Reporter adam took the stand 911 emergency, what are you reporting . Too. Yeah, i got a girl, hung did you hit rebecca on the herself. I my heart started racing. Head . Reporter you found her hanging . I never hit rebecca on the i did. Detectives ruled it a head. Suicide. Or anywhere else for that matter. But was it . And did you devise this at the scene knives. Scheme to try and cover up your ropes. Wrong doing by painting this a cryptic phrase. Her hands were tied. Saying on the door and making it her feet were tied. Look like she had been hanged by she was naked. This was sending a message. Someone else . That wasnt the only absolutely, positively not. Suspicious death here. Reporter the case went to the jury. Did you feel confident as no mom wants to hear that her deliberations began . Son was the victim of a homicide. M i felt we could possibly win something happened at the top of the stairs. What really went on in that very convincingly. Mansion . Reporter less than four hours la
This is a very bizarre death. It was baffling from the start. A young woman dead at her millionaire boyfriends mansion. 911 emergency. What are you reporting . A young girl hung herself. My heart started racing. You found her hanging . I did. Detectives ruled it a suicide. But what was it . At the scene a cryptic phrase. Her hands were tied, her feet were tied, she was naked. This was sending a message. That wasnt 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 life. Hello and welcome to dateline. Victims families have often described their feeling of loss simply as surreal. And so it was for both the shakt nye and zahau families. Their tragedies were tangled in one riveting mystery that captivate
Ropes. A cryptic phrase. Her hands were tied. Her feet were tied. She was naked. This was sending a message. That wasnt the only suspicious death here. No mom wants to hear that her son was the 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. Reporter you thought you had nothing to hide. I knew i had nothing to hide. The worst shock in probably my entire life. Hello, welcome to dateline. Victims families have often described their feeling of loss simply as surreal. So it was for both of these families. Their tragedies were tangled in one riveting mystery that captain separat captivated the nation. Two puzzling deaths and lingering suspicions. The search for the truth would pit the families against each other in a battle sparking more questions than answers. Heres Josh Mankiewicz with the mansion on ocean boulevard. Reporter some places feel secluded. Insulated. Se
John D. Spreckels built Coronado house in 1908. It is known locally for the accidental death of Max Shacknai, 6, son of owner Jonah Shacknai, and the apparent suicide two days later of Rebecca Zahau, the owner’s girlfriend.
both questions and rumors. there is roughly 200 years of experience in the sheriff s homicide unit, they all agree that this is a very unusual circumstance. rebecca was found hanging, naked, bound hand and foot. if it was suicide, it looked like a highly unusual one. and remember, rebecca was in the house when max shacknai fell. right now we don t see any connection between the two incidents. the sheriff s department investigated for two months. coronado held its breath. then at a news conference sheriff bill gore laid out the facts as his investigators saw them. was max s death a homicide? the answer is no. it was a tragic accident. was rebecca s death a homicide? again, the answer is no, it was a suicide. sergeant dave said that the evidence show showed a sad tale in which one tragedy lead