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-
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.
this is the father of your kids. i went over this with your dad. how want to see the photo, the proof that david was dead. do you worry that he s going to look at this and say no? well, yeah. he s seen crime scenes before. so i did it as quick as i possibly could. okay. the photo worked. zombary believed his former son-in-law was dead. he didn t want his daughter to look at the picture. chrissy was interested in the details of the murder. does it look like an accident? no. i mean does it look like he was mugged? no, no. don t even bring it up. she doesn t want to see it. i shot him in the head, like you guys wanted me to. okay. he s done. he s done, and with those two words the sting was over and the calvary rushed in. put your hands in the air! puts the hands in the air or your both dead! what did you guys do? did you set me up? no. no. chrissy and her dad were
chrissy and her dad wanted david killed in the next few days. both had agreed to meet with vince once it was done. they had to establish proof that he had been killed. and that the contract had been completed. detectives knew that there was only one person who could make it happen, david himself. east lake police sent major shock when they took him home to break the news that there was price on david s head. but there was a problem. i said, i m sorry, he s out of town. he s gone to florida for business. at that point, we were forced to loop her into what was going on in order for her to make contact with david for us. she called david immediately and told him the horrifying story. and it was horrifying, just ask david. why would my ex-wife ever do this? i know that she hates me. but i can t imagine being hated so much that something like this could be real.
anxious. after weeks of testimony, the jury started deliberations. and in just a few hours, the verdict was in. we the jury find the defendant guilty. guilty of two counts of conspiracy to commit aggravated murder. what is that moment like for you after everything that you have been through? it was vindication. relief. she scared us. and she wasn t gonna be able to do that for a long time. nor was al. he took a plea deal, and died in prison after serving five years. chrissy declined our request for an interview. but in a statement that unexpectedly read like a confession, she wrote, in part, i was very wrong in my actions and i am paying dearly. anyone who has been through a divorce that never ends can understand that i was at the end of my rope. she was sentenced to ten years, her approaching release date seem to weigh on david and lonnie. my hope is that the prison