this of course was three years before gary triano murder. pam and laura stayed friends, even after she moved to aspen. then, november 1st 1996, laura heard the news about the car bombing at i remember once i heard who it was, that it was gary, i remember saying to my husband, oh my gosh, she really did it. but laura chose not to go to the authorities. his body parts were blown all over sunrise drive. it was and knowing that somebody could do that, and take it farther away from five children, i just didn t feel safe. and so, for years, laura kept that secret, until one evening and 2011 while dining at a local restaurant, she saw gary s daughter heather. something told her, it was time. i said, heather, i think there is something that i need to tell you. i told her what pam had shared with me that night at her house.
to a new way of life. i had never eaten at a five star restaurant. i had never drank fine wine. i had never been on a private jet. and, robin says, gary was generous with the money he made. gary was a big giver, a big giver. i remember we were at a restaurant, and there was a waitress that really seemed like she was struggling. he did an origami flower out of a 100 dollar bill and gave it to her. he did that, not to showboat, he did it to be nice. he did it to be kind. and then came the day that changed everything. a nightmare come to life. it was late afternoon, november 1st, 1996. gary had just played a round of golf, at the top tier tucson country club called la paloma. he climbed into the lincoln town car he borrowed from a friend.
it s a case we investigated for more than five years. now a stunning new end. we are going back up under a rollercoaster. spend a little time in tucson, arizona and here, in the shadows of the majestic saguaros you will find a thriving metropolis of 1 million people, with a surprising small town feel. it s the kind of place where everyone seems to know everyone. and if you ask anyone from tucson where they were on november 1st, 1996, they will tell you it was the day of a murder. so dramatic, so horrific they will never forget it. it was the story that everyone talked about. the explosive end of a man who had been larger than life.
million people, with a surprising small town feel. it s the kind of place where everyone seems to know everyone. and if you ask anyone from tucson where they were on november 1st, 1996, they will tell you it was the day of a murder. so dramatic, so horrific they will never forget it. it was the story that everyone talked about. the explosive and of a man who had been larger than life. gary had a presence, he had charisma. and the beginning of a mystery that would span nearly two decades. never, ever felt that it wouldn t be so. i tucson native, gary triano was a successful real estate developer and entrepreneur and he was known around tucson for his big spending ways.
a 100 dollar bill and gave it to her. he did that, not to showboat, he did it to be nice. he did it to be kind. and then came the day that changed everything. a nightmare come to life. it was late afternoon, november 1st, 1996. gary had just played a round of golf, at the top tier tucson country club called la paloma. he climbed into the lincoln town car he borrowed from a friend. and was then instantly killed. killed by a bomb that literally blew him to pieces, right they are in the parking lot. gary was just a few days shy of his 53rd birthday. some of his friends were already at his home, preparing for a surprise party. my cousin heather kept paging me, over and over again, 9-1-1, 9-1-1. and i thought it was because i was running late. and she was trying to figure