02x02 - Haley Anderson

[bunniefuu]

[Sydney] When the story broke,

I was still very
in the twilight zone

of how could this happen
to our friend?

[news reporter] Police found
Anderson, who was from Westbury

dead inside an off-campus
home on Friday.

[Kimberly] Someone that's
so full of promise

and who is going to college
and waiting for their degree,

that's just a very tragic thing
to happen to someone.

[Karen] I say, she's forever 22.
That's hard.

That's sad to me.

Because forever 22 is too young.

[on video] Mic check,
check, check.

She was friendly
with a huge heart.

[reporter] Roommates
discovered she was m*rder*d...

[reporter 2]
From the university...

An international
manhunt is underway.

♪ That I was made for you ♪

♪ You tried your best ♪
♪ Yeah, I saw you did ♪

♪ To get over it ♪

♪ Now it's time to rest ♪
♪ You can't run from this ♪

♪ Forever ♪

♪ Can't keep running ♪♪

[Karen] May 9th, 1995,
Haley Anderson was born

and I did something in the top

I delivered on my due date.

So, of course Haley would come
into the world when she was due.

'Cause she was always
very tenacious.

Haley grew up
in Salisbury, New York.

Very tight knit community, right
in the middle of Long Island.

And, she was very curious and...

such a rambunctious
little child.

And she had a great
sense of humor.

Haley and I became close
in second grade

when we actually shared
a class together.

[Christina] We met
in second grade,

her and our friend, Sydney,

both came up to me

and asked me if I wanted to play
and I said yes,

and we have been best friends
ever since.

♪ Yeah, I'm feeling good ♪

[Christina] Sydney, Haley and I
spent a lot of time together.

Every Friday, we would go
and get pizza.

We would make
some YouTube videos.

[Christina] Alright, put the car
in drive and we'll go.

Okay.

[Christina] That was a major
part of our childhood.

[Haley] Is everybody buckled in?

Growing up, we were both
creative people

but Haley would go do
field hockey,

and track, and she was athletic,
she was intelligent.

She was on
every single honor roll

that you could possibly
wanna be on.

[Joanie] Haley was extremely
self-sufficient.

She grew up in a way where,

I mean, her mom
was a great example for that,

Karen did a lot of things
on her own,

Karen basically raised her
by herself.

I filed for divorce
from Haley's dad

when Haley was 14 years old.

And that was hard.

This was a very difficult time
for Haley

but we were always very close.

So, we persevered.

[Melanie] She always wanted
everyone around

and everyone to be happy,

and she didn't want anyone
to leave her again.

Which anyone going through,

as a child of divorce
feels that way.

In high school, when people
were normally rebelling

and going out to parties and
sneaking out of the house,

Haley was the complete
opposite of that.

She was a straight A student,
she was a tutor.

When she was setting out,
looking at colleges,

we went to
Binghamton University.

And she walked in on the campus
and she fell in love with it.

It was really quite large,
it was pretty.

And it was summer time
there 'cause... [laughs]

It's a little different
in the winter

when it snows everyday but,

she fell in love with Binghamton

and that's... was her choice
to go there.

♪ Take off, baby ♪
♪ Gonna take off ♪

♪ There's a new day comin'
in the morning ♪

[Kimberly] Binghamton University
is a really good school.

It's known for its academics.

It's even termed public Ivy
by our university.

[Karen] Binghamton is a very
well-renowned SUNY

and it's difficult to get into
and I was very proud of her

for choosing Binghamton.

I thought it was
a good fit for her.

♪ Caution to the wind ♪

♪ Yeah, we'll learn
how to swim ♪

♪ But don't, don't look back ♪

[Kimberly] SUNY stands for
State University of New York

and so, it comprises
all of the...

universities and colleges
that are public schools.

It's very recognizable
within the state of New York

to then go get a job.

[Melanie] As a kid who grew up
in Long Island,

it's very common for you
and a lot of your friends

to go to SUNY schools.

At that time, Binghamton was,
I mean,

and still is, has such
a high regard as a SUNY school.

And so, when she made
the decision to go there,

I was very excited for her.

[Kimberly]
Binghamton University,

it's not really in the city.

You have to take a bus
or a car to go there.

And so, the campus
is very chill, relax,

very comparable to many
public schools in the US.

The city, on the other hand,
is very, I would say, run down.

So, IBM started in Binghamton,
and it produced

a ton of manufacturing jobs.

And Binghamton
was booming at one time

in its history,
and then IBM left,

and now,
it's sort of disheveled.

But it's definitely
a college town.

There's bars there that
are strictly made for students.

It's not a big sports school.

I mean, I think
we're division one, but,

but the school store
has like a joke shirt

that says Binghamton football,

like, hasn't lost a game
since, I don't know,

its inception, because
we don't have a football team,

so... [laughs]

[Christina] I think Haley
was starting to become her own

when she went away
to college.

♪ I'm on my way up chasing
the hot times ♪

♪ Finding the good
and saying the good byes ♪

♪ So pumped away
I'll take on the world now ♪

[Christina] She didn't really
have too much of an idea

of what she wanted to do
right away,

and it's when she found nursing,

then it really clicked for her.

[Karen] She applied
to the nursing school

at Binghamton University
for her junior year,

and she got accepted
into the program,

in the Decker
School of Nursing.

♪ So pumped away
I'll take on the world now ♪

She was excited to be a nurse.

You could tell
she really had a liking to it.

[Karen] She thrived
in that program,

and she loved it,
and then she even applied

for an externship at Northwell,

and she got it,

and she was home all summer

working really hard,
putting on her scrubs.

It was almost magical
to me, because

I've never had anybody
in my family

being in the medical career,

so I thought
this was going to be

perfect for her.

[Joanie] She had always
wanted to travel,

and she thought, you know,
maybe if I become a nurse,

maybe
I could do travel nursing.

She hadn't decided on that,

but it just opened up
this world of things

that she didn't even
know was possible.

[Melanie] As much college
is for the academic aspect,

it's just as important
for your social aspect

to figure out who you are
as an individual,

away from your friends
and family,

and Haley
took advantage of that,

which everyone
going to college should,

and she wanted to see
what she liked,

see what she didn't like,
and take the time

to figure that out before
making any concrete decisions.

[Christina] A couple of years
into her college career,

she told us she had met a guy
named Kevin.

He was very sweet,
he was very cute,

they hit it off.

It seemed like
they had a really

good relationship at first.

[Karen] Kevin lived
in Long Island as well,

so I think when I met
Kevin the first time,

he came over to our house.

And they had a lot of fun
together,

and they would make
each other laugh,

and they just had
so many things in common.

It was just a very easy...
relationship.

[Joanie] He supported Haley
in a way that, you know,

me and my sister
supported Haley.

He let her be Haley.

[Karen] But when
it started getting closer

to her graduation time,

she started thinking about
if she wanted to be

in a serious relationship,

so there were a couple
of times with Kevin

that they talked about putting
it on hold for a while.

[Christina] But I know that
they always stayed in contact,

so even in their off period,
they were still texting.

They would hang out
periodically.

Despite her liking to Kevin,
she still had that,

you know, itch to just meet
new people.

♪ No, no, baby
you ain't dreamin' ♪

[Sydney] Hook-up culture exists,
you're in college,

you want to have fun.

♪ Yeah, yeah, I'm a real thing ♪

[Sydney] Like any typical
college student,

she was
just dating around.

[Haley] Thank you.

Haley had met Orlando
in her nursing program,

sophomore year.

[Karen] I went out
on Super Bowl weekend,

it was like the third
and fourth of February,

and that's when I met him
for the first time, of 2018.

I know he was born in Miami,

but he had dual citizenship

with United States
and Nicaragua.

Orlando's sister was nearby,
I think in Queens.

His mother and his father
were living in Nicaragua.

His father was a doctor,
so he wanted to

kind of follow in his footsteps
and become a nurse

in the medical field.

His father had passed away.

Haley befriended him,
as she did many of the people

in the nursing program.

[Joanie] Their relationship
started purely friendship.

I know that through time,
it became

more of a romantic relationship,

but it was never a...

you know, a boyfriend-girlfriend
relationship.

[Melanie] Kevin and Orlando
were in the same fraternity

at Binghamton.
I knew they were friendly.

They were both from
Spanish-speaking backgrounds,

so they
had that in common.

So, I think as the relationship

with Kevin and Haley ended,

and then Haley was
on and off again with Orlando.

Kevin, while it probably
made him upset,

allowed Haley to do
what she wanted to.

[Christina] It was very casual.

She did make it clear to Orlando

that she did not want
anything serious.

[Karen] Haley was just ready
to start her independent life,

free from anything that
was going to keep her

attached to one area.

She wanted to have a career
and really embrace the career

and embrace the perks that come
from having that salary

and ability to travel.

She had a job lined up
at Northwell,

you know, as long as she passed
her nursing boards.

So, that would have been
the next step.

She would have graduated
and studied

for her nursing boards,
taken those in June,

and hopefully...
gotten her career.

Haley called me to talk about
her tax return.

She was all excited because
she was going to get

$400 back.

And I said, I love you.

And she said, I love you.
And I said, talk to you soon.

And we hung up.

And that was Tuesday.

And then on Thursday,
she was supposed to go

to her roommate's
poetry reading.

But she didn't show up.

Haley's roommates were
calling her and calling her,

but she wasn't answering.

And that's when they started
to get concerned.

And I didn't even know
they couldn't

get in touch with Haley.

Friday morning, that's when they
checked the Find My Friends app

on the iPhone.

And they saw that
it was at 23 Oak Street,

which is where Orlando's
apartment was.

So, that's when her roommate
went over to the apartment.

[knocking on door]

And no one answered the door.

And they climbed
through the window.

And that's
when they found Haley.

[Cory] On March 9th of 2018,

Binghamton Police
received a 9-1-1 call

from... Haley's roommates.

Officers respond to the scene.
They enter the home.

That's where they find Haley

lying in bed, unresponsive.

And obviously,
just given the nature

of Haley's age alone,
it's suspicious.

Twenty-two year-olds generally
just don't die

without some related
medical condition.

And here, by all accounts,
just from the visible eye,

is a healthy person who's
found deceased lying in bed.

It was safe to say
that the death

was suspicious in nature.

I was advised of the situation.

I responded to the scene,
as well as my staff.

We were advised
by my lieutenant at the time

that they had
a death investigation pending.

Unusual circumstances,
so to speak.

They said that
they were drafting

a search warrant
for the residence.

So my partner, Jess Griffin,
and I went to the scene.

Obviously, we can't go inside
the residence

until the search warrant
is completed and signed.

So, we were waiting
for that to happen.

[Cory] The area around

It's residential,
multifamily homes,

along with single-family homes,

known for Binghamton
University students.

Where Haley
and her friends lived,

it was around the corner.

[Matthew] The apartment
where Haley was located

was not Haley's apartment.

It was rented
by several other

Binghamton University students.

Orlando Tercero
being one of them.

[Cory] Through talking
to Haley's roommates,

it was learned that Orlando,
I don't know if you could say

that they were boyfriend
and girlfriend, but they had

an on-again,
off-again relationship.

And where Haley was located

was Orlando Tercero's bedroom.

We have to know why Haley
has been found deceased

in his bed and
why he is not around.

[Matthew] Once the search
warrant was signed,

then we started moving
our way inside.

As we moved into
the dining room, we noticed

that the bookshelf was askew.

Screwed into the entryway,

it's like
a wood frame structure,

were three eyelets,

three metal eye hooks,

and through those was a necktie.

And not too far
into the kitchen a little bit,

there was a chair
that was askew as well.

My detectives see
that as evidence

of a suicide attempt,
a failed suicide attempt.

[indistinct chatter on radio]

[Matthew] We also noticed
some gauze packaging

on the kitchen counter.

In the garbage can,
also were more gauze,

paper towels, with obvious
blood staining.

So, that was another indication

that someone hurt themselves

and tried to clean themselves
up a little bit.

We did go into the bedroom
where Haley was located.

[Cory] She was found in the bed.

Almost in a sitting position,
I guess you could say.

No wounds, but we did see
some bruising around her neck.

And as you got in closer,
you could actually see

a particular hemorrhages
in her face.

So, we assumed
it was manual strangulation.

They did find a note,
a handwritten note.

It was in Spanish.

The note translated,
I'm really sorry about this.

I never felt I could be capable
of doing this, father.

I'll see you soon.

I'm sorry, this is stupid,
I'm sorry.

At that point,
I am fairly confident

that we have
a homicide investigation.

Orlando's our person
of interest.

We have to find him,
we have to talk to him.

And members of
the Binghamton Police

were in contact
with Haley's family,

uh, to let them know.

[Karen] I had just come home
from school

and I pulled up to my house
and there was a big black car.

And there were two men sitting
in the car with suits on.

And I pulled into my driveway

and I got into my house
and I just kept looking out

the window because I was like,
that's so odd.

And it kind of scared me,
I was like, oh God,

who's in trouble, you know?

I kept looking out the window
and they weren't coming

and they weren't coming
so I started feeding my dogs

and then all of a sudden
I see them take

a big swig of water
and get out of the car,

two of them together,
shut the door

and they start
walking up my driveway.

My heart was pounding so fast
and... they knocked on my door

and I walked out
and I said, can I help you?

They're like, yeah,
we need to talk to you.

I go, can we talk here?
They go, no,

we need to talk inside.

And they sat me down
at the dining room table

and they just said, homicide.

And then I heard them say

and then Haley and
then from then on it's really,

it's just a blur.

The police officers, they didn't
tell me how it happened.

And I just remember,
they didn't want to leave

until I had someone
come to my house.

So, I called my one friend
and I just said,

I said, Patty, Haley's dead.

Because I just wanted them
to leave my house

because I just needed
to grieve...

or process without it
being with strangers.

Even though they were
the nicest gentleman, I mean,

I wouldn't want to
have to do that job.

Oh God, I'm sorry.

[Joanie] I remember my mom
getting a phone call from Karen.

She...

made a scream
that I can't... describe.

She goes, it's Karen,
you know, Haley's dead.

And I said,
what are you talking about?

And I remember
I fell to my knees.

[Melanie] My sister,
Joanie, called me.

I screamed so loud.

I went numb. I couldn't walk.

My roommates
had to carry me up to my bed.

And I just, I think...

I couldn't feel anything.
Nothing made sense.

[Sydney] I was getting ready
to go out

on a double date
with Christina, actually.

And one of our other friends

had texted me, hey,
have you heard the news?

[reporter] Police found
Anderson, who was from Westbury

dead inside an off-campus home
on Friday.

She was just such a bubbly
person, opened up to anyone.

[news anchor] She was friendly
with a huge heart.

[Christina] I called Sydney
and I said, is this real?

And she did confirm,
yes, it's real.

[Sydney] When you think about
the trajectory of your life,

you don't expect
something this tragic

happen to your best friend.

We were both in disbelief
and the first guy

that popped into our head
was Orlando.

[Sydney] We did not have to...

hear about any suspects
from the police.

We did not have to wait
for her family

to confirm who it was.

We immediately knew
that it was him

because of what he had
previously done to Haley.

[Cory] Throughout this process,
the investigation, we had

a lot of people that wanted to
cooperate and offer information.

So, there was a lot of
interviews that were conducted

of associates of Haley
and Orlando.

The information that came
forward was that Orlando

was obsessed with Haley

and jealous
if she was with other people.

We picked up information of...

Haley's car tires
getting slashed.

One morning,
Haley had sent me a Snapchat

of her tires being slashed.

[Haley on video]
Who the f**k slashed

every single one
of my tires last night?

[Sydney] And Haley's car
was outside of her apartment.

The only person that Haley
could think of

that had the motive to slash
her tires was Orlando.

Orlando was jealous
of Haley dating Kevin,

dating other people,
dating in general.

It was a night that
she had been with Kevin.

[Joanie] And I guess that just
made Orlando very angry.

And it led him
to slash her tires.

♪ Oh, it's you I'm coming for ♪

[Christina] It did become
a messy situation.

Kevin and Haley would try
to rekindle their relationship

and she would, kind of,

stop talking to Orlando
for a period of time.

You can tell that problems
were starting to arise though.

You can tell there
was a jealousy factor

coming from Orlando.

And you could tell things
were getting messy

between Kevin and Haley.

[Melanie] But the biggest
difference was that Orlando

wanted to control
every one of Haley's moves.

♪ I'll be coming for you ♪

♪ I'll be coming for you ♪

[Joanie] He wanted her
all to himself.

He was very possessive.

At that time, he decided
to just slash her tires.

And the next day,
we told her

to file a police report.

And she did file
the police report

so it would be documented.

[Karen] She did give them
his name,

but she was hesitant
to press charges.

Haley didn't want to ruin
Orlando's chance

of being a nurse.

[Karen] Because of the cost
of each tire

added all together,
the price would be to a point

that it would be
considered a felony.

To my understanding,
if you commit a felony,

I don't think
you're allowed to continue

in the nursing school
at Decker.

That's not something
I've looked into

to see if that's a fact.

But I think
it was something that

Haley was very concerned about.

That's the conversation
that transpired

between Haley and myself.

And that was
my understanding of why

she was hesitant
to press charges.

Orlando did admit
to slashing her tires

and gave Haley money to pay
for the tires to be replaced.

And then they kind of just
moved on from that.

I was very concerned for her,

but in Haley's point of view,
it was already handled.

You know, it's fine.
And that was that.

[Karen] She hasn't said anything
else has happened.

Nothing else has transpired.

And it seemed like he took

some responsibility
for his actions.

So, I kind of thought,
well, everything must be okay.

Haley handled it.
He paid for the tires

and everything's back to normal.

But Haley never really told me

to what extent
he was stalking her.

I don't know if because
she didn't want me to react

in the same way
I did with the tire slashing

or she just thought
she could handle it

because she knows Orlando

and didn't expect anything,

you know,
like that tragic to occur.

[Joanie] I was told from her
and some of her friends

that Orlando was becoming
obsessive over her.

He would be mad
if she was hanging out

with her friends doing
something without him.

He wanted to know
where she was,

what exactly she was doing,

how long she was
going to be there.

There was sometimes
he would show up

on her doorstep uninvited

and when asked
to leave multiple times,

he wouldn't and
he would just stay out there.

And he had the way
with his words

where he could make
a sob story out of his life.

And the type of person
Haley was,

felt for those type of people

because she just had
such a kind heart.

So, regardless of these things
he was doing,

she felt for him.

When you have someone

psychologically taking
advantage of you,

it kind of blurs your vision.

So, I think for us
it was such an easy thing

to say, stop talking to him,

but it's someone she saw
every day in clinicals.

It's someone she had
a history with. So...

it was a lot easier said
than done for her.

She trusted him.

So, that's probably
the biggest thing.

She trusted him.

[Cory] At this point,

crime scene detectives,

they complete

their processing
of the scene.

An autopsy is scheduled

through a forensic pathologist
the following day.

Haley's death is ruled
a homicide

by manual strangulation.

A detective came down
and that's when they told us

how it happened.

[Joanie] It just made
the emotions

you know, so much stronger

because it's like now not only

do we know that
she was m*rder*d,

but she was m*rder*d

in such a brutal way.

So, that was really hard
to accept and understand.

Then they separated us all

and they were asking us
all questions.

The police officers
were asking us questions,

the detectives
were asking us questions.

On Sunday, I went up to meet
the DA and his office.

It was a very, very
difficult experience

for our entire office,
as well as the Anderson family.

I mean, this is really
one of our own.

We welcome students
into this community,

the Binghamton
University family.

And when something
like this happens,

it's just devastating.

She was literally like
the greatest person ever.

She never like,
didn't have a smile on her face.

This is not an easy loss at all.

[Karen] It was very upsetting
to the university students

because this is someone that,

whether they knew her or not,

this is somebody
that is their age.

They don't think about that
they're going to die.

So, when somebody
their age dies,

it's almost like
a reality check.

And it's very disconcerting
to them.

And it was, you know,
the campus reacted.

[Michael] The university offered
counseling for students

and made services
available to them.

[Karen] They closed classes
in the nursing school

just to let the kids,
you know, process,

process what's going on
to a colleague... a schoolmate.

[Cory] My focus was,
my staff's focus was,

we got to find Orlando.

We have information,
Orlando's sister

had originally contacted
Binghamton University police

the morning of March 9th...

to say that she had received
an alarming text message

from her brother, Orlando.

And this is before Haley
had been found deceased.

In that message,
he had made statements

saying he was a failure.

That he left his car
at JFK airport.

And Binghamton University
police contacted us.

I reached out to some
law enforcement partners

at that point, specifically,
the local FBI agent.

To say, can you check to see
if he has boarded a plane.

And I was notified that Orlando

had boarded a flight
to Nicaragua.

And Orlando was no longer
in the United States.

[Cory] We've had suspects flee
on us before.

Okay... Whether it be
to New York City or Florida.

In my 24 years,

this is the first time
that I've ever dealt

with a case where we've had
a suspect flee the country.

[Michael] We had learned
that he had family

down in Nicaragua
as well as here.

He was a US citizen

and had dual citizenship
with Nicaragua.

[Cory] Flight is, in my mind,
in my experience,

is a pretty clear sign of guilt.

When I found out Orlando
had fled the country,

I was extremely angry.

The thing that makes me
the most angry

about the whole situation
is that he just left her there.

In that room, in that bed.

And it's like, you do
something so horrible,

but it's like maybe you have
this small fiber inside of you

to like feel for somebody.

But he didn't.

He left my best friend
laying on that bed.

And he didn't care.

He has no remorse.

And he's a coward.

[Cory] Orlando fled
the United States,

but we had to still
move forward.

At that point, I was confident
he's the guy that we want.

But now my staff had to collect
the evidence

to prove that he's the guy
that we wanted.

We retrieved video from
the residence at 23 Oak Street.

And basically, we're going
to track every move that we can,

whether through video,
credit cards,

whatever we can do
to kind of follow

Orlando's movements.

Upon reviewing the video
from 23 Oak Street,

Orlando was seen leaving

his residence at 23 Oak Street
around 2:30 in the morning.

On the 8th, he returns
at around 3:30 in the morning

with Haley.

They're seen on video
walking in together.

The one thing
that's important to note

that after that 3:30 time stamp
on the 8th,

Haley is never seen again.

She's seen walking in,

but she's never
seen leaving the residence.

Orlando, on the other hand,
is seen numerous times

coming and going
from the home.

At around, say, 8:30
at night on the 8th,

he's clearly packing his car
with luggage...

and goes.

That night, Haley is due
to meet her friends

at a poetry reading,

and she never arrives
to meet them.

Again, putting those pieces
of the puzzle together.

It's reaffirming kind of
what we knew,

but what greater powers
than the video evidence

of two people walking in
and only one person walks out.

We actually sent guys
down to JFK Airport.

[Matthew] Port Authority police
brought us over to the terminal.

They were able to pick him up
actually walking in

to the terminal
on security cameras.

And immediately,

you saw the head bandage
around his head.

Pretty telltale, because
that kind of just

confirmed what we thought
from the scene

about a possible
attempted suicide.

They were able to track him
throughout the airport,

from the time he got there

till the time he boarded
the plane.

The death of Haley,

that garnered national
attention.

We got calls from media
from all over the country.

[news reporter 1] International
manhunt launched

for the former boyfriend

of a nursing student found dead
in upstate New York.

[news reporter 2] Orlando
is a dual citizen.

He leaves the United States
for Nicaragua.

[news reporter 3] Reporters
who spoke to one student

who said she was shocked
when she heard the news.

It's really terrifying to see
something like that

happen so close to home.

[Cory] It was
a high profile case.

So, the Nicaraguan authorities,

they located Orlando

in Nicaragua and
they arrested him.

[reporter 4] Twenty-two year old
Orlando Tercero

was arrested in Nicaragua.

He apparently
was in a hospital there

and I believe somebody there
recognized him

and called the cops
and he was arrested

right outside
of the hospital grounds.

[Melanie] When we found out
he was caught,

it was, initially,
a sense of relief.

But then that also meant nothing

because she was still gone.

While we felt safer knowing
he was caught,

that just led to more question,
what's next?

We had no idea
what was gonna happen.

From there, it then becomes
how to handle

what turned into be
an international incident.

There was a warrant issued
for him to be brought back.

The charge is m*rder
in the second degree

and the people
are ready for trial.

[Michael] Our understanding
was that he would actually

stand trial in Broome County.

[Karen] I was very happy

that they had found him,
he was arrested

and then it was
just a waiting game.

It feels good to get a feeling

that hopefully justice
will be served.

You know, right now,
it's kind of hard

to look at the bright side
of things.

[Michael] Once we had learned

that he had been taken
into custody down in Nicaragua,

our office was very busy
trying to meet

with the State Department,
contact Washington, D.C.

in a way to get him
extradited back

to Broome County, New York,
to stand trial.

Great efforts were made
by our local government,

federal government to try
and get this individual back.

[Karen] I got a call
from the DA.

He said that
they're not extraditing Orlando.

And right away, I said,
well, what does that mean?

[Sydney] I knew that Orlando
had dual citizenship,

so I wasn't sure whether or not
he would be extradited

to the United States
to have a trial.

[Michael] This was a very
unique situation,

something that
I had never come across

in my 25 years as a prosecutor.

My understanding regarding
the extradition treaties

that are in place are that
if he is a citizen

of both countries,
that they have the option

to have him tried in Nicaragua

or be brought back to
the United States to face trial.

There came a point in time
when the authorities

in Nicaragua made it clear
to our local government

and our federal government
that he was going to be tried

down there based on the fact

that he was a citizen
of Nicaragua.

He would be prosecuted
in Nicaragua

for the crime of femicide.

Femicide is basically homicide,

but with a specific intention
to harm a female.

[Melanie] Femicide occurs
in every country,

but it's not recognized
as femicide in most countries.

[Michael] We don't have that law
in New York State.

We have m*rder
in the second degree.

That's what he was charged
with in this case

under New York law.

[Melanie] Once we found out

he would be going
to trial down there,

I was glad to hear that
he was being charged

with femicide and not homicide,

because what he did
was the brutal m*rder of a woman

based off of
their prior relationship.

So I thought that was a very
appropriate charge

that should be brought upon him.

[Michael] We did everything that
we could to help Haley's family

through the process,

but we were learning
the process ourselves

at the same time trying
to explain it to them.

But we were gonna do
everything that we could

to make sure that
Haley's family got justice.

[Karen] As it started
moving along,

everything started
to come together.

They both complied that
they would have

the trial on Skype

or whatever they call
the video camera

in between
the two court systems.

[Michael] We actually had
our grand jury room

outfitted as a courtroom
with all the technology

in order to connect
with Nicaragua.

Sometimes there were
mechanical glitches

or technical difficulties

to hook up with them
via satellite.

Cop: We were dispatched...

Cop: ...to a female found not
breathing...

Cop: ...when I arrived.

And they had an interpreter,
so when we didn't understand it,

she would explain
everything to us.

Cop: Laying on the bed...

[in Spanish] Translator: Laying on the
bed...

Cop: ...on her back...

[in Spanish] Translator: ...on her back...

Members of my staff
were called upon to testify

and present testimony
and or physical evidence

that was recovered during
the investigation.

Cop: Find My Friend app...

Cop: ...was showing that
Haley Anderson's cell phone...

Cop: ...was inside the
apartment.

We had to bring in witnesses
from all over the country.

They were actually questioned
by the prosecutors.

We did not question them.

They were just put on the video

and were interviewed
by the prosecutors

down in Nicaragua.

The whole situation
was very weird to me,

but I was happy
that he was being tried

and he was being
held accountable.

Cop: They stated that Haley...

Cop: ...had hooked up
with Orlando Tercero...

Cop: ...a couple of times...

Cop: ...uh, but did not want
anything serious with him.

[in Spanish] Translator: They stated...

[in Spanish] Translator: ...that Haley
Anderson hooked up

one or two times...

[in Spanish] Translator: ...with Orlando
Tercero,

but that she did not want anything
serious.

Cop: That he was obsessed with
her...

[in Spanish] Translator: That he was
obsessed with her...

Cop: ...and that at one time
he had...

Cop: slashed her vehicle's
tires.

[Melanie] Seeing Orlando
throughout the trial

was one of the craziest things

because he sat there looking
bored the entire time.

He did not speak,
which I know in trials,

usually the person
being accused

doesn't really go
on the stand,

but it was extremely frustrating

because you're almost like,
oh, you know,

maybe you're going to watch
Orlando on this trial

and maybe you're going to see
some kind of reaction

or he's going to admit
to what he's done

and there was
absolutely nothing.

Orlando Tercero,
in a cold-blooded manner,

choked the life
out of a young woman

who was, we believe,
probably sleeping.

It doesn't get any more sick
and depraved than that.

[Karen] The judge was female.

They had a female prosecutor

who was such
an advocate for Haley.

Very impressed with her,
I was very proud

of everything
that she was doing.

She really did a great job.

[Joanie] His defense
was honestly horrible.

They tried to, you know,
pull that insanity thing

or that he was under
the influence of alcohol.

I mean, it was all horrible.

[Karen] We wrapped
everything up,

and then I think 30 minutes
to an hour later,

they delivered the verdict.

[Michael] In the United States,
you have a jury trial

where you have to
convince 12 people

beyond a reasonable doubt,
of the defendant's guilt.

Nicaragua used the judge
having the authority

to make the decision
as to whether

someone is guilty
or not guilty, so...

We didn't know anything
about this judge.

We didn't know what the judge
was going to do.

It was a very stressful time
for everyone involved.

In November of 2019,

Orlando was convicted
of femicide.

We knew that the sentence could
be up to 30 years in prison,

and we were somewhat relieved
at that point

knowing that Haley's family
would get justice.

[Karen] He got
the full 30 years...

and that was the fullest extent
of their law.

[Michael] We're very pleased
with the judge's decision,

and we believe
it was the right decision.

[Sydney] It provided a sense
of relief that at least

that portion of justice
was served.

[Christina] It gives us a little
bit of a peace of mind,

that we were able to get
the closure that we needed,

or at least that I needed.

[Karen] I'm glad he got
what he deserved

to the fullest extent
of the law,

but death is forever,

and he's not going
to be there forever.

[Michael] There's an outstanding
warrant for him,

and he's ready to be tried
in New York State.

The maximum sentence
in New York State

for m*rder in the second degree
is 25 years to life.

Now, would we bring him back
to be tried a second time?

Decisions would have to be made
down the line.

His defense attorney
in New York State,

as well as down in Nicaragua

would argue
that double jeopardy attaches.

Our position is that
it doesn't attach.

It's a separate country,
and he could be tried here.

But the decision obviously
won't be made by me

if he continues
his 30-year sentence,

but the family
would be contacted,

and we would want their input
on to whether you would

bring this guy back
to the United States.

[Kimberly] The lingering effects
that Haley Anderson's m*rder

had at Binghamton were really
discussions between students.

I talked to my friends about it.
They talked to me about it.

We all sort of were thinking
and continue to think

that's really sad, because
it just doesn't make sense

for that to have happened.

I didn't know her, but someone
that's so full of promise,

and who is going to college
and waiting for their degree,

that is a very tragic thing
to happen to someone.

[Joanie] After Haley's death,
we had attended her graduation,

and they had a picture for her
on the chair

for the nursing program.

So that was nice,
and they said her name,

and it was nice to be
able to honor her in that way.

[Karen] Since Haley's trial,
I've been on a mission

to bring awareness to femicide,

trying to enact femicide
as a law in the United States.

Many countries in South America
have adopted the law.

In Africa, more and more people
are starting to adopt the law

because it is becoming
so much more prevalent

and even here in
the United States.

Femicide, it's become
much more prevalent.

I started volunteering

on a domestic violence hotline

called RAINN, which is
the nation's largest

anti-sexual domestic violence
organization,

and I hope that I've saved
at least one person

from a situation like Haley's.

I want people to be aware

of signs of controlling
or a*usive people in their life,

and I want you to know
that there's help

and there's ways
to reach out to people,

and if you have a friend
that is in a situation

like my friend was,
please tell someone.

And I hope that if this saves
literally one person's life,

then it was worth it for me
to be here and relive this.

[Karen] There was so much more
of life for Haley to live,

and so much more of us
to have in Haley in our lives,

the experience of Haley.

She's never coming home,

and that is the saddest part.

Haley's death is forever.

I'm sorry. I need a tissue.

This is her memorial.

All of these bricks
are for parents

who have lost a child.

People come here to celebrate
their child's life

that were lost too early.

I have a, this is a lotus
with... it is cremation jewelry.

And inside I have her because
she always wanted to travel,

so wherever I go,
she goes with me.

I couldn't have asked
for a better 22 years...

so I'm thankful for that.

♪ Who can save us ♪

♪ At the edge
of this black hole ♪

♪ Do we just let go? ♪

♪ Who can save us ♪

♪ At the edge
of this black hole ♪

♪ Do we just let go? ♪♪