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The sheriff’s department was called<\/a> to Duffy’s Bar & Grill on Sunday night, July 13, 2014, because a man who had been drinking at the establishment claimed to have a severed human hand<\/a> in his possession.<\/p>\n The next morning, the Oxford Weekly Planet made sure the community knew<\/a> all about it.<\/p>\n Once farmer Johnny Reagle<\/a> sobered up, the detectives had a talk with him<\/a> about the hand and his claim that it belonged to his ex.<\/p>\n After that conversation, Johnny agreed to show the detectives the location<\/a> on his farm where he found the “root,” which led to another discovery<\/a> that captured the neighbors’ attention<\/a>.<\/p>\n By early the next morning, investigators had identified a missing person report<\/a>\u00a0that could be connected to the case.<\/p>\n A uniformed officer who works the graveyard shift contacted the detectives with some information<\/a> he thought might be relevant to their investigation.<\/p>\n Shortly afterward, the coroner’s office confirmed who the hand belonged to<\/a>.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, the sheriff’s department reached out to the public<\/a> to try to locate that missing person.<\/p>\n When the detectives looked into the person<\/a> whose hand was found, they discovered a recent interview<\/a> with the man in the sheriff’s department case files.<\/p>\n Detectives Armstrong and Murphy brought in the missing man’s wife<\/a> for a serious conversation<\/a>.<\/p>\n That afternoon, the detectives searched the farmhouse<\/a> on Reagle Farm Road and mapped out where evidence was found<\/a> in the house.<\/p>\n The next morning, the sheriff’s department released the identity of the victim<\/a> to the local media<\/a>.<\/p>\n At the same time, Johnny’s ex<\/a> contacted the sheriff’s department and spoke with Detectives<\/a> Armstrong and Murphy.<\/p>\n Later the detectives went over to the Fine’s apartment complex to talk to the people there, including the resident manager<\/a> and the maintenance man<\/a>.<\/p>\n Then they had a conversation with the Fines’ downstairs neighbor<\/a> before taking a look<\/a> around the Fines’ apartment.<\/p>\n The next morning, Detectives Armstrong and Murphy met with Andy’s boss<\/a> to find out about his performance at work<\/a>.<\/p>\n Afterward, they talked to some of Andy’s co-workers<\/a> to get their perspectives<\/a>.<\/p>\n A few hours later, the detectives sat down with Andy’s brother<\/a> to find out what he had to say<\/a>.<\/p>\n That evening, while Detectives Armstrong and Murphy talked to people at the apartments across the street<\/a> from the Fines, other investigators mapped out the locations<\/a> relevant to the case so far.<\/p>\n Then the detectives went over to Duffy’s to talk to the employees<\/a> and customers<\/a> who’d seen the Fines or John Reagle there.<\/p>\n Detectives Armstrong and Murphy spent the morning getting warrants to collect biological samples<\/a> from several persons of interest in the investigation.<\/p>\n After lunch, they met with a man who turned out to have a history with both Andy and Cindy Fine<\/a> and was seen talking to the Fines at Duffy’s<\/a> the last night Andy was seen alive.<\/p>\n Later, the detectives talked to another man, this one with a shady past<\/a>, who was also seen with the Fines<\/a> at Duffy’s that night.<\/p>\n At the end of the day, the coroner’s office sent over their preliminary report on the autopsy of Andrew Fine<\/a>.<\/p>\n The next day, detectives talked to the victim’s wife again<\/a> to clarify information they’d heard from other witnesses.<\/p>\n After lunch, Detectives Armstrong and Murphy spoke to Andy’s employer again<\/a> to see if he could clear up some discrepancies.<\/p>\n Later they executed a search warrant<\/a> for the residence and vehicle of a person of interest.<\/p>\n Shortly afterward, they made an arrest<\/a>.<\/p>\n After the arrestee had some time to think in a jail cell overnight, the detectives reviewed his rap sheet<\/a>.<\/p>\n Then they sat down with him for a serious conversation<\/a>.<\/p>\n The next morning, the crime lab sent their preliminary report<\/a> on evidence collected in the investigation to date.<\/p>\n A little while later, the detectives met with Cindy’s sister<\/a> to get her take<\/a> on the Fines’ relationship and the night Andy was last seen alive.<\/p>\n Shortly afterward, Detectives Armstrong and Murphy talked to Cindy’s brother-in-law<\/a>, who had his own opinions<\/a> on the Fines’ marriage.<\/p>\n The detectives started the day at the courthouse getting more search warrants<\/a>.<\/p>\n Then they reviewed a letter from an insurance investigator<\/a> Det. Armstrong had spoken with the previous day.<\/p>\n Later, they visited witnesses who’d seen a dark SUV<\/a> to find out if they could identify the vehicle<\/a>.<\/p>\n That afternoon, they got another search warrant<\/a> and then had a follow-up conversation<\/a> with Andy’s brother.<\/p>\n Late that night, investigators visited the restaurant<\/a> where Dudley said he went after he left Duffy’s on July 3rd.<\/p>\n In the morning, the detectives reviewed some new information<\/a> from the crime lab.<\/p>\n Then, they met with Dudley’s mother<\/a> to see if she could corroborate her son’s whereabouts the weekend Andy was killed.<\/p>\n Investigators also added some more places of interest<\/a> to the case locations map.<\/p>\n Later, Detectives Armstrong and Murphy talked to the minister<\/a> at Cindy’s church to learn more<\/a> about her state of mind.<\/p>\n Their next conversation<\/a> was decidedly less friendly than their chat with the reverend.<\/p>\n By the next morning, the crime lab had some DNA results<\/a> for the detectives to review.<\/p>\n Then, Detectives Armstrong and Murphy obtained search warrants to look for evidence consistent with trace found on the Colt pistol. They started at the victim’s residence<\/a> and then moved on to the Dykmans’ place<\/a> and ended the day at Carl Fine’s home<\/a>.<\/p>\n Bright and early, the detectives split up to start the day’s searches. Detective Murphy went to the Laughlin house<\/a> while Detective Armstrong went to Laughlin’s shop<\/a>.<\/p>\n After lunch, the detectives visited the Brinkman residence<\/a> and then the Reagle farm<\/a>.<\/p>\n Detectives Armstrong and Murphy saved Eddie Dooley’s place<\/a> for last since he was still locked up.<\/p>\n Then, the detectives talked to Cindy Fine again to see if she wanted to change her story, and she told them<\/a> quite a tale.<\/p>\n Next, Detectives Armstrong and Murphy wanted to see if Dudley could clear up a few questions<\/a> for them.<\/p>\n Later, after they got a look at the Fines’ phone records<\/a>\u00a0for the time surrounding the murder and subsequent discovery of the body, the detectives met with Andy’s brother<\/a> again to see if he was ready to acknowledge some hard truths.<\/p>\n The next morning, Detectives Armstrong and Murphy went to see Joanna Laughlin again to see if she could ID the person she saw<\/a> in the dark SUV.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, other investigators summarized the alibis for each person of interest<\/a> and whether each alibi could be verified.<\/p>\n After lunch, the crime lab provided their preliminary findings<\/a> on all those work gloves taken into evidence.<\/p>\n After reviewing the report, the detectives had another chat<\/a> with Johnny Reagle.<\/p>\n After receiving a tip, Detectives Armstrong and Murphy reviewed Cindy’s phone calls<\/a> on key days since her husband died.<\/p>\n Later that day, they made an arrest<\/a>.<\/p>\n Before long, the person in custody decided they wanted to talk<\/a> to the detectives.<\/p>\nInvestigation Day 2<\/h4>\n
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