Eyewitness

This is West 54th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues in Midtown Manhattan.

This is West 54th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues in Midtown Manhattan.

A young father of two senselessly murdered, dropping his child off.

A young father of two senselessly murdered, dropping his child off.

This was a huge case in Atlanta, and especially since it happened in the parking lot of a preschool, you know, a young father of two senselessly murdered, dropping his child off.

This was a huge case in Atlanta, and especially since it happened in the parking lot of a preschool, you know, a young father of two senselessly murdered, dropping his child off.

I was tasked with going back and trying to just dig into the family a little bit, find out who they were and where they worked, what sorts of things were important in their lives.

I was tasked with going back and trying to just dig into the family a little bit, find out who they were and where they worked, what sorts of things were important in their lives.

The thing that really struck me was they all noted that this was a really strange looking beard on the suspect and that it looked fake.

The thing that really struck me was they all noted that this was a really strange looking beard on the suspect and that it looked fake.

With any investigation, they always want to start by finding out whatever they can about the victim. And so in this case, they dug into where Rusty had worked, what sort of business ventures he was involved in. We spoke to his business partners.

With any investigation, they always want to start by finding out whatever they can about the victim. And so in this case, they dug into where Rusty had worked, what sort of business ventures he was involved in. We spoke to his business partners.

That was probably the biggest clue they had in terms of figuring out who did this.

That was probably the biggest clue they had in terms of figuring out who did this.

When they hit on that, that ended up being a gold mine for them.

When they hit on that, that ended up being a gold mine for them.

Turns out that Kia Sedona's were a very popular enterprise rental vehicle. And so when they hit on that, that ended up being a gold mine for them.

Turns out that Kia Sedona's were a very popular enterprise rental vehicle. And so when they hit on that, that ended up being a gold mine for them.

They ended up getting the list of all of the 2011 Kia Sedona minivans that were rented on that date and the names of all of the people who had them rented. When they went to the actual locations to look at them, they were able to figure out which van it was based on those stickers because they weren't properly placed.

They ended up getting the list of all of the 2011 Kia Sedona minivans that were rented on that date and the names of all of the people who had them rented. When they went to the actual locations to look at them, they were able to figure out which van it was based on those stickers because they weren't properly placed.