Looking in the garage and examining the car, most of the windshield was bashed out.

That information to that 911 call brought the case back open.

And so what they found in the garage, I think, genuinely shocked them.

... I'm Scott Weinberger, investigative journalist and former deputy sheriff.

I'm Anasiga Nikolazi, former New York City homicide prosecutor and host of investigation discoveries true conviction.

And this is Anatomy of Murder.

Before we begin, we do want to warn you that today's episode has some graphic and gruesome content.

Here at Anatomy of Murder, we have a pretty good idea of what constitutes murder.

Most often it is intentionally causing the death of another person.

But we also know that not all homicides are black and white.

Sometimes a murder is planned for weeks, other times, just a few seconds.

And we often make a distinction between violent

acts that are cold-blooded and calculated and those that are committed in the heat of the

moment. And the definition of murder can expand from there. And today we're discussing a case

that's a little different, a case in Texas which began with a horrifying accident. But due to a

truly shocking series of events ended in murder charges. It is a rare case of homicide being charged,

not because of what the offender did before the victim's death, but because of what they

didn't do to prevent it. Today, cop park Park in Fort Worth, Texas is a 225-acre recreation area with a bike path, basketball courts, picnic table, and swing sets.

But according to Tarrant County prosecutor Richard Alpert, back in 2001, the park was known for considerably less wholesome activities.

Cop Park is a place that is where crimes happen. It was a park where there's a lot of drug

activity. There's a lot of crime occurred. But even in Richard's experience, nothing quite

compared to what occurred there in October 2001.

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