that meant, a motive for murder. and, did one kill the other to steal his wife? i wouldn t do that to my brother. in court it all came out. scandalous passions, jealousy, greed, lust. he said, he was the black sheep of the family. a family saga, turned riveting courtroom drama. i cried the whole time. the time we received the call was around three. effingham 9-1-1? help, please. what s wrong? gun. shot. you re shot? yes. where you at? the sheriff s office 9-1-1 operator, could barely understand the voice on the other end of the call. how did you get shot ma am? i don t know. you don t know? no. andré, get james, 10-18, hurry up. the dispatcher, calling for sergeant james to help out. where did you get shot at? face. in your face? yes. it was difficult to hear what she was saying. you could hear her gargling, due to blood in her throat. it sounded as though, she was not the only victim. husband. shot. too. your husband s
i know my sister would ve fought. we used to tell each other that if someone ever tried to hurt us that we would do everything we can to leave something behind, so the other one can figure it out. i believe that she was murdered. this is a very bizarre death. it was baffling from the start. a young woman dead at her millionaire boyfriend s mansion. 9-1-1 what are you reporting? i got a girl, hung herself. my heart started racing. you found her. i did. detectives ruled it a suicide, but was it? at the scene knives, rose, a cryptic phrase. her hands were tied, she was naked. this was sending a message. that wasn t the only suspicious death here. no mom wants to hear that her son was a victim of a homicide. something happened at the top of the stairs. what really went on in that mansion. hear from the man at the center in his first television interview. you thought you had nothing to hide? i knew i had nothing to hide. the worst shock in probabl
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detectives ruled it a suicide, but was it? at the scene knives, rose, a cryptic phrase. her hands were tied, she was naked. this was sending a message. that wasn t the only suspicious death here. no mom wants to hear that her son was a victim of a homicide. something happened at the top of the stairs. what really went on in that mansion. hear from the man at the center in his first television interview. you thought you had nothing to hide? i knew i had nothing to hide. the worst shock in probably my entire life. hello and welcome to dateline. victims families have often described their feeling of loss simply as surreal. and so it was for both of the shacknai and the zahau families, their tragedies were entangled in one rivetting mystery that enthralled the nation. at the center of the story to puzzling deaths and lingering suspicions. the search for the truth would pit the families against each other in a battle sparki
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