Anastasia Nicolazzi

I'm Anastasia Nicolazzi, former New York City homicide prosecutor and host of Investigation Discovery's True Conviction.

I'm Anastasia Nicolazzi, former New York City homicide prosecutor and host of Investigation Discovery's True Conviction.

In January of 1998, Kevin James was asleep in his bed when he was shot three times at close range. His execution-style murder left detectives in Moreno Valley, California, searching for clues of who could have wanted him dead.

In January of 1998, Kevin James was asleep in his bed when he was shot three times at close range. His execution-style murder left detectives in Moreno Valley, California, searching for clues of who could have wanted him dead.

When questioned by Detective Michelle Amicone, Taylor denied having anything to do with Kevin's murder. But inconsistencies in his alibi were raising all kinds of red flags.

When questioned by Detective Michelle Amicone, Taylor denied having anything to do with Kevin's murder. But inconsistencies in his alibi were raising all kinds of red flags.

The victim had been shot once in the back of the head. A tattoo on his back helped identify the dead man as Kevin's suspected killer, George Taylor.

The victim had been shot once in the back of the head. A tattoo on his back helped identify the dead man as Kevin's suspected killer, George Taylor.

In Michelle's opinion, the two murders of Kevin James and George Taylor were clearly connected. A hunch supported by an autopsy that revealed that both men were killed by .40 caliber ammunition, possibly even fired by the same gun. You know, so Scott, here are the theories. It just, there's so many different ways that you could potentially link these up.

In Michelle's opinion, the two murders of Kevin James and George Taylor were clearly connected. A hunch supported by an autopsy that revealed that both men were killed by .40 caliber ammunition, possibly even fired by the same gun. You know, so Scott, here are the theories. It just, there's so many different ways that you could potentially link these up.

And again, right, the caliber of the weapon is not dispositive, but it would be quite a coincidence that two men that knew each other, one being looked at as potentially responsible for the murder of the other, they're both killed by gunfire by the same caliber.

And again, right, the caliber of the weapon is not dispositive, but it would be quite a coincidence that two men that knew each other, one being looked at as potentially responsible for the murder of the other, they're both killed by gunfire by the same caliber.

But also, you know, if George had nothing to do with it at all, it could be that the actual killer wanted to make it look that way, like they were trying to be silenced. So... There's so many different ways to see it, but I definitely do agree with Michelle's early assessment that they definitely do seem in one way or another to be connected.

But also, you know, if George had nothing to do with it at all, it could be that the actual killer wanted to make it look that way, like they were trying to be silenced. So... There's so many different ways to see it, but I definitely do agree with Michelle's early assessment that they definitely do seem in one way or another to be connected.

But whichever way this may potentially pan out, there were still a stunning number of possibilities. And with very little forensic evidence in either murder, the best place to start was in the interview room, questioning the people in George Taylor's immediate orbit.

But whichever way this may potentially pan out, there were still a stunning number of possibilities. And with very little forensic evidence in either murder, the best place to start was in the interview room, questioning the people in George Taylor's immediate orbit.

According to Taylor's own mother, her son was no saint, but she was convinced that it was Shelby and these other two men who were the real trouble in the group. And if anyone had conspired to kill her son or anyone else, it was them.

According to Taylor's own mother, her son was no saint, but she was convinced that it was Shelby and these other two men who were the real trouble in the group. And if anyone had conspired to kill her son or anyone else, it was them.

And detectives in Moreno Valley were now facing not one unsolved murder, but two. When first questioned by police, Terrence Bledsoe confirmed that they were all indeed together in a motel room on the night Kevin was killed. But he denied ever leaving or knowing anything about the homicide.

And detectives in Moreno Valley were now facing not one unsolved murder, but two. When first questioned by police, Terrence Bledsoe confirmed that they were all indeed together in a motel room on the night Kevin was killed. But he denied ever leaving or knowing anything about the homicide.