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
right there. so this body hadn t been disposed of there. this was the place where she was killed? correct. her head had been bashed in. but there was no weapon to be found. what type of a crime is this, a robbery? a drug deal that went bad? tell me what you re taking in about the victim. this is a young girl. dressed like she may have gone out, the night before, she doesn t have her shoes on which was unusual. why is this young girl in an industrial parking lot no reason to be in this forlorn part of the county? no. unless she met up with someone. so the detectives headed out to do the part of the job that never gets easier. so you re delivering terrible news? horrible news. amid the shock and tears, they piece together from the mother a sense of who their victim was and what her final hours and days had been about. sunday evening, the phone call, wendy sounded okay, the detectives were told, but that next call at 5:48 am, the one
wendy was laid to rest. and then friends and family gathered at her parents home. detective baez was there as well as and he learned something about the couple that would send the investigation down another path. a thread of this investigation takes you into the swinger lifestyle. what s been going on with michel and wendy and this club scene? after i m informed of this, that wendy was part of a swingers club, a place called the miami velvet down here in south miami, the first thing i did was i called michel. he did admit to having encounters with other couples there. now you got to wonder did somebody had a thing they developed about wendy and is that person the killer? it turns out the club was within a mile and a half of the scene. so i wanted to explore that. the swingers club was cooperative and detectives took dna samples from a few employees and members. they would have to wait for the