door. that would change your life? yeah. it was a pretty dark time. she was shocked, the last thing that you expect to hear is a police officer telling you that somebody is trying to kill her husband. it s a murder for hire. very serious. he offered me $50,000 to do this. i was not gonna let this happen. you are an undercover officer? the undercover hit man. i had to totally change how i acted, talked, everything. you sure you want this done? i m positive. i am positive. i won it. one mistake could blow this whole of operation up? absolutely. the seconds or taking away. it was all or nothing. this is an important criminal. this is a soccer mom. hands. put your hands in the air. it was held. it was hell. hello and welcome to dateline, memorial day weekend in the town of east lake ohio is blissfully traditional. barbecues, boating, parades. but in 2011 there was something evil lurking beneath the service and it began with a startling 9-1-
absolutely. the seconds or taking away. it was all or nothing. this is an important criminal. this is a soccer mom. hands. put your hands in the air. it was held. it was hell. hello and welcome to dateline, memorial day weekend in the town of east lake ohio is blissfully traditional. barbecues, boating, parades. but in 2011 there was something evil lurking beneath the service and it began with a startling 9-1-1 call. the caller had a hot tip about an active murder for hire plot. but that was hardly the only surprising news that he had to share. here is the eastlake conspiracy! along the shores of majestic, lake erie. not far from cleveland. lies a little known city near east lake ohio. it s a suburb. decent size yards. and gorgeous waterfront views. it s a kind of place that folks settled to raise a family. quiet, and safe. you never hear about murder stuff like that. but that wholesome image was about to be shattered. basically, the gist o
She was shocked. The last thing you expect to hear is a Police Officer telling you that someone is trying to kill your husband. So Murder For Hire. Its very serious. He offered me 50,000 to do this. I was not going to let this happen. You were an Undercover Officer . The undercover hit man. I had to totally change how i acted, talked, everything. Youre sure you want this done . Im positive. I am positive i want it. One mistake could blow this whole operation. Absolutely. The seconds are ticking away. It was all or nothing. This isnt a hardened criminal. This is a soccer mom. It was hell. It was hell. Hello, and welcome to dateline. Memorial day weekend in the town of east lake, ohio is blissfully traditional. Barbecues, boating, parades. But in 2011, there was something evil lurking beneath the surface, and it began with a startling 911 call. The caller had a hot tip about an active Murder For Hire plot. But that was hardly the only surprising news he had to share. Heres the east lake
replace path as the hitman. police wanted one of their own on the inside. working undercover. and who is the hitman going to be? the new hit band. me. that would be me. so, detective and playing the role of hitman? yes. detective would play the role of vincent. a hit man with mob affiliations. like a movie script? it is a movie script. everything has to be laid out. you have to know what you are going to say before you say it. one mistake could blow this whole operation? absolutely. something said wrong. an action done wrong. anything that makes you look like a policeman? i had to totally change everything, how i acted. how i talked. oh my mannerisms. everything. it was now up to path to convince chris and her dad to outsource this murder to a professional hitman. armed with a recording device, pat says he scraped chrissy and told him all about vincent and the fee.
chrissy and her dad wanted david killed in the next few days. both had agreed to meet with vince once it was done. they had to establish proof that he had been killed. and that the contract had been completed. detectives knew that there was only one person who could make it happen, david himself. east lake police sent major shock when they took him home to break the news that there was price on david s head. but there was a problem. i said, i m sorry, he s out of town. he s gone to florida for business. at that point, we were forced to loop her into what was going on in order for her to make contact with david for us. she called david immediately and told him the horrifying story. and it was horrifying, just ask david. why would my ex-wife ever do this? i know that she hates me. but i can t imagine being hated so much that something like this could be real.