my heart breaks. casinos, charisma, connections. he was mr. big. he was very dark flamboyant. extremely charming. his murder was big to. a car explosion at a posh resort, somebody wanted to make a statement. who would want him dead? or who wouldn t? a string of angry investors, even whispers about the mob. everybody went, oh, this is mob connected. so why would police focus on her, a beautiful socialite, ex-wife number two? she was very intoxicating. i think she was cold and calculating. maybe her former husband was worth more dead than alive. it s easy to blame the rich, beautiful woman. she s the person everyone loves to hate. but she is completely innocent. or maybe it was someone else entirely. he is obsessed with gary triano, obsessed with him. it s a case we investigated for more than five years. now a stunning new end. we are going back up under a rollercoaster. spend a little time in tucson, arizona and here, in the shadows of the majes
everybody went, oh, this is mob connected. so why would police focus on her, a beautiful socialite, ex-wife number two? it was very intoxicating. i think she was cold and calculating. maybe her former husband was worth more dead than alive. it s easy to blame the rich, beautiful woman. the person everyone loves to hate. but she is completely innocent. or maybe it was someone else entirely. he is obsessed with gary triano, obsessed with him. it s a case we investigated for more than five years. now a stunning new in. we are going back up under a rollercoaster. spend a little time in tucson arizona and here, in the shadows of the majestic saguaros you will find a thriving metropolis of 1 million people, with a surprising small town feel. it s the kind of place where everyone seems to know everyone. and if you ask anyone from tucson where they were on november 1st, 1996, they will tell you it was the day of a murder. so dramatic, so horrific they will never f
I remember we were at a restaurant, and there was a waitress that really seemed like she was struggling. he did an origami flower out of a 100 dollar bill and gave it to her. he did that, not to showboat, he did it to be nice. he did it to be kind. and then came the day that changed everything. a nightmare come to life. it was late afternoon, november 1st, 1996. gary had just played a round of golf, at the top tier tucson country club called la paloma. he climbed into the lincoln town car he d borrowed from a friend. and was then instantly killed. killed by a bomb that literally blew him to pieces, right there in the parking lot. gary was just a few days shy of his 53rd birthday. some of his friends were already at his home, preparing for a surprise party. my cousin heather kept paging me, over and over again, 9-1-1, 9-1-1. and i thought it was because i
Spend a little time in tucson, arizona and here, in the shadows of the majestic saguaros you will find a thriving metropolis of 1 million people, with a surprising small town feel. it s the kind of place where everyone seems to know everyone. and if you ask anyone from tucson where they were on november 1st, 1996, they will tell you it was the day of a murder. so dramatic, so horrific they will never forget it. it was the story that everyone talked about. the explosive end of a man who had been larger than life. gary had a presence, he had charisma. and the beginning of a mystery that would span nearly two decades. never, ever felt that it wouldn t be solved. a tucson native, gary triano was a successful real estate developer and entrepreneur and he was known around tucson for his big spending ways.
Separated, pam told laura about the problems they were having. she started talking about how easy it would be to hire somebody, that she should just hire a hitman and have him taken out. how easy it would be, because he had such a predictable schedule that he played golf every day. and then, she started talking about their insurance policy, the life insurance policy, and of course you know, at the time, you think it is just somebody who is venting, angry you don t think she is actually plotting the murder of her husband? of course not. you thought this was pam letting off steam yeah. and so laura brushed the conversation aside. this of course was three years before gary triano murder. pam and laura stayed friends, even after she moved to aspen. then, november 1st 1996, laura heard the news about the car bombing at i remember once i heard who it was, that it was gary, i remember saying to my husband, oh my gosh, she really did it. but laura chose not to go to the aut