Cops Find Missing Teen’s Body In Soldier’s Bedroom Hey, how you doing? >> I’m doing good. Bossing yourself. >> This is US Marine veteran Eric Banks. Moments after this body cam footage, officers would find his horrifying secret stuffed inside his bedroom wall. It might dim on you. >> What’s up? 9:5 in there and saw our responsibility now. >> Eric, who is also an active officer for Baltimore PD thinks he can use his experience to cover up his vile murder. What follows is amongst the most disturbing collections of criminal case files ever uploaded to YouTube. >> Stop. I’m buckling. What are you doing? My life away, though. >> I don’t care. Stop. What are you doing? Who is this person? >> Dad. >> And then he also told me that Daddy made him and Tristan go in the bathroom and cover their eyes. He’s trying to power. >> On July 7th in Millersville, Maryland, two officers arrived at the home of Eric Banks Jr. after his wife reported that their 15-year-old son, Dason, was potentially missing. The report was relatively standard for them, but the reality awaiting them is more horrifying than they could have imagined. >> Son, not mine. [music] Officers report hearing loud bangs from the upstairs of the home. However, nobody comes to answer the door. After multiple minutes of waiting, an out of breath, Eric finally greets the officers. >> Hey, how you doing? >> I’m doing good. Bossing yourself? >> I’m doing good. Uh, at a portter one, I’m out with him. >> What’s going on today, man? >> You’re supposed to be serving a piece of protective order. >> Supposed to be serving on you or on >> both of us. >> Okay. >> The judge just ordered us to stay away [music] from each other. >> Okay. >> Sit down, buddy. Sit down. >> Do you all have some sort of like court order agreement on custody or something? My oldest. I know he ran out the back door somewhere. All his stuff by the back door. >> He ran out. >> What’s going on, boss? I know you get >> DJ. >> I know you get tired of seeing us. >> Where’s DJ? >> She called him and he went out the back door. >> Not here. >> No. >> You want to come in? >> Just let you know you’re being aud. >> Yeah. >> She He was like, >> “Do you have a phone?” >> Huh? I took my I took my phones back. >> Okay. >> Yeah. So, all the phones are on my plan um separating everything. And you have no idea where if you just let a 15-year-old walk out of your house with all his bags packed. >> No, his bag’s at the back door. I would I literally told him, “Wait for your mom to get here. She’s supposed the police supposed to come here to serve her a piece of protective order. ” The judge told her to call you guys before she come to I’m not trying to get in trouble. >> I understand. >> Eric and his wife Latrice had both individually filed a protective order against each other, making it illegal to speak to one another without a police escort. However, since Eric is not the biological father of Dason, Latrice had custodial rights to him, which is why he was packing his belongings as he and Latrice were preparing to leave the residence. Dason’s disappearance on the very day he and his mom were supposed to move out makes the situation even more unusual. So, officers continue speaking with Eric, hoping to understand the family dynamic and gather any clues that might point to where Deson is. But what Eric says next only raises their suspicions even further. >> So she’s supposed to call you to come meet you? >> You have no idea where DJ is, >> honestly, bro. No. Like >> with no phone or anything? >> You can check the ADT. It shows where he ran out the door. >> I believe you. But I mean, >> I’m not like I’m not going to fight. I’m not going to do that. >> Listen, man. It’s a 15-year-old boy. Having a phone probably would have been if he’s walking out of the house, probably would have been a good idea to leave him with. And you can work out those kinks later. >> But see, this is this is getting messy, man. >> Yeah. I tried to tell him. I I I said, “Sit here. Wait for your mom to get here.” I went upstairs before I could come downstairs. He’s already going out the back door. So, she I guess she coordinated cuz she’s somewhere in the area, I’m presuming. I >> guess. >> So, she pretty much coordinated with him to come out there. >> Okay. All right. Hang tight. >> All right. >> All right. >> Sitting beside Eric are his two sons, 5-year-old Evan Banks and three-year-old Tristan Banks. Officers didn’t know it at the time, but these two would play a pivotal role in uncovering the horrifying scene that just happened inside their home. But for now, officer Sutton goes back to his patrol vehicle to run a registration. He identifies the suspect as 34year-old Eric Banks Jr., an officer for the Baltimore Police Department. He’s been an active officer since 2018 and also carries 10 years of service in the United States Marine Corps. After speaking with neighbors of Eric, who provided minimal additional information, officers would confront Eric once again, this time sternly, to figure out what was going on. It’s here that Eric would explain his alibi, one he had come up with just minutes ago. >> We found out about the whole situation. >> His mom, >> that’s that’s that’s neither here nor there. >> But this is what I’m trying to tell you. He was me and him sitting at the table. He cried to me yesterday. He said he don’t want he don’t want this separation. like he know we were separated before talking. >> He said he’s tired of it. He started to feel like he has two sides. He’s he’s a teenager. He knows we’re he don’t want to be he’s like I don’t want to be in separate homes that and we said that to I said DJ it’s it’s nothing really we could do. I’m not going to change the way I love you care for you. We we had a whole deep heart to heart conversation today. We went to court and the judge awarded him and I called him. I said DJ I guess [music] your mom told the judge you wanted to go with her and you’re going he’s like what? I don’t. I was like, “Well, start packing your bags cuz you’re going with Arizona with your mom. It’s unfortunately I guess you’re not coming back here.” And that’s that was just that. She called him. They had a conversation. I said, “What did your mom say? Is she the only way to come pick you up?” He said, “Yeah, but um she’s supposed to come here.” I said, “Well, we’re going to wait before she come here and there’s some type of alteration. There needs to be police here. They can escort her, grab her whatever she needs to grab and go about this piece. ” [music] Next thing you know, I went upstairs. I come out. >> So, do you think he did he leave here? >> Actually, he didn’t want to go with his mom either. That could be >> you could be like hiding out at a friend’s house. I mean, yes. Yeah. In my opinion, I think that’s that probably is the best because if he told her he’s coming next messages from her, I had food for you. Okay. So, it sound like he wanted to go be with his mom. >> Yeah. >> So, that’s what I’m saying. >> All right. >> All right. Just put the bags inside for now and we’ll we’ll try to figure it out. >> All right, brother. >> Yeah. Officers would spend another 15 minutes canvasing the area in hopes of finding Dason, but would again come up clueless. So, they decide to try calling Da’s mother, Latrice, but are unable to get a hold of her either. So, in a desperate attempt to find a relevant lead, they decide to ask Eric if he’d voluntarily consent to a search inside the home, hoping may be hiding inside. No one expected that this simple request would soon alter both their and Eric’s lives forever. I just want to make sure he’s not in the house. >> That’s fine. I’ll do it with you then since we’re here. >> Hey B, can I make sure he’s not cool? >> Yeah. About to walk in a little bit more. All right. >> All right. The one with the bunk bed right here. >> Yeah. This is the kids’ room. DJ, this is my rem. He’s not hiding….Part 2 is in the comments👇👇

Hey, how you doing? >> I’m doing good. Bossing yourself. >> This is US Marine veteran Eric Banks. Moments after this body cam footage, officers would find his horrifying secret stuffed inside his bedroom wall. It might dim on you. >> What’s up? 9:5 in there and saw our responsibility now. >> Eric, who is also an active officer for Baltimore PD thinks he can use his experience to cover up his vile murder.

What follows is amongst the most disturbing collections of criminal case files ever uploaded to YouTube. >> Stop. I’m buckling. What are you doing? My life away, though. >> I don’t care. Stop. What are you doing? Who is this person? >> Dad. >> And then he also told me that Daddy made him and Tristan go in the bathroom and cover their eyes. He’s trying to power.

>> On July 7th in Millersville, Maryland, two officers arrived at the home of Eric Banks Jr. after his wife reported that their 15-year-old son, Dason, was potentially missing. The report was relatively standard for them, but the reality awaiting them is more horrifying than they could have imagined. >> Son, not mine.

[music] Officers report hearing loud bangs from the upstairs of the home. However, nobody comes to answer the door. After multiple minutes of waiting, an out of breath, Eric finally greets the officers. >> Hey, how you doing? >> I’m doing good. Bossing yourself? >> I’m doing good. Uh, at a portter one, I’m out with him.

>> What’s going on today, man? >> You’re supposed to be serving a piece of protective order. >> Supposed to be serving on you or on >> both of us. >> Okay. >> The judge just ordered us to stay away [music] from each other. >> Okay. >> Sit down, buddy. Sit down. >> Do you all have some sort of like court order agreement on custody or something? My oldest.

I know he ran out the back door somewhere. All his stuff by the back door. >> He ran out. >> What’s going on, boss? I know you get >> DJ. >> I know you get tired of seeing us. >> Where’s DJ? >> She called him and he went out the back door. >> Not here. >> No. >> You want to come in? >> Just let you know you’re being aud. >> Yeah. >> She He was like, >> “Do you have a phone?” >> Huh? I took my I took my phones back.

>> Okay. >> Yeah. So, all the phones are on my plan um separating everything. And you have no idea where if you just let a 15-year-old walk out of your house with all his bags packed. >> No, his bag’s at the back door. I would I literally told him, “Wait for your mom to get here. She’s supposed the police supposed to come here to serve her a piece of protective order.

” The judge told her to call you guys before she come to I’m not trying to get in trouble. >> I understand. >> Eric and his wife Latrice had both individually filed a protective order against each other, making it illegal to speak to one another without a police escort. However, since Eric is not the biological father of Dason, Latrice had custodial rights to him, which is why he was packing his belongings as he and Latrice were preparing to leave the residence.

Dason’s disappearance on the very day he and his mom were supposed to move out makes the situation even more unusual. So, officers continue speaking with Eric, hoping to understand the family dynamic and gather any clues that might point to where Deson is. But what Eric says next only raises their suspicions even further. >> So she’s supposed to call you to come meet you? >> You have no idea where DJ is, >> honestly, bro. No.

Like >> with no phone or anything? >> You can check the ADT. It shows where he ran out the door. >> I believe you. But I mean, >> I’m not like I’m not going to fight. I’m not going to do that. >> Listen, man. It’s a 15-year-old boy. Having a phone probably would have been if he’s walking out of the house, probably would have been a good idea to leave him with.

And you can work out those kinks later. >> But see, this is this is getting messy, man. >> Yeah. I tried to tell him. I I I said, “Sit here. Wait for your mom to get here.” I went upstairs before I could come downstairs. He’s already going out the back door. So, she I guess she coordinated cuz she’s somewhere in the area, I’m presuming.

I >> guess. >> So, she pretty much coordinated with him to come out there. >> Okay. All right. Hang tight. >> All right. >> All right. >> Sitting beside Eric are his two sons, 5-year-old Evan Banks and three-year-old Tristan Banks. Officers didn’t know it at the time, but these two would play a pivotal role in uncovering the horrifying scene that just happened inside their home.

But for now, officer Sutton goes back to his patrol vehicle to run a registration. He identifies the suspect as 34year-old Eric Banks Jr., an officer for the Baltimore Police Department. He’s been an active officer since 2018 and also carries 10 years of service in the United States Marine Corps.

After speaking with neighbors of Eric, who provided minimal additional information, officers would confront Eric once again, this time sternly, to figure out what was going on. It’s here that Eric would explain his alibi, one he had come up with just minutes ago. >> We found out about the whole situation. >> His mom, >> that’s that’s that’s neither here nor there.

>> But this is what I’m trying to tell you. He was me and him sitting at the table. He cried to me yesterday. He said he don’t want he don’t want this separation. like he know we were separated before talking. >> He said he’s tired of it. He started to feel like he has two sides. He’s he’s a teenager.

He knows we’re he don’t want to be he’s like I don’t want to be in separate homes that and we said that to I said DJ it’s it’s nothing really we could do. I’m not going to change the way I love you care for you. We we had a whole deep heart to heart conversation today. We went to court and the judge awarded him and I called him.

I said DJ I guess [music] your mom told the judge you wanted to go with her and you’re going he’s like what? I don’t. I was like, “Well, start packing your bags cuz you’re going with Arizona with your mom. It’s unfortunately I guess you’re not coming back here.” And that’s that was just that. She called him.

They had a conversation. I said, “What did your mom say? Is she the only way to come pick you up?” He said, “Yeah, but um she’s supposed to come here.” I said, “Well, we’re going to wait before she come here and there’s some type of alteration. There needs to be police here. They can escort her, grab her whatever she needs to grab and go about this piece.

” [music] Next thing you know, I went upstairs. I come out. >> So, do you think he did he leave here? >> Actually, he didn’t want to go with his mom either. That could be >> you could be like hiding out at a friend’s house. I mean, yes. Yeah. In my opinion, I think that’s that probably is the best because if he told her he’s coming next messages from her, I had food for you. Okay.

So, it sound like he wanted to go be with his mom. >> Yeah. >> So, that’s what I’m saying. >> All right. >> All right. Just put the bags inside for now and we’ll we’ll try to figure it out. >> All right, brother. >> Yeah. Officers would spend another 15 minutes canvasing the area in hopes of finding Dason, but would again come up clueless.

So, they decide to try calling Da’s mother, Latrice, but are unable to get a hold of her either. So, in a desperate attempt to find a relevant lead, they decide to ask Eric if he’d voluntarily consent to a search inside the home, hoping may be hiding inside. No one expected that this simple request would soon alter both their and Eric’s lives forever.

>> I just want to make sure he’s not in the house. >> That’s fine. I’ll do it with you then since we’re here. >> Hey B, can I make sure he’s not cool? >> Yeah. About to walk in a little bit more. All right. >> All right. The one with the bunk bed right here. >> Yeah. This is the kids’ room. DJ, this is my rem. He’s not hiding.

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>> In Officer Adams report of the incident, he notes that at this point in their home search, Eric’s demeanor had changed. He advised Eric to relax and let them freely search the home. They proceed to make their way to the third floor of the home. The floor which stores Eric’s chilling secret. But before we get to that, if you want to start eating better this new year, [music] HelloFresh makes it easy with recipes that feel and taste delicious.

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New subscribers only varies by plan. >> All right, I’ll see this all down. >> No, this is where my this [clears throat] is where my thumbs up. Okay. >> You got your little light on your face? >> Yes, I do. >> You got my light back. Back up. Okay. >> It might dim on you. You need to >> What’s up? All right. >> What’s up, bro? >> All right. >> Inside the hole in Eric’s bedroom lies Jason’s deceased body.

Already cold to the touch. Eric forgot to fully close the hole [music] before meeting with the officers. The gruesome discovery would leave the two officers in shock. They try to keep their composure while transporting Eric to a patrol vehicle. >> What’s up? >> They came right now. >> All right. Where have one DJ? DJ DJ, >> what is up? What happened? >> Let’s go to the car, right? >> Yeah, let’s go to the car.

Give me one. All right. Yes. >> Oh, and a problem. >> Here, let me move one thing out of your way. >> I agree. >> All right. Just just see you for me. >> All right. >> While Eric is being detained, officer Vos attempts life-saving measures on Deson, noting that his condition appeared consistent with an unresponsive individual.

He also notes that Dason was shirtless and that his jeans were heavily soaked with moisture from an unknown source. Outside the home, Eric is temporarily placed in the patrol vehicle, but within moments, the situation begins to spiral out of the officer’s control. >> Stay seated. We want to custom. >> All right. Yeah. >> I need you to stay seated. Okay.

>> All right. >> Okay. >> All right. Go ahead. >> Can I Can I just kiss my boys real quick? No. I need you in the car. All right. Listen. >> Yeah. I got you, bro. Just let me kiss my boy. >> Stay in the car, >> bro. Just let me kiss my boy. >> Stay in the car. Just I’m just saying like for some boys, bro.

All right, I’m coming to talk. I’m not doing that. I’m not doing that. I’m not >> sorry, bastard. I’m not doing my >> You just All right. Stand up. Turn around. Don’t Don’t do anything. Stay in the car. Stay in the car. >> Stay up against the car. >> Okay. >> All right. Now, get back in. >> Hey, bro. I’m not forward. Stop.

What are you doing? >> I just want to kiss my boy, bro. Come on. Just let me kiss my boy. >> Get back in the car. >> All right. Come on. Come on. Come on. Hey, mom [music] is parking at the corner of Hilltop. >> Stay in there. You’re not coming out no matter what. >> All right, bro. >> Without additional units on scene, officer Sutton struggles to keep Eric restrained.

Sutton attempts to secure Eric’s handcuffs using a double lock, a mechanism that prevents cuffs from tightening or being manipulated. However, Eric uses his police experience to exploit this. And while his previous attempts at evasion have failed, he’d make one more final, far more violent attempt to get away. And we’re trying to grab a gun.

And we’re trying to grab a gun. >> Stop. Get in the car, mother. Get in the car. >> Oh yeah. >> Turn them out. Turn them out. Pr them out. Pr them out. What? >> Stop. Stop. >> I can’t stop on my wrist. >> Am I pain going up? >> Stop. >> Yeah. Is my hand going up? >> All right. Turn. >> But hold on. >> I told you you broke it.

>> If No. >> All right. >> Stay where you’re at. Stay here. >> I am coming here. But I told you, bro. >> All right. I’m moving your legs. >> All right. Take a deep breath. All right. Listen. You wiggling around is going to make it worse. >> I know. All right. Well, I want you to get up. We’re down here.

I want you to be done now. Don’t want to be free. >> We’re going to take you to the hospital. >> All right. >> All right. >> Uh-huh. >> Well, let’s just not wrestle anymore. It’s just too hot as [ __ ] today. >> I know. >> You sweating. I’m sweating. >> Um, >> can we be done? >> I want to be though, bro. >> All right. Let’s go to the hospital.

We don’t need to wrestle on the ground. Is that helping anything? >> No, I’m not. >> All right. >> All right. Okay. I’m >> Eric attempts to unholster officer Sutton’s service weapon, eventually managing to loosen it and nearly [music] knocking it to the ground. Fortunately, Eric’s handcuffs prevented him from causing any further harm.

As the chaotic scene finally settles, officers briefly discuss [music] the frantic events that just unfolded. >> I go up the subway to meet her, go in to make sure he didn’t go to the subway. They missed communication. Come back here. I said, “Let me just check the house.” It started getting real weird. I’m like, “Okay, you just stay back.

He’s above our city.” Started getting real weird. I’m like, “No, I can check the house. You stay back. You stay back. Stay back. Stay back.” I go up and it off. He wouldn’t be up here. There’s an attic thing done with screw in it. He walked in there and saw the boy laying in there.

responsible drug him out where he is now and did what I could. I not immediately as soon as I saw the boys leave 95 to get him out here and ask for more units to start to see if you are drug. Okay. >> All right. Are you good? >> You’re good. You’re not hurt. >> No, I’m not hurt. Should have done that. If I kn If I have just did that first take you >> pick him up CPR.

>> Uh [music] 48 inside. >> Yeah. Like well we went upstairs area. There’s like a gun to sleep area and my partner looked in there 95 and I don’t know what’s going on. And then when we car I [music] gave him an opportunity because I need to double lock his stuff and then he unbuckled himself went out like crap.

>> EMS [music] attempted to perform CPR on Dason, but it was too late. Dason was declared deceased shortly after by EMS. What officers uncovered with Dason was only the beginning. As [music] the investigation deepens, Eric’s children would reveal further secrets, painting an even darker picture of the reality behind closed doors.

For now, the decision is made to take Eric, his children, and his ex-wife, Latrice, to the police station. Everyone would eventually make it to the station, each separated into their own individual rooms, awaiting intense interrogation. Eric would be left alone to hopefully calm down and collect his thoughts.

Meanwhile, detectives speak with both Latrice and her child, Evan, hoping to collect more information that can be used when speaking with their main suspect. They start with Latrice, asking her what kind of person Deson was. At this point, detectives are considering the possibility that he and Eric may have gotten into a fight that somehow escalated into tragedy.

But what Latrice describes denies that theory completely and makes Daon’s case even more heartbreaking. Can you sit a little bit closer over here with >> Yeah. >> There’s a lot of specific questions that I wanted to talk to you about. Can you describe DJ? Was he an argumentative person or was he a quiet person? >> So, Dan was more of a quiet person.

>> Mhm. >> Um, until he got to know you, but he was always mattered. [music] He talked to a lot of adults like but he’s never was disrespectful or any of that. I had teachers from his elementary, the principal, middle school, they all showed up for my son. He was that type of child. >> You know when teachers come.

>> Would you say he was a sweet boy? >> He was very sweet and always willing to help. That was one of the things across the board. Always willing to help. In the loft? >> In the [music] crawl space in the loft. >> What was normally kept in there? >> Nothing. >> Uh, safes? >> Nothing. >> Was that ever left open? >> No.

>> It was [music] always screwed. >> It was always closed. >> Okay. >> Cuz I don’t like it. Like it it freaked me out. There is a light switch in there. >> Okay. >> So I was like, where is that light coming from? And I [music] turned the light switch off. But I don’t know. Maybe it was him. >> So let’s talk about that.

You called me and you said that you saw him. You viewed him at the funeral home. Are you okay? [music] >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> And it was before he was involved because I wanted to see him. >> Right. And you saw new bruises. >> Yes. >> Where did you see new bruises >> on his nose? Like that circular dark mark on his upper nose.

>> Mhm. >> His lip looked busted also. >> Mhm. >> Like that wasn’t there. And then his eyes were like purple. I don’t like >> they were puffy and purple. >> Yeah, it it looked to me like he was in a fight and my son doesn’t fight. >> Jason’s autopsy report ruled his cause of death asphyxiation, which in combination with the bruises and marks on his face implied he was likely strangled [music] to death.

>> I knew it and he was my baby, so I knew it. [music] I I still have those feelings that no, I’m not happy with because to me [music] it doesn’t say I did it, but it says there’s enough evidence to say I did it. So, you know, let’s just say you did it then. [music] >> Latrice makes it clear she believes Eric is responsible even though she didn’t witness the [music] incident herself.

But her son Evan, seated just three doors down in his own interview room, has information that could take the investigation even further. >> How are you? >> Good. Good. You said your name is Evan. Is that correct? Do you know how to spell your name? You can go ahead and write it up. Seven. Okay. Nice handwriting.

And how old are you? >> Seven. >> Seven. You want to write seven for me? >> So I I don’t forget. Sometimes I forget. >> Notice the harsh contrast between interview rooms. Evan is sitting in the department’s safety room, a space created to provide comfort and reduce stress for victims and young children involved in sensitive cases.

His interviewer, Miwa, is a forensic interviewer for Maryland. Trained specifically to speak with children and family members connected to a criminal investigation. And because Evan is only 7 years old, you’ll notice a drastic difference in how his interview is conducted. >> My job is to talk to kids and families all the time.

And today I get to talk to you >> and I, you know, we talk about a lot of different things in this room. And this is called the safe room because um anything we talk about is always safe and you’re not in any trouble. You’re just I’m just here to listen to you and talk to you. >> Okay. >> Na explains to Evan that everything is being recorded and that he is not in trouble, but rather just there to help him out.

She spends 15 minutes talking about movies and more of Evan’s interests to help him get more comfortable before discussing the day of Jason’s murder. >> And Evan, who do you live with? >> My mom. >> Your mom. >> Interesting. >> Mhm. Anyone else? >> I live with TJ. >> Mhm. >> And then my dad. >> Okay. Okay. And do you know what you’re here to talk about today? >> Mm-m.

[clears throat] >> No. So, um, tell me a little bit about your family. M Tristan Tristan he likes to fight and plays and steal toys from others. I like the color. And then I also like kids pop and Tristan. >> And you said you also live with the DJ. Is that right? >> Uh-huh. And my mom and Tristan. >> So DJ, how old is DJ? >> Uh 15.

>> 15. Um, tell me about DJ. >> DJ like going in the water, jiggling. Can’t really remember all the stuff he used to do, but he love playing Roblox games. >> Tell me about the last time you saw DJ. >> My mom wasn’t at the house. >> Tell me who was at the house. >> Dad. And then DJ. >> Mhm.

And then me DJ was going to Arizona with mommy and then daddy was waiting at the door with DJ. [music] DJ put his bags in the basement and then I don’t remember what happened next. That’s all I remember. >> Okay. >> Miawa would tell Evan to draw the last time he saw. And he’d draw the staircase leading to the home’s loft. The same staircase Eric has dragged Jason’s body up.

And so who is this person? >> That was DJ. >> That was DJ. Where was Dad? >> Right here. >> Oh, okay. So Dad was up here and then DJ was right there. >> Okay. Where did they go after? >> They never went anywhere. They were just waiting up the steps. >> Oh, they were waiting at the steps. Who was he waiting for? Or what was he waiting for? >> He was waiting till mom came.

>> Oh, >> the deer. >> Did that happen? >> Not. Not yet. Was there anything that you worried about on that day? >> M. >> I wonder if there’s anything that you were scared about that day. >> I wasn’t scared. >> Evan struggles to reveal the details of the events he saw that day. Likely [music] due to the discomfort of speaking with a stranger in a police station, but the information he gave his mother on the day of the incident provides far clearer insight into the disturbing events he saw.

You said that one of your children said something to you. >> Evan. >> Evan. And what did Evan say? >> That he saw daddy bringing DJ upstairs. And I said, “Where were you?” When he said he was in the living room, I just didn’t want to cry too much. But then I said, “Oh, was DJ sleeping?” He said, “No, he wasn’t snoring.

” And then I said, “Was he moving?” And he was just like, “No.” And then he also told me that daddy made him and Tristan go in the bathroom and cover their eyes. >> Okay. >> But this was before this was when the police first knocked at the door. >> Okay. >> Evan didn’t say anything about the knock because he told them to go in the bathroom first.

So I’m a little confused of like the order. So I don’t know if that’s maybe when he was going to [clears throat] let the police in. But Evan did say he saw that. Um, and he he was in the living room cuz they told me he was watching Loki. >> In addition to these grim details, Latrice would go on to explain how Eric’s life had begun to collapse, all in synchrony.

Due to the protective peace order Latrice had filed, Eric was suspended from the Baltimore Police Department, the very same day of Jason’s death. He had just separated from his wife, was about to lose his children, and was now left without a job. Latrice also explained that the peace order she filed was not her first attempt [music] to separate herself from Eric.

Months prior, Latrice filed her first peace protective order, writing, [music] “I am in fear for my life and well-being because Eric Banks keeps trying to control, follow, and emotionally abuse myself and my sons.” The order was denied, however, and it wasn’t until months later that her second attempt was granted.

It was clear Eric’s life was falling apart leading up to Jason’s death. Eric had hidden his body, lied to officers regarding his whereabouts, and had a violent outburst once the body was discovered. It’d be hard to assume that he wasn’t directly implicated in Jason’s death. But evidence alone wouldn’t be nearly enough to get him to confess.

After all, he was a police officer of 10 years and knew how the criminal justice system worked just as well as any interrogator working against him. But unfortunately for Eric, the interrogation he was about to undergo would crack even the most well-trained of suspects. Eric is placed into an Arendelle County interview room 2B.

This room was designed for priority matters exclusive to high-profile cases. Because Eric had attempted to attack an officer earlier in the day, he’s been handcuffed to the table to restrict movement. Eric is left alone for multiple hours as the detectives prepare for his interrogation. While waiting, he can be seen glancing around the room multiple times, likely searching for a camera.

What Eric didn’t know is interview room 2B has a small camera placed in an unusual location, which Eric never managed to spot. The primary investigator assigned to this case is [music] Detective Lewis Adrien. His prior service in the United States military likely factored into the department’s strategic choice to have him conduct the interview.