Hidden Camera Reveals Wanted Killer Living Inside Family's Attic

There's a heat signature back in the. corner. I just can't tell what it is. >> Put your hands out. Don't move. No visuals. >> Driver, show us your hands. >> What's going on in the car with you? >> Can you step back here for me? >> Michigan cops are in the middle of a. statewide manhunt for a dangerous killer.

believed to be driving [music] this. exact car. >> Why are you guys pulling a gun on me? Is. >> No, ma'am. >> What am I doing? >> There's an ongoing investigation. involving that car. >> I'm going to I'm going to let you know. what's going on. Taylor is dead. >> Taylor Oh, he was there? >> Yes. >> What on-scene officers are yet to. realize is that this encounter will. raise suspicions of a much wider attempt. to [music] conceal the truth, eventually. leading to some of the strangest and. most disturbing footage ever captured on.

body cam. >> There's bloody gloves down here. >> What did you say? >> There's bloody gloves on the passenger. seat. >> We need to find Jack before he does. something to himself. >> [music]. >> Kalamazoo police. Safety first. Avenue, police come to the. front door with your hands in the air. >> It's Saturday, May 20th in Kalamazoo, Michigan. 28-year-old Taylor Dragovich.

has just returned to her mother's. apartment with her family. As they head. inside, Taylor stays behind in the. parking lot. Little does she know those. few seconds alone are about to have. devastating consequences. >> 911, what's the address of emergency? >> My daughter has been attacked. We're in the parking lot. Please, hurry. I don't know what to do. >> Okay, take a deep breath. >> I can't breathe. hear me? >> On the line is Taylor's mother, Cindy,

reporting that her daughter has been. shot in what appears to be a drive-by. shooting. Within seconds, more than a. dozen officers rush to the location. knowing the victim could be moments from. death and the killer may still be. nearby. >> Where is he at? >> I don't know. He took off that way. >> Is he Did he run on a foot? >> No, he took off in a car.

>> You were hanging there. Come on. >> Ma'am, stay on the stairs, okay? What is. your name? >> All right. >> My name is Cindy Drake. >> Where is she? Where? Oh, in the car. >> On her face. >> Can you Can you talk to me? Can you talk. to me? Apparently took off on foot, 20. >> All right. >> get a med bag? >> All right. >> Taylor, stay with me, please. >> One, two, three. >> Please. >> All right. >> We'll talk to you in a minute. >> Okay. >> Body got three stab wounds in the back.

One. >> One, two, three, charge. >> Maybe. >> Yeah. >> While paramedics work desperately to. save Taylor, they quickly realize her. injuries aren't gunshot wounds, but. multiple stab wounds. With Taylor losing. blood fast, she is rushed to Bronson. Hospital while officers at the scene. begin the hunt for the attacker. >> All right, what did you see? What did you see? >> We just We. All right, so we were upstairs in our.

apartment okay, and we thought that. there was kids screaming, but we didn't. know it was my sister. >> Okay. Did you didn't see anybody? >> No. >> You just heard a scream. >> All we saw was there was a car, a gray. car, and it spun down, you know, this. way, and then she No. And then then they. took off. >> Okay, gray car. Did you Did you see. anyone that was driving it? >> Yeah, um no. >> No, I just saw a. >> we were we were upstairs. >> A newer car? >> building. >> Wait, what? >> Newer car, older car? >> Uh, it looked like a newer car. >> Who's her boyfriend or does she have I.

got his name right now. Were they together? >> Yes, they were. She has a PPO against him, but he keeps. coming around. >> What kind of vehicle is it? >> He drives. black Chevy. >> Does she have a current boyfriend then? >> Uh, no. She's got. >> Yeah. >> I don't know. >> Okay. >> Upon speaking with the family, officers. quickly mark her ex-boyfriend Jeffrey as. their first potential suspect. Meanwhile, Taylor has just reached the.

hospital where doctors work desperately. to stop the bleeding. Back at the scene, one group of officers. begins tracking the gray SUV through. flood cameras across the county. Another. group heads to Cindy's apartment where. they would learn more disturbing details. about Taylor's last relationship. >> Parents' names for the male is Melissa. and Mike Kuharski. Same last name as, uh, the male. And obviously he knows. >> He knows, yeah. >> this address. >> He was part of our family for eight.

years. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> And he lived here for eight years. >> I just didn't. >> Yeah, we we didn't. >> give it one thought. Middle of the day. >> I'm just trying to put everything. together. That's why I started from. >> 31 you guys 14. >> I know my partner might have asked you. about I just want to make sure we. covered everything and we can. put all the pieces together. >> We saw him on video. >> 31 status. >> Trying to keep my dates straight. It's. been. >> 14. >> It was like two weeks ago he showed up.

at her work. And he spent the night in jail. It. I think like I think it was two weeks. ago. >> Yeah. >> What Cindy just revealed shows Jeffrey's. obsession with Taylor had been. escalating for months, suggesting this. wasn't a spur of the moment attack. With. this in mind, police begin reviewing. CCTV footage from around Taylor's house, where they would catch their first. glimpse of the suspect. Just 10 days earlier, Taylor's home.

security cameras captured Jeffrey. lurking outside her home in the middle. of the night. And according to Taylor's. mother, he was arrested the following. day for violating the personal. protection order. But within hours of. being released, Jeffrey returns. This. time, he appears to be carrying a bag. and attempts to make his way inside. before something scares him away. By. now, detectives know they're dealing. with a dangerous stalker, but they have. no idea he's about to lead them into one. of the strangest standoffs of their.

careers. >> We need to find Jeff before he does. something to himself. Come on, man. >> I just wanted to. be. >> You got your hands up. >> Over an hour into the investigation, a. critical update comes in over the radio. Flock has successfully picked up the. vehicle and it's registered to an. address in Lawton. With Taylor still. fighting for her life, deputies rush to. the property believing they've finally. caught up to their suspect before he has. the chance to flee. But when they.

arrive, the person who answers the door. isn't who they're expecting. >> Hi, I'm looking for Jeff. Is he around? >> Um. Why are you looking for my Jeff? >> Uh Kalamazoo wants to talk to him about. something. They asked a couple of us to. come out here and try and find him. >> No. >> Is he home? >> even here. >> Okay. Do you know where he stays at? >> Um he has his apartment. >> Where's that at? >> It's in Kalamazoo. I don't know the.

address. >> Do you know like the name of the. apartment? >> Um. >> Like Hidden Hills? >> Apartments. >> Gull Road Apartments, okay. >> Yeah. >> How long has he lived there? >> A long time, 5 6. years ago. >> Okay. Do you have a good Do you have a Do you. have a phone number for him so I can. give it to Kalamazoo so they can get a. hold of him? >> Yeah. >> Okay. Oh. All right. Okay. I appreciate it. Thank you. >> Thank you.

>> He's not here. 1410 you can clear out. He's not here. So, I'll tell you tonight we'll be. clear. >> After this brief interaction with. Jeffrey's mother, Melissa, deputies are. left chasing Jeffrey once more. Police. obtain an immediate search warrant and. race 28 miles to Jeffrey's apartment. What they don't realize is they've. already overlooked something critical. and Melissa may not have been entirely. honest. Now, at Jeffrey's apartment, officers.

move in, guns drawn, [music] prepared. for a potentially dangerous. confrontation. >> Kalamazoo police search warrant. Anyone. inside Anyone inside? >> Apartment 3B, come to the door now. >> Police search warrant. God, if you're in. here. >> You stick around. I'll wait here there. >> I'm going to check it out. >> Police department, search warrant. Police department, search warrant. >> Come out now. >> Kitchen's good.

Good over there, Nick. >> Good over here. >> All right. >> Good. >> Police search warrant. >> How many bedrooms we got? >> I think it's just this one. >> Okay. >> I didn't hear you. >> Oh, man. His room smells bad. >> After clearing the entire apartment, Jeffrey is nowhere to be found, leaving. investigators back at square one. Unsure. of Jeffrey's next move, officers.

position themselves around Jeffrey's. apartment, while other deputies remain. outside Melissa's home, prepared to. confront Jeffrey if he shows up. However, as officers continue searching. for Jeffrey, little do they know. Taylor's condition has just taken a. sudden turn, making Jeffrey's capture. more critical than ever. But before that update reaches. investigators, patrol officers spot the. gray SUV traveling between Jeffrey's. apartment and Melissa's home. Officers.

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>> I got a car 263639. >> Yep, 26th Street, 63rd Ave. I'll be out. on a felony stop. >> Okay, follow that. Follow that. >> They're northbound 26th Street and 66th. Ave. >> Hey, 205633. >> Driver, SHOW US YOUR HANDS. STEP OUT OF THE CAR. SHOW US YOUR HANDS. SHOW US YOUR HANDS. CAN YOU STEP BACK HERE FOR ME?

Just keep your hands where we can see. them, okay? There's nobody else in the. car? Okay. Such a 29 vehicle clear right with the. mom. >> What the hell? >> There's going to be some officers here. to talk to you in just a second, okay? >> No, why you are why you guys pulled the gun. on me is both. >> Oh, ma'am, you're going to stay here, okay? >> anything wrong. I'm going to. What am I doing wrong? >> You're being detained right now because.

there's an ongoing investigation. involving that car. There's going to be some officers here. in a second to talk to you from. Kalamazoo. >> From my car? >> To their complete surprise, officers are once again met by Jeffrey's. mother, Melissa. [music]. And with still no sign of Jeffrey, detectives begin to question Melissa's. earlier statements. So, they ask her a. few more questions looking for any. indication she may have been covering. for Jeffrey. >> Hi, ma'am. >> Why did I get a gun pulled on me?

>> I I understand. So, >> No, it's [ __ ] They both pulled a. gun. >> I'm sure you're I'm sure you're very. worried and and frustrated about. everything that's gone. >> I have no idea what's going on. >> Allow me to explain everything, okay? We. need to talk to Jeff. What brings us out. to Van Buren County is Jeff and Taylor. got into it, and we got to talk to him. right away. >> They got into it? How did Did he go to. see her or something? >> Yes. >> [snorts]. >> And that's And that is the problem. >> order is a is a is a bunch of bull in.

the first place cuz he's never hit her, he's never touched her, he's never done. anything to her. >> Whatever the case is. >> And. >> He He was out there tonight, and that's. what we've got to talk to him about. Do. you know is he back at your place? >> No. >> [music]. >> Do you know where he's at? >> No. >> Melissa, can I come talk to you over. here real quick? >> You can talk to me. That's fine. >> Um. Melissa, you are. You are in a horrible spot right now. because your son has put you in the.

middle of a big mess, but you haven't. been completely honest with me since we. started talking. >> have been completely honest with you. >> You haven't cuz I know that vehicle was. down over in Kalamazoo. >> even care if I know if you know that. that vehicle was there in Kalamazoo. I. went to work, I come home, and I go to. sleep. If Jeff was in my car, well, Jeff. was in my car. >> Okay, and he brought it back to your. place, and you know that you've seen him. within the last couple of days. >> Jeff is not Jeff is not at my house. >> To detectives, this response from.

Melissa sounds far from convincing as. she appears to second-guess [music]. herself while answering. As Melissa. continues denying any knowledge of. Jeffrey's whereabouts, [music]. detectives finally receive an update. from the hospital about Taylor's. condition, and they're about to break. the news to Melissa. >> Melissa, step over here and talk to me, okay? I'm going to I'm going to let you know. what's going on. >> You can't total my car. I got to go to. work. >> You'll find out if you let me talk to.

you. Let's go back over here so he can. >> No, I need to get my work stuff out of. there for my car. I need to get my. purse. >> Melissa, do you think we're out here for a PPO. violation? >> I don't know what you were out here. I. honestly don't. I really swear to God, I. don't have any idea. I don't I I I'm. telling you the honest truth. >> Taylor is dead, all right? And we need. to find Jeff before he does something to. himself. >> No, he was there. >> Yes. We're not out here for some little.

thing. >> you're you're you're lying. >> I'm not lying. >> gosh, are you serious? Taylor's dead? >> Think about everything that's happened. in the last hour. Think about everything. that's happened in the last hour. All right? We don't operate this way for. a domestic assault or. >> She's dead? >> Yes. >> You're you're lying to me. I don't. believe you. >> point, we know that Jeff is involved and. he was at your house. because he took this vehicle out there. When was the last time you saw Jeff?

>> I saw Jeff a couple days ago. >> Jeff is putting you into the point where. you could be an accessory after the fact. of murder. Do you understand that? >> I don't know anything. I don't know. anything. Oh my gosh, I can't believe. Taylor's dead. I have to go to work and I need all my. work things. I don't know how I'm going. to go to work without my car. >> You missing work is not our concern. right now, all right? [music]. >> Can I get my work stuff? >> Why are you worried about the work. stuff? >> Because I have to go to work tomorrow. >> Okay, maybe we should be more concerned.

about the woman that lost her life. tonight. >> I don't want to lose my job. >> As Melissa learns Taylor has tragically. succumbed to her injuries, officers face. a troubling possibility. If Melissa is. really covering for her son, she's no. longer just protecting her family, but. helping a suspected murderer. So, while. the detective keeps her talking, other. officers search the SUV, where they.

would make a very troubling discovery. >> What the. >> There's bloody gloves down here. >> What did you say? >> There's bloody gloves on the passenger. seat or the passenger floorboard. >> I forgot. I have no idea. >> How'd you get the car back today? >> I don't know. I told you I don't know. >> How does it make you feel? >> Oh, there's a bunch of blood on this. thing. Wait a second. Wait a second.

Okay, no. So, there's blood on the. steering wheel over here. >> Okay. >> And there's blood on that side of the. armrest and this side and then laying in. there, but the gloves are over there. >> Yep, tossed down here. >> Okay, so he was driving. Otherwise, I was going to say she might. have picked him up. >> Yeah, she could have cuz. they're they're kind of tucked here a. little bit. >> Well, you could have like the blood's on. the steering wheel over here. So, honestly, I wouldn't doubt that he was. driving, but if it was starting to track. over there like him leaning right there. on the armrest. >> It's like Detective Knox,

there's blood in your vehicle. Do you. know where it came from? >> [snorts]. >> Where is there blood in my car? >> Uh it's in the middle console over here. >> In the middle console. >> We can't I can't let you. >> I just want to look at it. I I'm not. going to. >> Right by the phone. >> Oh, my phone? >> Whatever Who's ever phone that is in the. middle. >> My phone. >> And it looks like in the trash can as. well.

>> Oh, that might be my lipstick. >> So, here's our concern. Our concern is. that it's not my lipstick. Oh. >> I don't think it's blood. I know not. blood. >> I don't know that it's not blood. >> From the detective's perspective, Melissa appears to be trying to cover up. evidence, insisting the blood stains. throughout the vehicle are nothing more. than lipstick. With the SUV now seized. as evidence, officers offer Melissa a. ride to a nearby hotel while they wait.

for the search warrants for her home as. well as Jeffrey's phone to be approved. For now, deputies remain stationed. outside both Jeffrey's apartment and. Melissa's home waiting for Jeffrey to. eventually return. But in reality, he's. been much closer than anyone expected. Nearly 2 hours later, investigators. secure the warrant for Jeffrey's phone. hoping it will finally lead them to him. But in a surprising development, the. phone pings straight back to Melissa's.

home leading detectives to believe his. own family may have been covering for. him all along. With this new lead, deputies waste no. time and rush to the property. Guns. drawn, they surround the house. But. before they can move in, they spot. someone emerging from inside. >> 6600 please come to the front door with. your hands in the air. >> Oh, we got contact at the front door.

>> KEEP WALKING OUT. >> They can close it. >> THEY CAN CLOSE THE DOOR. IT'S ALL RIGHT. >> UH, the deputy just arriving also. I'm. going to go make contact with them. >> Can you just put your hands on top of. the truck hood? >> Right away, deputies separate the two. individuals who identify themselves as. Jeffrey's sister and her boyfriend. With. Jeffrey's phone pinging to the very.

house they just emerged from, deputies. believe the couple must know exactly. where he's hiding. But as detectives go. to speak with them, something about. their response would feel off. >> Is there anyone else inside the house. right now? >> No, I don't believe so. >> Is Jeff in there? >> I don't believe so. >> That's who we're trying to talk to. Um. we'd like to find out his side of the. story of what happened earlier today and. then make sure he's okay. >> Okay. >> Just for my peace of mind, would you. mind showing me your phone like the text. messages and call logs just so I can say.

he hasn't texted or called her in since. 3:00 or whatever? Sir, he said cops are. here at 6:53. You said 20 minutes out. Lawyer, is this. you talking to him? >> Yeah, I guess. >> You don't remember that? >> No, no. >> You don't remember saying 20 minutes. out? >> I I must have. I must have. >> He said. >> Because he said the cops were at his. apartment. >> He said call mom. >> Cops were at his apartment. >> Tell her it's to tell them to leave. >> No, I can't. >> Taylor is dead.

All right, and that is why we are out. here. Do you understand what. >> I'd like to you to go and tell her that. right now. >> That's what That's why we have to. >> No, no, I'd like you to turn around and. go and tell her that right now. >> detective is going to do. That is his. >> telling you that right now? >> The reason we need to [music] talk to. Jeff so much is he's He's gotten himself. into trouble, we believe. He got into an. incident with Taylor tonight. Taylor is dead. We think he killed Taylor. We've already taken that we believe he. might be in [music] this house. That's.

why it's very important we need to know. if you think he might be There's a. chance that he might be in. >> Taylor's. I still have a. Taylor is um. She's. >> Taylor is dead. >> Based on everything they know, deputies. aren't buying that Jeffrey isn't inside. the home. While officers continue. speaking with the couple, a drone is. launched overhead, giving deputies a. clear view of every side of the property. and watching for any sign of movement.

But then, Jeffrey's sister would go on. to inform police that there are several. firearms inside. With access to those. weapons, Jeffrey now poses an even. greater threat, and every room officers. clear could place them directly in his. line of fire. Despite the risks, officers prepared to enter the house. having no idea Jeffrey is not only. armed, but hiding in one of the last. places they'd expect.

>> Kalamazoo police. Anyone inside, come to the front door. Kalamazoo police. >> There's a couple cats running around. right there. >> Jeff, if you're inside and you can hear. me, come to the front door. Kalamazoo police, search warrant. >> I got the hallway here.

I'm with you on the left. >> Check that corner there. >> Slow and steady. >> Kalamazoo police, search warrant. >> I'm watching on this hallway right here, putting it. >> Okay. All right, looks like this is going to. connect to the kitchen around to the. right. >> I'm next three. >> I'm [snorts] waiting for the garage. >> Kalamazoo police, search warrant. Anyone. inside, call out now.

Come on, Jeff. Call out, buddy. >> Back there. That insulation, is there a scuttle? Look up. >> Yeah. >> Is there a scuttle? >> Uh yeah. >> Do you see this? The insulation right. here? >> Yeah, I saw that. >> As they clear the house, deputies notice. disturbed insulation scattered across. the floor. They also spot a ladder. leading up to the attic, a strong. indication Jeffrey may be hiding above. them. However, officers realize sending.

anyone up there could lead them straight. into an ambush. So, instead, deputies. come up with an interesting plan that. would catch Jeffrey completely off. guard. >> Hey Jeff, obviously you know in talking. to dad outside, he said he built the. house. I told him about what's going on with. the scuttle hole here. He's telling me. about what he did with the house, all. the work he's put into it. When I. brought up the fact that there was a. ladder up there, he's like, "Well, that. doesn't make any sense. I know for a.

fact I didn't put any ladder up there.". Can I just have you come down to the. hole and we can get your side of the. story about what played out today? >> Uh you got to get a little more height. on it, man. Okay, get a little bit more height. There's a heat signature back in the. corner. I just can't tell what it is. >> Back there? >> There's a stepstool on the right right. here, too. >> Can you angle that light up a little bit. more? >> You want to get that light can shine. further straight. >> I'm trying to get your attention.

>> Yeah. >> I think that's the insulation. >> Can you zoom in at all on this? >> Can you turn left a little bit, Jason? >> Yeah, there he is. Yeah, he's up there. >> Hey Jeff, listen, the light's shining at. you right now. Brother, come on. Let's. just come on down, please, okay? Thank you, brother. I appreciate you, brother. I'm here. I'm here to talk to. you. Just come on down, okay? >> I'm going to shut the glass door. >> Come on over to the hole.

>> What direction? >> I've got I've got me and my detective. friend here. >> Keep it on. Keep it where it was, buddy, so I can see him. >> Hang right a little bit, Jason. >> Keep going, Jason. >> Right there. Stop. >> Jeff. >> Guys, shh. >> Hey Jeff. Can you hear me? [music]. Listen, brother, I'm looking at you. right now. Just come on out. Everything's okay. We'll talk to you. about what's going on, okay?

But we've got mom and dad. out here. We really want to make sure. you're okay. >> He's got a knife. >> After a day of searching, deputies. finally spot Jeffrey hiding in the attic. armed with a kitchen knife. But even. after getting a drone up there, they. still can't convince him to surrender. And what makes the situation even more. difficult is that Jeffrey has a history. of. harm. So, time is no longer on their. side. Realizing this, deputies are about.

to use every tactic available to bring. this standoff to an end, even if it. means putting their own lives at risk. >> Jeff. Hey, buddy. Whatever in your hand, I. want you to drop it, okay? Jeff. Put it all down. Show me your hands. Point your hands towards the camera for. me, okay? What's that in your. Oh, vape? Okay. Vape's okay, man. That's. cool.

Come on over to the hole though, okay? They're not going to They're not going. Jeff, [music] drop the knife. Jeff, put the knife down. Listen to me. Listen to me. Drop the knife. Put the knife down, okay? Put the knife down. >> No, no, hey, sir. He's got the knife. He's got the knife. >> pointed towards him right now. Just. heads up. >> He still has a knife up to his neck. He's got the knife up to his neck. >> Hang on, he's got the knife by his neck.

He's moving away. >> He's got hands. >> No visual. >> Jeff, Jeff, we got a hole, so come on. down in in hole right there if you can. >> We're good. We're good. One shooter. >> Okay. All right. Jeff. >> Flashlights up. >> Okay, you see me, bud? >> Yes, sir. >> Okay, look at me.

Let go of the stress. Let go of the. knife. Come on, man. >> I just wanted. Where did it. >> I can't. >> Cuz you don't want to. You already said. you don't want to. >> I got it. >> You did it. We did it. We're here. You. did it, man. >> Just Hey, Jeff, put your foot on the pan. so you don't fall through. >> Here we go. >> You're going to wreck your nuts.

>> Yep, come on. Here we go. Come on, man. You got this. I got I got. >> You're going to break. >> You're You're okay. You got [music]. this, man. >> Yep, stay going. Yep. >> Watch the drywall there, guys. >> Got you. Go ahead, Jeff. >> You go ahead. Go ahead, bud. >> I got him. Got him. >> Got him. Got him. Got him. Got him. >> Good? He's coming down, you right? Okay. >> Hands. Hands. Hands. >> Yep. >> Bring him around back. >> Yep. >> You're okay, bud, okay?

>> With Jeffrey now in handcuffs and. covered in dirt, the 4-hour standoff is. finally over. As officers escort him to. the Kalamazoo headquarters for. questioning, investigators search the. attic and recover two large knives, one. of them covered in [clears throat]. blood. While forensic analysts work to. determine whether the blood is Taylor's, detectives sit down with Jeffrey. Until. those results come back, a confession is. their only other shot at proving Jeffrey. is the killer. But Jeffrey has other.

plans. >> You can eat and drink. Just relax for a second. Okay. How's Coke taste? Like a Coke. Well, Jeffrey, I obviously uh wanted to. talk to Bert Body down here so we could. sit down like men and have a just a. regular conversation about, you know, a. lot of stuff has happened today, obviously, right? You've been through a. lot. >> Mhm. >> Um and I really just wanted to give you. the opportunity to.

um. kind of give your side of the story, let. you know where we're at with things, um. and just kind of sit down and kind of. relax and. and be able to talk about some things, right? >> You know, like the cops came, it's kind. of just like a blur. >> Yeah. Sure. >> What part of the house were you at when. the when the police were there? >> I was at the window. >> Upstairs, downstairs? >> Downstairs. I just saw them pull up, so. I just ran into the attic. >> Okay. >> And you've been up in the attic since.

they first showed up? >> Yep. >> So, I once again, I'm not here to lie to. you. >> Mhm. >> Jeff, I'm not, okay? I'm here to get. your side of the story. and to walk you through this, okay? So, that we can try to understand this a. little more. With your phone number that. you just told us, Shawn, we we were able. to get your cell phone records, right? We got those today from Verizon. So, we. know exactly when you left your house, right? 3:00 whatever. >> Yeah. >> And at at 3:30 your your mom's car is.

right here. at Cork and Old Cork, which is right. there by the curve, by the Arby's and. the hotels. >> Mhm. >> Okay? Because you'd just gotten off the. uh highway, right? >> When? >> At 3:30 today, 3:26 p.m. >> You get off the freeway, where do you go. after that? >> I'd like to speak to my lawyers. >> Okay. >> With Jeffrey invoking his right to a. lawyer, detectives' hopes of getting a. confession come to an end. Fortunately, they may no longer need one. The first.

major breakthrough comes when detectives. piece together Jeffrey's movements, allowing them to reconstruct the day. Taylor was murdered. Around 5:00 p.m. that evening, detectives believe Jeffrey left his. parents home in Lawton and drove his. mother's SUV to Emerald Park. After. secretly tracking Taylor's movements. with a concealed GPS tracker hidden. beneath her car, Jeffrey waited until. the second she was alone at 5:47 p.m.

before ambushing her with a knife. Just. 2 minutes later by 5:49 p.m., Jeffrey. flees the scene. By roughly 6:15 p.m., detectives believe he's back at his. parents home in Lawton, where he remains. hidden in his parents' attic until. officers finally discover him. But the. final pieces of evidence would prove. even more damaging, completely sealing. Jeffrey's fate. DNA testing confirms the blood recovered. from the knife inside Melissa's SUV and.

on Jeffrey's clothing all belong to. Taylor. Detectives also recovered. Jeffrey's fingerprints from the GPS. tracker hidden beneath Taylor's car. Jeffrey Kucharski is ultimately charged. with the murder of Taylor Dragovich. In. 2024, he pleads guilty to second-degree. murder and is sentenced to 30 to 60. years in prison with the possibility of. parole after serving the minimum 30. years. As for Jeffrey's mother, investigators did not find sufficient.

evidence to prove she knowingly helped. conceal her son's whereabouts or. intentionally mislead deputies, so no. charges were filed.