not about someone you love. alan jackson: she was completely defenseless. she reached out her arms and simply said help me. desiree fayed: my heart dropped. i want to know why? why? craig melvin: it s a baffling case of murder, millions, and a mystifying piece of tape. natalie morales in this is dateline. about a couple who made it big in a way you almost never hear about these days. they made a fortune in but as the saying goes, money did not buy them happiness. in fact, it just might have been a motive for a murder. now, pay close attention to the security camera video that starts our report because you just may see the key to this mystery. here s josh take a look at this security video, and tell me what you see. a woman walks alone to her car in a parking garage in century city, is she in danger? same building different angle. a man focuses on his cellphone. oblivious to those around him. who is he calling? you are, in fact, watching scenes from a marriage, the final sce
defenseless. she reached out and somerset, help me. my heart dropped. i want to know why. why? it is a baffling case of murder. a mystifying piece of tape. at the center? husband and wife. self made millionaires. he was very caring and loving. she had a personality that such a win. together, they meet the cold business. that, someone else made a killing two. it was to make sure she was dead. his wife, ambushed by a shadowy man in black, with someone after their fortune? i called her to run her. was the answer on this table? was his wife been killed at that exact moment? a kind of greeting gold. where detectives hunting for a killer strike gold? something i don t think could be involved in this. welcome to dateline. down on their luck california couple bound up making a fortune in gold. golden not by them happiness. in fact, it just might have been a motive for murder. here is josh mankiewicz. take a look at this security video, and tell me what you see
pam s best friend carol recalls how pam talked during the divorce. i was on the phone with pamela, and she was really upset. she felt like someone was following her in a truck she did not recognize. i said, are you sure? she says, it s been following me for quite some time. i said, who is it? she goes, i don t know, it s a guy. she kept looking and watching, and they turned off into a parking lot. at that point she could see that it was josé. she says, why is josé following me? and i said, i don t know, pam. what the hell is going on? you need to call the cops and tell the cops. tina holland s last visit with pam was a week and a half before she was killed. and i just walked in, and she was out in the back yard, and she was smoking like a train. and she honestly looked like she had lost 15 pounds
Home in moorpark. and while the fayed marriage was crumbling, federal prosecutors were taking a look at the booming online gold trading business. they were looking for evidence of fraud, of tax evasion, and of the transferring of money without the proper government license. pam s friend carol did not want to see pam caught in a federal net. i called her to warn her. i told her she needed to get the money transmitter s licenses. and you have to start that process. once you start that process, the feds can t touch you. carol says pam agreed. all she ever wanted was for a legitimate company. that s all. she just wanted to be on the up and up. she was going to tell jim, even though they were separated. pam urged jim to apply for the licenses. he appears to
Moya knew pam. not only did he work on their ranch, he even had his own living quarters on the property. moya knew about the fayeds gold. he knew where they stored it. he was trusted to transport the gold back and forth from the business to the home in moorepark. how well did you know josé moya? i knew him pretty well. he was actually he was a really nice guy to me. he was a character. every time he d come into the office we would joke around with each other. he wasn t someone i would ever think could be involved in something like this. you liked him. i did. your mom liked him. she was very fond of joey. had moya charmed his way into the fayeds life as a way to gain their trust? was this all part of a bigger plot to kill each of the owners and steal their gold? pam s best friend carol recalls how pam talked during the divorce. i was on the phone with pamela, and she was really upset. she felt like someone