extorting money from a man who d been his friend. mcneice ultimately pleaded guilty to receiving the proceeds of extortion and was sentenced to two years probation. why was any of this relevant in the murder trial of pam phillips? because, says dr. dantonio, his frightening acquaintance, neil mcneice, had a history of bad blood with none other than gary triano. it started, the doctor says, after mcneice and triano agreed to purchase an item together at a charity auction. gary didn t have any money to pay, so neil paid and he was supposed to pay neil 50% later and of course he didn t pay him. and then some years later, around 1991, gary tried to get neil to go into business with a high-flying real estate mogul. and their meetings were held not in a boardroom, but in a series of limousines. they could keep neil captive
i was basically mr. mom. pam s former nanny, kevin mcdonald. i was taking care of trevor and lewis for seven days a week. day and night. reporter: according to him, pam was too busy shopping to take care of her kids. shopping, that is, for a new husband. she wasn t apologetic about it. all of her expensive she was getting worried. and said kevin, i m down to my last $60,000. what should i do, she said. i said, get the job. but she was focused on finding a man with a job, a good one. she wanted to find a husband that was worth at least $20 million. that s what she told me. worth $20 million. so the pan that married gary triano for his money hadn t changed. except zip codes. yes. zip code and whether.
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 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
full name. pamela and phillips. he asked him to talk about her relationship with gary, starting with how they met. was he already divorced? no. he was happily married. did she know about those meetings? she knew she was going to be scrutinized. i made it clear that we had to deal with the life insurance policy. we have the issue of the life insurance policy. she talked with me about how the payments were being made, when the payments were taken. out she seemed like she was up front. gary is the one that took this out, he also insisted it was in my name. reporter: they discussed two out there could be angry at gary. gary had so many business dealings. and the insight that you can give us on those? he had so many enemies, you know? four key st. john, nothing stood out about those interviews, until he asked pam about ron young. something has come up that i want to ask you about.
he talked about you ve got your 1.6 i got my four, which adds up to 2 million, adds up to the insurance payment. there is nothing on those tapes which says, ron young says, you hired me for this money to bomb your husband s car. it s not directly. but when you piece the conversations together, that is said. i helped you want something that was beyond what anybody else in the world would do. reporter: perhaps the most damning piece of evidence? would you sit in a women s prison for murdering? would you sit in a women s prisons for murder? i m going to hang up. as far as i know, the only murder in pam phillips life was the murder of gary triano. what reporter: 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 yes. when dateline continues.