Episode 10: Cat Eyes
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What shocking revelation about Jeffrey is discussed?
on the stand, he was great. That kid was amazing. Right. Um, but if it wasn't for him, it would have been, it would have taken a lot longer. Right. And when we talked to him, he was, you know, he wasn't scared. He was, you know, it was forthcoming. Um, just tell us what you know. Okay.
It was one horrific tragedy, one senseless act of violence, that had ended the life of yet another teenager from the same apartment complex. And so, as I spent the next few months putting in requests to interview the detectives on Daisy's case, I realized I had another murder to ask them about. Jeffrey's. Usually, homicide detectives are the ones with all the information. They're the ones who get to choose when to withhold it and when to share it, whether to put out bulletins on social media or to work the case without the help of the public. They're often the ones tasked with delivering horrible, life-shattering news, telling people when someone they love has been murdered, But when I began talking to Lugo and Sanchez, it became clear to me that they didn't know about Jeffrey's death. Because when I sat down with each of them, they spoke about him in the present tense. For example, here's something that Detective Lugo said.
I'm sure now he's 13 or 14, but at the time he was 10 or 11. Not any older than that. And very bright.
Jeffrey actually was older than that. He was 13 when he identified Daisy's body. He was 16 when he died of multiple gunshot wounds just three years later. When Detective Sanchez spoke of him, he said in the present tense, he's a young kid.
You know, I'm not going to tell you how old he is, but he's a young kid. And he was very courageous to say, hey, listen, you know, I think I know who that is, right?
I found myself in this strange situation because now I was the one who had news to share with the detectives. I had to tell them that their main witness, the teenager who helped them solve Daisy's murder, had also been the victim of a homicide. I didn't really know how to share this news. Lugo had been on a tight schedule when we first talked, and I had so many questions about Daisy's case that it seemed like it wasn't the right time to ask about another one. Detective Sanchez and I talked just a few days after that, and during the end of our conversation, I decided to bring it up. I have another case that I wanted to ask you about.
Is it a homicide?
Yeah, it's a homicide case.
Did I handle it?
I don't know. I don't know who's handling it. Maybe you can tell me who is. Figuring out the words to say was really tough. So I decided to pull up a local news article on my phone. It didn't mention Jeffrey by name, presumably because he was a minor. But I decided to read the first couple of lines of it to Sanchez and see if it rang a bell. 16 year old boy was killed in Compton. Sheriff's department said a man was also found at the scene who had non-life threatening injuries. And so this is the homicide department's number. I just don't know if you're working this case and I'll tell you why. It's not totally random.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What shocking revelation about Jeffrey is discussed?
1:28–7:01
2
How did social media play a role in solving the case?
7:01–8:32
3
What tragic connection exists between Jeffrey and Daisy?
8:32–10:25
4
What was the detectives' reaction to Jeffrey's murder?
10:25–11:28
5
How did the public's involvement impact the investigation?
11:28–15:19
6
What questions arise regarding the detectives' honesty?
15:19–17:40
7
What happens during the follow-up interview with Detective Lugo?
17:40–37:43