new jersey s homeless population and has one-sixth highest rate of substance abuse in new jersey. that is why eva s village in paterson, new jersey, has stepped in to help you or the organization provides assistance for those struggling with hunger, homelessness and addiction. they are celebrating 40 years at their annual leave in a better tomorrow gala which is next week. joining us right now are eva s village ceo and formers eva village client pamela and joining us from paterson, new jersey. good morning to both of you. good morning. good morning. steve: howard, it is great to have you. we were talking during the commercial break. for a number of years, my wife and i, kathy, actually volunteered even as village and we did the galas and raised a lot of money. it is such an extraordinary and it started with and now you
clothes and they found two how did he put it? two microscopic particles of a male origin. sometimes it s what you find and sometimes it s what you don t. coming up you know, going through the calendar what i found really interesting is that it s pretty detailed from january 1st all the way up until the 24th. but on the morning of sandra s murder you ve got nothing. when dateline continues. welcome back to dateline. i m natalie morales. three years after sandra galas s murder the investigation had stalled. enter chief darryl perry. like sandra s father, larry, chief perry knew the
sick. was darren polygraphed? he didn t pass. and the lover? he didn t do that good either. without much else to go on, this case was growing colder by the day. nothing. just nothing happens. but a father doesn t forget. i have to have justice for my daughter. after all these years, are there still secrets to uncover? must have been quite a journey for you. it isn t over yet. this father finally got his answer, but is it the one he wanted? never in my wildest dreams would i have imagined what we re going through now.? hello and welcome to dateline. sandra galas was born and raised on an island known as one of the most beautiful places on earth. so how could something so ugly have happened there? the young mother was found strangled to death in her
darren galas was charged with the murder of his wife, sandra. he pleaded not guilty, was released on bail. 6 1/2 months later, on may 15th, 2013, sandra s dad larry and mom toshie held this memorial dedication service outside kauai s domestic violence center. chief perry was there, as was bryson ponce. but darren stayed away, as did sandra s two sons. as most of you know, today is sandy s birthday. this is why it s a very, very special day for us. mahalo. at this point larry and toshie thought they were in the home stretch, that darren s trial was just months away. but the prosecuting attorney who indicted darren lost her bid for re-election, defeated by this man, justin kollar, who flat out accused his
predecessor of bringing charges against darren to make a splash and help her chances of re-election, though the case, he said, wasn t ready for trial. this case is the textbook example of why you do not insert politics into people s lives. got you. and into their families. so now larry s quest for justice was mired in the political battle. with the new prosecutor saying he couldn t proceed because the alternate suspect, ryan shinjo, had never been completely eliminated. if you have cases where you have multiple suspects and you re going to charge one of those suspects, you better be sure you ve excluded the other suspect. former prosecutor shailene aseri fired back, saying the entire investigative team voted to seek an indictment. the team decided unanimously. it wasn t shailene s decision. it was the team s decision. i definitely feel that there was more than overwhelming evidence to convict mr. galas. you could have gotten that conviction?