lost a lot of money. ina hess told the investigators that pam s last client, day she was murdered, was a man named eldon whitlow. did he have any beefs with pam? there was no evidence that eldon had any beefs. they had a long-term, professional relationship where she was helping him with his investments. whitlow told detectives his meeting with pam was uneventful. he left around 5:40 p. m., he said, then had dinner with his girlfriend. he was cooperative. but he owned a. 9-millimeter gun. and she was shot with one of those. that matched the type of gun that she was killed with. now that was a development. eldon whitlow was considered a person of interest. detectives got a search warrant, and eldon turned over a. 9-millimeter. the. 9-millimeter? they sent it off for testing. and as they waited for the results, they drilled
she was killed? a few days later, police called me and said that the newspaper is going to release some information. you should tell the kids. and the only thing they would tell me is the cause of death was multiple gunshots. pam zimmerman had been murdered, but by whom? coming up police start with the men around her. her new fiancé. he had at least two other women that he had been involved with. her final client. he owned a. 9-millimeter gun. and she was shot with one of those. and what about her ex? when dateline continues. and our customers rated us #1 for network quality in america according to j.d. power. number one in reliability, 16 times in a row. most awarded for network quality, 27 times in a row. proving once again that nobody builds networks like verizon.
investigators suspected that brian used a .9 millimeter gun from his father s own collection. we believe from talking to his friends and his office manager that he would have had a gun in his night side table. and on the night of the murder, no gun was found there. we understand that he had .9 millimeter guns in the past as well and leslie was killed with a .9 millimeter. the gun was, in this case though, never found. finally, investigators interviewed the only other person in the house at the time of the murder, brian s younger brother, chris. we asked chris if brian would kill your dad, and chris answered, i don t know. we asked him, would brian could brian kill your dad? i don t know. he s very athletic, but i don t know if he would. i don t know, which is an unusual response as opposed to no, he wouldn t do it, no, he couldn t do it, no, he would never do it.
listened to the entire conversation between brian and the 911 operator on the night of the murder. brian said his father s bedroom door was locked, but he told the operator one small detail that only the killer would know. i think my dad s been shot. i have been calling him. no answer. he s bleeding around the mouth area. did you go inside the bedroom? how did you know he is bleeding from the mouth area? a shot rang out in the room. you re telling me you can t get in the bedroom, right? i cannot get in the bedroom, the door is locked. so how do you know he is bleeding from the mouth? i don t know that. there is no way that brian vaughn would have known that his dad would have been shot if the door was locked and he could not gain entry. the biggest evidence against brian vaughn was brian vaughn. investigators suspected that brian used a .9 millimeter gun
investigators suspected brian used a 9 millimeter gun from his father s own collection. we believe, from talking to his friends and his office manager, he would have had a gun in his nightside table. on the night of the murder, no gun was found there. we understood he has had 9 millimeter guns in the past as well and leslie was killed with a 9 millimeter. the gun was, in this case, never found. finally, investigators interviewed the only other person inside the house at the time of the murder, brian s younger brother, chris. we asked chris, would brian kill your dad? and chris answered, i don t know. we asked him, would brian could brian kill your dad? i don t know. he s very athletic but i don t know if he could. would he kill your dad? i don t know. which is an unusual response opposed to, no, he wouldn t do it, no, he couldn t do it, no, he would never do it. brian was arrested and charged with his father s murder.