didn t seem to have an enemy in the world. right up until, the night he was murdered. there was evidence of a violent struggle between jack and his killer. someone was keeping secrets and police thought they knew who. her was just scary. they thought they knew the motive to. but a matter of proving it was a different story. until someone found the perfect bag. hey, dude it s me. you need to call me asap. could they set the perfect trap? these people might literally get away with murder. hello, and welcome to dateline. jack jessee, who was a doting granddad and the patriarch of a large blended and by all appearances, loving family. but when he was stabbed to death in the southern california home, police wondered if the jessee weren t quite as happy as the scene. the case went unsolved for years. but those who love jack never gave up hope. neither did the relentless detective who was determined to catch jack s killer. here s keith morrison with dea
[music] okay. Welcome, everybody. My name is doug bradburn, on the founding director of the National Library for the study of George Washington at the beautiful mount vernon and delighted to welcome you again for a wonderful evening of conversation and history, and i also like to welcome the cspan audience out there who is recording us this evening. Great to have you back in the library. These evening book talks are special for a variety of reasons, because we get to bring exciting new historians to the eager community here, but also because its sponsored by ford, which has been a great donor to mount vernon for many, many years. As you ail know, mountain vernon ladys association does not take any government money. A completely private institution based on philanthropy and based on people coming to the estate so we depend on groups like the ford family and evidence to Mortar Company who supported mount vernon since henry ford gave the first fire engine to the estate to keep the mansion