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00:06Previously on Happy Face.
00:08The Happy Face Killer called his show.
00:10Why?
00:11He's my father.
00:12I don't hear Melissa.
00:13What do you want?
00:14When I confessed in 95, I held one back.
00:18What was her name?
00:20You're still my little girl, digging in my pockets for treasure.
00:23Whiskey River.
00:24A bar in Texas.
00:25If you go down this road, it's going to come out that your dad is the Happy Face Killer.
00:29You know that.
00:29Small Town remembers Heather Richmond in Jefferson, Texas.
00:33Heather's boyfriend at the time, Elijah Carter, was convicted of her murder.
00:36He's still on death row.
00:38Death row?
00:39We need to go to Texas and figure out what's going on right now.
01:10We need to go to Texas and figure out what's going on right now.
01:12Elijah's lawyer, everything.
01:13Right?
01:16I know.
01:27June Jasperson?
01:29Yes.
01:29Can we come in for a minute?
01:32Go downstairs.
01:39Your father's in jail.
01:45Mom?
01:47Mom?
01:47Mom, wait!
01:48For what?
01:54Murder.
02:01When the coroner said that Heather died around midnight,
02:04I had an alibi.
02:06I was working on the graveyards at the warehouse back then.
02:09And once the cops found that out,
02:11they changed my life.
02:12They changed their whole story.
02:13Said Heather died at 8, which was bad for me,
02:16because I clocked in at 9.
02:19Man, I never had a chance, man.
02:24I never would have heard Heather.
02:27Never would have heard nobody.
02:29I recorded this video three years ago.
02:32It's a gun of Elijah's case.
02:34I can get you copies of everything.
02:38After we lost our last appeal, we were out of options.
02:42But your father's confession is a game changer.
02:44So you're sure Elijah's innocent, Gabriella?
02:47I am sure his confession was coerced.
02:51He recanted, but the judge still let it in.
02:54I am sure the only physical evidence was his print on Heather's steering wheel, a car he'd been in many
03:00times.
03:01They had no blood, no hair, no DNA, just a 23-year-old black kid dating a pretty white girl.
03:08What do you need from us?
03:09What I need from you, Ivy, is an absolute media raucous.
03:15We need to pressure the DA to join forces, reopen the case.
03:19With the confession, the trampoline, and the guitar pick, and Melissa, who can testify to both.
03:26Wait, I have to testify in court?
03:28Once we get a hearing, yes.
03:32Wake up!
03:34Let's go!
03:36Mom, what's going on?
03:37Get your coats.
03:39We need to go.
03:42Mommy!
03:42Now!
03:44Okay.
03:45Let's go!
03:46Yeah!
03:47Here we go.
03:50What's she even doing in there?
03:54Open the back.
03:57Mom.
03:58What are we even doing here?
04:00What are all these papers?
04:01Just hurry up and open it.
04:03We still have more stores to do.
04:15Eight?
04:19You can't just buy every paper in America, Mom.
04:21This is fucking ridiculous.
04:23It can't be true.
04:25It's true.
04:25He confessed.
04:26So now we just get on with our lies.
04:29If people find out that that man is your father, that's all you'll ever be.
04:34You hear me?
04:36Ever.
04:39I don't think I can do that.
04:42Melissa.
04:42No, I know how I sound, but I, um...
04:47My kids don't know.
04:49No one does.
04:51I think I...
04:52I think I need to go.
04:54Now?
04:55Um...
04:55You don't wanna at least listen to...
04:57I...
04:57I'm just...
05:09Hey.
05:10Guess who just told me over lunch that he's retiring in two months and he wants me to take
05:14over?
05:15I'm freaking out.
05:16I'm totally, totally freaking out.
05:18Okay.
05:18What's going on?
05:19I...
05:20Of course I wanna help this guy on death row.
05:23He's been in prison for almost 30 years for something my dad did.
05:26And I've been off living my fucking life.
05:29Hey, it is not your fault, babe.
05:31Okay?
05:32Then why do I feel like it is?
05:33Melissa, please just take a breath.
05:36Okay?
05:37Breathe.
05:38Sweetie, breathe.
05:46Okay.
05:47Okay.
05:48I'm breathing, I'm breathing.
05:52Okay, who's retiring?
05:54Is it William?
05:55Oh, forget it.
05:55It's not important right now.
05:57Yes, it is.
05:58Also, I'd rather talk about anything else.
06:02Okay, well, William is recommending that I take over as regional manager.
06:08It would be more money, more freedom, more saying things.
06:13I think I got a shot.
06:15I'm really proud of you.
06:16I love you.
06:18I'll call you back, okay?
06:19Bye.
06:20All right.
06:20Bye.
06:21Please.
06:25Bye.
06:27You're listening.
06:32We're listening.
06:40We're listening.
06:45Hungry or thirsty?
06:46Um, uh, just a beer, something local.
06:50Something local.
07:14Uh, my dad used to come here.
07:16Oh, yeah?
07:17When was this?
07:18Uh, long time ago.
07:19He was a trucker.
07:22What was his name?
07:23Keith.
07:24Actually, I have a picture.
07:28Maybe you might recognize him?
07:34No.
07:35I don't recognize him, but...
07:38Hey, Dad!
07:40Oh, no, no, no.
07:40That's okay.
07:41Oh, please.
07:42He loves talking about the old days.
07:44When he was king.
07:45Is this man bothering you?
07:47No, no, I didn't mean to interrupt your lunch.
07:50Oh, Carl O'Neil.
07:51Melissa.
07:52Oh, Melissa.
07:54That is the greatest song that Greg Allman ever wrote.
07:57Oh, bite your tongue.
07:59It's whipping post.
08:00Go, go, go, go, go, go.
08:03Now, uh, who've you got there?
08:06Um, it's my dad.
08:08He was a trucker.
08:09He used to come here when he was on the road.
08:12He looks familiar.
08:13Um, a lot of truckers have come here over the years for a hot meal, good music.
08:19It's a thankless job.
08:21Lonely.
08:22I hope he's retired now.
08:26Something like that.
08:28Yeah.
08:28Anyway, uh, thank you so much.
08:30I'll let you get back to your lunch.
08:32Nice to meet you, Melissa.
08:33Nice to meet you, too.
09:03Did you know Heather?
09:07No.
09:08Did you?
09:10Yeah, of course.
09:11Went to school together.
09:13She's a few years ahead of me, and then we worked here together.
09:16She was a real good girl.
09:19So sorry for your loss.
09:22So you just, uh, exploding my dead friend for your social media?
09:29No, not at all.
09:30If you do, make sure you get a picture of him, too.
09:34Let me open bar the night he finally pays.
09:40Hey, Cody.
09:42Can you get another round down here?
09:49Who didn't ante up?
09:53Yeah, it's only a matter of time before Dr. Greg comes calling.
09:59They're probably gonna do a whole episode on me.
10:04After all, I'm the one who gave him number nine.
10:07And let me tell you, there's a lot more where that came from.
10:13We'll do Dr. Greg, then more shows, then newspapers, magazines.
10:21You know, I hear there's a couple of guys down in San Quentin.
10:23They're making a podcast.
10:26Yeah, podcast.
10:27Of course, I'm only doing it because it's the right thing to do.
10:32It is.
10:34I'm gonna save a man's life.
10:36You?
10:36Really?
10:38If it weren't for me, he'd be getting the needle before the 4th of July.
10:46So nobody can say I'm all that bad.
10:56Oh, come on, dude.
10:58Oh!
11:02And who do we have here?
11:04Give it back.
11:06Check it out, Eva.
11:07Queenie HB's creeping on a hot criminal.
11:10Give it back.
11:11Just give it back to her Victorian.
11:18What did you call me?
11:19Queenie?
11:21Show her for Queen Harry Bush.
11:22Later.
11:40Hey, you okay?
11:44Aren't we friends anymore?
11:46We are friends.
11:50Look, when you change in the locker room, it's like sticking out everywhere.
11:54Just get a wax or a razor or something, okay?
12:01My grandfather's a serial killer.
12:03Here we go.
12:15I'm happy.
12:19Happy.
12:22Happy.
12:23Oh, so happy.
12:29Happy.
12:30Happy.
12:31Oh, oh, oh, so happy
12:36Happy
12:41Oh, oh, oh, so happy
12:47So happy
13:10Wedding ring
13:10Oh, sorry
13:13Oh, no, I should have caught it
13:15Thank you, Tyler
13:15Of course
13:17You know, sometimes I get stressed
13:19About having $72,000 in student loans
13:22From film school
13:23Then I spot a marital inconsistency
13:25On a fake dead body
13:26And I'm like, no, that was totally worth it
13:27My son sings some sarcasm
13:30Sarcasm is my baseline
13:31Oh, good to know
13:33Okay, all right, thank you
13:36Okay, I was on with Gabriela
13:37We are good to visit Elijah tomorrow
13:39That's great
13:40Really?
13:41I'm surprised you even want to come
13:45Can you darken her tattoo, please?
13:50What's the L for, anyway?
13:52Um, her middle name was Lorelei
13:54Tyler, let's do one more take of this
13:56And then set up for the next shot
13:57Yeah, the footage of what Heather
13:59Had in her pockets that night, right?
14:01Yeah, lipstick, money, and half a joint
14:07Go ahead, Tyler
14:09Hey, I don't understand why you're mad
14:14Maybe I would like you to care
14:15As much about the black man on death row
14:18As you do about your anonymity
14:21That is unfair
14:22This story is about something bigger than just you
14:28We good, Tyler?
14:29Do you want it to be good or good enough?
14:34Please remind me why I pushed Dr. Gregg to fly him down here
15:04What's up, killer?
15:05Sorry, what?
15:07What's up, what's up?
15:09Oh, um, I'm really just shopping for, like, whatever
15:16Cool, cool, yeah
15:18Um, I'm Josh, by the way
15:22You're Hazel, right?
15:23Yeah, okay, yeah, I know you know Eva, so
15:28I saw you eating lunch earlier
15:31Yeah, yeah, no, I, I do, in fact, eat lunch
15:34Yeah
15:39Well, I'll, later, Hazel
15:48Hey!
15:53Hand it over
15:58Here, let's take off that fake blood
16:01Oh, I can do it myself
16:02Played a dead girl a million times
16:04You sure?
16:05Yeah
16:05All right, take as many as you need
16:07Thanks
16:07Mm-hmm
16:09You are a trooper
16:10Thank you so, so much
16:12Thank you
16:13Uh, Tyler
16:14Can you walk into her car?
16:16Yeah
16:20Thank you
16:21Mm-hmm
16:22Hey, Ivy
16:24I am so sorry about today
16:26I just meant
16:27Excuse me
16:27Wait, wait, wait
16:29Y'all work for Dr. Gregg?
16:32I'm Joyce, Eliza's sister
16:34Gabriella told me you were here
16:36Oh, my gosh
16:36Hi!
16:37I was gonna call you tomorrow
16:39I'm Ivy, this is Melissa
16:41I've spent nearly three decades screaming into the wind
16:45The women that finally heard me get hugs
16:49Oh, cool
16:50Oh
16:54Thank you
16:56What about me?
16:58Tyler, are you there?
16:59Get in here, Tyler
17:05Sorry, I'm a mess
17:06I'm still in shock that this is all happening
17:09And this man confessing
17:11I am so grateful to all of you for coming down here
17:15It's the least we can do
17:17I always believe that if more people just heard our story
17:20Knew what we've been through
17:22Then something would finally change
17:25It's so nice to meet you
17:26I'm so sorry
17:27Excuse me just one moment
17:30Hey, what's up?
17:31I can't really talk right now
17:33What's up?
17:34Well, what's up is that your daughter just got caught shoplifting
17:38For the tenth time, I wasn't shoplifting
17:41What? Shoplifting what?
17:43Here, why don't you
17:45Go ahead
17:45You can tell her what you stole
17:47Bikini wax
17:50Okay
17:51Did they arrest you?
17:52No, Dad's overreacting
17:54You're lucky that the owner didn't overreact, Hazel
17:56It was that little mom-and-pop pharmacy up by the school
17:59And the owner was relatively understanding
18:01It's so dumb
18:02It was an accident
18:03Okay, we'll talk about this when I get home
18:05I'll be back tomorrow night
18:10Tomorrow night?
18:11This is a big deal, Melissa
18:12I know that, Ben
18:13I just
18:16You just what?
18:18Melissa, you what?
18:19You just what?
18:20Ben, I have
18:20I have to call you back, okay?
18:23Melissa, what?
18:24Ivy!
18:25What?
18:26Everything okay?
18:29Look
18:58Turn back
18:59Turn the camera off
19:01Look
19:01I appreciate the theatrics and the fresh air, Gabriella
19:06But I don't know what you think this proves
19:08It proves Jesperson was here
19:11It proves there's enough here for you to reopen this case
19:13Does Jesperson own the happy face symbol?
19:17Because it's also my granddaughter's favorite emoji
19:20Maybe we should get her down here
19:21Is your granddaughter six feet tall?
19:23That's pretty high up
19:26And you are?
19:29I'm Melissa
19:30I'm Melissa Reed
19:31District Attorney Craig Calloway
19:33Pleasure to meet you
19:35Look
19:36This is great for y'all's show
19:38I get it
19:39But in court
19:40It's nothing
19:42You know
19:42It'd play really well with a jury
19:44Especially when you pair it with an on-camera confession
19:46From a convicted serial
19:48What?
19:49The footage you sent me
19:49Look, all I see in that are the ravings of a madman
19:52And then a trampoline with no receipt
19:55Confirming the date of purchase
19:57And a guitar pick
19:59From a bar that makes thousands of them every year
20:02I have six of those at home in a junk drawer
20:05Does that make me a killer?
20:06There's a corroborating witness
20:09It's the daughter
20:11The witness is Jesperson's daughter
20:14What if she was willing to testify?
20:19Look, I've been a district attorney for almost 30 years
20:21I've seen a lot of crimes
20:22And a lot of families
20:25I don't know this woman
20:26But my experience tells me
20:27That if you grow up
20:29With a monster for a parent
20:31You end up as an adult
20:32With your own set of problems
20:33The internet being what it is
20:35It wouldn't take long
20:36To find out what this particular woman's issues are
20:40Whatever they may be
20:41Use them on the stand
20:43And make her testimony worthless
20:50Take that tape now
21:19Stop, please
21:23Your daddy better get the needle
21:27You deserve it too
21:28Stupid bitch
21:43Heard you were a little thief, huh?
21:45Who told you that?
21:46Breaking the law like your grandpa already
21:52So it's true
21:54So what if it is?
21:57Do you know who the Night Stalker was?
21:59Who?
22:00He was a sick fuck
22:01Like your grandpa
22:03My Uncle Rafa was one of the guys
22:04Who helped catch him in East LA
22:06That's basically why I became a murderino
22:08What's a murderino?
22:10A person obsessed with true crime
22:12Come with us tomorrow after school
22:14And we'll show you
22:18Cool
22:20We are already on our way there, sir
22:22I hear you
22:23I understand
22:24But that's
22:25So there's no way
22:27Okay
22:28Okay
22:29Oh, no
22:30No, no, no
22:30That's fine
22:31You have a great day
22:32No, thank you
22:37Oh, goddammit
22:39Hey
22:42The prison just revoked our visit
22:44We can't see Elijah
22:46What?
22:47Can they do that?
22:50It was Calloway
22:51It had to be
22:52He made the call, didn't he?
22:54You're getting the hang of this
23:14Hey
23:14Hey
23:18So tired
23:19Hey
23:20How was your flight?
23:24Oh
23:25Not too bad
23:27How's Hazel?
23:28Grounded
23:31I bought her some trinkets at the airport
23:33You just got her like a million birthday presents, Melissa
23:36I know
23:39I got her some keychains and stuff
23:41Got one for Max, too
23:43So, anyway
23:44I have some
23:48Way worse dues
23:52Can't wait
23:56I'm
23:58Thinking about coming out
24:00Like
24:01About my dad
24:05On the show
24:18This morning
24:19We met with the DA
24:20And he was such a fucking asshole
24:23He refuses to even investigate my dad's claims
24:25They won't let us interview Elijah
24:27It's like
24:27They're planning on letting an innocent man die
24:30I'm sorry, okay
24:31But I think they know more about this than you do
24:34Or they're a bunch of old powerful white guys
24:36Who don't want to admit they made a major mistake
24:40Elijah's attorney told us that
24:42If the DA won't play ball
24:44Then our segment
24:46Needs to make more noise
24:48That's the only way to pressure these conservative courts
24:50Huh
24:52You're gonna pressure a conservative court in Texas
24:55If I don't
24:56Then what?
24:58The story will air without me
25:00It'll get some attention
25:01But not enough
25:02And then
25:03And then Elijah will die
25:05And it's my fault
25:06I understand, okay
25:07I understand that you want to help this guy
25:09But if the authorities don't think
25:12Oh, fuck the authorities
25:12They don't care about people like Elijah
25:14They don't care about people like me
25:16If you are related to a murderer
25:18Then you're pretty much as bad as he is
25:20That's basically what the DA told me this morning
25:23He should not be in charge of anybody's life
25:26He made me feel like I was nothing
25:28Like I was 15 again
25:30Like I was responsible
25:32Guess what?
25:32I am not responsible for what my dad did
25:34I am so sick of feeling like I am
25:37I'm just so fucking desperate
25:40To keep this secret
25:42And for who?
25:43Not me
25:47Oh my god, Hazel
25:49What did you hear?
25:50Pretty new
25:51I heard dad talking on the phone with you the other night
25:54What?
25:54Why didn't you say anything?
25:55Why didn't you tell me?
25:57You weren't here, mom
25:58Okay, look
25:59Don't think that you're not in trouble anymore because of this
26:02Oh my god
26:03I know I'm in trouble
26:05But whatever
26:06You guys lied to me for years
26:08So you're in trouble too
26:10And no, I didn't mean to steal that stupid bikini wax
26:13It wasn't a cry for help
26:15It was an accident
26:17Okay
26:19Okay
26:22Hey
26:25I'm sorry that we lied to you
26:27Yeah
26:28I just
26:30I couldn't see any other way
26:33Whatever
26:34It's fine
26:35But you should like help this guy if you can
26:38Oh come on
26:38You don't know what you're talking about
26:39No, she doesn't
26:40She has no idea what you guys went through
26:42And we keep this a secret for a reason, Melissa
26:45So that we can protect our family
26:46Yeah, but it's not 1995 anymore
26:48People are like into true crime
26:50I told some people at school and they think it's super cool
26:53What?
26:54What's super cool?
26:54Who did you tell?
26:55Grandpa
26:55Do not call him that
26:57What am I supposed to call him?
26:59Nothing
27:01Just because I might come forward
27:04That does not mean that you will ever, ever have a relationship with him
27:07Isn't that up to me?
27:09No, Hazel
27:10Is this what you want?
27:11It's not up to you, okay?
27:13He is very dangerous
27:14He is a killer
27:16Who's a killer?
27:20Oh, great
27:21He's nine
27:22I don't know
27:23Keep it simple
27:23Hey, buddy
27:24I missed you
27:25Hi, Mom
27:26Come here
27:27Come here
27:29I
27:30I have to tell you something kind of
27:33Kind of important, okay?
27:36Okay
27:39You know how I told you that my dad died when I was 15?
27:46That was a lie
27:47The truth is that he went to prison then and he's still there
27:59What did he do?
28:03He hurt people
28:08Bad people?
28:11No, Buck
28:17He didn't really get out of jail
28:18Never
28:19Never
28:20He can't hurt anyone else, buddy
28:25Can I have some ice cream?
28:30Yeah
28:31Go, go, go
28:38I am
28:41I'm not going to do this
28:43Unless I know you're both behind me
28:46I'm behind you
28:47You're a kid
28:48Well, this affects her too
28:50That's my point
28:51She has no idea
28:52No idea the ways that this could affect her
28:54So lying is better than telling the truth?
28:57Because that's like the opposite of everything you guys have ever taught me
29:00I agree
29:03We've been lying long enough
29:06It's not making anything better anymore
29:08For you, maybe
29:09But this is more than just about you
29:10This isn't about me
29:11It's about an innocent man who's got 58 days left
29:15And there's one court that can change that
29:17And-and we have to pressure them
29:20That's-that's just how it works
29:21So you-because you're an expert now
29:22Is that it?
29:23Are you a lawyer?
29:24You know
29:25I got thrown in
29:26I'm just trying not to drown, okay?
29:28I think it's badass, Mom
29:30Thanks, Hayes
29:34I think
29:36That you have been on the road
29:38Away from your family
29:40And then you came home
29:40And you brought them treasures
29:41And now
29:42You want to go on TV
29:43And make yourself known
29:44Does that sound like the kind of person you want to be?
29:46Or does that remind you of someone else you know?
29:49What?
29:50What are you talking about?
29:51Mom can tell you
29:53I'm gonna go for a run
29:59Hey, come here
30:04Your dad's just trying to protect us
30:08I'm sorry
30:08I stole
30:09I swear it was an accident
30:11I know
30:14I believe you
30:17Am I still grounded?
30:20Oh
30:22Absolutely
30:51Absolutely
30:52I-N-E-E-E-E-E
30:57Oh, I-N-E-E-E-E-E
31:03I-N-E-E-E-E-E-E-E
31:09A-N-E-E-E-E-E-E-E-E-E
31:27Go get him, girl.
31:38You ready to do this?
31:41Nope.
31:52All right, everyone, cameras are up.
31:55Dr. Greg is on the floor.
31:56You ready to roll on the feed in 10?
31:59Get that multi-fuel working.
32:01Okay, Blaine, go on theme.
32:09Ladies and gentlemen, let's put our hands together
32:12and give a warm welcome to our very own Dr. Greg!
32:30Welcome to the murder museum.
32:33That's Bob.
32:34He loves visitors.
32:37Hello, Bob.
32:39He's named after Robert Pickton,
32:42Canada's most famous serial killer.
32:44He fed all his victims to pigs.
32:47Hazel, I thought your grandpa
32:49was Canada's most famous serial killer.
32:53Who's your grandfather?
32:56Um, the happy-faced killer?
33:00He was born in Canada, but...
33:02He killed here.
33:03I know.
33:04We have some of his work.
33:06You do?
33:07Duh.
33:09That's why we're here.
33:11So can we get tickets?
33:14Heather Richmond was my kill.
33:17I'm the one who found her walking down that Texas road that day.
33:23You know, I used to duct tape my victims to the floor of the cab,
33:28so they'd stay put while I looked for a place to dump them.
33:31And I didn't have any that day.
33:34And I remember she was bouncing around like a rag doll there in the back.
33:41Anyway, I put Heather down by that bridge near the Chickbury River,
33:46picked up my load, and drove straight to Washington to see my kids.
33:53Wow.
33:56Melissa?
34:00Before we get into this bombshell of a confession and everything that set off down there in Texas,
34:07perhaps we should first explain why the happy-faced killer called into the show in the first place.
34:12Let's just explain why you're here.
34:21I...
34:47Because he's my father.
34:55You had no idea the monster you were living with.
34:59No.
35:00No.
35:02Um...
35:03He was on the road a lot.
35:05And when he would come home, he was, you know, Disneyland dad.
35:09Go for Chilliwack on the band.
35:11Camera A, stay on Melissa.
35:12Okay, get her talking about this one.
35:14Dad, right?
35:18Tell me, where was this photo taken?
35:21Oh.
35:23In Chilliwack, uh, British Columbia.
35:27And we used to camp there every summer.
35:29What did you and your family do there?
35:32We would, uh, go hiking and fishing and swimming.
35:36We would roast marshmallows, you know.
35:39Same as every other family.
35:41Right, right.
35:42I mean, these are happy memories.
35:46I didn't come here to humanize him.
35:49He's your father, Melissa.
35:50But I am here to talk about Elijah.
35:52And we will get to him.
35:54Absolutely.
35:55But this story is complex.
35:58People want to hear your experience.
36:02They want to know what it's like to grow up with a serial killer.
36:07Am I right?
36:07Am I right?
36:17Chilliwack was our happy place.
36:19Um, my first memory is actually from there.
36:23It was just a flash.
36:24But it's...
36:25My mom holding me.
36:30and my dad smiling at us from across the river.
36:41You loved your father, right?
36:45I did.
36:48And you still do?
36:50No.
36:50Melissa.
36:51No.
36:52I know this might be difficult,
36:55but can we talk about your father's crimes
36:58just the basics?
37:02Um, he picked them up on the road,
37:06usually at truck stops.
37:09He could be charming, funny.
37:11He came off like a guy you could trust.
37:14Were they working girls, prostitutes?
37:17Some of them were sex workers, yes.
37:20Sex became rape, strangulation,
37:24and then he would dump the bodies in rural areas.
37:28Many of them weren't found, uh, for years.
37:32Oh.
37:34Can we talk about how your father got caught?
37:38A woman named Louise Nelson.
37:41Go for Louise on the BAM.
37:43Camry, hey, push on Melissa.
37:46Uh, he was questioned about her murder,
37:48and that led to an eventual confession
37:52to her and seven others.
37:57What made Louise different from the other victims?
38:02He knew her.
38:04Um, they were dating.
38:06They said they were gonna get married.
38:08Uh, I thought she'd make a cool stepmom.
38:14I was so stupid of me to believe him.
38:18Not at all, Melissa, not at all.
38:21You were a child,
38:23and you had a connection with her.
38:25After all, you both loved to kill her.
38:48You found him.
38:57I draw, too.
39:00Well, that's intense.
39:02I know.
39:04He just sent me a drawing, actually,
39:07for my birthday.
39:10How much do you want for it?
39:12Oh, I don't know if I...
39:14Well, I'll give you a hundred bucks.
39:15I'm not sure it's for sale.
39:19Well, change your mind.
39:20You know where to find me.
39:23I've always wanted another piece,
39:25but his work always sells out so fast online.
39:29He sells it?
39:32From prison?
39:35Is he allowed to make money like that?
39:38There are ways around the system.
39:42Can you explain why the DA, Calloway,
39:45has a problem with you?
39:47He made his bias very clear.
39:51Which was what?
39:54When it comes to monsters,
39:56like my father,
39:59the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
40:04He said, I am sure this daughter has issues
40:09that I can expose,
40:12use.
40:13He said he would eviscerate her on the stand
40:17and make her testimony meaningless.
40:20Then, uh,
40:22that must have been very difficult for you.
40:25I'm used to it.
40:30Just last week,
40:31a prison guard cornered me
40:32and asked me if I was a
40:35sick blank like my dad.
40:38I'm so sorry, Melissa.
40:41It's part of
40:44what pushed me to come forward today
40:46and,
40:48and do what's right.
40:49Wait.
40:51Ask if she does worry
40:52that she's like him.
40:57What?
40:58It's a fair question.
41:01Uh,
41:02Melissa,
41:04I have to ask this.
41:06Do you worry
41:08that you are
41:09like him?
41:11I would never
41:12hurt anyone.
41:14Of course not.
41:15Of course not.
41:16But,
41:17I can see that I've hit a nerve here.
41:20My life is
41:21completely different from his.
41:23I have a healthy marriage.
41:24I have a husband who supports me.
41:26I am there
41:27for my kids
41:30in a way that,
41:31that
41:32my parents could have never been there for me.
41:34You are breaking the trauma cycle.
41:38All I ever wanted
41:39was to have a normal family
41:40and
41:41I never want my kids
41:43to ever worry about
41:45going hungry
41:46or getting evicted
41:47or having to visit
41:48their father in prison.
41:51Melissa,
41:52you have worked hard
41:53to give your children
41:55everything you never had in life
41:57to create a life
41:59that looks perfect
42:02from the outside.
42:04But do you ever worry
42:06that part of why
42:08you kept your father a secret
42:10is because you're afraid
42:12that deep down
42:15you are
42:16like him.
42:20Watch out for tears, people.
42:22Hey,
42:24go easy on her.
42:25You open the door,
42:26I'm just walking through it.
42:28The person you loved
42:30and trusted more than anybody
42:32in the world
42:34turned out to be a monster.
42:36That taught you
42:38that you were unworthy of love
42:43because your father
42:44didn't love you enough
42:46not to kill women.
42:49That taught you
42:51that you were stupid
42:54because you knew him best
42:56and you didn't know.
42:59And all those kids
43:00who bullied you,
43:02the DAs
43:03and the prison guards,
43:04all those people
43:05who said you're like him,
43:06they're just confirming
43:07what you already knew.
43:10Melissa,
43:10you have a beautiful family.
43:13The career,
43:14the house,
43:16it all looks so perfect.
43:18But I tell you,
43:19it doesn't mean a lick
43:20if you don't believe
43:21that you deserve it.
43:27What if I'm like him?
43:31Is that what you're afraid of?
43:35I just...
43:36I'm...
43:39I'm just scared.
43:41I'm just...
43:42I'm just so scared
43:44that I...
43:46I came from him
43:47and
43:50he just seemed so normal
43:51and then there was
43:52this side of him
43:53that was just so...
43:54it was just so dark.
43:56And you worry
43:58that you have that too?
44:01Sometimes.
44:02That's why I don't like
44:04to see him ever
44:05because he plugs
44:07into this thing
44:08inside of me
44:09and it makes me feel
44:10so out of control.
44:13Like,
44:13yeah.
44:15Like,
44:15he can see something
44:17inside of me
44:17that I...
44:18that I didn't even know
44:19was there.
44:22That is your father
44:23manipulating you.
44:25He knows your fears.
44:27He knows your shame.
44:30And he knows
44:31that you still love him.
44:35But, Melissa,
44:37I know you too.
44:39You're empathetic.
44:41You're smart.
44:42You're kind.
44:43You are selfless.
44:45You care deeply about others.
44:47You are your father's daughter.
44:49But you are not like him.
44:53You never will be.
44:58I know.
45:00Do you know?
45:01I think you should say it.
45:06I'll never be him.
45:09You kind of agree, right?
45:11You all agree?
45:21How do you feel?
45:26Relieved.
45:28Good.
45:29Good.
45:35I'm a happy man
45:38On a gloomy day
45:40Can't tell the clouds
45:43Not to act that way
45:47I'm a happy man
45:49On a gloomy day
45:55I will patiently
45:58I will patiently
45:59For them from our home
46:05Panicca blues, please.
46:07On the gloomy day
46:12Anything else?
46:17I'll never be in peace
46:19I'll never be in peace
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