Josh Mankiewicz

After a quick briefing from first responders, the sergeant told Meyer to take the lead. That was a big moment. Because even though Detective Meyer had been a lawman for 17 years, he'd only been with the county's robbery homicide unit a few months.

Jonathan Hearn said he hadn't taken his cell phone on that trip to Tehachapi because he didn't want investigators looking at the GPS tracking feature and learning where he'd gone. According to Hearn, he called Sabrina as soon as he got home.

Jonathan Hearn said he hadn't taken his cell phone on that trip to Tehachapi because he didn't want investigators looking at the GPS tracking feature and learning where he'd gone. According to Hearn, he called Sabrina as soon as he got home.

Jonathan Hearn said he hadn't taken his cell phone on that trip to Tehachapi because he didn't want investigators looking at the GPS tracking feature and learning where he'd gone. According to Hearn, he called Sabrina as soon as he got home.

Jonathan knew Sabrina stood to collect $300,000 and perhaps more than that in death benefits from the railroad. He knew that kind of money could come in handy if he and Sabrina married. But he told her he wasn't thinking about the money anymore. God would take care of that.

Jonathan knew Sabrina stood to collect $300,000 and perhaps more than that in death benefits from the railroad. He knew that kind of money could come in handy if he and Sabrina married. But he told her he wasn't thinking about the money anymore. God would take care of that.

Jonathan knew Sabrina stood to collect $300,000 and perhaps more than that in death benefits from the railroad. He knew that kind of money could come in handy if he and Sabrina married. But he told her he wasn't thinking about the money anymore. God would take care of that.

The problem was this. Out of hours and hours of wiretaps, Sabrina had said nothing incriminating.

The problem was this. Out of hours and hours of wiretaps, Sabrina had said nothing incriminating.

The problem was this. Out of hours and hours of wiretaps, Sabrina had said nothing incriminating.

It's a pretty big first case.

It's a pretty big first case.

It's a pretty big first case.

Up until then, the detective had found a lot of probable, but not much cause. The phone records of Sabrina Limon and Jonathan Hearn changed all that. Using an Excel spreadsheet, investigators were able to chart all of the calls and texts between the two since the day they first met in that aisle at Costco two years earlier.

Up until then, the detective had found a lot of probable, but not much cause. The phone records of Sabrina Limon and Jonathan Hearn changed all that. Using an Excel spreadsheet, investigators were able to chart all of the calls and texts between the two since the day they first met in that aisle at Costco two years earlier.

Up until then, the detective had found a lot of probable, but not much cause. The phone records of Sabrina Limon and Jonathan Hearn changed all that. Using an Excel spreadsheet, investigators were able to chart all of the calls and texts between the two since the day they first met in that aisle at Costco two years earlier.

The night had turned chilly by the time Detective Meyer stepped into the railroad shop to take a look at the crime scene. Everything there was just as it had been when Sean Ware arrived two hours earlier.

The night had turned chilly by the time Detective Meyer stepped into the railroad shop to take a look at the crime scene. Everything there was just as it had been when Sean Ware arrived two hours earlier.

The night had turned chilly by the time Detective Meyer stepped into the railroad shop to take a look at the crime scene. Everything there was just as it had been when Sean Ware arrived two hours earlier.

So a few days after being picked up by Kern County deputies, Sabrina was released from custody.