star. but she had a strong alibi. do you know who shot garrett warren? and that is only the start of the twist in the solving with mystery. this is one of those stranger than fiction kind of things. certainly, no one would write a script like this. the most stunning twist of all is what didn t happen. my mom suddenly said, don t you. that hit me hard in the balls. my mom never sore. hello, and welcome to dateline. garrett ward was a hollywood stunt man, who made his living pulling off death defying acts. then one night, he opened the door for a stranger and found himself in the middle of a terrifying scene that was all too real. garrett was looking down the barrel of a gun, moments later, four shots rang out. and soon investigators would be embroiled in a who done it with more twists than a feature film. here s josh mankiewicz with, the plot thickens. ready and action action. it ranks second only to money. i as the single most important word in hollywood. an
hello, and welcome to dateline. garrett ward was a hollywood stunt man, who made his living pulling off death defying acts. then one night, he opened the door for a stranger and found himself in the middle of a terrifying scene that was all too real. garrett was looking down the barrel of a gun, moments later, four shots rang out. and soon investigators would be embroiled in a who done it with more twists than a feature film. here s josh mankiewicz with the plot thickens. ready and action! action. it ranks second only to money. i as the single most important word in hollywood. and here in l. a., where life and art are often the same form, there is a real life drama that rivals in the action movie with a plot that includes all the element of a classic film noir. a mystery, featuring an assassin, a femme fatale, a hollywood star, and a stunt man who takes the fall. and as for the money, we will get to that. let s start with the biggest name on the marquee, joe pesci. fa
party. he said he hired fernandez one hernandez said that he didn t waste any of that on transportation. hernandez can be heard saying sorry that he didn t manage to kill garrett warren. and hernandez said that he was ready to try again. speaking to prosecutor hoon chun, quiroz explained his own involvement, that he had been hired as a hit man. and he explained where the trail lead. mr. quiroz told you that he didn t do it but that he was on in the plan? right. and that he did it at the behest of his friend, manny haro. what haro was a long term friend of quiroz s. they worked in the pizza business and the drug business. and if the name haro sounds familiar, but it is also
the night of the shooting. then, in a scene from columbo , came the latest twist, something the prosecutor saw during a court hearing. i m noticing some things. first of all, miguel quiroz is left handed. the shooter is described by the witnesses and his mother as right-handed. that s a little odd. odd because would left-handed person would try to commit murder with a gun in his right hand? that s like out of a movie? right, the script writer might do something like that. but in real life it doesn t make any sense. and then, prosecutor chun saw this photo, taken at a party, a barbecue. in this photo you have garrett warren and he is facing miguel quiroz and they are kneeling down. their children are in front of them. we can tell from this car on
the plot thickens . faith in, los angeles county, california. was garrett warren was gunned down, shot four times in his own home, but somehow survived. if it is character, really. a hollywood stuntman, martial artist, and former fighter. not only did he survive, he was able to identify a shooter. a man who had been caught with what looked like a hit note in his car. and they tell you his name is miguel quiroz? yes. did that name mean anything to you? not at the time at all. it s needed at first like a strong case. but the more law enforcement and prosecutor chun investigated, the less clear became. you did a lot of work and was somewhat you did was help prove your defendants alibi? sure, so far. remember, multiple witnesses put miguel quiroz about 80 miles away from garret s home