absolutely never made it in her house. left behind her garage, signs of a struggle and a strange orange mist. we did not know what it was. then her boss went missing to! who is he afraid of? he was might be afraid that he was next. someone would put a bullet in my head. he left behind a bigger mess. we kings be stealing the gold. a missing fortune. ballpark, a billion and a billion and a half dollars. a missing daughter. we have no clues, no leads. some wondered, was there a length? this had a twist to. it two crimes, supposedly for love. and behind both? a lingering mystery. it s just so ugly and so wrong. that i can t fix it. welcome to dateline! hot shot florida attorney melissa lewis was really large in fort lauderdale. but then, her seemingly charmed life ended in tragedy. her body was discovered in a drainage canal. she had been murdered. but who would want her dead? with few clues, fewer suspects, and a scandal with the law firm. inves
melissa s murder. for some reason, after tony s arrest, rothstein beefed up his own security. who was he afraid? up obviously that he was next. but if melissa s murder had been solved, why was scott still worried? debra knew because she was to a secret that threatened to send even more people to prison. and to destroy scott rothstein s reputation. as a high-profile mover and shaker. he could pick up the phone and call, and make things happen. a walk to his office left no doubt. his hero wall was plastered. pictures of him with politicians, business moguls, and movie stars. the governor was on speed dial. it had been a heavy right for a boy from the bronx, by no means shy about his success, and who liked to joke about how we got there. that s when i like we re breaking the law. lawyers, we re not gonna break the law anyways. he had his trophies for sure. a waterfront mansion with an 87 year old footballer at outback.
and you went away to pedal present? i did. with a ten year sentence. the sentence was later reduced to four years. meanwhile, years had gone by and debra s ex-husband tony still hadn t gone to trial for murder. he sat in jail, all but mute. his like acclaiming a malady that might prevent him from ever seeing a judge or jury. coming up, eight years after her death melissa, tony vhs would stand trial, but what will the jury make up such a strange murder? we have this domestic are all missiles all the time. but this one had a twist to it. when dateline continues. o it o it whe enter myfembree, a once-daily pill for women with heavy menstrual bleeding due to uterine fibroids. with myfembree, heavy bleeding went down by 84%. serious risks include heart attack, stroke,
there was pepper spray on the dog s face as well. so you are in foul play country with this investigation. our concern is raised greatly at this point that she is in some sort of danger. detectives wanted to know what melissa had been wearing the previous day at work. debra knew exactly. a new brown pantsuit with pink pinstripes. sure enough, there she was, captured on security cameras, in our office lobby, talking with another lawyer at 7 pm. after leaving work, her sister carrie said she then went to the supermarket. how did you know she gone to the supermarket? shot she called my daughter that night, she was allowed to speak to her. and she said i m going to get the candles checked store surveillance video. there was melissa in the cosmetics i are reaching for something on the shelf. later the camera shoulder leaving. documenting the start of her pathway to doom. you got a timeline and then you know what she is wearing. we are time stamp and which she believe she a
she knew anyone who lived in that area. debbie said my husband tony, who i am going through a divorce. with debra was dumbstruck. tony, melissa? he had no reason to do this to melissa, he s never done anything to him. so you re telling the designs you look at the wrong guy. yeah. tony now melissa? he had met or a few times, over the years, but we weren t social. debra told police she and tony had been married for 17 years and had four children. they had separated more than a year earlier. tony had been moved into a house into miami gardens with a friend. for 20 years, he had worked for florida east coast railways, hauling fright. you know he basically drove a train for a living. police check them out on their computer. is he any priors? none. no priors. the tigers went to talk to toni, and recorded the conversation. how well did you, do you know this, deborah s friend? melissa, i know her from