Brett Zimbrick
Appearances
The Binge Crimes: Finding Mom's Killer
Deadly Fortune | 4. The Deeper You Dig
The media sensation about him having a garage sale or an estate sale with all of her clothes and jewelry and all that stuff, you know, like I said, the optics are bad on that. I mean, people do dumb shit all the time. I'm not sure at what point the district attorney decided to jump in with both feet. The district attorney's office decided to jump in with both feet, but as the investigation
The Binge Crimes: Finding Mom's Killer
Deadly Fortune | 4. The Deeper You Dig
Proceeded from the Atlanta Police perspective, the District Attorney's Office was made aware of what we had uncovered, what we believed based on what we saw, our experience, the evidence that we had, the interviews that we've conducted, you know, that everybody had a big question about why did he go to Emory Hospital as opposed to going to Grady Hospital.
The Binge Crimes: Finding Mom's Killer
Deadly Fortune | 4. The Deeper You Dig
There's obviously an entrance hole at the back of the seat and an exit hole at the front of the seat. And then based on autopsy, the entrance hole in the body of Diane, you know, you could basically put the body back into the seat based on that alone or you would have an approximate position of Diane at the time that the bullet entered her body.
The Binge Crimes: Finding Mom's Killer
Deadly Fortune | 4. The Deeper You Dig
So the processing of the vehicle, the recovery of the gun, all that stuff was probably done fairly early in the investigation. I'm not sure what triggered Fulton County to become exceptionally interested. We would discuss it as a group and the detective, the lead detective in the case would make the presentation that this is what I believe we can back up if it goes to trial.
The Binge Crimes: Finding Mom's Killer
Deadly Fortune | 4. The Deeper You Dig
The involuntary or the reckless conduct, which included the involuntary and what other misdemeanor gun charge there was, was what we, the Atlanta Police Department, the homicide unit, and the lead detective believed we could justify at trial.
The Binge Crimes: Finding Mom's Killer
Deadly Fortune | 4. The Deeper You Dig
I was with the Atlanta Police Department for 33 years. 26 of those years, I was in the homicide unit as an investigator. And prior to that, I did a year of undercover narcotics work as an investigator, and then five years of uniform patrol. So the next day after the shooting, when I report to work, that's when I hear that there was an overnight shooting in a car.
The Binge Crimes: Finding Mom's Killer
Deadly Fortune | 4. The Deeper You Dig
Victim died as a result of a gunshot wound. Husband is the individual responsible.
The Binge Crimes: Finding Mom's Killer
Deadly Fortune | 4. The Deeper You Dig
He's accompanied by two attorneys, his personal attorneys. Darren is the lead on the case, and I sit in the interview.
The Binge Crimes: Finding Mom's Killer
Deadly Fortune | 4. The Deeper You Dig
The attorney was making it clear that this is what we're here for. We're going to have Tex explain everything. what happened, how they got to that point. He's not going to be specific about right turns, left turns, where they were exactly because he doesn't recall it. So please don't pressure him.
The Binge Crimes: Finding Mom's Killer
Deadly Fortune | 4. The Deeper You Dig
He came across as a little bit saddened. Obviously his wife had just died and he appeared to feel remorse or some responsibility for that act. He was trying to relay to us that it was an accident and he made a few comments to the effect that he wanted us to be sure that we knew it was an accident.
The Binge Crimes: Finding Mom's Killer
Deadly Fortune | 4. The Deeper You Dig
I think one thing that stood out to me was the fact that he made the comment in the interview that the doctors had told him that Diane had come to was responsive and told the doctors it was an accident, which I thought was kind of a weird thing. Why would she have come to regain consciousness only to say it was an accident and very little else after that?
The Binge Crimes: Finding Mom's Killer
Deadly Fortune | 4. The Deeper You Dig
But he made sure to say that, and if I'm not mistaken, he repeated it. He kind of admitted to being responsible for it, but wanted to make sure that the accident part of it remained in the forefront, made us continually think about the accident word.
The Binge Crimes: Finding Mom's Killer
Deadly Fortune | 4. The Deeper You Dig
It was over 30 years ago that Clifford Olson first called me. Secret phone calls from Canada's most notorious serial killer.
The Binge Crimes: Finding Mom's Killer
Deadly Fortune | 4. The Deeper You Dig
Now it's time to unearth the tapes, because I believe there are still answers to be found. I'm Arlene Bynum, from CBC's Uncover, calls from a killer. Available now.