corporate executive, caring mom, a million dollar smile and a $4 million estate. oh my god! i need an ambulance! murdered. i went screaming out of the house. this was a prominent woman murdered in her home late at night. almost certainly someone she knew? correct. where would it lead? a twisted case of betrayal and greed. the finger is being pointed at me. her own daughter, a suspect from the start. you pull the knife out and you tell the police, oh, you re going to find my fingerprints on the knife. her son-in-law, who seemed so devoted. they interrogated us for eight hours. or maybe someone else with a million dollar motive? what s going on here? how many people are involved in this? devious. it s an evil mind. someone just doesn t turn into a murderer. here s josh mankiewicz with the evil to come. reporter: it was hard to look away when peggy was in the picture. her beauty was captivating, but she was also smart, ambitious, and she
this to her? it t just unraveled from that moment on. the fashionista with red lipstick. she meant the world to me. when she walked into her room, it was like a movie star walked in. click a caring mom, a million- dollar smile and a $4 million estate. murdered. i ran screaming out of the house. murdered in her home, late at night where would it lead, a twisted case of the trail and greed. her own daughter, a suspect from the start. you pulled the life out and you tell police, oh, you re going to find my fingerprints. her son in law, who seemed so devoted. they interrogated us for eight hours. or maybe someone else with a million-dollar motive. how many people are involved in this? tedious. somebody doesn t just turn into a murderer. hello, and welcome to dateline. she was a smart loving wealthy widow in the suburbs of the gap city and an unlikely target for such a brutal murder. police immediately zeroed in on the most likely suspect, but ut solv
a twisted case of betrayal and greed. the finger is being pointed at me. her own daughter, a suspect from the start. reporter: you pull the knife out and you tell the police, oh, you re going to find my fingerprints on the knife. her son-in-law, who seemed so devoted. they interrogated us for eight hours. or maybe someone else with a million dollar motive? reporter: what s going on here? how many people are involved in this? devious. devious. it s an evil mind. what pushed you this far? i m lester holt, and this is dateline. someone just doesn t turn into a murderer. here s josh mankiewicz with the evil to come. reporter: it was hard to look away when peggy was in the picture. her beauty was captivating, but she was also smart, ambitious, and she loved that little girl. peggy nadell s image survives in home movies and in memory from the days when she was relishing motherhood blissfully unaware of the evil to come. i was always close with my m
you pull a knife out and you tell the police, oh, you re going to find my fingerprints on the knife. the furthest thing from my mind i would be a suspect or my wife would be a suspect. what s going on here? how many people are involved in this. devious. it s an evil mind. someone doesn t just turn into a murderer. what pushed you this far? it was hard to look away when peggy was in the picture. her beauty was captivating, but she was also smart, ambitious, and she loved that little girl. peggy nadell s image survives in home movies and in memory from the days when she was relishing motherhood blissfully unaware of the evil to come. i was always close with my mother. always. reporter: susanne nadell-scaccio was that little girl and says her mom peggy was everything a mother should be. as a child, i ice skated. my mother would sit in the rink and freeze. she d sit there with a coat on all bundled up, shivering. reporter: susanne and her younger brother jim
knew? correct. where would it lead? a twisted case of betrayal and greed. the finger is being pointed at me. her own daughter, a suspect from the start. you pull the knife out and you tell the police, oh, you re going to find my fingerprints on the knife. her son-in-law, who seemed so devoted. they interrogated us for eight hours. or maybe someone else with a million dollar motive? what s going on here? how many people are involved in this? devious. it s an evil mind. what pushed you this far? i m lester holt, and this is dateline. someone just doesn t turn into a murderer. here s josh mankiewicz with the evil to come. reporter: it was hard to look away when peggy was in the picture. her beauty was captivating, but she was also smart, ambitious, and she loved that little girl. peggy nadell s image survives in home movies and in memory from the days when she was relishing motherhood blissfully unaware of the evil to come. i was always close