1 00:00:02,400 --> 00:00:06,960 Speaker 1: A highly successful young mother with a flourishing nursing career 2 00:00:07,080 --> 00:00:12,280 Speaker 1: has gone missing, leaving her family devastated. What happened to 3 00:00:12,640 --> 00:00:17,799 Speaker 1: Corey Key? What happens when love becomes fatal? This is 4 00:00:17,800 --> 00:00:22,000 Speaker 1: the Fatal Attraction podcast with a keen witness. 5 00:00:27,920 --> 00:00:30,440 Speaker 2: She was a hard working mother on the verge of 6 00:00:30,480 --> 00:00:31,720 Speaker 2: achieving her dreams. 7 00:00:32,720 --> 00:00:37,120 Speaker 3: She continued her education and she received her LPN license. 8 00:00:38,400 --> 00:00:39,760 Speaker 4: She grows to the occasion. 9 00:00:40,920 --> 00:00:42,720 Speaker 5: She was just succeeding in life. 10 00:00:43,280 --> 00:00:45,800 Speaker 2: She'd been successful in love too. 11 00:00:46,120 --> 00:00:47,160 Speaker 4: They were going to get married. 12 00:00:48,040 --> 00:00:51,520 Speaker 6: He's there for the family, He's a part of her life. 13 00:00:52,280 --> 00:00:56,520 Speaker 2: But before she can celebrate her success, a killer crashes 14 00:00:56,600 --> 00:00:57,160 Speaker 2: the party. 15 00:00:57,360 --> 00:01:01,800 Speaker 6: Her friends in her plan a wonderful trip to Ontario. 16 00:01:02,760 --> 00:01:03,600 Speaker 2: She never made it. 17 00:01:04,680 --> 00:01:05,880 Speaker 7: Her father found her body. 18 00:01:06,800 --> 00:01:09,440 Speaker 8: There was a large amount of blood in the tub 19 00:01:09,560 --> 00:01:10,880 Speaker 8: and around the city. 20 00:01:12,600 --> 00:01:15,839 Speaker 2: Was this a random attack born of opportunity? 21 00:01:16,480 --> 00:01:18,040 Speaker 4: She lived in a high crime area. 22 00:01:19,160 --> 00:01:22,360 Speaker 6: She was ambushed right there in the garage. Maybe there's 23 00:01:22,400 --> 00:01:24,160 Speaker 6: a predator out there. 24 00:01:24,280 --> 00:01:26,720 Speaker 2: Or had he been there all along? 25 00:01:27,720 --> 00:01:29,280 Speaker 5: He had become obsessed? 26 00:01:29,600 --> 00:01:31,600 Speaker 4: Wait what it was eating away at him. 27 00:01:32,720 --> 00:01:33,720 Speaker 6: He's not stable. 28 00:01:34,760 --> 00:01:37,680 Speaker 9: She's so afraid of him. 29 00:01:37,720 --> 00:01:39,000 Speaker 8: If someone says they're going. 30 00:01:38,920 --> 00:01:58,000 Speaker 10: To kill you, believe them. 31 00:01:58,640 --> 00:02:02,720 Speaker 2: July thirty, first, thousand and four, It's a warm Saturday 32 00:02:02,760 --> 00:02:05,880 Speaker 2: evening in Toledo, Ohio, a rust belt city on the 33 00:02:05,920 --> 00:02:07,600 Speaker 2: eastern end of Lake Erie. 34 00:02:08,440 --> 00:02:12,840 Speaker 8: It's right by the Great Lakes and pretty much blue collar, 35 00:02:12,919 --> 00:02:14,040 Speaker 8: hard work in town. 36 00:02:15,200 --> 00:02:17,399 Speaker 11: The nickname of Toledo that I've heard since I've grown 37 00:02:17,440 --> 00:02:18,960 Speaker 11: up here is a little Detroit, and there's a lot 38 00:02:18,960 --> 00:02:20,680 Speaker 11: of commonality between those two cities. 39 00:02:21,919 --> 00:02:25,960 Speaker 2: And like its larger neighbor, Toledo also struggles with high crime. 40 00:02:27,160 --> 00:02:30,360 Speaker 6: Toledo kind of experienced what a lot of rock belt 41 00:02:30,360 --> 00:02:34,560 Speaker 6: cities experience, which is crime began to rise in Toledo. 42 00:02:35,440 --> 00:02:39,000 Speaker 5: There were some violent years. I've had an increasing crime 43 00:02:39,160 --> 00:02:41,280 Speaker 5: just like most major cities in the country. 44 00:02:44,120 --> 00:02:46,280 Speaker 2: The rising crime rates are in the back of one 45 00:02:46,320 --> 00:02:49,840 Speaker 2: worried Toledo resident's mind as he lets himself into the 46 00:02:49,880 --> 00:02:53,480 Speaker 2: home of his daughter, twenty six year old Corey Key. 47 00:02:54,520 --> 00:02:57,600 Speaker 8: Several people had called and received no answer from. 48 00:02:57,440 --> 00:03:02,919 Speaker 7: Korin Corey not responding to their calls would have automatically 49 00:03:03,000 --> 00:03:04,560 Speaker 7: sent alarm because it was just not. 50 00:03:04,720 --> 00:03:10,080 Speaker 6: Like her, Cory is your dad. The dad becomes worried, 51 00:03:10,120 --> 00:03:11,200 Speaker 6: so he goes to her. 52 00:03:11,120 --> 00:03:15,800 Speaker 2: Home, especially since he knows Corey had big plans that weekend. 53 00:03:17,440 --> 00:03:20,200 Speaker 6: Her birthday is approaching. Her birthday is August second. 54 00:03:21,360 --> 00:03:23,120 Speaker 3: She was going to go on a trip with all 55 00:03:23,160 --> 00:03:25,919 Speaker 3: of her girlfriends, and no one can find her. 56 00:03:26,720 --> 00:03:32,079 Speaker 2: Cory long not far inside. He immediately senses something is. 57 00:03:32,040 --> 00:03:36,360 Speaker 8: Wrong when he entered. Smell of the order of gas. 58 00:03:37,640 --> 00:03:38,320 Speaker 12: It's going on. 59 00:03:40,240 --> 00:03:45,600 Speaker 4: He hears running water, Cory, is that you? 60 00:03:46,200 --> 00:03:48,520 Speaker 2: But once he finds the source of the running water, 61 00:03:49,160 --> 00:03:51,960 Speaker 2: Corey's father makes a horrifying discovery. 62 00:03:58,520 --> 00:04:00,360 Speaker 13: She was on her stomach in the tub and it 63 00:04:00,400 --> 00:04:01,280 Speaker 13: was filled with water. 64 00:04:02,560 --> 00:04:04,440 Speaker 8: There was a large amount of blood. 65 00:04:05,400 --> 00:04:08,280 Speaker 14: She was not moving and she seemed to be unresponsive. 66 00:04:11,720 --> 00:04:14,560 Speaker 12: Oh my god, it's my daughter. 67 00:04:15,160 --> 00:04:19,120 Speaker 2: Corey's father wastes no time calling nine one one, But 68 00:04:19,279 --> 00:04:25,200 Speaker 2: is it already too late? Twenty six year old Corey 69 00:04:25,320 --> 00:04:28,400 Speaker 2: Key was an inspiration to everyone that knew her. 70 00:04:29,600 --> 00:04:33,920 Speaker 8: She aspired to do great things. She had a brave 71 00:04:34,040 --> 00:04:38,360 Speaker 8: future ahead of her dad. Hey Corey. 72 00:04:38,400 --> 00:04:42,159 Speaker 7: Everyone loved her. She had a very close friendship circle. 73 00:04:42,560 --> 00:04:44,159 Speaker 7: She was very close with her family. 74 00:04:45,480 --> 00:04:48,560 Speaker 2: With the loving support of her family and friends, Corey 75 00:04:48,600 --> 00:04:52,880 Speaker 2: had overcome every obstacle in her path, including becoming a 76 00:04:52,920 --> 00:04:55,040 Speaker 2: single mother when she was just eighteen. 77 00:04:56,120 --> 00:04:59,039 Speaker 13: Corey had unexpectedly gotten pregnant during her senior year of 78 00:04:59,080 --> 00:04:59,599 Speaker 13: high school. 79 00:05:00,480 --> 00:05:03,960 Speaker 14: The relationship with her child's father hadn't worked out, and 80 00:05:04,040 --> 00:05:07,040 Speaker 14: while he did still help her care for the child, 81 00:05:07,240 --> 00:05:09,360 Speaker 14: he had gone off to play college basketball. 82 00:05:10,320 --> 00:05:13,719 Speaker 7: Getting pregnant in high school, obviously for anyone, is going 83 00:05:13,760 --> 00:05:16,560 Speaker 7: to be a challenge, but that didn't seem to stop Corey. 84 00:05:17,440 --> 00:05:19,400 Speaker 4: She contayed on she graduated. 85 00:05:20,560 --> 00:05:23,559 Speaker 2: Life as a single mom hadn't held Corey back either. 86 00:05:25,720 --> 00:05:30,120 Speaker 6: She eventually went on to take courses at a community college. 87 00:05:30,600 --> 00:05:32,920 Speaker 13: Corey decided she wanted to become a nurse because she 88 00:05:33,000 --> 00:05:34,960 Speaker 13: knew it was a solid profession that would allow her 89 00:05:35,000 --> 00:05:35,840 Speaker 13: to support her son. 90 00:05:36,839 --> 00:05:40,160 Speaker 2: Corey was well on her way to a thriving nursing career, 91 00:05:40,520 --> 00:05:43,000 Speaker 2: but she still felt like something was missing. 92 00:05:44,200 --> 00:05:46,200 Speaker 13: She longed to meet someone she could share her life with, 93 00:05:46,760 --> 00:05:49,839 Speaker 13: but between raising her child and going to school, Corey 94 00:05:49,880 --> 00:05:51,320 Speaker 13: didn't have much time for romance. 95 00:05:52,320 --> 00:05:55,760 Speaker 2: That is until she met thirty one year old Damien Bulls, 96 00:05:56,200 --> 00:05:58,760 Speaker 2: and she began to think maybe she could make time 97 00:05:58,800 --> 00:06:01,160 Speaker 2: in her life for the right relationship. 98 00:06:02,440 --> 00:06:04,920 Speaker 7: He was older and seemed to be a little bit 99 00:06:04,960 --> 00:06:07,520 Speaker 7: more mature. He owned his own business. 100 00:06:08,279 --> 00:06:10,800 Speaker 8: He seemed to be successful. 101 00:06:11,960 --> 00:06:15,440 Speaker 6: There's that instant spark. He's everything that she's looking for. 102 00:06:16,560 --> 00:06:19,080 Speaker 7: It would make sense that Corey would would be attracted 103 00:06:19,120 --> 00:06:21,680 Speaker 7: to someone who also seemed goal oriented. 104 00:06:22,839 --> 00:06:26,760 Speaker 2: Corey and Damien took things slow at first, but fate 105 00:06:27,040 --> 00:06:33,560 Speaker 2: had other plans. It was a light, casual relationship, fun energetic, 106 00:06:33,720 --> 00:06:37,960 Speaker 2: nothing really serious until she became pregnant with Damien's child. 107 00:06:41,240 --> 00:06:43,760 Speaker 2: In the spring of two thousand and one, Corey and 108 00:06:43,839 --> 00:06:47,320 Speaker 2: Damien welcomed a baby boy into the world, and along 109 00:06:47,360 --> 00:06:49,920 Speaker 2: with her other son, they became a family. 110 00:06:50,960 --> 00:06:54,279 Speaker 6: Damien, he's there for the family. He's a part of 111 00:06:54,320 --> 00:06:57,479 Speaker 6: her life. They moved in together. They're living a life 112 00:06:57,560 --> 00:06:59,280 Speaker 6: as husband and wife in essence. 113 00:07:00,120 --> 00:07:03,440 Speaker 2: But after two years together, the pressures of supporting a 114 00:07:03,480 --> 00:07:06,679 Speaker 2: family and building a career started to take a toll 115 00:07:06,720 --> 00:07:08,720 Speaker 2: on Corey and Damien's relationship. 116 00:07:10,120 --> 00:07:12,200 Speaker 13: She got a job at a Toledo hospital as a 117 00:07:12,240 --> 00:07:14,960 Speaker 13: licensed practical nurse and started setting her sights on the 118 00:07:15,000 --> 00:07:17,520 Speaker 13: next steps, doing the coursework that she would need to 119 00:07:17,520 --> 00:07:18,679 Speaker 13: become a registered nurse. 120 00:07:19,600 --> 00:07:23,160 Speaker 8: She aspired to do so many things, and it appeared 121 00:07:23,160 --> 00:07:24,840 Speaker 8: that she was leaving him behind. 122 00:07:25,680 --> 00:07:29,000 Speaker 3: Damien was really jealous of Corey. She was jealous of 123 00:07:29,040 --> 00:07:30,800 Speaker 3: the fact that she was getting her education. 124 00:07:32,440 --> 00:07:36,400 Speaker 2: As Corey's career continued to rise, her relationship with Demian 125 00:07:36,520 --> 00:07:40,400 Speaker 2: continued to deteriorate, and by April of two thousand and four, 126 00:07:41,160 --> 00:07:41,960 Speaker 2: he'd moved out. 127 00:07:43,080 --> 00:07:46,560 Speaker 14: In spite of the breakup, Corey and Damien were determined 128 00:07:46,680 --> 00:07:49,120 Speaker 14: to stay on good terms with one another for their 129 00:07:49,200 --> 00:07:49,760 Speaker 14: child's sake. 130 00:07:50,960 --> 00:07:54,320 Speaker 2: As always, Corey didn't let the setback stop her. 131 00:07:55,400 --> 00:08:00,880 Speaker 8: She had her own income, and she did have family 132 00:08:01,160 --> 00:08:01,920 Speaker 8: and friends. 133 00:08:02,880 --> 00:08:05,040 Speaker 13: She was a great mom and was determined to give 134 00:08:05,040 --> 00:08:07,200 Speaker 13: her kids the best life, whether she had a man 135 00:08:07,240 --> 00:08:08,320 Speaker 13: by her side or not. 136 00:08:10,520 --> 00:08:13,360 Speaker 2: By the end of July, Corey was ready to make 137 00:08:13,400 --> 00:08:16,480 Speaker 2: another fresh start by planning a girl's trip for her 138 00:08:16,560 --> 00:08:19,080 Speaker 2: upcoming birthday. 139 00:08:19,120 --> 00:08:22,840 Speaker 6: So her friends in her plan a wonderful trip to Ontario. 140 00:08:23,000 --> 00:08:25,600 Speaker 6: They're going to a casino right across the water from 141 00:08:25,640 --> 00:08:28,320 Speaker 6: the city of Detroit. They're happy, they're excited. 142 00:08:29,240 --> 00:08:31,280 Speaker 14: She was leaving her kids with her mom for the 143 00:08:31,320 --> 00:08:34,040 Speaker 14: weekend and she was just going to have a fun, 144 00:08:34,600 --> 00:08:37,120 Speaker 14: care free time as a newly single woman. 145 00:08:38,679 --> 00:08:42,400 Speaker 2: But now, on the day they're supposed to leave, Corey's 146 00:08:42,480 --> 00:08:46,120 Speaker 2: father has just discovered his daughter unresponsive in the bathtub 147 00:08:46,160 --> 00:08:46,679 Speaker 2: of her home. 148 00:08:50,120 --> 00:08:50,839 Speaker 12: It's my daughter. 149 00:08:51,800 --> 00:08:52,640 Speaker 6: I think she's dead. 150 00:08:53,000 --> 00:08:54,040 Speaker 8: It's blood everywhere. 151 00:08:54,120 --> 00:08:57,959 Speaker 5: Her father reported that she had been shot, but. 152 00:08:58,040 --> 00:09:02,679 Speaker 2: Is that really what happened when officers first arrived at 153 00:09:02,679 --> 00:09:05,920 Speaker 2: the scene moments later, they're not entirely sure. 154 00:09:07,200 --> 00:09:10,200 Speaker 13: Corey had apparently bled out in the tub. Officers thought 155 00:09:10,240 --> 00:09:11,280 Speaker 13: they could be dealing with a. 156 00:09:11,240 --> 00:09:16,720 Speaker 2: Suicide, although after examining Corey's body, detectives rule out both 157 00:09:16,720 --> 00:09:20,320 Speaker 2: a gunshot wound and a suicide. 158 00:09:20,559 --> 00:09:23,839 Speaker 5: It appears she was stabbed underneath the arm. 159 00:09:23,960 --> 00:09:24,960 Speaker 4: This was attentional. 160 00:09:26,320 --> 00:09:28,359 Speaker 14: Corey Key had been murdered. 161 00:09:34,160 --> 00:09:38,280 Speaker 1: As a predator on the loose. Stay tuned as detectives 162 00:09:38,280 --> 00:09:43,320 Speaker 1: get one step closer to solving this shocking crime. Tune 163 00:09:43,320 --> 00:09:46,120 Speaker 1: in for more of the Fatal Attraction podcast. 164 00:09:51,320 --> 00:09:55,040 Speaker 2: After a recent breakup, single mom, Corey Key was ready 165 00:09:55,040 --> 00:09:58,280 Speaker 2: to make her fresh starts and celebrate her upcoming birthday 166 00:09:58,360 --> 00:09:59,720 Speaker 2: with her closest friends. 167 00:10:00,800 --> 00:10:04,160 Speaker 8: She had plan with her friends to go on a 168 00:10:04,520 --> 00:10:07,280 Speaker 8: short vacation and just have a good time. 169 00:10:08,400 --> 00:10:11,480 Speaker 6: This is a time for her to get away enjoy 170 00:10:11,559 --> 00:10:12,559 Speaker 6: her friends. 171 00:10:13,480 --> 00:10:17,360 Speaker 2: Instead, on the day Corey was supposed to leave, town, 172 00:10:17,800 --> 00:10:20,360 Speaker 2: officers have responded to a nine to one one call 173 00:10:20,400 --> 00:10:21,080 Speaker 2: at her house. 174 00:10:23,400 --> 00:10:27,319 Speaker 5: The call came in from her father as a person shot. 175 00:10:28,520 --> 00:10:31,800 Speaker 2: But further investigation reveals that isn't the case. 176 00:10:32,920 --> 00:10:35,880 Speaker 3: She had been staffed and she also had bruises on 177 00:10:35,920 --> 00:10:39,600 Speaker 3: her body. This was a very violent, brutal attack. 178 00:10:41,000 --> 00:10:45,000 Speaker 6: She suffered black force injury to her head lacerations to 179 00:10:45,160 --> 00:10:47,280 Speaker 6: her face, but there was. 180 00:10:47,200 --> 00:10:50,040 Speaker 13: No knife anywhere near the scene. 181 00:10:50,280 --> 00:10:53,760 Speaker 2: When homicide detectives arrive, they hope the killer has left 182 00:10:53,800 --> 00:10:57,520 Speaker 2: behind some physical evidence, but based on the scene, that 183 00:10:57,640 --> 00:10:58,760 Speaker 2: doesn't seem likely. 184 00:11:00,120 --> 00:11:03,440 Speaker 7: If water is mixed with DNA, then it makes it 185 00:11:03,480 --> 00:11:05,200 Speaker 7: almost impossible to get a sample. 186 00:11:06,200 --> 00:11:10,320 Speaker 2: Recovering DNA from underneath Corey's fingernails will likely be a 187 00:11:10,400 --> 00:11:11,160 Speaker 2: challenge too. 188 00:11:12,160 --> 00:11:15,280 Speaker 6: Her nails were clipped, they were cut very low. 189 00:11:16,920 --> 00:11:19,800 Speaker 2: While Corey's body is transported to the coroner's office for 190 00:11:19,880 --> 00:11:23,920 Speaker 2: an autopsy, detectives begin examining the rest of the house. 191 00:11:25,000 --> 00:11:28,520 Speaker 6: Though she's in the bathtub. There's blood on her bed, 192 00:11:28,640 --> 00:11:31,360 Speaker 6: on the mattress, on the sheets, so they determined that 193 00:11:31,440 --> 00:11:34,360 Speaker 6: in fact, she was killed there and the body was 194 00:11:34,559 --> 00:11:36,319 Speaker 6: taken to the bathtub. 195 00:11:36,800 --> 00:11:39,560 Speaker 3: The question that police had to ask at that point 196 00:11:39,679 --> 00:11:42,440 Speaker 3: is with someone trying to cover up evidence. 197 00:11:42,920 --> 00:11:46,160 Speaker 2: Based on what else detectives find at the scene, they 198 00:11:46,240 --> 00:11:50,040 Speaker 2: determined they're lucky to have any evidence left at all. 199 00:11:50,200 --> 00:11:52,880 Speaker 6: The gas was left on in the stove. The door 200 00:11:52,880 --> 00:11:54,320 Speaker 6: to the stove is left open. 201 00:11:55,520 --> 00:11:58,800 Speaker 5: Someone not only turned on the gas in the house, 202 00:11:59,120 --> 00:12:02,880 Speaker 5: but it can't in what was an obvious attempt to 203 00:12:03,040 --> 00:12:04,800 Speaker 5: destroy the seed. 204 00:12:06,040 --> 00:12:09,400 Speaker 8: This definitely would have concealed the fact that Corey had 205 00:12:09,440 --> 00:12:10,160 Speaker 8: been murdered. 206 00:12:11,640 --> 00:12:15,480 Speaker 2: Luckily, for detectives, the candles had burned themselves out before 207 00:12:15,520 --> 00:12:18,160 Speaker 2: the gas could build up inside the home and spark 208 00:12:18,160 --> 00:12:24,000 Speaker 2: a fire. Once they finished an initial survey of the scene, 209 00:12:24,160 --> 00:12:27,520 Speaker 2: detectives turned to Corey's father in hopes of learning more 210 00:12:27,600 --> 00:12:28,480 Speaker 2: about their victim. 211 00:12:28,840 --> 00:12:31,400 Speaker 12: I'm terribly sorry about your daughter, sir, but can you 212 00:12:31,440 --> 00:12:32,400 Speaker 12: answer a few questions. 213 00:12:33,800 --> 00:12:37,160 Speaker 6: The sight of his daughter there lyon dead, it's just 214 00:12:37,280 --> 00:12:41,120 Speaker 6: amazingly sad, just absolutely devastating for him. 215 00:12:42,480 --> 00:12:46,560 Speaker 2: Although still distraught, Corey's father tells detectives that his daughter 216 00:12:46,720 --> 00:12:49,360 Speaker 2: was supposed to be celebrating her upcoming birthday. 217 00:12:50,400 --> 00:12:53,120 Speaker 3: Corey had plans to throw out of town with a girlfriend, 218 00:12:53,160 --> 00:12:54,480 Speaker 3: so she was preparing for her trip. 219 00:12:55,200 --> 00:12:57,199 Speaker 15: Do you know when she and her friends were planning 220 00:12:57,240 --> 00:12:57,600 Speaker 15: to leif. 221 00:12:58,320 --> 00:13:00,880 Speaker 16: Yeah, they were supposed to leave this morning, but they 222 00:13:00,920 --> 00:13:04,480 Speaker 16: went out here in town. Also last night, because she 223 00:13:04,480 --> 00:13:05,920 Speaker 16: didn't have her kids with her. 224 00:13:06,920 --> 00:13:09,360 Speaker 3: The night before, she had dropped her kids off at 225 00:13:09,360 --> 00:13:12,079 Speaker 3: her parents' house because they would be babysitting. 226 00:13:12,120 --> 00:13:12,680 Speaker 4: Then while she was. 227 00:13:12,679 --> 00:13:16,359 Speaker 6: Away, they go out, they have dinner. They're very excited 228 00:13:16,440 --> 00:13:18,040 Speaker 6: about their plans for the weekend. 229 00:13:18,880 --> 00:13:22,520 Speaker 8: At about ten thirty pm, Corey left the girls and 230 00:13:22,600 --> 00:13:27,640 Speaker 8: went home. They had plans to meet up the next day. 231 00:13:27,679 --> 00:13:31,960 Speaker 2: But the next morning, Corey wasn't answering her phone. 232 00:13:32,120 --> 00:13:34,600 Speaker 3: Her friends had tried several times to get in contact 233 00:13:34,640 --> 00:13:36,440 Speaker 3: with her, no one could reach her. 234 00:13:37,520 --> 00:13:41,439 Speaker 14: Corey's dad said that after her friends called him, he 235 00:13:41,520 --> 00:13:44,480 Speaker 14: tried to reach Corey and when he couldn't, he went 236 00:13:44,520 --> 00:13:46,960 Speaker 14: to the house then himself to check on her. 237 00:13:47,880 --> 00:13:54,240 Speaker 16: I've got a key, so I went in and that's 238 00:13:54,240 --> 00:13:55,680 Speaker 16: why I found it from the car. 239 00:13:56,320 --> 00:13:59,960 Speaker 2: Detectives next asked Corey's father about her personal life. 240 00:14:00,960 --> 00:14:04,840 Speaker 8: They want to know of any enemies that she had, 241 00:14:05,240 --> 00:14:09,320 Speaker 8: especially if he knew a relationship that she had that 242 00:14:09,520 --> 00:14:12,680 Speaker 8: may be a little rocky or may not be on 243 00:14:12,720 --> 00:14:14,240 Speaker 8: the best terms right now. 244 00:14:15,320 --> 00:14:18,319 Speaker 6: He says that Corey was in a relationship with a 245 00:14:18,320 --> 00:14:19,240 Speaker 6: man named Damian. 246 00:14:20,160 --> 00:14:23,080 Speaker 16: He's the youngest boy's father, but I don't think they 247 00:14:23,120 --> 00:14:24,120 Speaker 16: see each other anymore. 248 00:14:25,000 --> 00:14:28,120 Speaker 3: Corey's father told police that they had broken up a 249 00:14:28,160 --> 00:14:28,880 Speaker 3: few much prior. 250 00:14:30,040 --> 00:14:32,000 Speaker 13: He said that, as far as he knew, the two 251 00:14:32,040 --> 00:14:34,240 Speaker 13: have said on pretty good terms since the breakup for 252 00:14:34,280 --> 00:14:35,040 Speaker 13: the sake of their son. 253 00:14:35,720 --> 00:14:38,200 Speaker 5: What about her other child's father, He's still around. 254 00:14:38,800 --> 00:14:41,720 Speaker 16: Yeah, he keeps in contact, but he's overseas right now. 255 00:14:42,560 --> 00:14:47,240 Speaker 14: Corey's older son's father played professional basketball in an international league. 256 00:14:47,800 --> 00:14:50,400 Speaker 15: So, Damien, do you have his phone number? 257 00:14:50,880 --> 00:14:51,080 Speaker 8: Yeah? 258 00:14:51,120 --> 00:14:52,440 Speaker 16: He called me earlier today. 259 00:14:53,440 --> 00:14:56,520 Speaker 8: Damien had reached out to him to see if he 260 00:14:56,600 --> 00:14:57,600 Speaker 8: had seen Cory. 261 00:14:58,720 --> 00:15:02,080 Speaker 3: Damien had also he tried several times to reach Corey, 262 00:15:02,280 --> 00:15:03,640 Speaker 3: but he was unsuccessful. 263 00:15:04,560 --> 00:15:05,960 Speaker 8: He seemed worried about her. 264 00:15:07,040 --> 00:15:10,320 Speaker 2: Despite that, though, detectives will still need to talk to 265 00:15:10,400 --> 00:15:12,000 Speaker 2: him in order to rule him out. 266 00:15:13,480 --> 00:15:16,320 Speaker 8: When a woman is a victim of a homicide, the 267 00:15:16,360 --> 00:15:19,560 Speaker 8: man in her life is the next person you want 268 00:15:19,600 --> 00:15:20,280 Speaker 8: to interview. 269 00:15:21,560 --> 00:15:25,840 Speaker 2: However, before reaching out to Damian, detectives expand their search 270 00:15:26,080 --> 00:15:31,560 Speaker 2: to the homes detached garage and uncover a chilling scene. 271 00:15:32,200 --> 00:15:35,480 Speaker 3: Once they get to the garage, they notice that Corey's 272 00:15:35,520 --> 00:15:38,720 Speaker 3: car doors open and that all of her belongings from 273 00:15:38,720 --> 00:15:40,080 Speaker 3: her purse are scattered about. 274 00:15:41,360 --> 00:15:44,520 Speaker 6: It appears she was ambushed right there in the garage. 275 00:15:45,000 --> 00:15:49,160 Speaker 8: Just seeing like that, an investigator would always think of 276 00:15:49,240 --> 00:15:52,520 Speaker 8: the possibility that a sexual assault had. 277 00:15:52,400 --> 00:16:02,280 Speaker 1: Occurred as the predator on the loose. Stay tuned as 278 00:16:02,360 --> 00:16:06,840 Speaker 1: detectives get one step closer to solving this shocking crime. 279 00:16:07,800 --> 00:16:10,880 Speaker 1: Tune in for more of the Fatal Attraction podcast. 280 00:16:15,800 --> 00:16:19,280 Speaker 2: Detectives investigating the murder of twenty six year old single 281 00:16:19,360 --> 00:16:22,520 Speaker 2: mother Corey Key Or trying to determine if she was 282 00:16:22,560 --> 00:16:24,520 Speaker 2: the target of a sexual predator. 283 00:16:25,480 --> 00:16:28,200 Speaker 3: It looks like someone was waiting for her, waiting to 284 00:16:28,240 --> 00:16:28,840 Speaker 3: attack her. 285 00:16:30,000 --> 00:16:32,800 Speaker 6: She was ambushed right there in the garage. 286 00:16:33,480 --> 00:16:38,000 Speaker 8: It appeared that she had maybe wrestled with someone. 287 00:16:38,520 --> 00:16:40,360 Speaker 6: Maybe there's a predator out there. 288 00:16:41,080 --> 00:16:43,880 Speaker 3: At that point, they had to investigate to find out 289 00:16:43,920 --> 00:16:46,160 Speaker 3: if there was a sexual assault invob. 290 00:16:47,160 --> 00:16:50,600 Speaker 2: Hoping for a lead on any suspicious activity in the area, 291 00:16:50,840 --> 00:16:52,840 Speaker 2: detectives turned to Corey's neighbors. 292 00:16:54,200 --> 00:16:58,120 Speaker 8: The next step in an investigation of this nature would 293 00:16:58,160 --> 00:17:01,920 Speaker 8: be to canvas and neighbor to find out if they 294 00:17:02,000 --> 00:17:02,760 Speaker 8: saw anything. 295 00:17:03,480 --> 00:17:05,800 Speaker 6: It's not as easy as one would think. This is 296 00:17:05,840 --> 00:17:09,879 Speaker 6: a high crime district. Neighbors aren't always willing to speak 297 00:17:09,880 --> 00:17:12,600 Speaker 6: to you out of fear that the person who did 298 00:17:12,640 --> 00:17:15,080 Speaker 6: this will come after them. 299 00:17:15,119 --> 00:17:18,359 Speaker 2: But thankfully the woman who lives next door is able 300 00:17:18,400 --> 00:17:20,520 Speaker 2: to give detective some helpful information. 301 00:17:21,840 --> 00:17:24,720 Speaker 5: The next door neighbor heard the dog barking in the 302 00:17:24,720 --> 00:17:27,000 Speaker 5: early morning hours, about one o'clock in the morning, and 303 00:17:27,040 --> 00:17:29,600 Speaker 5: then she actually heard a woman's scream. 304 00:17:30,119 --> 00:17:33,119 Speaker 2: She also says she may have actually seen the intruder 305 00:17:33,400 --> 00:17:38,560 Speaker 2: earlier in the evening. Corey's neighbor told police that around 306 00:17:38,600 --> 00:17:41,960 Speaker 2: ten o'clock that night, she noticed that someone was at 307 00:17:42,000 --> 00:17:45,399 Speaker 2: Corey's house on the outside messing around with her window. 308 00:17:46,680 --> 00:17:48,760 Speaker 6: Someone had attempted to break into the home. 309 00:17:49,840 --> 00:17:53,800 Speaker 8: She was not able to identify who that person was 310 00:17:53,880 --> 00:17:54,920 Speaker 8: that was tampering with. 311 00:17:54,920 --> 00:17:58,719 Speaker 2: The window, but she says she did see the person 312 00:17:58,800 --> 00:18:01,520 Speaker 2: walk away from the house, get in a car, and 313 00:18:01,640 --> 00:18:02,280 Speaker 2: drive away. 314 00:18:03,800 --> 00:18:05,479 Speaker 4: She couldn't make out a license plate. 315 00:18:06,440 --> 00:18:09,200 Speaker 13: She said she couldn't tell anything about the car other 316 00:18:09,320 --> 00:18:11,120 Speaker 13: than it was some sort of dark colored city. 317 00:18:12,119 --> 00:18:14,480 Speaker 3: Did you call the police, No, but I told Corey 318 00:18:15,480 --> 00:18:17,720 Speaker 3: you talked to her, yeah, when she got hot. 319 00:18:18,600 --> 00:18:21,800 Speaker 6: A neighbor in fact did speak with Corey around ten 320 00:18:21,960 --> 00:18:24,280 Speaker 6: thirty eleven o'clock on that night. 321 00:18:25,119 --> 00:18:27,760 Speaker 14: She said when she saw the lights come on. She 322 00:18:27,840 --> 00:18:31,040 Speaker 14: went over, knocked on the door and told Corey what 323 00:18:31,080 --> 00:18:31,520 Speaker 14: she saw. 324 00:18:32,560 --> 00:18:35,720 Speaker 2: The neighbor's information takes detectives by surprise. 325 00:18:36,680 --> 00:18:41,080 Speaker 3: Initially, police thought that Corey was attacked in her garage 326 00:18:41,280 --> 00:18:42,919 Speaker 3: after she had arrived home some dinner. 327 00:18:44,080 --> 00:18:47,119 Speaker 6: Now police are confused because Corey in fact made it 328 00:18:47,160 --> 00:18:50,560 Speaker 6: home safely. She's inside her home, you told me, and. 329 00:18:50,520 --> 00:18:52,760 Speaker 13: Then at least two more hours passed before she started 330 00:18:52,760 --> 00:18:53,480 Speaker 13: hearing screaming. 331 00:18:54,440 --> 00:18:57,719 Speaker 2: What happened in the two hours before she was killed. 332 00:18:58,760 --> 00:19:02,760 Speaker 14: Between the scene and garage and the reported screams at 333 00:19:02,760 --> 00:19:05,919 Speaker 14: one am, it seems that Corey must have laughed and 334 00:19:06,000 --> 00:19:07,720 Speaker 14: come back. But why. 335 00:19:09,880 --> 00:19:12,680 Speaker 2: Hoping to get a better sense of Corey's last hours, 336 00:19:13,119 --> 00:19:15,840 Speaker 2: detectives reach out to the two friends she'd had dinner 337 00:19:15,880 --> 00:19:17,280 Speaker 2: with on the night of the murderer. 338 00:19:18,359 --> 00:19:22,280 Speaker 6: They've gotten information from Corey's father that Corey was last 339 00:19:22,280 --> 00:19:26,080 Speaker 6: seen with her close friends Mayra and Tasha. 340 00:19:26,520 --> 00:19:29,240 Speaker 2: Detectives asked both women to come to the station for 341 00:19:29,240 --> 00:19:35,280 Speaker 2: formal statements. Mara Hodges arrives first and confirms that she, Corey, 342 00:19:35,320 --> 00:19:38,520 Speaker 2: and Tasha had gone out that Friday night. 343 00:19:39,280 --> 00:19:43,520 Speaker 8: They had had dinner and everything was good. Everyone was happy. 344 00:19:44,600 --> 00:19:47,320 Speaker 7: We didn't stay long since we had to leave for Canada, 345 00:19:47,320 --> 00:19:48,320 Speaker 7: and in the morning. 346 00:19:49,000 --> 00:19:53,200 Speaker 6: She left roughly around ten thirty, and that coincides with 347 00:19:53,240 --> 00:19:56,840 Speaker 6: what the neighbors said that Corey returned home somewhere around 348 00:19:56,840 --> 00:19:59,000 Speaker 6: ten forty five to eleven o'clock that night. 349 00:19:59,560 --> 00:20:03,399 Speaker 2: Yes Ira says shortly after arriving home herself, though she 350 00:20:03,560 --> 00:20:07,480 Speaker 2: received a panic call from Corey. 351 00:20:06,600 --> 00:20:09,880 Speaker 3: She actually got a call later that evening, around eleven 352 00:20:10,119 --> 00:20:11,800 Speaker 3: thirty from Corey. 353 00:20:12,240 --> 00:20:12,920 Speaker 17: Wait what. 354 00:20:13,040 --> 00:20:16,760 Speaker 6: Corey calls her and tells her that the neighbor came 355 00:20:16,840 --> 00:20:20,080 Speaker 6: by and told her that she saw someone break into 356 00:20:20,119 --> 00:20:20,560 Speaker 6: her home. 357 00:20:20,800 --> 00:20:24,399 Speaker 14: Corey was scared enough that she had actually driven to 358 00:20:24,480 --> 00:20:28,360 Speaker 14: another nearby friend's house and called Mara. From there. 359 00:20:29,119 --> 00:20:30,879 Speaker 17: I kept asking her. Was she okay? 360 00:20:31,680 --> 00:20:32,600 Speaker 10: She says she was. 361 00:20:33,880 --> 00:20:35,159 Speaker 4: I think something was wrong. 362 00:20:36,160 --> 00:20:38,720 Speaker 7: Mara could tell that Corey was very shaken up, that 363 00:20:38,800 --> 00:20:41,120 Speaker 7: she was very upset and very scared. 364 00:20:41,960 --> 00:20:43,760 Speaker 15: Do you know if the intruder got inside? 365 00:20:44,280 --> 00:20:48,600 Speaker 3: I'm not sure nothing was missing, so Corey didn't think 366 00:20:48,640 --> 00:20:49,560 Speaker 3: that she had been wronged. 367 00:20:51,160 --> 00:20:54,639 Speaker 2: Despite that, Mara says she'd urged Corey to spend the 368 00:20:54,720 --> 00:20:55,960 Speaker 2: night at her friend's house. 369 00:20:57,440 --> 00:21:01,120 Speaker 3: Myra pleaded with Corey, do not go back to your home. 370 00:21:01,440 --> 00:21:03,360 Speaker 3: She was scared for her safety. 371 00:21:03,800 --> 00:21:07,679 Speaker 2: But according to Myra, Corey insisted that she'd be okay. 372 00:21:08,680 --> 00:21:10,679 Speaker 6: Corey tells her, I want to check on things. I 373 00:21:10,680 --> 00:21:11,880 Speaker 6: want to get things in order. 374 00:21:12,920 --> 00:21:13,520 Speaker 4: Mara said. 375 00:21:13,560 --> 00:21:15,960 Speaker 13: Corey also told her she needed to finish packing for 376 00:21:16,040 --> 00:21:18,879 Speaker 13: their trip, so even though she was nervous for her friend, 377 00:21:19,400 --> 00:21:20,480 Speaker 13: she eventually let her go. 378 00:21:21,320 --> 00:21:23,960 Speaker 7: There to have been other break ins in the neighborhood, 379 00:21:24,080 --> 00:21:26,879 Speaker 7: and I think she maybe minimize it because of the neighborhood. 380 00:21:27,600 --> 00:21:31,520 Speaker 2: But Myra tells detectives that she's convinced this was no 381 00:21:31,760 --> 00:21:33,320 Speaker 2: random neighborhood crime. 382 00:21:34,320 --> 00:21:35,280 Speaker 6: I think I know did it. 383 00:21:40,920 --> 00:21:45,000 Speaker 1: As a predator on the loose. Stay tuned as detectives 384 00:21:45,040 --> 00:21:50,080 Speaker 1: get one step closer to solving this shocking crime. Tune 385 00:21:50,080 --> 00:21:52,840 Speaker 1: in for more of the Fatal Attraction podcast. 386 00:21:57,480 --> 00:22:01,399 Speaker 2: Myra Hodges has just told Toledo detective she suspects she 387 00:22:01,560 --> 00:22:04,640 Speaker 2: may know the person who murdered her friend, twenty six 388 00:22:04,760 --> 00:22:06,120 Speaker 2: year old Corey Key. 389 00:22:07,440 --> 00:22:10,280 Speaker 6: She tells the police, you need to look at Damien. 390 00:22:11,040 --> 00:22:13,520 Speaker 14: Damien was her ex who had moved out at the 391 00:22:13,600 --> 00:22:17,200 Speaker 14: end of April, about three months before the murder. 392 00:22:17,680 --> 00:22:21,280 Speaker 2: But Myra says things had changed between them long before that. 393 00:22:22,480 --> 00:22:25,479 Speaker 3: After Corey and Damien move in together. That's when their 394 00:22:25,520 --> 00:22:27,600 Speaker 3: relationship began to take the turn. 395 00:22:28,320 --> 00:22:30,960 Speaker 13: Corey was working hard to achieve her goals, and according 396 00:22:31,000 --> 00:22:33,600 Speaker 13: to Myra, Damien was starting to resent all the time 397 00:22:33,600 --> 00:22:35,680 Speaker 13: that Corey devoted to things other than him. 398 00:22:36,480 --> 00:22:39,080 Speaker 5: She was a professional, she was an LPN, she was 399 00:22:39,160 --> 00:22:40,480 Speaker 5: succeeding in life. 400 00:22:41,040 --> 00:22:43,760 Speaker 4: And in his jealousy, he belittled her. 401 00:22:43,840 --> 00:22:47,359 Speaker 3: He would make her think that if it wasn't for me, 402 00:22:47,400 --> 00:22:49,160 Speaker 3: you wouldn't be able to do any of the things 403 00:22:49,160 --> 00:22:51,919 Speaker 3: that you've done. 404 00:22:52,080 --> 00:22:55,600 Speaker 2: When Tasha Johnson arrives at the station, she details for 405 00:22:55,680 --> 00:22:59,680 Speaker 2: detectives how Demien's verbal abuse wasn't the worst of it. 406 00:23:00,760 --> 00:23:04,359 Speaker 3: She said, he became controlling. He really started to isolate 407 00:23:04,400 --> 00:23:05,679 Speaker 3: her from her loved ones. 408 00:23:07,600 --> 00:23:09,920 Speaker 15: Did you personally ever see him be violent with Corey? 409 00:23:10,680 --> 00:23:14,040 Speaker 4: No, but he was violent with me. 410 00:23:15,359 --> 00:23:18,120 Speaker 2: Tasha tells them about an incident that occurred in April, 411 00:23:18,480 --> 00:23:20,040 Speaker 2: shortly before the breakup. 412 00:23:20,920 --> 00:23:25,080 Speaker 6: They at a bar Damien and Corey. They argue. Tasha 413 00:23:25,160 --> 00:23:29,360 Speaker 6: takes Corey home. Now, when Tasha returns back to the bar, 414 00:23:29,640 --> 00:23:32,520 Speaker 6: she sees Damien. Then he says to her, I AM 415 00:23:32,560 --> 00:23:34,240 Speaker 6: going to go back and beat her ass. 416 00:23:36,560 --> 00:23:39,320 Speaker 2: Tasha says she was worried about what Damian might do, 417 00:23:39,840 --> 00:23:42,080 Speaker 2: so she followed him back to Corey's place. 418 00:23:44,720 --> 00:23:50,400 Speaker 6: She goes to the door. Damian actually answers the door, 419 00:23:51,000 --> 00:23:53,879 Speaker 6: and at that point Damien curses her out and he 420 00:23:53,960 --> 00:23:58,200 Speaker 6: actually punches her. He punches her, he slams the door. 421 00:24:00,880 --> 00:24:03,560 Speaker 2: Tasha had called the police. 422 00:24:04,600 --> 00:24:07,480 Speaker 9: When we get there, we see the injured girlfriend of 423 00:24:07,560 --> 00:24:08,800 Speaker 9: Corey's on the porch. 424 00:24:10,000 --> 00:24:12,159 Speaker 11: She told me that her friend's boyfriend had hit her. 425 00:24:12,359 --> 00:24:13,840 Speaker 11: I mean she got hit pretty good. 426 00:24:15,280 --> 00:24:19,440 Speaker 2: Despite that, Tasha wasn't worried about herself. She'd called nine 427 00:24:19,480 --> 00:24:22,639 Speaker 2: to one one out of concern for Corey. 428 00:24:22,880 --> 00:24:25,000 Speaker 9: She explained to us that Corey was in the house 429 00:24:25,080 --> 00:24:28,400 Speaker 9: with him and she's not sure if she's safe. 430 00:24:29,400 --> 00:24:33,480 Speaker 2: Seconds later, the officers here screams from inside the house. 431 00:24:34,440 --> 00:24:37,520 Speaker 9: The way she was screaming, he was hitting her or 432 00:24:37,560 --> 00:24:38,760 Speaker 9: beating her. 433 00:24:39,640 --> 00:24:40,800 Speaker 4: Pace helping up. 434 00:24:42,280 --> 00:24:45,160 Speaker 11: Normally, we don't kick indoors or attempt to kick indoors 435 00:24:45,200 --> 00:24:47,520 Speaker 11: based on two people fighting, and this one was. It 436 00:24:47,560 --> 00:24:48,760 Speaker 11: was a life for that situation. 437 00:24:49,960 --> 00:24:52,680 Speaker 9: So my partner, Jason tried to kick in the. 438 00:24:52,640 --> 00:24:53,960 Speaker 17: Door get back. 439 00:24:54,080 --> 00:24:56,760 Speaker 11: I kicked the door five, six, seven times, and it 440 00:24:56,840 --> 00:24:59,320 Speaker 11: just wasn't gonna go down. Was a steel framed door. 441 00:25:00,359 --> 00:25:03,040 Speaker 2: Eventually Damien had opened the door. 442 00:25:05,560 --> 00:25:08,320 Speaker 11: He was immediately put under arrest because of what we 443 00:25:08,320 --> 00:25:12,159 Speaker 11: could hear from the outside. My thought that night was 444 00:25:12,200 --> 00:25:15,000 Speaker 11: if we weren't there, she would not have been alive. 445 00:25:15,920 --> 00:25:17,399 Speaker 11: He was going to kill her. 446 00:25:18,119 --> 00:25:21,000 Speaker 9: When we were rolling away from there taking him to jail. 447 00:25:21,920 --> 00:25:25,639 Speaker 9: For that moment, I felt okay that he was away 448 00:25:25,680 --> 00:25:30,000 Speaker 9: from Corey and she had that support system of at 449 00:25:30,080 --> 00:25:31,280 Speaker 9: least her friend at the time. 450 00:25:33,840 --> 00:25:37,280 Speaker 2: After the incident, Corey's friends say she had followed up 451 00:25:37,320 --> 00:25:40,080 Speaker 2: with the legal system. 452 00:25:40,320 --> 00:25:43,960 Speaker 6: Corey files a police report for domestic violence, and she 453 00:25:44,040 --> 00:25:47,320 Speaker 6: files for a PPO, which is a personal protection order 454 00:25:47,359 --> 00:25:48,119 Speaker 6: against Damien. 455 00:25:49,200 --> 00:25:51,320 Speaker 11: He has no legal right to be around her, to 456 00:25:51,359 --> 00:25:53,679 Speaker 11: come and get anything out of the house, or have 457 00:25:53,800 --> 00:25:56,160 Speaker 11: any kind of contact with her at all. 458 00:25:57,359 --> 00:26:01,480 Speaker 2: Now that Corey is dead, detectives have to wonder did 459 00:26:01,560 --> 00:26:04,960 Speaker 2: Damien stay away or was he the killer who had 460 00:26:05,000 --> 00:26:06,000 Speaker 2: been lying in wait. 461 00:26:07,240 --> 00:26:10,520 Speaker 9: He gave me those bad vibes like something was right 462 00:26:10,880 --> 00:26:12,160 Speaker 9: with him. 463 00:26:12,520 --> 00:26:15,800 Speaker 2: With all signs pointing to Damien as their suspect, they 464 00:26:15,880 --> 00:26:18,439 Speaker 2: finally reach him and ask him to come down to 465 00:26:18,480 --> 00:26:18,879 Speaker 2: the station. 466 00:26:20,560 --> 00:26:22,440 Speaker 6: They bring Damien in for questioning. 467 00:26:23,440 --> 00:26:27,520 Speaker 2: Once he sits down with detectives. Damien begins by explaining 468 00:26:27,600 --> 00:26:30,760 Speaker 2: his complicated relationship with Corey. 469 00:26:30,760 --> 00:26:33,600 Speaker 12: Well, well, we had an ups and down to this relationship. 470 00:26:34,600 --> 00:26:37,560 Speaker 6: They had a rocky relationship, sometimes off and on. But 471 00:26:37,720 --> 00:26:40,360 Speaker 6: Damien tells them that they were getting back together. 472 00:26:41,160 --> 00:26:43,000 Speaker 12: It's a birthday we can and didn't know. We came 473 00:26:43,080 --> 00:26:44,720 Speaker 12: after we was going to Vegas to get married. 474 00:26:45,520 --> 00:26:48,600 Speaker 8: That sounded very different than what the police had been here. 475 00:26:49,480 --> 00:26:52,520 Speaker 12: My parents getting married too. Ah, that's a problem. 476 00:26:52,600 --> 00:26:55,520 Speaker 16: She don't tell none what's going on because they none 477 00:26:55,560 --> 00:26:56,280 Speaker 16: of less started like this. 478 00:26:57,520 --> 00:27:01,000 Speaker 2: Detectives aren't entirely sure. They believe him, but they can't 479 00:27:01,040 --> 00:27:02,680 Speaker 2: dismiss his claim entirely. 480 00:27:04,160 --> 00:27:06,840 Speaker 9: Ending a relationship with the abuser is hard. 481 00:27:08,119 --> 00:27:10,280 Speaker 13: It was certainly not unheard of for someone to follow 482 00:27:10,359 --> 00:27:12,679 Speaker 13: protective order only to later reconcile. 483 00:27:13,800 --> 00:27:16,639 Speaker 7: Corey did have a child with Damien, which makes it 484 00:27:16,760 --> 00:27:18,480 Speaker 7: very hard for her to cut all ties. 485 00:27:19,320 --> 00:27:21,000 Speaker 17: When's the last time you stayed there with her? 486 00:27:21,320 --> 00:27:21,720 Speaker 12: Thursday? 487 00:27:22,160 --> 00:27:24,400 Speaker 17: Thursday night into Friday. 488 00:27:24,080 --> 00:27:29,000 Speaker 2: Morning, Damien tells detectives he never saw Corey after he 489 00:27:29,119 --> 00:27:30,840 Speaker 2: left her house. Friday morning. 490 00:27:31,520 --> 00:27:33,480 Speaker 12: I called her, I couldn't get a hold of her. 491 00:27:34,520 --> 00:27:35,920 Speaker 17: When did you start trying to call her? 492 00:27:36,359 --> 00:27:40,080 Speaker 12: Somewhere around nine nine at night. All this was in 493 00:27:40,119 --> 00:27:40,520 Speaker 12: the evening. 494 00:27:41,480 --> 00:27:44,760 Speaker 2: Damien says that when he couldn't reach Corey, he'd gone 495 00:27:44,760 --> 00:27:46,800 Speaker 2: by her house well. 496 00:27:47,200 --> 00:27:49,560 Speaker 12: Rather first time I tried to call up somewhere around 497 00:27:49,600 --> 00:27:50,720 Speaker 12: nine nine thirty ten. 498 00:27:51,920 --> 00:27:54,639 Speaker 6: This was around the time the neighbor indicated that she 499 00:27:54,800 --> 00:27:57,000 Speaker 6: saw someone break into her home. 500 00:27:57,720 --> 00:27:58,920 Speaker 17: Did you try and get in the house. 501 00:27:59,160 --> 00:28:01,520 Speaker 12: No, I tried to open the screen door, it was lock. 502 00:28:01,720 --> 00:28:03,199 Speaker 17: Did you try out of the windows or anything? 503 00:28:05,040 --> 00:28:05,520 Speaker 12: He didn't. 504 00:28:07,080 --> 00:28:10,280 Speaker 14: Damien said he merely waited around a few minutes, hoping 505 00:28:10,320 --> 00:28:13,200 Speaker 14: Corey might come back. Then he left. 506 00:28:14,000 --> 00:28:17,480 Speaker 2: Damien says that after leaving Corey's, he'd gone out for 507 00:28:17,560 --> 00:28:18,400 Speaker 2: a few drinks. 508 00:28:19,560 --> 00:28:22,880 Speaker 5: He claimed he was at a bar in downtown Toledo 509 00:28:23,040 --> 00:28:24,440 Speaker 5: watching a fight. 510 00:28:25,600 --> 00:28:28,800 Speaker 12: I was there from around ten maybe look after to 511 00:28:31,640 --> 00:28:32,440 Speaker 12: just before a one. 512 00:28:33,359 --> 00:28:36,520 Speaker 6: That places Damien at a bar around the time that 513 00:28:36,600 --> 00:28:39,840 Speaker 6: this murder would have occurred, which means Damian could not 514 00:28:39,920 --> 00:28:40,480 Speaker 6: have done it. 515 00:28:41,160 --> 00:28:43,800 Speaker 2: That is, assuming he's telling the truth. 516 00:28:44,880 --> 00:28:47,400 Speaker 12: Come straight, now, would you kill her man? No, not 517 00:28:47,520 --> 00:28:47,840 Speaker 12: at all. 518 00:28:49,160 --> 00:28:53,080 Speaker 7: He presents himself as very worried about the situation and 519 00:28:53,160 --> 00:28:54,800 Speaker 7: worried about who has done this to Corey? 520 00:28:56,040 --> 00:28:58,840 Speaker 8: Right, so who want to do anything to her man 521 00:28:59,000 --> 00:29:00,120 Speaker 8: if somebody did something. 522 00:29:01,960 --> 00:29:02,800 Speaker 12: Simildental person. 523 00:29:04,000 --> 00:29:08,040 Speaker 2: All detectives can determine for now is that Damien doesn't 524 00:29:08,040 --> 00:29:09,800 Speaker 2: appear to be their killer. 525 00:29:10,880 --> 00:29:14,160 Speaker 5: I actually went to that bar and spoke with the 526 00:29:14,200 --> 00:29:17,600 Speaker 5: owner of the bar, and he said that he had 527 00:29:17,720 --> 00:29:22,560 Speaker 5: arrived at I think eleven o'clock at night, watched this fight. 528 00:29:23,800 --> 00:29:27,200 Speaker 6: They questioned the manager, they questioned the bouncer, and they 529 00:29:27,320 --> 00:29:30,560 Speaker 6: all say yes that Damien was there at the bar. 530 00:29:31,800 --> 00:29:35,840 Speaker 3: After they checked out Damien's story. Please had a start 531 00:29:35,840 --> 00:29:36,760 Speaker 3: from scratch. 532 00:29:41,680 --> 00:29:45,760 Speaker 1: As the predator on the loose. Stay tuned as detectives 533 00:29:45,800 --> 00:29:50,840 Speaker 1: get one step closer to solving this shocking crime. Tune 534 00:29:50,840 --> 00:29:53,640 Speaker 1: in for more of the Fatal Attraction podcast. 535 00:29:58,480 --> 00:30:02,280 Speaker 2: Detectives investigating them of twenty six year old Corey Key 536 00:30:02,840 --> 00:30:05,920 Speaker 2: believe they are on the verge of finding her killer. 537 00:30:07,040 --> 00:30:10,560 Speaker 5: Corey had been the victim of domestic violence in the past. 538 00:30:10,840 --> 00:30:14,360 Speaker 5: There was some prior incidents with Damian Bols. 539 00:30:15,040 --> 00:30:18,080 Speaker 6: So now the police have a possible suspect. Right, this 540 00:30:18,200 --> 00:30:22,200 Speaker 6: was someone who was violent against Corey. 541 00:30:21,880 --> 00:30:25,960 Speaker 2: But after bringing Corey's ex boyfriend in for questioning, their 542 00:30:26,000 --> 00:30:28,600 Speaker 2: investigations suffers a serious setback. 543 00:30:29,920 --> 00:30:32,320 Speaker 6: Damien has an alibi, not just an alibi. He has 544 00:30:32,360 --> 00:30:33,200 Speaker 6: a strong alibi. 545 00:30:33,920 --> 00:30:36,120 Speaker 12: I can brewer, I'll let the bar, watching him twice 546 00:30:36,880 --> 00:30:40,280 Speaker 12: from about ten o'clock to twelve thirty one. I'll let 547 00:30:40,280 --> 00:30:40,520 Speaker 12: the bar. 548 00:30:41,520 --> 00:30:45,240 Speaker 3: Damien told police that the night that Corey was murdered, 549 00:30:45,600 --> 00:30:48,000 Speaker 3: they had been in a bar all night. They went 550 00:30:48,040 --> 00:30:49,960 Speaker 3: to the bar, they talked with some people that had 551 00:30:50,000 --> 00:30:52,080 Speaker 3: been there, and he had an airtight alibi. 552 00:30:53,120 --> 00:30:54,640 Speaker 6: They're back to the drawing point. 553 00:30:55,840 --> 00:30:59,680 Speaker 2: When detectives received the results of Corey's autopsy the following morning, 554 00:31:00,320 --> 00:31:03,000 Speaker 2: it appears to rule out one other possibility. 555 00:31:04,200 --> 00:31:06,520 Speaker 6: They learned from the corner's report that this was not 556 00:31:06,600 --> 00:31:09,760 Speaker 6: a sexual predator. There was no evidence of a sexual 557 00:31:09,800 --> 00:31:10,440 Speaker 6: assault at. 558 00:31:10,360 --> 00:31:15,520 Speaker 2: All, and just as detectives feared, there are no traces 559 00:31:15,560 --> 00:31:18,480 Speaker 2: of the killer's DNA under Corey's fingernails. 560 00:31:19,600 --> 00:31:24,480 Speaker 5: Their natural fingernails were cut way back. When you see 561 00:31:24,520 --> 00:31:28,120 Speaker 5: something unusual like that, like the victim's fingernails being removed, 562 00:31:28,480 --> 00:31:32,040 Speaker 5: it goes back to common sense. Someone took the fingernails 563 00:31:32,080 --> 00:31:34,080 Speaker 5: off to try to destroy evidence. 564 00:31:35,040 --> 00:31:38,640 Speaker 2: It also suggests that person may have been no stranger 565 00:31:38,680 --> 00:31:39,160 Speaker 2: to Corey. 566 00:31:40,240 --> 00:31:44,040 Speaker 6: This was someone who was not just intent on killing Corey, 567 00:31:44,360 --> 00:31:47,160 Speaker 6: but making sure also that no one would ever find 568 00:31:47,160 --> 00:31:48,240 Speaker 6: out who killed her. 569 00:31:49,080 --> 00:31:52,320 Speaker 8: So that makes you look even harder at the person 570 00:31:52,480 --> 00:31:56,120 Speaker 8: you have as a suspect in a domestic dispute. 571 00:31:57,360 --> 00:31:59,640 Speaker 2: Was it possible Demien had slipped out of the bar 572 00:31:59,800 --> 00:32:01,320 Speaker 2: with out anyone noticing. 573 00:32:02,320 --> 00:32:05,760 Speaker 5: The bar had no type of video surveillance or anything 574 00:32:05,840 --> 00:32:06,160 Speaker 5: like that. 575 00:32:07,800 --> 00:32:11,120 Speaker 2: Over the next several days, the detectives talk more with 576 00:32:11,200 --> 00:32:15,640 Speaker 2: Corey's friends and family, digging deeper into her relationship with Damian. 577 00:32:16,800 --> 00:32:21,000 Speaker 5: Several friends reported that Corey was fearful of Damien. 578 00:32:22,240 --> 00:32:26,760 Speaker 3: Most of the time, when you hear about domestic violence relationships, 579 00:32:27,400 --> 00:32:30,680 Speaker 3: they're kept very private. No one knows about it. You 580 00:32:30,720 --> 00:32:34,080 Speaker 3: may suspect it, but no one really knows. It's not 581 00:32:34,240 --> 00:32:37,800 Speaker 3: something that is done in public. It's done behind closed doors. 582 00:32:38,320 --> 00:32:41,800 Speaker 3: But in this case, Damien was so violent. Not only 583 00:32:41,800 --> 00:32:43,680 Speaker 3: did he do it in front of others, he was 584 00:32:43,720 --> 00:32:44,960 Speaker 3: also amusing. 585 00:32:45,720 --> 00:32:47,440 Speaker 4: Corey's friends and. 586 00:32:47,400 --> 00:32:51,440 Speaker 5: The more witnesses we talked to, the more background we did, 587 00:32:51,960 --> 00:32:54,000 Speaker 5: they all pointed at this individual. 588 00:32:56,040 --> 00:32:58,200 Speaker 6: They have a gut feeling that this is Damien, but 589 00:32:58,240 --> 00:32:59,760 Speaker 6: they don't have enough evidence. 590 00:33:00,440 --> 00:33:04,640 Speaker 5: We didn't have an eyewitness seeing Kim leaving the scene 591 00:33:05,000 --> 00:33:08,320 Speaker 5: of the crime, so there was a lot of circumstantial evidence, 592 00:33:08,840 --> 00:33:12,280 Speaker 5: and you take these cases to trial and you have 593 00:33:12,360 --> 00:33:14,400 Speaker 5: to proof beyond reasonable doubt. 594 00:33:15,240 --> 00:33:19,280 Speaker 8: As an investigator, there's a big difference in what you 595 00:33:19,440 --> 00:33:21,320 Speaker 8: know and what you can improve. 596 00:33:23,160 --> 00:33:27,280 Speaker 2: Unwilling to risk an acquittal, detectives continue to work the case. 597 00:33:28,520 --> 00:33:31,680 Speaker 5: It was never abandoned. The case was never shelved and 598 00:33:31,720 --> 00:33:32,480 Speaker 5: stuck in a drawer. 599 00:33:33,640 --> 00:33:35,920 Speaker 6: They tried everything they could. They put out a five 600 00:33:36,000 --> 00:33:39,600 Speaker 6: thousand dollars reward to try to get information on who 601 00:33:39,600 --> 00:33:42,520 Speaker 6: could have possibly done this, but unfortunately they got no 602 00:33:42,560 --> 00:33:43,320 Speaker 6: other information. 603 00:33:45,520 --> 00:33:48,600 Speaker 4: Two years go by, there's no new evidence to go on. 604 00:33:49,840 --> 00:33:53,840 Speaker 7: The case going cold really put the family in this 605 00:33:54,000 --> 00:33:55,160 Speaker 7: state of limbo. 606 00:33:55,400 --> 00:33:58,040 Speaker 4: It leaves them with not being able to. 607 00:33:58,080 --> 00:34:01,920 Speaker 7: Move on or even greed in the way that they 608 00:34:01,960 --> 00:34:05,880 Speaker 7: could had she received the justice that they knew she deserved. 609 00:34:06,720 --> 00:34:10,000 Speaker 9: I was hoping and praying it wouldn't be cold forever. 610 00:34:12,560 --> 00:34:15,080 Speaker 2: In December of two thousand and six, two and a 611 00:34:15,160 --> 00:34:19,719 Speaker 2: half years after Corey's murder, those prayers are finally answered. 612 00:34:20,360 --> 00:34:21,680 Speaker 5: We had a witness come forward. 613 00:34:22,520 --> 00:34:25,200 Speaker 2: The witness's name is Paul Brown. 614 00:34:26,360 --> 00:34:29,120 Speaker 13: He lived near Corey Key and was actually interviewed by 615 00:34:29,160 --> 00:34:31,840 Speaker 13: police when they canvassed the neighborhood after her body was found. 616 00:34:32,520 --> 00:34:35,480 Speaker 4: There's some things I didn't tell y'all. 617 00:34:36,680 --> 00:34:39,919 Speaker 7: He knew that he had information that could potentially give 618 00:34:40,000 --> 00:34:43,320 Speaker 7: Corey justice and it ate away his conscience. 619 00:34:44,320 --> 00:34:48,080 Speaker 5: He actually heard the suspect threatening to kill the victim. 620 00:34:48,560 --> 00:34:52,160 Speaker 7: Paul was able to put Damien at the home when 621 00:34:52,200 --> 00:34:53,480 Speaker 7: Corey was murdered. 622 00:34:57,680 --> 00:35:01,799 Speaker 1: As a predator on the loose. Stay tuned as detectives 623 00:35:01,840 --> 00:35:06,840 Speaker 1: get one step closer to solving this shocking crime. Tune 624 00:35:06,880 --> 00:35:09,640 Speaker 1: in for more of the Fatal Attraction podcast. 625 00:35:17,080 --> 00:35:20,560 Speaker 2: More than two years after Corey Key's murder, a neighbor 626 00:35:20,640 --> 00:35:23,840 Speaker 2: has finally come forward to tell police what he knows 627 00:35:23,920 --> 00:35:25,120 Speaker 2: about the day she died. 628 00:35:26,120 --> 00:35:29,920 Speaker 14: Paul Brown told detectives that he had overheard a conversation 629 00:35:30,360 --> 00:35:35,120 Speaker 14: between Corey and her ex Damien Bowles that sounded pretty threatening. 630 00:35:36,160 --> 00:35:39,759 Speaker 11: I seen her on the porch on the phone, and 631 00:35:39,800 --> 00:35:41,240 Speaker 11: I can tell she was talking to David. 632 00:35:41,640 --> 00:35:43,360 Speaker 15: When was this. 633 00:35:43,360 --> 00:35:45,160 Speaker 4: This is about a week before. 634 00:35:44,840 --> 00:35:48,279 Speaker 6: She does She's on the phone at that moment with 635 00:35:48,480 --> 00:35:52,840 Speaker 6: Damien and she tells Paul, Hey, he's talking about killing me. 636 00:35:53,600 --> 00:35:54,839 Speaker 15: Did you hear Damien say that? 637 00:35:56,000 --> 00:36:00,719 Speaker 8: Well, not directly, but I did see him deny that 638 00:36:00,800 --> 00:36:03,440 Speaker 8: she died. It was about one o'clock in the morning. 639 00:36:04,440 --> 00:36:08,040 Speaker 7: Paul was able to put Damien at the home when 640 00:36:08,120 --> 00:36:09,520 Speaker 7: Corey was murdered. 641 00:36:09,800 --> 00:36:11,360 Speaker 15: Why did you wait two years to tell us this? 642 00:36:13,480 --> 00:36:18,440 Speaker 5: I'm scared after the victim had been killed, the suspect 643 00:36:18,520 --> 00:36:22,280 Speaker 5: came back to him and threatened to kill him. 644 00:36:22,600 --> 00:36:25,880 Speaker 2: Paul says that's why he kept his silence for so long. 645 00:36:26,840 --> 00:36:29,800 Speaker 7: He knows that if Damian has killed Corey, he would 646 00:36:29,880 --> 00:36:30,879 Speaker 7: kill him without question. 647 00:36:31,160 --> 00:36:32,360 Speaker 4: He knew what he was capable of. 648 00:36:33,120 --> 00:36:37,359 Speaker 2: But after two agonizing years, he tells detectives he can 649 00:36:37,440 --> 00:36:38,960 Speaker 2: no longer stay silent. 650 00:36:39,719 --> 00:36:43,120 Speaker 7: I think that having sat with that information for so long, 651 00:36:43,360 --> 00:36:44,640 Speaker 7: it just ate away at him. 652 00:36:45,320 --> 00:36:48,840 Speaker 2: Paul's story is the missing piece that detectives need to 653 00:36:48,960 --> 00:36:50,240 Speaker 2: make an arrest. 654 00:36:52,000 --> 00:36:54,760 Speaker 6: The police are satisfied that they have their killing. 655 00:36:55,920 --> 00:37:00,000 Speaker 3: Two long years after Corey's dance, Damian Bowles is finally arrested. 656 00:37:00,960 --> 00:37:04,520 Speaker 5: For any policeman, it's a very satisfying feeling and getting 657 00:37:04,520 --> 00:37:07,160 Speaker 5: some justice for the victim. 658 00:37:06,680 --> 00:37:11,720 Speaker 2: Given a second chance to come clean. Damien initially plays dumb. 659 00:37:12,480 --> 00:37:14,040 Speaker 12: It's been two and a half years. What do you 660 00:37:14,040 --> 00:37:17,520 Speaker 12: think happened to him? That's hard to say. Goose, I 661 00:37:17,560 --> 00:37:17,960 Speaker 12: don't know. 662 00:37:19,200 --> 00:37:22,279 Speaker 14: Damien basically repeated what he had told the police two 663 00:37:22,360 --> 00:37:23,200 Speaker 14: years earlier. 664 00:37:23,640 --> 00:37:26,880 Speaker 6: Hey, I wasn't even at that home. I was away, 665 00:37:26,960 --> 00:37:27,680 Speaker 6: I was at a bar. 666 00:37:28,480 --> 00:37:32,560 Speaker 2: But this time the detectives know that's not true. 667 00:37:33,000 --> 00:37:34,080 Speaker 12: What got your timeline? 668 00:37:34,160 --> 00:37:38,440 Speaker 5: And there's a few little problems with it, mainly you're lying, 669 00:37:39,320 --> 00:37:40,320 Speaker 5: and you know you're lying. 670 00:37:40,520 --> 00:37:40,960 Speaker 12: You say so. 671 00:37:42,239 --> 00:37:45,000 Speaker 2: And when detectives confront Damian with the evidence they have 672 00:37:45,080 --> 00:37:48,480 Speaker 2: against him, he remains defiant. 673 00:37:48,880 --> 00:37:52,040 Speaker 5: We had a witness seeing you leaving the house after 674 00:37:52,080 --> 00:37:54,120 Speaker 5: they heard a woman's scream you're in trouble. 675 00:37:54,320 --> 00:37:56,400 Speaker 12: Well, Charle's been winning this girl my way. I'll be 676 00:37:56,400 --> 00:37:57,320 Speaker 12: down six months. 677 00:37:59,360 --> 00:38:03,080 Speaker 2: In July two thousand and seven, six months after Damien 678 00:38:03,160 --> 00:38:06,680 Speaker 2: made his prediction, he goes on trial for murder. 679 00:38:07,600 --> 00:38:13,080 Speaker 3: Prosecutors told the jury that Damien basically terrorized Corey. It 680 00:38:13,120 --> 00:38:15,840 Speaker 3: got to a point that Corey kicked Damien out of 681 00:38:15,840 --> 00:38:18,200 Speaker 3: the house and ended the relationship. 682 00:38:19,080 --> 00:38:22,319 Speaker 11: The most dangerous time for a domestic violence victim is 683 00:38:22,560 --> 00:38:25,040 Speaker 11: at the conclusion of the relationship. 684 00:38:25,280 --> 00:38:28,600 Speaker 2: But according to the prosecutors, it was Corey's plans for 685 00:38:28,640 --> 00:38:31,479 Speaker 2: the weekend that pushed Damien over the edge. 686 00:38:32,719 --> 00:38:35,600 Speaker 7: This trip with her girlfriends was the awesomate sign of 687 00:38:35,640 --> 00:38:38,120 Speaker 7: freedom for Corey. She was in control of her life 688 00:38:38,160 --> 00:38:40,879 Speaker 7: again and felt like I can go and do things. 689 00:38:40,920 --> 00:38:42,000 Speaker 4: I don't need him. 690 00:38:42,800 --> 00:38:48,600 Speaker 8: He's losing control and that's what abusers don't want. At 691 00:38:48,600 --> 00:38:51,720 Speaker 8: that point, he may have decided I gotta do something. 692 00:38:52,760 --> 00:38:55,680 Speaker 13: Prosecutors believed that he went by her house, checked her 693 00:38:55,680 --> 00:38:58,400 Speaker 13: doors and windows, but she wasn't home, so he left 694 00:38:58,440 --> 00:38:59,520 Speaker 13: and started forming a plan. 695 00:39:00,719 --> 00:39:04,080 Speaker 2: While Corey was out with friends, Damien decided to go 696 00:39:04,120 --> 00:39:06,440 Speaker 2: to a bar to establish his alibi. 697 00:39:07,280 --> 00:39:10,200 Speaker 14: He sat at the bar, he talked to people and 698 00:39:10,239 --> 00:39:12,520 Speaker 14: made sure that they saw him. 699 00:39:12,840 --> 00:39:13,680 Speaker 4: At some point. 700 00:39:13,760 --> 00:39:17,560 Speaker 2: While Damien was at the bar, Corey arrived home, where 701 00:39:17,560 --> 00:39:20,360 Speaker 2: her neighbor told her someone had tried to break into 702 00:39:20,400 --> 00:39:20,960 Speaker 2: her house. 703 00:39:22,040 --> 00:39:24,520 Speaker 13: She was scared, so she fled to a nearby friend's 704 00:39:24,560 --> 00:39:27,680 Speaker 13: house in Cockmira, but she eventually calmed down enough to 705 00:39:27,719 --> 00:39:28,360 Speaker 13: return home. 706 00:39:29,719 --> 00:39:33,200 Speaker 2: In the meantime, Damien had quietly slipped out of the 707 00:39:33,239 --> 00:39:36,480 Speaker 2: bar and made his way back to Corey's where he 708 00:39:36,600 --> 00:39:38,560 Speaker 2: hid in her garage. 709 00:39:38,800 --> 00:39:41,280 Speaker 6: She gets home, she parks in the garage. 710 00:39:42,200 --> 00:39:44,439 Speaker 17: Go off with open Damian, what are you doing here? 711 00:39:44,960 --> 00:39:45,640 Speaker 6: Why are you in my. 712 00:39:45,640 --> 00:39:46,600 Speaker 4: Garage at night? 713 00:39:48,280 --> 00:39:49,239 Speaker 6: She was ambushed. 714 00:39:50,200 --> 00:39:54,800 Speaker 14: He held her at knife point and forced Corey into 715 00:39:54,840 --> 00:39:55,240 Speaker 14: the house. 716 00:39:57,080 --> 00:40:02,440 Speaker 5: He had violently assaulted the victim in the bedroom, she. 717 00:40:02,520 --> 00:40:04,640 Speaker 6: Was stabbed, she was thrown at a tub, She was 718 00:40:04,760 --> 00:40:05,839 Speaker 6: left for dead. 719 00:40:06,640 --> 00:40:11,920 Speaker 8: He cut her fingernails. He turned on the gas in 720 00:40:12,040 --> 00:40:15,080 Speaker 8: hopes of starting a fire or an explosion. 721 00:40:16,320 --> 00:40:19,359 Speaker 2: He also tried to intimidate the one witness who could 722 00:40:19,360 --> 00:40:21,520 Speaker 2: put him at the scene of the crime. 723 00:40:22,200 --> 00:40:24,480 Speaker 5: That when it filled every gap there was. 724 00:40:25,400 --> 00:40:27,600 Speaker 13: It took him more than two years to come forward, 725 00:40:27,719 --> 00:40:30,239 Speaker 13: but Paul Brown did take the stand as the prosecution 726 00:40:30,400 --> 00:40:30,960 Speaker 13: start with us. 727 00:40:32,239 --> 00:40:37,760 Speaker 8: Damien's defense basically tried to discredit a new witness. 728 00:40:38,440 --> 00:40:41,560 Speaker 2: But in the end it only takes the jury five 729 00:40:41,680 --> 00:40:43,160 Speaker 2: hours to reach a decision. 730 00:40:44,320 --> 00:40:45,480 Speaker 6: Damien's found guilty. 731 00:40:46,560 --> 00:40:49,719 Speaker 3: Damien had food a lot of people during his lifetime. 732 00:40:49,920 --> 00:40:52,839 Speaker 3: You're convinced that he was a good guy, a stable guy, 733 00:40:53,280 --> 00:40:55,400 Speaker 3: But that day he did not fool the jury. 734 00:40:56,320 --> 00:40:59,880 Speaker 6: He is sentenced to life in prison with the possibility 735 00:40:59,880 --> 00:41:02,400 Speaker 6: of parole after fifteen years. 736 00:41:03,000 --> 00:41:06,080 Speaker 2: Those who helped put Damien in prison hope that day 737 00:41:06,400 --> 00:41:07,200 Speaker 2: never comes. 738 00:41:08,120 --> 00:41:12,719 Speaker 5: This guy went to extreme measures to terrorize this young 739 00:41:12,760 --> 00:41:15,879 Speaker 5: woman and to killer, and then extreme measures to get 740 00:41:15,920 --> 00:41:18,480 Speaker 5: away with it, so I would hope they would take 741 00:41:18,480 --> 00:41:21,279 Speaker 5: that into consideration if he comes up for parole until 742 00:41:21,400 --> 00:41:23,040 Speaker 5: fit to keep him in jail. 743 00:41:25,160 --> 00:41:28,920 Speaker 2: And none of them will ever forget Corey Key and 744 00:41:29,000 --> 00:41:30,120 Speaker 2: her tragic death. 745 00:41:30,960 --> 00:41:34,480 Speaker 7: Corey did everything that she was supposed to do. She 746 00:41:34,520 --> 00:41:36,520 Speaker 7: did it all right, Corey. 747 00:41:36,880 --> 00:41:40,480 Speaker 9: She tried to take all the proper steps. 748 00:41:41,160 --> 00:41:44,520 Speaker 6: She actually kicked Damien out of her home. She was 749 00:41:44,560 --> 00:41:47,880 Speaker 6: moving on with her life. 750 00:41:46,800 --> 00:41:49,560 Speaker 9: And it's just, you know, didn't work out for Coory. 751 00:41:50,280 --> 00:41:51,239 Speaker 4: It's heartbreaking. 752 00:41:52,280 --> 00:41:55,600 Speaker 7: It leaves that feeling with everyone, what could I have done? 753 00:41:55,760 --> 00:42:00,160 Speaker 7: What could I have done differently to save her life. 754 00:42:02,719 --> 00:42:08,080 Speaker 1: It has become increasingly evident that sometimes cruel individuals will 755 00:42:08,160 --> 00:42:12,400 Speaker 1: appear in disguise when it comes to matters of the hearts. 756 00:42:13,080 --> 00:42:17,120 Speaker 1: The untimely loss of a vibrant and compassionate young mother, 757 00:42:17,560 --> 00:42:22,640 Speaker 1: Corey Keys, who selfishly devoted her life to others, serves 758 00:42:22,760 --> 00:42:28,080 Speaker 1: as a painful reminder of life's fragility. Coming up on 759 00:42:28,160 --> 00:42:31,920 Speaker 1: the next episode of the Fatal Attraction podcast. 760 00:42:37,960 --> 00:42:40,960 Speaker 2: An unexpected payout gave them a fresh start in a 761 00:42:41,040 --> 00:42:41,640 Speaker 2: new city. 762 00:42:43,080 --> 00:42:45,880 Speaker 9: He got a really substantial settlement. 763 00:42:46,880 --> 00:42:48,959 Speaker 4: They have a very nice big house. 764 00:42:50,280 --> 00:42:53,759 Speaker 12: It was just a better living it was quiet, it 765 00:42:53,840 --> 00:42:54,920 Speaker 12: was peaceful. 766 00:42:55,880 --> 00:42:58,799 Speaker 2: But a single gunshot will shatter the illusion. 767 00:43:00,200 --> 00:43:02,480 Speaker 14: He had been shot execution style. 768 00:43:04,040 --> 00:43:05,360 Speaker 10: It was terrible. 769 00:43:09,200 --> 00:43:13,279 Speaker 1: An accident transforms the life of an ambitious man and 770 00:43:13,360 --> 00:43:18,640 Speaker 1: his family for the better. However, deceit and evil soon follow, 771 00:43:19,200 --> 00:43:21,640 Speaker 1: shattering the once picturesque life. 772 00:43:22,120 --> 00:43:24,160 Speaker 8: What happened to John Stanley? 773 00:43:25,160 --> 00:43:29,040 Speaker 1: Tune in to the next episode of the Fatal Attraction podcast. 774 00:43:29,600 --> 00:43:33,400 Speaker 1: We will see you in the next episode.