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On September 11, 1998, Officer Scott Blakely with the Lexington Police Department responded to call for service at a home in Lexington Kentucky. 

At the home, Officer Blakely met a woman that stated she had found an apparent ransom note tucked  into the front door of her house, demanding $20,000 for the safe return of her husband, Aubrey L. Nuckolls, also know as ‘Al”.  Al had not returned home from the day before.

The note read: "Call his pager from a pay phone that rings. He is fine. Do not worry or call anyone!!" "Do as you are told!!!!".

Officer Blakely contacted the Lexington Homicide Unit and Detectives Paul Williams, Billy Richmond, Craig Sorrell and David Lyons responded, along with FBI Special Agent John Whitehead.

What followed in the search for Mr. Nuckolls was nothing short of a mystery, largely revolving the life of Mr. Nuckolls that was found to be complex and somewhat mysterious in itself.

Join Wendy and David as they sit down with retired Sergeants Paul Williams and Billy Richmond as they recount the investigation.  This is one of those sessions where you will feel like you are in the room with the detectives as they deep dive into the why and how of not just this case, but murder cases in general. 

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