How A Clueless Killer Nearly Got Away With Murder

I need you to get fire. C. Looks like a body  that's burning. In the middle of this field. lies the burning body of an unidentified woman.  Unfortunately for Texas police, whoever did this. chose the perfect night to cover their tracks. Is  it a body? Yes. Oh Jesus. What is this hole right. here in the skull? Ironically, perfect storm.  The perfect storm of destruction of evidence. As.

investigators analyze the crime scene for whatever  evidence remains, a stray dog refuses to leave. the place, circling the field as if he's trying to  lead them somewhere. Detectives don't know it yet, but this dog is their only lead to a killer who  spent years slipping through the justice system. Walking away from violent crimes that should have  put him behind bars long before this night. And.

worse still, this burning body may not be the  only victim. There is a possibly the victim's. dog that's running around. Yes. Hi, my name  is Mandy Reynolds and I got a message that you. guys found my dog. Stay in your car. Get in your  car. You make any movement, you will be killed. It's approximately 1000 p.m. in Robinson, Texas.  A violent storm is sweeping through the area when.

police receive a 911 call about a possible brush  fire. But in reality, it would be much more than. that. Robinson 911, where's your emergency? I was  just calling I tried calling the fire department. to see there's a fire in our subdivision, but  it may just be them burning brush cuz they're. building houses, but I wasn't sure. We did  have lightning, so that's why I wasn't sure, too. Okay, I can get someone out that way  to check on it. Given the severe weather, the call sounds routine. Still, dispatch sends  Jason Atkins, a veteran corporal with more than.

two decades of experience, to assess the scope  of the fire. But once he arrives and gets closer. to the flames, he would spot something so vile  it would make him sick to his stomach. 12 to04. I need you to get fire, C and uh 04 out  here. This looks like a body that's burning.

Should I use my fire extinguisher to put it  out or just leave as it leave it as it is to. preserve any evidence? You can try to put out.  I can maybe get it put out, but I'll I'll try.

After officer Atkins finishes putting down  the fire, the sergeant arrives on scene. As. he steps out of his vehicle, little do  the officers know that just feet away. from them sits an unexpected witness.  One who saw everything that happened.

Is it a body? Yeah. Oh, Jesus. I got I got  fire out. Okay, that's fine. Just I got this. up. I saw Be careful. I haven't walked up super  close. I just walked up close enough to spray it. out because obvious death. I wasn't going to get  all up on it. Possibly female. Looks like a bra. strap. I got to about right here. Okay, that's  fine. It fine. Fire extinguisher. That's fine.

Rain's starting to come again. If y'all have  any pop-up canopies or something where we can. uh get something put up over the crime  scene to try to preserve the crime scene, please. Just be worse for the scene  or be letting it burn because if it. continues to burn, you could potentially  lose any additional evidence that's there, right? Versus um if you put it out with a dry  cam. Now, if they would have hit it with a hose, it would have washed everything into the mud.  With a dry cam fire extinguisher like that,

we can separate the dry cam from whatever  other evidence might still be there. I got a potentially female. Yeah,  it might be hers. Potentially female. body burned all the way down  to the bone. 700 block of H. Go ahead and notify and call out animal control.  We have a loose dog that's around the scene. Uh. potentially possibly might be the victims. We  need to capture this animal. Although Atkins and.

the sergeant realize the dog may belong to the  victim, even they don't yet understand just how. instrumental this witness is about to become. By  now, several more police officers, firefighters, and Detective Ryan Collins have made their way to  the scene. And with rain and thunder refusing to. stop, they know the scene must be preserved at all  costs. But as they prepare to return to the body,

they would come across certain details that would  make them question whether whoever did this got. incredibly lucky or whether this wasn't their  first time. All right. So, so I'm not going to. have y'all go to the scene. Okay, since we're  here, we're already in the scene. Corporal. Atkins will not be going in the scene, but I  will assist Detective Perry and throwing that. up. He must have set it up here. She just carry  that would be outstanding. That's a great way.

to be smart. Way to be the smart one. Come on.  Think tall thoughts. Yeah. Hey, good, brother. You know me. I told you. That's why he's asking  if you're okay. Oh, I'm good. Here. One, two. How would you How would you testify in court  on the amount of rain that came in between the.

time? It was a short torrential storm with  dimes size hail. Okay. That lasted about. 15 minutes. And Fern Hughes was here also.  Yes. Okay. So, that'll be on y'all's body. cams as far as time and all. Okay. Yes. It would  drizzle, pour, stop, drizzle, hail, stop, poured, then drizzled and stopped to top it off that fire  was involved. Ironically, perfect storm of the. perfect storm of destruction of evidence. Indeed,  with hail, rain, and now fire, properly examining.

the body will prove to be a nearly impossible  task. Almost as if someone had deliberately chosen. the perfect weather for his crime. 1 hour after  the body is discovered, the fire marshall arrives. and together with Detective Collins prepares to  head towards the body in search of the smallest. clues that may remain. But unbeknownst to them,  every theory they're about to form would play. right into the killer's hands, steering the  investigation exactly where he wants it to go.

But either she's stone knocked out. But I I  can tell you right now, I can stand next to. a campfire and realize when my rear end is  getting too hot. And the fact of the recent. upticks in the homeless population on running  up and down 35. Yeah. Really? Like 16 bodies in. Austin. Uh we've had three in Waco and I think  there's 10 in Dallas for Worth area. I mean,

you look at this torso. That's a small person.  Very small. That looks like the very very cheap. heater that you can get. And if she was drunk and  or high, did she die? Did she and then something. set fire in the box that then made her that smell?  Or did someone come here, find her goes, "Oh, and then just set the fire." So far, all these  theories are exactly what the killer wanted, allowing him to stay one step ahead. But then  the fire marshall would notice something that.

would put them back on the right track.  What is this hole right here in the skull? Frock. Mhm. Blunt force trauma. Mhm. I'll leave  that up to her. Not my thing. But And you have. any concern with that hole in the forehead?  So it could be it could be could be a lot of.

things. So it could be still need some of that  bigger that that'll come out of the Emmys. So, the way but the missing piece of it is is  what kind of makes me question it. But it's. just really interesting cuz it's right here on the  forehead. She said there is demp. In my opinion, that smells like decomp. And for somebody  who strictly deals with dead bodies, I value the opinion. Right. Absolutely. Cuz I was  over there for some of that conversation. as it. looks right now is we have a a homicide. Although  not everyone at the scene is convinced, Detective.

Collins knows this is a homicide and his intuition  would soon be proven correct. More than 3 hours. in and investigators still have no idea who the  attacker or even the victim is. Yet the answer has. been sitting just feet away from them since the  very beginning. They just need to catch it first. There is a way possibly the victim's dog that's  running around because it kept running up to the.

body and barking at it. We haven't found it.  It took off. She likes your truck. You want to. put your tailgate down? See if she'll jump in it.  Maybe the owner was a truck person had a pickup. Hi. Come here. Well, come here, chicken. Well,  come here, chicken. You big chicken. We can. have a t-bone steak in our hands right now. It  wouldn't do it again. Despite multiple attempts,

none of the officers managed to catch the dog  as it disappears towards the neighboring houses. Soon after, the body is transported for autopsy  while animal control is requested to arrive the. next morning in the hope the dog will still be  around the scene. As the scene is locked down, it becomes increasingly clear to detectives  that the killer is highly calculated, carefully choosing the perfect circumstances  for the murder. And most worryingly,

this may not be his first time. But despite this  planning, the killer has left something behind. Something that will come back to bite him and  expose his carefully constructed escape plan. Dogs are are down. You think my little  Oh my detective, with all due respect, do not call me back. Get in your car. Get in your  car. Where'd he go? You make any movement, you. will be killed. The next morning, officers return  to the field in search of a breakthrough. One team.

is sent back to the crime scene to look for any  clues that may have been missed, while another. goes from business to business, checking whether  anyone may have captured the victim, the killer, or even the dog on camera. And despite the killer  being seemingly prepared for everything, officers. are about to discover there are a few things  he overlooked. How are you this morning? Good. How are you? I'm doing good. My name is Vasar  Collins. I'm with Robinson PD. No, what it is,

we we we found a we found a a dead body that had  been burnt and so around here. Mhm. Oh, uh rangers. are going to be here tomorrow at night. So,  hopefully nobody comes out here with our flags. All right. And I don't guess we've heard anything  from autopsy. Mm- sure. At 2:00 they weren't even. there. Oh, really? Yeah. We're literally  I'm when I leave here, I'm going to Pilot,

going to McDonald's, going to Rush. I'm I'm going  to every business to see if they have. So, yeah, of course. I mean, we're literally just kind of  treading at this point. So, he burnt the dog, too. I think some of these ring cameras are going  to be our freaking saving grace. I hope so, man. At least getting a vehicle coming in.  I cannot believe that dog belongs to me. What are the chances? It just hangs around.

that caught me. So, it says what? 20 2033. So,  that's 8:30. And he's kind of That's the only. thing I I got that looked weird. After visiting  nearly a dozen businesses, one officer finally. stumbles across something potentially very useful.  A black Honda leaving the area around the time the. fire started. The problem, however, is that the  footage is too blurry to make out the license. plate, meaning detectives still need something  else. Later that afternoon, the police department.

receives a major update. The dog has finally been  captured. But the biggest breakthrough comes when. animal control scans the dog's microchip,  identifying him as Titan and his owner as. 26-year-old Mandy Rose Reynolds. Listed alongside  Titan's contact information is Mandy's address, located over 100 miles from where her body was  found. And when they look Mandy up, her appearance. matches the little information officers already  know from the scene that the victim is a young.

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this apartment. Mandy is Oh, Mandy Reynolds.  Mhm. She's an E1 now. E1. Yeah. The dog. Oh, no. No. You're fine. How do you all know Mandy?  So, Mandy's my best friend. Okay. I actually. got her the apartment here. No, the address is  uh 1 LBJ. It's like a 5minute walk from here. This it's the ones that are a little further  down on there and it's E1 you sent. Have you. talked to her in the last 2 or 3 days? Uh the  last time I talked to her was Sunday. Sunday.

How was that conversation? Um it was good. I know  she was talking about possibly going to California. the next day, but then that fell through. Does  she have a boyfriend or anything? No, she has. an exboyfriend. Ex-boyfriend. couple, but no, her  cousin lives with her. Well, who's her cousin? I. don't know his name. Does she still have her dog?  Yeah. Normally Bandy's in constant contact. Yeah.

Yeah. We haven't had that for a few days. And I  remember Yeah. thinking like, "Yeah, I haven't. heard you mention like hanging out with Mandy or  like doing anything together in the last few days, which to me it was unlike her, but I just met  her like what a month ago for the first time.". I was related for like just the like the quiet  drama. This just been nothing but drama when she. moved down here. We're going to go over to E1.  Okay. Um I am the manager of this property. So I.

can let you inside the apartment if we need to.  Knowing the victim has not yet been officially. identified as Mandy, officers choose their  words very carefully. According to the couple, Mandy's life was always full of drama. Much  of it, as Diana goes on to explain, revolving. around the men she surrounded herself with. And  as Diana leads officers to Mandy's apartment, they're about to learn exactly who those men  are. Appreciate you coming out and helping us.

No problem. She lives with one roommate. Yes. And  it's a cousin. Yes. What does her cousin say? Um, Jesus said it was a J. A guy or a girl? Guy.  Is he younger than her? Yes. Is it Jared? Jared. is her ex fiance. Is there a lot of drama with  him? Just between like he is doing like a small. business thing with her grandfather and I know  that went south. Her and Jacob always fight on and.

off. She changed her number because she didn't  want Jacob to holler no better. She said she. was scared. Recently man was dismacing a lot of  enemies. How so? Like dissing her abs in Kansas. Thanks to Diana, officers have just uncovered  three potential suspects. Jared, Mandy's former. fiance with whom she shared two dogs, including  Titan, Jacob, an ex-boyfriend she had been trying.

to avoid after they split on bad terms, and  finally her cousin, who had been living with. her for the past month. Police know they'll  need to look into each of them more closely, unaware that one of these suspects is already  tied to another alleged homicide. But when. officers finally reach her apartment, they still  have no idea who or what is waiting for them on. the other side of the door. Sorry, I'm asking you  a million questions and forgetting a lot of stuff, but her cousin that she lives with, what was  his name? I don't know. Okay. I didn't I don't.

want to spook him if you think they'll  answer or um I don't think she's home. moved out of here. Unless if she packed everything up. Is it  like usual for her to do stuff like this. or is this seem bizarre? I know she was  unhappy the past couple of weeks and she. kept like talking about moving, but yeah,  on Sunday she was unloading everything.

Is this just a one bedroom or two  bedroom? Uh, just a onebedroom. Broken glass on Sunday leaving here. Nope. cuz she  was staying the last time I talked to her. There's. a broken glass in that tub. It looks like it's  just strange. Her dog is somewhere different. I.

mean, I guess we could have asked you if she would  have answered your phone call if you called. Um, I tried calling her and I went straight to  voicemail. The last time she did this was when. she was moving here. Just really concerned. It's  like getting stranger and stranger and obviously. if she would have answered you, I wouldn't find.  You mind if I take a picture? Yeah. But it's just. like now she's moved out of here. Strangely,  officers discover Mandy's apartment has been.

completely stripped out. Yet, there are no signs  of a struggle, no blood, and no evidence that a. crime had taken place. Still, to both Diana and  the deputies, something doesn't add up. Shortly. after midnight, officers leave the apartment and  head back to the station to review everything. they've learned. But before long, they receive  a call from the medical examiner confirming what. they had feared. Through dental records, the body  is definitively identified as Mandy Reynolds. She.

suffered a single gunshot wound to the head  inflicted sometime before her body was set on. fire. With one of the investigation's two biggest  questions answered, detectives finally begin. gaining some momentum. The following morning,  as investigators begin pursuing leads that. could identify Mandy's killer, one of those leads  unexpectedly comes to them. Robinson Police. Yes. Hi, my name's Mandy Reynolds and I got a message  that you guys found my dog. Oh, perfect. Um,

let me put you on just a a brief hold here. Give  me one moment and I'll get you with the person. that can help you. Awesome. Thank you. On the line  is Mandy Reynolds. But as dispatch transfers the. call to Detective Perry, it wouldn't take long  for something to feel very off. This is Detective. Perry. Hi. Um, I just got a message saying  you guys found my dog. Uh, we believe so. So,

what is your dog? Uh, he's a he's a pool retriever  mix. Where does the dog belong? Well, I was on my. way to uh Witchah, Kansas, and I I I live in  San Marcos, and uh Titan is his name. He just. he just ran off. What was your name? I apologize.  My name is Mandy. Do you want me to come get him. or I don't understand. Is he at the pound? So,  we we just put him at the pound, but but we put. a hold on him cuz we were trying to figure out who  he belonged to. How long ago was this that he he's.

been out? Oh, heck. It's been um I don't know.  This would have been around 1:00 in the morning. Uh, detective, I hate to uh cut you off, but you  know, I'm uh I'm actually at work. I'm sorry you. guys had to deal with that, but y'all just come uh  I'll come get him. What is it? I mean, 100 miles. So, about 1:00 last night. Oh, Jesus Christ. Yes.  What? I mean, what is the interrogation about? No, no. I'm just trying to make sure I understand why.  Why? You know what? That dog, that's my dog you.

guys have. Let's get that straight, detective.  Okay. And that's that's fine. I understand that. You know what? I'll just come to the pound.  Goodbye. After hanging up, Perry is certain. someone is attempting to impersonate the deceased  victim. Believing he may have just been speaking. with the killer, Perry immediately calls the  number back. While investigators race to trace. the phone's location, this is Mandy. Mandy? Yeah.  Hey, this is Detective Perry. I I think we got off. on the wrong foot. So, the reason I'm asking some  questions, I'm just going to be upfront with you.

We found your dog in a field. Uh in the field was  a um a crime scene of a of a deceased person. And. that is Oh my god. I didn't want to give you all  the details because that's kind of sensitive. That is why I was asking some questions to verify  how the dog got there. What's going on? Oh wow. I. mean jeez, that field how I want. Good lord. How  I just wonder how long he was outside, you know? I can't even I can't even imagine what he went  through. And then now there's a deceased person.

like oh my god this so this number comes back uh  to a different name. Do you are you on somebody's. phone plan? I'm going to be frank with you sir.  You know I'm I'm sorry that this happened. But I. I cannot waste my my whole day speaking to you.  I'm just trying to figure out how long the pup. was there that could if the puppy messed with the  body. If the puppy messed with the body. Dogs are. are natural scavengers. You think my little titan  would go? Oh my. Detective, with all due respect,

do not call me back. Although the caller hangs up  once again, investigators finally get exactly what. they needed. The phone has successfully traced and  the signal is pinged to the west side of Witchah, Kansas. With Mandy confirmed dead, a mysterious  caller impersonating her, and her Honda Accord. still unaccounted for, detectives issue a bolo  for the vehicle. Before long, flock cameras pick.

up Mandy's Honda traveling along Maze Road in  Witchita. Convinced one of their three suspects. is behind the wheel, officers move in to conduct  a traffic stop. But instead of pulling over, the driver would do the exact opposite. Turn  the sidewalk. Hey, he's taking off. Give this. guy the opportunity to get out of your way. Got  to go around. Try to gain as much as you can. Is. that him up there weaving through traffic still?  He's approaching Tyler. Yep. Good. Go, go, go, go.

He's running. Get a perimeter. Go. He's  running west. Running west. Yep. Good morning. Take us to the backside. They've got three up here. right now. Take us to the back. Watch that  [ __ ] on the bike. Do we have suspect.

description? Did he run into Yeah, he ran into  the Dillons. White, sir. Lock the Dillons down. After the suspect hides inside the store,  officers outside quickly begin surrounding. the building. With dozens of innocent  people potentially in his line of fire,

they draw their weapons and prepare to move in. Get in your car. Get in your car. the line. Come  out. Come out. Come out. Come out. Come out. Hey, my man. Get your family out of  here. You're fine. He said go. Hey, come here. Come here. Where'd he go? No,  I didn't see him. Didn't see him. Yeah.

Where'd he go? They say they towards  the back, but I just didn't get. Maybe he's over there. I hear something yelling. Watch out.

You make any movement, you will  be killed. I got hands. Crawl. out. Crawl out towards the sound of  our voice. Somebody get less lethal. Somebody's gonna have to back off one  direction or the other. Place lethal. Call out towards us. You're going to  have to move on with me. Ready? Yep. Pull them out. 283. Clear the air. One in custody. In less than  4 minutes. Officers finally locate the suspect.

hiding inside a store shelf. As they move in to  arrest him, they notice he's drifting in and out. of consciousness, leading them to suspect he's  under the influence of despite his condition. Officers managed to identify him as one of the  three suspects connected to Mandy, her cousin, Derek Dagenalt, believed to be suffering from  a drug overdose. Derek is taken to the hospital.

where he's treated overnight. During this time,  investigators begin digging into his background, and what they uncover is deeply concerning. Not  only does Derek have a lengthy criminal history, including aggravated assault and burglary, but  he's also wanted in connection with another. homicide. Just weeks earlier, his girlfriend,  Shenoa Hanzel, had been found dead in a ditch. under mysterious circumstances. Investigators now  realize they may be dealing with someone far more. dangerous than they anticipated. And under no  circumstances can they afford to let him back.

out onto the streets. The next morning, Derek  is transported to the Sedwick County Jail for. questioning where detectives need to figure out  his role in not one but two homicides. Hey Derek, I'm Detective Chisum. Sergeant Hardy. What's that  one say? Which one? Where? The big one on your on. there. Uh, Family Forever. Family forever.  Okay. You feel like you have a pretty good.

handle of what's going on, why you're here, why  we want to talk to you. Uh, I'm just trying to. make sure you you're in a position where you can  answer questions. I fully understand my situation. I'm not exactly sure why you guys want to talk  to me unless it has to do with Shanoa. Mhm. And. besides that, no. I am uh the detective that's  been investigating uh Shanoah's death. Shanaha. was your girlfriend, right? Yeah. Shanoah  is my best friend for two years. Just since.

I was released from prison the first time. So  pretty much January goes by, man. Me and Shano, we're not talking. Like we might be here and  there. Like I said, it was it's beyond repair. It's gone. And I'm okay with letting like I'm not  about to go do my life in prison over a female. Mhm. I told and I last thing I said just know man  I'll be my son. I said you leave don't come back.

Could it have been an accident? Sure. An accident.  But I don't know. I don't see it. But did I do. it? No. As expected, Dererick calmly denies  any involvement in his ex-girlfriend's death. From the beginning, detectives believed the  evidence tying him to her murder was weak at. best. But the same cannot be said about Mandy.  And as questioning continues, the conversation.

is about to take an inexplicable turn. Where'd  you get the car? I'm going to tell you something, man. I'm going to leave it at this. Like the  cartel in Texas is very real. When the person. I went down into Texas with was kneede in debt  with the cartel. But how's that have to do with. the car you were you ran from us in last night?  Um what do you mean? Well, I mean where did you. get the car? Uh the car was my cousins. Did she  give you the car? Um no she didn't. Um, I I took.

the card and and it wasn't my choice. Like, if  it makes sense, it makes sense. If it doesn't, the car the cartel told me Mhm. go dig this grave,  right? Guess whose grave I dug? My grave. Mhm. They empty a couple slugs right into my chest.  They say they say, "D, you want a beer?" Mhm. And. I turn Yep. Take two to my chest once. And I got a  bulletproof vest on with a plate in it. You know,

do me a favor real quick. Lift up your shirt  just so we see your chest. Whereabouts do you. think you got shot? Pretty much center mass there.  Uh-huh. Okay. As the detective examines his chest, there is no bruising on Derek's body. Something  investigators would expect to see had he truly. been shot twice, even while wearing a bulletproof  vest. By now, detectives realize that by avoiding.

direct confrontation, they've gotten virtually  nowhere. So now they would attempt to pick apart. his account piece by piece. But this approach is  about to backfire. I get out of the grave and I go. home and where's home? Home is in San Margos at  at Mandy's apartment. It wasn't right in there. What do you mean? It was just an eerie feeling.  Like there just certain that she she wouldn't have. left that was left. If someone made you kill her  or made you watch her get killed, now's the time.

to let us know. Look, man, I'm done talking about  the cartel with you guys. Period. I'm done talking. about the situation. You know, like like are  you guys trying to like get me killed? No. We're. trying to find out if you killed her. No. Uh, you  still want to talk to your mom? Well, we talked to. her a little earlier and she said she'd be willing  to talk to you. It's just it's up to you then.

Yeah. Can I call her? They're asking where Mandy  is. They got her. Huh? The cartel? Yeah. I know. you do. You feel me? But I I'll tell you one thing  for sure. Two things for certain. It ain't going. to be because I killed Shano or Mandy. That's not  why I'm going back to prison. Oh, well, I know you. didn't. I know you didn't. And I know you didn't  kill Snow and definitely not your cousin either. While Derek's mother remains adamant that  her son is innocent, detectives outside the.

interrogation room have just finished reviewing  surveillance footage from across San Marcos. And. the evidence tells a very different story. Piece  by piece, investigators begin reconstructing what. they believe happened to Mandy. Just weeks after  Shanoaha's death in March, Derek had an active. warrant and was wanted in connection with the  case. That's when Mandy decided to let him stay at. her apartment in San Marcos. By early April, the  situation had deteriorated. Mandy was struggling.

to live with Derek and decided she would drive him  back to Witchah around April 4th. Investigators. believe Derek knew he was about to be kicked out.  Prosecutors alleged that sometime on April 3rd, Derek shot Mandy once in the head inside her  apartment using her own stolen 380 caliber. handgun before taking her cash and belongings.  The following morning, Derek purchases a large. plastic storage container, the same type used to  later conceal Mandy's body along with a shovel,

gas can, duct tape, and garbage bags. 15 minutes  later, CCTV captures him loading the items into. Mandy's Honda Accord. And sticking his head  out of the passenger window is Mandy's dog, Titan. That afternoon, investigators believe Derek  returned to Mandy's apartment where he cleaned and. staged the scene before loading her belongings  into a Penske moving truck. Later that evening, he drove 2 hours to Robinson, Texas, where he  dumped Mandy's body and set it on fire. A crime.

executed almost perfectly if not for Mandy's  dog he left behind. In November 2024, Derek. Dagenalt is convicted of murdering his cousin  Mandy Reynolds and sentenced to life in prison. with the possibility of parole in 2054. He has not  been charged or convicted in connection with the. death of his girlfriend, Shenoa Hanzel, and that  investigation remains ongoing. And as for Titan, he was happily taken out of the pound and is now  living happily with Mandy's best friend, Diana.