Janice Morgan

Carol looks up and sees her mother standing on the street. They lock eyes. Allentine's apparently returned home from Maryland early, and she isn't happy to see her daughter out of the house. She tells Carol to quickly finish her errand before returning home. After they part ways, Carol makes it to 7-Eleven. She picks up her items, checks out, and exits the store. But she never makes it home.

Carol looks up and sees her mother standing on the street. They lock eyes. Allentine's apparently returned home from Maryland early, and she isn't happy to see her daughter out of the house. She tells Carol to quickly finish her errand before returning home. After they part ways, Carol makes it to 7-Eleven. She picks up her items, checks out, and exits the store. But she never makes it home.

When Allentine enters the apartment a short while later, she finds her other children in a panic. They're worried they'll get in trouble for letting Carol leave the house. But as time passes, their concern is more for Carol's safety. It's been over an hour since she left. Carol's older sister, Evander, decides to go out looking for her.

When Allentine enters the apartment a short while later, she finds her other children in a panic. They're worried they'll get in trouble for letting Carol leave the house. But as time passes, their concern is more for Carol's safety. It's been over an hour since she left. Carol's older sister, Evander, decides to go out looking for her.

She traces Carol's steps down the street and speaks to the clerk at 7-Eleven to see if maybe they heard or saw something. But she returns home without any sign of Carol and without any leads. That's when Allentine calls the Metropolitan Police Department and reports her daughter missing. She's frantic on the call, but it quickly becomes clear authorities don't share her concern.

She traces Carol's steps down the street and speaks to the clerk at 7-Eleven to see if maybe they heard or saw something. But she returns home without any sign of Carol and without any leads. That's when Allentine calls the Metropolitan Police Department and reports her daughter missing. She's frantic on the call, but it quickly becomes clear authorities don't share her concern.

They tell Alantine her daughter probably just ran away. They don't dispatch any officers to conduct interviews. They don't help look for the missing girl. They leave the Spinks family on their own to figure out what to do next. Alantine calls friends, knocks on neighbors' doors, and assembles a search party. They scour the area for any sign of Carol, but come up empty-handed.

They tell Alantine her daughter probably just ran away. They don't dispatch any officers to conduct interviews. They don't help look for the missing girl. They leave the Spinks family on their own to figure out what to do next. Alantine calls friends, knocks on neighbors' doors, and assembles a search party. They scour the area for any sign of Carol, but come up empty-handed.

Six days later, a group of children playing behind St. Elizabeth's Hospital find Carol's body lying at the bottom of an embankment. She's been strangled and has cuts on her face, neck, chest, and hands. An autopsy reveals Carol was raped and probably had been dead for two to three days before she was found.

Six days later, a group of children playing behind St. Elizabeth's Hospital find Carol's body lying at the bottom of an embankment. She's been strangled and has cuts on her face, neck, chest, and hands. An autopsy reveals Carol was raped and probably had been dead for two to three days before she was found.

To make sense of the unaccounted-for time, authorities believe her killer likely kidnapped and held her captive for a few days, and based on the undigested pieces of citrus fruit they find in her stomach, they also might have fed her. When the news breaks, the community is horrified, but the city's political unrest pulls resources away from the case.

To make sense of the unaccounted-for time, authorities believe her killer likely kidnapped and held her captive for a few days, and based on the undigested pieces of citrus fruit they find in her stomach, they also might have fed her. When the news breaks, the community is horrified, but the city's political unrest pulls resources away from the case.

Officer Romaine Jenkins is assigned to the case. At 28 years old, she is a trailblazer on the force, the first woman to ever become a homicide detective in D.C. She's supposed to go interview potential witnesses in Carol's neighborhood, but due to anti-war protests that erupt that day, her supervisor reassigns her to patrol duty.

Officer Romaine Jenkins is assigned to the case. At 28 years old, she is a trailblazer on the force, the first woman to ever become a homicide detective in D.C. She's supposed to go interview potential witnesses in Carol's neighborhood, but due to anti-war protests that erupt that day, her supervisor reassigns her to patrol duty.

In fact, the whole Metropolitan Police Department is put on emergency alert, tasked with making sure demonstrations don't turn violent. With all eyes on the protests congregating in and around West Potomac Park near the National Mall, it leaves a vacuum in other parts of the city, like Carol Spinks' neighborhood, located to the southeast and separated by the Anacostia River.

In fact, the whole Metropolitan Police Department is put on emergency alert, tasked with making sure demonstrations don't turn violent. With all eyes on the protests congregating in and around West Potomac Park near the National Mall, it leaves a vacuum in other parts of the city, like Carol Spinks' neighborhood, located to the southeast and separated by the Anacostia River.

About two months after Carol's murder on July 8th, 16-year-old Darlenia Johnson never shows up to her work shift. Her mother, Helen, reports her missing that day. She never hears from her daughter again. But a few days after Darlenia's disappearance, Helen receives a phone call from an unknown number. When she picks up, she hears a man breathing on the other end, but he doesn't say a word.

About two months after Carol's murder on July 8th, 16-year-old Darlenia Johnson never shows up to her work shift. Her mother, Helen, reports her missing that day. She never hears from her daughter again. But a few days after Darlenia's disappearance, Helen receives a phone call from an unknown number. When she picks up, she hears a man breathing on the other end, but he doesn't say a word.

Helen reports the call to police, but they can't trace it to a source. That technology doesn't exist yet. So there's not much they can do, even as the harassment continues. For over a week, the haunting calls keep coming in. It's the same thing every time, just a man breathing on the other end. Then, one day, the pattern changes and the man speaks just a handful of words. I killed your daughter.

Helen reports the call to police, but they can't trace it to a source. That technology doesn't exist yet. So there's not much they can do, even as the harassment continues. For over a week, the haunting calls keep coming in. It's the same thing every time, just a man breathing on the other end. Then, one day, the pattern changes and the man speaks just a handful of words. I killed your daughter.