This is only one of the twists. This is one of those stranger than fiction kind of things. Certainly no one would write a script like nethis. The most stunning twist of all was what didnt happen. My mom said to me dont you [ bleep ] die. That hit me harder than bullets. My mom never swore. Hello and welcome to dateline. Garrett ward was a hollywood stuntman who made his living pulling off deathdefying acts. Then one night he opened the door for a stranger and found himself in the middle of a terrifying scene that was all too real. Garrett was looking down the barrel of a gun. Moments later four shots rang o out. And soon investigators would be embroiled in aso whodunit with more twists than a feature film. Heres Josh Mankiewicz with the plot thickens. Ready and action action. It ranks second only to money as the second most important word in hollywood. S and here in l. A. Where life and art are often the same thing, theres a real life drama that rivaled any action movie, with a plot that includes all of the elements of classic film noir. A mystery, featuring an assassin, a femme fatale, a hollywood star, and a stuntman who takes the fall. And as for the money, well get to that. Lets start with the biggest name on the marquis, joe pesci, famous for his roles as a coldblooded killer. This drama would costar his b exwife, claudia harrell, a model ande, actress who appeare along with pesci in the gangster film casino. The supporting cast includes ng claudias brother, manny harrow, not an actor but an actual tough guy who did time in prison and who harbors a terrible secret in his past. And finally, claudias second husband, Garrett Warren, a hollywood stuntman and martial arts expert, a man very familiar with danger. Fade in. Early evening in the quiet town of westlake village, california, outside of l. A. Stuntman Garrett Warren heard a knock on his door and a voice on the other side asking about his new silver volvo parked in the driveway. Garrett answered. Then comes our first plot twist. Three shots into his body. One more into garretts right eye. The daredevils luck had run out. I called and his mother answered the phone. Screaming, crying, just distraught, wally, youre not going to believe what happened. What . No garretts been shot. Wally crowder was a fellow stuntman and garretts good friend. G garrett was one of those men that you could count on. You hear in life that youre very lucky if you have five friends or you can count a friend on one hand. Garrett was that friend to me. Wallys been in the business for more than 30 years. Garrett warren was probably the finest fight man you could ask for. I had hired him on several shows and got to know him, watched his expertise. Phenomenal athlete, stuntman. Youve probably seen Garrett Warrens work. You just didnt know it. His stunt work was featured in charlies angels and double team with jeanclaude van damme. Garrett was a very focused individual. People think of stuntmen as daredevils, crazy people, thats the last person i want on my job. I want the very best at what they do. St p but toward the end of 1997 wally says that focus shifted the minute Garrett Warren met claudia harrow. Beautiful, beautiful woman. We just wanted garrett to be happy. He had found somebody that he sounded like he genuinely loved and wanted to start a life with. There was Something Special about her. I think people who got to know her, she just has a beautiful soul. And i think men were attracted to that as much as to her beauty. Me claudias good friend julie arascod remembers when claudia and garrett first got together. One day she says to you i mes this guy. Yes. And she was very excited. I was always a big fan of garretts. He was sweet, he was funny and she just seemed so happy with him. I should d say, actually, joe a i both were very supportive. By joe she is referring to claudias exhusband, a character actor whos became a star by playing mafia tough guys. Joe pesci. It sounds like her marriage to joe pesci didnt end badly. Not at all. Not at all. They are like family, they are very close. Claudia stay closed to joe pesci even after she started to date garrett who came from a different part of the movie edi business. Garrett loved action and adventure. But when he met claudia, he was ready to settle down. Au we felt this would be the gal that garrett would end up with, no more dating or running around. Im going to end up with wi claudia. Garrett and claudia were married less than a year after they met. Ar in the beginning, i think it was a very good relationship. Oh, my gosh. They soon had a beautiful daughter, kyla. Look at that hairdo. The new couple enjoyed being parents. I love you guys. Love you too. But happy scenes like this one did not last. Claudia and garrett couldnt make it work. It was a series of events. It just wasnt the right marriage. He. Once the relationship started going south, it went fast. Less than two years after their wedding claudia and garrett split up for good. Divorce is never easy but in the long run it was two parents trying to figure out a way to t live and both see their children. Garrett went back to his old life as a stuntman, back to the set and the world of make believe. Wo so then how did his life go from playing dead to bleeding out on the floor of hisay home, shot fr times at close range . Somebody definitely wanted him hurt or dead at that time. But who . Detective mark gamen of the l. A. County Sheriffs Department said investigators looked at every s angle. E. Remembering how the gunman at mb first asked garrett about his brandnew volvo. They wondered if this could be road rage, someone garrett had tangled with on the l. A. Freeways. H mr. Warren is a stuntman. Yes. Im guessing maybe he doesnt always drive the speed limit or use his blinker when its time to change lanes. T that could be possible. Or it could be personal. Could have been an exbusiness partner or somebody he was dating that was jealous, maybe an exhusband or exboyfriend. There was an array of possibles on who could have done this. Possibilities that led from a bloody crime scene to the bright lights of the movie business. All the way to the parts of l. A. That the tourists never see. So who did want Garrett Warren did . There seemed to be an entire cast of suspects. Coming up be getting ready to say goodbye to a friend. Im going to lose my friend. Hes not going to make it. When dateline continues. Es now is the time to focus on what matters most. And your health is key to that. Centrum supports your body with vitamin c and zinc to help maintain your immune system today and into the new tomorrow. Centrum. We love our new home. Theres so much space. We have a guestroom now. 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Its one neither garretts family nor the gunman saw coming. This is Garrett Warren today. Thank god im still here. I mean, i was very fortunate. I was very lucky, very blessed. To the surprise of the doctors treating him, Garrett Warren pulled through and he lived to tell the story of the night he was almost murdered. A flashback as vivid now as it was then. Heres bullet one. To be honest with you, when a bullet hits you, you dont know that it hits you. Its not like you see in the movies. As i flip to the side and it hit me center mass, it went right in front of my chest and passed by my heart and is now stuck in my ribcage right here, is still there. Then bullet two. So i look down and look back up and here came another one. And i slipped my head to the side and when that happened the bullet hit me in the heck and went straight up my back. Bullet three. Then i realized it was for real. I went to close the door and he shot center mass at me. When i did i was turned center sideways and he hit me here in the hip and straight out my back and past my hip. That one hurt. That hit my bone. If that sounds gruesome, then hang on for whats next. I fell back behind my door to the ground. Then he walked in and put the gun on my head. And when the gun was placed to my head the first thing i saw is when i saw him squeeze the trigger i flinched just like a fighter would. And it hit me in the eye and came out my earn and got stuck in the wall behind my head. Those are pretty good reflexes. If it was the matrix it wasnt good. Thats like keanu going back and the bullet actually hitting him. As much as i moved, i still got hit. Somehow the bullet that went through garretts head missed his brain. You know when they tell you your life passes before your eyes . It doesnt pass before your eyes. You run through it. You think about everything that happened in your life. And you wonder, did i do anything wrong and did i not make up for it . Am i ready to die . At the time of the shooting, garretts mother was at his home helping with baby kyla. Garretts mother ran to see what was happening and the gunman took two shots at her. But he missed. And then out of bullets, he fled. I looked at her and i said, i love you, mom. Ill see you on the other side. My mom said to me, dont you [ bleep ] die. I was shocked. That hit me harder than the bullets. My mom never swore. And here she was, she shook me and said dont you [ bleep ] die. Youve been a fighter all your life. Fight one more time for me. And i looked at her and i said, all right. You got it. Im not going to go. Ill stay. As garrett ran through his life, he looked back on his failed marriage to claudia haro. It was true love. It was the things that poetry was written about, the thing movies were made of. Hi, daddy, whats up . That brief marriage produced their daughter, kyla. And even though the marriage didnt last, the bond both parents felt with kyla surely did. My daughters being born was amazing, was the most amazing part of my life and its probably one of the greatest things i can leave as my legacy, i guess. But when the marriage broke up, there was a nasty fight over who would get custody of kyla. In the midst of it, claudia made perhaps the worst accusation you could make. She claimed garrett had sexually molested their daughter. After a thorough investigation a Family Court Judge ruled that there was no evidence of abuse. But it was shortly after that that the gunman showed up at garretts home. So naturally detectives brought in claudia for questioning. It was just another road we went down. During the investigation, you know, its like hey, could it be an ex . Claudia was cooperative. She didnt appear to have any ties to the shooting and she had a strong alibi for that evening. She even expressed concern for garrett. Investigators were satisfied she wasnt involved. So they kept talking to garrett, who had gotten a glimpse of the man who shot him. It was very difficult to decipher what his ethnicity was because i was looking through a little peephole in my door. Not somebody you knew. No. Never knew him before. As garrett recovered from his wounds, the Sheriffs Department tried to piece together some theories. Im guessing detectives asked garrett if he was carrying on with somebody elses wife or girlfriend. Yes, everything was being looked at in his life and his lifestyle, his business. An exciting high energy lifestyle, from the gym he owned to the film circles he ran in. Garrett warren had no shortage of adventures. But investigators received a tip suggesting that garrett also had enemies. Lost hills sheriffs station received an anonymous letter just kind of advising that there were some people involved at the gym that garrett was having some kind of relationship with, people that might be of interest to detectives that they might want to question these people. Detectives checked out every name that came up and followed up on every lead but hit a dead end at every turn. Depressing . Very depressing. Sometimes you need that one break. You need a phone call that somebody wants to really give up some information and give us another road to go down and give us another adventure to try. It took almost two years before that break arrived. Thats when police in another county, searching a car for drugs, instead found a note and a photo that would make clear just what kind of danger Garrett Warren was facing. Coming up was Garrett Warrens wouldbe killer about to try for take two . Im scared to death someones going to come back and try to finish it. When dateline continues. Io. 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The stuntman was gunned down in his own home but lived to tell the tale. His v he knew his wouldbe killer was still on the loose. And garrett was looking over his shoulder. I have a bulletproof vest on. Ive invested whatever money i possibly can into all sorts of security around my house. Im scared to death someones going to come back and finish it. Did you think there was ever going to be an arrest . No. I actually gave up on it and thought you know what, chalk it up to experience and move on with your life and thats it. And you did move on with your life. I did. A year after his shooting garrett still faced multiple surgeries and painful rehab. He was back at work as a personal trainer at the gym he owned. And thats where he met isa. She was also a client of mine that i was the personal trainer to. So while we were first training she said, you know, i really like you, id like to date you. And i said, i have a rule, i dont date clients. So isa quit the gym. And she came back saying, im not in your gym anymore, im not your client, so lets date. They married in december of 2002. Two years after the shooting. Maybe the happiness brought along by garretts second wife made it easier to get along with his first, claudia. The anger that had marked their divorce had faded. Went back to my visitation schedule again, went back to shared custody, and were on speaking terms again and actually friendly. It was about 18 months after garrett was shot when detectives got that lucky break. In an unrelated case San Bernardino police served a search warrant on a car belonging to a man named Miguel Quiroz. They were looking for drugs, but they found Something Else. Under the spare tire. In quirozs trunk. It was a photograph of garrett war nguyen a circle drawn on it and garretts home address, which very few people knew. So detectives showed garrett a sixpack, a photo lineup that included a photo of Miguel Quiroz. Im looking at the pictures and i say by all means thats the guy i recognize. Thats the guy that shot you. Yep. No doubt in your mind . No doubt in my mind. In 2003 detectives arrested Miguel Quiroz for attempted murder. He was neither a gang banger nor a hired gun. Instead, he owned a pizza parlor. Sheriffs detective mark gamen. It seemed he was your middleclass very nice guy that everybody in the community loved. And yet garrett was identifying him as the shooter . Yes. Other than garretts i. D. Of quiroz there was nothing to suggest they had ever met. Had they ever done any business deal before . No. Quiroz connected in any way to the gym . No. Any chance he was driving a car near garrett that night . No, none whatsoever. So what their connection was or why mr. Quiroz would kill him, not clear . There was no direct connection whatsoever. And as detectives soon learned, proving an attempted murder charge against Miguel Quiroz wouldnt be easy. Multiple witnesses say they saw and spoke to quiroz at his pizza parlor on the night of the shooting. These witnesses werent really beholden to mr. Quiroz in any way. They werent members of his family. They were just customers. Yes, they were. They were frequent customers of that establishment. Plus he had receipts. He had rights on him. So it was pretty good alibis. And so at quirozs preliminary hearing evidence pointed both ways. Witnesses put quiroz nearly 80 miles away from the scene of the crime on the night it happened. Of but then were did quiroz had garretts picture hidden in his car . How and why would garrett finger quiroz as the shooter . Hoon chan was the Deputy District Attorney brought in from the major crimes unit, and he knew he had more work to do. You got a guy stopped for drug charges. Right. Hes got a map hidden in his car of somebody who was nearly a murder victim. Sure. And a photograph of that guy. Right. And the guy picks him out. Right. So you think whats the question, right . Arent there people on death row for less than that . Sometimes theres more to a story than meets the eye, which is the case here. Investigators discover another picture of Garrett Warren, this one of him and the man he accused of shooting him. Coming up this is one of those stranger than fiction kind of things. Certainly nobody would write a script like this. When dateline continues. Wouldnt it be nice if there was a place that kept you. Ship shape soothed comfortable restocked. And safe . Well, there is, and always has been. Walgreens. Everyones place, for healthy and safe. All the way out here just for a blurry photo of me. Oh, thats a good one. Wait, whats that . Thats just the lowbattery warning. Oh, alright. Now its all, check out my rv, and, lets go fourwheeling. Maybe theres a little part of me that wanted to be seen. Well, progressive helps people save when they bundle their home with their outdoor vehicles. 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Not only did he survive, but he was able to identify a shooter. A man whod been caught with what looked like a hit note in his car. And they tell you his name is Miguel Quiroz. Yes. That name mean anything to you . Not at the time at all. It sounded at first like a strong case. But the more Law Enforcement and prosecutor hoon chun investigated, the weaker it seemed to become. So youve done a lot of work, and mostly what youve done is help prove your defendants alibi. Sure. So far, right . And eventually really prove the alibi that he didnt do this. Remember, multiple witnesses put Miguel Quiroz about 80 miles away from garretts home on the night of the shooting. And then, like a scene from columbo, came this latest twist. Something the prosecutor saw during a court hearing. Im noticing something. First of all, Miguel Quiroz is lefthanded. The shooter was described by the witnesses, the victim and his mother, as righthanded. And thats a little odd. Odd because what lefthanded person would try to commit murder with the gun in his right hand . Thats like out of a movie. Yeah, its out of a movie, right. A scriptwriter might do Something Like that. But in real life this doesnt happen. It didnt make any sense. And then prosecutor chun saw this photo taken at a party, a barbec barbecue. In this photo you have Garrett Warren and he is facing Miguel Quiroz. And theyre kneeling down. Their children are in front of them. We can tell from the scar on Garrett Warrens face underneath the left ear that this is postshooting. We can tell from the ages of those children as well as the lakers championship tshirt that mr. Quiroz is wearing that this is very shortly after the shooting. The two men were both guests at the same party after the shooting. But before garrett made his eyewitness i. D of quiroz. So you think this is where garrett knew Miguel Quiroz from . Right. You think thats why he identified him as the shooter, because he remembered him from this party . Right. Classic transference. To both the prosecutor and to garrett the photo explained the i. D. For some reason when i saw him in the photo lineup, it clicked and i said that must be him, i recognize him. And obviously it wasnt him. So garrett was wrong in picking quiroz as the man who shot him and that left prosecutors with two questions. Who did shoot garrett and, since he had garretts photo and address in his trunk, could quiroz still somehow be involved . Prosecutor hoon chun began to rethink the case. The Defense Attorneys agreed that we could talk to mr. Quiroz and they let us talk to him. And the detectives and i keep coming back to the hit note, to where its found. He doesnt know Garrett Warren. Because remember, their interaction was very brief at that barbecue. Detectives kept after quiroz. They knew that whoever ordered the hit really wanted Garrett Warren dead. Because heres one more twist. The postmark on the note is from after the shooting. Meaning that its not so much a hit note as a note explaining to someone how to go back and finish the job. Its a rehit if you want to call it that. That finish the job note, says chun, started to unravel the mystery. That was really kind of what broke the case open. That was quite frankly the lifeline we had on this case. The one unavoidable piece of evidence that finally cracked Miguel Quiroz. We go back round and round about this and finally he admits that he was one of the middle men. Miguel quiroz admitted that while he wasnt the shooter, he was in on the plot and he was caught by his own carelessness. He explained the hit note had been sent directly to him, that he had put it under the spare tire in the trunk of his car and literally, he said, he had forgotten about it. So the reason you ended up finding that hit note under the spare tire in the trunk of mr. Quirozs car was that he put it there for safekeeping and then forgotten it . This was one of those stranger than fiction type things. Certainly nobody would write a script like this, because they would have a look that any selfrespecting director or producer would have, the look youre having in a hollywood movie and say come on, thats ridiculous. But people forget things. Disorganized crime. Yeah. Luckily for prosecutors Miguel Quiroz had not sworn a blood oath to never rat on his friends. Quite the opposite. He rolled over like lassie and cut a deal. He agreed to wear a wire and help collect evidence on his coconspirators. And so, as they say around here, the plot thickened. Coming up the worlds worst hit men. Im not a good shot. Get the guns or whatever, well finish it off if thats what you need. When dateline continues. When we started carvana, they told us that selling cars 100 online wouldnt work. But we went to work. 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On the tape, hernandez makes clear that he didnt waste any of that money on transportation. I used my own car. Hernandez can be heard saying that he is sorry he didnt manage to kill Garrett Warren. I apologize, im not a good shot. And hernandez made clear he was ready to try again. Get the guns or whatever and ill finish it off if thats what you need. Speaking to prosecutor hoon chun quiroz explained his own involvement, that hed been paid to hire hernandez as a hit man. And he explained where the trail led. Mr. Quiroz told you he didnt do it but he was in on the plan . Right. And that he did it at the behest of his friend manuel haro . Correct. . Manny haro was Miguel Quirozs longtime friend. They worked together in the pizza business and in the drug business. And if the last name haro sounds familiar, it should. Mannys sister, claudia, is Garrett Warrens exwife. Prosecutor chun says that explains mr. Haros involvement. Manuel haro was doing this for his sister claudia. Who was married to garrett. Who was once married to garrett was at the time was going through a very contentious divorce. On a scale of 1 to 10 this was about an 11. This was over custody of their daughter. Exactly. And she had a lot of antipathy she expressed toward Garrett Warren. She said youre going bleed, right . Yep. Generally when one spouse says to the other youre going to bleed its a sign there are bad times to come. Youre right. Prosecutors believed they were beginning to understand the outlines of the plot to kill Garrett Warren. Infuriated by a bitter custody battle they believed claudia haro had set it all in motion. But proving that wouldnt be easy. Investigators began by looking at how claudia might have persuaded her brother to get involved in a murder. Detectives arrested Jorge Hernandez and manny haro and charged them with attempted murder and conspiracy. When they questioned manny, they learned about a secret of his, that might explain why manny would want Garrett Warren dead. I didnt really talk about me getting molested until i was at least 22 probably. Manny told investigators hed been molested as a child. And remember, mannys sister, claudia, during her divorce from Garrett Warren claimed that garrett had molested their daughter. Those allegations were thoroughly investigated. A judge said they were unfounded. But now investigators had to consider another plot twist because of Something Else manny said, that not only had he been molested but that the only other person in the world who knew about that secret was his sister, claudia. Being that ive been through certain things in my childhood as far as like molestation, and my sister was the only one i confided in and told her about my molestation thing that happened to me when i was younger. Had claudia manipulated manny by telling him only part of the story . Did she ever let you know that the judge, someone independent in her child custody case, had found that the allegations that she was making against garrett were false . Did she ever tell you that . She i never asked and she never told me. So i think she knew how to hit the nerve, that he was molesting her. So i think she knew it was hitting a nerve that way because i never talked about it. Manny said his sisters exact language was that she wanted garrett taken out. I dont im almost positive she used the word murder, kill. But its like me telling you i want him taken out, you know what that means and that slang means, take him out, meaning kill. Manny haro, a smalltime criminal, was pointing the finger of guilt straight at his sister, an actress and mother whod been married to hollywood stardom and whod never had a problem with the law. It was hard to believe, except maybe for the intended victim of the murder plot, who believed claudia was behind it from the getgo. I knew there was only one person that wanted this done to me. He felt that way even as the investigation pointed in every other direction until finally, five years after the shooting, the detectives arrested claudia haro. I did think to myself, you know, thank god, finally i dont feel crazy anymore. But he was in for another shock. Prosecutors did not feel the case was Strong Enough because manny haro had not agreed to testify against claudia. And the d. A. s office declined to file charges. Im thinking you probably hated that . Yes, but thats not the worst of it. I was proud to call garrett and tell him guess, what ive arrested claudia haro for hiring a hit man to kill you. And then youve got to call him back and say youre not going to believe it, but ive got to let her go. 48 hours after detectives arrested claudia, she was back on the street, completely free once again. But i guaranteed him that i would not stop. What would it take to write a new ending to this story . With a new role for the beauty that investigators believed was their femme fatale or would claudia haro escape prosecution simply by denying shed been involved . The bottom line principle is this. Lying isnt just about saying the words and mouthing the words. The words have to make sense. And when they dont make sense, you can have a problem. Lying is tougher than people think it is. Oh, its a lot tougher than people think it is. . Coming up claudia haro tells her story. Its your day in the limelight. Do you know who shot Garrett Warren . I dont know. Do you know why he was shot . No. I dont know. When dateline continues. Sensitivity its very common to have a gum Health Concern as well. You know, i talk to dentists every day and theyre able to recommend new sensodyne sensitivity gum. Its really good dentistry to be able to recommend one product that can address two conditions. Protect your pet with the 1 name in flea and tick protection. Frontline plus. 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The glass is more than halfempty you need to relax tom. Oh tom, you need a little tom time. A little tt. Stop living with at t. Xfinity delivers gig speeds to more homes than anyone. Closeup, claudia haro. She once played a showgirl in a gangster movie. Once was married to a legendary movie gangster. Now she was accused of hiring a hit man in real life. Sheriffs detectives arrested he her. But prosecutor hoon chun did not file charges and claudia was turned loose. Chun said he needed stronger evidence. I did not think it was a fileable case at that point. Reporter but claudias brother manny changed that. He took a plea deal from prosecutors and finally agreed to testify against his sister. At some point does somebody approach you about doing something, killing somebody . Yes. Okay. My sister claudia approached me, claudia haro approached me. That made the difference. Detectives rearrested claudia haro. This time the prosecutor charged her with two counts of attempt murder and one of conspiracy to commit murder. Claudia denied everything. Do you know who shot Garrett Warren . I dont know. Do you know why he was shot . No, i dont know. But while there was evidence enough to charge claudia, was there enough to convict her . Youve got mr. Quirozs admission. Right. And youve got mr. Haro and mr. Hernandez on tape. Right. But you dont have anything proving that claudia haro set this in motion. We have the motive, the contentious divorce proceedings. We have the timing of this. Because what happens is that the judge finds the child abuse allegations to be false on april 12th, i believe, of 2000. The hit occurs about a month and week after that on may 20th of 2000. Okay, but all of thats circumstantial. I agree. I agree. But soon there was more. Prosecutors said the handwriting on the hit note matched claudia haros. And when prosecutors compared samples of claudias letters to garrett with the hit notes, they noticed the misspelling of this word, agoura, as in agoura hills, the location of Garrett Warrens home. On the hit note found in his car and in claudias letters, the word is misspelled the exact same way. Augora. Claudia insisted she had never given any notes or maps to Miguel Quiroz. Did you ever give him anything on paperwork . No. Not that i can think of. And no. So if we had, say, someones address written in your handwriting i dont know. Not from me. I dont know. She claimed to know very little about what her brother manny haro might have been up to. Why would your brother who never even met garrett want to kill him . I dont know. Its not why would he tell us youre the one that asked him to be killed and helped arrange it . I dont know. Did you ever give your brother a large amount of money . No. Any amount whatsoever . I dont think i ever had a large amount of money. As we said, every hollywood story eventually comes back to money. If claudia haro paid somebody ten grand to ice Garrett Warren, where did she get the cash . Detectives took a good look at her other exhusband, tough guy actor joe pesci. Remember that party snapshot of garrett and middle man Miguel Quiroz along with their kids . That was taken at the Hollywood Hills home of joe pesci. We interviewed joe pesci and we just wanted to ask if he gave her a large sum of money at that time. He denied that he ever gave her a large amount of money. There was no evidence to indicate that he had any involvement. Claudia haro said she wanted to do an interview with us but we were not able to speak with her in jail. We spoke with her defense attorney tom mesereau, best known for successfully defending michael jackson. The picture thats drawn of her is sort of this vengeful woman who would stop at nothing to keep her daughter away from her exhusband. Whoever gave you that information doesnt know claudia haro. Mesereau says that if claudias guilty of anything it is of having a career criminal for a brother. I believe manny haro was angry about being abused and molested as a child. He was desperate to maintain his street credibility as a drug dealer. And then when he got caught he tried to blame it on his sister to try and gain freedom for himself. Not only that, he said, but those hit notes allegedly written by claudia . I am convinced these are forgeries. Claudia never wrote any hit note to anybody. Nobody ever talked to her about whacking someone or murdering someone or shooting someone. Mesereau was ready with those arguments and more. And who knows what a jury might have done. Remember the movie my cousin vinny where joe pesci played a lawyer who got his client acquitted of murder charges . Well, this movie didnt end that way. On the eve of trial, claudia haro decided not to fight the charges. She pleaded no contest to two counts of attempted murder. She received a sentence of 12 years and four months. Claudias friend julie. The deal she was offered, shell be out in eight years and she gets to see her daughter grow up. And thats why she took it. And at her sentencing joe pesci showed up to support his exwife. As for the others Miguel Quiroz and manny haro took plea deals. Quiroz got a threeyear suspended sentence in return for his cooperation. Haro was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole. He was released in june 2017. The hired gunman Jorge Hernandez was tried and convicted on charges of attempted murder and conspiracy. Hes serving a sentence of 77 years to life. In total claudia haro served just more than nine years before being granted parole in august 2019. If claudia did mastermind this attempted murder she ended up getting a very good deal. Claudias brother manny, who set it up, and the actual shooter both pretty much got maxed out on their sentences. The amount of time you spend behind bars is nothing to, you know, what i believe will be eternity afterwards. And i believe that we all pay one day no matter what. You seem remarkably free of anger. I am. And everyone should be in this world. You know, she made a mistake. Ive made mistakes. No ones perfect. Surprised . You shouldnt be. That trifecta of love, money, and murder isnt new to hollywood. Neither are stories about beautiful women who turn out to be as tough as a 5 steak. And the men who somehow find it in themselves to forgive them. Thats all for this edition of dateline. Im craig melvin. Thank you for watching. Talk about shudders going down your spine. Crime like this doesnt happen. This was just a lightning bolt. She was found laying face down, a large amount of blood. What does the scene tell you . What do your victims tell you . 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