it was a case tailor-made with the tabloids. we had this beautiful woman, a tall handsome guy, greed, infidelity. he is out with other women. a failing marriage with millions at stake. he didn t have any money of his own. this is getting ugly. yes. she said she were broken, and she cried. was it a fall in the tub, or husbands fall from grace? we believed it was a staged accident. he was adamant about his innocence. the case bought me for a long time. he said to me you have to help me kill my parents. and i can t even think about the magnitude of it all. hello and welcome to dateline. shelley and roderick covlin met and married in a matter of months. soon they had two young children in manhattan. and an estate worth millions. then on the brink of a new year, tragedy struck. first responders thought it was an accident. but troubling clues quickly surfaced, pointing to a diabolical truth that would tear to families apart. here s andrea with en
It was a case tailormade with the tabloids. We had this beautiful woman, a tall handsome guy, greed, infidelity. He is out with other women. A failing marriage with millions at stake. He didnt have any money of his own. This is getting ugly. Yes. She said she were broken, and she cried. Was it a fall in the tub, or husbands fall from grace . We believed it was a staged accident. He was adamant about his innocence. The case bought me for a long time. He said to me you have to help me kill my parents. And i cant even think about the magnitude of it all. Hello and welcome to dateline. Shelley and Roderick Covlin met and married in a matter of months. Soon they had two Young Children in manhattan. And an estate worth millions. Then on the brink of a new year, tragedy struck. First responders thought it was an accident. But troubling clues quickly surfaced, pointing to a diabolical truth that would tear to families apart. Heres andrea with endgame. If you had to pick one place that screams
cameras. later, she logged onto her online dating profile at 10:13. the last activity on any of her devices. rod meanwhile, was across the hall. he was usually online playing backgammon late into the night. but suddenly, his online presence stopped at 1:03 am. no sign of him until he popped up that surveillance video in the lobby at 4:13 am. the allegation was that he wanted to be seen on camera yes he wanted to make an alibi. this was like his way of building an alibi. the prosecution called the new york state medical examiner. in the autopsy, he had noticed that there are scratches on her face, and that fractured bone in her neck. my conclusion was that she had and neck compression, i classify the death as a homicide. strangulation not an accidental fall. and in another sinister twist, prosecutors believe that we re in a half years after shele s death, rod drafted an ode composed from her 12-year-old s daughter email account, pretending to be her.
building an alibi. the prosecution called the new york state medical examiner. in the autopsy, he had noticed that there are scratches on her face, and that fractured bone in her neck. my conclusion was that she had and neck compression, i classify the death as a homicide. strangulation not an accidental fall. and in another sinister twist, prosecutors believe that we re in a half years after shele s death, rod drafted an ode composed from her 12-year-old s daughter email account, pretending to be her. it s read, i lied. she did just slip. i got so mad so i pushed her. i didn t mean to hurt her! i swear! it was never sent but it did in the tabloids after it was filed with the court. what father does that? who does that to a child? who basically finds the child right. prosecutors didn t get that note admitted into trial, but
and in another sinister twist, prosecutors believe that we re in a half years after shele s death, rod drafted an ode composed from her 12-year-old s daughter email account, pretending to be her. it s read, i lied. she did just slip. i got so mad so i pushed her. i didn t mean to hurt her! i swear! it was never sent but it did in the tabloids after it was filed with the court. what father does that? who does that to a child? who basically finds the child right. prosecutors didn t get that note admitted into trial, but they were about to bring forward a star witness, whose explosive allegations would rock the courtroom. coming up, what was it like walking into that courtroom, and saying rod covlin in there? terrified. she fell in love with one