dateline. i had a huge crush on him. he had this amazing voice. very gregarious. charismatic. the passion for people he had came through. he was the guy the whole town came up to. morning deejay steven bee. so funny. he had such a great love of music. he s lovable. everyone loves steven b. soon, it was fatally clear not everybody did. they came up on a body floating in the water. shot him one time in the back of the head. it s like this can t be happening. what did happen? the hunt is on. a gleaming yacht. i thought, why did you get on that boat? a scheming businessman, and a missing fortune. you re a multi-millionaire and you don t have any money. from high seas adventure to heart-stopping murder. i don t think i ll ever get another case quite like this. hello. and welcome to dateline. steven b. williams was a man with a golden voice. a former deejay who found fame, fortune, and a wealth of friends. then suddenly, radio silence. steve
people came through. he was the guy the whole town woke up to, morning dj steven b. he was so funny and he had such a great love of music. he s loveable. i mean, everybody loves steven b. but soon, it was fully clear that not everybody did. they came upon a body floating in the water. shot him one time in the back of the head. i felt like i was in some made-for-tv movie. it s like this can t be happening. what did happen? the hunt is on. a gleaming yacht. i thought, why did you get on that boat? a scheming businessman, and a missing fortune. you re a multi-millionaire and you don t have any money. from high seas adventure to heart-stopping murder. i don t think i ll ever get another case quite like this. hello. and welcome to dateline. steven b. williams was a man with a golden voice. a former dj who found fame, fortune, and a wealth of friends. then suddenly, radio silence. steven b had disappeared. detectives would follow a trail of
quickly. his first task to address that alleged loan between harvey and steven s father, the issue that caused the mistrial. he spoke to steven s best friend and heard this i said i know it s a complete fiction. i said, i know it s fraud. and sure enough, when prosecutor mckinney took a closer look at that loan document steven s father s signature didn t match. classic sign of a con job, said the prosecutor. even the idea that there had been any sort of relationship between morrow and steven williams father is nonsense, right? bogus. couldn t have possibly been. couldn t have possibly been and wasn t corroborated by any evidence whatsoever. now he was ready for the new trial. he showed the jury, check by check, how harvey drained steven s accounts, all 1.7 million, in just 3 years to dress up a boat that was never going to sail anywhere. the boat wasn t properly outfitted for a trip around the world. in fact, it was outfitted in such a way that suggests that it wa
williams father is nonsense, right? bogus. couldn t have possibly been. couldn t have possibly been and wasn t corroborated by any evidence whatsoever. now he was ready for the new trial. he showed the jury, check by check, how harvey drained steven s accounts, all 1.7 million, in just 3 years to dress up a boat that was never going to sail anywhere. the boat wasn t properly outfitted for a trip around the world. in fact, it was outfitted in such a way that suggests that it was just going to be a showpiece. it was going to be part of his con. part of the image that he liked to sell to people. then the prosecutor took the jury through the gps and cell phone records and explained how that evidence put steven and harvey together on the far side of catalina island. after which, steven vanished and harvey told conflicting stories about where he supposedly went. i think the most damning evidence in this regard was the fact that despite having a history of calling mr. williams on th
when prosecutor mckinney took a closer look at that loan document steven s father s signature didn t match. classic sign of a con job, said the prosecutor. even the idea that there had been any sort of relationship between morrow and steven williams father is nonsense, right? bogus. couldn t have possibly been. couldn t have possibly been and wasn t corroborated by any evidence whatsoever. reporter: now he was ready for the new trial. he showed the jury, check by check, how harvey drained steven s accounts, all 1.7 million, in just 3 years to dress up a boat that was never going to sail anywhere. the boat wasn t properly outfitted for a trip around the world. in fact, it was outfitted in such a way that suggests that it was just going to be a showpiece. it was going to be part of his con. part of the image that he liked to sell to people. reporter: then the prosecutor took the jury through the gps and cell phone records and