door. that would change your life? yeah. it was a pretty dark time. she was shocked, the last thing that you expect to hear is a police officer telling you that somebody is trying to kill her husband. it s a murder for hire. very serious. he offered me $50,000 to do this. i was not gonna let this happen. you are an undercover officer? the undercover hit man. i had to totally change how i acted, talked, everything. you sure you want this done? i m positive. i am positive. i won it. one mistake could blow this whole of operation up? absolutely. the seconds or taking away. it was all or nothing. this is an important criminal. this is a soccer mom. hands. put your hands in the air. it was held. 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 service and it began with a startling 9-1-
absolutely. the seconds or taking away. it was all or nothing. this is an important criminal. this is a soccer mom. hands. put your hands in the air. it was held. 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 service and it began with a startling 9-1-1 call. the caller had a hot tip about an active murder for hire plot. but that was hardly the only surprising news that he had to share. here is the eastlake conspiracy! along the shores of majestic, lake erie. not far from cleveland. lies a little known city near east lake ohio. it s a suburb. decent size yards. and gorgeous waterfront views. it s a kind of place that folks settled to raise a family. quiet, and safe. you never hear about murder stuff like that. but that wholesome image was about to be shattered. basically, the gist o
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
did you think that this was possible? well we definitely knew that it was worth looking into. police knew him well enough to know that he was not lying. so the dispatcher wanted to know more about this man offering pat money to kill someone. what s his name patrick? i m not sure of his first name. but his last name is . sunbury? whoever he was just this desire to have somebody killed was a moment of anger. or jog taken wrong. but investigators needed to be sure. we definitely didn t want to ignore, and got from bed let something that happen. that s no joke, when you hear something like that happen on 9-1-1. no it s not. detective christopher now retired, was assigned the case. and swung into action. police called patrick sabo to come back to the station. i interviewed him. all right, today s dates is may 27 2011. he recorded the audio. i want you to tell me about how this transpired. the detective wasn t sure about what to expect but patrick believe that z
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. were pretty surprised by it. this is the land of soccer moms and children, and families? not something that you would expect. correct. we don t deal with stuff like that on a normal basis. did you believe it? did you think that this was possible? well we definitely knew that it was worth looking into. police knew him well enough to know that he was not lying. so the dispatcher wanted to know more about this man offering pat money to kill someone. what s his name patrick? i m not sure of his first name. but his last name is . sunbury? whoever he was just this desire to have somebody killed was a moment of anger. or jog taken wrong. but investigators needed to be sure.