In Minnesota, a gruesome murder left few clues behind. Local drug boss became a suspect. But he was well insulated against police. FBI agents and local detectives had to infiltrate a dangerous cartel. Okay. Hey, go ahead. To get to a pair of gangsters who killed with no remorse. [music] A burning body in a dark alley shed light on a cold-blooded killer. His partners in crime would tell the story if they lived. In the underworld of the drug trade, even a childhood friend can quickly become an enemy. I'm Jim Calstrom, former head of the FBI's New York office. A trail of drugs and money led FBI agents to a murderer who underestimated the power of forensic science. June 24th, [music] 1990, at about 3:00 a.m., a St. Paul, Minnesota resident, was enjoying the quiet of a summer evening when he noticed a car drive into the alley behind his house. Moments later, he heard the distinct sound of a fire erupting, then the car speeding away. Checking the alley, he discovered a large object engulfed in flames. He feared the fire would ignite his property. He called 911. [screaming] St. Paul emergency units responded. When firemen extinguished the flames, they realized it was more than an act of vandalism. The object was a charred human body wrapped in a melted plastic tarp. Homicide detectives arrived at the scene. [cheering] They questioned the resident, but he hadn't seen the car or who was in it. Police found no identification on or near the body. Investigators hoped an autopsy would provide more information. If they could identify the victim, it might help lead them to those responsible. A medical examiner determined the victim was a black male in his mid20s and that he was dead before the fire was set. Cause of death, multiple gunshot wounds to the head. The examiner extracted three small caliber slugs. They would be sent to the ballistics lab for examination. Despite the fire damage, the examiner found powder burns on the victim's head, indicating he'd been shot at point blank range. If enough of his fingerprints remained, they might help identify him. The prints were entered into the automatic fingerprint identification system. APHUS is a national database containing the prints of 23 million persons. The body had probably [music] been burned to make identification difficult. With the Aphus technology, it might be possible, but running the prince would take some time. Police believed such a gruesome murder was probably drugrelated. The Minneapolis St. Paul area had recently become a popular import spot for narcotics. With the drugs came an increase in violent crime. Special Agent John Tindle [music] of Minnesota's Bureau of Criminal Apprehension investigated drug running in the area. The primary way that people moved cocaine into the state at that time would have been through public transportation. That being either by bus or by airplane. Police created drug interdiction teams assigned to the Minneapolis St. Paul airport to try to stop the influx. Agents monitored travel to and from cities like Miami and Los Angeles where the drugs originated. Their job was to spot drug traffickers among legitimate passengers. On June 25th, 1990, the day after the body was recovered in the alley, agents were watching the counters where same [music] day tickets were issued. These two guys approached the ticket agent and stood there for quite some time doing what we felt was negotiating the sale of some tickets. They pulled out a lot of cash. They paid cash for the tickets. They then left the ticket counter. The agents would check at the counter and learn that the men were flying under the names Jeffrey English and Harry Babs. Agents caught up with the men at their gate as they waited to board their flight. They asked if they would answer some questions. We explained to them that they had no obligation to talk to us if they didn't want to. They weren't under arrest. They were free to leave. Both men consented to be interviewed and said they were just heading back home to LA. Cash. They said they had come to St. Paul to visit a friend named Ken Jones. Take about a second or whatever. You didn't want to miss your plane or whatever. The officers asked for permission to search the bags [music] they' checked at the counter. Both agreed, [music] so a search warrant was unnecessary. The bags hadn't been loaded onto the aircraft yet. Inside the one belonging to Jeffrey English was a plastic bag containing rolls of cash totaling $13,000. All right, got it. Tucked into a shoe was a 22 caliber Daringer [music] pistol. It would have been easy to miss. It was a tiny revolver, five round capacity with a barrel that was only 1 in long. And the entire gun was approximately 4 in long. A gun that could be concealed simply by palming it in your hand. In the other bag was another handgun. Neither had been declared. That violation plus the suspicious amount of cash provided enough probable cause for an arrest. Officer Moss, we need the officer radioed his partner. Need to be aware they could be armed and dangerous. They had to detain Babs and English before they took off. [music] The plane was still at the terminal. The agent boarded the plane and found the men already seated. I just need to ask you a couple questions. It won't take long. In a later interview, English would claim that the money was from selling a car. He said he bought [music] the 22 Daringer on the street in Minneapolis. And he went on to add that he had no idea where the gun had been. And I thought that was a strange response for a person to back away from the gun's history. And that was the first inclination that either of us had that uh the gun might have been used in some type of crime simply by the way he framed his response to the question. Agents became more suspicious when English admitted he was flying under a false name. His real name was Jeffrey Barnes. There was no evidence against Barnes or his companion for anything but misdemeanor weapons violations. Both men paid fines and were [music] released. Their guns were held until agents could check police records to see if they'd been used in earlier crimes. Two weeks later, St. Paul police received the fingerprint comparison from the man found burned in the alley. There was a match from Southern California. The victim's name was Duan Walker. The 26-year-old Los Angeles area resident had a record for intent to sell narcotics. Walker's death made the papers in his hometown. His uncle read the article and called the St. Paul authorities. [music] Operator, St. Paul police, please. He told [music] detectives his nephew had gone there to meet a man named Ken Jones. Yes, sir. Yes, sir. Thank you very much for your information. We appreciate that. Yes, officer. My name is When Walker didn't return from St. Paul. The uncle had contacted Jones who said Walker had already left. It's going to be a big help. All right. Bye-bye. I think I got the folder right here. St. Paul Narcotics [music] detectives were familiar with Jones. They had been investigating him for years. He was reputed to be the largest supplier of cocaine in the region. that this is Jones was careful with his drug business and well insulated against [music] investigation. Thanks everyone and on behalf of the neighborhood development board we'd like to give a big round of applause by publicly donating to urban charities. Ken Jones also portrayed himself as a community benefactor. [music] Police knew it was a cover like his legitimate businesses they believed he used to launder drug money. His reputation was different on the streets everywhere. Among dealers and addicts, Jones was known to rule his interests with an iron fist. If he didn't get paid, people got hurt. Look at I got your money. I got all your money. For years, detectives had been searching for a way to shut the drug boss down. Detectives knew that murder victim Duan Walker was with Jones before his death. If they could prove the dealer was involved, they could finally take him off the street. But they needed more [music] evidence. Investigators went to interview employees of Jones's business. Hi, can I help you? Mind if I? They hoped someone would know about Jones meeting Dan Walker. Never seen him before. Never seen this person at all. Uh-uh. But none of the employees were willing to talk. Drug boss Ken Jones continued his narcotics trafficking. He seemed to be beyond the reach of the law. On June 24th, 1990, St. Paul authorities had found the body of 26-year-old Duan Walker burning in an alley. Just before his death, he had met with drug boss Ken Jones. He still looks the same. [music] Police believe Jones was involved in the murder. But witnesses wouldn't talk and no physical evidence implicated him. ATC. Investigators got an unexpected break 3 months later when St. Paul police stopped a man for a routine traffic violation. A computer check revealed there was a warrant out for the arrest of Charles Shuck. Police took him into custody. They contacted the investigator who had issued the warrant, special agent John Tindle of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. We'll get it right now. We got you on. The arrest warrant was issued for Charles Shuck for importing 2 kilos of cocaine. We attempted to find him at the address that he had given and he wasn't there and we had no way of knowing where he was at that time. Several months earlier, a drug interdiction team at the Minneapolis St. Paul airport had spotted the courier. They watched Chuck pay cash for a full fair last minute ticket to Los Angeles. That would be one way or round trip. Round trip. Round trip. Chuck didn't check a bag and carried only one onto the plane. Boarding pass here. The next day, agents saw him return now with two bags. They knew couriers often had extra bags when returning from a drug pickup. How you doing, sir? I'm officer Mos. They told Shock that they could not arrest him, but [music] they could hold his luggage for inspection. Baby, I'm home here. Home literally for this. Sit him down for one second. Authorities could not open his [music] bags without his consent, and he did not give it. Um, you're not hiding anything, are you? Chuck's response was not that of innocent travelers. I can't. Okay, leave your bag. If you tell them that you're going to detain their bags, typically if they have nothing to hide, they want to stay with their bags. They don't want to leave those bags behind. Chuck had none of that. He had no questions. He had no concerns. is his primary concern was getting out of there just as fast as he could. Take a look. Shortly after Shuck left, a canine unit examined the bags. One was clean, but in the other, the dog smelled narcotics. You can't get a search warrant based strictly on the actions of the dog. The dog was an integral part of it in the request for the search warrant, but it wasn't the only part. We also had [music] to detail the fact that we had seen Chuck the previous night come in buy a high dollar roundtrip ticket to Los Angeles with return flight being the following morning. These things are unusual. The fact that he carried one small bag on the aircraft and carried two off is also unusual. Agents secured a search warrant to open the bags. I think we have a winner. Inside, they recovered 2 kilos of cocaine. Fantastic. I was ready to get out of here. Investigators suspected [music] Chuck was carrying the drugs for someone else. Good job. At that time, we weren't able to make a connection as to who he might be working with [music] or working for, but my gut feeling was that he was a courier for somebody at a higher level. It'll be okay. All right. Now that he had been arrested, Chuck learned of the evidence against him. He had his attorney [music] propose a deal in exchange for sentencing consideration. He would give up information on the man he ran drugs for. More importantly, he would also provide details about the unsolved murder of Duan Walker. Chuck said that the man who employed him as a courier was the same man who had ordered the murder. The man's name was Ken Jones. For every kilo of cocaine [music] delivered, Ken Jones would pay Chuck $1,000. Chuck had worked for the drug boss since high school. It was precisely because their relationship was so strong that Jones did not retaliate for the lost cocaine. I'm a man. But Chuck was not the only courier. Joan's girlfriend also played a major role in the trafficking organization. Man for you? Yeah. Thank you. Charles Shuck told me that she was intimately familiar with his drug dealing operation. In fact, she had been a steartist for an airline for a lot of years and had acted as a courier for him bringing in kilos when she was working as a stewardist. [music] Investigators asked Chuck if the girlfriend knew about the murder. Basically, I wasn't. He said that around the time Walker was killed, she had been very upset. It was [music] not mine. It was Ken Jones. [snorts] Irene, are you okay? She told him that Jones had ordered her to clean up the bathroom of his condo. What's going on? There was a great deal of blood by the bathtub. Did you do anything more than that? By the way, you Chuck had heard Walker had been shot there. You took it from the guy at the airport. He said the killer's name was Jeffrey Barnes, an enforcer for Jones, and the same man whose suitcase held $13,000 in cash and a 22 Daringer pistol. He felt that Barnes had shot the victim, Duon Walker, in the head and that left town the following day after being paid by Ken Jones for that hit. Shock alleged that the $13,000 cash that was found in the suitcase was at least part of the hit money that was paid to Barnes by Jones for doing the hit and that the 22 caliber revolver that was found was the murder weapon. Just know that it wasn't my cocaine I was Chuck knew the caliber of the murder weapon and other details of the crime that hadn't been made public. So, we felt that there was some credibility on Chuck's part that Barnes and Jones could be considered as legitimate suspects in the murder of Walker. Agents realize they might have the murder weapon already in custody. Let's see what we got here. If they could prove it was the gun that killed Duan Walker, they could move forward with a murder case on drug boss Ken Jones and his enforcer [music] Jeffrey Barnes. Let's take it. They retrieved the 22 caliber Daringer from the evidence locker. Investigators sent the Daringer to the St. Paul Ballistics Lab for testing. Examiners compared grooved striations inside its barrel to the grooves on the sluds removed from the victim, but their report was disappointing. [music] The results were inconclusive in part due to the fact that it only had a 1-in barrel and the opportunity to pick up striations from the lands and grooves within this barrel were limited. The longer the barrel, the better the opportunity to pick up the striations. A short barrel like this gives you very limited opportunity. Without a forensic examination matching Barnes's [music] gun to the bullets that killed Walker, authorities had only the word of a drug smuggler to bring to trial. Agents shipped the gun to the alcohol, tobacco, and firearms lab in Washington, DC. The feeling was that their laboratory [music] was somewhat more sophisticated. They were accustomed to doing things like that on a routine basis and with their sophisticated equipment, they might be able to come up with a determination that was more specific. After it was examined by ATF, they came to the conclusion that it was in fact the weapon that was used to murder Duon Walker. Investigators [music] now knew that enforcer Jeffrey Barnes was in possession of the murder weapon the day after Walker was killed. But they [music] still had no proof that he had fired the fatal shots or that Ken Jones had ordered the hit. Excuse me, ma'am. Agents and [music] detectives sought witnesses who could connect the two men to the homicide. Could you take a take a look at the picture? Whether due to loyalty or fear, authorities were met with silence. One after the other, the people we attempted to talk to would not talk to us and they would not give up anything. So we were back to the point of having only the statement given to us by Charles Shuck and no palpable way of corroborating any of the information that he gave us through other witnesses. Tim, you got a minute? Yeah, come in. Investigators applied for a warrant to [music] search Jones's condominium, but the judge refused to grant one [music] because they couldn't corroborate the story of the blood on the floor. Information from the pen registers all supports it. After almost a year, investigators realized that the case would not be solved without additional resources. They contacted the St. Paul FBI's drug task force for assistance. Having [music] worked narcotics for 20 years, Sergeant Tom Daski was well aware of the reputations of Ken Jones and Jeffrey Barnes. Both of them were very intimidating, imposing individuals. They had a violent background and when we'd go and interview people, everyone would pretty much try to avoid either having contact with us or they wouldn't tell us the straight story. The task force believed that the only way to get to the drug boss and his enforcer would be through a cooperating witness. They needed to find someone who could give them firstirhand information and perhaps solicit [music] a taped confession. He's a chump, man. I'm afraid of I got people. The investigator approached a confidential informant he had developed on earlier cases. But if you need me to do something, I I can handle him. The informant couldn't place Barnes with the victim. He got a bad reputation. I'll take him down. But he did know that the enforcer had a nephew who had recently been released from prison. What's up, man? What's up, Bill? The nephew's name was Russell Barnes. Known on the street as Ice. Yeah, they moving folks out, man. After leaving prison, he had come to St. Paul to begin dealing cocaine with contacts provided by his uncle Jeffrey Barnes. Come on. Come on. The nephew was anxious to make money. Ages hoped to use his eagerness to their advantage. Investigators developed a new strategy in the fall of 1992. The enforcer's nephew would become their new target. FBI special agent Grant Bey, a specialist in wire intercepts, was [music] called in as part of the plan. We went after Russell number one because he was a pretty good-sized dope dealer and number two he dealt with his uncle Jeffrey. And uh we felt that if we could uh get a case made against Russell that would help us make a case against Jeffrey. To get in, agents would somehow have to infiltrate the closed ranks of a dangerous drug underworld. In 1992, investigators believed a St. Paul drug boss and his enforcer had killed Duan Walker. They had already recovered the murder weapon, but Sergeant Tom Dazi, assigned [music] to an FBI drug task force, needed corroborating evidence in order to arrest drug boss Ken Jones and his enforcer, Jeffrey Barnes. Just having the weapon alone wasn't enough to get him prosecuted for it. We felt that we're going to have to identify some people or [music] bring some people in to court that'll be able to testify that Jeff Barnes and Ken Jones were involved, you know, in the murder. FBI special agent Grant BC believed that if they first arrested the enforcer's nephew, drug dealer Russell Barnes, he might provide the information they needed. We had sources of information that uh were close to Russell that gave us uh the indication that he knew uh that his uncle had uh committed the murder. We didn't know to what extent that Russell knew about it. All right. To build a narcotics [music] case against Russell Barnes, the FBI enlisted a trusted informant with credibility on the street. And I can hear what I'm saying coming back through here. Agents wired [music] the informant who would engage in controlled drug buys with the enforcer's nephew. [music] Task force members would record each buy. It was a risky operation. If the informant's wire [music] was discovered, he would likely be killed. Agents [music] wanted to build trust and avoid any possibility that Russell Barnes might suspect it was a setup. What's up, ice? Russell, chilling, baby. Chilling. What you need? [music] What you going to do? Okay. All right. You want taste? At first, the informant bought small amounts. How much it going to cost me? [music] Over time, the transactions increased in size and frequency, and each was recorded. More bags like this move right over time. That's a nice package. Everything's everything. But Russell Barnes refused to [music] speak about his knowledge of the murder. Play later. Agents [music] were no closer to solving the crime. The FBI needed to plant someone closer to the enforcer himself. In May of 1993, they discovered their way in. An informant working for the St. Paul FBI on another case mentioned that he and Jeffrey Barnes had done time together. He claimed they were very close and that Barnes trusted him. [music] He said he was sure he could get Barnes to sell him cocaine and to talk about the Duan Walker murder. So, um, you know Barnes really well. Agents tested the [music] informant's credibility by having him call the enforcer. Within moments, it became clear Jeffrey Barnes was comfortable talking to the informant. No, I've been out a couple months now. I'm still in the business. You know me. It was the break investigators were looking for. I get you a good deal. Now, they needed to find a place for the drug buys, a controlled environment that could be adequately wired. I've been eating well. Uh at the time the informant was uh living with a relative and uh couldn't really do things at his home. Uh we obtained a uh a house uh from HUD and uh moved the informant into the house and the informant agreed to record certain conversations that he might have with Jeffrey Barnes. Investigators set the informant [music] up in a government-owned house on the west side of St. Paul. He was to contact the FBI anytime [music] the enforcer was planning to visit the house for a drug deal. FBI technicians wired the house with electronic listening devices in three rooms. Agents knew Barnes liked to boast about being a hitman, referring to himself as murder incorporated. With that information, we tried to encourage the informant to try to bring him to a point where he would talk to him about, you know, acts of violence that he was involved in and things like that. And this is something that Jeff Barnes reputation was all about and it's something that he liked to brag about. Agents coached their informant on how to draw Barnes [music] out about the murder of Duan Walker. Thank you. Thank you. He was to lead the enforcer into talking about the hits he had performed in the past. Well, look, I don't want to take too much of your time. busy man. I got to rob him. In one tape conversation, the informant pretended he wanted Barnes to help him rob a drug dealer. Let me go up there and rough him up a little bit. Jeffrey Barnes suggested that they just kill him. Murder. Been a hit man alone. Barnes, told the informant that doing a hit on somebody is not a problem. And he described uh how he could do it. It's all the same. He would walk up behind the individual, pop him in the head with a handgun, let him fall on the uh floor, wrap him in plastic, and uh drag his body outside and put it in an alley. Um, and this was uh the exact same way that Duon Walker had been uh killed. Don't want to take up too much of your time. Let's say we get down to business. Don't stay in business as long. It was good circumstantial evidence, but by itself it wasn't enough. I got your money. Because the buys had been arranged by telephone, investigators secured a warrant to [music] tap the suspect's phone lines. [music] Although the wire intercepts captured no information on the Walker murder, they did produce details [music] of the drug operation. Okay. In January 1994, the task force [music] decided it was time to arrest Russell Barnes and hope he would turn on his uncle. 36. On January 29th, they set up another controlled drug buy with an informant. It would happen at a downtown St. Paul hotel. Investigators wired the room for sound. Keep it up. Okay. The reliability of the eavesdropping devices was essential. Testing. One, [music] two, one, two. The recordings would be used in court and agents would be monitoring from an adjacent room. If Russell Barnes discovered the setup, they would be able to protect their informant. Okay, go ahead and give me a signal. Testing one, two, three. When the room was ready, they would have the informant call the enforcer's nephew and order several ounces of cocaine. Mary had a little lamb. Testing one. Mary had a little lamb. Mary had a lamb. Investigators in St. Paul Police Special Investigations Unit were conducting the surveillance at Russell Barnes's residence. [music] And after the phone calls were made up, with very short delay, Russell went to the hotel, Russell Barnes had delivered to the informant before. Glad you came around, boy. Yeah, man. I told you one day we'd be rolling like that. See what you need tonight. He brought cocaine and the equipment he [music] needed for measuring it. Correct. Well, I knew what I had to do. He suspected nothing. Big times. big times. To him, it was just another deal. Two keys. Two keys. He set up shop and began the transaction. Unaware that every word was being recorded, it was important to get a drug dealer off the streets. But what agents really wanted was for Russell Barnes to give a statement about [music] drug boss Ken Jones and enforcer Jeffrey Barnes committing murder. You ready? When details of the drug deal were on tape, investigators [music] moved in. Get on your ground. Get on your hands. On the floor. On the floor. Now put your hands behind your head. [music] Okay, we're clear. Hands behind your head. They had indisputable evidence of Russell Barnes selling roughly 2 ounces of cocaine. On your knees. Investigators explained to him that as a three-time narcotics offender, Russell was looking at a minimum of 15 years in prison. They wanted a statement about his uncle. Right, Barnes? We sat him down and we talked at some length about uh Jeffrey Barnes and his involvement with the Dwan Walker homicide. [music] Being somewhat reluctant because this was his uncle, it took some persuasion and after a while we gained his confidence and he eventually told us his knowledge about the Dwan Walker homicide. What happened with Walker? Walker. Jeffrey Barnes had told him Walker tried to steal cocaine from Ken Jones. Took my gun. I put it to his So they killed him. Power. The enforcers said they then dumped Walker's body in an alley, dowsed it with gasoline, and lit it a fire. Nobody messes with my money. It was at best a secondhand confession. Nobody messes with drug operation. And Russell Barnes was taken into custody. Boy, all right, let's go. Stand up. Agents also arrested their informant so no one would know he cooperated. discovered a 22 cal like 21 working on record. Drug boss Ken Jones was still on the street. Yes. As was his enforcer Jeffrey Barnes, but the FBI task force was closing in. By 1994, while trying to dismantle a Minnesota drug ring [music] and solve a 4-year-old murder, the FBI and St. Paul police had arrested dealer Russell Barnes [music] who agreed to cooperate. He offered details on the crimes committed by his uncle Jeffrey Barnes, including nationwide drug trafficking and the 1990 murder of Duan Walker. According to Sergeant Tom Dowi, investigators had plenty of evidence against Jeffrey Barnes, a known enforcer for drug boss Ken Jones. In the homicide, we've got a weapon that's been recovered at the airport. We've got Jeff Barnes making a comment to one of our informants that he this is how you murder somebody. That's a dope ripoff type of situation. and the actual procedure that he went through when he killed Dwan Walker. And now we have his nephew telling us that he's been at his house, blood relative that we're going to have testify in court, that he actually told him about the murder. In August 1994, investigators staked out the apartment where Jeffrey Barnes was staying. They knew the enforcer was often armed and willing to kill. He had no time to react. Please help. Put your hands up on the car. Come on. Move. Move. Put your hands up. Prosecutors did not yet charge him with murder. Got him. They went forward with a drug conspiracy case. Instead, I'm going to have your other hand. Dealing drugs to his ex- cellmmate earned Barnes 30 years in prison. They would hold the murder case until they had more evidence against him and Ken Jones. Special Agent Grant BC [music] believed having Barnes in prison would make witnesses more willing to talk. Jeff Barnes had the reputation of being an enforcer. He scared people. Uh we felt that getting him off the street would uh take away the intimidation factor um against some of these other people and it would be better um for us to be able to talk to these these other folks with him being locked up. The plan worked. [music] After Barnes's arrest, investigators met with an associate of Ken Jones. Facing a long prison term on drug charges, he offered to be a government witness. He said he had extensive [music] knowledge about Jones's drug cartel and that he had met Dwan Walker just before his murder. In midJune 1990, Jones had ordered the cooperating witness to drive a pickup [music] truck to St. Louis where he was to meet Walker. This man, this is so cool. The truck had been fitted with a second fuel tank. Upon arrival in St. Louis, Duan Walker stuffed several bags of cocaine into the false tank. When full, the tank held about 30 kilos of the drug. That amount of cocaine would have been worth more than a million dollars. The cooperating witness then drove the truck back to St. Paul where he turned it over to the drug boss. [music] Walker had arrived earlier and was staying with Jones at his condominium. Jones hadn't paid Walker for the drugs yet. In fact, he and his enforcer decided not to. The two of them conspire to take the dope and to eliminate the problem and just execute uh Dwan Walker. That's that's Bo. The witness's testimony would explain the motive for the killing. He told the agents that several days later he got a call from the drug boss. He was ordered to come over to the condo immediately. It was Sunday morning, June 24th, 1990, the day following Duan Walker's murder. Ken Jones seemed very nervous. He ordered the cooperating witness to get rid of the truck he had driven up from St. Louis. The one with the false gas tank. I got The drug boss demanded that no one be told about the cocaine run. I know one or [music and clears throat] two. The witness said Jones's girlfriend had also told him about cleaning up blood in the bathroom after the murder. This picture, you recognize this, J. Do you swear to tell the truth? In the summer of 1995, prosecutors convened a grand jury to secure [music] witness testimony under oath. Jones's girlfriend was subpoenaed to testify. That would be Irene, the sister of Charles. [music] But she denied telling anyone that she cleaned up blood in Jones's bathroom. What are you talking about? I never cleaned up any blood. The Ken Jones. If authorities couldn't prove she was lying, they might never be able to indict Ken Jones and Jeffrey Barnes for murder. No, sir. If you would tell us please about the evening. In June 1995, grand jury testimony from others proved that one witness per pjured herself when she denied cleaning up blood in the bathroom of drug boss Ken Jones. Did you not? I'm not sure what you're talking about, sir. On June 21st, the grand jury indicted Jones and his main enforcer, Jeffrey Barnes, for the 1990 murder of Duon Walker. Barnes, the alleged hitman, was already in prison [music] on drug charges. The day after the indictment, investigators staked out the home of drug boss Ken Jones. Though he had insulated himself well against the investigation, Ken Jones was finally arrested for murder. cover. FBI drug task force member Sergeant Tom Daskki was determined to find physical evidence to back up [music] witness testimony at the trial. Through the investigation, everything focused on the fact that uh Dwan Walker was murdered in the bed in the bathroom and he was shot in the head there. I was thinking that we might be able to still find a trace of blood in the grouting on the floor in the bathroom. And I'm going to turn the light off. Bureau of Criminal Apprehension technicians processed the bathroom. After Jones was arrested, new tenants had moved into the condo. All right, let me get the lights. Ready? They gave their consent for the search. [music] The technicians tested for the presence of blood using luminol, a relatively new technique at the time. Luminol reacts with proteins in blood, rendering minute traces of [music] it visible under ultraviolet light. We were able to determine on the underllayment underneath the tile that there was a significant amount of blood. They were unable to obtain a DNA off that test, but they were able to obtain a test that showed that it was a significant amount of blood and it was human blood that was still uh traceable back even 5 years. Mr. Barnes and Mr. Jones, it was the evidence investigators needed are [music] in fact the head. On October 31st, 1995, Ken Jones and Jeffrey Barnes went to trial in St. in the state every year, but also for the murder of Dwan. Prosecutors outlined [music] what they believed occurred in Dwan Walker's final hours. These two gentlemen here are responsible for all of this. Walker had delivered roughly 30 kilos of cocaine to Jones up. [laughter] The drug boss decided he didn't want to pay. That night, he and his main enforcer, Jeffrey Barnes, partied with Walker. Eventually, Walker headed into the bathroom. Jones and Barnes had planned the hit to take place there. Dwan Walker was unarmed. Barnes fired three shots from his 22 caliber Daringer. As always, Jones maintained his distance. Walker died immediately. Later that night, they wrapped Walker's body in plastic sheets to contain the blood and loaded it into a car. They drove to an alley and dumped the body. To make identification more difficult, they doused the body with gasoline and set it ablaze. Jones used his girlfriend to cover his tracks [music] after the murder. The bathroom floor was covered with blood, particularly the area around the tub where Walker had fallen. She was able to clean the surface, but blood had seeped down into the subflooring. 5 years later, technicians would find it there. you will come away with the inescapable conclusion. Ken Jones and Jeffrey Barnes were convicted of murder and drug charges responsible for this murder. There has been in March 1996 they were both sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Associations of these gentlemen through the years. Jeffrey Barnes, who had once boasted he was murder incorporated, was no longer a threat to those outside the prison system. Ken Jones had tried to create an image of himself as [music] a community leader, but his greed led to murder. And he will never leave prison alive.