how he had angels protected him and people who had crossed him in the past had gotten really sick, or their family had died. he would get this terrible grin that just looked evil. they were sisters, whose mom brought them here to live with others in this tight-knit commune. we were all having meals together and there were lots of parties. a swimming pool, a fleet of cool cars. it seemed like a kids fantasy. you are the little girl who got the horse for your birthday? i got three horses. it was called angel s landing, a special place for a chosen few. a community of free spirits, but also, some would come to suspect, troubling secrets. she fell and hit her head and drowned. it started with a strange, sudden death. then another. and another. he had been crushed under a vehicle while working on it. all ruled accidents. but were they? it doesn t smell right. for investigators, a journey into the supernatural. he would say that even though we couldn t see h
civic minded lou was showered with high fives from the city council after he donated $90,000 towards a brand-new police vehicle. and cops were always welcome at the extravagant parties thrown by lou at angel s landing. with one of the officers in the county dated one of the women there for a while? that was me. that was you? yes. but not everyone in uniform was joining in the fun. it didn t smell right. a local informant gave a check it out to wichita detective ron goodwyn, who at the time was an undercover narcotics officer. he recruited two law enforcement heavyweights. and in early 2003, from the shadows, the detective was eyeballing the commune. zeroing in on lou castro. ron why did you become interested in particular? he drew attention to. himself kind of flashy? flashy, he had appeared what to be unexplained wealth. drew attention to himself parties, high option vehicles. each vehicle had an angel vanity plate, with a number our
was joining in the fun. it didn t smell right. a local informant gave a check it out to wichita detective ron goodman, who at the time was an undercover narcotics officer. he recruited to law enforcement heavyweights. and in early 2003, from the shadows, the detective was eyeballing the commune. zeroing in on lou castro. ron why did you become interested in particular? he drew attention to. himself kind of flashy? flashy, he had appeared what to be unexplained wealth. drew attention to himself parties, high option vehicles. each vehicle had an angel vanity plate, with a number our flurry. one, two, three, four. maybe had an old family money? inheritance? guy sure, that was something we had to look at without violating any of his rights. you thought there was a lot of smoke around this guy? but you didn t know exactly what s coming. from there was. and the smoke kept billowing when goodwyn learned about the death of trish hughes.
uniform was joining in the fun. it didn t smell right. reporter: a local informant gave a psst, check it out, to wichita detective ron goodwyn an undercover narcotics officer who ended up recruiting two law-enforcement heavyweights. and in early 2003, from the shadows, the detective was eyeballing the commune, zeroing in on lou castro. ron, why did you become interested in him in particular? he drew attention to himself. reporter: kinda flashy or ostentatious? flashy. he had what appeared to be unexplained wealth, drew attention to himself with parties, high optioned vehicles. each vehicle had an angel vanity plate with a number after it, one, two, three, four. reporter: maybe he had old family money, was an inheritance guy. sure. and that was something that we had to look at without violating any of his rights. reporter: you thought there was a lot of smoke around this guy, but you didn t know what exactly it was coming from? there was. reporter: and the smoke ke