my heart breaks. casinos, charisma, connections. he was mr. big. he was very dark flamboyant. extremely charming. his murder was big to. a car explosion at a posh resort, somebody wanted to make a statement. who would want him dead? or who wouldn t? a string of angry investors, even whispers about the mob. everybody went, oh, this is mob connected. so why would police focus on her, a beautiful socialite, ex-wife number two? she was very intoxicating. i think she was cold and calculating. maybe her former husband was worth more dead than alive. it s easy to blame the rich, beautiful woman. she s the person everyone loves to hate. but she is completely innocent. or maybe it was someone else entirely. he is obsessed with gary triano, obsessed with him. 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 majes
Reporter so why would police focus on her . The beautiful socialite, exwife number two. Shes very intoxicating. I think she was cold and calculating. Reporter maybe her former husband was worth more dead than alive . Its easy to blame the rich, beautiful woman. Shes the person Everybody Loves to hate. But she is completely innocent. Reporter or maybe it was someone else entirely. He was obsessed with gary triano. Obsessed with him. Its a case weve investigated for more than 5 years. Reporter now a stunning new end. We go back on the rollercoaster. Im lester holt and this is dateline. Heres Josh Mankiewicz with mystery on Sunrise Drive. Reporter spend a little time in tucson, arizona and here in the shadows of the majestic saguaros youll find a thriving metropolis of a Million People with a surprising small town feel. Its the kind of place where everyone seems to know everyone. And if you ask anyone from tucson where they were on nov. 1, 1996 theyll tell you it was the day of a murder s
coming up . a brand-new mystery. where was pam phillips? pam s disappeared. she could be anywhere in the world. but ask me to pull a rabbit out of my hat, i don t think i have any more rabbits. you were feeling defeated? yes. when dateline continues. that feeling you get. when you can du more with less asthma. it starts with dupixent. dupixent is not for sudden breathing problems. it s an add-on treatment for specific types of moderate-to-severe asthma. and can help improve lung function for better breathing in as little as two weeks. dupixent helps prevent asthma attacks. and can even reduce or eliminate oral steroids. can you picture it? dupixent can cause allergic reactions that can be severe. get help right away if you have rash, chest pain, worsening shortness of breath, tingling or numbness in your limbs. tell your doctor about new or worsening joint aches
by now, she was beginning to understand more about how her father died, and who might have done it, and why. when you heard that pam was accused of having your father murdered for 2 million dollar insurance policy, what did you think? i don t know what it is like to live the kind of life that she was living, but i know what it is like to grow up without having my dad around, my biological dad. pamela ann phillips, this is your rain, those are your charges. pam phillips pleaded not guilty to murder and charges to commit murder assigned to prosecute the case. she married gary for his money, we believe, she divorced him for the same reason, he was
sir? well not so good. did you kill gary triano sir? did you place that bomb? no, of course not. is pam phillips your accomplice? where was pam phillips? it turns out, she may have outsmarted everyone. by leaving the united states, just one month before authorities filed arrest warrants for her and ron young. she took what we believe was an innocent trip to switzerland, to visit her daughter. and she decided what, i m not coming back? i think when the news broke she made a conscious decision it would be best for her to stay in europe. but if you think she was living a rough life as a fugitive, think again. our cameras caught it firsthand. went dateline tracked her down in february, 2009. we found her living in the