WEBVTT RONICLE," TRACKINGHEROIN FROM DEATH TO DEALER.>> OUR COMMUNITY IS DYING.KATELYN: NOT AT THE HANDS OF ASILENT KILLER, BUT BY A DRUGKNOWN TO BE DEADLY. ITS GRIP IS SO STRONG, USERSDON'T SEEM TO CARE. >> I'D GIVE IT ALL BACK IF I HADANOTHER DAY WITH HIM.KATELYN: EVERY DAY THOUGH,POLICE ARE GETTING BETTER.>> ANOTHER KILO RIGHT IN HERE.KATELYN: AND MORE CREATIVE WHENIT COMES TO TRACKING HEROIN.WITH BRAND-NEW TOOLS TO HELPTHEM TELL WHERE IT'S COMINGFROM.>> PENNSYLVANIA IS A BIG DRUGTRAFFICKING ROUTE.KATELYN: AND HOW IT'S GETTINGINTO THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY.>> EITHER THROWN IN THE TRUNK,IN A SUITCASE, FLOWN ON ANAIRPLANE, PUT ON A BUS.>> PLACES THAT YOU WOULDN'T EVENTHINK.KATELYN: PLUS, AFTER THEY CATCHONE DEALER -->> YOU JUST NEVER KNOW WHERETHAT ONE FINGERPRINT WILL TAKEYOU.KATELYN: THEY KEEP DIGGING FORMORE. >> WE KNOW YOU'RE NOT THE BIGFISH, YOU'RE THE LITTLE FISH.WE WANT THE BIG FISH.KATELYN: TONIGHT, WE'RE TRACKINGHEROIN FROM DEATH TO DEALER. KIM: HELLO, EVERYONE, ANDWELCOME TO THIS NEWS 8"CHRONICLE." I'M KIM LEMON. STATE POLICE CALL THE AMOUNT OFHEROIN COMING INTO OUR COMMUNITYSTAGGERING. AND THEY KNOW BECAUSE THEY SAYTHE SIZE OF THE SHIPMENTSTHEY'RE INTERCEPTING CONTINUESTO GROW.IN THE NEXT HALF HOUR, WE GETINSIDE INFORMATION ABOUT WHO'SBRINGING THE DRUGS HERE, HOWPOLICE ARE FINDING THEM, AND HOWINVESTIGATORS ARE ABLE TO PROVEIT IN COURT. NEWS 8'S KATELYN SMITH BEGINSOUR LOOK AT THE HEROIN PIPELINEWHERE IT OFTEN ENDS. KATELYN: RANDY CRONE'S DRUGADDICTION STARTED LIKE MANYOTHERS -- WITH AN INJURY.HE BROKE HIS HAND AND GOT APRESCRIPTION FOR OPIOIDS. >> I DIDN'T SWITCH THE FLOWERSAROUND YET.KATELYN: IT ENDED LIKE SO MANYOTHERS AS WELL.HE DIED OF A HEROIN OVERDOSE ATAGE 22. >> JUST SOMETIMES DOESN'T EVENFEEL REAL YET.KATELYN: THE GRASS OVER HISGRAVESITE STILL NOT COMPLETELYGROWN IN.RANDY HAD TRIED TO GET HELP.AFTER USING FOR NINE MONTHS, HECONFESSED TO HIS FAMILY. >> HE WAS SO EMBARRASSED AND HEDIDN'T WANT TO BRING ANYONE ELSEINTO IT.KATELYN: HE WENT TO REHAB INFLORIDA.THEN WHILE BACK HOME IN YORKCOUNTY AND CLEAN FOR 90 DAYS,DECIDED TO USE JUST ONE LASTTIME. >> HIS EXACT WORDS WERE IT'S ASTATISTIC THAT YOU WILL ALWAYSRELAPSE, SO LET'S JUST DO IT ANDGET IT OVER WITH.>> I WISH I WOULD HAVE KNOWNTHAT HE WAS WEAK.I WISH I WOULD HAVE FOLLOWED MYGUT, BUT I DIDN'T.KATELYN: RANDY REACHED OUT FORSOMEONE TO GET HIM HEROIN, BUTHAD SOME TROUBLE. >> RANDY'S DEALER WAS A MIDDLEMAN.I CAN SHOW YOU WHERE TO GET IT,BUT YOU HAVE TO GIVE ME SOME.KATELYN: AND WHEN THAT MIDDLEMAN DIDN'T COME THROUGH, RANDYDIDN'T GIVE UP.HE EVENTUALLY FOUND A DEALER ANDHE AND A FRIEND BOUGHT $100WORTH.>> WE FOUND HIM THE FOLLOWINGDAY.KIM: AND THAT IS WHEN POLICEBEGAN THEIR INVESTIGATION.THEY STARTED TO TRACK THATHEROIN FROM RANDY'S DEATH BACKTO THE DEALER IT CAME FROM ANDTHEY WERE ABLE TO DO IT. RANDY'S FAMILY SPENT WHAT WOULDHAVE BEEN HIS 23RD BIRTHDAY INCOURT FACE TO FACE WITH THATMAN. NOW WE FIND OUT HOW OFFICERSFIGURED IT OUT. KATELYN: 61 PAGES OF TEXTMESSAGES, EVEN ONES THAT HADBEEN DELETED.>> THEY WERE ABLE TO NARROW THETIMELINE DOWN.KATELYN: NOW TELL THE STORY OFRANDY CRONE'S DEATH. >> EVERY MINUTE PRACTICALLY OFTHAT ENTIRE 24-HOUR PERIOD.KATELYN: BEGINNING ON SEPTEMBER16, 2015, WITH HIS URGES TO USEHEROIN AGAIN.>> HE GOT WEAK.HE GOT WEAK AND HE REACHED OUT.KATELYN: A FRIEND TRIED TO STEERHIM AWAY.RANDY HAD BEEN OUT OF REHAB FORSIX WEEKS.>> I WAS SAYING HOW PROUD I WAS.HE WAS DOING SO GOOD.>> AND THEN JUST LOOKING ATTHOSE MESSAGES, IT'S CRAZY HOWADDICTION TAKES OVER YOUR MIND.KATELYN: HE WAS SO DETERMINEDTHAT AFTER GETTING TURNED DOWN-->> RANDY HAD ONE PERSON THAT HEGOT IT FROM, AND ONCE THAT ONEPERSON SAID NO, THEN HE DIDN'TKNOW WHERE TO GO.KATELYN: HE KEPT TRYING ANDFINALLY FOUND SOME.HIS FRIEND SENT HIM THIS TEXT --"YEAH, HAVE TO GET OFF BEBOSINCE HE WOULDN'T TELL."BEBO'S REAL NAME IS ANGELALICEA.HE WAS CONVICTED OF SELLING THEDRUGS THAT ULTIMATELY KILLEDRANDY. >> I JUST NEEDED TO HEAR"GUILTY.">> IF YOU HAVE SOMEONE WHO'SDEALING DRUGS FOR PROFIT,SOMEONE WHO'S MAKING MONEY OFFOF DESTROYING FAMILIES ANDKILLING PEOPLE, THEN THERE HASTO BE SOME PUNITIVE ASPECT TOTHAT.KATELYN: AND POLICE FOUND EVENMORE HEROIN IN THE ROOM WHERERANDY DIED.SOME IN THIS DOLLAR BILL TUCKEDINTO AN ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUSBOOK. >> TO SELL HEROIN IS A CHOICE.ADDICTION IS A DISEASE.TO SELL HEROIN IS A CHOICE.KATELYN: AT ALICEA'S SENTENCINGJUST LAST MONTH, HIS FAMILYSPOKE ON HIS BEHALF IN THECOURTROOM, BUT HAD ONLY THIS -->> FREE BEBO.KATELYN: -- TO SAY TO OURCAMERAS.IN COURT, ALICEA APOLOGIZED,SAYING HE WOULD TAKE THIS TIMETO LEARN HIS LESSON AND COMEHOME A BETTER PERSON.THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME HE'SBEEN CAUGHT SELLING DRUGS. >> I FEEL LIKE THERE'S NO WINBECAUSE THIS BOY HAS A FAMILY,HE HAS CHILDREN.KATELYN: THE JUDGE SENTENCEDALICEA TO NINE TO 20 YEARS INSTATE PRISON.SHE SAID IT'S TO "SEND A MESSAGETO DEALERS IN THE COMMUNITY.THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE TO DO TOINNOCENT PEOPLE WHO THINK THEYCAN RESIST." >> THERE'S MANY, MANY BEBO'S.IT'S NOT JUST HIM, THERE'S MANYOF THEM.KATELYN: THE QUESTION REMAINS --WHERE DID ALICEA GET HIS HEROIN?CELL PHONE RECORDS, RECEIPTS,WITNESSES ALL HELPEDINVESTIGATORS CONVICT HIM, BUTDO THEY TAKE IT A STEP FURTHER?THE ANSWER MAY SURPRISE YOU.KIM: STILL TO COME ON THIS NEWS8 "CHRONICLE.">> TIME AND RESOURCES -- THAT'SSOMETHING THAT EVERYBODY'SLACKING.KIM: THE STRUGGLE TO TRACE THEDRUGS BACK TO THE PERSON ANDPLACE THEY ORIGINALLY CAME FROM.>> LOKING TO NOT ONLY SEE WHERETHE OVERDOSE VICTIM GOT THEDRUGS FROM, BUT WHERE THEIRDEALER GOT THE DRUGS FROM AND.KIM: AND LATER, POLICE HAVE COMEA LONG WAY.SEE WHAT THEY'RE LEARNING FROMEACH OTHER ACROSS THE COUNTRY. >> THE MEXICAN CARTEL HAVE MOVEDTHEIR SHOP FROM JUST THE BORDERTOWNS, SUCH AS EL PASO, SANANTONIO, HOUSTON.NOW ALL THE WAY UP INTO NORTHTEXAS, DALLAS, OKLAHOMA CITY ANDTULSA.KIM: WITH EVEN EASIER ACCESS TO