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A group of islands off of the coast of panama and way off the beaten path. it's the kind of place where things move more slowly and life is supposed to be easy. cher first visited the islands with her boyfriend, keith worley in 2000. for the outdoorsy cher, it was love at first sight. what's more, it was affordable. for the same money cher had been saving up to sail around world, she bought her little piece of paradise, a rental property, a small house and that tiny round island. >> we saw that lump in the water and we said that's our it. that will be our spot for the rest of our lives. >> rep...

Here's your top stories. cardinal theodore mccarrick has been expelled by the pope after the church found him guilty of sexually abusing children and adults. the 88-year-old is the highest-ranking official to be defrocked. he is likely to face charges. heather nauert is out of the running for the ambassador of the united nations. she withdrew her name from consideration, saying the past few months were grueling for her family. now, back to "dateline." welcome back to "dateline." i'm natalie morales. cher hughes and bo icelar, two americans living in panama, each seeming to have vanished.

And the things i've done in my life haunt my nightmares like you wouldn't believe, and i'm left here to die in a panamanian jail. >> you have to understand that the victims of these crimes, their families are incensed. their families say that you had parties at their homes. how can you defend that action? >> defend it? i'm not trying to defend my actions. i'm a criminal. i'm a bad guy. i'm your worst nightmare. what i'm also saying is i didn't wake up one morning and decide to kill my neighbors. >> shortly after our call, a very different looking bill holbert gave a tv interview from his jail ...

>> reporter: leading them on a high-speed chase before escaping. it seems it was only after he moved to panama that dathan's scams took a sinister turn. >> the change was he killed people to get the documentation in order to take over the property. and not only did he steal the property, he would steal everything in their house. cars, boats. and not only was he stealing their property, he would steal everything in the house. right down to the toothbrush and the underwear and their dogs. he took on their entire lives? >> yeah, right down to the change in their pocket. >> reporter: four years af...

Panama as wild bill and jane cortez, were arrested for not only stealing the island properties of two americans but allegedly murdering them in cold blood. now bill was talking to the police. but they couldn't have been prepared for his stunning confession. here is kate snow with the conclusion of "stealing paradise." >> the search ended with them in shallow graves. after being found at the border, wild bill and his wife emerged in shackles charged with the murders. bill's wife was subdued and denied any involvement. bill, however, appeared surprisingly cheerful saying he was happy to be back ...