plus, red alert. the dow plunges as fears spread that the worst may not be over. so, what does it mean for your prospects? announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is nightline, august 11th, 2010. good evening. i m sit ya mcfadden. we begin tonight with crime. a story that started with an escape from justice in north carolina, and ended with murder on the tropical islands off the coast of central america. tonight, an american man and woman sit in a panamanian jail, accused of killing at least five american expatriots over a period of several years, steaming their cash and property. vicki mabrey unveils this sordid tale of multiple murders in paradise. reporter: bill, i m from nightline in new york. how are you? reporter: i m okay. did you kill those five people? i m not at liberty to talk about my case. reporter: this is the man police say has confessed to five murders, killin
prospects? announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is nightline, august 11th, 2010. good evening. i m sit ya mcfadden. we begin tonight with crime. a story that started with an escape from justice in north carolina, and ended with murder on the tropical islands off the coast of central america. tonight, an american man and woman sit in a panamanian jail, accused of killing at least five american expatriots over a period of several years, steaming their cash and property. vicki mabrey unveils this sordid tale of multiple murders in paradise. reporter: bill, i m from nightline in new york. how are you? reporter: i m okay. did you kill those five people? i m not at liberty to talk about my case. reporter: this is the man police say has confessed to five murders, killing his neighbors and friends to get their property and their cash. everybody knew he was crazy but nobody thoug