1 00:00:01,668 --> 00:00:05,463 [soft dramatic music] 2 00:00:05,464 --> 00:00:07,965 [boat horn blares] 3 00:00:07,966 --> 00:00:10,509 [sirens wailing] 4 00:00:10,510 --> 00:00:13,847 CREW: June interview, take one, six, mark. 5 00:00:15,682 --> 00:00:17,350 JUNE: Say I want to put lip gloss on? 6 00:00:17,351 --> 00:00:19,435 PRODUCER: Yeah, yeah, yeah. - Then that's fine? 7 00:00:19,436 --> 00:00:20,854 PRODUCER: Yeah, yeah. - Do I need-- 8 00:00:23,357 --> 00:00:25,316 - [laughing] Sorry. OK, I know. 9 00:00:25,317 --> 00:00:27,318 I'm addicted to lip gloss. 10 00:00:27,319 --> 00:00:30,988 All right, sorry, let's go. 11 00:00:30,989 --> 00:00:34,575 My name's June and I was born in Miami, 12 00:00:34,576 --> 00:00:36,619 lived in Fort Lauderdale. 13 00:00:36,620 --> 00:00:41,249 And in October 2015, 14 00:00:41,250 --> 00:00:44,627 that's when I first started dating Charlie Adelson. 15 00:00:44,628 --> 00:00:47,463 ♪ ♪ 16 00:00:47,464 --> 00:00:51,759 Charlie and I just connected, like, right away. 17 00:00:51,760 --> 00:00:54,553 He was the Prince Charming coming to get me, 18 00:00:54,554 --> 00:00:56,889 and I was the princess. 19 00:00:56,890 --> 00:00:59,725 It just kind of felt like-- like a fairy tale, 20 00:00:59,726 --> 00:01:00,768 I guess, with him. 21 00:01:00,769 --> 00:01:01,894 Like, not real. 22 00:01:01,895 --> 00:01:05,189 ♪ ♪ 23 00:01:05,190 --> 00:01:07,483 The other day, I was at the mall. 24 00:01:07,484 --> 00:01:10,861 Someone stopped me, and she's like, are you June? 25 00:01:10,862 --> 00:01:12,571 And I was like, yes. 26 00:01:12,572 --> 00:01:16,575 And she tells me, wow, like, I'm so obsessed with this case. 27 00:01:16,576 --> 00:01:19,078 How are you doing? 28 00:01:19,079 --> 00:01:21,205 It was the first time someone, like, 29 00:01:21,206 --> 00:01:24,750 not on the internet or not a true crime fanatic 30 00:01:24,751 --> 00:01:28,504 just, like, randomly stopped me. 31 00:01:28,505 --> 00:01:30,756 It kind of took me by surprise. 32 00:01:30,757 --> 00:01:33,759 [ominous music] 33 00:01:33,760 --> 00:01:35,094 ♪ ♪ 34 00:01:35,095 --> 00:01:36,429 REPORTER: Death of a Florida State University 35 00:01:36,430 --> 00:01:37,847 law professor. REPORTER: A mystifying murder. 36 00:01:37,848 --> 00:01:40,224 REPORTER: Daniel Markel was found shot in the head. 37 00:01:40,225 --> 00:01:42,059 ♪ ♪ 38 00:01:42,060 --> 00:01:45,479 MYA: They just seemed like the perfect couple. 39 00:01:45,480 --> 00:01:47,773 PAT: It was a bitter divorce, 40 00:01:47,774 --> 00:01:50,276 and her family were very well-to-do, 41 00:01:50,277 --> 00:01:52,945 wealthy people out of South Florida. 42 00:01:52,946 --> 00:01:55,197 MYA: They hated Danny. 43 00:01:55,198 --> 00:01:59,035 ♪ ♪ 44 00:01:59,036 --> 00:02:00,828 REPORTER: Who would do this? 45 00:02:00,829 --> 00:02:05,207 PAT: There were so many players in this investigation. 46 00:02:05,208 --> 00:02:08,003 CRAIG: Wendi had a current love interest. 47 00:02:12,049 --> 00:02:14,342 PAT: Charlie lived a bachelor lifestyle. 48 00:02:14,343 --> 00:02:15,968 He had a lot of different girlfriends. 49 00:02:15,969 --> 00:02:17,511 REPORTER: Were you involved in a plot 50 00:02:17,512 --> 00:02:20,931 to kill your brother-in-law, Dan Markel? 51 00:02:20,932 --> 00:02:23,768 PROSECUTOR: Katie, did you have anything to do 52 00:02:23,769 --> 00:02:25,645 with the murder of Dan Markel? 53 00:02:25,646 --> 00:02:27,897 - No, ma'am. 54 00:02:27,898 --> 00:02:29,440 ROB: She called me and said, you know, 55 00:02:29,441 --> 00:02:31,776 I just want to let you know, if the police come around, 56 00:02:31,777 --> 00:02:32,861 don't talk to 'em. 57 00:02:38,784 --> 00:02:41,869 - This entire thing is a disaster. 58 00:02:41,870 --> 00:02:43,372 - Lock the whole family up! 59 00:02:48,168 --> 00:02:55,175 ♪ ♪ 60 00:03:07,646 --> 00:03:09,271 REPORTER: And a popular law professor 61 00:03:09,272 --> 00:03:10,981 murdered in a bizarre mystery. 62 00:03:10,982 --> 00:03:13,442 One year ago, Florida State law professor Dan Markel... 63 00:03:13,443 --> 00:03:14,944 - Shot in the head twice. 64 00:03:14,945 --> 00:03:16,695 REPORTER: Such a puzzling case. 65 00:03:16,696 --> 00:03:19,281 - Something you would expect to see in a dramatic thriller, 66 00:03:19,282 --> 00:03:20,991 or read about in a fictional murder mystery. 67 00:03:20,992 --> 00:03:23,077 REPORTER: This car is really all that they've been able 68 00:03:23,078 --> 00:03:24,453 to put out for information. 69 00:03:24,454 --> 00:03:26,580 Certainly been very vexing to law enforcement. 70 00:03:26,581 --> 00:03:29,542 [dramatic music] 71 00:03:29,543 --> 00:03:31,377 PAT: Around the year anniversary 72 00:03:31,378 --> 00:03:32,503 of Mr. Markel's death, 73 00:03:32,504 --> 00:03:34,213 we'd been tracking down Priuses 74 00:03:34,214 --> 00:03:35,589 almost on a daily basis 75 00:03:35,590 --> 00:03:38,467 and had come up basically empty. 76 00:03:38,468 --> 00:03:41,137 CRAIG: We knew from the bus video 77 00:03:41,138 --> 00:03:44,306 we were looking for two suspects, 78 00:03:44,307 --> 00:03:49,395 a driver in dark clothing and a passenger in white. 79 00:03:49,396 --> 00:03:52,606 But we didn't have anything else 80 00:03:52,607 --> 00:03:57,153 as far as identifying the two possible hitmen. 81 00:03:57,154 --> 00:03:59,905 PAT: Until we started looking at cell phones 82 00:03:59,906 --> 00:04:03,577 that were in the area that morning of the homicide. 83 00:04:04,870 --> 00:04:08,205 Unfortunately, the interstate cuts through Tallahassee. 84 00:04:08,206 --> 00:04:10,624 Thousands of people drive on it every day, 85 00:04:10,625 --> 00:04:12,918 pinging on cell towers. 86 00:04:12,919 --> 00:04:15,629 There's a lot of phone numbers that get captured. 87 00:04:15,630 --> 00:04:18,757 But after going through all that cell phone data, 88 00:04:18,758 --> 00:04:20,176 we had a set of burner phones 89 00:04:20,177 --> 00:04:23,012 that were in the area around Premier Gym 90 00:04:23,013 --> 00:04:25,931 at the same time as both the Prius 91 00:04:25,932 --> 00:04:28,809 and Professor Markel. 92 00:04:28,810 --> 00:04:33,022 CRAIG: And when we looked at the phone records, 93 00:04:33,023 --> 00:04:37,359 we see this phone call that was made 94 00:04:37,360 --> 00:04:39,570 to the Adelsons. 95 00:04:39,571 --> 00:04:43,491 ♪ ♪ 96 00:04:43,492 --> 00:04:45,284 PAT: That cell phone did not have 97 00:04:45,285 --> 00:04:48,287 any subscriber information belonging to it. 98 00:04:48,288 --> 00:04:49,830 So we ran it through social media, 99 00:04:49,831 --> 00:04:53,501 and it popped up on a Facebook page called Tuto Dade. 100 00:04:53,502 --> 00:04:56,712 It had a front photo of a Hispanic male, 101 00:04:56,713 --> 00:05:01,383 said he lived in Miami, but no other identifying information. 102 00:05:01,384 --> 00:05:03,093 It was a dead end. 103 00:05:03,094 --> 00:05:05,471 So that's when we started looking deeper 104 00:05:05,472 --> 00:05:06,931 into the family business. 105 00:05:06,932 --> 00:05:11,477 ♪ ♪ 106 00:05:11,478 --> 00:05:14,188 HARVEY: What I enjoy most about our practice 107 00:05:14,189 --> 00:05:17,441 is restoring a person's smile. 108 00:05:17,442 --> 00:05:18,651 MICHAEL: This is the commercial 109 00:05:18,652 --> 00:05:20,152 that was on the Adelson website 110 00:05:20,153 --> 00:05:22,238 15 years ago. 111 00:05:22,239 --> 00:05:24,240 To me, it looks like they just had 112 00:05:24,241 --> 00:05:26,075 a guy with a camcorder putting stuff together. 113 00:05:26,076 --> 00:05:28,244 It wasn't, like, a professionally-done 114 00:05:28,245 --> 00:05:29,620 type of video. 115 00:05:29,621 --> 00:05:31,413 - I never knew that Harvey was into that stuff. 116 00:05:31,414 --> 00:05:33,249 - I think it was more Charlie than anything else. 117 00:05:33,250 --> 00:05:35,292 - Charlie. It was Charlie. 118 00:05:35,293 --> 00:05:37,503 CHARLIE: My name is Dr. Charlie Adelson, 119 00:05:37,504 --> 00:05:43,425 and I am a periodontist, owner, and co-partner 120 00:05:43,426 --> 00:05:46,387 with my father, Dr. Harvey Adelson, 121 00:05:46,388 --> 00:05:48,013 who is a cosmetic dentist. 122 00:05:48,014 --> 00:05:49,807 MICHAEL: Watching Charlie in this commercial, 123 00:05:49,808 --> 00:05:52,393 he looks very stiff, very uncomfortable. 124 00:05:52,394 --> 00:05:54,019 It's not the Charlie that I knew 125 00:05:54,020 --> 00:05:58,107 or ever experienced as kids growing up in the neighborhood. 126 00:05:58,108 --> 00:05:59,900 He was always loud. 127 00:05:59,901 --> 00:06:04,071 He was always boisterous, very excited. 128 00:06:04,072 --> 00:06:08,117 But money was extremely important to Charlie. 129 00:06:08,118 --> 00:06:10,786 It's the reason he chose the career path he did. 130 00:06:10,787 --> 00:06:13,622 It's the reason he had the cars he had, 131 00:06:13,623 --> 00:06:17,418 the property he had, and the way he lived his life. 132 00:06:17,419 --> 00:06:20,254 CHARLIE: Be able to restore people's smiles 133 00:06:20,255 --> 00:06:23,966 and change the way they chew, change the way they live. 134 00:06:23,967 --> 00:06:25,759 GENE: What Charlie says is true. 135 00:06:25,760 --> 00:06:27,970 This is what you want for your patients. 136 00:06:27,971 --> 00:06:29,430 You want to help them. 137 00:06:29,431 --> 00:06:31,265 You want to make them smile better, eat better, et cetera. 138 00:06:31,266 --> 00:06:33,851 But I don't believe that that was in Charlie's heart. 139 00:06:33,852 --> 00:06:36,186 He was just interested in how much cash 140 00:06:36,187 --> 00:06:38,480 he could put into his pocket. 141 00:06:38,481 --> 00:06:41,233 [ominous music] 142 00:06:41,234 --> 00:06:43,485 MICHAEL: We were all extraordinarily fortunate 143 00:06:43,486 --> 00:06:45,946 in the neighborhood that we grew up. 144 00:06:45,947 --> 00:06:49,491 Me and the Adelson kids, we played outside, 145 00:06:49,492 --> 00:06:51,285 you know, afternoon, all day, 146 00:06:51,286 --> 00:06:53,787 until it was time to come home. 147 00:06:53,788 --> 00:06:56,415 Wendi and Charlie were a little bit younger. 148 00:06:56,416 --> 00:06:59,668 But Robert, the eldest, was the same age as me, 149 00:06:59,669 --> 00:07:01,754 and we had similar interests, so it was natural 150 00:07:01,755 --> 00:07:03,714 that we became friends. 151 00:07:03,715 --> 00:07:06,300 ♪ ♪ 152 00:07:06,301 --> 00:07:09,720 He was easily one of the most intelligent kids 153 00:07:09,721 --> 00:07:11,555 I have ever been around, 154 00:07:11,556 --> 00:07:14,183 but he was never appreciated for his talents. 155 00:07:14,184 --> 00:07:18,103 It was always what Charlie did or always what Wendi did. 156 00:07:18,104 --> 00:07:21,148 Rob and Charlie were very, very different. 157 00:07:21,149 --> 00:07:24,526 Charlie always wanted to be the spotlight of attention 158 00:07:24,527 --> 00:07:27,988 while Rob was never looking for that sort of stuff. 159 00:07:27,989 --> 00:07:30,866 [tense music] 160 00:07:30,867 --> 00:07:33,035 PAT: At this point during the investigation, 161 00:07:33,036 --> 00:07:35,037 it was pretty clear to me that Rob 162 00:07:35,038 --> 00:07:37,581 was not close with his family. 163 00:07:37,582 --> 00:07:40,709 He was definitely not close to Charlie. 164 00:07:40,710 --> 00:07:44,088 He did not get along with his brother at all. 165 00:07:44,089 --> 00:07:47,717 ♪ ♪ 166 00:08:05,777 --> 00:08:08,904 PAT: I began talking to Rob quite frequently 167 00:08:08,905 --> 00:08:11,699 and discussing what he questioned about his family, 168 00:08:11,700 --> 00:08:13,367 as time went on. 169 00:08:13,368 --> 00:08:16,538 Especially Charlie and what kind of person he was. 170 00:08:31,344 --> 00:08:34,805 ♪ ♪ 171 00:08:34,806 --> 00:08:38,726 JUNE: When I met Charlie in 2015, 172 00:08:38,727 --> 00:08:42,354 he didn't seem like he was a dentist. 173 00:08:42,355 --> 00:08:45,691 He gave off, like, a goofy vibe. 174 00:08:45,692 --> 00:08:47,651 He's very silly. 175 00:08:47,652 --> 00:08:49,778 He would tell me, like, what we're doing, 176 00:08:49,779 --> 00:08:52,781 and, you know, I'd have to dress up. 177 00:08:52,782 --> 00:08:56,452 It would be a big event or a dinner or something fun. 178 00:08:56,453 --> 00:08:58,787 ♪ ♪ 179 00:08:58,788 --> 00:09:03,959 - Charlie loved the prestige of being a periodontist. 180 00:09:03,960 --> 00:09:05,711 He loved to drive around in a Ferrari. 181 00:09:05,712 --> 00:09:09,047 He loved to go out at night and meet women. 182 00:09:09,048 --> 00:09:12,217 - Charlie would take me out, just him and I, 183 00:09:12,218 --> 00:09:16,430 in the limo to Miami for dinner. 184 00:09:16,431 --> 00:09:19,600 PAT: We'd find out that he would go to a restaurant 185 00:09:19,601 --> 00:09:22,811 driving his Ferrari, and instead of tipping 186 00:09:22,812 --> 00:09:25,272 the valet guy, he'd tip him with the promise 187 00:09:25,273 --> 00:09:26,732 of lobster or something. 188 00:09:26,733 --> 00:09:28,942 You know, it would be really extravagant. 189 00:09:28,943 --> 00:09:31,445 JUNE: I was working paycheck to paycheck, 190 00:09:31,446 --> 00:09:36,033 so Charlie was kind of an escape for me from reality. 191 00:09:36,034 --> 00:09:41,246 It was, like, just his world. 192 00:09:41,247 --> 00:09:43,957 I first found out about this whole case 193 00:09:43,958 --> 00:09:47,669 when I asked about his family. 194 00:09:47,670 --> 00:09:52,591 When his sister came up and her life and her husband, 195 00:09:52,592 --> 00:09:55,302 he just said, no, she doesn't have one 196 00:09:55,303 --> 00:09:58,347 because he was murdered. 197 00:09:58,348 --> 00:09:59,932 I was shocked. 198 00:09:59,933 --> 00:10:01,475 And I was like, I'm really sorry. 199 00:10:01,476 --> 00:10:04,561 That sounds awful. Like, why and who? 200 00:10:04,562 --> 00:10:06,438 But he was just very blunt. 201 00:10:06,439 --> 00:10:08,565 He said, they don't know who did it. 202 00:10:08,566 --> 00:10:11,443 So I kind of dropped it because it seemed like 203 00:10:11,444 --> 00:10:14,279 he didn't want to talk about it. 204 00:10:14,280 --> 00:10:16,782 And then one day, I was approached 205 00:10:16,783 --> 00:10:19,827 outside of Charlie's house by the Daily Mail. 206 00:10:19,828 --> 00:10:20,994 [camera shutter clicking] 207 00:10:20,995 --> 00:10:22,579 I was like, who are you guys? 208 00:10:22,580 --> 00:10:23,831 What are you doing here? 209 00:10:23,832 --> 00:10:26,333 You know, what is going on? 210 00:10:26,334 --> 00:10:31,046 He told me that Charlie might have been involved in this, 211 00:10:31,047 --> 00:10:35,217 and that's how I found out, not through Charlie. 212 00:10:35,218 --> 00:10:37,846 I was blindsided, basically. 213 00:10:45,144 --> 00:10:47,062 [phone ringing] 214 00:10:47,063 --> 00:10:50,065 [ominous music] 215 00:10:50,066 --> 00:10:55,071 ♪ ♪ 216 00:11:02,912 --> 00:11:05,914 CRAIG: The following year, after the homicide, 217 00:11:05,915 --> 00:11:08,792 Wendi's ex-boyfriend, Jeff Lacasse, 218 00:11:08,793 --> 00:11:13,589 requested to come back for a follow-up. 219 00:11:13,590 --> 00:11:15,757 I was surprised. 220 00:11:15,758 --> 00:11:17,092 Yeah, you start at the very beginning, 221 00:11:17,093 --> 00:11:18,344 however you want to do it. 222 00:11:19,512 --> 00:11:20,805 CRAIG: No, absolutely not. 223 00:11:29,606 --> 00:11:32,107 - We found out he'd been doing some hard thinking 224 00:11:32,108 --> 00:11:34,651 about what had happened 225 00:11:34,652 --> 00:11:37,655 during his relationship with Wendi Adelson. 226 00:11:59,469 --> 00:12:01,094 CRAIG: You know, my first impression is, 227 00:12:01,095 --> 00:12:03,513 he's a successful social work professor, 228 00:12:03,514 --> 00:12:07,184 so I didn't see a whole lot of motivation on his part 229 00:12:07,185 --> 00:12:08,977 to be somehow involved. 230 00:12:08,978 --> 00:12:14,191 And he provided a solid alibi as to his whereabouts. 231 00:12:14,192 --> 00:12:16,526 I think Jeff was smitten. 232 00:12:16,527 --> 00:12:18,278 This is a very attractive woman, 233 00:12:18,279 --> 00:12:21,074 and she wants to spend time with him. 234 00:12:51,396 --> 00:12:53,855 PAT: During Wendi's interview, she was fully cooperative. 235 00:12:53,856 --> 00:12:57,025 She agreed to let them copy her phone, her computers. 236 00:12:57,026 --> 00:12:58,819 CRAIG: What I want to do right now, 237 00:12:58,820 --> 00:13:02,572 but I need your permission, is, I want to take your cell phone 238 00:13:02,573 --> 00:13:05,117 and download all the information out of it. 239 00:13:05,118 --> 00:13:06,994 Do you have a problem with that? 240 00:13:06,995 --> 00:13:08,495 CRAIG: OK. 241 00:13:08,496 --> 00:13:10,497 PAT: Once we found out the details of the divorce 242 00:13:10,498 --> 00:13:12,457 and the child custody situation, 243 00:13:12,458 --> 00:13:15,669 we realized there was some motive for the family. 244 00:13:15,670 --> 00:13:18,672 [tense music] 245 00:13:18,673 --> 00:13:22,259 ♪ ♪ 246 00:13:22,260 --> 00:13:27,055 - Dan told me that Wendi would backtrack on promises, 247 00:13:27,056 --> 00:13:29,850 like a court order of her allowing him 248 00:13:29,851 --> 00:13:33,311 to Skype with the kids on days that he didn't have them. 249 00:13:33,312 --> 00:13:35,022 Time and again, she would break 250 00:13:35,023 --> 00:13:36,565 whatever they agreed upon 251 00:13:36,566 --> 00:13:38,734 in a way that he felt was not just 252 00:13:38,735 --> 00:13:41,194 disrespectful and hurtful to him, 253 00:13:41,195 --> 00:13:45,157 but really damaging to the kids. 254 00:13:45,158 --> 00:13:48,452 - On the 13th of January in 2013, 255 00:13:48,453 --> 00:13:51,830 Wendi files this petition for relocation. 256 00:13:51,831 --> 00:13:56,793 She wanted to go to Miami because Donna, her mother, 257 00:13:56,794 --> 00:13:58,545 would be there to help with the childcare 258 00:13:58,546 --> 00:14:00,088 while she went to work. 259 00:14:00,089 --> 00:14:02,215 Her friends were there. 260 00:14:02,216 --> 00:14:04,051 Charlie, her brother, was there. 261 00:14:04,052 --> 00:14:09,264 But you can't just take two children away from their dad. 262 00:14:09,265 --> 00:14:11,558 - Dan wanted to be an active participant 263 00:14:11,559 --> 00:14:14,019 in his children's life and wasn't going to let them 264 00:14:14,020 --> 00:14:15,604 grow up without him being involved. 265 00:14:15,605 --> 00:14:18,190 ♪ ♪ 266 00:14:18,191 --> 00:14:20,525 - When Donna Adelson found out 267 00:14:20,526 --> 00:14:23,278 that the relocation petition was denied, 268 00:14:23,279 --> 00:14:26,698 she lost her mind. 269 00:14:26,699 --> 00:14:31,745 She started emailing all these crazy, ludicrous ideas 270 00:14:31,746 --> 00:14:35,248 for Wendi to find ways to beat Dan. 271 00:14:35,249 --> 00:14:37,584 "You have five weeks before your court date. 272 00:14:37,585 --> 00:14:41,463 "The rest of your life, and consequently Dad's, mine, 273 00:14:41,464 --> 00:14:44,299 "and yes, even Charlie's, will be affected 274 00:14:44,300 --> 00:14:48,553 "by how well you can perform before July 31st. 275 00:14:48,554 --> 00:14:50,806 "You can be a good actress when you want to. 276 00:14:50,807 --> 00:14:52,474 "I've seen you in action. 277 00:14:52,475 --> 00:14:56,937 You need to put on the performance of your life." 278 00:14:56,938 --> 00:15:00,232 - She did not want her grandchildren growing up 279 00:15:00,233 --> 00:15:02,818 in redneck Tallahassee. 280 00:15:02,819 --> 00:15:05,529 CAROLYN: The Adelson family come up with this idea 281 00:15:05,530 --> 00:15:08,949 to offer $1 million to Dan Markel 282 00:15:08,950 --> 00:15:11,284 so he would let her relocate. 283 00:15:11,285 --> 00:15:13,161 Harvey and Donna would pay a third, 284 00:15:13,162 --> 00:15:16,540 Charlie would pay a third, and Wendi would pay a third. 285 00:15:16,541 --> 00:15:20,168 CRAIG: Wendi tells her mom, he's not gonna fall for that. 286 00:15:20,169 --> 00:15:22,546 Dan doesn't care about money that much. 287 00:15:22,547 --> 00:15:25,215 So they were running out of options. 288 00:15:25,216 --> 00:15:27,425 CAROLYN: Donna writes, "Take control from him. 289 00:15:27,426 --> 00:15:29,469 "Get to him psychologically. 290 00:15:29,470 --> 00:15:33,265 He's going to want you to stop this." 291 00:15:33,266 --> 00:15:36,017 MYA: Jewish identity was very important to Danny, 292 00:15:36,018 --> 00:15:39,104 because he wanted his boys to be Jewish. 293 00:15:39,105 --> 00:15:41,857 - Danny had told us that when the boys were 294 00:15:41,858 --> 00:15:43,733 with the in-laws, sometimes they would 295 00:15:43,734 --> 00:15:45,777 put the boys, on purpose, on Skype, 296 00:15:45,778 --> 00:15:49,072 eating shrimp or eating something that was not kosher. 297 00:15:49,073 --> 00:15:54,536 - To upset him even more, she suggested dressing up 298 00:15:54,537 --> 00:15:58,456 the kids in Hitler Youth costumes. 299 00:15:58,457 --> 00:16:00,834 - She was trying to show Dan that he's not in control 300 00:16:00,835 --> 00:16:02,794 of the situation, that he needs to let them 301 00:16:02,795 --> 00:16:04,212 move to South Florida. 302 00:16:04,213 --> 00:16:05,548 Yeah, it was pretty disturbing. 303 00:16:34,785 --> 00:16:36,495 CRAIG: Now, did she actually say that? 304 00:16:45,046 --> 00:16:47,172 [tense music] 305 00:16:47,173 --> 00:16:49,424 CRAIG: Right after the shooting, 306 00:16:49,425 --> 00:16:53,470 Wendi was interviewed. 307 00:16:53,471 --> 00:16:58,099 She was very upset, and she also emphasized 308 00:16:58,100 --> 00:17:03,521 she didn't have anything to do with the murder. 309 00:17:03,522 --> 00:17:07,734 She didn't know anything about it. 310 00:17:07,735 --> 00:17:11,196 Just a few days later, her parents were driving 311 00:17:11,197 --> 00:17:13,365 her and the children to South Florida 312 00:17:13,366 --> 00:17:17,035 to set up their home in Miami. 313 00:17:17,036 --> 00:17:21,498 ♪ ♪ 314 00:17:21,499 --> 00:17:23,667 WENDI: My children are thriving and happy. 315 00:17:23,668 --> 00:17:26,169 We live with my parents, who are incredibly devoted 316 00:17:26,170 --> 00:17:28,296 to our well-being. 317 00:17:28,297 --> 00:17:32,842 - Wendi did this creative writing class podcast. 318 00:17:32,843 --> 00:17:35,762 It's all over YouTube. You can listen to it. 319 00:17:35,763 --> 00:17:41,184 She wrote a piece about being unhappy in her marriage. 320 00:17:41,185 --> 00:17:45,146 When she's reading from it, she sounds kind of cold 321 00:17:45,147 --> 00:17:48,191 and disconnected from the fact 322 00:17:48,192 --> 00:17:50,652 that her ex-husband was murdered. 323 00:17:50,653 --> 00:17:52,821 WENDI: We married when I was in my mid-20s, 324 00:17:52,822 --> 00:17:54,656 when I thought I could cheat the system 325 00:17:54,657 --> 00:17:56,783 and marry a man I lacked passionate love for 326 00:17:56,784 --> 00:18:00,662 because, hey, didn't that die anyway during marriage? 327 00:18:00,663 --> 00:18:04,291 - And then she makes this really weird comment. 328 00:18:04,292 --> 00:18:05,667 WENDI: In casual conversations, 329 00:18:05,668 --> 00:18:08,420 I don't know whether to call him my ex-late spouse, 330 00:18:08,421 --> 00:18:12,007 or my late ex-spouse, except that late ex-spouse 331 00:18:12,008 --> 00:18:14,718 sounds like latex spouse. 332 00:18:14,719 --> 00:18:16,761 CAROLYN: How could you say something like that? 333 00:18:16,762 --> 00:18:19,347 Your ex-husband is dead. 334 00:18:19,348 --> 00:18:21,933 PAT: We found out that Wendi changed 335 00:18:21,934 --> 00:18:26,813 the kids' names to Adelson from Markel. 336 00:18:26,814 --> 00:18:29,399 Her explanation was to protect the kids 337 00:18:29,400 --> 00:18:31,484 from any harm becoming of them. 338 00:18:31,485 --> 00:18:36,239 We all, as investigators, had mixed emotions about that. 339 00:18:36,240 --> 00:18:38,450 MYA: I could not believe that Wendi changed 340 00:18:38,451 --> 00:18:42,203 the boys' names, that she would take 341 00:18:42,204 --> 00:18:45,123 the Markel name away from them. 342 00:18:45,124 --> 00:18:48,418 I thought that was awful. 343 00:18:48,419 --> 00:18:50,920 CRAIG: The Markels were very upset. 344 00:18:50,921 --> 00:18:53,381 They felt that it was, I'm changing 345 00:18:53,382 --> 00:18:55,842 the children's name to erase any memory 346 00:18:55,843 --> 00:18:58,762 of your son being their father. 347 00:18:58,763 --> 00:19:02,015 PHIL: Family is such an important part of our-- 348 00:19:02,016 --> 00:19:06,561 our history and our being, both of us. 349 00:19:06,562 --> 00:19:09,064 We can't talk to them. We can't Skype them. 350 00:19:09,065 --> 00:19:12,484 We send them gifts, we get two-word emails saying, 351 00:19:12,485 --> 00:19:15,653 thank you, they've received the gifts. 352 00:19:15,654 --> 00:19:17,405 We don't know anything. 353 00:19:17,406 --> 00:19:20,117 [somber music] 354 00:19:27,041 --> 00:19:28,041 People are very... 355 00:19:28,042 --> 00:19:30,627 - Jeff suspected that the Adelson family 356 00:19:30,628 --> 00:19:32,504 could have been involved in the murder 357 00:19:32,505 --> 00:19:33,881 because they hated Danny. 358 00:19:43,474 --> 00:19:45,934 CRAIG: He said, if there's one guy you don't want to miss, 359 00:19:45,935 --> 00:19:48,562 it's Charlie Adelson, Wendi's brother. 360 00:20:07,123 --> 00:20:09,332 CRAIG: Jeff Lacasse made statements 361 00:20:09,333 --> 00:20:11,793 that Charlie was not a nice individual 362 00:20:11,794 --> 00:20:14,171 and said a lot of vulgar things. 363 00:20:27,768 --> 00:20:31,646 MICHAEL: I started to hear stories about him. 364 00:20:31,647 --> 00:20:34,649 Once he became accomplished and successful in his career, 365 00:20:34,650 --> 00:20:38,486 he liked to live on Main Street but he was always on Skid Row, 366 00:20:38,487 --> 00:20:42,450 hanging around with, you know, people that were in bad scenes. 367 00:20:50,374 --> 00:20:54,419 JUNE: When I found out Charlie was a ladies' man, 368 00:20:54,420 --> 00:20:58,173 obviously, it's not something I was happy to hear. 369 00:20:58,174 --> 00:21:00,800 He was the closest I've ever come to me 370 00:21:00,801 --> 00:21:03,219 being married to somebody. 371 00:21:03,220 --> 00:21:05,263 He was interested in a lot of women 372 00:21:05,264 --> 00:21:10,435 and was known to kind of date a lot of people. 373 00:21:10,436 --> 00:21:13,480 He loved having options and having fun 374 00:21:13,481 --> 00:21:16,191 and, I guess, not being bored. 375 00:21:16,192 --> 00:21:18,193 So it was hurtful. 376 00:21:18,194 --> 00:21:21,321 ♪ ♪ 377 00:21:21,322 --> 00:21:23,406 CRAIG: Jeff was very forthcoming. 378 00:21:23,407 --> 00:21:24,824 He was very helpful. 379 00:21:24,825 --> 00:21:28,077 And he relayed to me something very shocking 380 00:21:28,078 --> 00:21:32,958 that Wendi told him about Charlie, Charlie Adelson. 381 00:21:48,182 --> 00:21:49,266 - And what if Charlie-- 382 00:21:51,310 --> 00:21:52,520 - Yeah, yeah. 383 00:22:05,533 --> 00:22:08,535 [sirens wailing] 384 00:22:08,536 --> 00:22:11,538 [soft dramatic music] 385 00:22:11,539 --> 00:22:13,331 ♪ ♪ 386 00:22:13,332 --> 00:22:15,583 SHERRIE: When Dan Markel was murdered, 387 00:22:15,584 --> 00:22:18,169 Wendi was brought in for an interview. 388 00:22:18,170 --> 00:22:20,839 And in the office, we had what we call a monitor room, 389 00:22:20,840 --> 00:22:23,132 so we were able to kind of sit and watch 390 00:22:23,133 --> 00:22:26,553 and see her reactions. 391 00:22:26,554 --> 00:22:28,888 CRAIG: Do you think someone would do this for your benefit 392 00:22:28,889 --> 00:22:30,099 without asking you? 393 00:22:31,475 --> 00:22:34,435 - But then she mentions a "joke." 394 00:22:34,436 --> 00:22:37,690 That's when the monitor room erupted. 395 00:23:18,647 --> 00:23:20,231 CRAIG: Right. 396 00:23:20,232 --> 00:23:21,317 It's OK. 397 00:23:29,116 --> 00:23:30,326 CRAIG: OK. 398 00:23:33,829 --> 00:23:35,538 CRAIG: That's OK. 399 00:23:35,539 --> 00:23:37,457 - [sobs] 400 00:23:37,458 --> 00:23:40,209 CRAIG: Wendi was pretty adamant it was just a joke. 401 00:23:40,210 --> 00:23:42,962 He wouldn't actually do something like that, 402 00:23:42,963 --> 00:23:47,967 but that was a pretty big statement to make. 403 00:23:47,968 --> 00:23:51,929 And when Jeff told me a very similar variation 404 00:23:51,930 --> 00:23:54,974 of what Wendi had said, 405 00:23:54,975 --> 00:23:56,393 I wasn't gonna discount it. 406 00:23:58,312 --> 00:24:00,813 - Both of these interviews kind of matched 407 00:24:00,814 --> 00:24:02,106 some of the evidence that we had here-- 408 00:24:02,107 --> 00:24:03,358 it was a professional hit. 409 00:24:03,359 --> 00:24:06,027 [camera shutter clicks] 410 00:24:06,028 --> 00:24:07,820 But we were kind of at a standstill 411 00:24:07,821 --> 00:24:10,406 with the phone call that Tuto Dade made 412 00:24:10,407 --> 00:24:13,034 to the Adelsons. 413 00:24:13,035 --> 00:24:14,744 You know, it was a lead that we had, 414 00:24:14,745 --> 00:24:18,456 but running just background on the name Tuto Dade, 415 00:24:18,457 --> 00:24:20,583 you know, came up with nothing. 416 00:24:20,584 --> 00:24:22,251 Looking at the cell phone records, 417 00:24:22,252 --> 00:24:24,379 we found one other number that Tuto Dade 418 00:24:24,380 --> 00:24:26,839 talked to very frequently. 419 00:24:26,840 --> 00:24:28,883 That same phone number was in Tallahassee 420 00:24:28,884 --> 00:24:32,345 the day of the homicide, and it belonged 421 00:24:32,346 --> 00:24:34,389 to an individual named Luis Rivera. 422 00:24:34,390 --> 00:24:35,682 [camera shutter clicks] 423 00:24:35,683 --> 00:24:37,725 Luis Rivera was in a gang. 424 00:24:37,726 --> 00:24:39,102 He was part of the Latin Kings. 425 00:24:39,103 --> 00:24:40,478 REPORTER: The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office 426 00:24:40,479 --> 00:24:42,522 has been investigating what they describe 427 00:24:42,523 --> 00:24:45,274 as a dangerous operation run by the Latin Kings gang. 428 00:24:45,275 --> 00:24:46,693 And on Tuesday, they announced... 429 00:24:46,694 --> 00:24:48,903 PAT: The Latin Kings is a pretty prolific 430 00:24:48,904 --> 00:24:51,322 organized criminal gang. 431 00:24:51,323 --> 00:24:52,699 [camera shutter clicks] 432 00:24:52,700 --> 00:24:53,991 REPORTER: Dozens of arrests 433 00:24:53,992 --> 00:24:56,202 after more than a decade of investigation. 434 00:24:56,203 --> 00:24:59,038 REPORTER: Huge amounts of heroin, meth, cocaine, 435 00:24:59,039 --> 00:25:01,124 and deadly fentanyl, to the tune 436 00:25:01,125 --> 00:25:04,502 of hundreds of thousands of dollars per month. 437 00:25:04,503 --> 00:25:07,171 PAT: If you're looking for a candidate to hire a hitman, 438 00:25:07,172 --> 00:25:08,673 these guys definitely fit the bill 439 00:25:08,674 --> 00:25:11,801 for being able to get the job done. 440 00:25:11,802 --> 00:25:14,762 Luis Rivera was currently incarcerated 441 00:25:14,763 --> 00:25:17,724 on some other federal charges, some RICO charges, 442 00:25:17,725 --> 00:25:22,395 from several months after the murder of Dan Markel. 443 00:25:22,396 --> 00:25:25,356 I started pulling financial information, 444 00:25:25,357 --> 00:25:28,693 and when I looked at Luis Rivera's debit card, 445 00:25:28,694 --> 00:25:30,153 it wasn't heavily used. 446 00:25:30,154 --> 00:25:34,782 But one place he did use it at was an ATM withdrawal, 447 00:25:34,783 --> 00:25:38,661 July 18, 2014, the day of the homicide. 448 00:25:38,662 --> 00:25:41,247 [tense music] 449 00:25:41,248 --> 00:25:44,542 So talked to the banks and ended up 450 00:25:44,543 --> 00:25:49,797 finding archived footage from that ATM and saw... 451 00:25:49,798 --> 00:25:52,759 [ominous music] 452 00:25:52,760 --> 00:25:54,635 The green Prius. 453 00:25:54,636 --> 00:25:57,597 That exact moment when I opened that file 454 00:25:57,598 --> 00:26:00,892 was incredible, 455 00:26:00,893 --> 00:26:04,395 to be able to see that green Prius. 456 00:26:04,396 --> 00:26:09,358 And then he pulls up and rolls the window down. 457 00:26:09,359 --> 00:26:12,236 And there he is, clear as a bell, Luis Rivera 458 00:26:12,237 --> 00:26:13,863 sitting behind the driver's seat, 459 00:26:13,864 --> 00:26:16,616 wearing a black shirt. 460 00:26:16,617 --> 00:26:20,328 Next thing you know, you see somebody in the passenger seat 461 00:26:20,329 --> 00:26:22,163 lean forward and look over. 462 00:26:22,164 --> 00:26:26,417 ♪ ♪ 463 00:26:26,418 --> 00:26:28,504 Could this be Tuto Dade? 464 00:26:30,672 --> 00:26:32,423 It was a pretty incredible moment. 465 00:26:32,424 --> 00:26:35,551 We were ecstatic when we saw this video, 466 00:26:35,552 --> 00:26:38,387 because this was the first video footage 467 00:26:38,388 --> 00:26:42,058 to tie them 100% to that green Prius 468 00:26:42,059 --> 00:26:44,310 that was stalking Mr. Markel. 469 00:26:44,311 --> 00:26:50,066 ♪ ♪ 470 00:26:50,067 --> 00:26:52,902 These two individuals followed him around 471 00:26:52,903 --> 00:26:56,656 and pulled in that driveway and shot him. 472 00:26:56,657 --> 00:26:58,074 [glass shatters] 473 00:26:58,075 --> 00:27:04,455 ♪ ♪ 474 00:27:04,456 --> 00:27:06,874 We noticed on their trip to Tallahassee, 475 00:27:06,875 --> 00:27:11,671 they're talking to this 850 number several times, 476 00:27:11,672 --> 00:27:16,301 and it belonged to a local guy named Shoddrick Nobles. 477 00:27:18,387 --> 00:27:19,512 When we tracked him down, 478 00:27:19,513 --> 00:27:21,139 he was actually sleeping in his car. 479 00:27:21,140 --> 00:27:24,058 He looked like he had run across hard times. 480 00:27:24,059 --> 00:27:25,893 We get him out of the car and just talk to him 481 00:27:25,894 --> 00:27:27,228 and tell him he's not in trouble. 482 00:27:27,229 --> 00:27:29,021 We're just trying to get some information. 483 00:27:29,022 --> 00:27:30,731 - Sorry, bro. [coughs] 484 00:27:30,732 --> 00:27:34,151 - And he goes, is this about them two dudes from Miami? 485 00:27:34,152 --> 00:27:36,904 And me and Craig look at each other and we're like-- 486 00:27:36,905 --> 00:27:38,531 So when we first came up to you today, 487 00:27:38,532 --> 00:27:39,657 you mentioned them specifically. 488 00:27:39,658 --> 00:27:40,992 You said, them Miami boys. 489 00:27:40,993 --> 00:27:42,536 Why--what did you think about them? 490 00:27:44,746 --> 00:27:45,956 PAT: Bad feeling about them? 491 00:27:52,629 --> 00:27:57,425 - Nobles remembered it like it was yesterday. 492 00:27:57,426 --> 00:28:02,054 The night before the murder, he met them at a motel 493 00:28:02,055 --> 00:28:04,975 and supplied them with cocaine. 494 00:28:18,280 --> 00:28:19,864 PAT: Said, that short dude was scary, man. 495 00:28:19,865 --> 00:28:21,324 He had a gun and stuff. 496 00:28:21,325 --> 00:28:24,452 We're like, really? Tell us more about it. 497 00:28:24,453 --> 00:28:26,370 - You'll be asked to view a series 498 00:28:26,371 --> 00:28:28,080 of photos of individuals. 499 00:28:28,081 --> 00:28:31,375 - We still hadn't told him what the case was about. 500 00:28:31,376 --> 00:28:34,045 Asked him if he could pick 'em out of a photo lineup 501 00:28:34,046 --> 00:28:35,546 and showed him multiple pictures 502 00:28:35,547 --> 00:28:37,466 of different individuals. 503 00:28:40,761 --> 00:28:41,803 CRAIG: That's which guy? 504 00:28:45,265 --> 00:28:48,225 - And he ended up picking both of them out. 505 00:28:48,226 --> 00:28:51,938 He also told us there could be somebody else 506 00:28:51,939 --> 00:28:54,274 who's actually involved in this. 507 00:29:06,620 --> 00:29:09,330 - We just thought to ourselves, who could that be? 508 00:29:09,331 --> 00:29:12,291 [intriguing music] 509 00:29:12,292 --> 00:29:13,709 [phones ringing] 510 00:29:13,710 --> 00:29:17,755 And if you go back to Tuto Dade's phone records, 511 00:29:17,756 --> 00:29:19,715 there was one other number that Tuto Dade 512 00:29:19,716 --> 00:29:22,635 talked to very frequently, 513 00:29:22,636 --> 00:29:25,513 an individual named Katie Magbanua. 514 00:29:25,514 --> 00:29:28,432 She was, at the time, actually working 515 00:29:28,433 --> 00:29:31,352 at the Adelson Institute. 516 00:29:31,353 --> 00:29:34,605 Looking at her background, she had two kids, 517 00:29:34,606 --> 00:29:37,608 and the father of Katie Magbanua's children, 518 00:29:37,609 --> 00:29:40,361 his name was Sigfredo Garcia. 519 00:29:40,362 --> 00:29:44,240 We pulled up a photo and realized, 520 00:29:44,241 --> 00:29:45,700 that's Tuto Dade. 521 00:29:45,701 --> 00:29:48,244 ♪ ♪ 522 00:29:48,245 --> 00:29:51,789 But the big thing to me was, one of the most 523 00:29:51,790 --> 00:29:55,626 frequently-called numbers from Katherine Magbanua 524 00:29:55,627 --> 00:29:57,212 is Charlie Adelson. 525 00:30:01,675 --> 00:30:03,426 [tense music] 526 00:30:03,427 --> 00:30:06,012 PAT: So at this point during the investigation, 527 00:30:06,013 --> 00:30:08,264 it appears to us that Katie Magbanua 528 00:30:08,265 --> 00:30:11,517 could be a connection 529 00:30:11,518 --> 00:30:15,187 between the two hitmen and the Adelsons. 530 00:30:15,188 --> 00:30:18,733 ♪ ♪ 531 00:30:18,734 --> 00:30:22,528 So we start looking into her background pretty hard. 532 00:30:22,529 --> 00:30:25,531 [ominous music] 533 00:30:25,532 --> 00:30:30,244 ♪ ♪ 534 00:30:30,245 --> 00:30:31,871 - OK, I'm gonna keep my hands still. 535 00:30:31,872 --> 00:30:34,040 Oh, gosh. [laughter] 536 00:30:34,041 --> 00:30:35,624 CREW: A mark. 537 00:30:35,625 --> 00:30:39,086 DRINA: So I'm from Florida and I grew up here. 538 00:30:39,087 --> 00:30:41,881 Katie, or Katherine, Magbanua was my friend, 539 00:30:41,882 --> 00:30:45,968 but we called her Kay. 540 00:30:45,969 --> 00:30:49,513 Kay was very kind and funny. 541 00:30:49,514 --> 00:30:51,516 Everyone kind of liked her. 542 00:30:53,351 --> 00:30:54,977 She was a very sociable person. 543 00:30:54,978 --> 00:30:57,605 Not only just sociable, but also she was beautiful. 544 00:30:57,606 --> 00:30:59,440 I remember my mom, she would always be like, 545 00:30:59,441 --> 00:31:00,524 ooh, who's that pretty girl? 546 00:31:00,525 --> 00:31:02,026 But she--she's beautiful. 547 00:31:02,027 --> 00:31:04,445 I mean, she's very attractive, and yes, 548 00:31:04,446 --> 00:31:06,197 she knew she was attractive. 549 00:31:06,198 --> 00:31:09,617 She was well aware of that. 550 00:31:09,618 --> 00:31:13,162 But Kay, to me, always had on a front, 551 00:31:13,163 --> 00:31:15,164 like she had to look like she was OK. 552 00:31:15,165 --> 00:31:17,541 You know, she never wanted anyone to know 553 00:31:17,542 --> 00:31:19,877 something was wrong with her. 554 00:31:19,878 --> 00:31:22,963 Kay never said there were problems with Sigfredo, 555 00:31:22,964 --> 00:31:24,673 but I felt that there were. 556 00:31:24,674 --> 00:31:25,966 I felt that there was a deeper-- 557 00:31:25,967 --> 00:31:28,970 something was going on there, for sure. 558 00:31:32,015 --> 00:31:35,476 TARA: There is a soft side to Sigfredo. 559 00:31:35,477 --> 00:31:38,729 That's the side that Katie fell in love with. 560 00:31:38,730 --> 00:31:40,940 He was like her high school sweetheart. 561 00:31:40,941 --> 00:31:43,400 And, you know, she was with him throughout her 20s, 562 00:31:43,401 --> 00:31:44,860 her young years. 563 00:31:44,861 --> 00:31:49,573 And that's really all she ever knew, was him. 564 00:31:49,574 --> 00:31:53,702 He has a criminal history from when he was a juvenile. 565 00:31:53,703 --> 00:31:55,746 He hung out with the wrong people. 566 00:31:55,747 --> 00:32:00,543 Luis Rivera, he was friends with him for a very long time. 567 00:32:00,544 --> 00:32:04,505 I think his drug usage and alcohol would cause him 568 00:32:04,506 --> 00:32:06,048 not to come home all the time 569 00:32:06,049 --> 00:32:09,885 and caused him not to keep a steady job. 570 00:32:09,886 --> 00:32:12,930 She had so much on her shoulders. 571 00:32:12,931 --> 00:32:15,391 She was working many jobs, 572 00:32:15,392 --> 00:32:18,269 different clubs, different bars. 573 00:32:18,270 --> 00:32:20,604 She was hustling. 574 00:32:20,605 --> 00:32:23,232 I think the life that Katie wanted 575 00:32:23,233 --> 00:32:26,318 was to provide a good life for her kids, 576 00:32:26,319 --> 00:32:30,239 but it is difficult when it's not a stable income 577 00:32:30,240 --> 00:32:32,992 of two parents. 578 00:32:32,993 --> 00:32:37,705 In May of 2013, before the homicide took place, 579 00:32:37,706 --> 00:32:41,333 Katie had been fed up with Sigfredo. 580 00:32:41,334 --> 00:32:43,377 They had broken up. 581 00:32:43,378 --> 00:32:47,089 She was working the front desk in a place called Sofi Dental, 582 00:32:47,090 --> 00:32:53,220 and here comes this guy who is single, no kids, 583 00:32:53,221 --> 00:32:54,763 has his stuff together. 584 00:32:54,764 --> 00:32:57,558 I mean, he's a dentist. 585 00:32:57,559 --> 00:33:01,770 That is how she met Charles Adelson. 586 00:33:01,771 --> 00:33:03,522 I think at that point, 587 00:33:03,523 --> 00:33:06,817 Katie wasn't looking for a relationship. 588 00:33:06,818 --> 00:33:10,154 She was working so hard, focused on the kids. 589 00:33:10,155 --> 00:33:12,656 My understanding is, is he asked her for her number. 590 00:33:12,657 --> 00:33:16,911 She didn't give it to him, but he got her number. 591 00:33:16,912 --> 00:33:21,207 From Charlie's history, he seems to have a type, 592 00:33:21,208 --> 00:33:23,834 and Katie fit that type. 593 00:33:23,835 --> 00:33:25,961 JUNE: The first time I heard the name Katie 594 00:33:25,962 --> 00:33:28,631 was the day that the reporters were 595 00:33:28,632 --> 00:33:31,050 outside of Charlie's house. 596 00:33:31,051 --> 00:33:33,010 [camera shutter clicking] 597 00:33:33,011 --> 00:33:35,888 They asked me if I was Katie. 598 00:33:35,889 --> 00:33:37,973 I had no idea who that was at the time, 599 00:33:37,974 --> 00:33:40,351 so I said, no, who's Katie? 600 00:33:40,352 --> 00:33:44,146 Charlie didn't talk much at all about his relationship 601 00:33:44,147 --> 00:33:45,481 with Katie. 602 00:33:45,482 --> 00:33:50,611 ♪ ♪ 603 00:33:50,612 --> 00:33:53,364 PAT: We couldn't believe that Charlie had 604 00:33:53,365 --> 00:33:57,910 been dating Katie Magbanua. 605 00:33:57,911 --> 00:34:00,204 - So that's where everything started to come together. 606 00:34:00,205 --> 00:34:03,457 ♪ ♪ 607 00:34:03,458 --> 00:34:05,417 DRINA: When I knew her, it seemed like 608 00:34:05,418 --> 00:34:09,338 she had a lot of money. 609 00:34:09,339 --> 00:34:12,299 You know, things that most people, 610 00:34:12,300 --> 00:34:15,052 you know, average people couldn't afford. 611 00:34:15,053 --> 00:34:17,805 She never explained where the money came from, 612 00:34:17,806 --> 00:34:20,766 maybe because I didn't ask, or maybe because 613 00:34:20,767 --> 00:34:22,101 she didn't want me to know. 614 00:34:22,102 --> 00:34:25,062 ♪ ♪ 615 00:34:25,063 --> 00:34:27,731 One day, Kay showed us her boobs. 616 00:34:27,732 --> 00:34:31,527 She got breast implants and she was proud of it. 617 00:34:31,528 --> 00:34:36,282 PAT: We were able to see that Katie had breast enhancement 618 00:34:36,283 --> 00:34:40,202 through some of her revealing photos on her Facebook page, 619 00:34:40,203 --> 00:34:43,664 which would have cost around $6,000 or $7,000. 620 00:34:43,665 --> 00:34:46,583 You know, she's working currently as a receptionist 621 00:34:46,584 --> 00:34:50,170 and raising two kids, paying rent. 622 00:34:50,171 --> 00:34:52,464 Where's she getting this kind of cash from? 623 00:34:52,465 --> 00:34:54,633 [tense music] 624 00:34:54,634 --> 00:34:57,886 We start doing surveillance on Katie, 625 00:34:57,887 --> 00:35:01,473 pulling financial information about her. 626 00:35:01,474 --> 00:35:03,434 Turns out Katie's getting these paychecks 627 00:35:03,435 --> 00:35:07,646 from the Adelsons, to be an employee. 628 00:35:07,647 --> 00:35:12,901 CRAIG: The paychecks were signed by Donna Adelson. 629 00:35:12,902 --> 00:35:14,445 PAT: But we're doing surveillance on Katie, 630 00:35:14,446 --> 00:35:19,116 and not once does she ever go to the Adelson Institute. 631 00:35:19,117 --> 00:35:20,909 CRAIG: In addition to that, we see that 632 00:35:20,910 --> 00:35:24,455 she's making large cash deposits, 633 00:35:24,456 --> 00:35:27,875 usually for $2,000 or $3,000. 634 00:35:27,876 --> 00:35:30,961 PAT: I had some agents do drive-bys of Charlie's house 635 00:35:30,962 --> 00:35:33,005 on Whale Harbor, and we noticed 636 00:35:33,006 --> 00:35:36,342 this black Lexus sitting in Charlie's driveway. 637 00:35:36,343 --> 00:35:39,553 A little over a year later, after the homicide, 638 00:35:39,554 --> 00:35:42,139 lo and behold, Katherine Magbanua has 639 00:35:42,140 --> 00:35:44,475 this car sitting in her driveway. 640 00:35:44,476 --> 00:35:46,518 Holy shit, Charlie gave her a car 641 00:35:46,519 --> 00:35:48,062 as part of the payment 642 00:35:48,063 --> 00:35:51,315 for the assassination of Dan Markel. 643 00:35:51,316 --> 00:35:52,941 That's exactly what we thought. 644 00:35:52,942 --> 00:35:56,905 ♪ ♪ 645 00:36:00,033 --> 00:36:03,035 [intriguing music] 646 00:36:03,036 --> 00:36:05,579 PAT: We know Luis Rivera and Sigfredo Garcia 647 00:36:05,580 --> 00:36:07,581 came up to Tallahassee in the green Prius 648 00:36:07,582 --> 00:36:09,208 and did the hit. 649 00:36:09,209 --> 00:36:13,045 We know Sigfredo Garcia is the father 650 00:36:13,046 --> 00:36:15,839 of Katherine Magbanua's children. 651 00:36:15,840 --> 00:36:18,133 Katherine Magbanua was dating Charlie Adelson 652 00:36:18,134 --> 00:36:22,721 prior to the murder and is now getting paid by Donna Adelson, 653 00:36:22,722 --> 00:36:25,349 Charlie's mother, even though she's not working 654 00:36:25,350 --> 00:36:27,559 for the Adelson Institute. 655 00:36:27,560 --> 00:36:30,687 But we only had enough evidence 656 00:36:30,688 --> 00:36:33,482 to arrest Sigfredo at this point. 657 00:36:33,483 --> 00:36:35,025 We have to get more evidence on the family. 658 00:36:35,026 --> 00:36:36,819 How can we do this? 659 00:36:36,820 --> 00:36:39,029 How? 660 00:36:39,030 --> 00:36:43,575 We need to gather evidence in a covert way. 661 00:36:43,576 --> 00:36:47,287 What if we do a wiretap? 662 00:36:47,288 --> 00:36:48,872 [phone rings] 663 00:36:48,873 --> 00:36:52,918 CRAIG: Obtaining a wiretap is a big deal. 664 00:36:52,919 --> 00:36:55,337 You have to justify why you want it. 665 00:36:55,338 --> 00:36:59,758 You need probable cause, and then some, for a judge 666 00:36:59,759 --> 00:37:04,054 to approve a wiretap, and you're on a time limit 667 00:37:04,055 --> 00:37:07,558 until they're null and void. 668 00:37:07,559 --> 00:37:10,727 - We wanted to do a wiretap on Charlie's phone 669 00:37:10,728 --> 00:37:13,188 and Katie's phone. 670 00:37:13,189 --> 00:37:15,524 At this point, Charlie was not 671 00:37:15,525 --> 00:37:17,234 romantically involved with Katie anymore, 672 00:37:17,235 --> 00:37:19,153 but they sure were buddy-buddy. 673 00:37:19,154 --> 00:37:22,157 [line ringing] 674 00:37:45,555 --> 00:37:48,265 JUNE: When I saw the phone calls between him 675 00:37:48,266 --> 00:37:52,686 and his ex, Katie, I thought it was a bit strange, 676 00:37:52,687 --> 00:37:56,064 because I was dating him at the time. 677 00:37:56,065 --> 00:37:57,775 And I'm thinking, like, you know, 678 00:37:57,776 --> 00:38:01,029 we don't talk that much on the phone. 679 00:38:10,747 --> 00:38:14,833 - I asked him, like, why are you guys talking this much? 680 00:38:14,834 --> 00:38:16,377 We don't talk that much. 681 00:38:22,008 --> 00:38:25,010 - Charlie seemed to be really trying to keep 682 00:38:25,011 --> 00:38:26,679 Katie happy at all costs. 683 00:38:35,688 --> 00:38:37,981 PAT: He was very generous to Katie. 684 00:38:37,982 --> 00:38:39,983 He knew he owed her 685 00:38:39,984 --> 00:38:43,071 and he's trying to keep her quiet. 686 00:39:00,129 --> 00:39:03,340 PAT: There were some revealing things on the wiretap, 687 00:39:03,341 --> 00:39:05,969 but nothing about the actual homicide. 688 00:39:08,263 --> 00:39:10,889 But listening to Charlie's phone, 689 00:39:10,890 --> 00:39:15,686 we can hear him make other calls with the Adelson family. 690 00:39:15,687 --> 00:39:18,690 [line rings] 691 00:39:32,829 --> 00:39:34,871 JUNE: Charlie and his mother were close. 692 00:39:34,872 --> 00:39:37,499 They would speak on the phone daily. 693 00:39:37,500 --> 00:39:40,085 I guess you could say he was a mama's boy, in a way. 694 00:39:40,086 --> 00:39:41,337 [chuckles] 695 00:39:42,630 --> 00:39:45,173 - Charlie spoke to his mom, Donna, often. 696 00:39:45,174 --> 00:39:48,176 He spoke to her multiple times a day throughout the day, 697 00:39:48,177 --> 00:39:50,762 about different things that was going on 698 00:39:50,763 --> 00:39:53,015 within their dental practice 699 00:39:53,016 --> 00:39:55,935 or just drama within the family. 700 00:40:28,676 --> 00:40:30,927 PAT: Wendi doesn't know what's best for her. 701 00:40:30,928 --> 00:40:33,221 Wendi needs to do this. She needs to date this guy. 702 00:40:33,222 --> 00:40:36,266 She needs to stay with this guy. 703 00:40:36,267 --> 00:40:40,687 Donna was very controlling, constantly manipulating Wendi 704 00:40:40,688 --> 00:40:43,565 to do what she thought she needed to do. 705 00:40:43,566 --> 00:40:45,568 And Charlie was the fix-it man. 706 00:40:58,748 --> 00:41:01,708 [dial tone] 707 00:41:01,709 --> 00:41:04,711 [tense music] 708 00:41:04,712 --> 00:41:07,756 PAT: From the conversations that we monitored, 709 00:41:07,757 --> 00:41:09,132 it's pretty revealing to us 710 00:41:09,133 --> 00:41:10,759 that Donna's running things here 711 00:41:10,760 --> 00:41:12,302 and had Charlie doing her bidding. 712 00:41:12,303 --> 00:41:15,180 ♪ ♪ 713 00:41:15,181 --> 00:41:17,599 We had some revealing information about them, 714 00:41:17,600 --> 00:41:21,853 but I can't arrest people based on police officers' beliefs. 715 00:41:21,854 --> 00:41:24,481 I have to have actual evidence. 716 00:41:24,482 --> 00:41:26,608 - We needed people to start talking 717 00:41:26,609 --> 00:41:28,777 about what had happened, 718 00:41:28,778 --> 00:41:30,487 but we're running out of time. 719 00:41:30,488 --> 00:41:33,573 We didn't want the wiretap to expire. 720 00:41:33,574 --> 00:41:35,909 PAT: So we decided we had to do something. 721 00:41:35,910 --> 00:41:37,411 Let's go ahead and conduct 722 00:41:37,412 --> 00:41:39,454 an undercover operation on Donna, 723 00:41:39,455 --> 00:41:41,373 the matriarch of the family. 724 00:41:41,374 --> 00:41:42,458 OFFICER: Stand by. 725 00:41:50,425 --> 00:41:53,301 - The Adelsons are this close to getting away with it. 726 00:41:53,302 --> 00:41:57,347 We get one shot to do this, or we're done. 727 00:41:57,348 --> 00:41:59,433 CRAIG: This is the day of reckoning. 728 00:41:59,434 --> 00:42:01,893 Your past is catching up to you, Donna. 729 00:42:01,894 --> 00:42:04,062 PAT: I had no idea of the craziness 730 00:42:04,063 --> 00:42:05,732 we were gonna experience.