obviously must have nerves of steel. to protect your, he would have to infiltrate but they roll right out of miami vice, secret meetings, surreptitious drug runs. hidden tapes. nobody else knows about this, right? nobody knows nothing. could he lure this suspect from the shadows? this man, with murder on his mind? it must have taken a lot of bravery. could he take on the role of his life? here is a man who wants someone killed, he wants you killed as well? hello, and welcome to dateline. power, greed and jealousy. it can be a toxic combination. in the story you are about to hear, it led one sold on a dark path. setting off a dramatic undercover operation, and the bizarre twist at the core of it all? the woman whose life was at stake, who had no idea she was in danger. here is keith morrison with recipe for murder. it was the cake that should have told them something. the killer cake, the cake to die for. it was supposed to be the jewel on the crown of the go
Afoot. Brutal, and violence, and chaotic, they are vicious killers. It was a horrible betrayal. This wasnt supposed to happen ever. It was a chilly december morning, 2020. The high desert outside of los angeles. In there, behind barbed wire and secure blocks of thick concrete, a prisoner was placed in front of a camera. It was a parole hearing, for a life or who was not supposed to be set free. 50 miles away, nervous and worried, the sisters of the mans victim listen to a live broadcast. With her, historic l. A. Homicide detective, now retired. And rick jackson. Powerless to intervene, they waited for the boards decision. And it all came flooded back. As if decades had vanished. And the strange, terrible events had only just occurred. I worked homicide, but by the end of my career what it was 20 years. And you also think that you have seen everything, and this is one of those cases that, that just did not make any sense. No, it did not. Still does not. And maybe never well. It was just
utah, resort town, ski mecca, until he got busted on the highway for that fake passport, the new hideout for fugitive duncan martinez, a prime suspect in the murder of his good friend ron baker. park city was just the next convenient place to disappear, until that inconvenient traffic stop followed by his arrest on passport fraud charges. that changed things. so duncan came up with a new plan, we get a call from duncan martinez s attorney. informing us that duncan was willing to talk to us about what happened on the night of the murder, out of the clear blue sky. so, the detectives, and duncan s attorney and the da office agreed on some ground rules, he would tell the story all right, but only in exchange for some sort of limited immunity from prosecution, otherwise no story, no dice. we worked out a deal where he could talk to us freely, we couldn t use anything he told us against him. there is a term for the deal they made, they call it king for a day. fancy. he
what about betty? surely she should know her husband was cooking up more than just pastrami sandwiches? did you also go up to her and tell her, i had to tell you, that s what your ex-husband wants to kill you and i m a company will prevent that from happening? not at that time. why not? the detective and i sat, we talked about saying that we had no idea what they were involved, and what she will give me up testify to the police, we didn t know, and if it was something that would be bigger than what he was involved, and she would go back and tell him. so did you did not know for sure whether she was just a bystander here or whether she may be involved? correct. there was another reason to play along with sandler detectives had a hunch and wanted to see where it went. in one of their parking lot meetings, fred had schmoozed
and tell her, i had to tell you, that s what your ex-husband wants to call, you and i m a company will prevent that from happening? not at that time. why not? the detective and i sat, we talked about saying that we had no idea what they were involved, and what she will give me, up testify to the, police we didn t know, and if it was something that would be bigger than what he was involved, and she would go back and tell him. so did you did not know for sure whether she was just a bystander, here or whether she may be involved? correct. there was another reason to play along with sandler detectives had a hunch, and wanted to see where it went. in one of their parking lot meetings, fred had schmoozed about the drug business, but sandler not only think he sold drugs, but transported them to buy airplane, what he did not expect to hear with handlers reply. he volunteered to fly the drug themself, in his own plane, at this airport. this may be your past, but