Anne-Marie Green
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Investigators also discovered that Reginald had taken out several life insurance policies on her leading up to the murder. If you watch 48 Hours, you know, life insurance policies like that's always, you know, that's always a little suspect. That's a red flag. Why wasn't he charged in the very beginning?
You flash forward, right? And then there's new evidence that's discovered. At the crime scene, police found Winston cigarettes or a cigarette. In 2012, Lieutenant Ward was finally able to test what he found. And they get a match, right, in CODIS. which is the FBI's national DNA database. There is a twist, though, because the match is to Billy Ray Barnes, the twin brother of Jimmy Ray Barnes.
You flash forward, right? And then there's new evidence that's discovered. At the crime scene, police found Winston cigarettes or a cigarette. In 2012, Lieutenant Ward was finally able to test what he found. And they get a match, right, in CODIS. which is the FBI's national DNA database. There is a twist, though, because the match is to Billy Ray Barnes, the twin brother of Jimmy Ray Barnes.
You flash forward, right? And then there's new evidence that's discovered. At the crime scene, police found Winston cigarettes or a cigarette. In 2012, Lieutenant Ward was finally able to test what he found. And they get a match, right, in CODIS. which is the FBI's national DNA database. There is a twist, though, because the match is to Billy Ray Barnes, the twin brother of Jimmy Ray Barnes.
And, of course, the witness identified Jimmy. So when I saw that in the hour, I thought this is where the twist is going to come in to tell you the truth, because I knew with identical twins, they have the same DNA, and that could be quite complicated.
And, of course, the witness identified Jimmy. So when I saw that in the hour, I thought this is where the twist is going to come in to tell you the truth, because I knew with identical twins, they have the same DNA, and that could be quite complicated.
And, of course, the witness identified Jimmy. So when I saw that in the hour, I thought this is where the twist is going to come in to tell you the truth, because I knew with identical twins, they have the same DNA, and that could be quite complicated.
Mm hmm. So then was Billy Ray Barnes ever suspect in this case?
Mm hmm. So then was Billy Ray Barnes ever suspect in this case?
Mm hmm. So then was Billy Ray Barnes ever suspect in this case?
What is really kind of unique, I think, about this 48 Hours episode is that so much of it is told through the lens of Reggie Jr., who was a child, a small child. He was only six years old. And watching him in the police video is just heartbreaking.
What is really kind of unique, I think, about this 48 Hours episode is that so much of it is told through the lens of Reggie Jr., who was a child, a small child. He was only six years old. And watching him in the police video is just heartbreaking.
What is really kind of unique, I think, about this 48 Hours episode is that so much of it is told through the lens of Reggie Jr., who was a child, a small child. He was only six years old. And watching him in the police video is just heartbreaking.
He is leaning on his father, right, to show him some sort of tenderness because that's his safe island. And I just found myself sort of reading everything into his father's body language, internally yelling at the screen, saying, hug him, hold him, protect him, do something.
He is leaning on his father, right, to show him some sort of tenderness because that's his safe island. And I just found myself sort of reading everything into his father's body language, internally yelling at the screen, saying, hug him, hold him, protect him, do something.
He is leaning on his father, right, to show him some sort of tenderness because that's his safe island. And I just found myself sort of reading everything into his father's body language, internally yelling at the screen, saying, hug him, hold him, protect him, do something.
So you fast forward to 2012, right? And Reggie Jr., he's 31 years old. He's living in Texas. Out of the blue, Texas Rangers come to his door and they tell him something he has never considered in his life. That his father is a suspect, the main suspect in his mother's murder. They're from a small town. We know, I mean, people talk. Reggie Jr. had never heard this at all?
So you fast forward to 2012, right? And Reggie Jr., he's 31 years old. He's living in Texas. Out of the blue, Texas Rangers come to his door and they tell him something he has never considered in his life. That his father is a suspect, the main suspect in his mother's murder. They're from a small town. We know, I mean, people talk. Reggie Jr. had never heard this at all?
So you fast forward to 2012, right? And Reggie Jr., he's 31 years old. He's living in Texas. Out of the blue, Texas Rangers come to his door and they tell him something he has never considered in his life. That his father is a suspect, the main suspect in his mother's murder. They're from a small town. We know, I mean, people talk. Reggie Jr. had never heard this at all?
And his father actually sort of, in a way, kind of rearranged his life. Like, he moved into another school and everything, right?