not about someone you love. alan jackson: she was completely defenseless. she reached out her arms and simply said help me. desiree fayed: my heart dropped. i want to know why? why? craig melvin: it s a baffling case of murder, millions, and a mystifying piece of tape. natalie morales in this is dateline. about a couple who made it big in a way you almost never hear about these days. they made a fortune in but as the saying goes, money did not buy them happiness. in fact, it just might have been a motive for a murder. now, pay close attention to the security camera video that starts our report because you just may see the key to this mystery. here s josh take a look at this security video, and tell me what you see. a woman walks alone to her car in a parking garage in century city, is she in danger? same building different angle. a man focuses on his cellphone. oblivious to those around him. who is he calling? you are, in fact, watching scenes from a marriage, the final sce
defenseless. she reached out and somerset, help me. my heart dropped. i want to know why. why? it is a baffling case of murder. a mystifying piece of tape. at the center? husband and wife. self made millionaires. he was very caring and loving. she had a personality that such a win. together, they meet the cold business. that, someone else made a killing two. it was to make sure she was dead. his wife, ambushed by a shadowy man in black, with someone after their fortune? i called her to run her. was the answer on this table? was his wife been killed at that exact moment? a kind of greeting gold. where detectives hunting for a killer strike gold? something i don t think could be involved in this. welcome to dateline. down on their luck california couple bound up making a fortune in gold. golden not by them happiness. in fact, it just might have been a motive for murder. here is josh mankiewicz. take a look at this security video, and tell me what you see
Came into the picture, of course. good morning, baby desiree. first christmas. pam was a single mom. she and carol babysat for each other s kids, walked their babies together, went shopping, shared recipes and hung out during the holidays. pamela was very much family to me. pam was the most caring, loving, giving person you would ever meet. life was about other people. tina holland is another friend. she and pam met when their youngest children started attending the same school. they planned family vacations together and trips to disneyland. one year pamela bought her daughter jeanette and tina s sons costumes just for the sake of creating happy memories. her daughter was a princess. tina s sons, a pirate
Of work, murder and marriage go together like a horse and carriage. the ongoing fayed divorce, therefore, got his a tension. acrimonious, nasty, bitter. mr. fayed was really upset with his wife, mrs. fayed. so that marriage would bear much more scrutiny. investigators set about talking to friends and family to solve the mystery of pam s death. they needed to start with the story of her life. pamela had a spirit that was carol neve was pam s best front. she was always happy. she had a personality that just sucked you in and kept you there. carol met pam 22 years ago. we were neighbors and we did become best friends, to the tune of every day we talked. every single day. that was long before jim came into the picture, of course. good morning, baby desiree. first christmas. pam was a single mom. she and carol babysat for each
Into. the year was 2006. desiree says as jim became harder to get along with it served to push away pam s attempts to be more involved with the company while her husband was ill. i could hear him bickering about the business on a daily basis. specifically? nothing specifically but little things here and there that needed to be changed. their disagreements grew daily and festered to the point where they separated. jim started spending more and more time at the ranch home. while the marriage was crumbling, federal prosecutors were taking a look at the booming gold trade business. they were looking for evidence of fraud, tax evasion and the transferring of money without the proper government license. pam s friend carol didn t want to see pam caught in a federal net. he called her to warn her. i told her she needed to get the money transmitter license and you have to start that process.