Was our guy. Two mysteries to solve, but one evasive witness. Rachel didnt tell us The Day before. I told the truth to the best of my capability. Police wondered had another murder been planned . They said if he would have gone back that day, they wanted to kill him. Did rachel have a secret and would she keep it . This is as diabolical as any case ive ever seen. Or was the curtain about to close . Rachel is kind of the last piece . Correct. Theyre trying to say somebody im not. This is my life. This is my entire future. Im innocent. Hello and welcome to dateline. Rachel buffett and Daniel Wozniak War struggling actors. Money was tight but they were in love and about to tie the knot. But those plans were interrupted when someone was found dead at their apartment complex. At the center of this mystery, police wanted to know were the actors telling the Truth Or Reading from a script . Heres Josh Mankiewicz with final curtain. Hello . Hi, baby. Hey, whats going on, what do you want me to do . I dont know. Leave me. Reporter the woman on the phone was just hours away from walking down the aisle, to marry the man on the other end of this call, to pledge her love, until death did them part. Im going to go Do Something right now, and youre not going to see me for the rest of your life. Reporter instead, she found herself in the middle of a twisted Murder Plot that would change her life forever. What did you do . I think you know what i did. Reporter she knew. Or did she . Her name is Rachel Buffett. You may remember her from a story we first reported in 2016 about her then fiance, Dan Wozniak. And about two families in search of the truth. I know a lot of answers now. A lot more than i had the last time we met. Reporter now, the final curtain. I believe with all my heart they were trying to get me back and kill me. Reporter new information. Theres things people need to know, things that need to be said. Reporter and a question, what would you do for love . Well get to all of that. But first, lets go back to where this story began. Orange county, california. Not too far from the coast youll find the Camden Martinique apartments. We had the pools and hot tubs. Reporter back in 2010, Violet Randolph lived there with her then husband. Thats where they met a 20 Something Couple named Dan Wozniak and Rachel Buffett. A couple a little more mature, the wine drinkers opposed to the hard liquor and met them and thought perfect. How could we go wrong . Reporter Rachel And Dan acted in Community Theater. Thats how they left. A few years later they reconnected. He had become my Best Friend and i was hanging out with him. Reporter and you thought what . I dont want to lose my Best Friend. Were you in love . Shortly after we moved in together, thats when i realized, oh, yeah, i am in love with this person. Reporter and when he proposed, she said yes. They moved to Camden Martinique four months before their wedding date. Life wasnt easy. Throughout our whole relationship, money was always somewhat of an issue. Reporter rachel picked up work here and there. Once she said as a princess at disneyland. They seemed to struggle financially a lot. You know, if anything, you felt sorry for them, because they seemed like they were so excited to get married and start their life together. Reporter and at the apartments they settled right in. Everybody was hanging out with Each Other every night. Reporter part of that circle was 26yearold Sam Herr, an Army Veteran who had fought in afghanistan and made it home to california. There was a couple of things that set sam apart from the other guys there. He seemed more responsible. Reporter sam was intent on earning his college degree, and thats how he met Julie Kibuishi. Julie helped sam with his school work. She got after him if he wasnt studying because his grade reflected her tutoring. So she took it seriously. Reporter julies mom, june. She told me about sam. Hes like a big teddy bear, always nice to everybody. Thats why we get together at his place, you know, a lot of times. Reporter julie, who lived at home, got to know everyone at the complex. And rachel connected with julie. They were both dancers. We had like done some Ballet Moves in our Bathing Suits at the tool and talked about how we should take a couple of Dance Classes together. Reporter that chance never arrived. On friday, may 21st, 2010, julie was at home with her mom. I was cooking in the kitchen and she said bye, mom, im leaving. Reporter sam had been Texting Julie throughout The Day. Can you come over tonight at midnight alone . Going out for a bit. Very upset. Need to talk. Then please, no sex. I need to talk to someone. Julie texted back, lol, sam, were like bro and sis, no sex. Then sam texted again, im hurting with some bad fam crap. I cant be alone, no sex. Please, im begging as a brother. As always, julie was ready to help. She went to sams place. The next morning, june realized julie had not come home. I started to feel like okay, something is wrong. Reporter across town, sams parents also worried because they couldnt get ahold of their son. I drove down there. I knocked on his door, no answer. I had the key to his apartment. So i walked in there. Reporter and thats when he saw it. What the hell is that . Whats going on here . I freaked out. What had happened in Sams Apartment . Coming up my phone rings, and its my husband asking me if im okay. And im like, yes, why . He said, track down everybody. But not everybody could be found. Hes missing, he had been accused of this before and you say, okay, this guy is very dangerous. When dateline continues. All of that extra Toilet Paper was a good idea, but now youve flushed it all. And its building up in your Septic Tank. But monthly usage of ridx is scientifically proven to break down waste. 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Reporter Rachel And Dan had just returned from the theater, where they were costarring in a play. Dans, you know, wondering was i the last one to see sam . Oh, my god, oh, my god. And rachel is sitting on the chair next to me and shes squeezing her head and shes got a terrible headache. All of your new Best Friends you hang out with every day, one of them is missing. A body was found in one of their apartments. This is something that was affecting the whole atmosphere. Reporter Costa Mesa Police Detective Ed Everett responded to the call. We have a 20 Something Year old female on the bed, and shes in a position that appears that she was sexually assaulted. Reporter police soon i. D. The victim, Sams Tutor and friend, Julie Kibuishi. They had to tell julies parents. I think i was screaming like no, thats not my daughter, thats not my daughter. Reporter julie had been shot twice in the head. Her pants were down and someone had written on her sweatshirt the words all yours, fu. Police found her phone in the apartment and saw those weird texts sam had sent her. They learned about his Combat Tour and how sam sometimes had night terrors. And when police searched his name in their database, they found someone sams friends already knew. He had done some jail time. Reporter back in 2002, at 18, he was charged in the murder of another teenager. He was acquitted, but Sams Dad knew that in hindsight, it didnt look good. Didnt buy you a lot of rhythm from law enforcement. No, and i understood that. Thats why it was imperative to start looking immediately. Reporter steve wanted to find his son to prove he was innocent. Orange County Prosecutor Matt murphy also wanted to find sam quickly, for an entirely different reason. Youve got a dead woman in his apartment, hes missing, and then you factor in afghanistan and you start thinking, okay, hes a trained killer. He had been accused of this before and you think this guy is potentially very dangerous. Reporter the detectives and the dad Hunted Sam independently. But on parallel tracks. Detectives spoke with sams neighbors. I saw sam that day and had a short conversation with sam. Reporter Rachel And Dan said sam was with another man they didnt know. A man in a black hat. It seemed a potential lead. Meanwhile, steve found there were recent transactions on the Bank Account he and sam shared. The Trail Led to long beach, where Sams Atm Card was used to order a pizza. Cops staked out the delivery address. Guns out, ready to hit it like someone had committed a murder inside. And that someone is Sam Herr . Yes. Except it wasnt. Instead, the cops found this guy, 17yearold wesley frylick. Sitting in front of officers of the law, handcuffed, im obviously literally im sorry I Cant say this, but my balls were inside of me. I was [ bleep ]ing myself and i was nervous as hell. He said he had no idea Who Sam was. He got the Atm Card from a guy he knew, who told an elaborate story. 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Police believe Sam Herr murdered Julie Kibuishi in cold blood, then went on the lam. It was an allout manhunt. Thats when the story took a turn. Detectives discovered that sams neighbor, Dan Wozniak, might be wrapped up in the mystery. Now they were about to bring dan in for questioning, where he would make a stunning admission and change the course of the entire investigation. Once again, Heres Josh Mankiewicz with final curtain. Reporter detectives on the hunt for their prime suspect, Sam Herr, traced his Atm Card to Rachel Buffetts fiance, Dan Wozniak. They found him at his bachelor party. Immediately when he saw me, he turned pale. You could see the Blood Draining from his face. Reporter He Hauled Dan to the station and charged him with accessory to murder. He said while drunk and on drugs, sam asked julie for sex. Reporter an then dan said sam threatened him and his wifetobe Rachel Buffett. So dan agreed to help sam escape. According to dan, sam offered him Money And Dan took it to help pay for his wedding. But as to the anonymous man in the black hat, dan had a confession to make. He doesnt exist, thats a lie. Reporter detectives went to the Camden Apartments to tell Rachel Dan was in custody. Whats going through my head is shock, this is probably a huge mistake. This is going to be dropped and everything in time for the Rehearsal Dinner Tomorrow night. Reporter detectives didnt fully believe dans story, so they brought rachel in to see him. Shes on the side of the angels when you put her in that room, thinking shes going to get daniel to tell me everything. That was our goal. Reporter dan told rachel the same story, sam killed julie, and then dan helped sam escape. Reporter then detectives spoke with rachel alone. Rachel told them she and dan had received an eviction notice. Dan had to borrow money to make rent. Dan had told her only recently he borrowed the money from dangerous people. Reporter she said on the Day Dan was supposed to pay the Leg Breakers 2200 or else. Sam stopped by. He came down to the apartment, because he was going to give dan a ride. Reporter she said dan and sam left together. Then dan came back alone. But with money. He had 400 somehow on friday. Reporter rachel said she couldnt believe that dan was somehow mixed up in julies murder. Is that when you start to think to yourself, this guy im about to marry is somebody that i dont know . I was still thinking i knew his heart, and those crimes that he was saying he did, at least that still lined up with someone who would do anything to help somebody in need. Did he tell you about this, you know anything about this . Hell, no. Reporter in the early morning hours, detectives drove rachel back to the apartments. I go to my friends and knock on the doors and then at that point, just start bawling. And shes shaking violently and says dans been arrested and shes just a met. With violet at her side, rachel went to her parents home to tell them dan was in jail and the wedding was off. And my mom lost it. She cant speak. Reporter The Day was about to get a lot more traumatic. Back at the police station, dan asked to speak with detectives again. And this time, he said something that blew the case wide open. You didnt see that coming. No. Reporter Dna Wozniak suddenly confessed he didnt help Sam Herr, he killed him. Dan said they drove to a theater where he had performed. And dan asked sam to help move something from the attic. Reporter so, wozniak said, he fired again. Reporter dan then drove to a different theater later that evening to appear on stage, with rachel, in the musical nine. In this video of the performance, dan showed no signs of stress, as he played the starring role. Dan told police that during the show, he texted julie from sams phone, pretending to be sam. After the play, dan said he went to Sams Apartment and lured julie into sams bedroom. Reporter dan admitted scrawling those nasty words on julies back and to splitting her pants with a pair of scissors. The next day he disposed of Sams Body and then gave another pitch perfect performance. Captured on videotape. Detectives asked why . Reporter sam had more than 60,000 in the bank, his saved up combat pay. And Julie Kibuishi dan said he killed her to cover his tracks and to frame sam. This is as diabolical as any case ive ever seen. Reporter police delivered the news to sams parents. Their son had been murdered. For whatever reason, i said at least he wasnt dismembered. The next morning i get a call that steve, before you find out, we just want to let you know sam was dismembered. Thats just when i lost it. Reporter Dan Wozniak was charged with two counts of first degree murder. The news hit the wire. And at the police station, the phone rang. The caller had a story to tell. One that cast a whole new light on dans leading lady. Rachel buffett. The room. 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And the president delivered remarks from the White House celebrating the latest jobs report. Biden touted the 850,000 jobs added to the u. S. Economy in june the biggest gain in ten months. Now back to dateline. Welcome back to dateline. Im natalie morales. Dan wozniak confessed to police that he killed Sam Herr for his money and later shot Julie Kibuishi to muddy the Investigation And Point police towards sam. The Actors Admission turned the case on its head. Now a witness was about to step forward with information that would push dans fiance, rachel, to the front stage. Once again, Heres Josh Mankiewicz with final curtain. Reporter california draws people who want to perform. It sure does. Etch is pursuing kind of the same dreams. Reporter Chris Williams moved from canada to california for school. I ended up falling in love with Jazz Music and falling in love with california. So ive been here 20 years, and perform and love it. You inspire me reporter in early 2010, chris was undergoing some serious health problems. The working musician didnt have insurance. So his friends organized a benefit concert. A couple thousand people showed up. It was pretty amazing. Raising money to keep you healthy . Yeah, yeah. And it worked, here you are. It did. It sure did. It changed my whole life. Reporter chris, who had been keeping to himself, began to socialize again. And he met two struggling young actors. Dan wozniak and Rachel Buffett. Dan was very charming. He was. Very open and personable and i felt like we had a lot in common. And rachel is obviously beautiful and they were just very welcoming to me. Reporter chris soon learned his new friends had financial troubles. And he offered to help by lending them money. All of my friends had just done this big benefit for me. Time to give back. Yeah. Reporter chris also wanted to make sure he got his money back. So chris told a story that was 100 false. So i said, well I Cant lend you the money personally, but i know people i could get it from. But theyre not good people, so weve got to get it back. Reporter he lent Dan And Rachel 2,000 cash. Dan promised to pay him back by The End of the week, friday, may 21st. On the appointed day, chris drove to Dan And Rachels apartment. Who is there beside Dan And Rachel and you . I didnt know his name at the time, but it was sam. Reporter Dan Left With Sam and told chris to hang back with rachel. In my mind, this is going to be like a tenminute thing. Reporter meanwhile, said chris, rachel seemed stressed. Shes on the computer trying to look for other work and ways to get money. Reporter three hours later, Dan Wozniak returned without sam. And he throws 400 down right in front of me, and hes like, shaking, and there is this wild look in his eyes, and hes breathing, almost this like giant panic attack, im sitting there and i go, hey, everything is okay, man. Like everything is okay. Hes like, and he slumps down in the chair and i said, is this every penny that you have . Reporter chris says he handed dan a 20 bill and noticed that rachel was visibly angry. Things were tense. So that relationship was like a clinched fist. Yeah. I mean, something was terrifying in that feel of the room. I just wanted out of there. Reporter he left. Around 20 minutes later, said chris, rachel calls. And rachel goes, i think you left a 20 here. I think you dropped some money. You should come back. And i said, im not coming back. I didnt Drop A 20, i left a 20 so you guys could get dinner. And she goes no, no, you should come back. Reporter chris did not return. A week later, as he was getting ready to attend Dan And Rachels wedding, he heard and the murders Of Sam and julie. And realized they happened on the same day as his weird meeting with Dan And Rachel. Chris immediately called police. We were shocked to learn it. Again, we went back and said hey, rachel didnt tell us any of this The Day before. Reporter so detectives interviewed rachel again. This time not as a witness, but as a suspect. Reporter remember, chris had told Dan And Rachel the money he lent them came from other people, dangerous people. So was it her Safety Rachel was worried about . Detectives didnt think so. Shes giving herself more time to think about what she has to tell us. And shes protecting dan. Protecting herself and dan. Reporter they asked her to take a voice stress analyzer, a kind of lie detector. Rachel agreed, and the cops hit her with an aggressive question. Reporter the results came quickly. Coming up is the curtain about the close on rachel . I think she may have been present when julie was killed. I dont Think Julie would have gone into the apartment with daniel by himself. When dateline continues. Nus not touching is still touching protection. Adding Lysol Laundry Sanitizer kills 99. 9 of bacteria. 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Dont drive, operate heavy machinery, or do other dangerous activities until you know how ingrezza affects you. Other serious Side Effects include potential Heart Rhythm problems and abnormal movements. Shift the focus more on you. Ask your doctor about ingrezza. Its simple. One pill, oncedaily. 1 prescribed for td. Learn how you could pay as little as 0 at ingrezza. Com all by yourself. You look a little lost. I cant find my hotel. Oh. Oh this is not normal. No. So . Right . Go with us and find millions of flexible options, all in our app. Expedia. It matters who you travel with. Welcome back. Chris williams had just told investigators about a bizarre enter action he had with Rachel Buffett and Dan Wozniak. Chris loaned dan some money, and on The Day he came to collect, he said the feeling in the room was terrifying. Turns out, that was the same day Julie Kibuishi and Sam Herr had been killed. Rachel never told police about the meeting with chris, so now they wanted to know why. Once again, Heres Josh Mankiewicz with final curtain. Reporter a reluctant Rachel Buffett took a voice stress analyzer. The results were less than encouraging. Reporter maybe. Now detectives smelled blood. They circled back to that friday when Dan Left With Sam and came back without him. Reporter rachel insisted she had known nothing about the murders, until dan confessed to them. Detective Ed Everett suspected otherwise from the moment he brought her into the Interrogation Room to see dan. It was almost like they were looking at Each Other feeding off Each Other, and she was waiting for her next line. Reporter remember, Rachel And Julie had been friends. Her reaction when she heard what Sam Supposedly did to julie did not seem to match that. Reporter the young actress was not convincing her audience. Everett learned dan had called rachel from jail before his confession. The jail, of course, recorded those calls. She doesnt say, what is it . Her response is, no, no, no. I think she realizes that her world has the potential to come crashing around her. Reporter in other words, maybe rachel already knew what dan had done and what he might tell detectives. Or was it that rachel was figuring things out. Reporter dan didnt answer that. Instead he asked rachel to come down to the station so she could be present when he spoke to detectives. As she drove, dan continued to call her. Reporter as rachel got closer to the station, she was in tears. Reporter before rachel arrived, Dan Sat down with detectives and confessed to the murders. Then he called rachel again and told her what he had done. Reporter as rachel got closer to the station, she was in tears. I lot of you, sweetie. Reporter before rachel arrived, Dan Sat down with detectives and confessed to the murders. Then he called rachel again and told her what he had done. I shot him two times in the back of the head. And then i grabbed his Credit Cards and i grabbed wesley and we took money out of his account. How how was wesley involved . How did you get him involved and why . Reporter rachel didnt seem to react. Instead she asked about wesley. And when dan described killing julie, she focused on details. I opened the door of Sams Apartment and shot her twice in the back of the head. How did nobody hear the gun . I dont know. I got lucky. Reporter detectives wondered, did rachel know about the murders before they each happened . And more disturbing, did she participate . I think she may have been present when julie was killed. I dont Think Julie would have gone into the apartment with daniel by himself. Reporter hard even for a Homicide Detective to imagine. You dont look at a Disney Princess as a hardened, cold blooded, callous murderer. Reporter of course, thinking it and proving it were two different things. And perhaps rachel was another victim of dans Murder Plot. There was no physical evidence placing her at the scene of either murder. And she and dan both insisted she didnt know about them in advance. Two years into the investigation, we made a determination, we didnt have enough to charge her for murder. Reporter instead, on november 20th, 2012, rachel was arrested and charged as an accessory to murder after the fact. The only case against her is that she didnt tell the truth. Thats right. Reporter according to the d. A. , rachel lied about two important figures in the case. The man in the black hat, who wasnt there. And the Jazz Musician, Chris Williams, who was. You did catch daniel, you did find out about chris. So what effect did rachels lies really have . So, yes, in The End, we got some heroic Police Officers who solved the case any way. But is it okay for her to lie to the police . The law says no. Reporter like police, sam and julies parents also thought rachel was more involved than she was letting on. Theyre like literally 24 7 together. How could you not know if your fiance committed that kind of a crime . How could you not notice . I wanted them to charge her with murder. But im not the one who has to prove it to everybody. Thats not my job. Reporter rachel pleaded not guilty. She posted bail and was released. Yeah, im still in shock. Reporter later that day, she held a press conference. Are you saying youre innocent . Im completely innocent. Reporter she was willing to bet that a jury would agree. Coming up rachel on trial. You an honest person . I think so. Theres not a doubt in my mind that rachel knew. When dateline continues. Hey shaq. Remember you were talking about The General being great insurance and we stopped letting you sit with us at lunch . I do. Well turns out you were right. Theyre actually a quality insurance company. Thats what ive been telling you. Can we sit with you . sips ahhh. 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Detectives believed she had lied to them to protect dan. Now the couple wants the toast of their Community Theater Circle Face separate trials with two grieving families finally learn the truth. Reporter five years after sam and julies murders, the lives of two young actors were playing out not on stage but here in court. Dan went on trial first. It didnt take long for a jury to convict him of Murder And Sentence him to death. He is appealing his conviction. Sam and julies parents confronted their childrens killer. You, dan, are a coward and a Poster Boy for the need of the effective Death Penalty in california. My only regret that in this State Wont let me kill this coward myself. You took advantage of my Daughters Kindness and her care for her friend. You took her precious life and then you disgraced her by pulling off her pants . To you, my daughter was just a decoy. Nothing else. Reporter the spotlight then turned to Rachel Buffett. She faced a felony charge, accessory after the fact. Police and prosecutors dont believe you were honest with them. Were you honest with them . I was. I know my Heart And God knows my heart, and thats my comfort is gods in control, and god knows im innocent. You an honest person . I think so. To the best of my capabilities. I told the truth to try to help the police get to the bottom of things. My heart was always in the right place. Dan kills sam. Dan disposes of Sams Body. Dan lures julie to Sams Apartment using sams phone. Dan kills julie. During all that time, you never suspect a thing. Not a thing. Reporter in september 2018, eight years after the murders, the aspiring access went on trial, accused of lying to protect the man she loved. This is my name. This is my life. This is my entire future. And i have nothing to hide and im innocent. Reporter some of her former friends did not agree. Violet testified against her. Knowing all the details they unraveled and the lies over time, and looking at her and going, how dare you. Reporter violet told the jury the night they learned sam had disappeared, while dan was wondering if he was the last person to see sam. Rachel is telling dan to shut up, shut up. Thats not what happened, dan. You messed up, your memories are screwing up my story. Reporter the jury also heard from Chris Williams, the Jazz Musician who spent hours with rachel The Day of the murders. And like detectives, chris thinks rachel was an accessory before the murders, not just after them. There is not a doubt in my mind that rachel knew. Ahead of time . Not a doubt. Reporter chris also came to believe when rachel called him that day and asked him to come back to the apartment, it was not to return his 20. Thats what the police told me. They said, if you would have gone back that day, they wanted to kill you. Because youre a loose end . What i believe is that when dan got back, rachel said, Chris Saw you with sam. Reporter of course, that was suspicion and not evidence. The trial focused on false statements rachel made to detectives. Statements her attorney argued were easily explained. Anyone who has ever experienced planning a wedding, knows the extreme Pressure And Stress that goes along with that. Reporter Add Murder to that equation, he said, and then an arrest of rachels soontobe husband the incredible stress that she was under, with all of these things occurring, is it possible shes not entirely accurate about certain things . Of course it is. Reporter rachels actions could be explained, he said, but Dan Wozniaks could not. Wozniak is a monster. Hes a psychopath. Hes a pathological liar. What he did to those two is unthinkable. But rachel had nothing to do with that. Reporter yes, she did said prosecutor matt murphy. She lied trying to help dan get away with murder. Everything that he just said about Daniel Wozniak is accurate. He is a pathological liar, he is a monster. But hes her little monster. She knows him, and all of the stuff goes on right under her nose. Reporter the jury took five hours to reach a verdict. We the jury in the above entitled action, find the defendant, Rachel Buffett, guilty. When you heard the sounds of the clicks of the cuffs, to me it was a sweet sound. Because her arrogance and her lies are now caught up with her. Reporter sam and julies parents spoke at rachels sentencing. As part of my Sons Body lie dead and dismembered in the attic of a theater, Rachel Buffett was spreading lies, as Julie Kibuishi was lying in my sons apartment, Rachel Buffett was deliberately deceiving the police, attempting to throw them off the trail of her lover, Dan Wozniak. To me, you and that monster are two peas in a pod. Youre both selfcentered and truly heartless. And i hope you live every day regretting your disgusting decisions. Reporter the judge sentenced rachel to 32 months behind bars. It was the final scene of this reallife drama. Chris williams always wondered, should he have seen the Warning Signs . Could he have stopped the murders from happening . I spent all those years wishing i could have done something, and then i walked out and i did something, i did something to help. Thats all i wanted. Reporter what two families wanted were some answers and some relief from their pain. Those answers finally came. Im pretty much satisfied with the answers right now. Never prove 100 everything, josh, but im not going to get much more. Reporter unfortunately, the criminal Justice System has never doubled as a grief therapist. Some wounds are too great to be healed in a courtroom. The day that she left the door and her voice and what she was wearing, im getting old and you forget a lot of stuff, but those things not that. I dont want to forget her image and her voice. Its hard. No matter how many Years Pass by. 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