In the spring of 1982, a missing persons case rocked the area of New Port Richey, Florida — ultimately exposing a cold-blooded murder-for-hire scheme.
Single mom Patricia Rhiner was working at a real estate firm owned by a married couple, Roman and Jackie Stangherlin. Although the Stangherlins seemed a normal couple at first glance, the reality was their marriage was on the rocks and they were divorcing. Roman had already started to move on, and was spending time with Patricia outside of work.
Then on the evening on April 1, he was supposed to have dinner with Patricia but never showed up. This behavior was unlike Roman, so the next day, when Patricia was still unable to reach her boyfriend, she contacted the police instead, only to learn Roman’s divorce attorney had already filed a missing person report. Police began their hunt to find Roman.