here is a name, i will bring you pictures of the person who you want to have killed. you say that you now feared for your own life? yes. a hit that could not miss? or a surprise to die for? they actually noticed a camera inside the car? this was a big moment? huge moment. everything took off real fast. no fairytale ending for this love story. it would end either in murder or prison. he says, my guys don t back down from a plan. hello, welcome to dateline. when ira bernstein and susan met on the college campus, they could not know the future that they would become college sweethearts, marry, start a family and that as their family grew, so it s something else. jealousy. they certainly could never have imagined the life they would build over the years would be torn apart by a murderous scheme. here is andrea canning, with the target . in this quiet, wealthy neighborhood, behind the gates of his lavish estate, a fuse was lit. newfound money lead to explo
the black ops. at that point, it got a little scary. we are here to do a job, and they are going to kill someone. this is crazy. in a marriage, three is a crowd. you are seeing another woman? right. who do you think it was? chemistry. and chemistry can be explosive. it s your girlfriend, in the bahamas! this is now a marriage from hell. enter the hitman. here is a name, i will bring you pictures of the person who you want to have killed. you say that you now feared for your own life? yes. a hit that could not miss? or a surprise to die for? they actually noticed a camera inside the car? this was a big moment? huge moment. everything took off real fast. no fairytale ending for this love story. it would end either in murder or prison. he says, my guys don t back down from a plan. hello, welcome to dateline. when ira bernstein and susan met on the college campus, they could not know the future that they would become college sweethearts, marr
and, when you both said your vows, did you feel like it was right? i did. the couple decided to move back to rockland county, near ira s home town. it was not long before they were raising three children. i rest as you work day and night, and they quickly paid off. he opened multiple foot surgery centers, and also invested in real estate. the couple was grateful for the good fortune. my house was 13,000 square feet, on 14 acres of land. and we had tennis courts, pool, pool house, lake, a dock, boats. did you have other houses? i had 20 different buildings, houses i would rent out. but ira soon realized, all that money came with problems. even with his success, he says he struggled to keep up with the cost of their extravagant lifestyle. and, he says susan had developed quite the appetite for the finer things.
should we say two? 200,000? okay. when can we get the deposit? the next day, detectives were watching when the woman met with marckensy again. this time, she suggested how the target should be killed? what about like, either a hit and run, like when she s getting out of the car. or like, plane accident. somebody backed up into her and, the guy says, i didn t see her. you know? plain accident. so there s no investigation. over the course of two meetings, the woman also managed to negotiate the price down to $100,000. so, we ll do it for? hundred and agreed to pay a 2000 dollar deposit. and then, asked about his refund policy. should i say, by the way, the deposit is refundable? so, who was the woman? well, you have already met her. yes, it was ira s girlfriend, kelly gribeluk. at her target? susan, susan bernstein. ira s wife. apparently his girlfriend had cooked up a cold blooded plan
was it like a swat suited situation? a couple of officers? well, there were several officers in plain clothes surrounding the area. but in just two officers who approached her. she was shocked. yes, she was shocked. i went to the door and i said, i believe you know what this is going to be about. when they brought kelly into the police station, there was another staged hollywood moment. they had handcuffed marckensy and put him in a holding room. she saw him in there. i saw her eyes meet his ice. all right, now she knows it. suppose it hit her. they were hoping she would point the finger at ira. but it didn t work out that way. the honest with us, was that your money or was it ira s money? kelly, i understand. please don t make me answer. i know you and love him. i understand that. kelly, do yourself a favor okay? just be honest. this is that bad. to be honest? i ll be honest. i love him. a few hours later, on his way home from dinner in the city, ira was pulled o