
A brutal crime scene… three lives lost… and forensic evidence in question… Here’s how a short trip to Florida changed a woman’s life forever.
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Camille Hamilton
The missing child is Lucia Blix, 9 years old.
Anasiga Nicolasi
Please let her come back home safely. Thursday. The kidnappers plumbed it meticulously.
Camille Hamilton
If money is what it takes to get her back, we're gonna pay it.
Nikita Hamilton
The secrets they hide.
Anasiga Nicolasi
You can't talk about this.
Nikita Hamilton
You can't write about it are the clues.
Camille Hamilton
The mother's hiding something. I know it.
Anasiga Nicolasi
To find her, tell me where she is. The stolen girl. New episodes Thursdays stream on Hulu.
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Scott Weinberger
This is an off week for Anatomy of Murder, but we've been thinking a lot about a case we previously featured.
Anasiga Nicolasi
In July 2022, we brought you the Case of Facing Evil, the story of the 2009 triple murders of Nikita Hamilton, Faith Bisasor and her son Davion Bishop.
Scott Weinberger
Told to us by Nikita's mom, Camille Hamilton, who was shot in the head during the attack. Well, as of this month, April 2025, there's been a big update. So we are re releasing the episode and have included the new information. Take a listen. Now, Camille, when we talk about the incident coming up here, I just want you to understand that I want you to go slow as you want. And I certainly am understanding about some of the facts that you don't have a lot of firsthand knowledge of. But I just want you to walk me through it.
Camille Hamilton
Remember exactly everything you do. I never forget. This is something I have to live with for the rest of my life.
Scott Weinberger
I'm Scott Weinberger, investigative journalist and former deputy sheriff.
Anasiga Nicolasi
I'm Anasiga Nicolasi, former New York City homicide prosecutor and host of Investigation Discoveries True Conviction.
Scott Weinberger
And this is Anatomy of Murder. I wanted to start today's podcast off with a question to you. What image comes to mind when you hear the word strength? Is it someone who perseveres through hardship, perhaps even pain? A person who is strong willed? Today you will meet someone for me, who absolutely defines the essence of the word strength. And there's one more thing. This was one of the most difficult and emotional interviews I've ever conducted. Her voice is soft, but her words will bring you to tears.
Camille Hamilton
My name is Camille Hamilton. I grew up in Jamaica, Old Arbor. My childhood was good.
Anasiga Nicolasi
One really interesting thing about Camille's life is that from a very young age, she had one goal.
Camille Hamilton
When I was growing up, I always used to love to watch the fashion show and I used to dress up and I used to say, I always want to be in the beauty pageant. I always love to look at the magazine, look at the pretty girl and say, one day I'm going to be Miss World.
Anasiga Nicolasi
And you know, when people hear about these beauty pageants, we may have personal opinions about them, but for those that are involved, it can become your everything. I mean, whether it is a little boy or girl that wants to be a superhero. So every time they look in the mirror, that's all they see. Or again, someone that wants to win one of these pageants, it becomes all encompassing. It is the fun. In a way, it's a little child's version of bright lights, big city.
Camille Hamilton
After we do schoolwork, we used to have this fashion show and I group up a bunch of girls. We start have our own little things.
Anasiga Nicolasi
And Camille was successful at it from a young age and that made her want it and care about it all the more.
Camille Hamilton
When you love something, it's not stressful. It was fun for me I posed for magazine. It was like nothing. And we drive around Jamaica fashion show.
Scott Weinberger
Camille loved everything about modeling, from the clothes to the action on the Runway. And the camera. Really loved Camille.
Camille Hamilton
When I was 17, I won Miss Oldaber. At the age of 18, I moved over and won Miss St. Catherine. Came first runner up in the Miss Universe, Miss Jamaica.
Scott Weinberger
And then by 18, Camille found another love. Actually, it was a reggae musician named Eustace. His stage name was Thriller.
Camille Hamilton
Uh, I met my husband because my uncle in law was a promoter. Like every fashion show, he shows up, he always sing. He was so warm and nice. He traveled a lot around the world.
Scott Weinberger
You know, I grew up in a musical family. Both my parents were musicians. And in 2016, I began touring with the band that Phil Collins, who was one of my musical idols, was once a member of. And while touring can really be grueling work, it does have its exciting moments. And for Camille, it was her opportunity to spend more time with her husband and grow closer together.
Camille Hamilton
Before we get married. I travel Japan with him, a few places with him because I was his accountant.
Anasiga Nicolasi
Think about Camille's life from a young age. And then she had this romance that she got swept away in. And she's traveling with the musician and the crowds and the cities and. And things were pretty exciting for her. And then by the time she turned 23, that chapter of her life ended. But the excitement was going to keep going, but in a very different way.
Camille Hamilton
When I get pregnant, I stop doing like red striped calendar magazine and all of those stuff. I stopped doing all of those things.
Scott Weinberger
Just like how she was so determined to become a model. Camille had her heart set on one thing.
Camille Hamilton
I was always praying for a girl. I just always love girls, and they're so easy to deal with. And I always wanted a girl, and I always wanted my daughter to look just like me. I rub on my stomach and I said, don't let this baby come out and look like her daddy because he's not handsome. I want look perfect like me. And he used to laugh at me and said, Camille, really? And I said, yes. And she did came out looking like her mom.
Anasiga Nicolasi
On November 26, 1993, Camille gave birth to Nikita, who went by the nickname of Nikki.
Camille Hamilton
When she just won, she didn't have any hair in her head. And I was crying, oh, mom, is her head gonna be bald? And my mom said, you crazy? Then everybody just love her. She didn't even look like a baby. She just looked like a doll. She don't look real, you know, when.
Scott Weinberger
We conduct these phone interviews. We don't have an opportunity to see the person. But having said that, with Camille, you could just hear it in her voice and picture her smile as she talks about Nikki.
Anasiga Nicolasi
She was the girl that Camille had always prayed for.
Camille Hamilton
Everybody just want to come and see Nikki. Just want to see Nikki, touch Nikki. Old Nikki. And I didn't mind because I'm a warm, caring person. All the kids, can we see Nikki there? Coming from school? I said yes. She was so sweet growing up. So sweet.
Scott Weinberger
Camille told me this incredibly sweet story that when Nikki was just one years old, she couldn't find her. She wandered out of the home. She was so concerned that something happened to Nikki. Camille began to frantically look in the area for her daughter.
Camille Hamilton
When I couldn't find Nikki, Nikki was right in the yard, close to the yard, under the tree. She had a little puppy dog that her dad, a stray dog that our dad said, Nikki, I don't want a thing in the house. She was a cat lover and a dog lover, loving and caring, just like her mom, just like me.
Anasiga Nicolasi
Now, over the years, this mother daughter duo traveled quite a bit. They made a lot of trips out of Jamaica and Nikki seemed to have that lust for travel, the same as her mom.
Camille Hamilton
We used to go to Canada a lot. We loved to go to the mall, just to shop. She loved to go to Cheesecake Factory. And her favorite place was Pollo Tropical.
Scott Weinberger
And there's one particular trip we're going to focus on. In August of 2009, Camille was going to visit a friend who was also from Jamaica.
Anasiga Nicolasi
Faith Bissasor worked as an ER nurse and lived in Miramar, Florida.
Camille Hamilton
She was a warm lady, very kind.
Anasiga Nicolasi
But Camille and Faith weren't just friends. Faith had a child of her own, a 15 year old son named Davian. And Nikki was also 15 years old.
Camille Hamilton
Davian is very good with maths. And they would talk on the phone and he, will Devian is helping with this math. And you know, they talk a lot on the phone as if they known each other.
Scott Weinberger
So Anasika, you can imagine one of the first things I had to ask Camille, was there a romance between Devian and Nikki?
Anasiga Nicolasi
You know, there was never anything said completely outright, but again, they're 15 years old and Scott, you know, you hit the nail on the head because even just the way that Camille talks about it and remember they're in two different countries, but yet those phone conversations became more frequent. So either there is a very strong friendship brewing or maybe a bit of something else.
Camille Hamilton
Faith, we talk on the phone. And she said, camille, Camille, why don't you come take Nikki, Let Nikki meet Devian and stuff like that. You know, you can stay with me.
Scott Weinberger
But it would be the tragic events that follow that brief conversation which would rip through two families in the most unthinkable way. Camille recalls the events like it had just happened.
Anasiga Nicolasi
In August 2009, Camille and Nikki made the trek to Florida. Camille got temporary work out there and had plans to use the money that she earned to buy Nikki's Sweet 16 dress and decorations. The two stayed with Faith and Davion, and one night during that trip, Nikki was at their house having dinner and Camille was on her way home.
Camille Hamilton
Soon as I pull up at the driveway, I said to Nikki, did you guys kiss? And she said, mom, did you guys kiss? And she laughed and said, mom, stop it. Nikki was wearing her jammies. And never forget.
Anasiga Nicolasi
Camille remembers that laughter for another reason, too. It was the last time she ever heard joy in her daughter's voice. And it would very soon be the last time she had heard her daughter speak at all. And even though it was more than 10 years ago, Camille recalls these events like it happened yesterday.
Camille Hamilton
I saw this man came up to the car, not looking good, not smelling good.
Anasiga Nicolasi
Camille didn't seem to recognize the man.
Camille Hamilton
Nikki and Davion were standing in front of the door.
Anasiga Nicolasi
Now, for the next portion of the story, we are going to play Camille's interview raw, unedited, including Scott's questions, because we want you to hear it exactly.
Camille Hamilton
As we did when he came up to us asking for money. My back turned to the street. I had on my two rings, my chain, my bracelet, and I wasn't even thinking in my head that he had a gun. And I said, I have no money. I have no money. I can recall saying it three or four times to him. When I said that to him, my back was turned to the street. He was standing on the side. By the time I turned my head to the right, the gun was at the side of my head and the kids were standing right in front of us. I never forget. This is something I have to live with for the rest of my life. This is being painful for me.
Scott Weinberger
At that moment. Obviously, you know that your daughter and Faith son is standing right there. What was going through your mind?
Camille Hamilton
Not even thinking that this would happen. And then when he had some money, he said, you all get inside. The kids was in front of me. Nikki was in front Davy, and Davion was behind Nikki, and I was behind Davian. And he had the gun at my head, and said, you all get inside. But I already put down my purse on the table on the way inside. He said, let me get some money. Let me get some money. You all get on up the stairs. Get on up the stairs. Same time, Fiat was sleeping. And she get up and she said, what's that sound? Y'all said, you all get in there, and the bedroom is to your left, Nikita. And Davian was standing in front of her bedside table on her closet. And Faith was standing at the hedge of the bed. And I was standing in front the man that did this to us. And he had the gun at my head and keep asking Faith for money. Let me get some money. Let me get some money. And I said, we have no money. And Faith empty her purse. I can recall when she put out everything on the bed while he's there asking for money. My hair is very long, and I pull off my jewelry, slide off the ring, and I take off everything and use my feet. Drop it on the fruit on the carpet, slide it under the ground, under the foot of the bed. Faith said to him, I got no money. Can I take you to the bank? And he said, he wants money. And I said, she's gonna take it to the bank. And he said, shut up. Shut up. You talk too much. And that's when he hit me in my head. And he take my daughter. Fate. He tell fate to tape them up and fate tape the kids. When he was bending over, feet taping up fate. The gun fell.
Scott Weinberger
And with her hands and feet already taped, Camille saw an opportunity, dropped to the floor, grabbed the gun and fled into another bedroom across the hall.
Camille Hamilton
When he came up there and he said, let me get my gun. Let me get my gun, Camille pointed.
Scott Weinberger
The weapon and opened fire a single shot. The gun dropped from her hand, and that round had missed.
Camille Hamilton
And he grabbed me in my ear, put me back in the room, put his pants down, and I said, I'm on my period. I'm on my period. And that was it. That was it.
Scott Weinberger
I'm sorry, Camille.
Anasiga Nicolasi
It was right around then that Camille lost consciousness. She didn't know why, she didn't know how, she didn't exactly know when. When she came to, she had no idea, at least momentarily, what had happened.
Camille Hamilton
Then I said, nikki. I didn't hear Nikki. I didn't hear feet. I didn't hear tv, and I didn't hear nobody. And I said, maybe the downstairs, I don't know, because I was hot enough. And then I like the place get dark and Then I tried to go to the bathroom when I. I couldn't see nothing. And I said, wait, I'm wet. Where am I? When I touch my face, I feel a hole in the side of my buffets.
Anasiga Nicolasi
She did realize that their attacker was no longer in the home. And not only had he assaulted Camille, but he had shot her.
911 Operator
91 1. What is your emergency? Hi, listen, I have a friend on the phone.
Anasiga Nicolasi
I'm sorry, what?
911 Operator
There's a friend of mine on the phone. She's incoherent.
Anasiga Nicolasi
She's incoherent?
911 Operator
Your friend? Yes.
Anasiga Nicolasi
Okay, what is going on with her?
911 Operator
She said she's been shot in the face. She's what? She said she was shot in the face.
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Anasiga Nicolasi
Then that friend called 911 for her. Okay, what is going on with her?
911 Operator
She seems to have been shot in the face.
Anasiga Nicolasi
She was shot in the face?
911 Operator
Yes.
Anasiga Nicolasi
Okay.
911 Operator
Okay.
Scott Weinberger
That call did bring a quick response By Miramar PD Officers surrounded the home, knocking on the door to determine what they were dealing with. Inside. Camille was falling in and out of consciousness.
Camille Hamilton
Every time I went blank, I come back and she said, the police outside. I could hear Nikki talking to me.
Anasiga Nicolasi
Camille felt the only thing that pulled her through those moments was still hearing her daughter's voice.
Camille Hamilton
Nikki keep telling me, mommy, the police outside. And then I get up and I walk to the door. And that was it.
Anasiga Nicolasi
When the door opened, Camille was taken to the hospital to get treated.
Camille Hamilton
Right away, when I wake up, I see my husband next to me. I see a lot of saline, everything all over me. I see the detective standing in front of me. And I keep saying, where's Nikki? Where's Nikki?
Anasiga Nicolasi
Camille thought that she'd been hearing Nikki's voice while she was still inside the house. But that wasn't the case. Nikki had already been killed.
Camille Hamilton
They are looking at each other, and then they step outside. And then Nikki, Nancy. She's gone. She's gone. She died. Nobody know my pain. Nobody. God is by Messiah.
Anasiga Nicolasi
And it wasn't just Nikki. It was Faith and Davien that were also now dead. Just think of all that Camille lost that night. The obvious is her daughter. And while she survived, think about what she was living now with her daughter gone, one of her closest friends, and that friend's child gone. And on top of that, she had to deal with her own physical injuries. Not to her elbow, not to her shoulder, but to her face. And remember, this was a woman who was taught as she grew up that that face was what she needed to get by.
Scott Weinberger
The bullet entered just centimeters from the corner of her left eye, losing the majority of her sight in her left eye and 90% hearing loss in her left ear.
Camille Hamilton
I undergo so many surgery. They took bone from my skull, from my face. The bone was gone. There was no bone, really, in the left side. It's just metal. And what they took from my skull, never gonna hear back from the left ears. Never gonna see like I used to see.
Anasiga Nicolasi
There's something else about the Where Camille was shot. It is a constant reminder. Think about yourselves. How many times a day you look in the mirror, brushing your teeth, combing your hair, just walking by. And every time she sees her face is not just the reminder of what happened to her, but is the loss of her child that she can never escape.
Camille Hamilton
Oh, God. I don't see myself like I used to see myself. It's painful. I used to cover my face, but, you know, I stopped doing that. One of my Friend look at me and said, camille, you're still pretty. Don't hide it. Don't hide the scar. You know, it is what it is. Can't get back. Nikki.
Scott Weinberger
We are more than a decade since these murders, and Camille is still dealing with the physical challenges that they brought. She's already gone through multiple surgeries and medical disappointments as much of those surgeries are no longer going to be covered by insurance.
Camille Hamilton
The insurance is not going to cover it. Insurance don't cover these things. They look at it like a plasma surgery, which is not. This is not cosmetic surgery. This is a gunshot. This is a reconstruction surgery.
Anasiga Nicolasi
And there's just something that felt so wrong to me as I was hearing it. I mean, she is shot in the face during a home invasion attack. And while she is left not to chew the way that she could before, every time she looks, there is that constant reminder. I cannot fathom how that becomes labeled cosmetic.
Scott Weinberger
That's only sort of being re victimized, in a sense, by the system. These are healing surgeries, not appearance surgeries. And she deserves every opportunity to heal.
Camille Hamilton
I never gonna chew like I used to chew. I can't see again like I used to. I can't hear like I used to. If I don't do the surgery, I'm gonna still be biting on the flesh, on the inner part.
Anasiga Nicolasi
You know, when we think about Camille, there have been so many moments and so many things over the years that she has had to face and deal with that you can hear it when she talks. It just sounds like almost too much to bear. But just like those moments before the police arrived that very night when she was encouraged by the sound of her daughter Nikki's voice, that is the exact same thing that has gotten her through all of this.
Camille Hamilton
My daughter would want the best for me. I think about it every day and said, nikki, don't want to see me suffer and punish myself, so I'm going to just keep going and push through this.
Scott Weinberger
Just hours after the shooting, Camille had fully regained consciousness in the hospital, and it was time for investigators to piece together the details from their only living witness. And they would learn just how gruesome of a crime this really was.
911 Operator
Swear the statement you're about to give is going to be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but true. So have you got it?
Anasiga Nicolasi
This is a portion of the police interview made shortly after the incident. We're not going to be playing most of Camille's side of the conversation because the quality is not great, and she's very difficult to Hear?
911 Operator
And he asked for money when he first approached you, or was that was it until you got inside?
Camille Hamilton
They were asking me questions.
911 Operator
And you took the purse out of your handbag?
Camille Hamilton
You know, I was on and off. I was myself.
911 Operator
And then. Did you take out the cash or did he take out the cash? Oh, I already took out nothing. You took out the cash. Give it to him.
Anasiga Nicolasi
And the obvious thing for police is, is this attacker someone that someone in that home knew? So is it going to be a stranger encounter, a crime of opportunity, something personal? So once they can try to figure out that they try to have some direction.
911 Operator
Did he mention any of you guys by name? No, he don't know no name. Did it appear that he was familiar with the house? No. Do you know if Faith had been having problems with anybody in the neighborhood? Whether it's a neighbor, whether. No. And Davion wasn't having any problems with anybody.
Scott Weinberger
This was someone who simply walked up to them while they were bringing packages in from the store. He wasn't wearing a mask, and he didn't appear to be concerned about confronting them in public.
Anasiga Nicolasi
And there is something about that, right, that they didn't wear a mask. And to me, that says it's obviously or most likely at least not someone they knew who wasn't worried about being recognized, but also probably not someone from right around there, because again, just think about your own block or wherever you live, if it's someone that you see every day or someone that works in the corner store, you're gonna be more likely to recognize them if you don't know them yet. There is a brazenness, a confidence in that lack of a mask that indicates either not known or that this is not a pre planned or well thought out plan, that this is a sloppiness on the attacker's part.
911 Operator
Did he have gloves on, do you know? Did he have anything peculiar about his walk? Did he have a limp? Did you remember if he had any tattoos or scars?
Scott Weinberger
These are a basic set of questions to try to develop a fairly accurate description of the offender. It's obviously hours after the attack and the hope of setting up a perimeter have likely passed. So investigators were anxious to get that description out to fellow investigators and patrol officers who were in that community questioning neighbors and also extending the search with the other help of law enforcement within the county.
Camille Hamilton
I never would forget what he looks like. He's not a ugly person. Dark gold teeth in his mouth.
Anasiga Nicolasi
You know, just hearing that the attacker had gold teeth, it really does narrow down your pool from the get go.
Scott Weinberger
Several of our AOM shows have featured investigations using sketches. It starts obviously with a blank sheet of paper. The sketch artist will show a witness or as in this case, a victim, a bank of mug shots asking about specific details. Once the race and sex is determined, that's where things begin to quickly narrow down. Do you see someone in these mug shots with similar eyes, the shape of their nose, their hair color or hairstyle? Then within a short period of time, that sketch will develop and could assist in a quick id.
Camille Hamilton
I remember when they asked me if I can identify somebody coming and drawing a picture and I said no, that's not him. And then somebody else came in and I described what he looks like and they were driving. I said that's not him 100%, but it look a little like him.
Scott Weinberger
The suspect was described as a black male, 5 foot 10, dark complexion, early 20s, slim, low cut hair, gold bottom teeth and he had an American accent compared to sort of a Jamaican accent. As an example, as Camille has.
Anasiga Nicolasi
Once they had the composite sketch, police distributed flyers around the neighborhood. There was also a $25,000 reward for information leading to an arrest. And of course this is the exact type of case that anyone seeing it that had any information, you would expect them to want to be helpful. And indeed tips did come in, but it did not yield anything substantial.
Scott Weinberger
Police had another clue. DNA.
911 Operator
Did you see him bleeding anywhere at any time?
Scott Weinberger
But this is where it really shows how amazing forensic works because it wasn't from blood or bodily fluids at the crime scene.
911 Operator
Did you bite them or scratch them or anything?
Scott Weinberger
It came from an unlikely source, something we've never come across before.
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Anasiga Nicolasi
The investigation was at a standstill until investigators decided to test an unlikely source for DNA. Now, remember, each of the victims was duct taped.
Scott Weinberger
After forcing Camille, Nikki, and Davion into the home at gunpoint and constantly demanding money, the suspect handed Faith a roll of duct tape, ordering her to tape Camille's hands and feet. And then the kids.
911 Operator
Where did she get the tape from? He gave it to her. He handed it to her. Mm.
Scott Weinberger
Then, in turn, Faith handed the roll back to the suspect, who began to tape her hands and feet.
911 Operator
Where did he get the tape from? Don't know. Don't know.
Anasiga Nicolasi
And investigators had found a roll of duct tape on a table near the victims.
911 Operator
You don't know if he had it on him or no, I don't know. Or if he's just seen it in their bedroom now.
Anasiga Nicolasi
I mean, just think about, like, duct tape for a moment, right? Just think about the potential of how many hands could have touched it. There is the factory workers, where it is being produced. There is the people that are tasked with placing in the boxes to get wherever it's going to go. There's the people taking out of the boxes to put it on the shelf of whatever store that's selling it. And then there is the purchaser. And who even knows if the purchaser is the same person who then is using this duct tape to commit these crimes?
Scott Weinberger
While the first rounds of testing did not produce a viable sample, months later, a second test was conducted, this time focusing on the adhesive side of the tape, hoping DNA cells were stuck to the tape. And this test did return results.
Anasiga Nicolasi
They found a mixture of three profiles. One was belonging to Camille. The other was to an unknown individual, and the third was to a person who would become their number one suspect. The likelihood of it being that person was 1 in 460,000.
Scott Weinberger
Not an extremely high match to today's standards, which is normally in the billions. But the person that DNA came back to was a man in his 30s, similar to the composite sketch. And his name was Kevin Pratt.
Anasiga Nicolasi
When police ran his name, they found that he had encountered law enforcement multiple times before. A year before the homicides, he was arrested in Jacksonville for fondling himself in public. And on August 8, 2009, that's eight days prior to the homicide, Kevin Pratt was stopped by Miramar Police Department while panhandling. The interesting thing about that is that he was stopped just one mile from Faith's home.
Scott Weinberger
Then, just days before the murder, on August 15th, Kevin Pratt was stopped by police three miles away from the home. This showed he had the opportunity. Opportunity to potentially commit these murders. Investigators would also learn that Kevin Pratt was already in custody on unrelated charges. So building a case against him was the number one priority for the team at Miramar Police Department.
Anasiga Nicolasi
You know, Scott, I really thought the. Where he was arrested in the days before the homicide. Really interesting. You know, you have the one mile, and that even though it's farther away, the three miles like that meant nothing to me other than it puts him in the area. So you have this DNA, and I know it's in the thousands rather than the millions or the billions, but then what are the odds when you start to have that individual certainly in the vicinity of where the crime takes place, and that's before you even get to the composite sketch or anything else.
Scott Weinberger
So true, Anasega. And that's a piece of information you hold back when you interview your suspect. And if he's willing to even talk, because if he claims that he's never been to the city or is nowhere near the home and then you can present that back to him, then you're really pushing him in a corner and really potentially giving yourself the real opportunity to determine whether he's being truthful.
Anasiga Nicolasi
So the lead investigator in this case, Detective Steve Toyota, knew that he wasn't going to confront Pratt with just the DNA evidence alone. He wanted to have an identification in place. And the only living witness who could do that was Camille. And that meant taking a trip to Jamaica.
Camille Hamilton
And I was in Jamaica when they came down there with the pictures.
Scott Weinberger
The plan was to do a photo array or a photo lineup for Camille to see if she could pick Kevin Pratt out in a photograph.
Anasiga Nicolasi
And when she looked at those photographs, she did not make an identification.
Camille Hamilton
I was so stressed out in Jamaica. I remember when they came, I wasn't thinking straight. I was just. Everything was just coming through my head. Why? Why don't I die? What am I living for?
Anasiga Nicolasi
And so when you hear that, it's just that wind out of your sails, or is it right? Cause I've certainly had cases that the witness did not make an identification. And again, maybe because it's not the person, but it could also also be because maybe they look different, people lose weight, they gain weight, they have different facial hair, hairstyles. And again, there is something very different about a photograph of someone than a live lineup.
Scott Weinberger
You know, it happens more often than you may think. We remember they do have this DNA. So it would prompt investigators to go past this photo Array and attempt to do more work to determine if. If they had the right person.
Anasiga Nicolasi
But of course, there's always going to be the possibility that when they get that no id, that for whatever reason, maybe they're heading down the wrong path.
Scott Weinberger
Fast forward a few months later, and it's now more than two years after the homicide investigators tried a different technique, which is a live lineup to see if Camille can pick Pratt out. Which encapsulates everything about this case. In a live lineup at the sheriff's office, six individuals walk in. Okay, go ahead.
911 Operator
You can bring them in.
Scott Weinberger
Camille walks in. She's standing securely behind one way glass.
Detective
This is number one.
Scott Weinberger
Then each suspect is asked to turn around. This is number two, and face the window. Number three, one at a time. Number four, turn left. Number five and then turn right.
Camille Hamilton
Number six.
Scott Weinberger
This live lineup would produce an answer.
Camille Hamilton
Do you recognize any of the six individuals as the person you saw commit the crime? Number four.
Anasiga Nicolasi
Number four.
Camille Hamilton
The victim is staying.
Scott Weinberger
Number four. Number four was Kevin Pratt.
Camille Hamilton
As soon as he came out, I said, it's number four.
Anasiga Nicolasi
And now that he's been identified, they sat down with Pratt to ask him what happened back on August 16th of 2009.
Scott Weinberger
For investigators going into the interview, the strategy should be less is more. Holding back on revealing key pieces of evidence you've collected, hoping your subject will independently confirm details only the killer would likely know.
Detective
Would it surprise you if our witness identified you here?
Scott Weinberger
Pratt already has been told an ID has been confirmed.
Detective
No, not really. No. No, sir. Why not? What do you think? I have no idea. I wouldn't be surprised.
Scott Weinberger
But any defendant who has been through the system knows, for a multiple murder charge, IDs are easily challenged.
Detective
There's a reason why things happen. You can help me, tell me that reason. He can also help the victim with closure. As far as what happened.
Scott Weinberger
And while investigators do have DNA in their pocket, they are not offering up that. Instead they're taking the route of finding. If Pratt has any type of guilty conscience, you can't give her back what.
Detective
You took from her, but you can give her closure.
Anasiga Nicolasi
So sometimes it's not just what ends investigator strategy is you look at to see, well, what is the strategy of the person on the other side of those questions in this case, Pratt, I didn't do nothing.
Detective
I'm not telling you I've done anything.
Anasiga Nicolasi
And so if there was a strategy at all, it was really just to keep answering with short answers. Very matter of factly.
Detective
I can't recall that night, sir.
Anasiga Nicolasi
Nope, nope, Not Me?
Detective
No, not really.
Anasiga Nicolasi
Don't know what you're saying. I've never heard of wasn't there.
Detective
I don't know these people. I never, like, seen them before.
Anasiga Nicolasi
And just repeat, repeat, repeat and never waver. And that's exactly what he did.
Detective
Tell us what happened. If I tell you what happened, I'll be lying to you. No, you won't, Kevin. No, you won't. You were there. Okay. Time to tell us the truth. Okay.
Scott Weinberger
Pratt wasted no time in going back to the forensic evidence when he brought up this very important question.
Detective
So what's the metazonic DNA? DNA is. It's yours. You were there. You were in this house. I can tell you that you were in this house. And your DNA was found in a key part of the house, in a key piece of evidence that not only links you to the house, what links you to what happened. It's not whether it happened or whether you were there. It's why.
Anasiga Nicolasi
Really, the biggest thing that stood out to me about the interview was Pratt's demeanor itself. You know, sometimes people seem very nervous when they're being questioned. You know, they tap their finger or they blink or. And there really was none of that.
Scott Weinberger
Let me just say I've interviewed defendants in a whole host of different cases where their demeter during the initial part of the interview is confident or even arrogant until they begin to realize that you have much more evidence than they believe going in. And not only does their physical demeanor change, but usually their voice tone becomes softer. And it may still be denials, but there is a visible change, and they just begin to shut down.
Anasiga Nicolasi
Investigators decided to take one more shot on playing to Pratt. Sympathy.
Detective
I want to introduce you to something.
Anasiga Nicolasi
This time, they took what definitely would be termed a bold, indeed a risky move. And that's when Camille entered the room.
Nikita Hamilton
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Scott Weinberger
Investigators had already sat down multiple times with Kevin Pratt, giving him an opportunity to answer the charges he was facing. And while those interviews didn't produce much except for denials, this next interview would be different. In fact, something some would consider quite unorthodox.
Camille Hamilton
After identifying, I asked him if I could go talk to him in person. I said, I want to go in the room and ask him, why is he so heartless? And they said they got to make call to make sure I can go in. And then when they get off the phone, they said yes.
Anasiga Nicolasi
You know, I think Scott used a great descriptive word, and that is unorthodox because there are certainly potential challenges, problems, pitfalls in this. But let's focus on what Camille said when she was in the room.
Camille Hamilton
When I went in there and I start talking, he don't say a word, Not a single word.
Anasiga Nicolasi
She is in the same room with the person she had just identified as having killed, taken her child from her forever.
Camille Hamilton
And I said, you're all no remorse.
Anasiga Nicolasi
And while it was expressing her pain, it was also that showing of strength. And she let him know in no uncertain terms, I know who you are. You are the person who took my child, my friend. You took my friend and her son, her son forever. But you know what? You left me for dead, too. But I am here.
Camille Hamilton
You thought that was dead, right? See, I am here. I'm not dead. I'm alive to tell what you did to us. I remember you and never, ever going to forget you. We're in there for almost 30 minutes and he don't even say, I said, tell me you're sorry. He didn't even say a word. Nothing. He just sitting there. Might feel like I could kill him. You have no remorse?
Scott Weinberger
No.
Camille Hamilton
Art didn't say nothing? Nothing. Until I feel like I want to reach over for the pen and stab him. They took me out of the room.
Scott Weinberger
Kevin Pratt would not show any emotion for what he was being accused. It did not advance the investigation at all. And within hours of that interview, Kevin Pratt was released.
Camille Hamilton
Come on, Pratt.
Scott Weinberger
Now, Anasega, obviously here there must be some real concerns on the state attorney's side about the evidence that they had. And still the fact was they needed to do more work.
Anasiga Nicolasi
You know, and again, while we certainly have materials here that we're looking at, we don't have the entire file, but, yeah, I think it's a very fair assessment to say that they were not sure that they had enough to walk themselves into court because they'd already had clear problems with the identifications initially, they had nothing but denials in his statements. They had a DNA hit that, while conclusive, was less than the numbers that we are used to and would be open to attack. So at that moment, they let him walk out. Whether it was to look for more evidence or reassess. It was taking the thoughtful move to really look carefully before they placed his name on an arrest warrant.
Scott Weinberger
But not all hope was lost. Two weeks later, Miramar police hired an outside crime lab to perform a new round of DNA testing on the duct tape. And this lab did a second test where they focused on just the Y chromosome, and that's the chromosome belonging to men.
Anasiga Nicolasi
And the results of this test were markedly different. They showed that the chance that the DNA belonged to an unrelated person was 1 in 12 billion. That's 26,000 times stronger, more certain than the test that had been conducted before. And that equaled enough to charge Kevin Pratt with murder?
Camille Hamilton
Yes. And I said, he's going to get that penalty.
Scott Weinberger
It seemed like, finally, Kevin Pratt, after evading the hand of justice for more than two years, was finally going to be held accountable. But not so fast.
Anasiga Nicolasi
You know, one thing we see with forensic science time and time again is that is always evolving. And the same can be said for DNA. Even recently, we covered a case on true conviction where there was a suspect whose DNA was linked to a homicide, but then on appeals, he was exonerated because that DNA tested was deemed to be not conclusive enough. Similarly, here in 2013, there were new guidelines put in place for DNA mixtures with multiple profiles. Remember, there had been three when they tested that tape. And the crime lab, based on those new guidelines, determined that the results were inconclusive.
Scott Weinberger
So, Anna Seger, for prosecutors, what would be the best strategy now that this DNA evidence is being challenged? How would that impact them walking into trial?
Anasiga Nicolasi
I mean, I think it's that you take a deep breath and really look at what you have, because, again, they still have the test, they still have the conclusion, but they now have to deal with these new guidelines. So you could still likely put this in front of a jury, but you now have to also give them what these guidelines now are. So it certainly lessens the impact of that new number being in the billions. So you still have the evidence, but it's much less powerful based on what's more current.
Scott Weinberger
You know, Anestika, I have always said there's never a straight line to justice, and there's always steps that need to be taken to complete sort of a valid package for prosecutors to move ahead in the case. And there are other things that are going on behind the scenes to determine how valid a prosecution's case can be in front of a jury. And I think those are the conversations that happen between prosecutors and between detectives. And most Importantly, family members and surviving victims.
Camille Hamilton
I am 100% sure it was him. This is something I have to sleep with every night, open my eyes and see him.
Anasiga Nicolasi
And so what happened here is that both sides, the prosecution and the defense, agreed to a plea deal. And here's why. The judge had already indicated to both sides that he was likely going to suppress, which means not allow those lineup results to make it into evidence. And the same thing for Kevin Pratt's statement. So now you didn't just have this difference in the DNA results, you had no identifications. Potentially you had whatever he did say, whatever use you could make of his statements not being introduced to the jury. So there are without us again seeing the entire file, going to be major problems for the prosecution.
Camille Hamilton
I don't even want to talk about that. I don't. Because I don't get the justice that I should get.
Scott Weinberger
On February 21, 2017, Kevin Pratt pled guilty to the murders. In exchange he would get a 10 year prison sentence, more than half of which he had already served since his arrest. And just do the math, he received his sentence in 2017. The sentence was for 10 years. He had already served half, as I just mentioned, so we had five more years left. 2017 plus five puts us at 2022. At the time of this recording, Kevin Pratt is a free man.
Camille Hamilton
I really need justice and I need closure, which I don't get.
Anasiga Nicolasi
When I got to that part of the research of hearing that talked about during the interview, it literally just stopped me for a bit. Because no matter what the evidence is, and while I may understand it and the realities of what could be proven in court, how is 10 years enough for a life in this case three? On top of which the forever wounds both external and inside to Camille. And so again, it is not second guessing what happened because we don't have all the facts before us. But there is just something so wrong to me personally about that.
Scott Weinberger
I'm with you. Three lives and an attempt to take another and leave the surviving victim questioning whether life is even worth living. Many of you are likely questioning where is the justice in that? And I stand right beside you in.
Camille Hamilton
Questioning why this man took everything from me when he took my child life, my friend and arm son and leave me undergo 16 surgeries. Kevin Pratt, you are the one who take my child life, my friend and our son and leave me to die. And I will never forgive you. And I leave justice in God hands. I am the witness. I was the one who see him and see what he did to us. To put yourself in my shoes. And if you were in my shoes and see the person who did this to you, you would know the pain I'm feeling. And I 100% sure that is you, Kevin Pratt, that did this to me, that put me to pain and your day will come.
Scott Weinberger
Foreign Kevin Pratt was released from prison in 2021 after completing his 10 year sentence with 15 years of probation remaining. In April of this year, he was re sentenced and again sent to prison.
Anasiga Nicolasi
Since his release, he violated the terms of his probation twice. Once in 2022 and most recently in December of 2024. The multiple violations included accusations of trespassing, threats.
Scott Weinberger
After hearing from witnesses and extensive review of the records, a Florida court found that the thresholds had been met, that Pratt was a danger to the community, revoked his probation and sentenced him to 69 years in prison. His defense attorney says that Pratt plans on appealing.
Anasiga Nicolasi
Camille Hamilton was interviewed after this latest development. And she said that she still remembers everything that happened that night. And that each day she gets up thinking about Nikki, her only child. You know, I often look for those silver linings or that breath of hope that one of these survivors can give to others. And while I could talk about certain things with Camille, all I kept hearing during this interview was despair. You know, working in this line of work, we certainly have a larger stomach for hearing about the darkness that goes on in this world. But sometimes it even makes us. Makes me question, is it all just too much? And for Camille, she has thought it too. But one of the things that the thing that keeps her going is the voice of her daughter. Her life is lost, but that voice, her memory, has never left Camille's head. And I think it's safe to say that she is never going to stop hearing Nikki's voice. And I think we are all incredibly thankful that she still has that one gift.
Scott Weinberger
Camille remains so connected to her daughter and expresses that by writing her a note in her personal journal. Each and every day, I tell her what I do.
Camille Hamilton
I tell her what I eat, where I go, everything. Tell her how much I miss her and I hope that she's in a better place.
Scott Weinberger
We want to leave you with one of the last notes Camille wrote to Nikki, which encapsulates everything about this case.
Camille Hamilton
Hi, Nikki, this is Mon. Mommy. I miss you all so much. I did a good job by saving and I did the closing on the house and I'm making the room like yours. You may not be with me, baby but you're always around me I may not feel in flesh but I think about your happy time when we dance close to close Kenny Rogers song Michael Bolton and when you dance Michael Jackson for me, you make me laugh. And I know one day me and you gonna go dancing and enjoy the world together.
Anasiga Nicolasi
Tune in next week for another new episode of Anatomy of Murder.
Camille Hamilton
I love you my angel. Love you Nikki. Miss you all so much.
Scott Weinberger
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Camille Hamilton
You will always be a part in my heart.
Anasiga Nicolasi
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Camille Hamilton
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Anatomy of Murder: Remembering Nekitta Hamilton, Davion Bishop, and Faith Bisasor
Episode Release Date: April 22, 2025
Hosts: Anna-Sigga Nicolazzi and Scott Weinberger
In this poignant episode of Anatomy of Murder, hosts Anna-Sigga Nicolazzi and Scott Weinberger revisit a harrowing tragedy from July 2022: the 2009 triple murders of Nikita Hamilton, Davion Bishop, and Faith Bisasor. This case, originally featured in the "Facing Evil" segment, gains new insights as the hosts release updated information, aiming to shed light on the complexities surrounding the victims and the relentless pursuit of justice by Nikita's mother, Camille Hamilton.
Camille Hamilton, a central figure in this narrative, shares her journey from a vibrant childhood in Jamaica to a life overshadowed by unimaginable loss. From an early age, Camille aspired to beauty pageants, winning titles such as Miss Oldaber and Miss St. Catherine. Her passion led her to meet her husband, a reggae musician known as Thriller, with whom she traveled extensively. Their life together was filled with excitement and love, especially for their daughter, Nikita ("Nikki").
Camille Hamilton (05:01): "When you love something, it's not stressful. It was fun for me… Nikki just looked like a doll. She don't look real."
Camille’s dedication to her daughter is evident as she recounts the joy and love she felt growing up with Nikki, describing her as "so sweet" and her constant presence a source of warmth.
The tranquility of Camille’s life was shattered on August 16, 2009, during a visit to Faith Bisasor’s home in Miramar, Florida. Faith, a nurse with a 15-year-old son, Davion, and Nikki, who was also 15, were brutally murdered in a meticulously planned home invasion.
Camille Hamilton (13:33): "I saw this man come up to the car, not looking good, not smelling good."
Camille describes the terror of that night, detailing how the attacker demanded money, leading to a violent confrontation where both Nikki and Davion lost their lives. Her vivid recollection underscores the lasting trauma she endures.
Camille Hamilton (13:33): "I have to live with for the rest of my life… This is being painful for me."
Despite the horrifying event, the investigation initially struggled to identify the perpetrator. The suspect, who approached Camille and her family without a mask, was described as a black male in his early 20s with gold teeth. DNA evidence from duct tape used during the attack became a crucial, albeit challenging, lead.
Camille Hamilton (30:09): "He's not an ugly person. Dark gold teeth in his mouth."
Forensic analysis of the duct tape revealed a mixture of DNA profiles, including that of an unknown individual and later identified as Kevin Pratt. Initial DNA matching indicated a 1 in 460,000 likelihood of Pratt being the perpetrator—a significant lead but not yet conclusive under evolving forensic standards.
Scott Weinberger (35:39): "Not an extremely high match to today's standards, which is normally in the billions."
Despite the composite sketch and the proximity of Pratt to the crime scene days before the murders, initial identifications by Camille did not convict him immediately. Multiple lineups and photo arrays were conducted, with Camille eventually identifying Pratt in a live lineup, a breakthrough that brought the investigation closer to resolution.
Camille Hamilton (40:25): "As soon as he came out, I said, it's number four."
Kevin Pratt's journey through the legal system was fraught with challenges. After his identification, a plea deal was reached in 2017, sentencing him to ten years in prison—a term widely regarded as insufficient for the severity of his crimes.
Camille Hamilton (51:30): "I am 100% sure it was him."
Camille expressed profound dissatisfaction with the plea deal, feeling that justice remained elusive despite Pratt’s conviction.
Camille's relentless pursuit of justice highlights the emotional and psychological toll exacted by the crime. Her refusal to accept the plea offer underscores the inadequacies within the legal system to fully address the magnitude of her loss.
Camille Hamilton (52:10): "I don't even want to talk about that. I don't. Because I don't get the justice that I should get."
Kevin Pratt was released in 2021 after serving his sentence, only to violate probation twice, leading to his re-sentencing in April 2025. These violations included trespassing and threats, culminating in a substantial 69-year prison sentence for being a danger to the community.
Scott Weinberger (55:20): "After hearing from witnesses and extensive review of the records, a Florida court found that the thresholds had been met, that Pratt was a danger to the community, revoked his probation and sentenced him to 69 years in prison."
Camille continues to grapple with her traumatic experiences, both physically and emotionally. Her scars serve as daily reminders of the night her life was irrevocably changed. Despite the legal victories, her quest for personal closure remains unfulfilled.
Camille Hamilton (54:01): "Questioning why this man took everything from me when he took my child life, my friend and arm son and leave me to undergo 16 surgeries."
Her resilience is anchored by her enduring love for Nikki, whose memory she honors daily through personal journals and reflections.
Camille Hamilton (57:45): "Hi, Nikki, this is Mom. Mommy. I miss you all so much… I may not feel in flesh but I think about your happy time when we dance."
This episode of Anatomy of Murder delves deep into the tragic loss of Nikita Hamilton, Davion Bishop, and Faith Bisasor, highlighting the profound impact on Camille Hamilton. Through detailed recounting and emotional testimonies, Anna-Sigga Nicolazzi and Scott Weinberger present a comprehensive exploration of the case, emphasizing the enduring quest for justice and the human spirit's capacity to endure unimaginable pain.
Notable Quotes:
Camille Hamilton (13:33): "I have to live with for the rest of my life… This is being painful for me."
Camille Hamilton (30:09): "He's not an ugly person. Dark gold teeth in his mouth."
Camille Hamilton (51:30): "I am 100% sure it was him."
Camille Hamilton (57:45): "Hi, Nikki, this is Mom… I think about your happy time when we dance."
For those seeking to understand the layers of tragedy and investigation in a murder case, this episode offers a profound and moving narrative that underscores the complexities of justice and the enduring bonds of family.