i know my sister would ve fought. we used to tell each other that if someone ever tried to hurt us that we would do everything we can to leave something behind, so the other one can figure it out. i believe that she was murdered. this is a very bizarre death. it was baffling from the start. a young woman dead at her millionaire boyfriend s mansion. 9-1-1 what are you reporting? i got a girl, hung herself. my heart started racing. you found her. i did. detectives ruled it a suicide, but was it? at the scene knives, rose, a cryptic phrase. her hands were tied, she was naked. this was sending a message. that wasn t the only suspicious death here. no mom wants to hear that her son was a victim of a homicide. something happened at the top of the stairs. what really went on in that mansion. hear from the man at the center in his first television interview. you thought you had nothing to hide? i knew i had nothing to hide. the worst shock in probabl
detectives ruled it a suicide, but was it? at the scene knives, rose, a cryptic phrase. her hands were tied, she was naked. this was sending a message. that wasn t the only suspicious death here. no mom wants to hear that her son was a victim of a homicide. something happened at the top of the stairs. what really went on in that mansion. hear from the man at the center in his first television interview. you thought you had nothing to hide? i knew i had nothing to hide. the worst shock in probably my entire life. hello and welcome to dateline. victims families have often described their feeling of loss simply as surreal. and so it was for both of the shacknai and the zahau families, their tragedies were entangled in one rivetting mystery that enthralled the nation. at the center of the story to puzzling deaths and lingering suspicions. the search for the truth would pit the families against each other in a battle sparki
doctors theory focused on one person. i think rebecca was somehow involved, but how much she was involved and to what degree, she took that to the grave. that alarming suspicion was only the beginning. because it wasn t just dina who was investigating. rebecca s sister mary was equally convinced rebecca would never hurt max or kill herself out of guilt. two women coping with terrible tragedies. neither willing to accept the sheriff s department s conclusions. mary was about to make some incredible accusations. and she wouldn t back down. coming up! could rebecca have been killed? a second autopsy magnifies the mystery. some deeper saying, and internal bleeding, which
them say that this is an accident and here s what. no mom wants to hear that her son was a victim of a homicide. and if someone killed max, the doctor s theory focused on one person. i think rebecca was somehow involved, but how much she was involved and to what degree, she took that to the grave. that alarming suspicion was only the beginning. because it wasn t just dina who was investigating. rebecca s sister mary was equally convinced rebecca would never hurt max or kill herself out of guilt. two women coping with terrible tragedies. neither willing to accept the sheriff s department s conclusions. mary was about to make some incredible accusations. and she wouldn t back down. could rebecca have been killed? a second autopsy magnifies the mystery. coming up. there are some deep bruising and internal bleeding, which
as the sheriff s department described it. measurements showed the railing was 32 inches high, six-year-old max was only 45 inches tall. his center of gravity was too low. even on a razor scooter, his center of gravity is too low to go over that banister. it all pointed to a chilling alternate scenario. according to the doctor, someone assaulted max, and then he somehow went over the bannister. in other words, this was a homicide. i would much rather have them say that this is an accident and here s what. no mom wants to hear that her son was a victim of a homicide. and if someone killed max, the doctor s theory focused on one person. i think rebecca was somehow involved, but how much she was involved and to what degree, she took that to the grave. that alarming suspicion was only the beginning. because it wasn t just dina who was investigating. rebecca s sister mary was equally convinced rebecca would