Heartbreaking Murder of Libby Squire | Killers Caught On Camera | Forensic Files

[AUDIO LOGO] NARRATOR: This time on "Killers Caught on Camera." In the UK, in Hull, a young woman
goes missing after being refused entry to a nightclub. - I heard the voice in my head saying, she's dead, she's dead,
she's dead. RICHARD WRIGHT KC: The CCTV picked up a man who was out looking to commit sexual offenses.
LISA SQUIRE: She was put in a car, someone has taken her. NARRATOR: And in the US, a body is
found dumped in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains after a date turns deadly. STANLEY SESSIONS: They said we found your son.
He's deceased. I had to go tell his mother. And she said, who would want to hurt my Scotty?
STEVE WRENN: The killer was waiting behind the door. The depth of the cut to the neck
was significant and violent, a laceration that nearly decapitated him. MAN 1: It just sounds like something
bad is happening to her. WOMAN: We know what happened because the video tells us what happened.
MAN 2: I heard some gunshots. POLICE: Drop it. Whatever it is, drop it. MAN 3: That does not prove that I killed my wife.
MAN 4: The camera doesn't lie. NARRATOR: In the UK, in the North-East in Yorkshire,
the city of Hull. RICHARD WRIGHT KC: Hull is, like many Northern cities, had a very significant industry and industrial past.
It also has a significant student population. NARRATOR: 21-year-old Libby Squire was studying
philosophy at Hull University. LISA SQUIRE: Libby was an amazing daughter. She was incredibly funny.
She had a wonderful sense of humor. She was very caring. Her and I were particularly close.
NARRATOR: Affectionately nicknamed Libby Pie by her mom, Libby was born on New Year's day, 1998.
LISA SQUIRE: I'd always wanted children. My husband and I had been together for eight
years when we had Libby. She was a really, really beautiful baby. I was a nanny when I had Libby, and
she came back to work with me when she was three weeks old. I was very fortunate that I was able to spend
every day with her. NARRATOR: Libby was the eldest of Lisa and her husband Russell's four children.
LISA SQUIRE: She was an amazing big sister. She made sure that they knew that she was number one.
She adored them, and I think in turn they all adored her. NARRATOR: When she started school
in her hometown of West Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, Libby flourished. LISA SQUIRE: Within the first week
she'd made a whole class full of friends. She loved to read. She could read before she started school.
Academically, she did really well and really took to it. NARRATOR: But when she reached her teens,
Libby began to struggle with anxiety and depression. LISA SQUIRE: I noticed her mental health was really
declining, that she was self-harming daily, hourly at one point. It was horrendous.
And sadly she had four suicide attempts in her lifetime as well. It was really hard as a mom because I
couldn't take that pain away from her, but it made her resilient. - Recent research from England has actually found that about
one in four, so a quarter, of people between the ages of 11 and 16 who have mental health issues
attempt to kill themselves or they engage in self-harming behaviors. So the rates are really very high.
Since about 2000, there has been an increase in suicide generally in places like the US and the UK.
But exactly what's driving that, that increase in numbers is a bit unclear. Some people point to social media,
some people point to increased rates of anxiety and depression, especially in teenagers.
NARRATOR: Libby was determined to turn her life around, and took a year off to deal with her mental health problems
before going to university. LISA SQUIRE: She spent lots of time working on herself.
She worked so hard. She spent time with her boyfriend and spent lots of time with the family.
NARRATOR: Libby started at the University of Hull in September 2017. LISA SQUIRE: She was studying philosophy,
and she was good at it. She really enjoyed it because she'd found something that
improved her mental health. She'd found her place, actually. And it was lovely watching her blossom
into this beautiful woman. NARRATOR: Thursday, January 31, 2019. Libby and her university friends
went to the Welly Nightclub in the student area of Hull. LISA SQUIRE: It was 1:09 in the morning, so early
hours of Friday morning. And I noticed a missed call from one of Libby's friends.
She said, we can't find Libby. And I said to her, what do you mean you can't find Libby?
And then she just went on to say, we went to a nightclub and Libby-- wouldn't let Libby in because they
said she was too drunk, so we put her in a taxi to send her home. NARRATOR: But when Libby's friends
returned to their shared house, Libby was nowhere to be seen. LISA SQUIRE: I just had this voice in my head
saying, this is really serious, because Libby would always call me if she was in trouble.
We spoke three or four times a day. It was the strangest of feelings. I just was, oh my goodness.
And I couldn't feel her. I couldn't connect with her in any way, shape, or form.
NARRATOR: In the early hours of Friday, February 1, Libby was reported missing to the police.
[PHONE RINGING] RICHARD WRIGHT KC: From a police perspective, a young woman missing after a night out in a student area
is going to be a high priority. It was particularly bad weather. It was very, very cold outside, and
so immediately the police swung into action in terms of trying to locate her. NARRATOR: Libby's mom and dad drove up
to Hull as soon as they could. LISA SQUIRE: It was awful. And the whole time I was just thinking, where are you?
Where are you? Where are you? It was the worst journey ever. It took us 5.5 hours to get up there.
The windscreen wipers kept freezing and I just wanted to be there. I just wanted to go and find her.
- When somebody is reported missing, they will speak to all of the people who were last
in contact with that person. But they'll also start a search of closed circuit television.
NARRATOR: Police obtained CCTV footage from outside the Welly Nightclub. It confirmed Libby arrived at 11:14 PM on Thursday,
January 31. RICHARD WRIGHT KC: Here is Libby in the dark clothing with the bare legs, walking towards the entrance
of the Welly Club. We know this is Libby, so when we're seeing lasered footage, we're able to reference it across.
NARRATOR: A mile away from the Welly Nightclub, police obtained surveillance footage
from a camera near Libby's home on Wellesley Avenue. It showed a taxi arriving at 11:29 PM.
RICHARD WRIGHT KC: The police were able to identify the taxi driver and speak to him very rapidly.
He gave an account of dropping Libby off and that he then left the area. There was no question that the taxi driver had in any way
been involved in Libby's disappearance. NARRATOR: Libby's keys were later found right outside her front door.
LISA SQUIRE: We knew that the taxi driver had dropped her off and we knew she hadn't gone into her house,
but we then didn't know what had happened. NARRATOR: As the police continued searching through
the footage, they saw Libby emerge from Wellesley Avenue at 11:36 PM. RICHARD WRIGHT KC: We've got the same clothing,
we've no doubt that's her. She was walking in an unsteady manner. She didn't appear to have any purpose.
She was going up and down the road. She'd linger in one area, then move on slightly and then
go back and retrace her steps. NARRATOR: Libby was at risk of hypothermia and extremely vulnerable.
Police needed to find her. As they continued searching through hours of surveillance footage, they uncovered a disturbing figure.
RICHARD WRIGHT KC: Libby was waiting in the area of a bus stop on Beverly Road. She is looking down Beverly Road,
the CCTV picked up a figure of a man who appeared to notice Libby. And he's crossing the road, and he goes down this side street.
He hasn't gone away. He's just watching her. He's seeing what sort of conditions she's in.
She's still here by the bus stop. And now she starts to move back in the direction of her home.
We can see she's not moving very quickly. She's quite unsteady still on her feet.
But watch what he does. He sticks to the line of the buildings and walks up this side of the road,
sort of tracking her movement. She's gone off, away from safety. He crosses the road and he follows her.
At the moment, this green arrow is going to disappear. That's when Libby steps off the road
into the grounds of a convent. Almost immediately, the suspect follows her. He's watched her, stalked her along the road
and now he's moving in. We now knew that Libby had come into contact with a man,
and so it was absolutely crucial that we identified that man and could speak to him because we didn't know what had then happened.
NARRATOR: Libby's parents appealed to the public for information. - Libby, my darling Pike, we just
want to know that you're safe. Please get in touch with us any way you can. The whole family is missing you.
NARRATOR: The police organized the largest missing persons search in the history of Humberside Police.
The whole community came out in full force. - Please come home. We know we love you.
All the support, there's over 200 people in there for you. Please, please come home soon.
LISA SQUIRE: The amount of people that were trying to find her, the whole place just
were really focused on trying to get a good outcome for us. That really carried us and I along,
and we were really grateful for all of the outpouring of love for her. I don't think there is a word to describe that situation
that we were in. It was a feeling that I've never, ever, ever had before, obviously,
and I would never, ever want anyone to go through that. NARRATOR: In the 18 months before Libby went missing,
there was a series of disturbing incidents in the student area of Hull. [PHONE RINGING]
JULIA SHAW: People who engage in voyeurism and who engage in flashing behaviors are repeat offenders.
So it's very rare to have someone who just does it once and then never does it again.
And whenever you have a repetition of a bad behavior, of an anti-social behavior, you have generally
a higher risk of also escalation of all these other negative consequences that we fear.
RICHARD WRIGHT KC: Those incidents included burglaries where the burglar stole underwear and sex toys.
They were incidents of voyeurism, a man being seen staring into windows, watching couples having sex.
And there had been an incident where a man had approached two young women who were walking home
and had masturbated at them in the street and ejaculated onto their front door. - In one study that looked at people
who were caught for flashing, they found that about one in four escalated in the severity of their actions
to what are called contact offenses. And that included rape and assault. NARRATOR: The last sighting of Libby and the male figure
was at the corner of Beverley Road and Haworth street. Four days after Libby went missing,
police had a major breakthrough. Hidden behind some blue gates on Haworth street,
a camera captured a figure being put into the front seat of a car. Libby's mom and dad were asked by the police
to view the footage. LISA SQUIRE: They asked us if we thought it could be Libby,
and I said, absolutely, that's Libby. I knew from the way that her hair moved. And I said, no, she doesn't get in the car like that.
She doesn't get in a car that way. She gets in-- she put her legs down and swing her legs in.
She doesn't climb in a car like that. So I knew that she'd been put in the car. And that lodged in my brain someone has taken her,
someone's taken her. - A member of the public found on the street a watch. And it was Libby's watch.
And that proved to be important evidence because it told us something about the circumstances
in which she had gone into that car. It suggested a struggle. NARRATOR: The police attempted to track the vehicle which
Libby was seen getting into. Just after midnight, the car was spotted at Oak Road playing fields.
- Next to the playing fields there's a dead end. We were fortunate to find some CCTV from residential property.
And, obviously, it was very dark, but what you could see were headlights coming and going.
And that captured this car arriving and then leaving. We then had some crucial evidence from a man who heard
screams coming from a woman. And he was able to pinpoint the timing of those screams
because he checked the time. That meant that the screams had to be related to Libby.
NARRATOR: As the police continued to track the vehicle that Libby got into, they uncovered more disturbing footage of the driver.
- This individual was masturbating in the street, and that was important evidence because it revealed
that he, obviously, had an extremely high sex drive, insatiable, you might say. JULIA SHAW: The main reason people masturbate in public
is because of the excitement of the thought of getting caught, because otherwise you're not going to be in a public space,
you're going to do it at home. And so this idea that somebody could catch you, that risk, that excitement, is arousing.
The bigger question is why you actually go through with it. NARRATOR: The net was closing in on the male suspect.
Then a huge breakthrough. At 3:00 AM on February the 1, he walked directly towards the camera.
- We know that this is the same person because we've tracked the car. NARRATOR: Police discovered the vehicle
belonged to a local man, the footage confirmed his identity. His name was Pawel Relowicz, a 24-year-old Polish butcher
who came to the UK in 2015. Married with two children, he lived less than a mile away
from Libby's home. The police moved in to arrest Pawel for kidnap. RICHARD WRIGHT KC: At that stage
we didn't know what had happened, we didn't know whether Libby was alive or dead.
And so kidnap was the obvious charge to arrest him on. LISA SQUIRE: I remember feeling sick,
but I remember also thinking they'll arrest him and he'll tell us where she is and then we'll go and find her
and I'll bring her home. NARRATOR: Police questioned Pawel about Libby's disappearance.
At first, he denied having met Libby at all. But then he changed his story. RICHARD WRIGHT KC: He then ran the story
that he was effectively acting as a good Samaritan. He was trying to get her back to her home address.
NARRATOR: When they searched Pawel's vehicle, they uncovered some alarming items.
RICHARD WRIGHT KC: They found women's underwear, sex toys, and these were all the things that he
had stolen in this series of burglaries when he was targeting student homes. And it was from that discovery that the police
were able to suddenly establish that all of these precursor incidents had been the work of one person.
And that person was Pawel Relowicz. - Taking this underwear and keeping it in the trunk of your car, there's
sort of an old language around this, which is that offenders sometimes like to take
trophies from crime scenes. Typically for non-contact sexual offenses like flashing,
like masturbating in public, you don't typically have stuff with you. This is much more prepared.
There's more going on here than just a spontaneous decision to flash somebody. NARRATOR: But Pawel Pavlovich didn't just steal things.
RICHARD WRIGHT KC: In some of the incidents, Relowicz had left either a condom or semen at the scene,
and they were able to get a DNA sample. And in other cases, individuals were able to recognize him because he'd been seen
peering into their windows. NARRATOR: The police confronted Pawel about the items
found in the pink bag. LISA SQUIRE: He was the perpetrator of several non-contact offenses.
The realization of what had likely happened did sink in, and I had thought for quite some time
that maybe he had assaulted her and she'd had a breakdown and maybe she'd gone somewhere.
NARRATOR: 48 days passed before the police got a breakthrough. RICHARD WRIGHT KC: A pleasure fisherman
saw what he believed to be a body in the water, but what they could also see is that around
the neck of the body was a delicate gold necklace with the letter L. DNA samples were taken and
examined, and it was confirmed to be the body of Libby Squire. LISA SQUIRE: I handed the phone to Russell
because I just couldn't speak. And when he put the phone down I said, so does that mean she's dead?
And he said, yeah, it does. There was a big bit of me it was like, I was so happy that she'd been found,
that she was coming home. NARRATOR: But it was almost impossible to determine how Libby had died.
- When bodies are found in water, it's very, very difficult to tell whether they
went in dead or alive. And that was the position here. NARRATOR: Libby's mom went to see her daughter's body.
LISA SQUIRE: It was a week after she'd been recovered. It was hard, but I was able to go in and sort of hold her hand
and just talk to her and say, thank you for coming back. And I'm really sorry I couldn't save you.
I should have known that you were in danger and I should have saved you, but I didn't.
And I'm sorry but-- I just wanted to tell her-- nobody can ever hurt you again. You're safe now.
RICHARD WRIGHT KC: Although Libby's body had been in the water for many, many weeks,
a sample that was taken was found to contain the DNA of Pawel Relowicz. It contained his semen.
LISA SQUIRE: And as far as I know, it's never been heard of in the world before.
Nobody else has ever held on to DNA for 48 days in moving water. She's absolutely nailed him.
NARRATOR: Pawel Relowicz was re-arrested. RICHARD WRIGHT KC: When Relowicz was arrested for murder, I mean, his reaction
was quite incredible. He sort of giggled and laughed as if he found it funny. And he simply denied the offense.
NARRATOR: At trial, the CCTV evidence was crucial. RICHARD WRIGHT KC: It enabled the jury
to follow Libby on her last journey, almost step by step. And it also then overlaid on Libby's journey
the movements of Relowicz. NARRATOR: It emerged that Pawel relowicz went to McDonald's and
fueled up his car, before driving to Haworth Street to wait for an unsuspecting victim.
RICHARD WRIGHT KC: And it was quite sinister, really, when you piece the CCTV together
because you had this idea of there was Libby in the center of events, not knowing that circling around
the outside of her was this man who was out looking to commit sexual offenses. And then he spotted her.
And you could see immediately that when he spotted her, the die was cast. She was a perfect victim for him.
And so he was then immediately stalking her and working out how he could get her into his car.
NARRATOR: Footage recovered from Oak Road also revealed he had gone back to the scene of the crime.
RICHARD WRIGHT KC: That return visit was absolutely dynamite in our hands. If he'd have just raped her, there
is no way he would have gone back to the scene of the rape because he would not have known whether the place would
be swarming with police and he'd be walking into an arrest. It was the fact he had the confidence
to go back that same night, which demonstrated that he must have known he'd killed her.
NARRATOR: Pawel Relowicz was convicted of rape and murder. He was sentenced to life imprisonment
with a minimum term of 27 years for the murder of Libby Squire. - He can get out. He can get married again.
He can drive a car. He can go on holiday. He can eat roast beef. He can do whatever he wants, Libby can't, and
that's not fair. He should never get out of prison. RICHARD WRIGHT KC: Throughout the trial,
Relowicz never admitted that he had raped Libby or that he had killed her. He did not give any explanation for how she had died.
He didn't give any explanation for how she'd come into the water. He maintained his account throughout that they'd
had consensual sex. He'd left her fit and well. Sadly, in particular for Libby's family,
the consequence of Relowicz continuing to deny his offenses is that we'll never know exactly what unfolded
on Oak Road playing fields, and precisely the sequence of events. NARRATOR: In the wake of Libby's death,
her mother is determined to do something positive. LISA SQUIRE: I knew I'd never be
able to stop rape and murder, but she couldn't just die and nothing be done. The more I looked into the non-contact offenses,
I realized that, actually, one of the biggest problems we have is that women don't report.
JULIA SHAW: Sexual offenses in general are underreported. So that includes rape, that includes various kinds
of assault. But if we look at non-contact offenses like in flashing or voyeurism, you
have abysmal reporting rates. And so most of the time people feel unable to report.
They don't realize it's something they can report because it feels like this sort of hazy thing that happened to them.
This combination of factors means that people who flash others more often than not
will get away with it, and that's another reason why they often go on to perpetrate
this crime multiple times. NARRATOR: Together with Thames Valley Police, Lisa has launched a campaign called, It Does Matter.
LISA SQUIRE: If your friend is drunk, never ever send them home alone. Go home with them.
And if you are a victim of a non-contact offense, report it, you know. And if the police don't take you
seriously, find another police officer and report it. Non-contact offenders will keep offending
and eventually they might go on to rape and murder. She will always be my first born.
She'll always be my pie, my Lippy pie, as I call her. She is still one of the six of us.
We are a family of six, we always will be a family of six. People say to me, where do you find your strength?
And she gives me the strength to carry on. She lives in my heart forever and ever.
I think it's really important for people to remember her as Libby. Not as Libby, the rape and murder victim,
but as Libby, the friend, the girl, the daughter, the sister. And remember the good times with her
because they're way more important than how she died. NARRATOR: Pawel Relowicz was able to perpetrate
multiple sexually motivated crimes before he was finally held accountable. - What you often find with all manner of sexual offenses
is that once one person comes forward, other previous victims will also report the same offense or
the same person. It's very sad that as a society we don't create enough space for women
to feel this way in the first place, and that we sometimes need a very brave individual to come forward.
But other times, you do have perpetrators held accountable for various crimes that they've committed
and yet they're able to go on to commit heinous crimes. NARRATOR: And in our next case, the actions
of a violent offender with numerous convictions proved fatal. In the US, Colorado, 50 miles Northeast
of Denver, the city of Greeley, a vibrant community with a lively music scene. - Greeley is about an hour North of Denver, about an hour
South of the Wyoming border. It has a little over 100,000 people in it. Partly rural, partly urban, a little bit of a unique mix.
NARRATOR: It was home to 53-year-old Scott Sessions, affectionately called Scottie by his father, Stanley.
STANLEY SESSIONS: Scottie was just a good guy. He was just very animated all the time,
just such a fun personality to be around. He was quite an achiever. And when he was old enough, he started to play the trumpet.
It was fun to watch him. NARRATOR: Scott and his brother were adopted. STANLEY SESSIONS: Your parental instincts kick in no matter
where the kids come from. He particularly loved his mom. He just had a knack for making people feel good.
NARRATOR: Scott graduated from Brigham Young University with a degree in music, and performed
with a number of bands. STANLEY SESSIONS: He told me many times, this is the only time I am truly happy,
really, really happy is when I'm on the stage. NARRATOR: But Scott's musical talent
couldn't pay all the bills. STANLEY SESSIONS: He painted houses. He was really good at it.
NARRATOR: Scott continued to play on the music scene, but life wasn't always easy.
STANLEY SESSIONS: It was tough times because he got to experimenting with the drugs.
He got on this track of wrong people around him and he had a tough time for a few years.
NARRATOR: In early 2020, Scott and his jazz band entered a music competition in Memphis, Tennessee.
Scott had become well-known and respected within the music community. ANNOUNCER: Northern Colorado's best trumpet
player, Mr. Scott Sessions. [APPLAUSE] - He was ready to take the next step in the big time.
He was ready to perform on the big stage. NARRATOR: On Saturday, February 8, 2020,
Stanley spoke with his son Scott on the phone. STANLEY SESSIONS: His mom was in a care
facility at that time. And I said, yeah, I'm going to go down to see her tomorrow.
And he said, well, I want to go with you. And he says, I'll see you later. That was it.
NARRATOR: But on Sunday, Scott failed to turn up to visit his mom. And his bandmates started to worry when
he didn't show up for a gig. Monday, February 10, 70 miles Northwest of Greeley in Larimer County, 911 dispatchers
received an alarming call. Police arrived and began investigating the scene. STEVE WRENN: The body was wrapped up in a blanket.
The initial indication was that it was a homicide and the body had been dumped there.
NARRATOR: Police in Larimer County performed an autopsy on the burnt body found in the mountains.
It revealed a brutal murder. STEVE WRENN: The autopsy revealed a laceration to the neck from front to back, cutting
all the way to the vertebrae. The depth of the cut to the neck was significant and violent, a laceration
that nearly decapitated him. The burning was determined to be postmortem. NARRATOR: A fingerprint scanner identified
the victim as Scott Sessions. STANLEY SESSIONS: I got a call from the police department
who said we found your son. He's deceased. I knew that I had to go tell his mother,
immediately that was my thought. The next morning I did go. And she said, who would want to hurt my Scotty?
NARRATOR: Police needed to find the killer. They searched Scott's house and found
some messages on his computer to a woman named Heather Frank. STEVE WRENN: The messages between Heather and Scott
indicated that they were starting a new relationship and that there was some romantic interest
between the two of them. NARRATOR: 48-year-old Heather Frank was a manager at a diner in Loveland.
She had three grown up children. AVA GLASS: Heather was vivacious. She was extremely creative.
She liked crafts. She liked arts. She liked music. She loved going out to listen to bands.
People who knew Heather said she was the kind of person who lit up a room. She had the most infectious laugh,
and she had a spirit about her that people noticed. And when she grew up, that traveled with her.
NARRATOR: One of Heather's last messages to Scott was an invitation to come over to her apartment
late on Saturday, February 8. Detectives checked Heather and Scott's phone records.
The data confirmed they'd both been at Heather's apartment on Saturday, February 8, the night
Scott disappeared. Police checked the area around Heather's apartment for surveillance footage, and by Wednesday, February 12,
they got a major breakthrough. They found Scott's car in the parking a grocery store.
STEVE WRENN: The keys were still inside the car. The doors were unlocked. The floor mat from the driver's side
had been placed just outside the driver's side door in the snow. Once they found the car, they started
pulling surveillance videos from nearby to see if they could determine how it got there and when.
NARRATOR: Police uncovered a crucial piece of footage which showed Scott's car being
driven into the parking lot. STEVE WRENN: The direction that it comes in from is important because Heather Frank's apartment
is a short distance away. And this video was taken on February 11, which was the day after Scott Sessions's body
was found in the mountains. NARRATOR: A male figure was seen getting out of Scott's vehicle.
- He walks back around the back side of the car over to the passenger side. We see him putting something on the ground,
shuffling his feet almost as if they were trying to wipe away footprints in the snow,
and then walking away from the car. NARRATOR: Investigators continued searching for more surveillance footage
to see where the man went. At the same time, they were also looking for the last known person
to see Scott, Heather Frank. STEVE WRENN: They started digging into her background a little bit more, and what they found
was that she had been the victim of some acts of domestic violence at the hands of a former boyfriend
by the name of Kevin Eastman. NARRATOR: 48-year-old Kevin Eastman was already known to the police.
- Kevin Eastman has an extensive criminal history. His crimes go back years. Among the many offenses he's been charged for
were domestic violence multiple times, vehicle offenses, burglary, weapons offenses.
NARRATOR: In 2015, he violently attacked Heather and pleaded guilty to assault in the third degree.
He was sentenced to two years probation. Four years later, after another altercation with Kevin Eastman,
Heather had to receive treatment in the hospital. - Allegedly, Eastman punched Heather multiple times
in the ribs, leaving her with serious injuries. This attack was so savage, it left
Heather fearing for her life. And she pleaded with police for protection. NARRATOR: Investigators obtained
Kevin Eastman's phone records. They revealed he'd also been at Heather's apartment
on Saturday, February 8, the night Scott went missing. STEVE WRENN: All three phones, that
of Scott Sessions, Heather Frank and Kevin Eastman, had converged at the same time on Saturday
night at Heather Frank's apartment. At that point, Scott Sessions's phone dies or is turned off and never moves again.
But the next morning, Heather, Frank and Kevin Eastman's phone leave the area of Heather Frank's apartment
and begin traveling up the Poudre Canyon towards Pingree Park, which is where Scott Sessions's body is
ultimately found. Now you have Kevin Eastman and Heather Frank as the primary suspects in the disappearance
and death of Scott Sessions. NARRATOR: Investigators tracked Kevin and Heather's cell phones
and began to look for footage in the same locations. STEVE WRENN: One of the key videos
that they find is a video from Pooter Canyon on the way to Pingree Park. It's 837 in the morning.
Can't see the license plate number, but you can see some damage on that passenger side front
Fender that we later find to be consistent with Kevin Eastman's vehicle. NARRATOR: Just over three hours later, at 11:46 AM,
the police identified a similar vehicle driving back along the same road. STEVE WRENN: The timing works here
because it's about an hour drive to the area where Scott Sessions's body was disposed of.
NARRATOR: As the evidence slowly built up a map of their movements, police decided to put both Kevin Eastman and Heather Frank
under surveillance. They attached a camera to a lamp post directly opposite Heather Frank's apartment,
and put GPS trackers on both Kevin and Heather's vehicles. Heather kept to her normal routine,
as if nothing had happened. AVA GLASS: In the days after Scott Sessions was murdered,
according to police, Heather appeared to go about life as normal. She went to work, she went shopping,
she went out to dinner. But later when investigators talked to the people she worked with, they said they knew something wasn't right.
Something simply seemed off with Heather. JULIA SHAW: The fact that she's going to work
and she isn't reporting the crime immediately suggests that he's threatened her with something
or he's threatened that if maybe he gets caught, he'll figure out another way to kill her.
And this is exacerbated by the fact that he has made these kinds of threats before.
It's reasonable for the police at this point to say, maybe she was in on it because why
else wouldn't she report it? What has she got to gain from not reporting? But it's also equally likely that she's
going to work because he's saying you need to act normal, otherwise there will be consequences.
NARRATOR: On Saturday, February 15 at 5:15 PM, Kevin and Heather were seen leaving her apartment together.
- At this point, the police have arrest warrants for both Heather and Kevin. We see Kevin Eastman coming out of that apartment
walking towards his Subaru. They're watching their movements to formulate a plan as to when they're going
to effectuate that arrest. Looks like Heather is a little unsteady on her feet. Whether she's injured or intoxicated,
we don't know but something seems a little off here. She's holding some coats, Kevin also
appears to have some clothing. Whether or not they're headed out for a longer trip,
we don't know. They get in the car and they're about to drive off here. NARRATOR: The vehicle was tracked driving to a ranch
15 minutes outside of Greeley. The following morning, Kevin Eastman was observed
by police acting suspiciously. - Kevin Eastman is near a fire pit, and that he is starting to burn some--
something, some material of some kind. After watching Kevin Eastman do that for a while,
he sees Kevin Eastman get into his car and leave the ranch and begins driving toward town.
Kevin Eastman proceeds to drive to a gas station. He parks at one of the pumps, gets out of the car,
but then takes a red plastic gas can out of the back of his car and begins filling it up.
The detective is concerned that Eastman's getting more gas to take back to the burn pile
to destroy additional evidence. NARRATOR: The lone police officer made the decision
to arrest Kevin Eastman. STEVE WRENN: When Eastman was arrested, they found two spent shell casings and three live rounds,
as well as a large hunting knife. NARRATOR: Kevin Eastman was questioned by police.
STEVE WRENN: Kevin Eastman starts off by talking about his relationship with Heather.
NARRATOR: When the interview turned to Scott Sessions, Kevin gave away a crucial piece of information.
- People do often slip up a bit in interviews, especially if they haven't really rehearsed their story.
That's a big slip up to say that this person is dead. And, yeah, it could happen if you
assume that missing persons after a certain time are going to be dead but it does very much point to he
has guilty knowledge. He knows something more than he's willing to accept at this point.
STEVE WRENN: Kevin begins to change his tune a little bit. He begins providing police with bits and pieces of evidence
indicating that he was either there at the time Scott Sessions was killed or that he came immediately after.
NARRATOR: And police asked Kevin where Heather was. While Kevin Eastman was being interviewed,
detectives conducted a search at the ranch property where Kevin had been seen burning things.
STEVE WRENN: One of the officers who's conducting the search leaves the area of the burn pit
and lifts up a wooden tabletop that is nearby, and discovers another body. The body that is found underneath the tabletop
is wrapped in plastic and baling wire. NARRATOR: The body was confirmed to be Heather Frank.
STEVE WRENN: Heather died from two gunshot wounds to the chest. They were two 22 caliber bullets.
NARRATOR: In the interview room, police confronted Kevin with this new information.
JULIA SHAW: People do break down and cry in interviews, but in this case, it's such a quick turn and
such a dramatic sobbing, I haven't seen this before. I guess if you're worried that this could have happened
and it's your worst nightmare and then they confirm it and you've already been thinking it,
maybe you could quickly escalate like this, but if it is coming out of the blue,
it seems difficult or, certainly, unusual to see someone breaking down like this.
STEVE WRENN: Detectives do get him to start talking about what he sees at Heather Frank's apartment.
And what he describes is seeing a lot of blood. JULIA SHAW: I guess it's something we don't really think
about that someone who has been the perpetrator in a crime is surprised, perhaps even, by the extent of the crime scene
that they've created. We know that people can have flashbacks, for example, to both the act itself and the consequences of the act.
And just because you are the reason that there was blood at the scene, it doesn't
mean that you can't still have flashbacks and intrusive thoughts. NARRATOR: Officers obtained a search warrant
for Heather Frank's apartment. STEVE WRENN: They found some things that weren't adding up.
Her cell phone and purse were left at the apartment. There were also some spots of blood
on a couch near the entryway. NARRATOR: But the biggest discovery was by the front door.
STEVE WRENN: When they pulled back a large black rubber mat near the entryway, they discovered
a large pool of blood. NARRATOR: The blood was later determined to belong to Scott Sessions.
STEVE WRENN: The location of the large pool of blood suggests the Scott Sessions never
made it more than a couple steps inside the front door. I always believed that the killer
was waiting behind the door. As soon as Scott Sessions stepped into the entryway,
that he was attacked from behind and his throat was cut at that time. Now police are discovering that Kevin Eastman is leaving
a trail of dead bodies. He had been at the scene of Scott Sessions's death, he had been at the location where Scott Sessions's body was
placed, and now he was the last person to be seen alive with Heather Frank. As the police wrap up the interview,
they have enough evidence at that point to charge him not only with the death of Scott Sessions,
but with Heather Frank as well. Heather was present for Scott's death by Kevin Eastman,
but I don't have any indication that she instigated that, wanted it, was involved in it.
She was trapped and was a victim of his violence. I think every indication is that she was under the thumb or
control of Kevin Eastman, and was just too scared to do anything about it. AVA GLASS: In the days after Heather's death,
there was a great deal of sadness in the community, but also anger, especially among her family and friends.
She was caught in Kevin Eastman's violent control, and it seemed to many people that if things
had been done differently, she might still be with us. NARRATOR: As well as the video surveillance footage,
DNA evidence proved vital. STEVE WRENN: There were a pair of jeans found in amongst Kevin Eastman's property
in the garage. Those jeans were ultimately tested and determined to have Scott Sessions's DNA or blood on them,
linking Kevin Eastman scientifically to Scott Sessions's death. NARRATOR: In court, the jury found Kevin Eastman
guilty of the murder of both Scott Sessions and Heather Frank. He was sentenced to two consecutive life
sentences as well as an additional 27 years. - I have never been one to let other people
affect my happiness. In fact, I will not allow you, Mr. Perp, you to affect how I live the rest of my life.
I'm going to forgive you because I don't want to carry this burden. This is your burden to carry alone.
A few days after the trial, we held a memorial for Scott. It was truly a memorial, not a funeral.
A lot of people came forward and told me what a great guy he was. They told me incidences of kindness,
they told me they'll miss him. I was very grateful for that. [MUSIC PLAYING]

In 2019, 21-year-old college student Libby Squire disappears after a night out in Kingston upon Hull, England. CCTV footage captures Libby’s last known movements which reveals that she was being followed by a man hiding in the shadows.

In 2020, a double homicide in Colorado sends shockwaves through the state following an alleged love triangle between local musician Scott Sessions, Heather Frank and a ruthless killer.

Brief Summary

Libby Squire's disappearance leads to a murder investigation, while Scott Sessions' death reveals a violent relationship and a shocking double murder.

Key points

Breakthrough in the Investigation. Police identify a suspect linked to Libby's disappearance and disturbing prior incidents.
The Disappearance of Libby Squire. Libby goes missing after a night out, prompting a massive search effort.
Tragic Discovery. Libby's body is found, leading to a heartbreaking confirmation for her family.
Lisa Squire's Campaign. In the wake of her daughter's death, Lisa Squire launches a campaign to raise awareness about sexual offenses.
Kevin Eastman's Arrest. Kevin Eastman is arrested after suspicious behavior following the murder of Scott Sessions.
DNA Evidence Convicts Eastman. DNA evidence links Kevin Eastman to the murders of Scott Sessions and Heather Frank, leading to his conviction.

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Libby was an amazing daughter.

Lisa Squire reflects on her daughter.

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