Britt Prawat

Chief Carl told us that this false lead wasn't the only one they had to wade through over the years. Javid's wife, Rafia, had tried to come up with any scrap of a theory that might help get justice for the man she loved. Some seemed plausible. For instance, she thought her ex-husband may have had something to do with it and described an encounter with him days before Javid was shot.

Chief Carl told us that this false lead wasn't the only one they had to wade through over the years. Javid's wife, Rafia, had tried to come up with any scrap of a theory that might help get justice for the man she loved. Some seemed plausible. For instance, she thought her ex-husband may have had something to do with it and described an encounter with him days before Javid was shot.

But her ex was cleared of any suspicion when detectives looked into this alleged threat and found that the run-in at the mosque never actually happened. Over the years, detectives say they fielded more and more calls from Rafia that they, of course, checked out, but that mostly just led them down more dead ends, things like theories about black magic.

But her ex was cleared of any suspicion when detectives looked into this alleged threat and found that the run-in at the mosque never actually happened. Over the years, detectives say they fielded more and more calls from Rafia that they, of course, checked out, but that mostly just led them down more dead ends, things like theories about black magic.

But her ex was cleared of any suspicion when detectives looked into this alleged threat and found that the run-in at the mosque never actually happened. Over the years, detectives say they fielded more and more calls from Rafia that they, of course, checked out, but that mostly just led them down more dead ends, things like theories about black magic.

So as more years have passed with no justice for Javid, Rafia's relationship with detectives has become strained, and they're really not in touch at all anymore. Our reporting team reached out to Rafia multiple times, along with her and Javid's now grown-up children and other members of their extended family. But we didn't hear back from any of them as of this recording.

So as more years have passed with no justice for Javid, Rafia's relationship with detectives has become strained, and they're really not in touch at all anymore. Our reporting team reached out to Rafia multiple times, along with her and Javid's now grown-up children and other members of their extended family. But we didn't hear back from any of them as of this recording.

So as more years have passed with no justice for Javid, Rafia's relationship with detectives has become strained, and they're really not in touch at all anymore. Our reporting team reached out to Rafia multiple times, along with her and Javid's now grown-up children and other members of their extended family. But we didn't hear back from any of them as of this recording.

Detective Roberts told our reporters that Mike and Tyrone have always been persons of interest in this case. But with no eyewitnesses able to ID the suspects who fled the one-stop that night, and these gun libraries throwing a cloud of confusion over the weapon that was used, there have always been just too many questions about their involvement to bring charges.

Detective Roberts told our reporters that Mike and Tyrone have always been persons of interest in this case. But with no eyewitnesses able to ID the suspects who fled the one-stop that night, and these gun libraries throwing a cloud of confusion over the weapon that was used, there have always been just too many questions about their involvement to bring charges.

Detective Roberts told our reporters that Mike and Tyrone have always been persons of interest in this case. But with no eyewitnesses able to ID the suspects who fled the one-stop that night, and these gun libraries throwing a cloud of confusion over the weapon that was used, there have always been just too many questions about their involvement to bring charges.

And to make things even harder, multiple agencies have handled this investigation over the last 17 years, leaving Detective Roberts with the task of sorting through boxes and boxes of documentation to see if there's anything he may have missed. But there are glimmers of hope, and he said that reviewing the case files for this episode has reinvigorated the investigation.

And to make things even harder, multiple agencies have handled this investigation over the last 17 years, leaving Detective Roberts with the task of sorting through boxes and boxes of documentation to see if there's anything he may have missed. But there are glimmers of hope, and he said that reviewing the case files for this episode has reinvigorated the investigation.

And to make things even harder, multiple agencies have handled this investigation over the last 17 years, leaving Detective Roberts with the task of sorting through boxes and boxes of documentation to see if there's anything he may have missed. But there are glimmers of hope, and he said that reviewing the case files for this episode has reinvigorated the investigation.

Remember how Detective Roberts said he hadn't seen cell tower records for Mike and Tyrone's phones in the case files? Well, as he kept digging through the files after our interview, he actually found pages and pages of printed records that list calls Mike, Tyrone, and a bunch of their associates were making the night Javid was shot.

Remember how Detective Roberts said he hadn't seen cell tower records for Mike and Tyrone's phones in the case files? Well, as he kept digging through the files after our interview, he actually found pages and pages of printed records that list calls Mike, Tyrone, and a bunch of their associates were making the night Javid was shot.

Remember how Detective Roberts said he hadn't seen cell tower records for Mike and Tyrone's phones in the case files? Well, as he kept digging through the files after our interview, he actually found pages and pages of printed records that list calls Mike, Tyrone, and a bunch of their associates were making the night Javid was shot.

There were more pages with cell tower and GPS data on them that could show where the men were that night. Unfortunately, he says these 2007-era records weren't formatted to be printer-friendly and information was cut off, so he isn't able to determine which calls and coordinates pair up with which phone.

There were more pages with cell tower and GPS data on them that could show where the men were that night. Unfortunately, he says these 2007-era records weren't formatted to be printer-friendly and information was cut off, so he isn't able to determine which calls and coordinates pair up with which phone.

There were more pages with cell tower and GPS data on them that could show where the men were that night. Unfortunately, he says these 2007-era records weren't formatted to be printer-friendly and information was cut off, so he isn't able to determine which calls and coordinates pair up with which phone.