Investigator

My reaction when I first saw the car was, we have a problem. We have a missing person, and we have what appeared to be a bullet hole in the windshield in a vehicle that he was less known to be driving.

Matt was known for committing home invasions. He would commonly brag about the amount of money he would get from these home invasions. It would kind of sustain his lifestyle.

Matt was known for committing home invasions. He would commonly brag about the amount of money he would get from these home invasions. It would kind of sustain his lifestyle.

After he was in prison, he was a really, really hard worker. His family and even his friends said he was trying to do the right thing.

After he was in prison, he was a really, really hard worker. His family and even his friends said he was trying to do the right thing.

Francesca herself is a very successful person. She works in the medical profession.

Francesca herself is a very successful person. She works in the medical profession.

Matt and Francesca were living in Lehigh Acres. He had introduced her to his family.

Matt and Francesca were living in Lehigh Acres. He had introduced her to his family.

When we first saw the car and it was all sealed up and looking through the windows, you couldn't really discern how much blood was actually in the vehicle. Once we opened the car up, you could definitely tell something had happened.

When we first saw the car and it was all sealed up and looking through the windows, you couldn't really discern how much blood was actually in the vehicle. Once we opened the car up, you could definitely tell something had happened.

It was time to go and look a little deeper at this and the aspect of it possibly being a homicide. This vehicle, it was immediately towed to our forensics facility where everything was kind of done in a controlled environment.

It was time to go and look a little deeper at this and the aspect of it possibly being a homicide. This vehicle, it was immediately towed to our forensics facility where everything was kind of done in a controlled environment.

We find out that he was involved in narcotics use and narcotics abuse.

We find out that he was involved in narcotics use and narcotics abuse.

There's nobody in the trunk, but the trunk did have an extreme amount of blood in it.

There's nobody in the trunk, but the trunk did have an extreme amount of blood in it.

We had very little to go on. We had a car with blood in the front seat and the trunk and a missing person. And we didn't know, did Matthew take the car and was he involved in some kind of crime? Was he the victim of a crime?

We had very little to go on. We had a car with blood in the front seat and the trunk and a missing person. And we didn't know, did Matthew take the car and was he involved in some kind of crime? Was he the victim of a crime?

He's got a checkered past that would be concerning to some people. And that's when we find out that Matthew has been to prison before. He got out about a year ago. Yeah. I'd say at least a year ago. We find out that he was involved in narcotics use and narcotics abuse. It was out there that Matt kind of had a temper, and he would not be afraid to fight anybody.