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Shot one time in the back of the head. I felt like i was in a madefortv movie, like, this cant be happening. What did happen . The hunt is on, a gleaming yacht. I thought, why did you get on that boat . A scheming businessman, and a missing fortune. Youre a multimillionaire, and you dont have any money. From high seas venture to heart stopping murder. I dont think ill ever get another case quite like this. Who killed the radio star . Hello, welcome to dateline ext extra, fans woke up everything morning to his golden voice. He was a d. J. Who found fame and fortune, then one day, steven b. Disappeared. Detectives were determined to solve the mystery, but the key remained stubbornly out of reach, tucked in a cabinet and tucked in a library, would anyone ever find it . Hes keith morris. Reporter down below the surface of the Pacific Ocean off Catalina Island is a silent current. Strange, how it swells up to the coastline of santa barbara, and just before the open sea, turns back to glide again past the storied island. When, one sunny day in 2006, someone was in it. I have a saying that id rather be lucky than good. Reporter ken clark of the l. A. Sheriffs department has been at it a long time as has Robert Martindale, more than 50 years between them, but nothing like the case that literally floated to them on a lonely reach of ocean out by catalina. Would never have had the case at all, except we were lucky we had some boaters leaving port beach going to the island, and they came up on a body floating in the water. Reporter just happened to see it . Its a big ocean out there. Just happened to see it, absolutely. Reporter so the chances of it being seen are a needle in a hay stack . Very slim. Reporter they spotted seagals on a body. It was in extreme decomposition phase, bloated, and barnacles already. Reporter already . Yes. Reporter there was no id on the body. Labeled john doe, and taken to the l. A. Coroners office. Initially, it was believed to be a drowning victim. Reporter who was he . Identified a john doe posed a huge challenge. We can only say it was a human being, that was it. Reporter though there was one odd thing. Medical examiner pointed to the mans left hand. Three fingers were missing. And, clearly, had been, said the examiner, for years. When the victim was young, he severed Three Fingers on the left hand. Reporter offering a slim chance of an id. We hoped if someone called, said, my friend is missing, tell us something about him. Reporter then another piece of luck. Someone did call, looking for a friend he hadnt seen for weeks, a friend who had lost Three Fingers in a Junior High School wood shop accident, and just like that, john doe had a name and a whole remarkable life. Our victim, we identified as Steven Bailey williams. Reporter better known to friends, family, and fans as steven b. All hit 96 kpke, friday morning with the bird and the bee. Reporter a d. J. With a voice and personality that made him famous in the 1980s. He was really at the professional zeneith in johnson. Reporter they were friends for more than 30 years. They were the guys who pioneered twoman morning radio. They were funny, great writers and comedians. Lovable, everybody loved him. Reporter she had a big crush on steven b. When they both worked in a hawaii Radio Station back in the early days, though, she worked up her nerve i went in and asked if hed be my date to the beach boys concert, and he turned me down, and i was, like, devastated, you know, and so i was sitting in my little sales cubicle, crying, and the general manager walks in and said, i think you need to know something. I said, what . He goes, well, if you were a boy, you would have gone, and im from west virginia, 18, like, what . He goes, hes gay. Like, oh, okay, i can accept that then, you know, so and that very day, they began a warm lifelong friendship. Many afternoons spent lingering at this coffee shop, and many memorable evenings. What were the dinners like . He was an amazing cook. If you were patient, he was good. He was a phenomenal cook, but you had to be geared to eating at 11 00 because he was the type of person that if you talk to you, you would have his undivided attention. So by the time we would eat, its, like, everybodys drunk. Reporter and then somewhere in the middle of the 90 s, the Radio Business tired of his huge deep voice and style. He got a job in the winery business for a while, and then at home to care for his ailing father in Southern California, and in 2003, when his father died . He was devastated. Reporter then in the depths ofdespair, a window opened to a new set of possibilities. Steven made a new friend who just bought a yacht, planned to sail it around the world. Would steven like to go along, be the chef . Did he know anything about sailing . Nothing at all. Reporter what did you think about it . Hes excited about this, its a nice diversion, something to focus on after his dad died. I thought it was amazing. I said, i think its awesome. I was really excited for him. Reporter but now, the dream, the voice, the happygolucky charm is all gone. What happened to steven b. . Did he fall overboard . In the harsh white light of the pathology lab, the coroner looked at the body and made an announcement. He did not die of accidental drowning. Couldnt have. Because there was a bullet in the back of his head. That bullet made only one thing, steven b. Williams had been murdered, but who would want him dead . Homicide Investigation Detectives have a saying, follow the money. Coming up he was bad with money and paperwork averse. He just forgot to file taxes for a few years. 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Finding your Xfinity Username or wifi password, restarting your equipment, or paying your bill is easier than ever with x1. X1 help. Another reason to love x1. Say teach me more into your voice remote to get started. Welcome back, devastated by the loss of his father, steven b. Williams decided to change course and sail the globe as a chef on a friends yacht, but before the high seas adventure could begin, boaters found stevens body floating in the waters off the Southern California coast. It was murder. There was a bullet in the back of stevens head, and soon detectives would uncover a possible motive, 2 million of them, in fact. Heres keith morris. Reporter thered been so much promise in the air that spring of 2006. The second act of a radio man, all that fun on the radio was over, yes, but now he was all set to sail the world. And then he winds up floating face down seven miles off the coast of california, a bullet hole in the back of his head, but who wanted him dead and why . Detectives ken clark and Robert Martindale started by asking his friends. What did you find out about him . The thing i noticed about this case, and i give the credit to his friends, was he was surrounded by a group of very Close Friends that knew a lot about him. These are lifelong friends. He was just a great sounding board, someone to call if angry, frustrated, needed advice. Reporter could talk you down or up . Yeah. He could do both. Usually at the same time. Reporter and recently, steven had found a sounding board of his own, a new friend named harvey morrow. Just a quiet, easy going guy. He came up to him and said, oh, my gosh, a huge fan of steven b. And the hawk, he thought that was awesome. Reporter they became fast friends with harvey and his wife. What do you think of steven . He was so funny. I mean, had such a great love of mus music, and he loved to cook, i thought, oh, this man is perfect to go on the boat with us. Reporter oh, yes, the boat. Harvey had adapted to the l. A. Yacht club, a 69 foot beauty. They had big plans for that boat. They talked about it since their first date. He says, what do you want to do . I want to sail all over the world. It was her dream of a lifetime, and now debbie found a man who shared it. They married at the dawn of the new millennium here on the front porch of their texas home. All that adventure to look forward to, and now harvey invited steven to go along as chef on their beloved yacht. Steven moved aboard, lived with them on the boat, but before they set sail, there was work to do. Hed bought this rusty tub, right . Yeah, yeah, yeah. Reporter greg helped harvey fix up the old tub. Greg fashioned all the stainless steel trim, felt a connection with harvey too. He was a wall street guy, investment things, rejecting society. Reporter like you. Yeah, yeah, outlaw mentality, what we wanted, you know. Reporter as he watched them pour money into the boat, the flat screen, the 50,000 washer and drier. Holy cow, buy another boat for 50,000. Reporter sure. He wanted the biggest and best he could get. Reporter before harvey dropped out, he was in the Investment Banking business, had old Stock Investments that paid off, he said, so he plowed the money into the boat, along with what is still working debbie could contribute. Dont worry, who cares if you have to work another year. Reporter he said that . What did you think . Well, okay, ill work another year, but by that time, im in it. The boats bought, already sunk so much money into this, lets get it done. Reporter cant walk away now. Right. Reporter they did not ask steven to kick in, which is just as well. The creative side of the mind was well, but he was not a good money manager. Reporter baby williams, as friends told detectives lived hand to mouth. He was a radio guy, made good money, and spent it. Finance, not a strong suit, said his friend, doug johnson. He was bad with money and paper work averse. He would just forget to file taxes for a few years. Reporter how many years would he go . Record was eight. Reporter then stevens father died, and the bad money manager was confronted with a wind fall. He inherited nearly 2 million, so now he had to manage real money. He was trying to manage the estate, trying to get things organized, which for him, almost impossible battle. Reporter sure. Happily, harvey, the exbanker helped him get the money socked away, a safe haven offshore. Hes helping, a retired financial planner, investment banker. Reporter just the person i need right now. Would be a real great help. Reporter that was just business. What really caught stevens imagination was sailing around the world. That is, if the boat got finished. Because every time he turned around, it was a new computer being put in or new paintings and fireplaces and satellite systems. The two bathrooms and full kitchen, well, never seemed to end. Two years past. Three years. Steven waiting and waiting. He had wanted to go to culinary school, but harvey said, oh, well set sail soon. Reporter then one day, without a word to anyone, steven simply disappeared. The questions began. Where was steven . And what happened to his newfound fortune . Coming up were all kind of having the same angst that he had just dropped off the radar completely. I said, how could this be . Youre a multimillionaire, and you dont have any money. He said, harvey has it tied up in offshore towns. When who killed a radio star continues. Illed a radio star continues. Protecting those inside and out. And its the mercedesbenz of today that will help us get there. The 2019 eclass, with innovations that will change the way we drive from this day forward. Visit your local mercedesbenz dealer for exclusive offers. Mercedesbenz. The best or nothing. Whooo want to take your next vacation to new heights . 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Now thats eatin good in the neighborhood. In the spring of 2006, exdj steven b. Williams was ready, eager, any day now, setting off to sail around the world. And then suddenly without saying a word to lifelong friends, he vanished. I was worried sick. We were all kind of having the same angst that he had just dropped off the radar completely. Reporter his friends called each other, compared notes. No one had seen steven for weeks. I called harvey, and i said, hey, harvey, were concerned about steven. Have you seen him . And hes, oh, well, hes over in hawaii. He went to hawaii. Now that was strange. Because harvey told another friend steven went to mexico. What did you think . I thought, he wouldnt go to mexico at gun point. I mean, that was this was completely out of character for him. Reporter then harveys friend, greg, the stainless steel guy, noticed something about stevens usually cluttered cabin. It was completely sterile, just nothing in it. Not one loose object. Reporter it was as if steven never stepped foot in here, and then those boaters made a shocking discovery, steven face down in the ocean, a bullet in his head. What was it like to get that news in. Oh, awful. I felt like i was in some made fortv movie. We couldnt believe it was happening. Reporter the detectives wanted a look at the boat, stevens last known residence issue and they wanted to talk to harvey. They got a search warrant bringing a team to the harbor and seized the yacht. When you first walked in clean, absolutely clean. Clean enough where you could eat off the floor. Reporter pristine, in fact, and for all the efforts of the forensic people, there was no sign of steven b. s existence, no evidence he stepped foot on the yacht. They found hightech navigation and a half equipment hoping itd say where the boat had been, but when the expert analyzed it it was never connected or turned on. Reporter there was a manual for a hand held garmin gps, but only the manual. We went and searched and searched and searched, and we just didnt find it, the gps. Reporter nor find harvey. He seemed to have disappeared, and thats when they started digging into harveys background, just who was he anyway . Some said he was as wealthy as 12 moor more. Reporter when neighbors talked here, one was not sure harvey was for real. She says, we have money and live on our yacht. I knew when i saw harvey that he was full of it because no one dresses like gilligan and the skipper, yet, he showed up in costume, her words. Reporter and employment history . It was not quite as gold plated as harvey let on, as the detectives discovered. I think everything harveys been involved with in his career or banking or Stock Broking went belly up. Everything he was involved in had fraud involved. One con after the next. I dont think hes had a job where hes been there for a period of time. Reporter which led to an obvious question. What kind of job had harvey been doing managing stevens inheritance . She remembered before he vanished, someone broke into the trunk of his car where he kept his passport and trust documents, all stolen. And i said, well, tell me the document between you and harvey was not in there. He said, what document . I said for him investing 2 million. Theres something documented, right . He goes, no. I said, you gave some man you just met a couple years ago 2 million and you got nothing in writing . Reporter he told the detecti detectiv detectives, of course, and they took a good look at harveys boat and learned something that should have been obvious all along. That fancy dolled up tub with the Pricey Electronics and washer drier and fireplace was paid for by, every dollar, by the unwitting steven b. That answer turned up in the meticulous detail in harveys chip ledger. He put, his own ledger at 1. 7 million, so almost the whole amount he took from steven went into the yacht. Reporter no wonder the last time they went out to lunch, she had to pick up the check. He was so embarrassed. I said, how could this be . Youre a multimillionaire, and you dont have any money, and he said, well, harveys got it tied up in offshore accounts. Reporter but detectives discovered he had put the money into an offshore bank account in the British Virgin islands as he said, but secretly brought it back to the u. S. In small increments using the money to redo the boat. Harvey sucked up all the money. All of it. Reporter steven, by all admission a lousy money manager, vulnerable after the death of his father, left the perfect mark. He was no match for this man at all. Reporter nor his wife. I was very much in love with harvey. Reporter but as she began to discover, the man she loved had lied. A house in vail, colorado which he told he owned outright belonged to someone else. The money she sent him going back to work, vanished. The Auto Insurance he told her he bought for her didnt exist. And what he said was 25,000 diamond ring he slipped on the finger when he proposed, a fake. It was cubic. Reporter who was that man she married and believed she loved . I dont think harvey even liked me. You know, love is not only blind in my instance, but its deaf and dumb. Reporter but devastating as those lies were, deb couldnt bring herself to believe that harvey to kill. I never once thought it would be harvey that would of hurt steven. Reporter and, in fact, there was nothing definitive tieing stev him to stevens money. Not a drop of blood on the ship. If only they could talk to harvey. Turned out they just missed him, an employee of the yacht club told investigators was nearby in plain sight observing as the cops scoured his boat, but by the time they heard that, harvey was long gone. From friends knowing his past, there was some speculation that he would go south, and he had dealings in belize before, so we believed that where he was headed. Reporter they put out feelers, beleaize, the virgin islan islands, but the trail went cold. Stevens murder unsolvable. Where was harvey morrow . Police thought he went south, but maybe they were looking in the wrong direction. Wherever he was, blending into the crowd had never been his strong suit. Coming up, a mysterious stranger surfaces hundreds of miles away. He was quite the character. He was very sure of himself to the point of a little bit smug. The more he talked about the loss of his wife and boat, the more intrigued i became. Could he hold the key to the case. Did you ever help steven with his fanss after his fathers estate sold . Ask steven. Okay. Did you ever get any money from steven and put it in your account . We passed money back and forth. When who killed a radio star continues. When who killeo star continues. 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President trump plans to keep up Aggressive Campaign schedule ahead of the midterms with three rallies this week in montana, nevada, and arizona. Now back to dateline. Welcome back to dateline extra, im craig melvin. Harvey morrow, according to investigators, was a conman and liar believing he trained the bank account to beautify a yacht and then skipped town. The detectives were determined to find harvey and question him on stevens murder, but the trail was cold, then, hundreds of miles away, a retired cop with a sharp nose for nonsense picked up his scent. Here, again, is keith morrison. Reporter it was september 2006 when a smooth talking stranger walked into petes auto dealership in great falls, montana and got himself a job as a used car salesman. He was quite the character, not your typical car salesman per s persona. Reporter he was at the dealership the day the new guy started. He was very sure of himself to the point of smug. In montana, where you have a lot of downtoearth meat and potatoes people where they are friendly towards one another, having someone with a smug attitude is not going to go over very well at times. Reporter still, joe was friendly in the way montanans are known for and gave the guy the benefit of the doubt. One sunday evening, they got to talking. Joe says the salesman said he was a successful stockbroker with a beautiful home in texas, looked up the property on google earth. So why on earth, joe asked, would someone leave that and come to great falls . He had shared that his wife and a couple friends took the yacht down to the gulf of mexico and were going to go sailing for the weekend. During that time, a storm ensued, and the boat capsized, and his wife and friends all parrished with the boat. He shared that looking at large bodies of water was just more than he could bear, and he wanted to get as far as away from that kind of environment as he could. Reporter and who did this tragic past belong to . Joe said the wealthy salesmans name was harvey morrow. Harvey was chatty with joe, but what harvey didnt know, joe is a former police officer, and harveys amazing story made joes antenna buzz a little. The more he would talk about the loss of his wife and his boat, the more intrigued i became. Reporter so on his way home that night, joe took a little detour, driving by the hotel where harvey said he was staying and when i drove by, i didnt find the suv at the location he said, which i didnt think suspicious at the time, but i still, for whatever reason, drove around to see a few other hotels or motels to see if i found his vehicle, and i located the vehicle in imperial inn. Reporter why would harvey lie as benign as where he was staying . When joe got home, he went to the office, turned on the compute. Entered harveys name on google, and i was surprised at what i found. Reporter a simple google search, and there it was, a news article describing the murder of disk jockey steven b. Williams. And harvey morrow was listed as a person of extreme interest. Reporter if harvey was a fugitive, wouldnt he have changed his name . Maybe it was an awful misunderstanding. Still, joe called the captain of Cascade County Sheriffs Department in great falls and told him what he learned, and it was not long before Sergeant Clark in california returned to the desk and saw the red light on his phone. There was a message. He said, i understand you might be looking for harvey morrow. Reporter wow. What did you think when you heard that message . Well, i was happy. Reporter another stroke of luck. You go to montana because im looking for a person in the British Virgin islands because thats where he likes to go and where to be. Unfortunately, for you, again, lucky for me, we had a retired cop thats not going to have a bleeding heart, has sympathy and empathy and says, okay, great, but behind the doors, hes going to run you on the computer and go, oh, my goodness. Reporter they ordered a flight to great falls, montana, to pay the elusive harvey a visit. Joe helped arrange the meeting. I told harvey, go out there, get this one particular vehicle prepared that a customer were coming back to look at it. Reporter and when harvey stepped out front, officers from the Cascade County Sheriffs Department were waiting for him. Just walked up and said, harvey, heres some guys from california who want to talk to you. Put your arms behind your back, yourself under arrest, click, click. Reporter civilized. All live like they do in great falls. I was impressed, very impressed. Reporter they searched the land rover, discovered guns and ammuniti ammunition. They loaded him into the car and took him to the local Sheriffs Department, eager to hear what he had to say. How much money did you put into that boat . I dont know. What would you estimate . What do you think . Roughly. I have no idea. It was over a period of a long time. We wanted to key, how much money did you have, how much did you spend, where did it come from, things of that nature. He was vague. It became pretty frustrating. Did you set up stevens trust fund . You lost me. Did you set up stevens trust fund . Steven took care of his own stuff. Did you ever help steven with his finances after his fathers estate sold . Ask steven. Okay. Did you ever get money from steven and put it in your account . We passed money back and forth. How many times did you receive money there steven . Was it measuore than once . I dont remember . Do you remember how much money you got from stephen in total in. I dont. I believe he thought he was going to outsmart us. Reporter was he trying to prevent you from pinning him down in a way to use it against him later . I felt that. Youre asking questions harvey, youre a banker, man, you should know the answers to the questions. I dont want to talk anymore. Youre done . Yeah. Youre not telling me in addition. Were not finished. I have a lot to tell you. Tell it to my lawyer. What . Tell it to a lawyer. Reporter of course, he was going to need one. Harvey was extradited to california, charged with first degree murder, but for all the evidence that harvey conned and stole from steven b. , evidence of murder was thin. At least without another stroke of luck. And thats exactly what they got, a missing piece of the puzzle discovered at last. Coming up he said, you need to look at the data in the gps. It was a Pivotal Point in the investigation that really sealed the whole case together. When who killed a radio star continues. Who killed a o star continues. 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And i see this light on the beach, and i thought, now, what could that be . Had i dropped my cell phone . It landed face up, the panel lit up, i walked to it and it it was ken clark calling to say they arrested harvey. It was a sense of relief, undescribable. Reporter which is, perhaps, where the movie version of this story would end. Real life is not quite like that. For all the suspicion of stevens friends, the murder case against harvey marrow was rather week. No evidence sufficient to prove that harvey shot steven and dumped his body in the ocean. We were looking for stevens dna on the boat, knowing that his death was caused by a gunshot wound. It was pretty obvious that there should be something that said, this is where it was. Reporter but there wasnt. No blood. No gun. No significant fingerprints. What they needed was something to put them on the far side of Catalina Island where the current would have caught the body and carry it around to the spot where boaters saw it floating face down in the water. They hundred dollared everywhere for harveys gps, but never found it. Months went by, harvey in jail, no luck for the investigation now. But then, a phone call. It was harveys yacht club. He says, i found a hand held gps in the library of our club. Reporter he said someone in the club found the gps. Wrapped in a napkin and hidden in the back of a club library cabinet. He says, that cabinet is in position where harvey marrow always sits and reads all the time. He showed us a garmin c60, all the manuals we recovered months earlier on that yacht. Reporter here it was, the device they searched for on the boat and couldnt find. Said, you need to look at the data in this gps. Reporter amazing thing. The gps preserved in its memory in infinite detail, its very last trip, it was as follows. May 4th, 2006, at 2 00 p. M. , they headed to Catalina Island, went to the backside where it puttered around aimlessly in the middle of the night, and then returned back to the dock, 6 00 a. M. , may 5th. That device pinpointed the place and time of stevens murder. But how could detectives be sure the gps belonged to harvey and was on his boat . And then what do you know . Luck again. When harvey bought the gps, he took a friend. I was walking with him, and it was such a cool gps, i got one myself. It was Pivotal Point in the investigation that sealed this whole case together. Reporter but though the gps evidence said where the boat was the day steven was killed, how could they be sure harvey and steven were together on the boat at precisely that time . Electronic data is fascinating nowadays. Very fascinating. Our cell phones, we can follow that signature, we were lucky begin. Reporter lucky this time because of blackjack. Blackjack cell tower, Catalina Island, where both their cell phones pinged together where the gps said they would be, after which stevens cell phone went to voice mail and harvey sailed right back to his dock the next morning, where he was late for a prearranged fishing trip with friends. They basically said he looked disshovelled, as if he had been up all night. He was not himself. Reporter one question left. Exactly what happened on that fancy boat in the last moment of steven b. s life . Doug remembered steven was angry over harveys handling of his money. He had said he was going to have a come to jesus with harvey and confront him about the money. Did steven confront harvey over his lost fortune . Is that what led to this . We believe they were both on deck, and he walked up behind him, and just walked up, put the gun to the back of the head and pulled the trigger. Which could explain lack of blood evidence. Just pushed him over or he fell over. Reporter it took five years and over 30,000 pages of evidence to build the case against harvey marrow. Most of it hinged on the financial motive, all of it circumstanti circumstantial. The detectives felt confident about the case they carefully assembled, while harvey all the while maintained his innocence, and then the very first day of the trial, the bomb shell they didnt see coming. Coming up i thought, oh, my god, hes being set free. So many years and so many cons. Was there about to be another . It was said that the money that harvey got from steven was money that was owed to harvey. When who killed the radio star continues. The radio star continues. Youre in the business of helping people. Were in the business of helping you. Business loans for eligible card members up to fifty thousand dollars, decided in as little as 60 seconds. The powerful backing of american express. Dont do business without it. 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It had taken five long years to get to this point, but harvey morrow was finally being tried for the murder of steven b. Police and prosecutors felt confident. That is, until the defense gave its Opening Statement and things took an unexpected turn. During the Opening Statement, it was said that the money that harvey got from steven was money that was owed to harvey in a loan that happened many years ago. Harvey loaned money to stevens father back in the 80s, the defense told the jury. They had a promissory note to prove it. Hadnt you encountered that along the way . No. It was part of the trust packet and the trust at this point, the numbers im getting from the court were over 33,000 pages of documentation. Quite quite frankly, we missed it. Theyd missed evidence that seemed to show harvey wasnt stealing from steven at all. Had no motive to kill him. Suddenly, the whole case against harvey, fragile to begin with, seemed in danger of falling apart. And amid doubt about the new evidence, the judge declared a mistrial. I thought, oh my god. Hes being set free. But harvey wasnt set free. Instead, the state appointed to the case its third prosecutor in five years. This was my first case of this particular type. Prosecutor john mckinney. How do you get ready . Quickly. His first task to address that alleged loan between harvey and stevens father, the issue that caused the mistrial. He spoke to stevens best friend and heard this i said i know its a complete fiction. I said, i know its fraud. And sure enough, when prosecutor mckinney took a closer look at that loan document stevens fathers signature didnt match. Classic sign of a con job, said the prosecutor. Even the idea that there had been any sort of relationship between morrow and Steven Williams father is nonsense, right . Bogus. Couldnt have possibly been. Couldnt have possibly been and wasnt corroborated by any evidence whatsoever. Now he was ready for the new trial. He showed the jury, check by check, how harvey drained stevens accounts, all 1. 7 million, in just 3 years to dress up a boat that was never going to sail anywhere. The boat wasnt properly outfitted for a trip around the world. In fact, it was outfitted in such a way that suggests that it was just going to be a showpiece. It was going to be part of his con. Part of the image that he liked to sell to people. Then the prosecutor took the jury through the gps and cell phone records and explained how that evidence put steven and harvey together on the far side of Catalina Island. After which, steven vanished and harvey told conflicting stories about where he supposedly went. I think the most damning evidence in this regard was the fact that despite having a history of calling mr. Williams on the telephone over the years that they knew each other, he never called his phone one time after the day the victim went but that didnt mean harvey killed steven, the defense said. Steven b. Was so depressed about losing his career and his father, about getting older, that he killed himself. And the medical examiner testified it was possible steven could have shot himself. What was your opinion of the idea that he might have committed suicide . I think it was incredulous. I dont think he would have done it. Still, it was another explanation and the jury would have to consider it. So now the courtroom waited and whispered. Would harvey take the stand . I told the investigators that i thought he was going to testify. And they didnt think so. They thought i was crazy. What made you think he would . Well, hes a con man and he likes to talk. And con men think they can talk themselves out of any situation. He was right. Sure enough, harvey was confident, selfassured. Had answers for almost everything. He didnt steal stevens money, he said. He came up with a story that no one had heard before his testimony. Which was that steven actually owed him his entire inheritance to pay back a whole different loan. This second loan was verbal, said harvey, done on a handshake. Undocumented, naturally. But mr. Morrow thought he could sell it. He is a con man and he told it with a straight face. Would jurors believe him . Stevens friend sylvia worried. You know, i was thinking, oh my gosh. What if he cons these people, you know, the way that he conned steven. And perhaps there was reason to worry. The jury stayed out for almost two full days. It was a long couple days, ill tell you that. And then, finally we the jury in the above entitled action find the defendant, harvey morrow, guilty of the crime of willful, deliberate and premeditated firstdegree murder of steven b. Williams. Oh my gosh. We were all holding hands. And when they read it, we all started crying and just were so grateful. And stevens many friends poured into the courtroom the day harvey was sentenced. Doug johnson read a statement for all of them. Things he had to say to harvey. For years you ate his food, lived and worked under what he thought was a common goal, the whole time stealing from him and ultimately taking what was most precious, his life. You worship a false god, the god of arrogance, ego and greed. Today our nightmare ends. Today yours really begins. Harvey was sentenced to life without parole. After which his now exwife, debbie, invited us down to the pier where she took harveys fake Engagement Ring and the other Costume Jewelry hed given her and i threw them into the water as a tribute to steven. And his friends . Steven was part of my family. Hes part of the family you get to pick. I can open a great bottle of wine and sit there and think about steven. The pain fades. The memories are sustained. And thats the part that, you know, that ill just keep with me forever. The only way that i can kind of deal with it is i knew that he was eventually going to get on a boat and sail around the world. So i just kind of think of him out there, you know . Hes out there somewhere. Out there like the happygolucky free spirit on the radio. Thats a good one. The man they called steven b. Have a good weekend. Bye thats all for this edition of dateline extra. Im craig melvin. Thank you for watching. My name is jimmy carter and im running for president. Like donald trump he ran against the washington political elite. There was part of a political establishment. But carter was no tv celebrity. He rose from nowhere. I was going to run for president if i only got my vote. I dont pretend to be better than anyone else. And not only that can we imagine in what were experiencing now a sunday schoolteacher seeking and winning the