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Dateline: Killing Time explores the story of Ricky Cowles Jr., who was found shot at his apartment in Lancaster, California, on August 12, 1997. He was a 21-year-old electrician, living with his pregnant wife named Amy Lynn Preasmyer.
When authorities investigated the scene, they failed to find any signs of forced entry. Additionally, nothing inside the apartment had been touched or stolen, eliminating the motive of robbery.
However, when investigators began looking into the victim's past, they found some crucial incidents that pointed to a possible motive for murder.
Dateline: Killing Time explores the complete investigation behind finding the true culprit behind the murder of Ricky Cowles Jr. The episode is set to make it's release on June 6, 2025, at 9 pm EST on NBC.
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What happened to the Dateline: Killing Time subject, Ricky Cowles Jr?
As reported by the Los Angeles Daily, Ricky Cowles Jr. worked as an electrician. As in the Dark Dark World Podcast, it was the victim's wife, Amy Preasmyer, who found and called 911 emergency.
Amy reported that she found Ricky on the bedroom floor, lying in a pool of blood.
As reported by the Los Angeles Daily News, Amy moved in with Ricky a month before, and they shared their apartment with a mutual friend named Jennifer Kellogg.
During the time of the murder, Amy was 15 months pregnant with Ricky's child. As reported by the Dark Dark World Podcast, when medical examiners reached the scene, they found a bullet wound on the victim's head.
As reported by the Dark Dark World Podcast, upon questioning Ricky's close friends and relatives, investigators discovered that the couple had a strained relationship.
When Amy was interrogated, she denied all the claims.
Investigation on the murder of the Dateline: Killing Time subject, Ricky Cowles Jr.
As reported by The Dark Dark World Podcast, during the investigation, authorities found a man named William Hoffman, who reportedly talked about killing Ricky Cowles Jr.
Upon interrogation, William revealed that he was pursued by Amy Preasmyer for the murder of Ricky Cowles Jr.
As reported by Los Angeles Times, it was in October 1999, when the Dateline: Killing Time culprit William Hoffman was found guilty for first degree murder.
He was sentenced to life imprisonment, with an additional 10 years, for the use of a claw hammer to murder the Dateline: Killing Time subject Ricky Cowles Jr.
Reportedly, it was in 2002 when William Hoffman wrote a letter to the victim's family, confessing to his and Amy's involvement in the murder.
As reported in the Dark Dark World Podcast, authorities discovered that both Amy Preasmyer, Jennifer Kellogg, and their friend David Ashbury were involved in plotting the murder of Ricky Cowles Jr.
Amy Preasmyer was found guilty and sentenced to lifetime imprisonment. Jennifer Kellogg received 17 years behind bars, while David Ashbury received two years behind bars.
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