Family Discovers Missing Dad's Head Inside Garbage Bag

We found some tart right here. They're. saying truck was a truck that must have. backed up right here, right? >> Okay. >> Is that okay? Back up. Back up. Please. back up. Just back. >> Oh my god. >> Okay. Back up. Back up. Back. Back up. Back up. Back up. Back up. Officers [music] report to a seemingly. routine traffic incident in Moses Lake,

Washington. What no officer on scene. realizes is [music] that this encounter. would be the start of a terrifying. investigation, leading to the most dark. and twisted body cam [music] footage. we've ever shown on this channel. >> But if you want justice, >> I already know who did it. >> Listen to me. Please. >> get out of your car and come get my kid. Put him in cuffs right now. >> Don't say anything right now. We don't. know. >> Did you do it? >> Look at me. Did you do it?

>> It's an early Sunday afternoon on. November 3rd when officers patrolling. downtown Moses Lake identify a truck. matching a stolen vehicle report logged. just [music] hours earlier. Multiple. police units have been dispatched. more. than typically assigned to a stolen. vehicle report. Almost as if from the. very start, police somehow knew this. vehicle [music] theft report would soon.

unravel into something much worse. >> 1:45, we're slow rolled in. parking at the corner house. >> Inside the vehicle is 27-year-old. professional athlete Isaiah Thomas, the. former AAR wide receiver for Eastern. Oregon University, who is currently. armed with a weapon. Whoa. You bro. >> Hey, you going to guide the car? Y. truck, please.

>> Here's what happened. The truck was. reported as stolen. Who Whose truck is. this? You talk to me, man. >> It's my truck. It's. >> your truck? Okay. Do you have your ID. registration? Just go and turn it off, please. I apologize if it's your truck, but it. wasn't registered in your name, man. >> Yeah, I know. >> There's ammunition in the front seat. >> Okay,

you chill out, bro. Going to be okay. >> All right, man. Just Just come out and. step out of the car. Okay. >> The ammunition on the passenger seat. suggests that Isaiah might be carrying a. weapon. [music] The officer quickly. realizes that this encounter could. escalate at any moment, so they swiftly. order him out of the vehicle only to. uncover something interesting about his. identity. >> What up, Greg? >> What's up, man? >> Alvarado. >> Yeah. How you doing, Isaiah? >> Another day.

>> Another day. >> Don't forget, make sure you don't have any weapons on. you. Okay. I do got a weapon on me. What. do you have? I think I got a knife right. here in my knife. >> Pocket knife. >> This one. That's it. Okay. Take a seat. >> I want a lawyer so bad though. So bad. >> Okay. >> Like it's ridiculous how bad I need one. No. >> I hear you.

>> He knew you. >> Yes. I went to high school with him. >> He was a star athlete, man. >> Then he started. they started talking. names. Yeah. >> It turns out Officer Alvarado and Isaiah. went to high school together. And. Alvarado recalls Isaiah as a standout. football player who went on to compete. at the college level. But now in front. of him was a disoriented [music] young. man, barely able to focus and answer. their questions in a stolen vehicle. A.

stark contrast to the athlete [music]. Alvarado once knew. In reality, there is. a very good reason for Isaiah's odd. behavior. One that officer Alvarado will. soon understand. As within minutes, Isaiah and his family will be at the. center of a murder investigation with. only one question left unsolved. For now, officers decide to contact. Isaiah's family to inform them of his. recent actions and detainment. They. quickly get his family contact details.

and call his mother, 47-year-old Cassie. Thomas. However, the information Cassie. provides shifts the course of the. investigation in an [music] unexpected. way. >> Hello. >> Hello. This is Officer Alvado with the. Mos Police Department. I'm trying to. reach Cassie. >> This is she. >> Hey, do you have a son, Isaiah? >> Yes, I do. >> We had a call earlier about him being in. someone else's vehicle. He He's in a. truck now. A a gray Chevy Silverado.

>> Okay. >> We're trying to figure out if this is. his truck or not cuz he's saying it is. But the person that called about him. said that he stole the truck from. another neighbor. >> No. Uh that's his his and his. grandfather's. >> Okay. Who's his grandpa, if you don't. mind me asking? >> Richard. >> Richard? >> Yeah. He probably let him borrow it. He's staying with his grandfather right. now. >> What's the address? Uh 430 Dale. >> Yep. That's where the truck was taken.

>> Okay. That's weird. >> Yeah. No, that clarifies something cuz. we we thought potentially this truck. might have been stolen, so we were. trying to. >> figure it out. >> Um. >> No, I'm sorry about that. I know. >> No, no worries. >> At this point, Officer Alvarado begins. to realize the mistake they've made. Now, it makes sense why Isaiah. immediately asked for a lawyer. He was. being accused of something he clearly. didn't do. As Officer Alvarado continues. [music] speaking with Isaiah's mom, he.

decides to ask about something that's. been worrying him since the very moment. Isaiah [music] stepped out of the truck. >> I went to high school with Isaiah. He. wasn't never really like this. Is. everything okay? >> Um, it should be he should be fine. >> Okay. Hey, >> he just seemed a little bit off to me. when he was talking. >> Well, probably because he's being. accused of something you didn't do. It's his grandpa's truck. >> Yeah, he he lives at 4:30. But thank you.

for answering my phone calls and my. questions. It actually helps out a lot. >> Okay. All right. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Thank you. Bye. >> Bye. >> Officer Alvarado doesn't know it yet, but his suspicion that something is very. wrong with Isaiah isn't far from the. truth. Still, with no evidence tying. Isaiah to a crime, they have no choice. but to release him. But as he walks. away, Officer Alvarado follows him, hoping to reconnect with his old friend. >> All right, bro. Let's walk over to the. front of your truck real quick. I just. want to tell you something. It's all.

right, man. >> I know you don't want to talk about. this, but it it's cool. You don't have. to. Okay. So, you all right, man? You. You like off the books. Do you want to. talk about anything? >> Cuz I'll turn off my camera station, bro. like uh it's just like like we're. at a time right now, bro. >> Yeah. >> There's there's a time in everybody's. life, bro, where they just need to like. really reevaluate the. >> Yeah. >> what's going on, you know?

>> Yeah. If you need anything, please don't. hesitate to call. I'll sit down and have. a conversation with you, bro. >> For sure. >> All right. >> Yeah. >> Take care. >> To Alvarado, it seems Isaiah wants to. say something, but [music] he just can't. find the words for now. Isaiah gets into. his truck and drives off, unaware that. this won't be the last time today he'll. be accused [music] of a crime. >> Can I help you? >> Um, yeah. Um, I was wondering if I could.

speak to somebody about uh missing. person. >> in Moses Lake. >> It's my father. Nobody's seen him. Yes, Moses Lake. >> Okay. And his first and last name? Richard. Andrews. >> And what is his home address? Is it the. 430 Dale? >> Correct. All. >> right, Kelly. I've got this report. started. I'm going to hand it over to. the officers. Um, I just need you to try. to find a recent picture of him. And if. you hear from him or anything changes.

before they contact you, go ahead and. give us a call back and let us know. Okay. >> Okay. On the phone is Kelly Kirkindall. reporting that her father, 75-year-old. Richard Andrews, mysteriously vanished. Officers are sent to his address and. minutes later they arrive to. investigate. >> Hello. Well, I'm doing better than you guys. >> How's it going? >> How are you, >> Carmen? >> Carmen, now we just talk to you. Waiting. for Sergeant Rodriguez are Carmen,

Kelly, and Cassie, daughters of Richard. Andrews, the missing elderly man. As he. begins speaking to them, hoping to learn. more about their father's disappearance, a familiar face steps out of the house. >> So, we have no idea. >> The neighbor um talked to my husband. This my husband, Mike. >> Hi, Mike. I'm sorry. >> He hasn't seen him in a day and a half. or so. I haven't seen him longer than. that, but. >> his phone's been ringing. His sister's. called. Nobody knows where he's at. So, >> okay. And this is this normal?

>> Normal? >> No. >> What's wrong? >> Okay. >> What's that? >> Nothing. >> Do Do you know Do you know where where. where is it your grandfather? >> Yeah, it's my grandpa. >> Do you know where he's at? >> No, I have no clue where he's at. >> No. >> He didn't tell you anything where he was. going. Did you see him leave? >> No. So, basically what I did see was him. talking to somebody out here. [music] He. was kind of like parked a little farther. out like he pulled off to the side a. little bit. They're talking in the. window. I looked down. That's it. He did. tell me that he was going up to the. resz, but I just got confirmation from.

Greg, right? >> But he's not there. So I don't know. which res. >> Uh Cville. >> Callville. >> Yeah, he has property up there, but we. already put a phone call up there and. they said no. Nobody. >> Nobody's there. About what time was it. when you saw him last? >> I don't remember. >> Was it morning, afternoon, night time? >> It was afternoon. >> Afternoon. >> It was It wasn't like. >> late afternoon, though. All righty. While officers are surprised to be. speaking with Isaiah and his mother. Cassie for the second time that day, their priority right now is finding his.

grandfather Richard. With the timeline. now established and Isaiah believed to. be the last person to see Richard, Sergeant Rodriguez turns his attention. to him. But as their conversation. unfolds, he begins to notice something. strange about this family. Isa, you said. you saw him a day about a day and a half. ago and that would have been so. yesterday afternoon sometime or the day. before? >> Yesterday. No, not yesterday. Was that a. day? A day and a half ago. >> So Friday. Today, Sunday.

>> Friday. So yeah, bro. So November. >> smoking the weed, bro. [laughter]. >> When you saw him, what were you doing? What was going on with Right there. smoking? >> Okay. And where was he? >> Right there talking to that guy. And. then I looked down. Boom. And then that. was that. >> Okay. It's. >> Was it weird for you that he wasn't here. or anything like that? No. Okay. Okay. >> He'd be gone for weeks. >> Yeah. >> Oh, because he has his property. >> He'd be gone for weeks at a time. No one. be here for. >> That's why he's tripping. Why? Why are. we tripping? >> Yeah, bro. Yo, >> but the only thing that's weird is that. he left his wallet here.

>> That's the only weird thing that got me. >> Okay. Okay. Okay. But it's not. >> That's very strange to me. >> that it's normal for him to be gone. weeks at a time, >> but not. >> But we know where he's at. >> Usually down at the call. >> Yes. What stands out to Rodriguez is how. differently the family reacts to the. disappearance of their relative. While. Isaiah and his mother Cassie suggests. that Richard's absence isn't especially. unusual, with Isaiah even casually. smoking weed, his daughter Kelly sees it.

very differently and appears genuinely. concerned for her father in a way the. others do not. That's when Isaiah's. father, Anthony, arrives, bringing with. him the breakthrough they've been. waiting for. >> You talking about up there? >> Yeah. See, >> you need to go down to a shop and take. some pictures down there. >> To me, it looks like there's something. going on down there. Looks like some. burnt that's laid out there and some. >> Where's the shop? >> His shop's down in the valley. >> You know where the motorcycle shop is? >> That's just If he's not here, he's.

usually down there. >> Oh, I got you. I thought something Do. you think something else is going on. down there? >> No, no, no, no. I'm just saying that if. he's not here, he's down there. >> Asking. >> No, what I'm saying is that's something. that was out there that look like. there's some burnt upit out there that's. never been there. >> When's the last time you. >> What's Carmen's address? >> Day and a half ago. >> Bro, why y'all keep alling? >> No, pissing me off. >> You're pissing me off, too. >> Everybody pressing me like I.

>> You're the You're the closest thing to. his to to him. The last person we seen. I'm I'm not going to. >> No need to get frustrated. >> I just I have to keep repeating myself. >> Would you be able to take one of my. officers down there to where to where. the shop is at? >> Yeah. >> Just so that way we know exactly what. we're talking about. >> And so that way if he's there, that's. great. >> Do you remember what he was wearing? Uh. Isaiah, >> I do not recall. >> cuz that's part that's part of the. report that I'm taking so I can enter it. into the system. >> Okay. I I'm just letting you know.

>> Okay. Well, we leave that. >> No, those are in the house. So, any any. remember any jewelry? >> Jewelry? >> No, don't wear jewelry. >> Let me let me Sorry. >> Let me talk to him. Thank you. Don't. wear jewelry. >> Okay. >> You want to ask him follow me? >> Yeah. So, cuz we don't know the exact. address. If if you want to follow. Anthony down to the his shop down in the. in Cascade Valley. >> Okay. >> His cell phone's here, wallet's here, everything's here, dog's here, >> just whatever he had on his person.

>> Okay. >> So, all right. Thank you. >> Anthony and several other family members. head to the shop with a deputy while. Sergeant Rodriguez stays behind to. gather the remaining details. As he does. so, he takes note of the family. statements so far. And what stands out. is Anony's frustration with Isaiah. It. seems like the two of them know. something the others don't. [music] As. the way Anthony questions his son sounds. like he's accusing him of being involved. with Richard's disappearance. Meanwhile,

Isaiah is being defensive, claiming. everyone is overreacting. His mother, on. the other hand, remains calm, smiling, and at times even answering questions. that weren't directed at her. Rodriguez. notes the contrast in this family's. behavior and steps away to drive to. Richard's shop. But before he can go, Isaiah's mother would make a horrifying. statement, [music]. one that would come back to haunt her. So, I'll get this logged in and then if. you guys have anything, give me a call.

>> Get out of your car and come get my kid. Put him in cuffs right now. >> Don't Don't say anything right now. We. don't know. >> Okay. So, yeah, let me know. Okay. Thank. you. >> Those statements are coming from. Isaiah's mother, Cassie, as she. approaches the officer just out of. frame. In a sudden shift, Cassie tells. the sergeant to arrest her own son, catching him completely offg guard. Just.

moments ago, she hadn't seemed. particularly concerned. Now, she's. adamant that Isaiah is guilty of. something. It's a sharp change in. behavior, one that leaves officers. wondering if Cassie knows far more than. she's letting on. For now, the sergeant. doesn't fully understand what Cassie's. implying, but in the next few minutes, her urgency will make a lot more sense. By now, Anthony is on his way to. Richard's shop, just 2 miles from the. house, with a patrol unit following. closely behind. And as the first deputy.

pulls up to the shop, he notices several. other family members have also gathered. Expecting to find a lead on Richard's. whereabouts, they would instead uncover. something no one was prepared to see. I have to go too early.

right here. They're saying truck was a. truck that must have backed up right. here. Right. >> Okay. [screaming]. >> Is that okay? Back up. Back up, please. Back up. Just back up, please. Back up, please. >> I want to see. I want to make sure. >> Back up. I don't see anything and he probably. >> him. Calm down. Oh my god. >> Okay, back up. Back up, please. [laughter] Back. Back up. Back up. Back. up. Back up. Okay. Ma'am, can you come. this way, please?

Ma'am, can you come this way, please? Ma'am, 141. Mag, I need 106 to my location. [laughter]. >> [gasps]. [screaming]. >> Okay, [laughter]. >> can you can you take her over there, please? Please. This is This is now a.

crime scene. We need to get. >> Yes, I know. I'm trying to get her. >> Okay, I know. >> How can we. >> Sarge? He's He's buried in the ground. >> He's There's someone buried underneath. the ground. >> Buried in a shallow grave in the front. yard of his own shop lies the dead body. of 75year-old Richard Andrews. Richard's.

daughter Kim is the first to see him. [music] She recognizes her father. immediately, revealing part of his leg. with the same jeans he always wore. It's. a horrifying discovery for them to. [music] make. Even the deputy is shaken. and unable to control the situation on. his own. But as he observes the family, something about it feels off. By the. time he arrived, the family had already. begun digging. And within moments of. uncovering Richard's body, they started.

pointing [music] fingers, fixating on. the one person they're convinced is. responsible. >> I'm not moving. Right. I can't. Don't. touch me. >> Do you want me to help you? >> No. Don't touch me. >> Okay. >> I knew this was going to happen. >> That was it. His son, my sister's son. that's at their house right now did it. And the gun's probably on the bed. It's. a rifle that's laying in my mom's. bedroom on the bed.

Can you tell us? >> So, we're having the county respond. Okay. And their supervisor is going to. come and they're probably going to set. up a containment. Okay. Please, I I just. ask that you guys try try to cooperate. as much. I I can't make any I can't make. any promises. >> No, we're not leaving. >> Okay. Well, ma'am, >> I'm not going to rude right now. >> Is somebody over there that little. psychopath? >> Hold on. If you want to do what's best. for. >> No. What I want to do right now.

>> I just I just need you guys. Please. don't. Okay. I just need you guys to. >> at least try to have some understanding. Okay. and I want you guys to listen. >> To the [music] officer's surprise, Kim. doesn't hesitate to blame her nephew, Isaiah. Despite there being no direct. evidence linking him to what happened. here, shaken and unsure how to handle. the situation, the deputy [music] allows. the family to remain at the crime scene. even after the body is discovered. Then. 2 minutes later, Sergeant Rodriguez.

finally [music] arrives. Stepping. straight into the chaos. He tries to. regain control of the situation, but it. [music] doesn't take long before he. loses his patience. >> Where are they at? >> He's under there. >> Okay, we didn't touch. >> We didn't touch him when I was coming up. here. They were touching. >> Ma'am, let's get away, please. Ma'am. Ma'am, we we we need we need to. preserve. Okay, come on. Come on. We. need to make sure that we do this. Okay.

Here. I'm right here. >> My hand. >> No. >> Okay. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. >> Yeah. >> And then looks like there's some stuff. burned. >> Okay. We need some. >> We need everybody. Please. We need. everybody back, please. Okay, ma'am. We. do need everybody out of here if you. want. We need to preserve this. Okay. I. get it. You're upset, but if you want. justice, >> I already know who did it.

>> Listen to me. Please. I know you know. We need other things to make this work. >> Please. Please. Despite Kim's certainty, officers aren't. yet convinced that Isaiah is their. killer. Because as they inspect the. scene closer, something else stands out. Something that starts to point to. someone very different. Burnt debris is. scattered across the grass. clear sign. that something had been intentionally. destroyed. But the cover up goes even.

deeper. The section of lawn where. Richard was buried had been cut out, replaced, [music] and even watered. afterwards. An effort to make the yard. appear completely untouched. For. investigators, it's still unclear. whether Richard was murdered here or. only his body was [music] dumped. To. find out, they need to search his shop. standing just a few feet away. Sheriff's office, make yourself known. Come out with your hands up.

Police. Anybody in here? >> Come out with your hands up. Make. yourself known. >> I'm going to go right. You cover left. >> Y. got it. Clear. >> Up ahead is Richard's shower. And. strangely, the deputy notices it appears. to have been recently used, suggesting. the killer may have been here only. minutes earlier. Officers then continue.

clearing the rest of the shop, finding. no signs of a struggle. Nothing to. suggest Richard was killed here. So, they shift their focus to securing a. search warrant for his house. A search. that would end very differently. As officers begin to regain control of. the chaotic scene, Richard's daughter. Cassie arrives. The same woman who had. told the sergeant earlier to arrest her. son Isaiah. Why she accused him before. the body had even been discovered is now. a question detectives need to answer.

But first, they have to break the. devastating news to her. >> Yeah, we can't let. >> No, we can't. We can't. We're going to. >> I just need to see. just go around that. Oh my god. >> That's going to be his, but the family. members are the ones driving it. >> So, please.

>> No. No. No. You can't go now. You can't. Listen. Listen. >> Got to speak. >> Hey, Anthony. We can't We can't cross. >> I'm not going to go across the line. >> She just wants to look over the line. We. won't just She won't go past the line. I'll make sure. Look by the door. >> Please. >> By the door. >> Look by the door. Okay. >> Naturally, Cassie is distraught. Not. only because her father [music] is dead, but because she suspects her own son may.

be responsible. For now, officers. continue securing the scene and prepare. to send Richard's body for autopsy. But. as they do, they begin to overhear the. family frantically talking amongst. themselves. And what they're saying. would suggest the situation is only. escalating because someone else might be. about to get hurt. >> Right. We we have one that's uh. confirmed in a shallow grave.

>> Do not start talking. Please don't say. anything. Just be quiet. Please. You know what? What's going on? >> He's over there already. The guy that. >> I get it, but we need I heard everybody, but we need things to figure out. >> 106. Mac, we need uh units down at 4:30. Dale, >> ma'am, please. >> Get out behind. >> We're going to have to leave the truck. here for now. >> Where am I supposed to go? [music].

>> I just want you to walk that way, please. >> 456. Mac. I have the uh father heading down. to 430 Dale. and possible suspect is there and it. might not be good. >> According to Carmen, Anthony is furious. and already on his way back to the. house, convinced his own son Isaiah is. responsible. He's just seen the body of.

his father-in-law buried in the ground. So what he does next is completely. unpredictable. Multiple units are quickly sent to the. house, racing to get there before. Anthony confronts Isaiah. Minutes later, officers make it to the house just. seconds ahead of Anthony, who is right. behind them, along with the rest of the. family, all demanding answers. >> Let's get back. >> Nope. Nope.

>> Stay back. >> Stay back. >> Stay back. >> Back up. >> Stay back. >> Go back now. No. Come on. >> Did you idea? >> I'm fine. I'm fine. >> Need you guys to stay back. Okay. Please. >> Just the [music] left. Secure him in. your car. Thomas. >> No. >> Frisk him. Frisk him for weapons, please. >> Yeah. >> Did you do it? >> Please stay [snorts] back, sir. >> Sam, did you do it?

>> Look at me. Did you do it? >> Please. I need you to stay back, sir. >> Did you do it? I said, "Look at me.". >> Long. >> Yeah. You're my first born. Did you do. it, >> Z? One more time. >> I'm sorry. That's not the. >> My lawyer. Just go ahead and take a seat.

>> Close the door. >> Here's the deal. That's family. >> Okay. One of the family members found. >> deceased, right? Yeah. >> So, they came down here to confront him. cuz they think he did it. >> The only reason he's in cuffs right now. is we don't. >> I thought he was like the suspect. >> No, we don't have BC or reasonable. Right now, he's in there because they. think he did it. We need to keep them. separated. Okay. >> Okay. >> Got it. Cool. >> For the second time today, Isaiah is. accused of a crime. only now it's.

something far more serious and the. accusations are coming from his own. family. They stand by watching as he's. taken [music] into custody, convinced. the case is now solved. But what. officers are about to uncover would. complicate everything, revealing that no. one in this family can truly be trusted. But before we get to that, I used to. just keep all my money in my bank. account, not really thinking it was. possible to grow it without having to. wrap my head around all the different. investments and saving strategies. But.

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transported to the Grant County Jail on. probable cause, police continue speaking. with the rest of the family. [music] But. by now, Richard's daughters are too. shaken to talk. So, investigators turned. to his son-in-law, Greg, one of the. first to discover the body, and they're. about to learn that he has vital. information that would begin to piece. together this meticulous murder. >> So, let's start from the beginning. Um, how do you know the guy who works on the. shop out here? >> Richard is my father-in-law that I. married his one of his daughters last.

year. >> Okay. So, he's he is your current. father-in-law. >> He is my father-in-law, and we live. across the street. >> Okay. So, you're pretty close with him. >> I was very close to him. >> Okay. What what do you think happened? >> I think that um there may have been some. type of transaction at Richard's house. with Isaiah. Um I I don't know exactly. the full details of what's going on with. him, but I know he's been having issues, paranoia issues and things of that. nature. >> What do you mean by transaction?

>> Like an altercation? >> Yeah. What I think is Richard's uh he's. old school. He doesn't he's not into the. whack of the marijuana. And I think maybe he confronted him. >> Somebody said something about the tarp. that you saw. >> Yeah, I had a tarp. We had a tarp at the. house. And I'm not saying that's the. actual tarp, but I know that it was a. brown and uh gray tarp. >> that you had at your house. >> that we had at our house. And I can't It. was sitting right there on the um really.

by my truck, but by where the where the. barbecuer is and stuff. And. I I haven't seen it. So, I don't know if. it blew away. I don't know, but it was. missing. >> And sure enough, when the family began. digging, they discovered Richard's body. [music] had been fully wrapped in a. brown and gray tarp. With that tarp. belonging to Greg, it now raises two. possibilities. Either he just. incriminated himself or whoever [music]. did this used it specifically to frame.

him. And Greg has his own theory about. who may have set him up. It's It's He's. Isaiah's been acting. pretty pretty strange lately. >> You've met Isaiah? >> Yes. >> Has he ever been to your house? >> Yes. >> Okay. >> And uh the last time he was there, he he. was super paranoid about everything. >> Does he drive Richard's truck very. often? >> Uh everybody drives Richard's trucks. often to be honest with you. Okay. >> He people drive them all the time. But. um I do know that Isaiah was pulled over. today, I want to believe.

>> Yeah. And Moses, >> you'd mentioned see tire tracks. Is that. correct? >> Correct. Going into the grass. >> Going into the grass. >> Yes, sir. >> Tell me tell me about these tire tracks. >> Uh I seen what appeared uh either. somebody was backing in or somebody had. turned the right, I believe. >> Okay. >> And I seen the tire mark going into the. grass and I seen. uh that's when I seen it and then I. noticed the hose and everything like I. told you. Is it common here on the.

property for vehicles to go into the. grass? >> Negative. I negative. He never goes on. that grass. Okay. >> According to Greg, Richard's truck was. shared and often driven by multiple. members of the family, which immediately. complicates things as the tire tracks. officers identified at the crime scene. no longer point to a single suspect. But. [music] just as leads begin to run dry, officers would learn that the search. warrant for Richard's home has finally. been approved. So, detectives quickly. wrap up their interview with Greg and.

head straight back to the house. The. moment they step inside the home, the. detectives notice a strong scent of. bleach in the air. All surfaces have. been wiped down and inside there are. clear signs of a cleanup job. Detectives. know they're dealing with a methodical. killer, possibly more than one. But even. then, they would overlook something. critical. When detectives inspect the. house more closely, they notice spots of. blood on the back door handle that had. been missed. Their first real piece of.

evidence [music] tying Richard's house. to his murder. And then they stumble. upon something even more significant. A. knife hidden in the living room, still. in its sheath, marked with visible red. stains. Whoever tried to erase what. happened here didn't manage to get rid. of everything. With the scene processed, all evidence sent for forensic analysis, and the family dispersed, the focus now. shifts to the man back at the station. Since his arrest, Isaiah has refused to.

cooperate. But now, as officers return. to confiscate his clothing, they're. about to discover the most crucial piece. of evidence may have been right in front. of them all day. Okay, Mr. Thomas, can. you take off your shoes? And then take off your sweatshirt. >> Bro, it's hella cold. >> Okay, I'll try to get you another. blanket. You got two blankets there. I'll try to get another one.

When officers hold up Isaiah's shoes, they notice they're covered in dirt and. possibly dried blood. It's the first and. only detail that could place him. anywhere near the crime scene, but it's. far from definitive. With the day coming. to an end, investigators finish. processing their findings and prepare. for tomorrow, hoping they'll finally be. able to answer what really happened to. Richard. As for Isaiah, by continuing to.

refuse to speak, he has effectively. handed his fate over to his family, who. have already begun forming theories and. accusations with even the closest. relatives ready [music] to completely. turn on each other. The next morning, after nearly 12 hours. of detectives digging through the. family's past, troubling rumors begin to. surface, alleging Isaiah might have been. involved in an old cold homicide case. that remains unsolved to this day. Detectives also hear whispers that.

Isaiah's own parents may have helped. cover it up and may have even known what. happened to Richard long before anyone. else. These are serious allegations that. detectives will need to explore. carefully. But right now, their. immediate priority is uncovering what. truly happened [music] to Richard and. who's responsible. To do that, they. begin calling family members into the. station for formal interviews. The first. to arrive is Isaiah's father, Anthony. [music]. Among many other details, detectives.

need to address one critical question. Why was he so quick to suspect [music]. his own son? Was it simply a gut feeling. or did he know something no one else. did? >> Oh, I think it was a week ago right when. the week before this incident happened. and Kim is like, "You guys need to come. down there and Isaiah's acting crazy.". We go down there and we walk in the. house and soon as we get in the house, he's like, you could he had this big bag.

of weed that you could tell that he got. from like the dispenser, whatnot. It's. big on my eyes, you know. I was like, it. was about this big. >> Yeah. >> What the are you doing here? Like this. is what you kicked me out the house for, right? I was like, yeah. He says, what. the are you doing here? This has nothing. to do with you. >> And I was like, listen here, man. Your. aunt was scared because you're act. you're whing out up in here. So then I. look I'm looking at him and he was like, Sam say I'm lying. Say I am. He's got a. butcher knife like this and he's just. like but he's like crying. Say I am. And. say if if he had got me it would have.

been all of us, >> you know. So I just said I'll leave. Where did I mess up, you know, as a. father? Did I do something wrong? Like. what did I do? Cuz this is not not you. And he was just like, you're the best. dad ever, man. I couldn't ask for a dad, man, better than you, man. It's kind of. like you did everything right. You're a. great dad, man. And then and then Kim's. like bust out crying and then he's just. like, get the out of here, mother, before I kill you. Naturally, this.

account from Anthony catches detectives. offguard as they realize the incident. may have foreshadowed everything. [music] So, they pause the interview and. look into it, confirming that it did in. fact occur. One week earlier, police. were called to Isaiah's aunt Kim's house. after reports that he was experiencing a. medic episode. And as detectives review. the body cam footage of that incident, it quickly becomes clear why the entire. family believes he did it. >> Please don't just tase the out of him. He's got a knife.

>> What's He's got the knife with him. >> Yeah. >> Okay. What's. >> That's my husband. >> Okay. >> That's our oldest son. And. >> Okay. What's What's his issue? Like, is. he Can you Do you guys want to just stay. out here? I know he's your son, but we. just don't know what the situation is, right? Um Isaiah, do you have a knife on. you? Do you want to go down to the. ground? Just Just to verify, man. >> He's asking question. >> Hey, Isaiah, we're going to put you in. cuffs, but it's just for our safety, okay? You're not under arrest. We just. want to make sure you're okay. Okay. You. want to go down to your knees, man? Jess, >> could put your put your hands behind.

your back, man. >> Can you put your hands behind your back? >> Again, you're not under arrest. Okay. Just doing this for your safety. >> Is this recording? >> Yeah. You're being recorded on the. camera right here. So, >> is it is it supposed to be red when it's. recording? >> Yeah, it's See how it's blinking red? >> Oh, okay. >> Yeah. Okay. You want to walk over here. to our car, man? We're going to have to. figure out what's going on and then kind. of just go from there. Okay. >> When officers detain Isaiah, they find. him in tears, struggling to hold himself. together. And as they pull him away from. his family, he's about to tell officers.

something unexpected about himself. >> What's going on today? >> I'm just going through a lot of right. now. So, >> okay. Do you want to do you have any. plans to hurt yourself or anything like. that? >> Uh, no. Not. I mean, I guess everybody do, you know, but I mean, >> do you have any plans to hurt yourself. today? >> No, not today. But this past few this. past week. >> Just having a rough time. >> Yeah. >> But it's all good, bro. I'll bounce. back, bro. I'm going to shake back. >> Yeah, but it's all good, bro. I'm I'm.

going to shake back again. [music]. >> Yeah. >> And again. And again. >> Do you want again? >> Do you want to go to the hospital or. anything? >> And again, huh? >> Do you want to go to the hospital or. anything like that? >> Nah, bro. It's good. Like, I'm good. >> So So what was the what was the deal. with the knife? >> I got a Swisser in there. It's called. It's a blunt basically. And I cut use a. knife and I use I split it. >> Okay. >> To cut to take out the tobacco to put my. weed in. >> Okay. at first. >> Okay. >> But then me and my aunt started arguing. and that knife was on the table. So.

>> you just had it all already. >> It was already there. Me and we started. arguing. I wanted to leave but she just. It's not that big of a deal. I was a. good person, bro. >> No one said you're not a good person. I. don't I've never I've never met you. >> Saying, bro, like. >> and what happened? >> I just lied, bro. Clearly, there is. sympathy in the officer's voice as he. realizes the man in front of him has. been dealt a very difficult hand in. life. And although Isaiah downplays the.

incident, in hindsight, it would read. very differently. Because perhaps this. was the last and only time something. could have been done to prevent the. tragic [music] fate of Richard Andrews. After analyzing the incident and forming. a clearer picture of Isaiah, detectives. return to finish their interview with. Anthony. Through his account, it becomes. clear he believes Isaiah's issues stem. from two factors: prolonged marijuana. use and repeated head trauma from his.

time as a wide receiver, a position. notorious for heavy hits and brain. damage. Anthony also goes on to clarify. crucial details about his son's mental. state, making it evident that his. initial suspicions of Isaiah were rooted. in his son's increasingly unpredictable. and volatile behavior. So, with Anony's perspective now on the. record, the interview comes to an end. and detectives move on to Richard's. daughter, Kim, the person who found the. body. Kim goes [music] on to explain why.

she immediately suspected her nephew. Isaiah, pointing to his history of. violent psychotic episodes, including. pulling guns and knives on family. members, as well as his white vans. covered in dirt. Something she says is. highly unusual for him. Notably, she. ends the interview by saying she fears. that if Isaiah is ever released, he will. do it again. With the case against. Isaiah growing stronger by the minute, detectives then shift their attention to. two more family members. Richard's.

daughter Chrissy and her partner Floyd. Unlike everyone else, these two family. members are about to become Isaiah's. best and perhaps only chance of shifting. how detectives view Isaiah's role in all. of this. >> It's hard to kind of start this off, but. as far as your it would have been your. father, right? >> Yes. So I find out that they they find. my dad buried in back of his shop.

I already knew. I told them, "Why are. you letting that motherucker stay at my. dad's house? You know he's going to kill. him.". >> So I know you have questions for me and. then obviously I have questions um for. you. And I think they're both geared. around the same. >> When I got there, bro, it was weird, weird, weird. And I'm like, "Man, something's not right.". >> So, I left. And that's when I told her. and explained it to her. I even knew. something was wrong before he had this.

episode. I said, "Something's not right. with this kid. Something Hey, you guys. might want to be careful." Sure. [snorts] As soon as I leave, soon as we. leave. >> Yeah. >> All hells break loose. >> Uh, explain to me now the background how. you knew something weird was going on. with Isaiah. because he prior to this he. was staying with us and I'm not exactly. sure exactly what happened but he starts. a conversation with my son. He pulls out. a pistol from his draw. >> Isaiah. >> Isaiah. Okay. >> Sets it down. I got back hold of my.

sister Cassie and I said, "You know that. boy is sick. He's beyond therapy. He. needs help. Like he needs to be. medicated." the the thing, like I said, the only thing the only thing that that. that just bothers me the most, that kid. does not clean at all. He won't even. make an attempt. He'll drop something on. the floor and just walk away from it and. leave it there. And usually I'll And. usually I'll even ask, "Hey, where's. Richard?" Cuz I'll say hi to him. But.

for some reason, it's just the. atmosphere was just I'm like, "All. right, something's wrong." So I got on. the phone with her and I'm like, "Oh, he's still wigging. He's wigging hard.". And I said, "Your sister's tripping." I. said, "Your sister acting like she's. scared to death." Well, she knows he. goes through his episode. Of course, he's scared. I'm like, "Okay." Is when. after after we found out what really. happened. is that she knew what he did. >> Mhm. At this point, detectives begin to. realize Chrissy and Floyd aren't just.

angry at Isaiah. They also hold his. mother accountable, and the couple's. suspicions align with detectives who. still can't explain why Cassie asks them. to arrest Isaiah before the body was. even discovered. So, with all of this in. mind, detectives would ask them both. point blank who they believe is truly. responsible for Richard's death. >> Uh, so I'm on the same page as you. You. guys believe that Isaiah's mom.

>> knew exactly that. >> she had she had knowledge of it. >> Richard, >> she had to have knowledge of it. I mean. that kid that kid wouldn't have cleaned. that kid wouldn't have done none of that. because he ran over to the neighbor's. house and tried to take their car. Did. you guys get that information? >> Yes. >> All right. So, he's sporadic. He's not. cleaning. He's trying to He's running. out. He's trying to get off. He's trying. to run off. He's trying to do whatever. he can do to get out of a situation. He's not thinking about cleaning. He's. not thinking about picking this guy up. and putting him in the back of the. trucker and burying him and then go down.

to the valley to go get a tarp, then go. back up there in her dad's truck and. they see it and go back up to the house. and wrap him in the tarp and then come. back down to the valley which is across. the street from her sister's house and. bury him auntie's house. >> When you said that you you believe that. she knew, do you believe that she helped. cover the body. >> and clean up? >> I can't I can't go that far. I can't go. that far cuz she doesn't have that. mentality. >> At the end of this conversation, if. she's not arrested by then, I don't know.

what to tell you guys. But she saw she. didn't sought it up like per se like, "Oh, Isaiah, he's going to do this." And. she manipulated the situation. to her advantage. She knew what her son was capable of. She knew how to get him to that point of. manic and psychosis. to detectives. Accusations like these don't come. lightly, especially between sisters. Additionally, Floyd's description of.

Isaiah aligns with what detectives. already believe, that he's impulsive, messy, and incapable of thinking ahead. And with the next interview set to be. Cassie herself, detectives understand. just how much weight this conversation. carries, not only for Isaiah's future, but for Cassy's as well. There's a lot. they still need to figure out. Her. unusual behavior outside the sergeant's. car, her possible involvement in. Richard's murder, and even lingering. questions about a potential past.

homicide. But they know these answers. won't come easily. They'll have to. approach this carefully, waiting for the. right moment to press her. And as her. interview unfolds, [music] watch closely. for the moment Cassie begins to fear. she's the one being implicated. >> There's no easy way to start this. conversation. Go for it. Okay. Sorry. >> I'll work through it. >> Okay. So, um, how has Isaiah's mental. health been in the last few years? It. sounds like he's been suffering.

>> Um, the last year for sure. >> Last year. >> Um, >> as far as like his mental health, is it. something that he's diagnosed with or. just something you guys started. noticing? >> We started noticing. uh [sighs]. I'm trying to. remember everything. Um, October, I was before October of 2023. >> So, back for around.

>> Yeah. I believe that's when he started smoking. and [gasps]. um. he didn't want to work. He didn't want. to do that type of stuff. And we kind of. were like, well, he's going through it, you know, he's he's [snorts]. done some he's done playing football and. that's something he's done since he's 5. years old, [snorts]. >> you know, >> big c like life change. >> Oh, yeah. No school, no schedule, no. workout.

>> Clearly, Cassie appears emotional, possibly even carrying a sense of guilt. as she speaks about her son. Beyond. that, nothing about her behavior stands. out to detectives as suspicious. [music]. But as the interview continues, she. begins recounting the same incident at. Chrissy's house, where some noticeable. differences between her story and the. rest of the family starts to emerge. >> I knocked on the back door. She doesn't. keep her back. She uses it for her front. door, but it's just.

And I walked in and my son's sitting. her little kitchenet table there. There's marijuana all over a big bag. Um, some paraphernelia, but he's sitting there with a knife. And. I walk in, I was like, "Son, hey son, what's going on? What are you doing here?" I said, "Well,

what's going on with you? Is everything. okay?". And he didn't see my husband. [music]. Um, his dad came in behind me. >> and he's seen his dad and instantly he's. pissed. >> What the are you doing here? Um, but he hadn't gotten up yet. Like he was. still sitting. >> Where's the knife in perspective? Like. he's. >> and he's sitting and he has it in his.

hand. He's not. >> Is he like you're doing right now? So. he's just sitting back in the chair. >> He has it and he's like trying. He's. like, "What are you doing here?" And. we're still kind of standing at the. door. And when he seen my husband, he. got even more pissed. >> Mhm. >> Who effing called you? What are you. doing here? My husband looked at me. He and he stood. in between us and he said, "Get out of. here. Get out of here and go call the. sheriff." Now, >> while retelling the story, Cassie.

appears far less disturbed by the. incident despite it involving her own. son. She also seems reluctant to discuss. the part where he threatened her. husband's life. So, after a few hours of. letting Cassie speak freely, allowing. her to settle into the role of the. victim, detectives would finally begin. to push back, [music] starting with one. detail that would clearly catch her off. guard. >> And I don't mean this this question in. anything, but obviously like at this. point, I can only see certain things. Did you guys explain all of that about.

him pulling the knife on Anthony to the. deputies? >> Yeah. >> Okay. and dispatch, too. She said, "Don't go back in there.". >> Mhm. >> And but I get why they're angry with me, too. >> You know, that's my son. >> and they don't think I did anything to. try and help him. >> And I think most of it is emotions are. going to be high right now. And. >> they'll they'll never talk to me again. I already know that. And they've made.

other threats. They've also said other. things too and I and I don't know if you. want to talk about those right now, but. >> I think uh Detective Hunt is following. up on that part, but. >> the weird vague comments about this is. potentially not the first time Isaiah. has done something. >> Yeah. And I didn't hear any of it. I was. in the house, but they were really going. on like he's done this before and.

>> like killed someone. >> That was the implication. But she also. said that. my husband and I helped cover it up and. that uh they know the name. Tragedies. like this happen and people don't find. their loved ones. Well, at least we found my dad. >> Clearly, Cassie is distraught, not only.

at the prospect of being ostracized by. her family, but also at the possibility. of being [music] suspected by detectives. as Isaiah's accomplice. But there's. still one more question detectives need. answered, after which they'll have made. up their minds about Cassie. >> When um you went to Sergeant Rodriguez. [clears throat] and he made the comment. that it's it's him. You need to get him. in cuss. You need to get my son in cuss. Why for you in that moment did you, you. know, you knew it was Isaiah?

>> Where was your mind set up? >> Uh. I know I'm asking you to explain like a. gut instinct. It's just. >> I was just just the things he kept. saying like, "You guys, why are you. pressing me?" He's like he's gone all. the time, weeks at a time. I said, "How. long has it been since you've seen him?". And he's like, "A day and a half.". >> So, you've got kind of every other. family member that's here that's worried.

and everything like that. And. >> yeah, >> his response didn't seem to match your. guys', >> right? You just know you feel it. It's. just like. then I'm like, he has to get hand cut. He has to go to jail. You know, >> I just felt it. And I'm a I'm his mom, you know, and I'm. not in denial. And I do think personally you did the.

right thing. I think you handled. everything as best as anyone could, as. best a parent could. And I don't think. that me saying that's going to bring you. any comfort, but I do believe it. Despite her unusual behavior, the. detective appears to take Cassie at her. word, believing she may be genuinely. innocent. Her family, however, remains. unconvinced. After wrapping up this and. several other family interviews, investigators find themselves between a.

rock and a hard place. So far, there's. no concrete evidence that Chrissy or. anyone else was involved. In fact, at. this stage, there's barely enough to. definitively prove Isaiah's involvement. So, Isaiah remains in jail, hoping that. with the right lawyer and no further. discoveries at the house, he might still. be able to walk away scot-free. One week passes before the case finally. sees an update, but it's not the one.

investigators were hoping for. The. autopsy results have just come in. According to the coroner, Richard died. at his home from a severe knife wound to. the neck that resulted in significant. blood loss. He also showed signs of. blunt force trauma to the head along. with bruising around both eyes. His body. was then dragged out and later buried in. a shallow tarp wrapped grave at his own. shop. But even with these horrific. findings, it says little about who was. responsible for Richard's death other. than [music] suggesting it was someone.

deeply disturbed. And with every passing. day, both detectives [music]. and the family begin to fear that the. person or people responsible may never. face justice. More than 2 months pass [music] and the. case begins to stall. But then. investigators catch a break. They. receive a major update from the jail. where Isaiah is being held. So, detectives rush over and meet with one.

of Isaiah's fellow inmates who has some. very interesting information to share. >> We're both detectives of Most Lake PD. Uh, first off, we're not here for your. case. >> Uh, you're not in trouble or anything. like that. This is about a different. case that we wanted to talk to you about. with Isaiah Thomas. How How does he act. in there? >> Crazy. Kind of like out of mind. >> Yeah. >> What kind of stuff does he do? >> Uh, [music] he bangs on the on the door. >> Uhhuh. And then he starts screaming. blood all night.

>> and he doesn't let us sleep at all. >> Okay. So all night he's he's keeping. people up. >> Yeah. Yeah. He is. >> Does he piss people off that? >> He does. >> Okay. What have you heard as far as like. his case? >> Uh well that he killed his grandpa. >> Yeah. >> That he let his throat open. >> Okay. >> And that before he killed him that he. asked him if he believed in God. >> Oh really? >> Yeah. >> What was the ground? What did the. grandpa say? >> Uh that he did. >> Okay. >> And then uh he just did it.

>> Did he Did he say why he killed the. grandpa? >> Uh. >> oh. Yeah. He was uh that his grandpa was. him. >> Oh, really? >> Yeah. Since he was a little kid. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> When he killed him, was grandpa trying. to do something to him? >> Uh. no. >> Is this just he had anger towards him or. something? >> Okay. Sure enough, what the inmate. describes aligns with key details from. the autopsy, particularly the fatal.

wound. But even then, investigators. can't be certain. The inmate could be. telling the truth or saying whatever he. thinks will benefit him in hopes of a. reduced sentence, but that uncertainty. would soon come to an end with an update. from Isaiah himself. 2 weeks after speaking with the inmate. in early February, Isaiah pleads guilty. to seconddegree murder and unlawful. disposal of human remains. On March. 10th, he is sentenced to a maximum of 20.

years in prison along with mandatory. mental health treatment and no contact. orders involving several family members. who cooperated with the investigation. As of now, no other family members have. been charged with law enforcement. ultimately concluding this was a solo. actor homicide, dismissing any. allegations of parental involvement. And. as for the alleged prior homicide, police have so far found no evidence. linking Isaiah to any unsolved cases.