Kevin Pickett

Danica heard another man's voice in the background, but she couldn't hear what he was saying.

Danica heard another man's voice in the background, but she couldn't hear what he was saying.

According to Danica, we had two people in Katie Autry's storeroom.

According to Danica, we had two people in Katie Autry's storeroom.

Police had to figure out who those people were.

Police had to figure out who those people were.

It came out pretty quickly that it was more than just a fire, and there was a lot of shock. For me, as a 21-year-old student, you feel pretty invincible, you know? So the idea that this happened to somebody was pretty shocking.

It came out pretty quickly that it was more than just a fire, and there was a lot of shock. For me, as a 21-year-old student, you feel pretty invincible, you know? So the idea that this happened to somebody was pretty shocking.

Students were walking in groups and we talked to some students who were putting like chairs in front of their dorm room doors because they were scared that somebody was still out there.

Students were walking in groups and we talked to some students who were putting like chairs in front of their dorm room doors because they were scared that somebody was still out there.

West Chester University was a late police department. University police are very small. And the chief of West Chester University says, you know, we need help. And so he went very high up on the chain. and then we were called in. We were playing with a crime scene not only just located in his dorm, but we were playing with a crime scene that spread the whole campus.

West Chester University was a late police department. University police are very small. And the chief of West Chester University says, you know, we need help. And so he went very high up on the chain. and then we were called in. We were playing with a crime scene not only just located in his dorm, but we were playing with a crime scene that spread the whole campus.

The two voices that Danica said she heard on the call that she made to Katie seemed to be a really key part of the investigation. But police had to figure out who those people were. And to do that, they needed to start investigating, you know, who was with her, who might have seen them or talked to them.

The two voices that Danica said she heard on the call that she made to Katie seemed to be a really key part of the investigation. But police had to figure out who those people were. And to do that, they needed to start investigating, you know, who was with her, who might have seen them or talked to them.

Now everybody's got a video and security cameras and everything else. But I know the technology of 2003, 19 years ago, they didn't have no video. Some of us started doing the interviews in the dorm.

Now everybody's got a video and security cameras and everything else. But I know the technology of 2003, 19 years ago, they didn't have no video. Some of us started doing the interviews in the dorm.

The RA told police that they remembered Katie coming in around 1.30 or 2 a.m. and that she was alone and that she seemed in good spirits when she came into the dorm. That really lined up with their timeline of when Danica said Katie left the party. And none of the RAs or those working the desk reported seeing or hearing anything suspicious in or around that dorm that night.

The RA told police that they remembered Katie coming in around 1.30 or 2 a.m. and that she was alone and that she seemed in good spirits when she came into the dorm. That really lined up with their timeline of when Danica said Katie left the party. And none of the RAs or those working the desk reported seeing or hearing anything suspicious in or around that dorm that night.

It was obvious to police that they needed to look at him as a possible suspect and make sure that he had a clear alibi, something that could be backed up by several other people.

It was obvious to police that they needed to look at him as a possible suspect and make sure that he had a clear alibi, something that could be backed up by several other people.