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He was like a character out of "goodfellas." when i started talking to vladimir, i was a little surprised. he was a very calm, gentle guy. he was relaying his situation to me. >> translator: i was living a double life. it was awful for me. its like watching a horror movie on tv then youre actually living it. >> kuna was serving 25 years for his role as an accomplice in a bizarre organized crime plot that was so infamous that it inspired five books and a czech feature film. it also resulted in fi...

Colleagues which was something that nobody should ever have to stomach. >> reporter: now amid questions of how all of that played out begins the long mourning by families and friends of the victims. robert hiaasen, known as big rob. not just because he was tall --. >> he was just this big, generous, gentle guy. >> reporter: gerald fischman, editorial page editor. quiet, reserves, with an encyclopedia knowledge of everything. john mcnamara loved sports and history. a jack of all trades and a fant...

Them. and so, this is -- you know, rob never thought of it as heroic. he thought of it as a civic duty, as a responsibility in a functioning democracy. but he was just this big, generous, gentle guy, and gifted, such a gifted writer and editor, as those who worked with him will tell you or have told you. >> weve heard a lot of mention made of him being big rob because he was tall, but that it was about much more than his height, that his heart was big, his spirit was generous, and youve touched ...

Mentor and he saw his work as part of a civic duty. >> rob never thought of it as heroic, he thought of it as a civic duty, a responsibility in a functioning democracy. but he was just this big, generous, gentle guy and such a gifted writer and editor. >> gerald fishman, an a word-winning journalist. the 61-year-old was quiet, clever and quirky. respected by his peers. local politicians said he asked tough questions and created every local story with deep importance. one of the survivors of thur...

>> laura: when you first met donald trump very quickly. >> my friend was helping me raise money for childrens hospital school in washington, d.c. for my sons heart surgeries and brain surgeries. it was a tremendous outpouring by donald trump to me. no fanfare, no press. he just is a kind, gentle guy. >> laura: we dont see enough of that. >> thats why we wrote about it in the book. we wanted people to understand that softer side of donald trum donald trump. >> laura: ive known him for a while. >>...

>> laura: when you first met donald trump very quickly. >> my friend was helping me raise money for childrens hospital school in washington, d.c. for my sons heart surgeries and brain surgeries. it was a tremendous outpouring by donald trump to me. no fanfare, no press. he just is a kind, gentle guy. >> laura: we dont see enough of that. >> thats why we wrote about it in the book. we wanted people to understand that softer side of donald trum donald trump. >> laura: ive known him for a while. >>...

Then when i started talking to vladimir, i was a little surprised. he was a very calm, gentle guy. he was relaying his situation to me. >> translator: i was living a double life. it was awful for me. its like watching a horror movie on tv and then youre actually living it. >> kuna was serving 25 years for his role as an accomplice in a bizarre organized crime plot that was so infamous it inspired five books and a czech feature film. it also resulted in five murders, including kunas mother. >> tr...

He was relaying his situation to me. >> translator: i was living a double life. it was awful for me. its like watching a horror movie on tv then youre actually living it. >> kuna was serving 25 years for his role as an accomplice in a bizarre organized crime plot that was so infamous that it inspired five books and a czech feature film. it also resulted in five murders, including kunas mother. >> translator: as far as my own personal story is concerned, i should start at the beginning. i grew up...

There were none of the trappings im used to, billboards, advertisement, fast food places. then on top of a mountain was this gorgeous old castle and that was mirov prison. >> inside this fairytale-like 13th century castle we had an encounter with a man whose life was anything but a fairytale. his name was vladimir kuna. >> i heard a lot about vladimir kuna when i got to mirov prison. he was one of the most notorious inmates housed there. because he was such a high profile inmate he had to be tak...