There's blood on the door. Kick it in. I've got your back. Santa Fe police. Hands up. The Santa Fe police broke into a house after spotting blood smeared across the door handle, signaling something very terrible. It's happening inside. Hey, stay off the radio. We've got a DOA. Look, a murder has occurred. But what came next was even more disturbing. Very much. She's nearly decapitated. Oh god, this girl is still too young. The horrifying scene has just lifted the first curtain. The victim is a 21-year-old girl full of vitality, but she was brutally murdered. And when the investigation begins, detectives quickly realized this is not just an ordinary murder case. It's a passionate love story full of jealousy, a trail of disturbing messages, and chilling testimony that would send shock waves across America. The only question being asked right now, who is really the one who has taken action with this poor young girl? October 29th, 2022. Santa Fe police, New Mexico received an emergency call. A woman called 911 saying her son had just witnessed a horrific crime. A horrific crime. Right after that, many police officers immediately arrived at the suspicious location. At the scene, officers found blood on the door handle. They forced the door and made entry. Someone just ran in and slammed the door. The Santa police are breaking down the door right now. There's blood on the door. Knock on it and I'll support you. The Santa police are raising their hands here. Back off. >> What's going on? >> Was someone killed here? We're being told that the girlfriend's in the garage where she >> Where's the garage? >> Apparently, don't feel >> good. >> Hey, don't use the radio at this time. We have a dead person. Come back inside immediately. I won't say it again. Come back inside, control her, and then control her again. What are you talking about? Is there anyone inside? Santa Fe police. The garage door opened and the police immediately saw a body. The blade is still stre with blood. Daggers and butterfly swords are scattered all over the place, full of trash and nonsense, chaotic space, making them unable to determine the safety situation. The task of breaking in immediately became extremely difficult. Be careful. We've got a DOA here in Santa Fe. I can't I can't check it. Do you guys want to come inside? Do you guys want to come in? I can't stand the mess in that place. It's just a bunch of junk. The garage looks pretty spacious. Where is she? She's right here next to the door. Who is Isaac's girlfriend? She is Isaac's girlfriend. If it's still you, I'm like your future mother-in-law. Immediately after discovering the body, the police are preparing to arrest the suspect. The person mentioned in the previous call is a 19-year-old just saw the police enter the yard. Kira immediately turned around and ran away. Yes. Come out with me for a moment. What's your name? Kiara. Kiara, are you wearing shoes? This is his girlfriend turning her back for a moment. Can I wear shoes? Not now. Can I go back inside? Number now. This place has become a crime scene. Why has my house become a crime scene? There's someone who has died in your garage. That's why there's a dead body in there. Why? Yes. Stand up and help me. Then go this way. What the hell happened? Now you go with me. Please sit in the back seat for me. Do you know who she is? I don't know if that girl is really Kira. Say that your friend Grace is like an old friend. There was a girl named Grace who came yesterday evening. There is a bag right inside. What is Grace's surname? Jennings. She is a tall and thin black girl. Will that information be helpful to you? After capturing Kiara, the police shifted their focus to Isaac Apadaka, your boyfriend, and also the person mentioned in the initial call. Previously, the police had been informed that Isaac would be waiting out front of a phone store. Do you have any knives or weapons with you? Don't put the phone down yet. Just leave it for a moment. Don't worry, you won't get into any trouble. Just make sure you don't carry any weapons. Is it okay? Hands up. I understand. It's okay, my friend. Just for now. Okay. Because your girlfriend might be the victim. She's badly hurt inside. So, we're detaining you for now until we sort this out. Can you tell us? Can you tell me how this started? Why did you call us? I walked into the garage. I walked into the garage and at that moment I she said she told me I just finished doing that and I'm like who is Kira McCully? Why did she say that? Very very calm as if nothing had happened. My hands are covered in blood and I'm freaking out here. Breathe. Breathe my friend. Can you take a deep breath for me? Do you need a medical checkup? Number. Isaac is almost completely devastated. Panic and lose control. But don't judge the attitude and think that he has nothing to do with this sensational case. Four years ago, Kiara started dating Isaac. Both of them quickly thought about getting married. At first, they lived together in an empty room of a main house and very happy. Happy birthday, dear Isaac. The police also quickly identified the victim. My name is Grace Jennings. She was 21. Her body covered in injuries. The attack was so brutal, we could only describe it as near decapitation. The scene is horrific. It was unspeakably violent. This girl is still too young. Investigate further. The police discovered something after Grace's death. It's a complicated and dangerous relationship with both Isaac and Kira. The two main suspects of the case. She has been involved with both of them. Create a complex constraint. There are unpredictable tragedies lurking. Do you know why I'm here? I think it's because they found someone. He she has died in my room. Where is your room? In the garage. Garage? I'm trying to confirm that this is not just a crazy dream anymore. Everything is so strange. She believes that someone has died in her room. Do you know who it is? I am very tired. But yesterday evening, Isaac invited my ex-girlfriend named Grace Jennings. The person, you know, is now using the name Yamo. I don't know either. She has changed her name too many times. I'm so confused. I know her as Grace or Rose. I was very angry, so I took a stroll around and have spent most of the time there. The investigation process shows that Grace is the victim and Kira once had a relationship. The samesex relationship lasted for about 11 months, but in the end, everything concludes in contradiction and deep resentment. She used to be my girlfriend, but then we became just ordinary friends, but everything is really crazy. In the subsequent interrogation, Kira exhibits many strange and unusual behaviors. I tried to sleep this morning, but if you really want to make memories, try finding me again. Damn, I'm sorry. Are you talking to me? I think I might have DID, dissociative identity disorder, but I'm not very sure. What is dissociative identity disorder? I have never been officially diagnosed, but that's just my guess based on what I've learned. There are different personalities that take turns appearing. Yes, you can name a few people for them. Is there any other personality? Yes. Yes, my little version. I usually respond with my real name in my documents, my legal name. And that's dangerous for the little girl inside me. I don't want that girl to get hurt. None of us want that to happen. What does she have to do with Kiara? Could you please explain that in a simpler version? What is your younger version? Like a child before these bad things happen in my life. What bad things happened back then? I have a bad relationship with my mother. That's why I never want to meet Grace again. But I she drove me insane when she brought Grace into my house. That girl has done something extremely stupid and I wanted to see her. I want to see something happen. Make her admit it. But she just whether she is really dead or not. You don't know either. I'm not sure myself. What do you think? I for one hope she's dead. But at the same time, I feel completely overwhelmed. It's like why do you hope she's dead? I'm just angry with her, but I also hope that she will get better. But that feeling makes me extremely confused. It's impossible to determine clearly. Please tell me why. Why are you angry with her again? I need to stay calm because I'm very easily agitated. Back in 2016, a disturbing video went viral online showing a 14-year-old girl. Are you saying 16 or 17 men were involved? What do you mean 16 or 17 men are involved? The one taking the money was Grace, and the other girl in the clip was me. During the interrogation, during questioning, Kiara began mumbling, talking to someone invisible. She said she self-dagnosed. I suffer from dissociative identity disorder. It used to be called multiple personality disorder. She even asserted that she had experienced it. Terrifying childhood memories. And Grace is deeply involved in that matter. But when Santa Fe police reviewed the old records, they found her original statement completely contradicted today's testimony. Kiara had reported the incident at that time. Finished the content. It's completely contradictory to the current testimony. After Grace's death, she was the first person I ever loved and the first to completely destroy me. A part of me is angry. I hate her and want her to die. The rest of us want her to live a better life. I want her to admit what she's done wrong and fix it. It's like I'm torn in two. I don't know which emotion is more correct. That constant tugofwar inside me. It's really very difficult. That's why I don't want her in my house. Everything is too much for me to bear. There are a lot of emotions here. So tell me about yesterday night. She has done what she needs to do. This time I'll tell you in more detail. Isaac told me Grace was coming over. You didn't even ask me if I agree or not. Isn't it not the case that she can't come here? But she will come. Is that your house, right? Your mother's house. The garage was supposed to be my personal space. I immediately got angry. I'm going to change clothes at home and then go for a walk outside. Where are you going? To the park across the street. You've already gone to the park. So, what's next? I just sat there listening to music and smoking a few cigarettes. Try to calm down because I'm kind of Oh, damn it. Then I came back. He said it'd only be an hour. Don't worry, he told me. Damn it. When they came back, they started talking about the phone. About Marvel, there are things I don't quite understand. I didn't have anything to add to that conversation. I understand. He left me alone with her for about half an hour, and she is going through some kind of seventh emotion or something. There's always something wrong in her life. There's always something happening. According to the investigation, we know that Grace had recently gotten engaged to her boyfriend Jackson. But just 3 days before the murder, they broke up after a heated fight. Need a temporary place to stay? Grace is reaching out to friends for help. The person who responded is Isaac. He warmly invited her to stay, but when she arrived, Grace was shocked to see Kiara, ex-lover, and also my sworn enemy, living there now. And just 12 hours after arriving, Grace's life came to a tragic end. The feeling of being alone with her. What's it like after all this time? I'm trying to be a good friend, but she completely ignored me. So, what time did she come? Around midnight. I can check the message, but I don't have a phone here. So, the two people stayed together for about half an hour. So, what happened? Isaac came back and I felt annoyed because she didn't listen to anything I said. So, I got up and went outside for a while. Are you okay? Where did that cut come from? I dropped the knife last night, picked it up the wrong way and cut myself. I'm angry and just stepped out of the house for a few minutes. It's like, damn it. Then I went back to washing the wound. And then this morning after taking a shower, I cleaned it again. How was your morning? I woke up around 9 or 10. I woke Isaac up. Her alarm keeps ringing non-stop. It's annoying, Graces. She didn't stop the alarm. Her two cats are always growling. She brought a cat into the garage. She kept them locked in a bag all night. It's really terrible. The next thing I remember is that I went to take a shower. Do you remember everything clearly? There's a lost memory that I can't recall. You said something very interesting a moment ago. She asked about Grace, wondering if she was okay. And she said a part of her would feel okay if she died. Is that right? Very honest. I really like honest people. I don't want to lie. Have you ever thought about hurting or killing her? I've dreamed about it more than once. You once dreamed of how the dream has unfolded. Usually right after we break up, and at that time there were many triggering factors. Did you kill her in that dream? What exactly happened? Sometimes I kill her in the dream, sometimes I torture her, and sometimes I just scream at her. How did you torture her in your dream? Mainly, it's reenact what she has done to herself. Kira grew up in a broken family, lacking love and stability, engaged to Isaac for 3 years. The initial relationship was quite warm and cozy, but gradually they turned into fierce arguments, have to go to the emergency room many times. Kira's mental state is becoming increasingly unstable. She also posts a lot of strange videos on social media. Kiara even claimed to be an all powerful witch, able to curse people, predict their deaths, and drive them to ruin. She often experiences hallucinations, threatening words and actions. Let's take a moment to recognize the truth despite how bad things have gotten. I still haven't become a serial killer. Is that right? At the same time, Isaac is also being interrogated by other inspectors. Let's go back to today and talk about why we're here. Since everything started, that was yesterday. We start. Everyone gathers together for a casual chat. Not much. And when night came, we started to feel sleepy. The fox never sleeps. I can't rest because she put a sharp object on my back. Throughout the morning hours, she kept pressing something sharp against my back. and I'm talking to Grace who is also in the garage. I was talking to Grace. She was in the garage too. I said that and started packing up my stuff. Leaving the main house to go to the toilet for the last time. Then I went back to the garage. She walked up to me and said, "I did it." Together with the smile on her face, I looked down at the floor thinking, "What do I do now?" I was very scared. What are you afraid of? I'm afraid of what just happened. I have a question that I want you to answer honestly. Are you really as honest as what you just said? Did it ever cross your mind to help Kiara cover this up? Number. So, have you ever helped Kiara harm Grace? Should we do something with Grace? Number. Isaac said that Grace is just staying temporarily in the garage. And that night, all three of us slept in the same bed. The next morning, Grace grew scared for her safety and wanted to leave. While Isaac is going to the bathroom, just a few minutes later, he came back and saw Grace has passed away. Clearly, investigators found this testimony hard to believe. We can stop making things up. Can we stop making up stories about these messages? What exactly happened last night? She messaged me asking me to plan to kill Grace. I only reply to messages and have conversations. I just want to sleep. You're probably not because it sounds like you're planning something with Kira. So, is that right? What happened? I've seen the message and I'm not an idiot. This isn't the first time I've done this. What really happened? She was planning to kill Grace. I just didn't want any part of it. We're detectives, experienced investigators. We'll go over every single detail. Social media, phone. We will interrogate everyone. We will investigate everything very thoroughly. I just wanted to end this peacefully. So, what about the messages I've been urging? Why is she doing that? That's definitely not peace. If I check a string of messages and I saw you telling her that, don't do that. Calm down and put the knife away. Why did you do that? It makes sense. But no, you've directly incited it. >> Do you want to review all your messages? We can restore it and I can recognize it. If you want to lie one more time, do you want to do that again? No, I already know what happened. I don't think that happened in 30 seconds. Please go to the bathroom in 2 minutes. There are a lot of wounds there. When the police showed Isaac the chat history on his phone, he still tries to deny the crime, asserting that everything was planned by Kiara in advance, but the investigator read out the messages themselves, but he sent it. Those messages clearly show him urging Kiara to kill. The contrast between cruel words and Isaac's cowardly face is revealed. Too obvious. What did you mean when you wrote Hoja? I want you to kill her. End my pain by ending her happiness, by ending her joy. I just want to end everything. I absolutely mean what's in the message. Are you sure your idea is the same as this message? Yes, that's right. Why is that so? Come on, please help me understand this more clearly. She has brought great pain to Kiara. Finally, Isaac admitted he wasn't just involved. He was the one who planned it from the start. When I found out Grace needed a place to stay, he and Kiara concocted a terrifying plot. Isaac repeated the same reason as Kira, believing that over the past many years, Grace has caused severe damage to her. The police are trying to dig into his past, but we didn't find any significant evidence. Isaac also confessed that Grace, I've also hurt myself in the past because the relationship between Grace and Kira has been confirmed. I also had a short time of being with Grace. All making this relationship between the three of us even more complicated and hazy. Isaac, you know, plotting a murder is illegal, right? Right. Must take some responsibility for that. Do you understand that we will prepare the documents and you're going to have to go to jail tonight? We've been talking for quite a while now. Just because there's a bit of a consequence from what has happened, it doesn't mean it determines a person's character. You in the future, do you understand what I'm saying? If I have any other questions, can I come down and talk to you? Throughout the interrogation process, Kiara's previous strange attitude and series of actions, making the police almost certain she has a serious psychological problem. She admitted that her own weapon had killed Grace, but she insisted it wasn't her in control. It was another personality inside her that took over. What do you remember about the sword, dagger, and butterfly knife from yesterday? I remember that knife. It's very dull. I keep messing with it, and when you try, my eyes are always signaling that I have to do it. Then I felt like someone or something was holding me back, even guiding my hand. So, what you're describing is that you're planning to stab Grace. Do you remember anything else about last night and the things that have happened? Number. Is there anything else you can remember? I'm trying to determine. Is this scene in my real dream while sleeping or just a memory? What is that scene? I'm not sure. It looks like an ear on my house's wall. What is it? An ear on the wall? It made no sense. There was really an ear on her wall. I think that's part of the dream. What the hell is going on here? What does it look like? Looks like Grace's ear, but there's a knife stuck in it. That knife isn't very sharp. What the hell is this? She was stabbed in the ear. She has a cold. No, I didn't see her ear get cut. There's a very high chance that I'll have to take you to jail tonight. Do you understand? I've never been to prison. I've never done anything wrong. Now I have to go to prison for murder. In the end, both Isaac Abodaka and Kiara McCully all are accused of firstdegree murder. But just a month later, in November 2022, the court ruled Kiara mentally unfit to stand trial and ordered her sent to the New Mexico Behavioral Health Institute for treatment. 1 month after being evaluated, I have recovered. She was transferred back to Santa Fe County Jail. The trial of Isaac began on January 2023. At first, he accepted the plea deal, but the details were not disclosed until November 2024. Isaac unexpectedly fired his lawyer. Request to cancel the agreement and change the testimony, asserting my innocence. Because of the backlog of files in the appraisal office, and the new lawyer needs more time, the trial has been postponed. In February 2025, Kiara accepted a plea deal, pleading guilty to secondderee murder and agreeing to testify against Isaac. Under the deal, she faces up to 35 years in prison. Meanwhile, Isaac's trial continues to be delayed, and so far there has still been no final verdict. A shocking case born from jealousy and tangled relationships gone wrong. Kiara was engaged to Isaac, yet carried hatred for her ex, Grace. Isaac still had feelings for them both. Three people trapped in a web of love and betrayal. Too tangled to escape until one short night turned everything into a tragedy with no way out. Kiara held the weapon. Isaac pushed her to do it. Both share responsibility for the horrific death of Grace Jennings. But 35 years for taking the life of a 21-year-old girl for such a brutal, unrecognizable murder. Is that punishment truly enough? His pleading mental illness becoming an easy shield for killers to escape full justice. Has it become a convenient excuse for murderers to hide behind? What do you think about the sentence given to Kiara McCully? Share your thoughts below in the comments. Thank you all so much for watching today's episode. If you found it interesting, don't forget to like, share, and subscribe to COPS America US to follow more real life crime stories in the future. For now, thank you and see you next