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
yeah. you mentioned that staged murder. he did that so that he could reportedly this is what they re saying so that membered get his son who is still alive a $0 is million 10 million life insurance settlement. jackie, what have you found the most interesting thing about him? because there have been so many twists and turns. there have been so many, and i think this was a case that really was outshined when the country was focused on gabby petito and all these twists and turns were happening. we don t have that much detail about this case, but the more we start to dig the about the patriarch of this family and dig up about him, obviously highly motivated by money. so you bring up the insurance policy, the $10 million. he stages his own death for that, allegedly. now you ve got these indictments that he possibly bilked investors out of $6 million again, allegedly again, and i
court-appointed attorney. her name is alicia ketta. pam phillips has been described as a narcissist, gold digger, and ultimately ruthless, cold-blooded murderer. you re shaking your head. no. how would you describe her? i would describe her as a mother of two, who worked hard who tried to make a life for herself. did pam phillips want gary triano dead? no, absolutely not. no. he was the father of her children. she wanted him to be involved in the children s lives. it s not crazy that police looked at pam. absolutely not. they had a contentious relationship. she got serious money out of that life insurance settlement. she was associated with a guy who police believe was responsible for planting the bomb. there is absolutely no physical evidence linking ronald young to that murder or that bomb. nothing whatsoever. and yet, he was convicted.
santhosh drives away, promising to come right back with a down payment for the execution. we did follow him. he did go to the citibank, and another small corner store to use the cash machine there also. still, santhosh promises there will be an even larger payment once he receives his wife s life insurance settlement. to substantiate his claim, he drops his son off at home and returns to mcdonald s with the policy. this was the final nail so to speak in the coffin as far as closing this case. but santhosh s unpredictable nature will thwart their police efforts to make a quick arrest. with the rest of the support team helplessly looking on, the undercover enters the suspect s mercedes, as santhosh drives out of camera range.