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00:01Today's story takes us to the city of Costa Mesa, in sunny California.
00:07where a series of unexpected events shook the entire community.
00:13Leading the investigation was prosecutor Matt Murphy.
00:17who, in a striking statement, compared the unfolding of the case
00:21to something that not even the most imaginative screenwriters in Hollywood would be able to conceive.
00:29According to Murphy, what at first seemed like a routine occurrence,
00:33It soon turned into a story that completely defied prediction.
00:40At the center of this tragic story were two young people,
00:44Samuel Herr, a 26-year-old military veteran,
00:47and Julie Kibuich, a university student of only 23.
00:52The turning point occurred on May 21, 2010.
00:57when both families were seized by panic upon realizing they had lost contact with them.
01:04Julie's silence, in particular, left her parents extremely worried.
01:10Around noon, the Kibuich family decided to act.
01:14informing the police that the young woman was not answering calls or messages,
01:18Something very unusual for her.
01:22Despite the distress of the families, the authorities initially treated the situation with indifference.
01:28The officers argued that, since she was an adult woman,
01:32There was no need to report a disappearance immediately.
01:36especially considering it was the weekend.
01:40They then suggested that they wait a few more hours.
01:44Unfortunately, what began as a mere family concern turned into an irreversible tragedy shortly afterward.
01:51Earlier that evening, the police received the worst news.
01:57Julie Kibuich had been found dead.
02:01Stephen Hur, Sen's father, had a habit of visiting his son frequently since he returned from Afghanistan.
02:09Sen suffered from symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder.
02:14although there was no official diagnosis.
02:17Concerned, his parents encouraged him to visit them or made the effort to go to him.
02:23When they hadn't heard from Sen for two days and he failed to appear for a previously scheduled dinner,
02:30something that was atypical for the former military man, known for his responsibility and discipline,
02:36The family began to fear the worst.
02:38With a bad feeling, Mr. Hur decided to go to his son's apartment.
02:44Upon arriving, he found the door ajar, which further increased his apprehension.
02:50Upon entering the apartment, he initially thought the place was empty.
02:55But he soon realized there was someone in the room.
02:59As he approached, he saw a young woman lying on the bed, with her pants torn.
03:04and a disturbing message written with a highlighter on her back.
03:09All yours, damn it, weirdo.
03:13The scene was horrible.
03:14The bed was soaked in blood and there were gunshot wounds to the back of the young woman's head.
03:20which seemed lifeless.
03:23Desperate, Mr. Hur called the emergency services.
03:27"There's a body in my son's apartment," Steve said in a panic to the operator.
03:34As soon as they arrived at the apartment, paramedics confirmed the young woman's death.
03:39due to severe head injuries.
03:42Later, her identity was confirmed to be Julie Kibuichi.
03:47Her purse and documents were on the kitchen table.
03:53While the experts examined the crime scene,
03:56Mr. Hur searched for his son throughout the apartment.
04:00fearing that he too was in danger.
04:03Despite the evidence, he couldn't believe that Sen had any involvement in what had happened.
04:10His paternal intuition told him that something had happened to Sen,
04:15that he could have been the victim of an invasion or kidnapping.
04:19The police, on the other hand, had a different view.
04:22The authorities quickly came to consider Sen as one of the main suspects in that homicide.
04:30As a former soldier, he was skilled in handling firearms and could have possessed a weapon.
04:37It was possible that an argument between the young people had gotten out of control.
04:42leading him to commit the crime in a moment of desperation.
04:46Furthermore, it is widely known that the mental health of veterans can be fragile after military service.
04:54However, Sen's family insisted that he had adjusted well to civilian life.
04:59and showed no signs of aggression.
05:02Even so, his relatives did not hide the fact that he had changed since returning from Afghanistan.
05:09And everyone supported him in every way possible since his return.
05:13including keeping extra keys to his apartment and having access to his bank account,
05:19In case they needed to intervene in an emergency.
05:24Samuel Herr was a young man with an impeccable reputation.
05:28During his time in the army, he was known for being a kind person, a man of his word, and a loyal friend.
05:35In 2010, he returned home at the request of his doctor, after saving approximately $60,000 during his...
05:43service.
05:44Back in civilian life, Sen began to build the life he had always dreamed of.
05:50He wished to continue his military career and attain the rank of officer.
05:55That's why he enrolled at Orange Coast College, where he quickly excelled.
06:00It was there that he met Julie Kubuich, a young aspiring designer.
06:06They quickly became friends, studying anthropology together and spending a lot of time in each other's company.
06:14Despite their close proximity, there was no romantic relationship between them.
06:19Julie was an only child, described by her family as a cheerful, receptive girl interested in dance and theater.
06:26Sen, for his part, was in a serious relationship with a girl named Catarina, who lived in Germany.
06:34The couple maintained a long-distance relationship, visiting each other regularly.
06:39They planned to get married as soon as Catarina finished her degree the following year.
06:45Julie was also engaged.
06:48Her boyfriend lived in Japan and they communicated frequently via the internet.
06:53Sam and Julie were as close as siblings, always ready to support and help each other's minds.
07:00This close bond makes what happened even more disturbing, especially since Julie's body was discovered under such circumstances.
07:09which left no doubt that she had suffered some kind of abuse.
07:13This discovery cast doubt on Sen's previously impeccable reputation, raising suspicions about him.
07:21Furthermore, an unexpected detail came to light.
07:25As a teenager, Sen had already been suspected of involvement in a crime.
07:31According to police records, a young man had been brutally attacked by a group and later died from his injuries.
07:39The main suspects were members of a rival gang, and Sen was identified as one of those involved.
07:47However, all charges were eventually dropped, but Sen spent an entire year under investigation.
07:55This past event ended up reinforcing the police's suspicions regarding his alleged tendency towards violence and his possible connections.
08:04with the world of crime.
08:07While some officers focused on locating the young man, others were focused on piecing together the facts to understand what...
08:14There was something happening in the apartment.
08:16Julie's cell phone, found in her purse, was a key piece of evidence in the investigation.
08:22Upon analyzing the device, investigators discovered that Julie and Sen had been exchanging messages throughout the day.
08:31At 2:45 PM, Sen mentioned that he was at a friend's house, helping him with some task without giving many details.
08:39He also mentioned that he was planning a trip out of town for the weekend.
08:45However, around 11 PM, Sen sent another message, now showing that he was upset and expressing a desire to...
08:55Meet Julie.
08:57He asked her to come to his house at midnight so they could talk.
09:02That night, Julie was with her cousin and his fiancée, having dinner at a restaurant and discussing the preparations for...
09:09the wedding, in which Julie would be the maid of honor.
09:13After receiving Sen's message, she left the meeting and went to his house.
09:19Upon arriving, Julie sent one last message to her brother, informing him that she had arrived and mentioning that she had heard sobs coming from her.
09:28from inside the house.
09:30Unaware of the danger that awaited her, she walked into a deadly trap.
09:37The detectives believed that Sen had returned home under the influence of something, perhaps disturbed by some event and
09:46He wanted to vent, since his girlfriend, Catarina, wasn't there.
09:50He then contacted Julie, his friend from college.
09:55During the conversation, something seemed to go wrong, causing Sen to lose control and attack Julie.
10:03However, one question remained unanswered.
10:06If he was seeking intimacy, why would he have taken her life?
10:11There were no signs that Julie had resisted; her body showed no signs of defensiveness, and the house was in
10:18Perfect order, as if nothing had happened.
10:21The enigmatic message left on Julie's back suggested that the crime may have been motivated by jealousy, perhaps related to...
10:31a love triangle.
10:33But if that were the truth, who would that message be directed to?
10:37To support this theory, physical evidence was needed: the murder weapon, fingerprints, or traces of DNA.
10:47But more urgently, the investigators needed to find Sen and get his version of the events.
10:55Meanwhile, the detectives were focused on the investigation and decided to track Sen's banking activity.
11:03They knew that if he was on the run, he would need money, and their intuition was right.
11:11The day after the crime, large withdrawals were made from his card.
11:15However, surveillance cameras at the ATMs showed another person in Sen's place, a 16-year-old boy.
11:25years old, named Wesley Freilich.
11:28Wesley's footsteps, which revealed him wearing a baseball cap, were quickly identified.
11:34He had ordered a pizza and paid with Sen's card.
11:38The young man was located and taken to the police station to give a statement.
11:44During questioning, the teenager appeared confused, not understanding what was happening.
11:51When the police asked how he had obtained the card,
11:56Wesley explained that he had never met Sen and that this was the first time he had heard his name.
12:02The teenager confessed that he received the card from his friend, Daniel Wozniak, a 26-year-old man.
12:09He said the card owner was in jail and needed money.
12:15Wesley knew Daniel very well and, without hesitation, decided to help him.
12:21He withdrew approximately $2,000 from different locations and handed the money over to Daniel.
12:27who, as a token of gratitude, allowed Wesley to buy a pizza.
12:32Wesley and Daniel were actors and worked together in a community theater.
12:38Wesley admired Daniel's talent and charisma, but despite his enthusiasm, a career in theater didn't pay well.
12:46Daniel lived modestly, but he was ambitious.
12:50A few months earlier, he had proposed to his 22-year-old coworker, Rachel Buffett, and she accepted.
12:59The couple were inseparable, and the wedding ceremony was drawing near.
13:05The police decided to arrest Daniel at an inopportune moment, during his bachelor party.
13:12Naturally, he was not happy at all.
13:16On May 26, during questioning, Daniel admitted knowing Sam and confirmed that he had seen him a few days earlier.
13:24before.
13:26They were neighbors in the same apartment complex that included various amenities, such as a swimming pool, gym, recreation area and...
13:35grill.
13:36He had moved to the location in early 2010 and, since then, they had met occasionally.
13:43In his testimony, Daniel stated that he withdrew money from Sam's card at Sam's own request.
13:51According to him, his neighbor involved him in a fraudulent scheme, which he deeply regretted.
13:58Daniel claimed that Sam asked him to withdraw money and then report the card to the bank as stolen, requesting
14:07a refund.
14:08In return, Sam promised Daniel a good percentage of the value.
14:14Needing money, Daniel accepted the dubious offer.
14:18I agreed, but I asked Wesley to do it so that my face wouldn't be captured by the surveillance cameras.
14:26"And he linked me to fraud," Daniel explained.
14:29He also added that he last saw Sam in a car, accompanied by a man wearing a cap.
14:35black baseball.
14:36He claimed not to know where they went.
14:40Interestingly, his fiancée Rachel told the same story, but her account seemed somewhat unconvincing, and Daniel was visibly nervous.
14:50Therefore, the detectives decided to wait a while before pressing him again.
14:56Around that same time, a radio station was hired by a local jazz musician named Chris, who said he knew
15:03Daniel, very good.
15:05Chris said that a few weeks earlier he had lent Daniel $2,000 to help him pay the rent.
15:12On May 21st, at 10:30 AM, Daniel asked Chris to stop by his house to pick up the money.
15:19However, instead of returning the full amount, Daniel only handed over $400, explaining that it was all he had.
15:27I had it at the moment and promised to call as soon as I got more money.
15:32At that moment, Daniel, Rachel, and another person were present.
15:37Later, Chris recognized the other person as Sam Hur, the man everyone was looking for in the news.
15:46On the morning of May 22nd, Daniel contacted Chris again and paid the debt.
15:53Upon learning these new details, Sam's parents held onto hope that their son was still alive and
16:00being held hostage.
16:02After this revelation, Daniel presented other versions of the events during the second interrogation.
16:09He said that on the morning of May 22, Sam showed up at his house, visibly agitated.
16:16When questioned about what had happened, Sam confessed to having done something terrible.
16:22He had taken the life of a friend.
16:24In response, Daniel suggested he go to the police, but Sam threatened him, saying that if anyone else found out, there would be...
16:33Problems not only for him, but also for Daniel and Rachel.
16:37Fearing for his safety, Daniel followed all of Sam's instructions.
16:43He took him to the specified address, and then Sam handed his credit card to Daniel, saying that he didn't
16:49She needed more of it and thought the card could be useful for the couple.
16:54Daniel admitted that he was confused at the time and didn't know how to proceed.
16:59He knew Sam had served in the war and feared what might happen.
17:04When the investigator asked why he had changed his testimony, Daniel explained that he was afraid, fearing the being
17:12considered an accomplice.
17:13The detectives were not convinced by the story told by Daniel Orziak.
17:19It became clear that he was hiding something, being evasive and trying to justify himself at all costs.
17:26When authorities requested a DNA sample to rule him out as a suspect, Daniel remained silent, as if he were...
17:34weighing your options.
17:37After some time, he ended up confessing that he had been in Sam's apartment and that he had witnessed the scene of...
17:44crime, which implied that he could have left traces of his DNA at the scene.
17:49I knew Sam was keeping a significant amount of money, so I decided to take it since he was on the run, he explained.
17:58Daniel, in justifying his actions.
18:01At the same time, he swore that he had not taken Julie's life, even though all the evidence pointed to him.
18:08At this point, the detectives' suspicions were confirmed.
18:11For them, it was clear that the suspect was lying, and so they decided to use the classic strategy of the good cop.
18:19bad cop.
18:20Eventually, Daniel began to falter and was officially reclassified as one of the main suspects along with Sam, who was still...
18:29Missing.
18:30With this, the investigation began to consider that several people could be involved in Julie's murder.
18:38The final piece of this puzzle emerged from a conversation between Rachel and Daniel.
18:44Rachel apparently didn't realize she was being monitored and ended up making a compromising revelation.
18:52During Daniel's imprisonment, his fiancée remained strangely calm, as if her canceled wedding didn't affect her.
18:58which suggested that she knew more than she let on.
19:02His involvement in the crime has not been ruled out.
19:04During a visit, Rachel mentioned to Daniel that she had delivered a backpack to his brother, as requested.
19:12This recording was added to the case file and presented in court, becoming crucial evidence in the case.
19:19After this conversation with his fiancée, the suspect was questioned again by investigators.
19:26Daniel now seemed confused and cornered, as if he finally realized there was no way to deny it anymore.
19:32With no way out, he confessed everything at once.
19:36As he recounted the events, his confidence grew, and he even smiled at times.
19:41He began his confession by saying,
19:44I took both of their lives because I'm crazy.
19:47He then detailed how he had carried out what he considered the perfect crime.
19:53On May 21, 2010, he asked Sam to help him move some items in the attic.
20:01of the theater.
20:01And Sam, as always, agreed, since he never refused a request for help.
20:06When Sam turned his back, Daniel shot him.
20:10Sam initially didn't understand what was happening.
20:13Probably without realizing that he had become a victim of a friend, he fell to the ground, still conscious, and was wounded.
20:21and asked Daniel to check what had hit him and to help him get up.
20:27However, instead of offering help, Daniel approached and shot again, this time in Sam's head.
20:35Then he left the body in the attic and went to perform on stage.
20:41After successfully completing the show, he returned to the crime scene and, using a saw and an axe, dismembered the body.
20:48body of the ex-soldier.
20:50Later that same night, he texted Julie from Sam's cell phone, asking her to meet up.
20:58Julie, suspecting nothing, answered promptly.
21:02Upon arriving at the location, she was greeted by Daniel, who was pretending to be crying behind the door.
21:08He let her in and asked her to go to the bedroom.
21:12Inside, he shot the woman twice in the back of the neck.
21:16But the horror didn't end there.
21:18Daniel decided to stage an attack, tearing Julie's pants and writing a provocative message on her shirt.
21:26Everything to deflect suspicion and tarnish Sam's reputation.
21:30The next day, Daniel met with Wesley and then returned to the theater, where he calmly put the body parts back together.
21:39in plastic bags.
21:41Some of them, including the head, were placed in a large bag and dumped in a park without any concern.
21:49in burying the mortal remains.
21:51During his account, Daniel mentioned that he found his actions amusing.
21:56He then revealed where he had left the pieces of Sam's body.
22:01Despite his detailed confession, Daniel did not consider himself guilty and requested the presence of a lawyer.
22:08Upon hearing the criminal's version of events, the detectives presented their own theory.
22:14To them, he wasn't a madman, but a cold and calculating criminal, driven by financial greed.
22:21They knew that Daniel needed money and had considerable debts.
22:27He also wanted a lavish wedding, but he didn't have the necessary resources for it.
22:32Perhaps, during one of their encounters, Sam confided in him that he possessed a significant amount of money in his...
22:40account,
22:40which sparked in Daniel the idea of a bloody plan.
22:44He decided to frame Sam and stage the crime.
22:48Initially, investigators believed for a long time that the missing man was the culprit.
22:55On May 29, 2010, the remains of Sam Hur were found.
23:01And as Daniel reported, he had been brutally dismembered.
23:06His head and some body parts were discovered in Eldorado Park.
23:11while his torso was located in the Liberty Theater,
23:15inside the joint Armed Forces training base in Los Alamitos.
23:19The detectives discovered a backpack full of evidence.
23:23located near Daniel's parents' house.
23:26Inside, there were several of Sam's personal belongings, including clothes, a cell phone, and a wallet.
23:34The investigation deepened with a thorough search of the criminal's residence.
23:39and in the detailed analysis of your computer's browsing history,
23:43revealing disturbing facts.
23:45Daniel's premeditation became clear through his Google searches.
23:50How do you hide a body?
23:52Quick ways to end someone's life.
23:55Subsequent ballistic tests confirmed that the shots that killed Sam...
23:59Shots were fired from the recovered pistol.
24:02Sam's body was so mutilated.
24:05who could only be identified thanks to a tattoo on his chest,
24:09where it read "daddy" and "mommy" inside a heart.
24:13The following day, the investigators delivered the terrible news to the Herr family.
24:19The revelation was devastating, even more so because it occurred on the eve of his son's birthday.
24:24which made the tragedy even more cruel.
24:28No one could understand what Sam had done to deserve such a monstrous fate.
24:34The Kibuit family, in turn, was also perplexed.
24:39unable to understand why their daughter was taken from them in such a brutal way.
24:44She always spoke fondly of her college friend and admired him.
24:49making it even harder to believe that someone so seemingly pleasant
24:53was capable of committing such horrible acts.
24:58Samuel Herr was buried with military honors and is remembered as a hero.
25:04His family, friends, and former colleagues were present at the farewell ceremony.
25:09and even other citizens from Costa-Mesa, who felt the need to pay their respects.
25:16What brought comfort to both families was knowing that the real culprit was behind bars.
25:24In November 2012, in addition to Daniel, other people were also arrested.
25:30His fiancée Rachel and his brother Tim, both accused of being accomplices in concealing evidence.
25:37and in an attempt to deceive the police.
25:40The detectives believed that Rachel had known about Daniel's plans from the beginning.
25:45But she denied it, claiming to be unaware of the crimes.
25:49She stated that she was only fulfilling Daniel's request to deliver Tim's backpack.
25:54who then hid it in a secret location.
25:57Rachel claimed that neither she nor Tim were interested in the contents of the backpack.
26:03or understood what was happening.
26:06In February 2013, she was released on bail while awaiting her hearing.
26:12Later, she appeared on a famous talk show.
26:16where she publicly stated that she had been manipulated by her ex-fiancé.
26:22In December 2015, almost five and a half years after the crimes,
26:27Daniel Osniak was put on trial.
26:29The prosecution considered his actions so heinous and cynical that it requested the death penalty.
26:36The prosecutor argued that greed was the motive behind Sam's death.
26:41while Julie's life was taken for no reason at all,
26:45just to incriminate the former soldier.
26:48According to the prosecution, Daniel needed money to finance a wedding and a lavish honeymoon.
26:55knowing that Rachel wanted a big celebration.
26:59He was willing to do anything to achieve that dream.
27:03even to commit murder.
27:05No one could have imagined that someone considered so likeable,
27:11How could a talented actor and true party entertainer be capable of such atrocities?
27:17However, investigators exposed its darker side.
27:23It is important to highlight that Daniel hired one of the best lawyers for his defense.
27:28The lengthy pre-trial period was due to numerous appeals and complaints against the detectives who conducted the investigation.
27:37with the defense arguing that Daniel's rights were violated by spying on his conversations and coercing him into...
27:44confess.
27:45Simultaneously, the defense attempted to argue that he was mentally unstable.
27:50However, examinations and specialists did not identify any significant psychological disorders during the investigation.
27:58Daniel seemed to appreciate the notoriety that the case brought him.
28:03He even appeared on a talk show.
28:05where he discussed the challenges he faced during the process,
28:09He often sported a smile that became his trademark over time.
28:16During the trial, more than 20 witnesses were called by the prosecution.
28:21including Wesley Freiret, who testified against Daniel.
28:26Initially, Wesley was arrested, but he was eventually released.
28:30when the detectives concluded that he didn't know what was happening.
28:33and that he was simply fulfilling a request from an acquaintance.
28:37Daniel's brother, Tim, also testified against him.
28:40explaining that he had no knowledge of the violent events.
28:44who was inadvertently drawn into the plot.
28:47The defense, in turn, did not present any witnesses in Daniel's defense.
28:53Not even his family attended the trial.
28:56It became clear that the defendant did not see himself as guilty and showed no remorse.
29:02Daniel's lawyer tried to make Rachel look like the villain behind her fiancé's actions.
29:08attributing the blame to her and claiming that she was materialistic and manipulative,
29:13probably with the intention of dividing responsibility among more than one defendant.
29:18The jury needed only one hour to reach a verdict.
29:24Daniel Wozniak was found guilty and sentenced to death.
29:30The victims' families expressed satisfaction with the decision.
29:34I only regret not being able to carry out the sentence personally.
29:39"admitted Stephen Hur, Sam's father."
29:43In the course of time,
29:45It became clear that the imposed sentence would not be carried out as expected.
29:50The then-governor of California, Jerry Brown,
29:53instituted a suspension in the application of the death penalty,
29:57effectively commuting the sentence of the cold and calculating criminal to life imprisonment,
30:02just like what happened with another 700 inmates.
30:06This gave him the chance to continue living.
30:10Unlike their victims, who did not have the same opportunity.
30:15Tim Wozniak was found guilty of tampering with evidence.
30:19and as part of a court settlement,
30:21He received a reduced sentence of just 10 days.
30:25In the fall of 2018,
30:28Rachel Buffett faced a trial.
30:30and was convicted of perjury,
30:33resulting in a prison sentence of 32 months.
30:38She is currently free.
30:40And the marriage between the two never took place.
30:44The case of Samuel Hur and Julie Kibuit
30:47It's a disturbing example of how appearances can be deceiving.
30:51And how evil can hide behind the mask of friendship.
30:55Daniel Wozniak, driven by cold and calculating greed,
30:59took the lives of two innocent people,
31:02destroying families and shocking the community.
31:05Justice, though slow, prevailed.
31:08sentencing the murderer to the maximum penalty.
31:11However, the shadow of tragedy remains.
31:14a bitter reminder of the fragility of life
31:16and the importance of protecting oneself from those
31:19that hide beneath the veil of normality.
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31:51Transcription and Subtitles by Pedro Negri