Did the Red Hot Miami lifestyle have something to do with her death . Whats been going on in this club scene . He did admit to having encounters with other couples there. Or was it simple jealousy . Are you still intimate with yolanda . Yes, we are. Threats. Say that again. Objection. Betrayal. He said he didnt love her, he loved me. And finally a verdict. The years of waiting. The years of mourning her. We needed justice. Hello and welcome to dateline. Wendy trapaga fell Head Over Heels for Michel Escoto, an older man with a string of admiring girlfriends, though wendy was his prize catch. The couple quickly married. Then, just days later, the young bride was found dead in a parking lot. The mystery of her murder would haunt investigators for years. But the truth would prove more coldblooded than even they could imagine. Heres Dennis Murphy with mystery in south beach. If you spent any time down here, you probably sense there are really two miami beaches. You know this one by reputati
have something to do with her death? what s been going on in this club scene? he did admit to having encounters with other couples there. or was it simple jealousy? are you still intimate with yolanda? yes, we are. threats. say that again. objection. betrayal. he said he didn t love her, he loved me. and finally a verdict. the years of waiting. the years of mourning her. we needed justice. hello and welcome t dateline. wendy trapaga fell head over heels for michel escoto, an older man with a string of admiring girlfriends, though wendy was his prize catch. the couple quickly married. then, just days later, the young bride was found dead in a parking lot. the mystery of her murder would haunt investigators for years. but the truth would prove more cold-blooded than even they could imagine. here s dennis murphy with. mystery in south beach. if you spent any time down here, you probably sensed there are really two miami beaches. you know this one by
They were Beautiful People. In miamis sizzling south beach, singles who became lovers. And then, newlyweds. They were still on their honeymoon only married four days when this young bride was murdered. I get a phone call, screaming, crying. No Murder Weapon. No dna. But no shortage of suspects. We have to prove it. Did the redhot miami lifestyle have something to do with her death. It has been going on in this club scene. He did admit to having other countries with couples there. Or was it simple jealousy . Threats. Say that again. Objection. Betrayal. He said he did not love, her and he loved me. And finally, a verdict. Eight years of waiting. Years of mourning her. We needed justice. Hello and welcome to dateline. An older man with a string of admiring girlfriends, that wendy was a surprise catch. The couple quickly married. Then, just days later, the young bride was found dead in a parking lot. The mystery of her murder would haunt investigators for years. But the truth would prove
yolanda said she then confronted escoto in this restaurant parking lot and heard for the first time, she said, that his impending marriage to wendy was all a sham. that in the end he would come back to yolanda with pockets full of cash. he said to calm down. it was all a plan. that he didn t love her. he loved me. he was going to marry her. they were going to have an insurance policy and she was going to die. all right. so he told you he had a plan? yes. the plan was murder. it was during that conversation, yolanda told jurors, that she became a co-conspirator, not only helping escoto cover up his crime but also helping him carry it out. this was the plan. on his wedding night, yolanda said escoto would drug and drown wendy. to make sure he got it right, yolanda admitted she took part in a grim dress rehearsal of what was meant to look like an accidental death. we filled up my tub and i got in the water. and he pushed me down with his hands. you let him push you under the w
no, no. did i ever slap you? no. did i ever throw you on the ground? no. more important, escoto wanted to show that the state s theory of the crime was a fairy tale, starting with the idea that he drugged wendy. a pharmacologist testified that wendy had only small amounts of prescription narcotics in her blood when the autopsy was performed. the toxicology report are consistent with normal doses that you would take of any of these medications. she wasn t heavily drugged, as the state argued. she wasn t as incapacitated as you might have been led to believe? absolutely. that s highly disputed. that s not a knockout punch. highly disputed. there was another problem with the state s theory. it had to do with how wendy died. if the assailant left-handed began to strike her a medical examiner for the defense believed that wendy s extensive injury indicated two killers, both right-handed. there are several impacts on the right side, which in an altercation s