the murders of joey and olga connell were only a few hours old, and the rest of the he and another friend by to pick up joey for a trip to the mountains, and found themselves entering a crime scene. >> there was yellow tape and police cars and ambulances. they told a police officer they were looking for joe connell. and, he said, "well, i can't talk to you now, but you're gonna have to follow me down to the station and answer some questions." >> reporter: jay had known joey and his family since they were kids. >> and, at that point, we definitely knew it wasn't good. >> reporter: jay says he had a growing sense of dread as he answered questions about joe and olga. >> they finally let us know that he and olga had died, and it was a total shock. >> reporter: jay called a friend, who reached out to the family. police were already talking with mickie, who remembers very little of that conversation. >> how do you say it when you're like a zombie? um, i was like, i heard it, i believed it. i was like in a state of mind that i can't quite describe. >> what'd police ask you? >> i don't remember.