you know? what's going on here. >> reporter: we asked the dea who said the threat against shirley isn't in the report because john never discussed it. but john's attorney who was also present at that meeting confirmed to us he most certainly did. >> it could have been avoided. really could have. that life could have been saved. >> reporter: by may 9, 20005. it was too late.5. it was too late. >> i tried. gave them two years in advance they still didn't do anything. >> reporter: after shirley's death, police launched a murder investigation. but instead, wound up solving the burglary case. >> during the murder investigation they came across information that led them to todd reine as the the ringleader of the theft of the safe. >> while his brother, melvin jr.