my heart breaks. casinos, charisma, connections. he was mr. big. he was very dark flamboyant. extremely charming. his murder was big to. a car explosion at a posh resort, somebody wanted to make a statement. who would want him dead? or who wouldn t? a string of angry investors, even whispers about the mob. everybody went, oh, this is mob connected. so why would police focus on her, a beautiful socialite, ex-wife number two? she was very intoxicating. i think she was cold and calculating. maybe her former husband was worth more dead than alive. it s easy to blame the rich, beautiful woman. she s the person everyone loves to hate. but she is completely innocent. or maybe it was someone else entirely. he is obsessed with gary triano, obsessed with him. it s a case we investigated for more than five years. now a stunning new end. we are going back up under a rollercoaster. spend a little time in tucson, arizona and here, in the shadows of the majes
everybody went, oh, this is mob connected. so why would police focus on her, a beautiful socialite, ex-wife number two? it was very intoxicating. i think she was cold and calculating. maybe her former husband was worth more dead than alive. it s easy to blame the rich, beautiful woman. the person everyone loves to hate. but she is completely innocent. or maybe it was someone else entirely. he is obsessed with gary triano, obsessed with him. it s a case we investigated for more than five years. now a stunning new in. we are going back up under a rollercoaster. spend a little time in tucson arizona and here, in the shadows of the majestic saguaros you will find a thriving metropolis of 1 million people, with a surprising small town feel. it s the kind of place where everyone seems to know everyone. and if you ask anyone from tucson where they were on november 1st, 1996, they will tell you it was the day of a murder. so dramatic, so horrific they will never f
but detective james gamber s investigation showed that pam was in aspen, not tucson, on the day of the murder. and pam the socialite certainly seemed more bombshell then bomb maker. and i m guessing pam phillips is probably not someone you thought was thinking around building a pipe bomb? no. detective james gamber and his team seemed to be had another dead end, until an alert detective 800 miles away happened to catch a news report about the bombing. and some bells went off. coming up . i found a note in the car, buy toothpaste, and down a little further was saw off shotgun. what could that have to do with the murder of gary triano? when dateline continues. i was always so itchy especially when i was hot.
said is my uncle there? please tell me he s. there and he said missy, i m sorry, what i m so sorry. that s a hell of a way to find out. yes, we they found out by seeing it on the news. it was a very powerful bomb, a powerful explosion. melissa raced down sunrise drive to the scene. i got out of the car and i started running towards my uncle s car. and detective gamber came running up and grabbed me. and stopped me from getting closer. detective james gamber was one of the first at the scene. it was his second homicide case ever. i was doing dishes after dinner and i got a call that there had been a car bomb that la paloma, you need to go up there. what he saw may have rattled a far more seasoned detective. the roof had been peeled off the car, was laying behind the car, and the windshield was gone. we found that the next day in the swimming pool of the country club. how far away? i would estimate it was probably 70 feet away, and had to go over some trees probab
ever see pam phillips returned to the united states to face charges? because, by then, detective james gamber had learned pam was no longer in switzerland. and it s like i told heather, i said pam has disappeared. we don t know where she is anymore she could be anywhere in the world. and i said the sheriff told me to find her. and i said, they are asking me to pull a rabbit out of my hat, i don t think i have any more updates. you are feeling defeated? yes. and what did you think, you are never going to see pam phillips again? yes. coming up. i think she was cold and calculated. so calculating she could allude the cops. the worldwide hunt for the socialite suspect is on. she had thought that she had gotten away with this. when dateline continues.