pamela and jim fayed s financial woes eased with their growing business success, but their relationship began to crumble under the weight of new-found wealth. here again is josh mankiewicz. jim and pam fayed had staked their claim in the online gold trading business. they began by buying old gold coins and selling them at a profit. then they expanded, setting up what was essentially a small bank, storing gold for customers, and allowing them to borrow against it. the market grew. and so did the bottom line. pam s best friend, carol neeve. they went to gold shows, trade shows in las vegas, san diego, l.a., do the meet and
the company. i heard them bickering about the business on a daily basis. nothing specific but little things here and there that needed to be changed. the disagreements due daily and festered. the couple separated. jim started spending more time at the ranch home in moorpark. while the marriage was crumbling. federal investigators were looking 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 transmitting 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 hall.
pam fayed was dead. stabbed to death in a century city parking garage. lapd detective salam abdul rahman has seen enough cases to know that, in his line of work, murder and marriage go together like a horse and carriage. the ongoing fayed divorce, therefore, got his attention. acrimonious, nasty, bitter. mr. fayed was really upset with his wife, mrs. fayed. so that marriage would bear much more scrutiny. investigators set about talking to friends and family to solve the mystery of pam s death. they needed to start with the story of her life. pamela had a spirit that was infectious. she was pam s best friend. she was always happy. she had a personality that sucked you in and kept you there. cal met pam 22 years ago.