She wouldnt have done it because there wasnt any financial gain for her in this. Reporter what about her secret friend, the former nfl linebacker . You lied to them. I did. Reporter the mystery was unsolved. Then came a prosecutor who took on big waves and cold cases. Could he find the key to this one. This isnt just a motive. Its a motive on steroids. Hello and welcome to dateline. A gated community, a glamorous setting where the wealthy residents could feel safe. It was not safe for one millionaire murdered in his waterfront house. Police had suspects but the evidence was only circumstantial and the case grew cold. Turned out the key to the mystery, or, rather, two keys, were right there at the front door. Heres Keith Morrison with deadly trust. Reporter theres a place, call it a pot of gold at the end of ambition, of the american dream. A place the few and lucky build their mansions by the sea. Newport beach, Orange County, california, where the most unexpected event would be murder
it. 18 minutes before the murder he was on ap phone at this danny s, which is an even newport beach. true, the phone bill which might have proved it had been lost. but the point was, said his lawyers, he couldn t have made it all the way to newport beach in time to commit the murder. and anyway, they said, nanette did it. the evidence in this case and at this trial shows that nanette johnston is the person most likely to have committed this murder. eric naposki was merely the patsy. but at nanette s trial, her attorney said she was innocent and it was eric who committed the murder. over the course of this trial, the evidence is going to show that he murdered mr. mclaughlin, out of jealousy, out of greed and on his own. part mutual finger-pointed. the nanette s attorney, michael hill had to agree, his client was an exactly eight her as much as you want for being a thief, a liar, a cheat. (bleep). (bleep) .