Then someone else made a killing too. The only purpose of the crime was to make sure she was dead. His wife, ambushed by a shadowy man in black. Was someone after their fortune . I called her to warn her. Was the answer on this tape . His wife was being killed at that exact moment . A crime of greed and gold. Would detectives hunting for a killer strike gold too . He wasnt someone that i would think could ever be involved in Something Like this. The goldfinger mystery. Welcome to dateline extra. Im craig melvin. This is a story about a couple who made it big in a way you almost never hear about these days. They made a fortune in gold. But as the saying goes, money did not buy them happiness. In fact, it just might have been a motive for murder. Pay close attention to the Security Camera video that starts our report because you just may see the key to this mystery. Heres josh mankiewicz. Take a look at this security video and tell me what you see. A woman walks alone to her car in a par
Mother who had gone missing and the small town secret that led to a very big surprise. Heres keith morrison. Suppose for a minute you were sitting in your car smackdab in the middle of tuscaloosa, alabama and you pointed southwest down highway 69 and kept a sharp eye out after half an hour or so. You roll into a sweet little place called moundville. One stoplight, one main street, one general store. Been around for a long time has moundville. But its a sad truth, as the sheriff says, even here where everybody used to know everybody its not that way anymore. So many different people are moving in from around the world. Trying to escape the crowds. Well, escape the crowd or running from something. Yes. And where have you gone, Andy Griffith . Mayberry has up and left us. Sheriff ken ellis fights real crime nowadays. The crime here is the same crime you see in any large city, just a smaller version. Still, moundville is moundville and neighbors tend to know more of each others business th
detective salaam 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. carol neve was pam s best friend. she was always happy. she had a personality that just sucked you in and kept you there. carol met pam 22 years ago. we were neighbors and we did become best friends, to the tune of every day we talked. every single day. that was long before jim
join tjosh mankiewicz:eople takijim and pam fayedvacy had staked their claim in the online gold trading business. financial woes eased with their growing business success, but their relationship began to crumble under the weight of newfound 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 neve. they went to gold shows, trade shows in las vegas, san diego, do all the meet and greet kind of thing. pam was very good at that. she was very charming. jim was more the laid-back, stay away, sit in the booth. the timing was good. in 2001
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