ATL Homicide Video
One early morning at around 12am, Jerrick Jackson and his fiancé were coming home from a night out. When they pulled into their driveway, they are met by several assailants who aim to rob them of their belongings. As the robbery escalates, Jerrick tries to stop them from going into his home. Shots are fired and Jerrick is hit and ends up dead. This is now a homicide and Quinn and Vince rush to the scene. They quickly uncover that crime has no age limit.
Mark Schaller was new to the Atlanta area. While out one night in early October 2002, Mark began chatting with another patron at a bar. Chatting quickly became something more and that was to Mark’s liking. Unfortunately, it turned out to be something no one could dream of. Quinn and Vince are assigned the case. As they dig deeper and deeper into who committed this heinous crime, they soon realize that this was no personal attack and that the killer could be linked to something far greater.
In the next episode of Behind The Smoking Gun, Christopher Diaz, who plays Detective Vince Velazquez, tells us about the case that gave him nightmares.
Quinn and Vince are assigned the case and as they dig deeper and deeper looking for the killer, they soon realize that this was no personal attack and that the killer could be linked to something far greater.
Valerie Payton was a hardworking mother who cared for her son dearly. So much in fact, she resorted to prostitution to give her son a better life than her own. One fateful evening, Valerie lured a man who would do the unthinkable. After 10 years of Valerie’s unsolved case, Quinn and Vince hit the streets and uncover the monster behind Valerie's disappearance.
In the next episode of Behind The Smoking Gun, Angelo Diaz, who plays Detective David Quinn, tells us about the case he’ll never forget.
Drugs and prostitution didn’t stop detectives David Quinn and Vince Velazquez from finding this young mother’s killer, even if it was 10-years later.
Charles Smith was a bright young man with huge musical aspirations. On one fateful night, all his dreams came to a close when he was found nearly dead at a crossroads in Atlanta. Quinn and Vince hit the streets and begin asking questions of what appears to be a homicide. After digging deeper into the party scene in Atlanta, they soon realize that the killer could be someone they never expected.
This is the unsolved case Detective David Quinn just can’t shake.
One bad night ends a musically gifted student's life on a bad note and detectives David Quinn and Vince Velazquez hit the streets to find his killer
Eric made the drive to Atlanta to pick up alcohol for an event he had coming up. Little did Eric know, that would be the last drive he ever made.
If you listen to a real 9-1-1 tape, you’ll never be the same. The pain, the anguish, the fear…it’s EXACTLY the motivation Detectives Quinn and Velazquez use to bring your loved ones justice.