Richard Spivey

And we were kind of said, well, it's too bad because we had a record of him buying a hush puppy orbital. And we thought that that might be what it was. And the guy kind of paused for me and he goes, well, let me check something. He goes, oh, we did manufacture the exact same shoe. for DSW Shoe Warehouse. They just sold it as an orbital.

And we were kind of said, well, it's too bad because we had a record of him buying a hush puppy orbital. And we thought that that might be what it was. And the guy kind of paused for me and he goes, well, let me check something. He goes, oh, we did manufacture the exact same shoe. for DSW Shoe Warehouse. They just sold it as an orbital.

One of the first things that was done in the investigation is we're having to trace his steps. And that was done actually two ways. One is through the use of the financial records. So we knew where he stopped to eat. We knew where he spent the night, etc.

One of the first things that was done in the investigation is we're having to trace his steps. And that was done actually two ways. One is through the use of the financial records. So we knew where he stopped to eat. We knew where he spent the night, etc.

Just to eliminate any other locations, all along that travel area, we stopped and got all the videotapes at all the convenience stores and gas stations.

Just to eliminate any other locations, all along that travel area, we stopped and got all the videotapes at all the convenience stores and gas stations.

He stopped at a Cracker Barrel in Greensboro, North Carolina. We had, of course, the financial records of that. We have him on videotape, and we have what he is wearing on the videotape, the surveillance tape at the Cracker Barrel. Then the next time that he appears on tape is when he is in Hillsville, Virginia, and he's checking into Hampton Inn in Hillsville.

He stopped at a Cracker Barrel in Greensboro, North Carolina. We had, of course, the financial records of that. We have him on videotape, and we have what he is wearing on the videotape, the surveillance tape at the Cracker Barrel. Then the next time that he appears on tape is when he is in Hillsville, Virginia, and he's checking into Hampton Inn in Hillsville.

I said, somebody needs to sit down with this tape from the hotel and go frame by frame by frame. One of the investigators who was working with us on the case at that time, John Stubbs, he sat down and over like a week or so went frame by frame by frame through the whole tape.

I said, somebody needs to sit down with this tape from the hotel and go frame by frame by frame. One of the investigators who was working with us on the case at that time, John Stubbs, he sat down and over like a week or so went frame by frame by frame through the whole tape.

At some point during the night, after he checked in on one of the stairwells, somebody had pushed the camera so it points straight up at the ceiling instead of at the staircase. One of the employees there realized this, went over there, readjusted the camera, put it back in the right place. And a short time later, just the cable to that camera got unplugged.

At some point during the night, after he checked in on one of the stairwells, somebody had pushed the camera so it points straight up at the ceiling instead of at the staircase. One of the employees there realized this, went over there, readjusted the camera, put it back in the right place. And a short time later, just the cable to that camera got unplugged.

This employee later on discovered that someone had put a rock down there to keep the door from closing all the way. So it had been slightly propped open so that the latch wouldn't fully latch.

This employee later on discovered that someone had put a rock down there to keep the door from closing all the way. So it had been slightly propped open so that the latch wouldn't fully latch.

We actually have him on the other stairwell coming down the stairwell. Ends up walking to the front desk. There's more photographs of him there. And then... He leaves going toward the exit door that was propped open. And that actually is the last time we see him on video.

We actually have him on the other stairwell coming down the stairwell. Ends up walking to the front desk. There's more photographs of him there. And then... He leaves going toward the exit door that was propped open. And that actually is the last time we see him on video.

And they had investigators go and speak with people at these different stores as well who were working night shifts. They stopped at a convenience store in King, North Carolina, just south of the Virginia border, and went in there and spoke with the clerk that was working the night shift. I think they showed her a picture of Jason and said, have you ever seen this guy before?

And they had investigators go and speak with people at these different stores as well who were working night shifts. They stopped at a convenience store in King, North Carolina, just south of the Virginia border, and went in there and spoke with the clerk that was working the night shift. I think they showed her a picture of Jason and said, have you ever seen this guy before?

And she goes, yes, I have. They said, well, when did you see him? She goes, he came in here. He was in a white SUV.

And she goes, yes, I have. They said, well, when did you see him? She goes, he came in here. He was in a white SUV.