. >> reporter: it was a late saturday night last spring. 16-year-old caleb gordley had a secret plan, to sneak out of his house to go party with some friends. a popular, three-sport athlete at parkview high school in virginia, caleb was also an aspiring rapper seeing himself as the next jay-z. ♪ ♪ time moves slow >> he was a self-proclaimed rapper, going by the name of "prince george." the core was his music, was his lyrics, was his -- poetry. i have 85 songs that i've collected. >> reporter: a good kid? >> great kid. he was very respectful, very polite. >> reporter: partier? >> no. he did not drink. and that's what makes that night even more peculiar, even more odd. >> reporter: and out of character for caleb. >> he's not much of a drinker, but, i guess, he wanted to try for that night. >> reporter: yet, the one-time caleb decided to let loose. he would wind up dead in a stranger's home. it all began with a typical teen punishment. >> he had been grounded because he went to the park on a sunday afternoon after i told him to clean his room. i said, "one week, you cannot go anywhere. y