all right here's the deal you're being charged with murder I never put my head this is 37-year-old Nicole Woodard just 48 hours ago police discovered her husband Daniel Rayburn brutally beaten and deceased in the yard of his own home neighbors said that uh they heard some subject arguing and possibly one gunshot last night at first detectives believed this tragedy was was the result of a robbery but they would be horribly wrong as the weeks-long investigation began detectives would uncover a toxic relationship and a twisted conspiracy with Nicole at the very center of it all who's DNA is going to be on that gun now's the time you need to tell me cuz there's not going to be another [Music] opportunity on July 4th officers in Dublin Georgia received a disturbing call a passing motorcyclist reported seeing a motionless body on the front lawn of a nearby house and urgently requested a welfare check when First Responders arrived at the scene it quickly became clear the man was already Beyond saving how y'all [Music] doing Blood come across his arm right there he's laying like somebody he was ATT taged or a child or something that's first respon responders took a closer look the disturbing condition of the man's body became clear his skin was covered in bruises insects crawled across his face and most troubling a gunshot wound was clearly visible at the back of his head even more telling was the stiffness of his body clearly indicating he'd been dead for several hours to the officers on scene one thing was immediately clear this was a homicide and they needed to figure out who this man was and and why he was so brutally killed luckily it wouldn't take long before officers began uncovering crucial details do we even know his we don't know his name dude yeah we ran um that's as far as that okay we hav't positively identified you 26 radio off that 28 that was ran at this location who it come back to6 come back to a Daniel it has e the victim was quickly identified as d Rayburn a 40-year-old father and the homeowner himself with this in mind officers would approach Daniel's neighbors who would reveal information that would prove crucial to solving this case later on 26 radi 9 CLE oh Sor sorry have y'all been home all day been to the grocery store have yall heard anything over there no like today today bye self or do you know a lady lives there a lady lives there there's a man deceased in her yard in yard yeah he's dead right there in her yard yeah oh my daughter said heard somebody arguing last night last night said who you call call me another one and she said she said mom was firecrackers she said with a gun come here you see his body oh talking about right here near the oh wow lady lives there with him I mean she she can't that's the same lady that came her name is Nicole Nicole yeah is she younger older or she younger than us so I'm 43 so she might be her early 30s early to mid3 oh my God who found him some passer by just come by he's been there for a [Music] while across the road heard AR over here and about 1: a. m. heard one shot they're supposed to a female that resides here by the name of Nicole white female to see if she's inside yes we'll knock on the door and then if it's unlock we can s and we do a Warfare [ __ ] officers didn't know who Nicole was yet but she would become a very familiar figure over the coming days without wasting any time officers moved to search Daniel's home and what they would find inside would soon blow the case wide open but before we continue it's worth noting that situations like these can be extremely distressing not only for those directly involved but also for anyone following along at home just like you if you've ever felt that you need help with mental health you should know that there are always people you can reach out to that's why I'd like to thank betterhelp the sponsor of today's video I've partnered with them to help provide you with an easy and simple solution to therapy therapy has helped me overcome my anxiety manage my stress levels and become confident enough to build a team that helped grow this channel into over 2 million subscribers thank you guys so much by the way the biggest problem I found with therapy is that you usually have to go through a lot of therapists before finding the one that's right for you better help makes this easy with their 30,000 licensed therapists better help will match you with someone who understands your needs the best and gives you a safe space to talk and if it's not right the first time you can switch therapists as many times as you want no hard feelings so if you're struggling consider joining better help start fresh any day of the year with betterhelp click the link in the description or go to betterhelp.
com insanity and get 10% off your first month of therapy with that said let's get back to the investigation officers were about to search Daniel's home aware there could be another victim or even someone dangerous hiding inside the door lock Police Department police department police department all right so females gone you got a female name all we know is it's a white female by the name of Nicole right here suitc Nicole Woodard fortunately for officers the house turned out to be empty with no visible signs of violence or struggle inside however they did uncover one crucial clue a letter revealing Nicole's full identity Branda Lee Nicole watered Daniel's wife this discovery immediately opened up new leads for investigators but officers were about to catch another clue one of the paramedics on the scene would recall encountering a woman with the exact same name just hours earlier let yall know about it I don't think the neighbors saying that they heard sub just arguing last night and a possible one gunshot see appear yeah they said it's supposed to be a white female staying with him first name by Nicole we went in and cleared it nobody ain't in there but it's a letter in there with her name on a piece of paper with the cold wood on that name we just picked up a person at Applebee's with the same name 37 years old SE throwing up according to the paramedic 37-year-old Brandel Nicole Woodard had been working at a nearby Applebee's when she suffered a seizure and was rushed to the ER earlier that day to detectives this timing felt a little too convenient Nicole's medical emergency occurred just hours after Daniel's brutal murder potentially giving her an alibi to distance herself from the crime if this was in fact Nicole's plan it wouldn't work out very well officers were now able to easily locate her at the hospital and question her regarding the actions leading up to Daniel's death since her injuries were minor she was quickly transferred to the station for questioning did he have any friends that came over to visit uh once in a blue moon um we'd go over and hang out with Tim and syvia but we hadn't seen them in a couple of months but other than that you can't tell me anything else that you might know CU he was out in the yard when he was founding the yard this afternoon before they called about time after they called you he sign out in New York nobody called me I mean how did they get in contact with you the officer showed up at the hospital I'm saying you got in contact got in contact with your doctor okay so other than that you hadn't seen him n before that I hadn't seen him at all today even though Nicole insisted she had no idea what happened to Daniel that night her demeanor told the detective a different story her shaky voice and uneven answers indicated extreme nervousness she seemed on edge uncomfortable and far from natural these subtle cues could mean one of two things either Nicole was genuinely shocked to learn that Daniel was killed or she was hiding something this detective strongly suspected the latter and intended to find out exactly what Nicole was holding back you want know anybody that might have been he had problem with or giving him problems anything like that how how was he on the job he had problems on the job anything like that that you know of I mean we don't know if anybody actually done anything to him or whether he might have just fell and passed out or whatever I ask you how much did drink last night I don't know well you said you drunk a bottle I I was drinking last night he drinking he was drinking beer sir has he ever drunk alcohol to the point where he will fall out yes I told you but he hadn't drank like that S I mean he might drink two or three well if that's all if that's it anything that you can tell me according to Nicole she and Daniel had been drinking the night before when a verbal argument escalated into a physical altercation however she still insisted that he was alive and well when she left ultimately detectives weren't able to get any useful information from Nicole and had no choice but to let her go however unbeknownst to Nicole this was only the beginning of a very long week back at the crime scene officers continued collecting evidence to determine who had been at the home at around 1:00 a. m.
