dateline. i had a huge crush on him. he had this amazing voice. very gregarious. charismatic. the passion for people he had came through. he was the guy the whole town came up to. morning deejay steven bee. so funny. he had such a great love of music. he s lovable. everyone loves steven b. soon, it was fatally clear not everybody did. they came up on a body floating in the water. shot him one time in the back of the head. it s like this can t be happening. what did happen? the hunt is on. a gleaming yacht. i thought, why did you get on that boat? a scheming businessman, and a missing fortune. you re a multi-millionaire and you don t have any money. from high seas adventure to heart-stopping murder. i don t think i ll ever get another case quite like this. hello. and welcome to dateline. steven b. williams was a man with a golden voice. a former deejay who found fame, fortune, and a wealth of friends. then suddenly, radio silence. steve
people came through. he was the guy the whole town woke up to, morning dj steven b. he was so funny and he had such a great love of music. he s loveable. i mean, everybody loves steven b. but soon, it was fully clear that not everybody did. they came upon a body floating in the water. shot him one time in the back of the head. i felt like i was in some made-for-tv movie. it s like this can t be happening. what did happen? the hunt is on. a gleaming yacht. i thought, why did you get on that boat? a scheming businessman, and a missing fortune. you re a multi-millionaire and you don t have any money. from high seas adventure to heart-stopping murder. i don t think i ll ever get another case quite like this. hello. and welcome to dateline. steven b. williams was a man with a golden voice. a former dj who found fame, fortune, and a wealth of friends. then suddenly, radio silence. steven b had disappeared. detectives would follow a trail of
it s one con after the next. i don t think he s ever actually had a bona fide job where he s been there for a period of time. which led to an obvious question what kind of job had harvey been doing managing steven s inheritance? sylvia noland remembered shortly before steven vanished, somebody broke into the trunk of his car where he kept all his personal paperwork, his passport, his trust documents. all stolen. and i said, well, please tell me that the document between you and harvey, you know, wasn t in there. and he goes, what document? and i said, well, you know, for him investing your $2 million. i said, you have something documented, right? and he goes, no. and i said, you gave some man you just met a couple years ago $2 million and you got nothing in writing? she told the detectives, of course. and they took a good look at harvey s boat and soon learned something that probably should have been obvious all along. that fancy, dolled-up tub, with its pricey pow
and i said, well, you know, for him investing your $2 million. i said, you have something documented, right? and he goes, no. and i said, you gave some man you just met a couple years ago $2 million and you got nothing in writing? she told the detectives, of course. and they took a good look at harvey s boat and soon learned something that probably should have been obvious all along. that fancy, dolled-up tub, with its pricey power winches, its expensive electronics, its polished teak, washer-dryer, fireplace, was paid for, practically every dollar, by the unwitting steven b. that answer turned up in meticulous detail in harvey s own ship s ledger. he put, according to his own ledgers, $1.7 million into that yacht. so almost the whole amount he took from steven went right back into that yacht. no wonder, said steven s friend sylvia, no wonder, the last time they went out to lunch she had to pick up the check. he was so embarrassed. and i said, how could this be? i
$2 million and you got nothing in writing? reporter: she told the detectives, of course. and they took a good look at harvey s boat and soon learned something that probably should have been obvious all along. that fancy, dolled-up tub, with its pricey power winches, its expensive electronics, its polished teak, washer-dryer, fireplace, was paid for, practically every dollar, by the unwitting steven b. that answer turned up in meticulous detail in harvey s own ship s ledger. he put, according to his own ledgers, $1.7 million into that yacht. so almost the whole amount he took from steven went right back into that yacht. reporter: no wonder, said steven s friend sylvia, no wonder, the last time they went out to lunch she had to pick up the check. he was so embarrassed.