. that was probably one of the toughest things i've ever done in my life. >> kristy also wrestled with her new reality, a life without nick. >> i went from this amazing life to just, you know, being traumatized and just complete disbelief. >> while nick's family faced
going to believe this. i just dealt with that guy a few months ago. >> john's friend owned a machine and fabrication shop. he said james lapan had come in looking for a tool, one he could use to fix a silencer. he's repairing a silencer. >> correct. >> just a couple of months before your brother's murdered with perhaps a silencer. >> correct. so i contact the detectives, gave them the information. >> detective garcia obtained a search warrant for james lapan's home. in his garage, her team found 18 boxes of. 45 caliber ammo, all with the distinctive five-star stamp. they also found two spent shell casings that matched the ones found at nick's house. so the same gun fired the bullets at the crime scene and a couple of casings that you found in lapan's garage? >> yes. >> inside the house, investigators didn't find the