Rookie Cop Realized He Is Going To Prison For Life

On August 22, 2016, the Hapeville Police Department received a chilling 911 call. A social worker had discovered a horrific crime scene at a local garbage site. When the police arrived, they quickly realized the crime had been committed by a professional. Little did they know, this professional would turn out to be one of their own.

Elm Street in Hapeville, Georgia, is a remote, isolated road to nowhere. At the end of the street sits a wooded lot where many locals dump their garbage and lawn clippings. But on August 22, 2024, this unsuspecting public works employee found the shock of his life.

When Sergeant James Carroll arrived, what sat before him in the grass, thrown aside like a piece of trash, was the charred body of a young woman. When he leaned close to inspect her body, he could still see the last flickers of a flame burning out on the end of her fingertip.

She had been shot four times, burned with gasoline, and dumped out with the local trash. Because of the charred state of her remains, the only evidence that was left on the scene was a single 40-caliber winchester casing. Only one casing for the four shots that marred her body, including two shots in her head, one in her ear, and a final defensive wound on her forearm–from where she held her arm up over her face to protect herself.

Tragically, police had no insight into who this poor woman was or how she ended up on this dead-end street. Whoever had murdered her took her identification and phone. The only thing officers had to identify her with was a small heart-shaped tattoo, what remained of the clothing she was wearing… and a locket with a photo of the victim’s child. They knew there had to be family missing her, and soon, they discovered who.

Two days after the body was found, a woman called Atlanta Police Department to report her daughter, Vernicia Woodard missing. She hadn’t heard from her since Friday - the same day that the body was found.

[Cretan]

Imagine being a cop and not immediately asking for a lawyer

[briancrawford]

He's the type of guy that becomes a cop so he can get away with stuff, not for the right reasons

[terrydola]

My heart goes out for the 7 year old girl she has to live out of her life without her parent. As a parent, my heart bleeds for her. RIP your daughter will truly miss you.

[therampage]

For someone who says “I understand” as much as he did, he did in fact not understand

[gamingweasel]

Probably stopped a future serial killer here.

[jaybones_YT]

At least they got him early instead of having a 25 year police career murdering people!

[melmel]

You cant out-think or underestimate a detective, let alone two. He stood no chance of getting away with this heinous crime. RIP to this lady.

[GOOBENsticks]

You can tell he was a bad cop as well with how easily they caught him. Dumping a body where you were associated with a previous gun crime, with the person's last call being you? C'mon.

[theexperiment]

Only in a small town would you get the 911 operator responding with “Really?”

[AlexAndra-iyzu]

Imagine being 7yrs old and finding out your mom has been murdered 😢 Then as an adult coming across this video. I sure hope the daughter is doing well 🙏🏼

[moniwaters]

When you have not 1 but 2 bald headed middle aged investigators interrogating you, you know you’re fked! 🤣

[afangforapples]

"Guess I can't go on Craigslist anymore..."
would you say this?! That guy would have definitely turned into a serial killer; you can see he has zero empathy for other humans.

[grislyghost]

Can't believe how much evidence he left at home. Putting something in the trash, and then not taking it out, is next-level stupidity.

[Dirtyjoe_]

That dude does NOT look 22 I would have guessed mid 30s almost 40

[derp]

After watching many different police interrogations, I can safely say that there's no amount of videos I could watch that would make me confidently think that I could lie my way out of a homicide investigation lol

[rbs]

Thank you for speaking about the victim with dignity. Unfortunately not all coverage acknowledges the inherent value of her life and the fact that she was loved and important

[briansavage]

Detectives: “You’re a suspect in the brutal homicide of a prostitute”
Suspect: “Ok.”

[bunnyluver]

Dude has definitely used Craigslist more than 2x. He knows the ins and out well. I hope he’s suffering in prison.

[OreoChocoCreame]

In india, the case would have dismissed right at the first traffic stop where they found that he was a police officer. Thats how disgustingly corrupt our police is. Thats why this makes me respect USA police more.

[brittanyxbesty]

I like how the cops didn’t give him any slack, considering he’s also a cop! Well done