i know my sister would ve fought. we used to tell each other that if someone ever tried to hurt us that we would do everything we can to leave something behind, so the other one can figure it out. i believe that she was murdered. this is a very bizarre death. it was baffling from the start. a young woman dead at her millionaire boyfriend s mansion. 9-1-1 what are you reporting? i got a girl, hung herself. my heart started racing. you found her. i did. detectives ruled it a suicide, but was it? at the scene knives, rose, a cryptic phrase. her hands were tied, she was naked. this was sending a message. that wasn t the only suspicious death here. no mom wants to hear that her son was a victim of a homicide. something happened at the top of the stairs. what really went on in that mansion. hear from the man at the center in his first television interview. you thought you had nothing to hide? i knew i had nothing to hide. the worst shock in probabl
detectives ruled it a suicide, but was it? at the scene knives, rose, a cryptic phrase. her hands were tied, she was naked. this was sending a message. that wasn t the only suspicious death here. no mom wants to hear that her son was a victim of a homicide. something happened at the top of the stairs. what really went on in that mansion. hear from the man at the center in his first television interview. you thought you had nothing to hide? i knew i had nothing to hide. the worst shock in probably my entire life. hello and welcome to dateline. victims families have often described their feeling of loss simply as surreal. and so it was for both of the shacknai and the zahau families, their tragedies were entangled in one rivetting mystery that enthralled the nation. at the center of the story to puzzling deaths and lingering suspicions. the search for the truth would pit the families against each other in a battle sparki
another friend is missing. this guy s potentially we are confident he was our guy. two mysteries to solve. but one recent witness. rachel details i need to sedate. before i told the truth to the best of my capability. police wondered had another murder been planned? they said if you would have gone back that day, they wanted to kill you. did rachel have a secret what did you do? i think you know what i did. would she keep it? this is as diabolical as any case i ve ever seen. or was the curtain about to close? rachel is kind of the last piece? correct. they re trying to say i m somebody that i m not. this is my life. this is my entire future. i m innocent. hello and welcome to dateline. rachel buffett and daniel wozniak were struggling actors. money was tight but they were in love and about to tie the knot. but those plans were interrupted when someone was found dead at their apartment complex. at the center of this mystery, police wanted
i was just like ok, i m not crazy. i m not the only one who believes that adam murdered my sister. that s not quite what the jury said. finding someone liable in a civil case is not the same as finding them guilty of murder. what s more, the verdict in this case did not have to be unanimous, and it wasn t. nine jurors found adam responsible, three did not. the jury did award the zahau family $5 million. courtrooms are supposed to be a place where justice is dispensed, was this about justice? no, it wasn t. since this wasn t a criminal case, adam didn t go to jail, he returned home to tennessee and filed a motion for a new trial, which was denied in january 2019. then in february, adam s insurance company and rebecca s family reached a settlement of $600, 000, and the case was dismissed. after the civil trial, the
i m not the only one who believes that adam murdered my sister. that s not quite what the jury said. finding someone liable in a civil case is not the same as finding them guilty of murder. what s more, the verdict in this case did not have to be unanimous, and it wasn t. nine jurors found adam responsible, three did not. the jury did award the zahau family $5 million. courtrooms are supposed to be a place where justice is dispensed, was this about justice? no, it wasn t. since this wasn t a criminal case, adam didn t go to jail, he returned home to tennessee and filed a motion for a new trial, which was denied in january 2019. then in february, adams insurance company and rebecca s family reached a settlement of $600, 000, and the case was dismissed.