his nerves. my ex-husband. this my ex-husband. that he s this. he s that. blah blah. even in a joking matter. i said seek a your money, hire a hitman! when you have a six sense of humor? a little bit. it had assumed she got the joke. but this time she asked him to meet her father for lunch. and when he picked up pat for the meeting. before we could get out of the parking lot. he looked me dead in the eye. and he said, if i could shoot straight i would ve killed the guy already. if there was any serious thought given to it because of what i said? i have to know? pat told police that his worst fears were confirmed at the restaurant when he offered money to kill him. he was nothing but despite, hate, venom, vitriol. coming out of him. he wanted him dead. and he did not care how he did it, he did not care how it cost. did he bring up how you would be paid and how much?
chrissy and her dad conspiring to kill david. and they had to act fast. the father and daughter wanted him killed right away. what we want to do is get a conversation on tape. that is the most important thing. but that could be difficult because chrissy s dad wasn t just some guy angry with his ex son in law. he had spent 26 years in law enforcement. he was a policeman! must have been surprising to you to learn that he was a former police officer? surprising is a good word. but, a little bit worried. because he could see through what other people could not see-through. so, we had to really be careful and how we handled the investigation. one mistake, and the entire case could be ruined. or worse. someone could get hurt. would detectives be able to pull this off? it s time for police to flip the script. a new hitman enters the scene and take center stage. coming up!
it all began memorial day weekend, 2011. it s like police, stephanie. it was a friday evening when an unusual 9-1-1 call came into dispatch. i would approach at the club to, murder someone for $50,000. so, i need somebody out here. a murder for hire? in east lake? it was hard to believe. okay, what is your name. patrick. the dispatcher recognize the guy s name. he had lived in east lake for years. was a former army ranger and was known to everyone at the station including the chief of police larry. how did you know the caller? he has been involved in a couple of minor incidents in our city. he was never a big problem but he is just somebody that we had dealt with in the past. and we knew him by face. so police were surprised what about the reason that he
he is paying for. all itch expenses played. did you have any fears about telling the police? no. i feel no man on this earth. no women. no creature. well how did you think about this story? you re gonna have some criticism when thinking about? this after all. pat was a colorful character. but if detectives had any doubts about that story. it didn t last long. as soon as i handed him the picture. and the address. and i said this is how serious they are. the cop went, okay now that changes things. to investigators, had story was so detailed. it seemed clear that this was no hoax. so they had to move fast, a man s life could be in danger. if we delay our own investigation and it would be carried out by a third or fourth party, then, it would just be tragic. you wanted to take control of the situation? absolutely. and that man finding the target before it was too late.
to ohio to see his daughters whenever they could. he still went for every school event, every weekend that he could get time with them. did that make you fall in love with him more? his dedication to his children? oh yeah. yeah. just completely selfless. and, he was gonna do whatever it took to make sure that they were okay. and that they were taking care of. supported. and loved. absolutely. great father. loving husband. successful businessman. it also seemed ideal. so why did david have a price on his head? that was a question that the police were asking. and patrick had the answers. he was about to tell detectives the rest of the story. including, why the man named zombary, want to david dead. just fight. hate. then. i m vitriol. coming out of him. coming up!