meant. the object does not stop until he gets what he wants. the trial began on march 20th, 2018. the prosecution called the bail bondsman, michael kubosh, who told the jury he had no doubt leon wanted to hire a hitman to kill meghan. i felt like i was talking to the double himself. the state then called the supposed hitman turned informant, taz, who testified that he too knew exactly what leon wanted done. i asked him to bring 2500 to see how serious he was. and he brought that many? yes. prosecutors played the tape were leon discussed in detail how he, as a doctor, might get rid of meghan. give her an injection of potassium chloride to and stop her heart. untraceable. i preferred not to do that. but my survival is more important. he might not have said murder. he might not have said kill. but he knew what he was asking for. one of the star witnesses was the man who plead dead. mack mcdaniel, alive and well,
evidence. to see what it is that they want. also to discuss payment. when leon showed up, he was not alone. we followed leon to the table where we sat down. we were introduced to valerie. that s right, valerie was mcdaniel. the person who bailed him out of jail. when the conversation started, leon didn t sound like someone trying to hire a hitman. he said he would just be happy if meghan went back to pittsburgh. i don t want to hurt her. as they ate their pasta, leon stone hard. and make it very clear to her that if she doesn t listen this time, there is going to be some severe consequences. during the conversation, leon said that he wanted adam to try another tactic. plan some drugs on megan. if she gets pulled, over chest cocaine. she s not credible anymore. and leon had a more sinister
to, hey we want you to pose and you re going to look dead. yes. quinn s plan was to show photos of the stage scenes to leon and valerie. he wanted them to have see the reaction and have a payment for the fake. it went mack 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 zip tied her feet, and then duct tape there around her mouth. for the 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. and sitting there just
decide punishment. in the penalty phase, prosecutors called a new witness. leon s ex-wife, any. she testified in vivid detail that leon was abusive. what did the defendant tell you? that was my punishment for calling the police. was holding me in the bed with a knife to my throat. this defendant cannot be trusted to live among us. a guilty verdict without the appropriate punishment is hollow. there s something you want out of the punishment phase? i would never want him to be able to do this to somebody else. because if it wasn t me, it wasn t valerie, if it wasn t any, it s going to be somebody else. and that needs to stop. the jury sentenced leon to life in prison. afterwards, meghan addressed him directly. while you sit in jail i hope you think of me. the girl that you called poor and undereducated. this is because of me big you will be in prison for life. i was really proud of her. i think he took an incredible courage on her part to see this
story. he is a relentless tsunami. he does not care who he effects. it s like out of a movie. it is. a thriller. i read across the street, yelling leave her alone! with secret recordings. i want her gone. a fake death. and another death that was all too real. it was awful. well it never should ve happened. none of it. meghan verikas it s a pittsburgh girl, born and raised. tight-knit friends, a solid family. well i grew up with my parents who have been married for 35 years. megan s own love life was not so simple. she got married in her twenties, but she and her husband drifted apart. so she threw herself into work,