David Cauley

There were an older set of twins from a prior relationship. And then with Ernie, she had a child and then another set of twins. But Ernie basically raised those kids, the other two, as if they were his own.

There were an older set of twins from a prior relationship. And then with Ernie, she had a child and then another set of twins. But Ernie basically raised those kids, the other two, as if they were his own.

So Samantha called her mother, who was in a town about an hour and a half away. And Rosie called her sister, who was about 10 minutes away. And so her sister and her sister's boyfriend just came straight to the house.

So Samantha called her mother, who was in a town about an hour and a half away. And Rosie called her sister, who was about 10 minutes away. And so her sister and her sister's boyfriend just came straight to the house.

after her boyfriend, we'll say, cleared the house. He went in with his firearm, made sure nobody else was there, and at that same time, they're calling law enforcement.

after her boyfriend, we'll say, cleared the house. He went in with his firearm, made sure nobody else was there, and at that same time, they're calling law enforcement.

Samantha is basically relaying the story and it gets relayed to law enforcement, which is that somebody had broken into the house, had pulled her and her husband out of bed from a sleep.

Samantha is basically relaying the story and it gets relayed to law enforcement, which is that somebody had broken into the house, had pulled her and her husband out of bed from a sleep.

And as they continued to beat him, they put her on her knees in front of him. They would say things like, you know, this wonderful woman that you have, this beautiful woman, do you deserve her? You don't deserve her. Things like that. They continued to use her to taunt him, basically, while they were beating him.

And as they continued to beat him, they put her on her knees in front of him. They would say things like, you know, this wonderful woman that you have, this beautiful woman, do you deserve her? You don't deserve her. Things like that. They continued to use her to taunt him, basically, while they were beating him.

She told them they were all wearing black. They had black masks. They had black gloves.

She told them they were all wearing black. They had black masks. They had black gloves.

So that house is about as secluded as it can be for Titus County. It's surrounded by acreage, and I mean, it's just out there in the middle of nowhere. So there was nobody who would have heard anything.

So that house is about as secluded as it can be for Titus County. It's surrounded by acreage, and I mean, it's just out there in the middle of nowhere. So there was nobody who would have heard anything.

There's not going to be any kind of surveillance, neighbor surveillance or anything unless, you know, I guess you could happen to cross a game camera that somebody might have put up. But those aren't going to be things that anybody's going to be able to see or know about.

There's not going to be any kind of surveillance, neighbor surveillance or anything unless, you know, I guess you could happen to cross a game camera that somebody might have put up. But those aren't going to be things that anybody's going to be able to see or know about.

Chris Bragg, he was the lead investigator. And when he arrived, the first thing he noticed was that supposedly the door had been kicked in. But when there's a burglar with somebody kicking in the door, popping it open with a pry bar, it usually busts out the frame around the backside of it. There's some amount of wooden damage to that wood, and that was not the case here.

Chris Bragg, he was the lead investigator. And when he arrived, the first thing he noticed was that supposedly the door had been kicked in. But when there's a burglar with somebody kicking in the door, popping it open with a pry bar, it usually busts out the frame around the backside of it. There's some amount of wooden damage to that wood, and that was not the case here.

He thought that it was maybe made to look like a home invasion that actually wasn't.

He thought that it was maybe made to look like a home invasion that actually wasn't.