erik brown was arrested he's been charged with kidnapping and murder. police say they have phone records and dna evidence that link him to the case. brown is currently homeless but he's a retired navy petty officer and his status gave him access to joint base little creek. they say that he visited the blimpie sandwich shop where billie worked almost daily. brown made crude sexual comments on at least one occasion. billie's father is devastated that he couldn't protect his daughter sniept as daughter. >> as a father, to know that i wasn't there for my daughter, to be against this guy, my daughter is 4'11", to look at the size of this you preyed on my child. >> reporter: and police say that brown admitted to being on the base around the time that billie disappeared. but he says he blacked out and can't remember what he did for several days. back to youment. >> megan mcgrath. megan, thank you. >>> 6:05 right now. we know it was a tractor-trailer that hit someone on the beltway this week and drove away. we learned the name of the man hurt in the crash as we

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