and so, they sprang their trap. right now, we re going to read you your rights. me? they arrested leon and valerie for solicitation of capital murder and revealed there was no murder and no kidnapping. meghan and mack we re alive and well. they had no idea. they believed that their issues had been taken care of. they had no more problems. so immediately, go from the death notification to your under arrest for solicitation of capital murder that s a head-snapper? yeah, that will get your attention. was valerie mcdaniel a murderous mastermind or another victim of leon jacob? coming up couldn t believe that this was happening. to my sister. look could ve driven salary to do this? i hate the idea that every everybody thinks i m a monster. she tells her story and leon tells his. when dateline continues.
gather evidence. to see what it is they want. also to discuss pavement. when legan showed up, he wasn t alone. we followed leon to a table where we sat down and were introduced to valerie. his new girlfriend, the woman who bonded him out of jail. here was valerie meeting to supposed hitmen. nice to meet you. when the conversation started, leon didn t sound like someone who hired a hitman. he said that he just wanted to go back to pittsburgh. but as they ate their pasta, leon stone pardoned. make it very clear to her that if she doesn t listen this time, they re going to be severe consequences. during the conversation, leon said he wanted adam to try another tactic. plant some drugs on meghan. she gets pulled over, she has cocaine, she s not a credible witness anymore.
there are digging up new details. court documents show leon wasn t exactly who he appeared to be. he d been kicked out of residency programs. convicted of cyber stalking and criminal trespassing. and there was another woman from lyon s past two accused him of abuse. his ex-wife. one count of solicitation leon was held without bail. they did set bail for valerie. she was allowed to go home. her sister angela was in shock. when it just wasn t real. i couldn t believe that that was happening. to my sister. we the most kind, sweet. loving person. valerie s best friend, maggie said foolery was scarred by her recent divorce. it left her extremely vulnerable to a predator like lyon to come along and sink his teeth. after the arrest, maggie confronted valerie. and i just said listen, you are
go away. get away from us. leave her alone. police arrested leon for assault. but that was very short-lived because he was out. i want to say it was within the next day. two weeks later, leon and meghan appeared in court. the judge granted that protective order. he then order to leon be arrested again on the spot. this time for stocking. as officers read leon his rights, was meghan surprised to see a familiar face in the gallery. i notice was valerie sitting in the stands. which i thought was odd. valerie mcdaniel a successful veterinarian in town. recently divorced from her husband of 19 years, mack. meghan met valerie, when she mack and their daughter when they would come over. they would would come over a lot and we would drink wine. we went a couple nightclubs and things like that. she seemed like a nice person. how did leon act around valerie? like it was anybody else. but that was then. on this day in court, meghan thought leon and valerie looked like a coup
quinn s plan was to show photos of the staged scenes to leon and valerie. he wanted them to see the reactions and have a payment for the fake hits. mack went first paying playing the murder victim. was he up for this? yes. they used pigs blood to simulate a head wound. they knew they had to make it look convincing to leon. when you re dealing with a doctor who s probably seen blood, then you d need to be as realistic as you can. he s been shot? yes. shot in the head. yes. meghan s role was different. she played the victim of a kidnapping. we zip tied her hands, zip tied her feet and then duct taped around her mouth. for us this is very clinical, but in meghan s case it hit her, and tears were flowing and she just broke down. there s no words. i m sitting there just hysterical. but i guess it made the photos look better because it was real tears, real emotion.