How Police Captured Florida's Longest Active Serial Killer

There's someone in the back. I'm out. >> Let me see your hands. Let me see your. hands. >> Police are in the middle of hunting down. a wanted serial killer living inside the. very van where he killed his latest. victim. >> Go back over there. >> Oh, what's that? What's that smell? 24 hours before this confrontation, officers discover a brutalized body of a. woman with seemingly no evidence left. behind that could connect anyone to the.

case. >> The victim is still unidentified and. we're taking [music] a shot in the dark. Maybe have seen her. >> Everybody's seen him around, but nobody. really knows him as far as I know. >> When I found out Michelle was dead, dog. and you can ask my boss, man. It it it. killed me. But over the following day, small clues would start surfacing, revealing additional victims, going as. far back as four decades, eventually. leading to one of the longest active. serial killers in Florida's history.

>> There's the back piece. This is our van. >> He made a mistake. I know. >> I didn't do this. >> Oh, that come on now. >> I'd be willing to bet a lot of money. that there are bodies out there attached. to him that either haven't been found or. gone. This guy cannot be on the street. He has to go away or somebody else could. get hurt.

It's around 2:00 p.m. in Marathon, Florida. Near Vodka Bridge, families. enjoy a quiet afternoon until just off. the side of the road, a fisherman. notices a strong, overwhelming odor. As. he steps closer, he sees something so. gruesome, he immediately calls 911. Within moments, Florida officers arrive, and it wouldn't be long before the. entire lake area would need to be. evacuated.

>> Where she at? >> 5112 rigger setting. got. here. >> Jesus Christ. >> On the ground lies an unidentified woman.

unclothed and already beginning to. stiffen. From what officers can tell, she's been here for several hours. The. current nearvakut bridge is. exceptionally strong with a history of. fatal accidental drownings. At first, officers believe this could be another. one of those cases. But as they flip her. over, that assumption would quickly. fade. >> We'll move her a little bit and then. Edie, if you want to take your pictures. as we're rolling so that if there's.

anything that falls or moves, cuz what. I'm looking at this stick right here. Okay. You got a hand. >> Looks like she was dragged by this hand. >> Oh, look at that. >> Yep. Did you see that? >> Looks around the neck. >> Right around the neck. >> Mhm. Oh, it looks Look at the side of. her head. >> What do you see? >> You got blood. You got scrapes all over. the back. >> I'm calling uh. >> Call Doc.

As they examine the body closer, they. notice strangulation marks on her neck, blood, and signs of trauma, all pointing. to a violent assault. With a potential. homicide on their hands, officers call. in the onduty detective, while others. begin evacuating the area immediately. Before the detective arrives, officers. at the scene continue trying to identify. the victim, only to realize it won't be. that simple. >> Anybody recognize her? >> Yeah. She did? >> Yeah.

Nope. Doesn't appear to be a homeless. >> because she's wellkept. She's groomed. I just don't see the clothes. You know. what I'm saying? It's too something. there. >> This is all the officers know about the. woman. No clothing, no ID, nothing to go. off of. But not for long as the onduty. [music]. detective soon arrives. Matt Pitcher is. a seasoned undercover detective. He.

doesn't know it yet, but he's about to. take down the town's most dangerous. killer. Using a multi-our interview with. Pitcher, we'll break down exactly what. he was thinking and the complex forensic. methods used to crack a nearperfect. homicide. >> I do not have good luck at Thanksgiving. time. It just never seemed to work out. for me. And so, even coming into this, everybody was kind of joking, be. prepared for that call. And so I got the. call and then it's kind of evaluating.

well you know you put out a little bit. of hope that well maybe it was just a. natural death and I still remember uh I. started my captain trying to figure out. what's going on. She said yeah it's um a. naked female and the minute she said. that I was like well this isn't going to. be a natural death. detective Matt Pitcher and Detective. Rosa Diovani. This is US1 heading up. that way. Entrance into this little gravel area. from US1 is down there.

If you pan down here. at the start of what looks to be a Red. Bull can, there are tire tracks. leading back as well as tire tracks on. this side. We have a broken branch. that's touching the ground, pulled hair. right here. And if you come up at about. 10:00 into a wooded area about 10 m. away, the female victim 2 to 3 ft in. front of that is another small chunk of. hair. It looks like there is some.

bleeding in the area of the easiest way. to come back would be along there. Suspecting that that's where the suspect. went back. We're going to go around. another way. Oberve evidence. For the. first time, the pieces start to come. together. As Pitcher walks along the. gravel road just off the highway, he. spots fresh tire marks, evidence the. suspect had been here not long ago. A. few feet away, strands of the victim's. hair lie scattered, suggesting she was. dragged from the road into the forest.

Further in, there are clear signs of. disturbance. damaged plants, broken. branches, indicating the suspect's. vehicle was likely damaged as it sped. away, possibly right after dumping the. body. And then something far more. significant catches his eye. >> So, you know, there were a bunch of like. small trees, that kind of thing. You. have this dirt road, but then as I'm. walking along the the path, that's the. first thing that struck me was so there. was a little tree and it kind of had, you know, how you can tell when. something's freshly broken, right? the.

uh limb hasn't died or anything like. that. We're talking about a tree and it. was just kind of hanging there. And so. that got me looking at it and then sure. enough um what looked to be car parts. broken off right underneath it like. sitting on the ground right there. And. that's kind of one of those like hm. could this be you know the suspect. vehicle. >> But even with this small breakthrough, Pitcher still hasn't uncovered the most. critical piece of the puzzle. One that. suggests this is far from an isolated. incident.

With the scene locked down and the. victim transported for autopsy, investigators are left with two critical. questions. Who is the victim and who is. her attacker? To answer the first, Detective Pitcher comes up with a plan. >> Yeah, I'm kind of going through things. and basically my thought then, especially, keep in mind, like I said. earlier, this is right coming into. Thanksgiving, right? Everything is about. to get slammed. Where I where we live, this is a huge tour spot. So, I'm was. concerned that, okay, you know, we could. lose video evidence that might be in the.

area. Talk to my captain, show and I. showed the captain, too, the car part. and all that, and I said, "All right, I'm leaving the scene, and I'm about to. start hitting every business, starting. with the bars in the area, and at least. get them marked so that they don't get. rid of evidence on us.". >> At Pitcher's request, officers go from. business to business, searching for any. sign of the suspect's vehicle. one. missing a black 3x8 in piece of bumper. and showing damage consistent with. hitting branches as well as any. indication of a possible daylight. abduction. But with no clear timeline.

for when the murder occurred, the search. could take anywhere from hours to days. So Pitcher splits his efforts, directing. some officers to focus on the second. piece of the puzzle, identifying the. victim. He sends them to local. businesses, hoping that someone might. recognize her. But that's when an. unexpected problem emerges. >> How are you? >> Hey, how you doing? I'm Detective Brady. This is Detective Bunts. We're doing a. uh we're part of the homicide. investigations going on. I don't know if. you've heard what's going on. Yeah.

>> Um and we don't know whether the victim. is still unidentified and we're taking a. shot in the dark and maybe if uh she. might have been a patron here. >> So if [music] um it's a graphic photo, but we're going to ask if maybe if you. maybe have seen her or a couple. bartenders. >> I'll take a look. Um, I've been here the. last few nights since Wednesday. So, okay. >> Some pictures. >> I haven't seen anybody like that. No. >> Okay. Do you think [music] you're maybe. a bartender or so would uh they um.

probably wouldn't want to knowing. they're [music] a bit on the skater. side. >> With the victim still unidentified and. no sign of the suspect's vehicle, officers are at a loss. With every. passing hour, the killer edges closer to. vanishing for good, along with any. chance of solving the case. But just as. [music] leads begin to run dry, one. bartender would step forward, giving. them their first major lead. >> How you doing, Chris? >> Hey, how are you?

>> We're going to. your phone number. >> Uh 917. >> And are you willing to look at the photo. of the victim and see if you might know. her or it's it's pretty. >> It's up to you. Okay. >> All right. There's this lady here. You might be. able to recognize her. >> Yes. >> Okay. Do you know her name? >> Oh. >> Perhaps. Is she Does she drive a car? She live. >> any anything where we can try and track. down. We don't know who she is. So, it's. very important. We're trying to find out.

who she is. >> I I can't think of it. >> Okay. But for sure, >> yes, I know exactly who she is. >> Okay. >> Definitely. Although the bartender. doesn't remember the woman's name, she. recalls seeing her multiple times, suggesting she's likely local. And then. another bartender approaches. She. recognizes the victim, too, but still. can't provide a name. However, she. remembers something else. She had seen. the woman working at the Sunset Grill. restaurant just a few miles away. With.

this new information, officers quickly. wrap up and rush [music] to the. restaurant, realizing they may be. moments away from answering one of the. cas's biggest questions. >> How are you? >> Hi, I'm Stephanie. >> Detective Rosa Derani. Um, the reason. that I'm asking is. she ever worked for you? >> Oh, she looks familiar.

Yes. Yes, >> she did. >> Yes. And [music] I I tried to help her. I know. I. >> What do you mean you tried to help her? >> Well, when she first moved here, she. worked for us and um. >> you know when that was more. >> I have all the dates that would be. great. >> Um and I feel so bad about what happened. to her because I really. >> Finally, officers have a name, 51-year-old Michelle. But when. detectives check for a missing person's.

report, they find nothing, leading them. to assume the victim has no close. family. That is until her employer. reveals something that makes her death. even more tragic. >> She told me, you know, she was from is. Wisconsin or min Wisconsin. I have all. her info where she was from, >> I think. And she had a family. I knew. she had children. and uh and ex-husband, she didn't have. custody, she separate children, but she.

told me she used to be like a therapist, too. And she goes, "I know better. I. shouldn't be taking these pillows and. stuff." And I said, "Well, you know, you. need to get straightened up because I'm. going to have to let you go." But she. did talk always. I I don't know her. children. I never met her, but she. always talked about them. I always I. don't know how old they were. She always. talked about going back. I know our children must be devastated. If if you talk to her kids or anything,

just tell them that, you know, she was a. wonder. She had a good heart. >> She did. >> That's basically what we're trying to. get for her kids, you know. >> She did. And I I I always thought that, too. I thought, "God, I wish her kids. knew that I liked I really liked.". >> Thanks to her employer, officers are. able to get into contact with several of. Michelle's family members in Jainsville, Wisconsin. All of them describe her the. same way, kind with a good heart. But.

after moving to Florida, she lost. contact with them. This information is. immediately relayed to Detective. Pitcher, who now has one question left. to answer. Who is her killer? And that. answer may be closer than they think. >> That time captain says, "All right, I'm. going to send a picture of this car part. to buddy of mine who's in narcotics. He. is extremely good at cars." Um, she. literally sends him this little bit of. what turned out to be a bit of a fender.

Um, he comes back, first thing he sends. a text. All right, it's going to be from. a van, full-size van like this. Uh. within. 15 minutes of that, he sent a picture. and says it's going to be this type of. van. That picture he sent actually end. up to even be the exact same color, everything as the van is a suspect van. Like to the tea. But in my mind, I'm. thinking, you know, number one, what 50%. chance it's actually going to be the. suspect vehicle. Being able to match. that to vehicle, yeah, probably not. going to happen. Naturally, Detective.

Pitcher is skeptical. But he still. relays this information to officers. combing through CCTV footage. And to his. complete surprise, after 6 hours of. finding nothing of value, they're about. to stumble upon something big. >> I don't know how to download it from the. system, but he's fixing to go past here. in just a minute. >> Need anything else for us? >> No, bro. I'm just going to find this. vehicle and then try to clip this. >> I found him. He's right here. Office Max. is a ripoff right there.

>> At last, police spot what they believe. to be the suspect's vehicle. A blackened. silver Dodge conversion van visibly. damaged with pieces missing. And once. they run its license plate, detectives. can begin reconstructing the killer's. movements piece by piece. >> He's going to go by for. >> There he goes. Right there. Is it? [clears throat] Yep. 1207. He will let you. Yeah.

That's the van right there. >> There it is. >> There it is. >> Yeah. >> All right. 12:40. He hasn't stopped the. moon. >> 12 1239. >> What we get from Alfredo? >> Alfredo was uh 12:08 23. So that's 4. minutes 4 minutes and 17 seconds. You. got to stop somewhere quick. >> Uh 4 minutes 17 seconds. Okay, >> that's sitting in traffic for 4 minutes.

That's a big That's a. >> So where can he stop between Fredo? Huh? >> Tradewinds. >> Tradewinds. >> Or if he came in here. >> As officers piece together the van's. path across town, it suddenly disappears. somewhere near Kmart Plaza on US Highway. 1, just over 3 miles from where the body. was found. While officers search for. additional camera angles around the last. known location, investigators run the. van's registration. And that's when they. discover something deeply concerning.

The van belongs to 58-year-old Steven. Matthew Wolf, a man with a long and. serious criminal history. >> Obviously, the one thing I can't. remember if it was a juvenile record. that was sealed and they had to go a. little bit further to find it out or. whether they but he had a murder at a. young age. So immediately I have someone. getting on the phone for me and. contacting that police department. Let's. get details on this and fast. Uh and it. was this 90-year-old man that he and a.

couple of his friends robbed and he. decided to kill him. So. the minute you find stuff like that out, you're like, "All right, we're, you. know, you're you're building those. building blocks, right? You're like, okay, we're on the on the right path. here. This is most likely our guy.". Decades earlier, in 1976, Wolf was convicted of a homicide in. Boise, Idaho. At 15 years old, he and. three others murdered a 78-year-old man. named Enrico Flory, a robbery motivated.

killing that landed him 15 years in. prison. The case gained nationwide. attention when in 1977, Steven escaped. from the Ada County Jail, sawing through. a bar on the fourth floor and climbing. down using bed sheets and conduit. He. remained on the run for 6 days before. being recaptured. As Pitcher digs. deeper, they uncover even more. disturbing details. A prior diagnosis of. psychopathy, a history of animal. cruelty, and long-term drug use, raising. the question of whether he should ever.

have been released. With these findings, Pitcher realizes he's looking for. someone with a history of extreme. violence, a proven capacity to evade. justice, and potentially a serial. killer. By midnight, the van still hasn't. reappeared on CCTV, suggesting it's. still somewhere near the cluster of fast. food restaurants. Unwilling to waste any. more time, Pitcher, alongside a dozen. deputies from the Monroe County. Sheriff's Office, heads out to search. the area. And as they begin to look for.

their suspect, something inexplicable. happens. >> When the captain were going out to scout. in this parking lot, you're doing a lot. of this just hoping and, you know, looking for that needle on hay stack. But most likely, you know, the person's. going to bounce pretty quickly um and. get out of town. So, while you're. hoping, it's not great. And um and she's. driving, keep in mind, on the opposite. side of the road. So, like she had to. see it from a long ways away. And. according to my captain lieutenant, lieutenant said a prayer and the minute. she's stopped the prayer, looked off to.

her left where there is a Kmart and a. McDonald's and sitting just right by the. McDonald's was the van. And she starts. yelling, "There's the van, there's the. van." Of course, they almost wrecked the. car. Um, but they get into a parking. lot, sit tight for a second. Um, I get. over there, make contact, and go from. there. >> To Pitcher's surprise, they spot it. The. black and silver van parked between a. Wind Dixie and a McDonald's. Approaching. from multiple directions, officers. surround the parking lot, carefully. ensuring no bystanders are in harm's way.

with pitcher meticulously guiding the. operation. And as officers inch closer, they brace themselves, knowing a. dangerous killer could lash out at any. second. >> Do we want me to give him verbal. commands? >> Yeah. Windows down here. Okay, [clears throat] Caleb, go. >> You going to get this? I want. >> I got it. >> Moral County Sheriff's Office.

>> County Sheriff's Office. Come up with. your hands up. >> Sheriff's office. Let me see your hands. >> Let me see your hands. >> All right. Patrick, come on out. Anybody. else in the van? >> Hands up. >> Come on out. >> Come out. Driver's side. >> Clear. Just drop whatever you're doing. Come out. >> Come out. >> What's going on? >> Let me see your hands. Let me see your. hands. Don't reach around. Don't reach. around. Just let me see your hands. >> Come out of the van. >> Okay. >> Go back towards the back of your van. Anybody else in the van?

>> No. >> Get a handcuff. >> No. >> Get in. >> Get right here. >> What's going on, >> sir? Right there. >> Put your hands around your back. What's up in here? >> What's your last name? >> Wolf. >> Wolf. >> Yeah. >> Steven Wolf. >> Yeah. I got my key. 92460. >> 92460. >> Yeah. 1960. >> This vehicle register to you? >> Yes. >> To the officer's surprise, Steven.

doesn't resist. Instead, he's calm. Almost unusually so for someone being. arrested without explanation. After. placing him in a patrol car, officers. begin inspecting his van when something. immediately stands out. >> Oh, come here. >> Watch this. Look at this. Right here. What do you see? What do you see? Isn't. that the piece? >> There's some. going to bend the back. >> Yeah. This is our murder suspect.

>> Oh, yeah. What's that? What's that smell? >> This is him. >> That's him. >> Hey, do they belong. clear. >> When they were going through the van, I. believe there was blood in there that. they have yet to identify. For one. thing, there was unfortunately underwear.

in the van that appeared to be used. there was other women's underwear in. there. So, I 100% um think that there. are bodies out there attached to him. that have either haven't been found or. gone. There's all these, you know, [music] little details that too many to. overlook. >> After securing the scene just after. midnight, Steven is transported to the. Monroe County Sheriff's Office for. questioning. But despite Pitcher's plan. unfolding nearly perfectly, he still has.

a long way to go. On the way to the. station, Pitcher realizes that from a. jury's perspective, there's still. reasonable doubt and nothing truly. conclusive beyond a single piece of. bumper. And with the right lawyer, he. could claim he was simply at the wrong. place at the wrong time, and the charges. could easily be dismissed entirely. Even. so, Detective Pitcher remains confident. he can make Steven break. Less than 12. hours after the murder is believed to. have taken place, the two arrive at the. station and Steven is placed inside the.

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minutes. I never ever walk into an. interview room and start talking about. that night anything even remotely close. to the crime at hand. I usually um try. to find out what they're into. All right, Stephen. Arrest. right now. He's just being detained. All. right. I'm just going to talk before I. can talk to you. Obviously, I got.

If it's all right, I'll let you have. this for a minute. All right. Well, here's the deal. We. have some questions about yesterday. Maybe you can walk me through it and. help me out a little bit. Tell me about. your day yesterday. Just walk me through. the day if you would. Now I'm curious. when I when we were talking at the. police car for a second. I actually come. here. He said something about vodka cup. >> Yeah. I went in there today. I used to I. was looking for a place to sleep. I used. to go down there and sleep in that. little circle in the back, but I. couldn't get in there. Not very good. >> That's what the damage to my car was.

That's when I did that. >> That's when you did that? >> Yeah. >> What time was that? >> I almost got st. >> Yeah, that's never good. What time was. that? >> Uh. 3:30ish, I guess. I don't know. This. afternoon. >> Okay. There's all sand, washed out, trees are overgrown. I said, I can get. back. I started back down the road. Shoo. Trees. I like my man. I scratch it. all up. I didn't even know I'd heard it. till I got to the library and walked. down. God dang it, I broke the shroud. [laughter]. It was already cracked anyway. But. >> yeah. >> So, would you try to back out and that's. how you hit it?

>> Yeah. No. Turned around. You can't. That. thing turns like a boat. I couldn't turn. around. >> Almost got stuck. >> As Steven calmly explains, he damaged. the vehicle while turning around, searching for a place to [music] sleep. But what catches Pitcher off guard is. this. If Steven is responsible, he's. just placed himself at the scene of the. crime for reasons Pitcher can't yet. explain. So Pitcher searches for. something more concrete, something. incriminating. But what he finds would. come as a complete surprise.

>> Can I just get you to put your fingers. out like this one? Thank you so much. Give me just two. [music] seconds. God, if you put just kind of the best. you can. and this is going to be a lot harder, but flip them up to Hey, that was a lot. easier for you than I thought it would. be. >> What you looking for? >> What's that? [music]. >> So, what you any kind of marks? Making. sure there's no scratch. >> I got no marks, no scratches, no. nothing. >> Good deal.

>> Tattoos. I got tattoos. >> What you think? I know you got tattoos. Pretty good. Where'd you get them done? >> I got them down to prison. I don't know. I got out of bed. I was 15 years old and. got in trouble. I got a home started. >> That's been fun. How long did you have. to lay down for? >> 15 and 1/2 years. >> 15 and 1/2 years. >> Wow. >> It's a long sad story with a happy. ending. But. >> Oh, you're out now. >> I left that in there. I brought out a. but. >> Okay, you guys want a second? I just. want to talk to my partner first. You. can do whatever you need to do. Just. let's get this done. Whatever we're.

doing here, >> I appreciate it. Be quiet. >> I know. Baffled by the lack of scratches on. Steven's hands, Pitcher pauses the. interrogation, fully realizing the. evidence they have so far is. insufficient for any breakthrough, especially after learning this is far. from his first runin with police. For. now, there simply isn't enough to charge. him, so Steven remains in holding. Investigators know time is against them.

By tomorrow, they need something. concrete because without it, they won't. be able to hold him much longer. But. little do they know, Steven is already. preparing a strategy for their next. conversation. One he believes will let. him walk away completely free. The next morning, with Steven still in. custody, Detective Pitcher begins. receiving tips from multiple Marathon. residents, each claiming to have vital. information. By approximately 10:00.

a.m., officers are dispatched to follow. up on every lead, hoping one of them. holds the key to the case. And it. wouldn't take long for police to realize. Michelle may not have been the only. target. And Steven may not have been the. only suspect. >> Okay. Um, my name is Jennifer. >> Hi, Jennifer. >> How are you? >> Okay. I have a cousin, man. >> How you doing? >> All right. All right. Good. Good. >> We have a little bit of information that. you might be interested in. >> Okay. >> Okay. I have a cousin of mine that I. just found out today was with the in the.

male I guess who. >> he was in the van. >> He was in the van. >> All right. Go ahead. >> Hey, Greg. >> Hey. >> What happened was uh I went to the. house. I saw Frankie. I said, "Hey.". Frankie goes, "Yeah." He goes, "I was in. his car the day before. Gave me a ride. to like I guess down the store or. something like that. I said, "Wait a. minute." I said, "Frankie, did you.

ride?" I said, "You're in that van." He. goes, "Yeah." I said, "Because your your. fingerprints are probably in that van, Frankie.". >> And I said, "If you don't go talk to. somebody, >> they found a fingerprint.". >> Mhm. >> Exactly. And that's not going to look. good for you. >> Afraid of being implicated, locals begin. coming forward, bringing new information. about Steven. They reveal he wasn't. alone the night before the murder, just. hours before the woman was killed. He. had been driving around town with two. other people in his van and one of them.

is about to show up to speak to the. detective. >> Hey Tracy, >> how are you? >> Good. I'm sorry. >> Everybody knows me here. >> Yeah. >> Except the rookies, of course. >> Well, I don't know you. So, you were in. the van with um Frankie and. >> Yep. He um come up to the library. I. asked him if he would take us to go to. the store so we could get something to. drink. >> Okay. >> Is what the hell was said. I've known. him for a little while now. I never. >> thought that he would do some. offthe-wall, excuse my language, like.

this. >> Yeah. >> Okay. I am shocked. >> I am floored. All right. To be honest. with you, >> right? >> What if this happens to me? It. >> We don't want it to happen to anybody. And that's why I want everybody to come. together and we can get. >> Well, like I told one of the deputies. that know me, I said, "Listen, I'm f to. either sleep over here at the library or. else I'm going to sleep on y'all's. doorstep over here." Thanks to Tracy, officers are now able to piece together. Steven's movements leading up to the. murder. But before the detective leaves, Tracy would go on to mention one more. name. Terry, a close associate of.

Steven. Officers immediately recognized. the name. After confiscating Steven's. phone, they discovered a 5-minute call. with someone named Terry just hours. before the murder is believed to have. taken place. Looking further into his. background, they also realize they've. spoken to Terry before in connection to. a sexual assault case, making him a. potential suspect alongside Steven. Within the hour, they arrive at Terry's. house. But from the moment they approach.

him, something feels off. And unlike the. others, they would have a much more. difficult time getting Terry to talk. >> Hi, how are you? >> No, I just need to talk to you about. Michelle, please. Please, >> we know you didn't do it, man. >> We know you didn't do it, honey. >> We heard you're friends with her. That's. all. And we just want to talk to her. friends. >> That's what you're call. >> Did you? >> I know. >> That's all. We just want to talk to her. friends, man. That's it.

>> No. No. Listen, Terry. We just want to. see. >> When was the last time you saw her, Terry? >> Man, come with me. >> No, Terry. Listen. You're not. >> Yeah. Because I have been through this. with you before when they try and get. me. >> Terry, let me let me talk. You don't. have. >> I got to talk to you. >> I'm not saying that. >> But see how close to me. I don't want to. talk. >> Terry. Terry. Just listen for a second. >> Terry, just listen for a second, man. Listen for a second. >> I'm not listen. >> Listen. All we know is that Mich last.

time Michelle was saw was on the 17th. We're trying to track down her timeline, man. >> Man, >> if you cared about her, wouldn't you. want to help us? I said, "You can't tell. me who I cared about and all that. I'm. not talking. You got who did it? I don't. even want to talk about Michelle, bro. Okay, I'm not trying to be mean, but I. know how y'all do. Just like with the. man when I didn't do it, so no. I ain't. [ __ ] to say, man.". >> When detectives question Terry about.

Michelle, it's clear he doesn't trust. them and has no intention of. cooperating. But then they changed their. approach, mentioning something designed. to make him think twice. >> So, did you know Steven? >> I don't know nobody. >> Really? Why'd he call you then? >> I don't I don't know. >> Really? Cuz you talked to him for like 5. minutes. On the day he murdered her. >> On the day when. >> you talked to him on the day he murdered. Michelle for like five minutes. >> I don't give a what you say. Okay. Okay.

Like I talked to him and all this. I. don't care what you say, miss. [music]. >> I I don't really care what you say. either. The phone records prove it. >> Talking to me. I don't care then. >> So what what did you talk to him about? >> I don't know what you talking about. I. don't even remember talking to him. >> You don't remember? >> Listen, miss. >> The dude didn't like Michelle. He always. threatened her. Me and him got into it. over her. Okay. Michelle was a coach. If.

you take go down underneath the back cut. bridge, whether she supposed to got. killed or whatever, I put a cross down. there for her. >> I appreciate it. Honestly, you seem like. the first one that we've talked to. that's really cared about. >> Okay. >> I didn't like Brook. >> Okay. Because I talk What you mean, why. not? He always threatened her, man. >> He was always threat. >> Every time I seen them, they was. fighting, fussing. >> Were they in a relationship? >> I don't listen. Miss Michelle stayed in.

his van. She used to sleep with this guy in his. van. I used to get mad when she used to. be with him. >> I'm not on no streets. I changed my life. after that with And I talked to Wolf 5. minutes before she got killed. All that. [ __ ] that's [ __ ]. >> Okay. But for anything, if I if I can. get my hands on him, I'll hurt him. Finally, once they get Terry to talk, detectives uncover a direct connection.

between Steven and the victim. Michelle. had allegedly been staying in Steven's. van, and Terry makes it clear he didn't. approve of the two being together. Now, detectives realize the man in front of. them may be the key to incriminating. Steven once and for all. >> That's all I'm saying. >> If if you want to know the truth there, you just helped us a lot in being able. to make that happen. What I'm still. saying, B, the guy, she used to sleep. around with this guy.

>> Okay. >> Okay. This guy use needles. She told me. that that he tried to get her to shoot. dope one time. Okay. Him and Michelle. don't had altercations. >> That's better than just. >> Okay. When I found out Michelle was. dead, dog. And you going to ask my boss, man. It it it killed me. You know what I'm saying? I I am sorry. for your loss. >> Okay, it's not my loss. It's just that. she was losed on the street, man.

>> And I done been on the streets, but for. Wolf, if I had a way to put my hands on. him, I would. >> Okay. >> Listen, and if you could look up the. song, the phone records or any log where. I was talking to him, you can't see me. cussing him out. Hey, you. don't seriously seriously seriously that. girl, man. >> Thank you. >> As Terry breaks down, detectives begin.

to believe he's telling the truth and. that he is indeed one of Michelle's few. genuine friends. After wrapping up the. interview, they return to the station. and relay their findings to Detective. Pitcher, who for the past 12 hours has. been sleeplessly studying Steven's. profile. when he uncovers something. interesting about Steven's experiences. in jail. >> Talking about his time in prison, things. came out that number one, he has a. hatred uh for women. I somehow I think. it stems from his mom, but I still can't.

quite place it. He went into great. detail with me about when his mom was. sick, how she couldn't do anything and. like very disturbing that a normal human. being, normal person in a conversation. isn't going into detail about these kind. of things. [music] That's a red flag. Obviously, there's a lot of in prison. He goes, I figured out a way around it, though. I would just have I'd offer to. everybody and that way they wouldn't. want to. Yeah. All of that is putting. together a pretty good picture of who.

this is and we have the right guy. Um, at that point, you're kind of like, all. right, this is making too much sense. And then talking about women in general. would would snap him a little bit and. that would cause me to have to bring him. back down. But even with this unusual. finding, Pitcher is only beginning to. understand the twisted mind he's dealing. with. What he does know for certain is. that this isn't Steven's first time, and. that by now he likely has a plan he. believes will let him walk free. And if.

Pitcher wants to get anything from him, he needs [music] to build a bond, gain. Steven's trust enough to make him. confess. So that afternoon, Pitcher. decides to change his approach. He asks. Steve to step outside, offering him a. cigarette. A small gesture, but one that. would have monumental effects on the. investigation. Because when the two step. outside, Steven begins to break. >> We're going to step outside and have a. cigarette.

>> I'm being charged with homicide, man. >> I know you are, and I know that seems. scary as hell. >> I've been through it before as a child, but I remember it well. Things are. different in some instances between what. happened when you're 15 and what. happened now. >> Somebody died at my hands. >> This difference is that somebody died. but it wasn't at my hands. Oh man. >> Steve, you made a mistake. I know. >> I didn't do this. It's. >> Steve. I know you're. >> Oh god. Here. Okay. Listen. >> You made a mistake. >> I I didn't kill her. Her boyfriend.

killed her. >> What happened to her? >> They fought. They fought. I didn't nobody. They were having though. in the back of my bed. >> Okay. >> And they fought. and I just kept driving. Said, "Come on, guys. Calm down. Quiet down." I don't. know their names. >> How did you have them back? >> I picked them up. >> Where'd you pick them up? >> Walmart. They wanted to come to the. Keys. >> All right. >> Oh, Matt. >> Steve, come on then. >> I don't know what to do here.

>> We got to keep going. We got to get. this. >> I cannot do this, but I'm guilty of. covering it up. I helped him get rid of. him. >> All right, but we can work through this. Okay, this isn't the end of the world. >> He walked away and he's gone. And I. thought, Jesus, what am I going to do? >> Despite being prepared for something. new, Detective Pitcher is clearly taken. aback by this version of events. Steven. insists he didn't kill Michelle, but. admits to helping cover it up, claiming. the real killer was her ex-boyfriend. At. first glance, the story feels completely.

fabricated, a lastditch attempt to. deflect blame. But then something. clicks. [music]. Pitcher recalls combing through. Michelle's social media and uncovering a. troubling detail. An exboyfriend, persistent, unwanted, and openly. harassing her online. Still unconvinced. and questioning why Steven is only. bringing this up now, the two return to. the interrogation room as Pitcher. prepares to press him further. Can you do your best to describe him?

You said he had. >> He's got what? >> Go ahead. Head to toe. Everything you. can tell. >> Long khaki shorts. I don't know what kind of tennis shoes. No socks. >> Okay. A flowery type of. flowery type of shirt. I don't know what. pants he was wearing really. And. scruffy. His hair's doesn't touch his. shoulders, but it's close. It's straight. as an arrow. God featherwave at not one. How old was he? >> He's younger. I think he's younger than. she is.

>> 20s. >> Yeah. Skinny as a rail. Skinny skinny. Tall. and skinny. Black [snorts] as hair. Black as you can get. Like black as that. camera right there. >> Where were you exactly when you picked. them up? >> I was at my van, right? >> I was in my van. What location? >> They walked parked by liquor store. They. they were um they walked up to the front. of my van by the grassy area. >> Okay. They were walking and said, "Hey, I sue you for a ride.". >> So, you let him in. They get in the car. He's front. >> I'm not even out of the parking lot yet,

bro. Can I go in those cigarettes? >> Yeah. You got a pack. I was at the uh. you know where the uh where the. hurricane washed out the road where it's. a long strip after you get out of it. >> Right by an. Yeah. Long long key up in there. >> Okay. >> Somewhere in there. But the long stretch. got washed by the road and at night time. the lights are all red. Yep. You know. what I'm talking about? That's where he. came back up in my front seat, said, "Bro, she's dead.". >> All the way. >> He didn't say I killed her. He just. said, "She's dead.". >> Okay. >> What? Bro, she's dead. My brain was.

thinking, "If she's really dead, I'm. really. call police.". >> Yeah, >> but he's right there next to me. Call. the police. And I didn't pick up the phone. and I pulled down in there. I can't go. very far. >> You said it was your idea for vodka. I. think I got to get rid of this. I got to. get rid of both of them. But I got to. get her out of here now. And uh he. jumped out. He pulled the door open. He. pulled her out. I seen I heard her.

actually dead. >> Oh, she hit the ground, I think. Yeah. I. remember thinking, "Oh, Jesus, that's. not good." And I'm in trouble. I'm in trouble, man. And I called the. police. I could have backed over, but I. couldn't get out. They're coming back on. the phone and tried to take my I run his. ass over called you right then. I. [snorts] should have called you as soon. as he got out of bed. >> Give me one second. Okay. >> Despite Steven's emotional retelling, his description of the killer doesn't.

match the ex-boyfriend. The man. detectives had identified was older with. short gray hair and a heavy build. But. Steven describes someone completely. different. Younger, slim, with. pinstraight black hair. And that's not. all. Something major has just taken. place outside the interrogation room. The full forensic examination of the van. is complete and the findings are even. more disturbing than expected. >> Now we have the search warrant to the. van. They start going in it and immediately.

there are a lot of toys. Um a lot of. homemade toys. [music]. We knew sheets were missing that kind of. thing. Like we were missing a lot of. evidence. Um there was also we had to. start cutting out for the He had. homemade bed in there too. So we had to. cut out the mattress of that the floor. There was blood um a little not a ton. but a little bit of blood on some of. that which was that's big evidence. We. need it. >> Alongside what Pitcher has just. revealed, investigators uncover even.

more disturbing evidence. Strands of. blonde hair matching the victims women's. underwear and a child's swimsuit. And. more concerning still, the only DNA. found belongs to Steven and the victim. This is far more incriminating and far. more convincing than anything Steven has. told them. So Pitcher prepares to. confront him with the evidence. And with. nowhere left to shift the blame, his. reaction would say all.

right. I'm just going to be flat out honest and. keep on messed up. This is inside the ring. That's our victim's hair. Steve. >> Steve. >> No. >> This is the victim's underwear. >> No, it's not. >> What is it? >> And Steve, you missed some blood. You. missed under.

>> I didn't do that. >> You missed cleaning up the blood on the. coaching under the sheet. >> Steve. I'm not not wanting to. >> I hear you. I hear what you're saying. >> This is your chance to be honest. >> Is there something? >> I have been honest. That's not a big. concern. It's not her panties. >> Well, tell me about those panties. >> I got. Oh, Jesus. You got to tell them. I tell. you who's out there. You're going to. tell them and then they're going to know. that happened. >> Steve, right now you're looking at.

murder. You get. >> They're Susan. They become Susan's door. >> Susan? That's Jerry's wife. [clears throat] Why do you have. >> them sometimes? >> I put them once and they were dirty and. I put them in there. >> Okay. And the hair? >> I don't have no idea. >> And the blood under there? >> I don't know. I don't I don't know. anything about it. There's no blood in. there that I'm worried about. >> I tell you there's blood. I mean, this. isn't this is overtime. Okay. Um,

>> so now I'm not this prime. I'm not. primary. I'm a suspect. He said, "I don't know." Okay, >> Steve. I'm going to I'm going to put. this as bluntly as I can. >> I'm going to put this very harshly. You. murdered her. >> I did not. I did not. >> This shift in the detective's demeanor. clearly catches Steven offguard. Up. until now, he believed Pitcher was. someone he could trust. More than that, Pitcher believes the bond between them.

has gone beyond a typical detective. suspect relationship. Uh like I even one. of the disturbing parts of the interview. which this just made minded is I put my. hand on his shoulder at one point like. one of the phrases I used with him a lot. that you know once we had that real. comfortable level was you know this. isn't an if type situation this is I. need your why you know what happened. like you're obviously a good person why. did this happen u and so at one point. you know he was getting worked up.

sadwise [music] that he knew he was in. trouble and I put my hand on his. shoulder and he goes goes, um, he goes, "Yeah, I don't let people put their hand. on my shoulder because of prison." And. so I immediately took it off and said, "I'm sorry." He says, "No, no, I like it. when you do it." And I was like, that. was one of the key moments. He's like, "Okay, well, this is he's now looking at. us being in a relationship." Uh, like he. wants [music] he has feelings for me in. terms of that. He was putting me in his. mind in an awkward position to have to. testify. I don't know if Parton thought.

that I had feelings for him and that he. was putting me in awkward position. making me testify against him. Um, I've. never even come close to having anything. like that happen before. [clears throat]. >> As Pitcher explains, this unusually. strong bond is both beneficial and. detrimental to the investigation. Although Steven appears to want to be. honest, he seems afraid of hurting. Pitcher's feelings. But unbeknownst to. Steven, that bond is entirely one-sided. because Pitcher is about to confront him. with even more evidence he failed to.

cover up. >> Can you explain the blood on the cushion. under the sheet? >> No. My leg yesterday. >> That's not going to cut it. >> I know. I know. So, I'm going to go to. jail for homicide. I will choke to stay attorney, but as of. right now, I'm afraid that's most. >> Oh, jeez. Guys, I'm not the guy. >> What? >> Okay.

>> Can I Can I Let's backtrack. >> I just understand this doesn't look. good. >> Because you were at the crime scene. We. have you at the crime scene because you. wrecked. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. And then. you didn't report the wreck, but it was. minor damage. I get that visually there. Then we have you come into a library. using a dumpster. where there's blood in the dumpster and. you told me you put trash there. >> Yeah. >> And then you search your van which you.

say nobody has been in that van besides. >> Tracy and. Charlie. >> And that was a couple days ago. >> and the hair doesn't match that person. >> I don't know what you guys are talking. about apparently. all these speed in advance because I. came back down here. Sorry, I swear. And. um. the worst part about it is that you're. convinced that it's me. What is that?

>> More panties in my van. >> Let me see that again. Her bikini. bottoms. Those are Susan, too. What a nightmare. >> I wouldn't worry at all about Susan, too. much for her and live. My guess is. you'll probably never see her again. >> To Steven's surprise, on the night he. was found, officers recovered a bloody. shirt that had been disposed of nearby. And despite it all, Steven would.

continue to deny that he had killed. Michelle. At this point, it doesn't. matter. They don't need a confession. because the final and most disturbing. piece of the puzzle has just come to. light. When they were going through the. van, there were some of the toys were. probably 8 in to 12 in in diameter. So, it was again [music] very very horrific. And I think they ended up finding her. DNA on on a couple of those. And that's.

probably what helped to cause her to. bleed out. The strangulation was. probably. like not most likely not what killed. her, but that he would strangle her let. her in and out of con like just torture. is the best way to describe it. Um, just. awful. >> Based on the crime scene and the. horrific autopsy findings, in 2023, Steven Matthew Wolf was convicted of. first-degree murder, two counts of. battery, and tampering with evidence. And in the end, he was given the only.

fitting sentence for his crimes. >> That's kind of I think what did him in. Like that's that whole situation where. he knows like even in the interview he. brings up the death penalty and that I'm. going to get the death penalty for this. Um yeah. So maybe the first time in. Florida, if not, it's only been one or. other two times where every member of. the jury um believes he should get the. death penalty. Even though yes, obviously he's a very horrible person. Um, it's also always weird when you know. that it was your testimony and you're. doing that is going to end this man's.

life. So, it's a it's a mixed bag in. that sense. Like even the things like. the touch on the shoulder, like as dumb. as it sounds, that to him that's oh, this guy cares about me, you know? Um, he he really does like me. As crazy as. that is. >> You mentioned that there could be more. victims tied to this guy. Do you. personally think that he could be like a. serial killer with more unsolved murders. connected to him? >> So, I 100% um think I would.

I'd be willing to bet a lot of money. that there are bodies out there attached. to him that either haven't been found or. gone. Uh he. so he was a homeless guy who lived in. the in this van. Um and you [music] have. long periods where you can't even say. where he's at. um he was skeptical and. telling us other locations kind of. thing. He everything just pointed I mean. we even had [music]. um. when they were going through the van um.

[clears throat] I believe I don't. remember I believe there was blood in. there that they have yet to identify for. one thing. Uh that didn't come back to. either one of them. Um there was. unfortunately underwear [music] in the. van that appeared to be used. Um, there was other women's underwear in. there. Now, granted, he had stolen. underwear that we found out from. somebody else, but there was. there's all these, you know, little. details that too many to overlook.

>> As Pitcher finishes recounting one of. the most disturbing cases of his career, 6 years after Michelle's murder, he is. now retired. But the weight of what he. uncovered leaves behind questions that. were never fully answered. In terms of. this type of crime and the brutality, this one above all the rest and I I've. definitely had some interesting ones in. my career. I'm in the process of writing. a book. Actually, I did undercover work. that I can say legitimately nobody else. has done. First year I spent 2 years.

with the mob and then was asked to. infiltrate a domestic terror [music]. group. had everything from being. interrogated for 8 hours to shooting. with a psychopath who I was positive was. going to kill me one day and who also. happened to be my best friend and hated. police more than anybody. But I did. prevent the bombing credited with saving. over 100,000 lives. >> Out of all the complex investigations. Detective Pitcher worked on, Steven's. case [music] continues to linger. And as. of late April 2026, Steven remains on.

Florida's death row, refusing to tell. Pitcher whether there are any other. victims. And with an execution warrant. potentially right around the corner, that answer may die with him.