he wanted him dead. and he did not care how he did it, he did not care how it cost. did he bring up how you would be paid and how much? yes, he offered me the $50,000 to do this. and he offered this from the life insurance settlements that is payable to chrissy upon his death. did he say why you wear the chosen one? he they knew i was hurting for money. did she know that you are a former army ranger? yeah. i was pretty proud of getting into the rangers battalion. an army ranger is trying to kill. do you think that chrissy looked at your background and thought. maybe this is the right guy? she knew i had the capabilities to do it. her biggest mistake was thinking that i would. i mean this isn t a thug. this is not a hardened criminal. this is a soccer mom. yeah this is somebody who goes about their day like anybody else. she just wanted him dead. but the only prove that police had was password. and that wasn t enough to
and then i just call them when i have a recording and they can pick it up. but before patrick did anything, detectives needed to be sure that david was safe. so they asked police in georgia to check on him. we had been contacted by the east lake police department and they notified us that they were midway through an investigation. stephen, a major with the police department sent officers to the house to observe from a distance. david was alive and well. but investigators did not want him to know that there was a threat against his life. not yet anyway. they had more work to do. they were concerned that notification of family would have at some point, have gotten back to christine. and the case would ve been concluded prematurely. so they did not say a word. and kept an eye on david. it was very important for us to get the information at the right time, and make contact with him. before they launch their staying. detectives felt that there was still one thing that they had
that he could get time with them. did that make you fall in love with him more? his dedication to his children? oh yeah. yeah. just completely selfless. and, he was gonna do whatever it took to make sure that they were okay. and that they were taking care of. supported. and loved. absolutely. great father. loving husband. successful businessman. it also seemed ideal. so why did david have a price on his head? that was a question that the police were asking. and patrick had the answers. he was about to tell detectives the rest of the story. including, why the man named zombary, want to david dead. just fight. hate. then. i m vitriol. coming out of him. coming up! he wanted him dead! he didn t care how i did it, he didn t care what it was gonna cost. did he bring up how you are going to be paid and how much? yeah. he offered me the $50,000. who was this mysterious man named zombary? and who else was in on this murderous plot? this isn t an harvard criminal. this is
was known to everyone at the station including the chief of police larry. how did you know the caller? he has been involved in a couple of minor incidents in our city. he was never a big problem but he is just somebody that we had dealt with in the past. and we knew him by face. so police were surprised what about the reason that he was calling. he wanted to report that somebody was planning a murder. and who approach to? you do you know? it s the father of one of my high school friends. how bizarre is that? for your police department? to get a call like that? it is extremely bizarre.
fatal police shooting of his 17-year-old boy. the mayor of a paris suburb also said he and his family were the targets of another fascination attempt when a car rammed into his home. meanwhile, the atf and d.c. police are offering a 20,000 dollar reward for information on suspects who targeted three businesses with explosives on sunday. now back to dateline. welcome back to dateline. i m andrea canning. david, a devoted father of sex. was the target of a murder for hire plot. or at least that was the tip handed to investigators who believe that there was more to this unusual story. now, to unmask the people at