door. that would change your life? yeah. it was a pretty dark time. she was shocked, the last thing that you expect to hear is a police officer telling you that somebody is trying to kill her husband. it s a murder for hire. very serious. he offered me $50,000 to do this. i was not gonna let this happen. you are an undercover officer? the undercover hit man. i had to totally change how i acted, talked, everything. you sure you want this done? i m positive. i am positive. i won it. one mistake could blow this whole of operation up? absolutely. the seconds or taking away. it was all or nothing. this is an important criminal. this is a soccer mom. hands. put your hands in the air. it was held. it was hell. hello and welcome to dateline, memorial day weekend in the town of east lake ohio is blissfully traditional. barbecues, boating, parades. but in 2011 there was something evil lurking beneath the service and it began with a startling 9-1-
absolutely. the seconds or taking away. it was all or nothing. this is an important criminal. this is a soccer mom. hands. put your hands in the air. it was held. it was hell. hello and welcome to dateline, memorial day weekend in the town of east lake ohio is blissfully traditional. barbecues, boating, parades. but in 2011 there was something evil lurking beneath the service and it began with a startling 9-1-1 call. the caller had a hot tip about an active murder for hire plot. but that was hardly the only surprising news that he had to share. here is the eastlake conspiracy! along the shores of majestic, lake erie. not far from cleveland. lies a little known city near east lake ohio. it s a suburb. decent size yards. and gorgeous waterfront views. it s a kind of place that folks settled to raise a family. quiet, and safe. you never hear about murder stuff like that. but that wholesome image was about to be shattered. basically, the gist o
i was living in this apartment building that was up on the tenth floor. i remember the words that came out of her mouth during this conversation. we don t miss you. the girls don t need you. and you re worth more to us dead then you are alive. you should just jump. wow. i fell on my knees. i remember praying and hoping for something to change. david remarried. by then, chrissy had moved back to ohio with the kids. but david says that the problems with his ex got worse, especially between chrissy and her daughters. so he and lonnie decided to fight for primary custody. i told her that there was a high likelihood that i was going to get the girls. now, david was left to wonder, was the murder for hire some sort of custody revenge? with the clock ticking, there was no time to process.
arrest chrissy or her dad. we did not have enough evidence to go forward. so investigators came up with a clever plot to catch chrissy and her dad conspiring to kill david. and they had to act fast. the father and daughter wanted him killed right away. what we want to do is get a conversation on tape. that is the most important thing. but that could be difficult because chrissy s dad wasn t just some guy angry with his ex son in law. he had spent 26 years in law enforcement. he was a policeman! must have been surprising to you to learn that he was a former police officer? surprising is a good word. but, a little bit worried.
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