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Michael with a gun and demanded his money back with interest. so michael called his boss at home, asking him for $200,000, but his boss refused. persitz handcuffed michael to the steering wheel of his car and ordered michael to drive to a deserted location. and then killed him. persitz put michaels body in the trunk and drove to the compost site about 60 miles away. persitz broke through the gate with the cars bumper, leaving a small piece behind. after dismembering michaels body, persitz wrappe...

And thats where the dynamics of zachary persitz began to change. he was unable to stand the pressure of seeing all of his dreams vanish. >> at the same time, zachary persitz saw that michael was living quite well on the commissions generated from all of the stock transactions. >> zacharys wife oftentimes would compare their lifestyle to michaels lifestyle saying things like, michael has a big house, why dont we have a big house? michael has a mercedes, why dont we have a mercedes, and on and on....

>> a customer requested we get some hunting blood out of his trunk, which got us thinking a little bit. >> they said it was a brown mazda, and they gave police the license number, pnn393. the car was registered to zachary persitz, a 39-year-old russian emigre who worked as a dam inspector for the state of minnesota. he was a friend of michaels. >> when he first met michael he was more established than michael was and michael got into the brokerage business and michaels earnings eclipsed those of...

More than just friends. michael was persitzs financial adviser. their relationship was rocky at best. investigators discovered persitz gave michael $150,000 to invest but there were more losses than profits. at some point persitz discovered his stock portfolio was worth less than $30,000. >> for the most part they werent investments that were suitable for a guy that invested every nickel he had with michael. >> when questioned by police, persitz denied any involvement in michaels murder and he w...