1 00:00:02,878 --> 00:00:05,463 [eerie music] 2 00:00:05,464 --> 00:00:10,551 ♪ ♪ 3 00:00:10,552 --> 00:00:13,638 [dynamic music] 4 00:00:13,639 --> 00:00:15,097 PAT SAJAK: We now meet Donna Adelson 5 00:00:15,098 --> 00:00:16,724 from Coral Springs, Florida. 6 00:00:16,725 --> 00:00:17,975 - You remember what this is? 7 00:00:17,976 --> 00:00:19,727 This is when Donna was on Wheel of Fortune. 8 00:00:19,728 --> 00:00:21,479 - Wheel of Fortune. Oh, sure. 9 00:00:21,480 --> 00:00:23,606 - I remember seeing it when it first happened. 10 00:00:23,607 --> 00:00:24,815 SAJAK: About you, Donna, let's go. 11 00:00:24,816 --> 00:00:27,568 - Well, I'm a domestic coordinator. 12 00:00:27,569 --> 00:00:29,403 - A domestic coordinator. 13 00:00:29,404 --> 00:00:32,240 - A domestic coordinator. - Coordinator. 14 00:00:32,241 --> 00:00:34,033 - It's a housewife. MICHAEL: That's what it is. 15 00:00:34,034 --> 00:00:36,202 - She organizes her family. 16 00:00:36,203 --> 00:00:38,454 - I think she really means domestic controller. 17 00:00:38,455 --> 00:00:40,414 - [laughs] 18 00:00:40,415 --> 00:00:41,958 SAJAK: Donna. - F. 19 00:00:41,959 --> 00:00:43,751 SAJAK: Yes. - Mischief-maker. 20 00:00:43,752 --> 00:00:45,503 SAJAK: Yeah, that's it, Donna. 21 00:00:45,504 --> 00:00:48,256 - Mischief-maker. - Mischief-maker. 22 00:00:48,257 --> 00:00:50,967 [dramatic music] 23 00:00:50,968 --> 00:00:52,885 - How ironic. 24 00:00:52,886 --> 00:00:57,139 [dark music] 25 00:00:57,140 --> 00:00:59,475 PAT: It was a bitter divorce. 26 00:00:59,476 --> 00:01:01,519 And her family were very wealthy people 27 00:01:01,520 --> 00:01:03,562 out of South Florida. 28 00:01:03,563 --> 00:01:05,314 MYA: They hated Danny. 29 00:01:05,315 --> 00:01:08,609 ♪ ♪ 30 00:01:08,610 --> 00:01:11,946 PAT: There were so many players in this investigation. 31 00:01:11,947 --> 00:01:15,741 Sigfredo and Luis Rivera did the hit. 32 00:01:15,742 --> 00:01:19,454 But they had no reason in the world to kill Dan Markel. 33 00:01:20,414 --> 00:01:24,250 TARA: Katie and Sigfredo, they had broken up. 34 00:01:24,251 --> 00:01:26,836 CRAIG: She then had a relationship 35 00:01:26,837 --> 00:01:29,380 with Charlie Adelson. 36 00:01:29,381 --> 00:01:31,674 - Charlie would do anything that his mother 37 00:01:31,675 --> 00:01:33,050 asked him to do. 38 00:01:33,051 --> 00:01:34,302 REPORTER: Were you involved in a plot 39 00:01:34,303 --> 00:01:35,678 to kill your brother-in-law? 40 00:01:35,679 --> 00:01:37,264 ♪ ♪ 41 00:01:41,268 --> 00:01:45,479 - It is rare that you see this level of scumbaggery. 42 00:01:45,480 --> 00:01:47,148 ROB: She called me and said, you know, I just want 43 00:01:47,149 --> 00:01:49,233 to let you know, if the police come around, 44 00:01:49,234 --> 00:01:50,234 don't talk to them. 45 00:01:50,235 --> 00:01:52,779 ♪ ♪ 46 00:01:55,574 --> 00:02:01,621 ♪ ♪ 47 00:02:14,426 --> 00:02:17,803 [eerie music] 48 00:02:17,804 --> 00:02:20,056 ♪ ♪ 49 00:02:20,057 --> 00:02:22,099 PAT: It's about a year and a half now, 50 00:02:22,100 --> 00:02:24,352 you know, coming up on two years, 51 00:02:24,353 --> 00:02:27,104 since the murder of Dan Markel. 52 00:02:27,105 --> 00:02:30,316 We know that it was Sigfredo and Luis Rivera 53 00:02:30,317 --> 00:02:32,193 in the green Prius that came up here and did 54 00:02:32,194 --> 00:02:34,987 the hit on Professor Markel. 55 00:02:34,988 --> 00:02:37,948 And there's a connection between the hit men 56 00:02:37,949 --> 00:02:42,286 through Katie Magbanua to Charlie Adelson, 57 00:02:42,287 --> 00:02:45,748 who had a romantic relationship with her. 58 00:02:45,749 --> 00:02:49,001 We had to find more evidence to prove how the conspiracy 59 00:02:49,002 --> 00:02:50,669 actually worked. 60 00:02:50,670 --> 00:02:53,506 Was Charlie doing it on his own? 61 00:02:53,507 --> 00:02:56,759 Or did Donna have Charlie doing her bidding? 62 00:02:56,760 --> 00:02:58,386 She's the type of person who's been in control 63 00:02:58,387 --> 00:03:01,972 of everything her whole life. 64 00:03:01,973 --> 00:03:09,022 ♪ ♪ 65 00:03:09,898 --> 00:03:15,027 - I do remember about the time when Wendi met Dan. 66 00:03:15,028 --> 00:03:16,570 Gene and I were at the wedding. 67 00:03:16,571 --> 00:03:18,531 ["Hava Nagila"] 68 00:03:18,532 --> 00:03:22,159 Wendi and Dan seemed like a very happy couple. 69 00:03:22,160 --> 00:03:24,620 They seemed very much in love. 70 00:03:24,621 --> 00:03:27,039 They were all smiles. People were dancing. 71 00:03:27,040 --> 00:03:28,707 ♪ ♪ 72 00:03:28,708 --> 00:03:31,001 - Wendi was glowing, very happy. 73 00:03:31,002 --> 00:03:33,838 Harvey and Donna were very proud. 74 00:03:33,839 --> 00:03:36,215 - Then you had several rabbis 75 00:03:36,216 --> 00:03:38,217 that were invited to the wedding. 76 00:03:38,218 --> 00:03:42,888 - That said blessings during the ceremony. 77 00:03:42,889 --> 00:03:44,890 It was a happy time. 78 00:03:44,891 --> 00:03:46,684 ♪ ♪ 79 00:03:46,685 --> 00:03:49,186 [dark music] 80 00:03:49,187 --> 00:03:53,232 ORLY: I think the wedding experience was 81 00:03:53,233 --> 00:03:56,193 the kind of early seeds of some friction 82 00:03:56,194 --> 00:03:58,696 between Dan and Wendi's family. 83 00:03:58,697 --> 00:04:01,323 ♪ ♪ 84 00:04:01,324 --> 00:04:04,702 - You see, Dan came from a very religious family. 85 00:04:04,703 --> 00:04:06,996 He was quite-- he was an Orthodox Jew. 86 00:04:06,997 --> 00:04:10,833 And people told us that he requested kosher food. 87 00:04:10,834 --> 00:04:14,044 And Donna promised him that there would be kosher food. 88 00:04:14,045 --> 00:04:17,047 And I can remember the first thing that was visible when you 89 00:04:17,048 --> 00:04:19,467 walked into the room was a big bowl of shrimp, 90 00:04:19,468 --> 00:04:21,594 which is not kosher. 91 00:04:21,595 --> 00:04:24,263 The rabbis had to leave after the ceremony. 92 00:04:24,264 --> 00:04:26,599 They would not stay to eat. 93 00:04:26,600 --> 00:04:28,893 - It was embarrassing for Danny, his rabbi 94 00:04:28,894 --> 00:04:31,812 that meant so much to him couldn't eat at their wedding. 95 00:04:31,813 --> 00:04:36,817 GENE: I suppose what Donna was trying to do was to point out 96 00:04:36,818 --> 00:04:39,737 to Dan and his family that things were going to be 97 00:04:39,738 --> 00:04:43,032 done her way, not their way. 98 00:04:43,033 --> 00:04:46,744 - Donna ruled and controlled everything. 99 00:04:46,745 --> 00:04:49,330 ♪ ♪ 100 00:04:49,331 --> 00:04:52,625 - I don't know that he understood it to be 101 00:04:52,626 --> 00:04:58,047 a first red flag, but it made sense to me that Donna was 102 00:04:58,048 --> 00:05:01,175 an out-of-the-ordinary person. 103 00:05:01,176 --> 00:05:04,721 ♪ ♪ 104 00:05:06,056 --> 00:05:07,807 - My name is Jason Newlin. 105 00:05:07,808 --> 00:05:09,767 I'm the chief investigator for the state attorney's office 106 00:05:09,768 --> 00:05:12,645 in Tallahassee, Florida. 107 00:05:12,646 --> 00:05:14,688 We knew very early on 108 00:05:14,689 --> 00:05:16,565 that there was a contentious divorce. 109 00:05:16,566 --> 00:05:18,025 That was public. 110 00:05:18,026 --> 00:05:20,486 A lot of the people we interviewed told us, 111 00:05:20,487 --> 00:05:22,696 you know, look at them, look at the family. 112 00:05:22,697 --> 00:05:24,949 But how did we go from a contentious divorce 113 00:05:24,950 --> 00:05:27,785 to a murder? 114 00:05:27,786 --> 00:05:30,663 CAROLYN: One time, Dan had the children. 115 00:05:30,664 --> 00:05:32,623 And one of the sons said to him, 116 00:05:32,624 --> 00:05:34,458 Grandma says you're stupid. 117 00:05:34,459 --> 00:05:36,502 Grandma says she hates you. 118 00:05:36,503 --> 00:05:40,256 She says you're trying to take her sunshines away from her. 119 00:05:40,257 --> 00:05:42,550 She's influencing the kids to look 120 00:05:42,551 --> 00:05:45,302 at Dan in a negative light. 121 00:05:45,303 --> 00:05:49,723 So he brings this to the courts and says, 122 00:05:49,724 --> 00:05:51,058 Donna needs to be supervised 123 00:05:51,059 --> 00:05:54,687 when she's around our children. 124 00:05:54,688 --> 00:06:00,442 So this document is known as the grandma motion. 125 00:06:00,443 --> 00:06:03,320 JASON: Donna's world was crumbling as she knew it. 126 00:06:03,321 --> 00:06:05,739 The kids were going to be in Tallahassee forever. 127 00:06:05,740 --> 00:06:09,660 Now she's the subject of a motion hearing. 128 00:06:09,661 --> 00:06:13,664 CAROLYN: Donna was angry, feeling like she was losing 129 00:06:13,665 --> 00:06:15,916 this war that she was in. 130 00:06:15,917 --> 00:06:18,586 I think she had pure hatred for Dan after that. 131 00:06:18,587 --> 00:06:20,713 ♪ ♪ 132 00:06:20,714 --> 00:06:23,257 JASON: The relationship between she and Charlie 133 00:06:23,258 --> 00:06:26,010 is something I don't know that I'll ever understand. 134 00:06:26,011 --> 00:06:28,387 But the two of them, in my opinion, 135 00:06:28,388 --> 00:06:29,889 came up with the idea of, 136 00:06:29,890 --> 00:06:31,724 we've got to get rid of this guy. 137 00:06:31,725 --> 00:06:37,313 - The minute Donna thought that she would have to have 138 00:06:37,314 --> 00:06:39,398 somebody supervise her, I think that that 139 00:06:39,399 --> 00:06:45,154 was probably the final nail in the coffin for Dan Markel. 140 00:06:45,155 --> 00:06:49,284 ♪ ♪ 141 00:06:53,163 --> 00:06:55,205 PAT: We're building a great case against the hit men, 142 00:06:55,206 --> 00:06:59,793 but we're not gaining any evidence on the Adelson family. 143 00:06:59,794 --> 00:07:02,671 So what do we do? 144 00:07:02,672 --> 00:07:04,923 - Luis Rivera is already in custody 145 00:07:04,924 --> 00:07:06,675 in the federal detention center. 146 00:07:06,676 --> 00:07:08,636 He was arrested shortly after the murder 147 00:07:08,637 --> 00:07:10,512 on unrelated charges. 148 00:07:10,513 --> 00:07:12,556 He's not going anywhere. 149 00:07:12,557 --> 00:07:14,099 The other one's Garcia. 150 00:07:14,100 --> 00:07:17,478 He's out. He's not in custody yet. 151 00:07:17,479 --> 00:07:20,314 PAT: We were concerned if we arrested Sigfredo, 152 00:07:20,315 --> 00:07:22,900 the Adelson family would start fleeing 153 00:07:22,901 --> 00:07:25,444 before, you know, we were able to get warrants on them. 154 00:07:25,445 --> 00:07:29,573 And to us, the risk of Sigfredo still free 155 00:07:29,574 --> 00:07:32,451 didn't outweigh the need to continue the investigation 156 00:07:32,452 --> 00:07:35,079 at this exact moment. 157 00:07:35,080 --> 00:07:39,750 So my theory is, it went all the way back to Donna Adelson. 158 00:07:39,751 --> 00:07:42,378 And I want to test that theory. 159 00:07:42,379 --> 00:07:44,047 How can we do this? How? 160 00:07:47,759 --> 00:07:49,718 PAT: We decide we had to do something crazy. 161 00:07:49,719 --> 00:07:51,471 This is it. We get one shot. 162 00:08:00,605 --> 00:08:02,022 [dark music] 163 00:08:02,023 --> 00:08:03,357 SHERRIE: During the wiretap, 164 00:08:03,358 --> 00:08:05,902 Charlie spoke to his mom, Donna, often. 165 00:08:13,159 --> 00:08:15,786 - The hope was to capture them communicating about the murder, 166 00:08:15,787 --> 00:08:17,746 having some kind of conversation 167 00:08:17,747 --> 00:08:19,748 about their involvement. 168 00:08:19,749 --> 00:08:20,958 PAT: But they're not talking about 169 00:08:20,959 --> 00:08:22,668 the murder of Dan Markel, 170 00:08:22,669 --> 00:08:25,129 especially almost two years later. 171 00:08:25,130 --> 00:08:26,880 ♪ ♪ 172 00:08:26,881 --> 00:08:30,801 So I came up with an idea of what law enforcement calls 173 00:08:30,802 --> 00:08:33,387 tickling the wire, an idea to make them start 174 00:08:33,388 --> 00:08:35,389 talking about the homicide. 175 00:08:35,390 --> 00:08:37,808 ♪ ♪ 176 00:08:37,809 --> 00:08:41,019 JASON: Luis Rivera was doing a 12-year stint 177 00:08:41,020 --> 00:08:45,149 in federal prison for trafficking guns. 178 00:08:45,150 --> 00:08:47,693 PAT: We thought he was paid to do this homicide 179 00:08:47,694 --> 00:08:50,029 by the Adelson family. 180 00:08:50,030 --> 00:08:53,365 So it would be believable that Luis wants 181 00:08:53,366 --> 00:08:56,577 more money to keep this quiet. 182 00:08:56,578 --> 00:09:00,748 So the idea was, we send a undercover officer 183 00:09:00,749 --> 00:09:04,710 pretending to be a gang member associated with Luis Rivera, 184 00:09:04,711 --> 00:09:10,091 have him bump into Donna and deliver a single message. 185 00:09:12,802 --> 00:09:14,553 CRAIG: I found an article. 186 00:09:14,554 --> 00:09:18,682 It basically had a nice picture of Dan Markel. 187 00:09:18,683 --> 00:09:20,684 We printed that out. 188 00:09:20,685 --> 00:09:23,103 PAT: At the bottom of it, I just had the undercover write, 189 00:09:23,104 --> 00:09:25,564 "Call me, $5,000, call me," 190 00:09:25,565 --> 00:09:27,775 and had his phone number on there. 191 00:09:27,776 --> 00:09:30,027 If she had nothing to do with it, then she would say, 192 00:09:30,028 --> 00:09:31,111 I don't know what they're talking about. 193 00:09:31,112 --> 00:09:33,030 Maybe I should call the police. 194 00:09:33,031 --> 00:09:36,158 But if she did, she's going to call Charlie right away. 195 00:09:36,159 --> 00:09:38,160 That will start a chain of phone calls 196 00:09:38,161 --> 00:09:41,246 where the coconspirators reveal their involvement. 197 00:09:41,247 --> 00:09:44,208 [tense music] 198 00:09:44,209 --> 00:09:51,216 ♪ ♪ 199 00:10:01,726 --> 00:10:04,354 - There was ground surveillance and aerial surveillance. 200 00:10:07,440 --> 00:10:08,941 JASON: And the undercover agent, 201 00:10:08,942 --> 00:10:11,985 he had body camera and audio recording. 202 00:10:11,986 --> 00:10:16,574 ♪ ♪ 203 00:11:06,040 --> 00:11:07,124 PAT: She didn't even bother to look 204 00:11:07,125 --> 00:11:08,792 at the paper he's given her. 205 00:11:08,793 --> 00:11:11,211 She shoves it in, acts like nothing's going on, 206 00:11:11,212 --> 00:11:12,337 and walks across the street. 207 00:11:12,338 --> 00:11:14,756 OFFICER: Westbound on the sidewalk. 208 00:11:14,757 --> 00:11:16,466 PAT: She goes, picks up the kids, 209 00:11:16,467 --> 00:11:19,803 walks them right back across to the condominium. 210 00:11:19,804 --> 00:11:21,555 We're monitoring the phones. 211 00:11:21,556 --> 00:11:23,098 [phone line trilling] 212 00:11:23,099 --> 00:11:26,602 First phone call she makes is to who? 213 00:11:26,603 --> 00:11:29,146 Charlie Adelson, her son. 214 00:11:29,147 --> 00:11:31,982 [phone line trills] 215 00:11:31,983 --> 00:11:36,070 [tense music] 216 00:12:13,816 --> 00:12:17,069 - She says it involves her and Charlie. 217 00:12:17,070 --> 00:12:22,366 A note was given to her saying Dan Markel was killed. 218 00:12:22,367 --> 00:12:24,534 You need to call me, $5,000. 219 00:12:24,535 --> 00:12:26,787 And she says it involves the two of us. 220 00:12:26,788 --> 00:12:30,082 That right there was a confession to me. 221 00:12:30,083 --> 00:12:31,917 JASON: We knew we were on the right track, 222 00:12:31,918 --> 00:12:33,877 but the burden of proof at a trial 223 00:12:33,878 --> 00:12:35,837 is proof beyond a reasonable doubt. 224 00:12:35,838 --> 00:12:37,965 So it still wasn't enough. 225 00:12:37,966 --> 00:12:39,676 [pigeons cooing] 226 00:12:52,897 --> 00:12:55,232 PAT: The next day, Charlie comes down 227 00:12:55,233 --> 00:12:57,234 to meet Donna in person. 228 00:12:57,235 --> 00:12:59,444 They end up walking out the back of the condo, 229 00:12:59,445 --> 00:13:01,488 walking down the sidewalk, along the water. 230 00:13:01,489 --> 00:13:04,032 Myself and another agent dressed down, 231 00:13:04,033 --> 00:13:05,951 looking like tourists or whatever, 232 00:13:05,952 --> 00:13:07,494 tried to get close to them, but we couldn't really 233 00:13:07,495 --> 00:13:08,496 get very close. 234 00:13:10,957 --> 00:13:12,416 They go back in the building, 235 00:13:12,417 --> 00:13:14,126 and then Charlie leaves, gets on the phone immediately, 236 00:13:14,127 --> 00:13:15,961 calls Katherine Magbanua. 237 00:13:15,962 --> 00:13:17,630 [phone line trills] 238 00:13:50,621 --> 00:13:52,956 PAT: They walked into a restaurant called Dolce Vita. 239 00:13:52,957 --> 00:13:54,374 I had one person go in first. 240 00:13:54,375 --> 00:13:55,751 And the other person got ready, went in, 241 00:13:55,752 --> 00:13:57,502 and sat at a different table, a different angle, 242 00:13:57,503 --> 00:13:59,839 and tried to record him from two different angles. 243 00:14:01,799 --> 00:14:05,260 I was pretty excited, actually. 244 00:14:05,261 --> 00:14:07,137 I thought we might have the case made. 245 00:14:07,138 --> 00:14:10,349 If those recordings could be made out, we have them. 246 00:14:15,480 --> 00:14:16,980 [dark music] 247 00:14:16,981 --> 00:14:21,109 CRAIG: When Charlie went into the restaurant, 248 00:14:21,110 --> 00:14:23,570 I think I got more excited than anybody. 249 00:14:23,571 --> 00:14:25,864 ♪ ♪ 250 00:14:25,865 --> 00:14:30,078 But the first time I heard the audio captured in there... 251 00:14:34,207 --> 00:14:35,874 CRAIG: Oh, it was terrible. 252 00:14:35,875 --> 00:14:37,042 It was painful. 253 00:14:37,043 --> 00:14:38,668 I think I still have hearing loss from that. 254 00:14:38,669 --> 00:14:40,337 [dishes clattering] 255 00:14:40,338 --> 00:14:42,339 - It sounded like a lot of dishes bumping around. 256 00:14:42,340 --> 00:14:43,507 It's a loud restaurant. 257 00:14:43,508 --> 00:14:46,218 It's really hard to hear. 258 00:14:46,219 --> 00:14:49,429 PAT: Distortion, other noise. 259 00:14:49,430 --> 00:14:52,724 Every time the bag moves, it changes things. 260 00:14:52,725 --> 00:14:55,060 Very, very, very disappointing. 261 00:14:55,061 --> 00:14:58,105 We just weren't close enough. 262 00:14:58,106 --> 00:15:00,899 CRAIG: But we still had some hope there would be 263 00:15:00,900 --> 00:15:03,110 more that could come out. 264 00:15:03,111 --> 00:15:05,237 SHERRIE: And there was still the phone number 265 00:15:05,238 --> 00:15:09,533 on the document that was handed to Donna from the undercover. 266 00:15:09,534 --> 00:15:11,243 [phone line trilling] 267 00:15:11,244 --> 00:15:13,453 PAT: Donna must have been pretty worried 268 00:15:13,454 --> 00:15:15,455 and pretty paranoid. 269 00:15:15,456 --> 00:15:17,959 So she reaches out to Charlie. 270 00:15:35,017 --> 00:15:37,519 PAT: Charlie won't call the number himself. 271 00:15:37,520 --> 00:15:40,731 So sure enough, he then calls Katie. 272 00:15:46,821 --> 00:15:49,156 - The next morning, we intercepted a call 273 00:15:49,157 --> 00:15:51,324 between Katie and Sigfredo. 274 00:15:51,325 --> 00:15:52,493 And they're arguing. 275 00:16:00,042 --> 00:16:02,002 - It was comical at times. 276 00:16:02,003 --> 00:16:03,545 Nobody wanted to make the phone call. 277 00:16:03,546 --> 00:16:05,715 Nobody wanted to make that phone call. 278 00:16:17,643 --> 00:16:18,685 - Which is untrue. 279 00:16:18,686 --> 00:16:20,062 Nobody ever calls the undercover. 280 00:16:26,110 --> 00:16:30,197 - The only one that ultimately did call the number 281 00:16:30,198 --> 00:16:32,908 was Charlie Adelson. 282 00:16:32,909 --> 00:16:34,619 [phone line trilling] 283 00:17:15,701 --> 00:17:19,663 [dark music] 284 00:17:19,664 --> 00:17:22,083 [phone line trills] 285 00:17:52,947 --> 00:17:56,157 PAT: Charlie was under the impression this is all BS. 286 00:17:56,158 --> 00:17:57,659 This is just the cops playing games, 287 00:17:57,660 --> 00:17:59,536 trying to get us to do something. 288 00:17:59,537 --> 00:18:03,790 ♪ ♪ 289 00:18:03,791 --> 00:18:07,168 They're not going to continue talking to the undercover. 290 00:18:07,169 --> 00:18:09,754 It's kind of a dead end at this point. 291 00:18:09,755 --> 00:18:11,715 - So they were highly suspicious. 292 00:18:11,716 --> 00:18:16,511 Charlie especially was constantly on edge. 293 00:18:16,512 --> 00:18:20,390 - Charlie scheduled a meeting to go to dinner with his dad. 294 00:18:20,391 --> 00:18:22,976 At this point, I already knew that our other recordings 295 00:18:22,977 --> 00:18:24,769 weren't very good. 296 00:18:24,770 --> 00:18:27,689 So I actually asked my undercover agents 297 00:18:27,690 --> 00:18:29,399 to get close as you can 298 00:18:29,400 --> 00:18:30,985 and try to record these conversations. 299 00:18:41,620 --> 00:18:44,623 - You can see Charlie looking over, looks at the bag. 300 00:18:44,624 --> 00:18:47,042 He was pretty paranoid. 301 00:18:47,043 --> 00:18:49,211 But they're still talking. 302 00:19:01,182 --> 00:19:02,432 PAT: That was kind of the end of it. 303 00:19:02,433 --> 00:19:04,100 The cat's out of the bag. 304 00:19:04,101 --> 00:19:06,353 Charlie began using WhatsApp, 305 00:19:06,354 --> 00:19:07,854 telling people to get on WhatsApp, 306 00:19:07,855 --> 00:19:10,857 which we were unable to intercept. 307 00:19:10,858 --> 00:19:12,651 The investigation, unfortunately, 308 00:19:12,652 --> 00:19:15,570 is kind of at a dead end. 309 00:19:15,571 --> 00:19:17,530 Before we can move forward any further, 310 00:19:17,531 --> 00:19:19,199 we need somebody to cooperate, 311 00:19:19,200 --> 00:19:23,495 for somebody to turn around and rat him out. 312 00:19:23,496 --> 00:19:27,500 It's time to go and arrest bad guys. 313 00:19:32,713 --> 00:19:34,214 [dark music] 314 00:19:34,215 --> 00:19:35,507 SHERRIE: So at the end of the wire, 315 00:19:35,508 --> 00:19:37,467 when we realized that it's no longer 316 00:19:37,468 --> 00:19:39,010 going to be fruitful for us, 317 00:19:39,011 --> 00:19:41,304 conversations were had with prosecutors 318 00:19:41,305 --> 00:19:43,723 to discuss where are we going to go moving forward. 319 00:19:43,724 --> 00:19:44,849 PAT: My opinion was, we've just got 320 00:19:44,850 --> 00:19:46,935 to start making some arrests. 321 00:19:46,936 --> 00:19:50,522 So we went to the state attorney's office. 322 00:19:50,523 --> 00:19:54,651 - The case was presented to us for probable cause on Sigfredo, 323 00:19:54,652 --> 00:19:56,778 Katie, and Charlie. 324 00:19:56,779 --> 00:19:59,656 They were heated conversations. 325 00:19:59,657 --> 00:20:01,241 It was ugly for a while. 326 00:20:01,242 --> 00:20:03,493 PAT: We were just told that we didn't have enough evidence. 327 00:20:03,494 --> 00:20:05,120 In my opinion, we had a lot of evidence 328 00:20:05,121 --> 00:20:07,664 that just, you know, could have been used 329 00:20:07,665 --> 00:20:09,749 if it was used in the right way. 330 00:20:09,750 --> 00:20:12,585 JASON: At the time, I was like this middleman here going, 331 00:20:12,586 --> 00:20:14,129 oh, my gosh, I really think they got it. 332 00:20:14,130 --> 00:20:15,630 I really think this is the right case. 333 00:20:15,631 --> 00:20:19,134 And my bosses are going, you're wrong. 334 00:20:19,135 --> 00:20:23,596 PAT: After about a week of very contentious discussions, 335 00:20:23,597 --> 00:20:27,267 they finally came out and said, since he did the hit, 336 00:20:27,268 --> 00:20:31,187 we're going to let you go arrest Sigfredo Garcia, 337 00:20:31,188 --> 00:20:34,107 but we're not giving you a warrant for Katie 338 00:20:34,108 --> 00:20:36,651 or anyone else. 339 00:20:36,652 --> 00:20:42,157 We were extremely frustrated, but we had no choice. 340 00:20:42,158 --> 00:20:45,118 ♪ ♪ 341 00:20:45,119 --> 00:20:47,495 REPORTER: For nearly two years, the murder 342 00:20:47,496 --> 00:20:50,582 of Florida State University law Professor Dan Markel 343 00:20:50,583 --> 00:20:51,749 was a mystery, 344 00:20:51,750 --> 00:20:54,210 all questions and no answers, 345 00:20:54,211 --> 00:20:56,087 until Thursday. 346 00:20:56,088 --> 00:20:57,672 The Tallahassee Police Department announced 347 00:20:57,673 --> 00:21:01,092 34-year-old Sigfredo Garcia was arrested in connection 348 00:21:01,093 --> 00:21:03,178 with the murder of Markel. 349 00:21:03,179 --> 00:21:05,763 CAROLYN: Sigfredo Garcia, his mugshot--first of all, 350 00:21:05,764 --> 00:21:08,892 a lot of the ladies like Sigfredo Garcia. 351 00:21:08,893 --> 00:21:11,895 [laughs] And all of a sudden, 352 00:21:11,896 --> 00:21:15,231 he gets arrested for this crime 353 00:21:15,232 --> 00:21:17,734 of a law professor in Tallahassee. 354 00:21:17,735 --> 00:21:19,944 Like, what was he doing-- 355 00:21:19,945 --> 00:21:23,156 what is it, seven hours-- seven hours away? 356 00:21:23,157 --> 00:21:24,783 PAT: After Sigfredo's arrest, 357 00:21:24,784 --> 00:21:27,577 we wanted to keep the details of the Adelsons 358 00:21:27,578 --> 00:21:29,120 being involved a secret, 359 00:21:29,121 --> 00:21:31,164 because once they realize 360 00:21:31,165 --> 00:21:32,832 the cops are onto them for this murder, 361 00:21:32,833 --> 00:21:34,501 who knows what can happen? 362 00:21:34,502 --> 00:21:36,711 But the warrant became public. 363 00:21:36,712 --> 00:21:40,882 And it explained how the Adelsons were involved. 364 00:21:40,883 --> 00:21:43,176 Our worst nightmare is a media frenzy. 365 00:21:43,177 --> 00:21:45,094 And that's exactly what happened. 366 00:21:45,095 --> 00:21:47,388 - New revelations in the 2014 murder 367 00:21:47,389 --> 00:21:49,015 of a prominent law professor. 368 00:21:49,016 --> 00:21:50,683 REPORTER: Detectives now linking his murder 369 00:21:50,684 --> 00:21:52,936 to his bitter divorce and custody battle 370 00:21:52,937 --> 00:21:56,272 with ex-wife Wendi Adelson, her family, 371 00:21:56,273 --> 00:21:57,774 and Sigfredo Garcia. 372 00:21:57,775 --> 00:21:59,651 PAT: We weren't able to arrest the Adelsons. 373 00:21:59,652 --> 00:22:02,445 And our case was now out there. 374 00:22:02,446 --> 00:22:04,280 REPORTER 1: Court records say Charlie Adelson, 375 00:22:04,281 --> 00:22:05,823 the ex-wife's brother, 376 00:22:05,824 --> 00:22:07,867 was involved in a personal relationship 377 00:22:07,868 --> 00:22:11,454 with a woman who's the mother of two of Garcia's children. 378 00:22:11,455 --> 00:22:13,248 REPORTER 2: Wendi Adelson's mother, Donna, 379 00:22:13,249 --> 00:22:15,458 was upset a divorce judge's ruling 380 00:22:15,459 --> 00:22:17,877 kept the kids in Tallahassee, hundreds of miles 381 00:22:17,878 --> 00:22:19,754 away from South Florida. 382 00:22:19,755 --> 00:22:22,674 - Once the story came out, it didn't make any sense to me. 383 00:22:22,675 --> 00:22:25,843 But at the same time, I wasn't surprised by it. 384 00:22:25,844 --> 00:22:27,971 - It was pretty clear that Charlie and Donna 385 00:22:27,972 --> 00:22:29,556 had to be involved in it. 386 00:22:29,557 --> 00:22:32,308 - It just confirmed what we had already thought. 387 00:22:32,309 --> 00:22:35,353 - We just pray that those involved have to pay the price 388 00:22:35,354 --> 00:22:36,729 for what they've done. 389 00:22:36,730 --> 00:22:38,439 REPORTER 2: Meanwhile, the Adelson family 390 00:22:38,440 --> 00:22:41,568 pointing out they have not been charged with any crimes, 391 00:22:41,569 --> 00:22:44,279 denying any connection to the murder. 392 00:22:44,280 --> 00:22:46,114 REPORTER 3: Dr. Adelson, were you involved 393 00:22:46,115 --> 00:22:49,784 in a plot to kill your brother-in-law, Dan Markel? 394 00:22:49,785 --> 00:22:52,787 [tense music] 395 00:22:52,788 --> 00:22:57,041 ♪ ♪ 396 00:22:57,042 --> 00:22:59,377 [phone line trills] 397 00:22:59,378 --> 00:23:01,045 PAT: During this time, I continued 398 00:23:01,046 --> 00:23:02,881 talking to Rob Adelson. 399 00:23:02,882 --> 00:23:06,677 Felt it important that I obtain Rob's cooperation. 400 00:23:16,312 --> 00:23:18,354 - He began understanding more and more 401 00:23:18,355 --> 00:23:20,315 that his family was involved. 402 00:23:20,316 --> 00:23:24,235 Rob told me a story about his own issues with his mom 403 00:23:24,236 --> 00:23:27,864 back in the day with his wife. 404 00:23:27,865 --> 00:23:29,824 MICHAEL: Robert met a woman, 405 00:23:29,825 --> 00:23:31,534 and they had fallen in love. 406 00:23:31,535 --> 00:23:35,038 And he had told his mother that he wanted to marry her. 407 00:23:35,039 --> 00:23:38,207 And Donna was not going to have any of that. 408 00:23:38,208 --> 00:23:40,710 She was not Jewish and thus did not live up 409 00:23:40,711 --> 00:23:44,631 to the expectations that Donna had had. 410 00:23:44,632 --> 00:23:47,133 Donna found a way to break them up. 411 00:23:47,134 --> 00:23:49,969 And much like she did with Wendi, 412 00:23:49,970 --> 00:23:52,430 Donna was searching for a partner for Robert 413 00:23:52,431 --> 00:23:54,140 and found one. 414 00:23:54,141 --> 00:23:56,184 He got married. 415 00:23:56,185 --> 00:23:58,353 And shortly thereafter, he realized 416 00:23:58,354 --> 00:24:01,939 that this was not the person he had wanted to be with. 417 00:24:01,940 --> 00:24:05,777 He wound up getting divorced and went back to his now wife 418 00:24:05,778 --> 00:24:10,114 and literally begged her to take him back. 419 00:24:10,115 --> 00:24:13,827 It tells you everything about Donna's need to control. 420 00:24:29,218 --> 00:24:30,510 PAT: He's a good person, 421 00:24:30,511 --> 00:24:31,719 and he wanted to do the right thing 422 00:24:31,720 --> 00:24:34,848 and come forward and help. 423 00:24:48,946 --> 00:24:54,784 ♪ ♪ 424 00:24:54,785 --> 00:24:56,369 PAT: Myself and the whole investigative team 425 00:24:56,370 --> 00:24:58,538 were pretty frustrated. 426 00:24:58,539 --> 00:25:01,374 The Adelsons are still out there living their life. 427 00:25:01,375 --> 00:25:04,544 And all we have is, you know, two people in custody, 428 00:25:04,545 --> 00:25:07,422 Luis and Sigfredo. 429 00:25:07,423 --> 00:25:09,173 We're not going to be able to find that smoking gun, 430 00:25:09,174 --> 00:25:10,550 in my opinion. 431 00:25:10,551 --> 00:25:12,135 Smoking guns, at this point, are going 432 00:25:12,136 --> 00:25:15,513 to be people cooperating. 433 00:25:15,514 --> 00:25:19,475 [phone line trilling] 434 00:25:19,476 --> 00:25:21,644 - Lo and behold, a short time later, 435 00:25:21,645 --> 00:25:23,646 my phone rings, and I answer it. 436 00:25:23,647 --> 00:25:27,692 And it's the state attorney's office. 437 00:25:27,693 --> 00:25:28,860 PAT: This is a big moment. 438 00:25:28,861 --> 00:25:30,654 Somebody's going to cooperate and flip. 439 00:25:36,201 --> 00:25:38,578 PAT: The next day, myself and Craig 440 00:25:38,579 --> 00:25:41,372 drove down to the jail... 441 00:25:41,373 --> 00:25:42,791 - You get to eat again last night? 442 00:25:44,543 --> 00:25:47,628 PAT: And sat down with Luis Rivera. 443 00:25:47,629 --> 00:25:49,005 CRAIG: Do you solemnly swear or affirm 444 00:25:49,006 --> 00:25:51,382 that the evidence you are about to give me 445 00:25:51,383 --> 00:25:53,886 is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? 446 00:25:55,179 --> 00:25:56,804 CRAIG: What was the circumstances 447 00:25:56,805 --> 00:25:59,224 that caused you to come to Tallahassee? 448 00:26:10,944 --> 00:26:12,945 CRAIG: The agreement between his attorneys 449 00:26:12,946 --> 00:26:16,073 and the state attorney's office was, 450 00:26:16,074 --> 00:26:19,077 he would serve only 19 years concurrently 451 00:26:19,078 --> 00:26:21,288 with his federal sentence. 452 00:26:40,057 --> 00:26:42,141 JASON: We're trying to corroborate Luis' story. 453 00:26:42,142 --> 00:26:46,938 And he got in a car-- in a van with Pat and Craig. 454 00:26:46,939 --> 00:26:49,315 And he directed them where to go 455 00:26:49,316 --> 00:26:51,776 to get to the crime scene. 456 00:26:51,777 --> 00:26:53,736 CRAIG: Dash 19848, 457 00:26:53,737 --> 00:26:59,283 September 30, 2016, 458 00:26:59,284 --> 00:27:04,164 in a transport van with Luis Rivera. 459 00:27:05,207 --> 00:27:06,416 CRAIG: Stop. 460 00:27:09,044 --> 00:27:10,045 CRAIG: Which house? 461 00:27:10,587 --> 00:27:11,588 CRAIG: That one there? 462 00:27:12,339 --> 00:27:13,340 CRAIG: Shot him twice? 463 00:27:14,216 --> 00:27:15,467 CRAIG: And then got back in the car? 464 00:27:18,846 --> 00:27:23,015 - And Luis Rivera was able to tell us why he was solicited 465 00:27:23,016 --> 00:27:26,310 to do this and put Katherine Magbanua's 466 00:27:26,311 --> 00:27:28,062 involvement in perspective. 467 00:27:28,063 --> 00:27:32,276 CRAIG: He's saying Katie is the person between-- 468 00:27:36,780 --> 00:27:38,739 PAT: We got her. 469 00:27:38,740 --> 00:27:41,200 - A new twist in the alleged murder-for-hire plot. 470 00:27:41,201 --> 00:27:43,369 Police in Florida arresting a single mom, 471 00:27:43,370 --> 00:27:45,329 accusing her of arranging the killing 472 00:27:45,330 --> 00:27:47,874 of a prominent Florida State law professor. 473 00:27:47,875 --> 00:27:50,710 REPORTER: Police say that Magbanua connected Garcia 474 00:27:50,711 --> 00:27:53,671 and Luis Rivera with the family of Markel's 475 00:27:53,672 --> 00:27:56,591 ex-wife Wendi Adelson. 476 00:27:56,592 --> 00:27:59,093 JUNE: I remember Katie being arrested. 477 00:27:59,094 --> 00:28:02,763 I was still dating Charlie at the time. 478 00:28:02,764 --> 00:28:05,933 He would ask me and say, do you think 479 00:28:05,934 --> 00:28:07,351 I'll get arrested or something? 480 00:28:07,352 --> 00:28:08,895 Like, he was worried. 481 00:28:08,896 --> 00:28:11,480 And I would say no, because I really 482 00:28:11,481 --> 00:28:14,942 didn't think so at the time. 483 00:28:14,943 --> 00:28:18,237 - The case, to me, against her was shaky at best. 484 00:28:18,238 --> 00:28:20,489 She was very worried, very frustrated. 485 00:28:20,490 --> 00:28:25,870 But she was carrying it with grace. 486 00:28:25,871 --> 00:28:29,957 JUNE: Charlie was stressed all the time and depressed, 487 00:28:29,958 --> 00:28:31,584 sitting in his bed, staring at the ceiling, 488 00:28:31,585 --> 00:28:34,754 like, just with his eyes, like, wide open. 489 00:28:34,755 --> 00:28:37,798 TARA: Katie had a big decision to make, 490 00:28:37,799 --> 00:28:42,511 and Charlie Adelson knew what was coming. 491 00:28:42,512 --> 00:28:45,848 REPORTER: Testimony opens in the Dan Markel murder case, 492 00:28:45,849 --> 00:28:48,851 the trial coming five years after the FSU professor 493 00:28:48,852 --> 00:28:50,895 was shot and killed. 494 00:28:50,896 --> 00:28:54,941 - The trial of Sigfredo Garcia and Katie Magbanua, 495 00:28:54,942 --> 00:28:57,902 at that point, the case was getting popular. 496 00:28:57,903 --> 00:28:59,487 Welcome back to my channel, everybody. 497 00:28:59,488 --> 00:29:01,197 I'm so glad that you are here. 498 00:29:01,198 --> 00:29:02,907 I am glad to be here. 499 00:29:02,908 --> 00:29:05,534 With YouTube, with the true crime 500 00:29:05,535 --> 00:29:08,537 content creators, one by one, 501 00:29:08,538 --> 00:29:10,331 people started covering this case. 502 00:29:10,332 --> 00:29:14,543 - Today we are going to start with Katie Magbanua. 503 00:29:14,544 --> 00:29:16,379 - And Sigfredo Garcia. 504 00:29:16,380 --> 00:29:17,880 - A jury is set. 505 00:29:17,881 --> 00:29:22,010 Oh, my gosh, I am so excited. 506 00:29:23,261 --> 00:29:25,930 PAT: First day of trial is the culmination 507 00:29:25,931 --> 00:29:30,935 of years and years of hard work and determination. 508 00:29:30,936 --> 00:29:34,146 Pretty nervous, for sure, because you never know 509 00:29:34,147 --> 00:29:37,483 how a jury is going to perceive the evidence. 510 00:29:37,484 --> 00:29:39,527 JASON: We were really hoping for cooperation 511 00:29:39,528 --> 00:29:43,322 on Katie's part because Katie is the centerpiece 512 00:29:43,323 --> 00:29:44,824 of this whole thing. 513 00:29:44,825 --> 00:29:46,117 Katie knows the whole story, 514 00:29:46,118 --> 00:29:50,413 all the way back to Donna and Charlie. 515 00:29:50,414 --> 00:29:53,457 We were willing to give her complete immunity 516 00:29:53,458 --> 00:29:56,711 for her to cooperate with us. 517 00:29:56,712 --> 00:30:01,424 But, you know, that was-- that was always up to Katie. 518 00:30:01,425 --> 00:30:04,885 TARA: Let's ask the most important question. 519 00:30:04,886 --> 00:30:09,473 Did you have anything to do with the murder of Dan Markel? 520 00:30:09,474 --> 00:30:10,933 - No, ma'am. 521 00:30:10,934 --> 00:30:15,980 TARA: Did you get the father of your children, Mr. Garcia, 522 00:30:15,981 --> 00:30:20,526 to commit a murder on behalf of Mr. Charlie Adelson? 523 00:30:20,527 --> 00:30:22,194 - No, ma'am. 524 00:30:22,195 --> 00:30:24,155 - I know a lot of people just get this idea 525 00:30:24,156 --> 00:30:27,116 of what they think immunity is, like, oh, my God, 526 00:30:27,117 --> 00:30:29,994 why didn't she just take that at the time? 527 00:30:29,995 --> 00:30:32,580 The problem was Sigfredo Garcia. 528 00:30:32,581 --> 00:30:34,874 They were seeking the death penalty against him. 529 00:30:34,875 --> 00:30:37,001 That was the love of her life. 530 00:30:37,002 --> 00:30:39,670 How long have you known Mr. Garcia? 531 00:30:39,671 --> 00:30:43,090 - A little over 15 years. 532 00:30:43,091 --> 00:30:46,093 - If she only had to testify against Charlie Adelson, 533 00:30:46,094 --> 00:30:47,511 it wouldn't have been a problem. 534 00:30:47,512 --> 00:30:48,554 How many children do you have? 535 00:30:48,555 --> 00:30:49,597 - Two. 536 00:30:49,598 --> 00:30:52,475 TARA: OK, how old are they now? 537 00:30:52,476 --> 00:30:55,144 - They're 12 and 7. 538 00:30:55,145 --> 00:30:58,230 TARA: But she was not going to testify 539 00:30:58,231 --> 00:31:01,901 against the father of her kids. 540 00:31:01,902 --> 00:31:04,862 - Katie, she was not cooperating with us. 541 00:31:04,863 --> 00:31:06,781 We were kind of frustrated by it. 542 00:31:06,782 --> 00:31:09,450 But with Luis Rivera's testimony, 543 00:31:09,451 --> 00:31:11,869 I felt fairly confident in our case. 544 00:31:11,870 --> 00:31:13,412 - Let's have the jury, please. 545 00:31:13,413 --> 00:31:15,164 PROSECUTOR: What was Mr. Markel doing 546 00:31:15,165 --> 00:31:17,375 when you pulled up behind him? 547 00:31:18,668 --> 00:31:19,668 PROSECUTOR: And what happened once you 548 00:31:19,669 --> 00:31:20,921 pulled into his driveway? 549 00:31:24,299 --> 00:31:25,675 PROSECUTOR: He shot Mr. Markel? 550 00:31:26,343 --> 00:31:27,344 PROSECUTOR: How many times? 551 00:31:28,261 --> 00:31:30,429 JASON: We're trying Katie and Sigfredo, 552 00:31:30,430 --> 00:31:33,682 but I don't want to make it look like Donna and Charlie 553 00:31:33,683 --> 00:31:34,850 didn't have anything to do with it 554 00:31:34,851 --> 00:31:36,811 because our entire theory is they did. 555 00:31:36,812 --> 00:31:38,229 PROSECUTOR: Did Katie have a role 556 00:31:38,230 --> 00:31:39,773 in hiring Sigfredo Garcia? 557 00:31:40,982 --> 00:31:41,983 PROSECUTOR: How do you know that? 558 00:31:43,819 --> 00:31:45,028 PROSECUTOR: Who hired him? 559 00:31:47,072 --> 00:31:48,156 PROSECUTOR: I'm sorry? 560 00:31:49,574 --> 00:31:50,909 PROSECUTOR: Wendi's family hired him? 561 00:31:52,077 --> 00:31:54,411 - That is why the publicity around it by then 562 00:31:54,412 --> 00:31:55,746 had taken off. 563 00:31:55,747 --> 00:31:57,790 The world is literally looking at you. 564 00:31:57,791 --> 00:32:01,794 - Jesus, someone forgot to tell the Adelsons, 565 00:32:01,795 --> 00:32:04,463 don't get involved in a family murder plot. 566 00:32:04,464 --> 00:32:06,423 - We saw everything. We saw footage. 567 00:32:06,424 --> 00:32:07,716 We saw camera work. 568 00:32:07,717 --> 00:32:10,219 - Ooh, this is scumbaggery 569 00:32:10,220 --> 00:32:12,513 at the highest order. 570 00:32:12,514 --> 00:32:15,599 CAROLYN: Everyone's interest was always centered 571 00:32:15,600 --> 00:32:17,601 around the Adelson family. 572 00:32:17,602 --> 00:32:19,061 - You don't want to show your cards. 573 00:32:19,062 --> 00:32:20,729 And what we did next, 574 00:32:20,730 --> 00:32:22,816 it wasn't a decision that came lightly. 575 00:32:25,402 --> 00:32:26,735 PROSECUTOR: All right, please introduce yourself 576 00:32:26,736 --> 00:32:28,320 and spell your name. 577 00:32:28,321 --> 00:32:30,072 - My name is Wendi Adelson. 578 00:32:30,073 --> 00:32:34,327 W-E-N-D-I A-D-E-L-S-O-N. 579 00:32:40,792 --> 00:32:42,293 PROSECUTOR: Would you describe your parents 580 00:32:42,294 --> 00:32:44,920 as being overinvolved in your personal business? 581 00:32:44,921 --> 00:32:46,922 [dramatic music] 582 00:32:46,923 --> 00:32:48,924 - As compared to other people's parents? 583 00:32:48,925 --> 00:32:51,760 PROSECUTOR: Yeah. 584 00:32:51,761 --> 00:32:53,804 - I don't know. 585 00:32:53,805 --> 00:32:56,098 CAROLYN: The first time Wendi took the stand, I was like, 586 00:32:56,099 --> 00:33:00,144 oh, you know, seems like a nice, good-standing citizen, 587 00:33:00,145 --> 00:33:02,897 pretty girl, you know, a professional. 588 00:33:02,898 --> 00:33:06,192 PROSECUTOR: Did Charlie Adelson like Dan Markel? 589 00:33:06,193 --> 00:33:10,571 And again, I'm referring to the time frame before his death. 590 00:33:10,572 --> 00:33:14,491 - I mean, I think he was also-- 591 00:33:14,492 --> 00:33:16,702 he would listen to me when I would tell him 592 00:33:16,703 --> 00:33:18,746 about things I was upset about at the time 593 00:33:18,747 --> 00:33:19,955 with the divorce. 594 00:33:19,956 --> 00:33:22,082 So whether he liked him or didn't like him, 595 00:33:22,083 --> 00:33:24,877 he certainly was supportive of me. 596 00:33:24,878 --> 00:33:27,838 PROSECUTOR: But he never expressed any dislike? 597 00:33:27,839 --> 00:33:30,049 - No. 598 00:33:30,050 --> 00:33:31,550 PROSECUTOR: Did he mention hiring a hit man 599 00:33:31,551 --> 00:33:32,676 to kill your husband? 600 00:33:32,677 --> 00:33:34,011 TARA: Objection, hearsay. 601 00:33:34,012 --> 00:33:35,304 JUDGE: Overruled. 602 00:33:35,305 --> 00:33:37,181 - No. 603 00:33:37,182 --> 00:33:39,808 PROSECUTOR: Did he ever joke about he looked 604 00:33:39,809 --> 00:33:42,436 into hiring a hit man but buying you a TV 605 00:33:42,437 --> 00:33:44,939 as a divorce present would be cheaper? 606 00:33:44,940 --> 00:33:47,107 - He did make that joke. 607 00:33:47,108 --> 00:33:48,442 He tended to repeat himself. 608 00:33:48,443 --> 00:33:50,194 And sometimes he would make jokes 609 00:33:50,195 --> 00:33:53,614 that weren't very funny about all kinds of things. 610 00:33:53,615 --> 00:33:54,865 CAROLYN: But it didn't take long 611 00:33:54,866 --> 00:33:56,784 before I was, like, a little-- 612 00:33:56,785 --> 00:33:59,787 some of the answers she gave were just-- 613 00:33:59,788 --> 00:34:01,413 I was like, she's a strange one. 614 00:34:01,414 --> 00:34:02,581 She's a little strange. 615 00:34:02,582 --> 00:34:04,375 PROSECUTOR: Do you remember this motion 616 00:34:04,376 --> 00:34:07,962 that was filed by your deceased ex-husband 617 00:34:07,963 --> 00:34:10,047 involving an allegation that your mother 618 00:34:10,048 --> 00:34:12,716 was disparaging him to the children? 619 00:34:12,717 --> 00:34:14,593 WENDI: I am familiar with that pleading. 620 00:34:14,594 --> 00:34:16,762 PROSECUTOR: And in that motion, did he seek 621 00:34:16,763 --> 00:34:19,807 to restrict your mother's contact with the kids 622 00:34:19,808 --> 00:34:23,352 to supervised visits only? 623 00:34:23,353 --> 00:34:26,021 - I don't remember, but if you'd like to show me 624 00:34:26,022 --> 00:34:27,648 the motion, I can take a look. 625 00:34:27,649 --> 00:34:33,153 ♪ ♪ 626 00:34:33,154 --> 00:34:34,530 TARA: You are testifying today 627 00:34:34,531 --> 00:34:36,282 under a state subpoena, correct? 628 00:34:36,283 --> 00:34:37,533 - Correct. 629 00:34:37,534 --> 00:34:39,159 TARA: And that state subpoena gives you immunity 630 00:34:39,160 --> 00:34:40,411 for your testimony, right? 631 00:34:40,412 --> 00:34:41,495 - Yes. 632 00:34:41,496 --> 00:34:42,746 TARA: Can you explain to the jury, 633 00:34:42,747 --> 00:34:44,873 since you're an attorney, what immunity is? 634 00:34:44,874 --> 00:34:48,127 - Immunity is freedom from prosecution. 635 00:34:48,128 --> 00:34:50,170 TARA: So that means that anything you say today 636 00:34:50,171 --> 00:34:51,839 can't be used against you if the state decides 637 00:34:51,840 --> 00:34:54,383 to arrest you later on. 638 00:34:54,384 --> 00:34:57,469 - The state isn't going to decide to arrest me. 639 00:34:57,470 --> 00:35:04,477 ♪ ♪ 640 00:35:05,103 --> 00:35:07,354 REPORTER: After nine days of witness testimony, 641 00:35:07,355 --> 00:35:09,315 jurors are finally combing through evidence 642 00:35:09,316 --> 00:35:13,068 and reviewing testimony to decide if Sigfredo Garcia 643 00:35:13,069 --> 00:35:18,407 and Katherine Magbanua are guilty in Dan Markel's murder. 644 00:35:18,408 --> 00:35:21,452 - Let's have the jury in, please. 645 00:35:21,453 --> 00:35:25,080 - The jury came back and said, we have a verdict on one, 646 00:35:25,081 --> 00:35:28,334 but we're still deliberating on the other. 647 00:35:28,335 --> 00:35:31,378 - State of Florida versus Sigfredo Garcia. 648 00:35:31,379 --> 00:35:34,006 We, the jury, find as follows, as to count one, 649 00:35:34,007 --> 00:35:38,969 the defendant is guilty of first-degree murder. 650 00:35:38,970 --> 00:35:40,596 - So eventually they go back 651 00:35:40,597 --> 00:35:43,766 and they deliberate on Katie's case. 652 00:35:43,767 --> 00:35:45,893 They come back saying they're deadlocked. 653 00:35:45,894 --> 00:35:49,438 - The jury is unable to come to a unanimous decision 654 00:35:49,439 --> 00:35:51,690 on any of the three charges? 655 00:35:51,691 --> 00:35:53,025 JUROR: That's correct, Your Honor. 656 00:35:53,026 --> 00:35:55,736 JUDGE: All right, so as to Ms. Magbanua, 657 00:35:55,737 --> 00:35:58,697 I will declare this case mis-tried. 658 00:35:58,698 --> 00:36:02,034 - Extremely frustrating, just almost crushing. 659 00:36:02,035 --> 00:36:03,702 It was just kind of soul-crushing 660 00:36:03,703 --> 00:36:06,372 that we had a hung jury. 661 00:36:06,373 --> 00:36:08,123 TARA: In my mind, as an attorney, 662 00:36:08,124 --> 00:36:10,501 I was very happy with that verdict. 663 00:36:10,502 --> 00:36:13,253 The jurors, maybe they didn't think she was innocent, 664 00:36:13,254 --> 00:36:15,589 but they probably were like, I'm not sure. 665 00:36:15,590 --> 00:36:18,801 If I'm not sure, it's a not guilty. 666 00:36:18,802 --> 00:36:21,762 I said to her, we had to start gearing up 667 00:36:21,763 --> 00:36:23,305 for trial number two. 668 00:36:23,306 --> 00:36:25,641 PAT: Unfortunately COVID came along after that, 669 00:36:25,642 --> 00:36:27,393 put a stop to all court hearings, 670 00:36:27,394 --> 00:36:29,228 all meetings, all everything. 671 00:36:29,229 --> 00:36:30,688 Everything was shut down. 672 00:36:33,900 --> 00:36:36,902 [dark music] 673 00:36:36,903 --> 00:36:43,910 ♪ ♪ 674 00:36:44,953 --> 00:36:49,206 CRAIG: I had done everything that I could. 675 00:36:49,207 --> 00:36:52,918 You know, the joke was, Pat didn't like me retiring. 676 00:36:52,919 --> 00:36:55,754 He felt like I was abandoning him. 677 00:36:55,755 --> 00:37:00,467 But I told him, I said, I can't stay, you know, forever. 678 00:37:00,468 --> 00:37:05,639 ♪ ♪ 679 00:37:05,640 --> 00:37:10,144 - Charlie ended up seeing 680 00:37:10,145 --> 00:37:17,025 the nanny of Wendi's ex-boyfriend. 681 00:37:17,026 --> 00:37:21,572 He ended up getting the nanny pregnant. 682 00:37:21,573 --> 00:37:24,741 I kind of wanted him to get arrested at that point 683 00:37:24,742 --> 00:37:29,788 because I was so hurt for what he did to me. 684 00:37:29,789 --> 00:37:31,081 DRINA: When I first met Kay, 685 00:37:31,082 --> 00:37:32,791 it was one of my first times I went to jail. 686 00:37:32,792 --> 00:37:35,836 My first time, her first time. 687 00:37:35,837 --> 00:37:37,463 There's all these sayings when you go into jail, 688 00:37:37,464 --> 00:37:38,839 like, you go in by yourself, 689 00:37:38,840 --> 00:37:39,965 you're going to leave by yourself. 690 00:37:39,966 --> 00:37:42,092 Don't make friends. 691 00:37:42,093 --> 00:37:44,303 But we became friends. 692 00:37:44,304 --> 00:37:47,931 She was there forever, waiting for the retrial. 693 00:37:47,932 --> 00:37:50,517 And yes, she was frustrated. 694 00:37:50,518 --> 00:37:52,269 But I feel like she still may have had hope. 695 00:37:52,270 --> 00:37:55,939 There was, like, a toughness, almost. 696 00:37:55,940 --> 00:38:01,153 Kay never said anything about her case, ever, ever. 697 00:38:01,154 --> 00:38:03,614 I'm sure people tried to get it out of her, but she did not-- 698 00:38:03,615 --> 00:38:05,908 that was not something that she talked about. 699 00:38:05,909 --> 00:38:12,916 ♪ ♪ 700 00:38:14,459 --> 00:38:16,793 PAT: I kept coming back to the Dolce Vita recording. 701 00:38:16,794 --> 00:38:22,257 I know this is a partial smoking gun in the case. 702 00:38:22,258 --> 00:38:24,635 I'm pretty sure they're talking about the homicide. 703 00:38:24,636 --> 00:38:27,012 And with really good headphones... 704 00:38:27,013 --> 00:38:29,516 ♪ ♪ 705 00:38:31,351 --> 00:38:32,851 Listening to it over and over, 706 00:38:32,852 --> 00:38:34,269 you know, back it up a section at a time, 707 00:38:34,270 --> 00:38:35,438 listen to it... 708 00:38:42,487 --> 00:38:45,490 ♪ ♪ 709 00:38:49,494 --> 00:38:50,744 PAT: I could make out some of it. 710 00:38:50,745 --> 00:38:53,413 And I could tell they were talking about the murder 711 00:38:53,414 --> 00:38:55,332 of Dan Markel. 712 00:38:55,333 --> 00:38:57,334 So I'm scrambling, you know, for months and months 713 00:38:57,335 --> 00:38:59,711 and even during the whole COVID, 714 00:38:59,712 --> 00:39:01,171 sending it off to experts, trying to figure out 715 00:39:01,172 --> 00:39:02,756 how to get it enhanced. 716 00:39:02,757 --> 00:39:06,718 I mean, we've done everything we can think of. 717 00:39:06,719 --> 00:39:09,721 There's an individual who used to work for the CIA 718 00:39:09,722 --> 00:39:13,183 and is doing some real groundbreaking research, 719 00:39:13,184 --> 00:39:17,813 technology on audio enhancement. 720 00:39:17,814 --> 00:39:21,233 And he works diligently for months 721 00:39:21,234 --> 00:39:25,821 and creates some algorithms to where he's able to isolate 722 00:39:25,822 --> 00:39:28,198 Katie and Charlie's voices to a certain degree 723 00:39:28,199 --> 00:39:29,701 to where we can hear it better. 724 00:39:38,501 --> 00:39:40,836 - Pat sent it to me, and I was like, 725 00:39:40,837 --> 00:39:43,130 ho, boy, this is it. 726 00:39:43,131 --> 00:39:45,382 Ran down the hallway, was like, you've got to listen to this. 727 00:39:45,383 --> 00:39:47,801 Eight years since the murder, 728 00:39:47,802 --> 00:39:50,096 finally, it's time to move forward on Charlie. 729 00:39:58,855 --> 00:40:01,982 PAT: When I make an arrest, that's not the end for me. 730 00:40:01,983 --> 00:40:05,569 - One by one, the players in this case 731 00:40:05,570 --> 00:40:06,987 are brought to justice. 732 00:40:06,988 --> 00:40:08,488 PROSECUTOR: So why tell the truth now? 733 00:40:08,489 --> 00:40:09,740 JASON: There was a lot of people 734 00:40:09,741 --> 00:40:11,325 that watched Charlie's testimony 735 00:40:11,326 --> 00:40:13,785 that were like, the guy is--he's good. 736 00:40:13,786 --> 00:40:15,162 ATTORNEY: Why are you nervous? 737 00:40:15,163 --> 00:40:16,622 - My whole life depends on it. 738 00:40:16,623 --> 00:40:18,832 DRINA: She said she wanted to shove a shoe down 739 00:40:18,833 --> 00:40:20,209 Robert's throat and kill him. 740 00:40:24,589 --> 00:40:28,425 - Family, power, money, betrayal. 741 00:40:28,426 --> 00:40:30,720 - This whole thing will make you go crazy.