Ashley Flowers

And most of the updates that they're getting are from the media when those even happen few and far between. So it seems like nothing on the surface is happening. And behind the scenes... it's really a lot of the same. Jim Broderick is still convinced that Tim Masters killed Peggy. And in all that time, where it's years now, Tim had been busy growing up.

And most of the updates that they're getting are from the media when those even happen few and far between. So it seems like nothing on the surface is happening. And behind the scenes... it's really a lot of the same. Jim Broderick is still convinced that Tim Masters killed Peggy. And in all that time, where it's years now, Tim had been busy growing up.

When he was 18, he joined the Navy, just like his dad. And for him, this was his chance to start over, to like have a clean slate, to not be the kid suspected of murder. Like he could go, put his head down, do the work, And that's what he did, day in, day out, month after month, year after year, all the way up until 1992.

When he was 18, he joined the Navy, just like his dad. And for him, this was his chance to start over, to like have a clean slate, to not be the kid suspected of murder. Like he could go, put his head down, do the work, And that's what he did, day in, day out, month after month, year after year, all the way up until 1992.

When investigators came out of that meeting with Tim, they were split in their thinking. I don't know what Hal thought, but Linda left thinking, no, like this isn't our guy. We've got this all wrong. Jim Broderick, though, was more convinced than ever. So in 1996, he reopens the investigation and says, After some time, by golly, he's got it.

When investigators came out of that meeting with Tim, they were split in their thinking. I don't know what Hal thought, but Linda left thinking, no, like this isn't our guy. We've got this all wrong. Jim Broderick, though, was more convinced than ever. So in 1996, he reopens the investigation and says, After some time, by golly, he's got it.

And so on August 10th, 1998, 27-year-old Tim is at home in California. He's out of the Navy by this point. And he gets this knock on his door. And he gets up to get it. Before he can even reach the door, the door is open. And there is this police officer standing right in front of him.

And so on August 10th, 1998, 27-year-old Tim is at home in California. He's out of the Navy by this point. And he gets this knock on his door. And he gets up to get it. Before he can even reach the door, the door is open. And there is this police officer standing right in front of him.

It was a shock to everyone. I mean, like, I think people were looking like side to side, like, wait, what did we miss? What do they have that they didn't have before? What's new? Yeah. Yeah. Well, Tim goes to county to talk to his lawyer and he realizes nothing. What they have are his drawings and a star witness to talk about the drawings.

It was a shock to everyone. I mean, like, I think people were looking like side to side, like, wait, what did we miss? What do they have that they didn't have before? What's new? Yeah. Yeah. Well, Tim goes to county to talk to his lawyer and he realizes nothing. What they have are his drawings and a star witness to talk about the drawings.

Reed Malloy, without ever having spoken to Tim in those six months, decided that Tim killed Peggy and specifically that it was a case of displaced matricide.

Reed Malloy, without ever having spoken to Tim in those six months, decided that Tim killed Peggy and specifically that it was a case of displaced matricide.

Yes. And it's not like Tim hated his he loved his mom. Right. Like we haven't talked about his mom, though, because by the time Peggy was murdered, his mom had been dead for four years. And it was really unexpected. Like his mom got sick. His dad was like, I'm going to take her to the hospital. And then she just never came home.

Yes. And it's not like Tim hated his he loved his mom. Right. Like we haven't talked about his mom, though, because by the time Peggy was murdered, his mom had been dead for four years. And it was really unexpected. Like his mom got sick. His dad was like, I'm going to take her to the hospital. And then she just never came home.

I mean, I think they thought she had the flu or something, which, as you can imagine, is super traumatic for a young kid. Super formative. And it did happen. Her death happened almost like four years to the day of Peggy's murder. So the theory became that Tim was so upset that he became angry with his mom for abandoning him.

I mean, I think they thought she had the flu or something, which, as you can imagine, is super traumatic for a young kid. Super formative. And it did happen. Her death happened almost like four years to the day of Peggy's murder. So the theory became that Tim was so upset that he became angry with his mom for abandoning him.

And he, for some reason, is out there in this field in the wee morning hours and he sees Peggy walking home and he sees Peggy. Specifically, Peggy's red hair. And it triggers him. It reminds him of his mom's red hair. And he lashes out and kills her.

And he, for some reason, is out there in this field in the wee morning hours and he sees Peggy walking home and he sees Peggy. Specifically, Peggy's red hair. And it triggers him. It reminds him of his mom's red hair. And he lashes out and kills her.

She does not even have red hair. Like, this is what's wild. Her hair looks brown in this picture. And no one cares. This is what they go to trial with. Yeah. They go to trial with the drawings, this expert witness to talk about the drawings. And the defense in all of this, like throughout the trial, only calls one expert witness. Not because they're doing a bad job.

She does not even have red hair. Like, this is what's wild. Her hair looks brown in this picture. And no one cares. This is what they go to trial with. Yeah. They go to trial with the drawings, this expert witness to talk about the drawings. And the defense in all of this, like throughout the trial, only calls one expert witness. Not because they're doing a bad job.