We were like sisters. We had shared so much. I told me they had found her body, and i just collapsed. She is dead, because she was my friend. First, melissa disappeared. Thats the milliondollar question. I knew then that she had never made it into her house. Signs of a struggle, and a strange orange missed. They didnt know what it was. Then, her boss went missing, to. Who was he afraid of . Mightve been afraid that he was next. He left behind a bigger mess. We three kings be stealing the gold. A missing fortune. Ballpark, 1 1 2 million dollars. We have no clues, no leads. Some wondered, was there a link . Two crimes, one for money, one, supposedly for love, and behind both, a lingering mystery. It is just so ugly, and so wrong, and i cannot fix it. Welcome to dateline. Hotshot florida attorney, Melissa Lewis was living large in ft. Lauderdale. But then, her seemingly charmed life ended in tragedy when a body was discovered in a drainage canal. She had been murdered. But who would want
He said, if i dont get this taken care of, these people will put a beullet in my head. What was he afraid of . That he was next. No leads. Couldnt connect the dots that she was in the garage with her friend . Absolutely not. Two shocking crimes. One for money, one for love. Was there a connection . This had a twist to it. Its just so utterly so ugly and so wrong. Shes dead because she was my friend. If you ask someone in town where the buzziest part of town is, theyll probably steer you to los alos boulevard. In the district is a penthouse office suite that once upon a time was home to a highpowered law firm. The boldest, brassiest bunch of politically connected lawyers in florida. The rothstein law firm. Had a gorgeous, panoramic view out to the ocean. From a few guys with law degrees to a juggernaut by the mid 2000s, with more than 70 attorneys led by Scott Rothstein. Mike mayo was a columnist for the ft. Lauderdale sun sentinel. He probably thinks im king of the world. And the firm
If i dont get this taken care of, they are going to blow off my head. Was he afraid he was next . No clues, no leads. Two shocking crimes. One for money and one for love. Was there a connection . This had a twist. So ugly and wrong. She was my friend. Politically connected lawyers in south florida. The rothstein law firm. A panoramic view to the ocean. A juggernaut by the mid2,000s. Led by more than 70 attorneys. A columnist for the sun sentinel. He thinks i am king of the world. This by the book attorney found success for herself and her clients. He was a workaholic who loved what she did. No shrinking violet either. Melissa loved the boozy splashy office parties as much as the other lawyers. She found herself a nice slice of the american pie. Thats the thing about 38yearold Melissa Lewis. Even as she raised her voice with the senior partners, her sad end was not far off. Her unexpected death would get caught up in a chain of events out of a john grisham novel. Billions in fraud. Meli
Gonna put a bullet in my head. He left behind a bigger mess. We three kings be stealing the gold. A missing fortune. Ballpark . 11. 5 billion. A missing woman. We have no clues, no leads. Some wondered, was there a link . This had a twist to it. Two crimes. One for money. One supposedly for love. And behind both, a lingering mystery. Its just ugly and so wrong. And i cant fix it. Im lester holt and this is dateline. Heres dennis murphy. Reporter if you ask someone in town where the buzziest part of ft. Lauderdale lies, theyll probably steer you here. Las olas boulevard. And way up there in this highrent district is a penthouse office suite that once upon a time was home to a highpowered law firm. The boldest, brassiest bunch of politicallyconnected lawyer players in south florida. The rothstein law firm. It had a gorgeous, sweeping, panoramic view. All the way out to the ocean. Reporter from a few guys with law degrees to a juggernaut by the mid 2000s. With more than 70 attorneys led b
Gonna put a bullet in my head. He left behind a bigger mess. We three kings be stealing the gold. A missing fortune. Ballpark . 11. 5 billion. A missing woman. We have no clues, no leads. Some wondered, was there a link . This had a twist to it. Two crimes. One for money. One supposedly for love. And behind both, a lingering mystery. Its just ugly and so wrong. And i cant fix it. Im lester holt and this is dateline. Heres dennis murphy. Reporter if you ask someone in town where the buzziest part of ft. Lauderdale lies, theyll probably steer you here. Las olas boulevard. And way up there in this highrent district is a penthouse office suite that once upon a time was home to a highpowered law firm. The boldest, brassiest bunch of politicallyconnected lawyer players in south florida. The rothstein law firm. It had a gorgeous, sweeping, panoramic view. All the way out to the ocean. Reporter from a few guys with law degrees to a juggernaut by the mid 2000s. With more than 70 attorneys led b