Those close to the case of Deborah Perna remember the investigation and trial. In 2006, Perna was convicted of first-degree murder for arranging the 2002 killing of her brother, David Montemayor. She was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

When a man is found shot to death on a suburban street, a wild investigation commences, featuring a high-speed car chase, dangerous gang members and a twisted murder plot that betrays family loyalties.

 

Michael Molfetta, attorney for Deborah Perna, discusses his client's family life. Perna was convicted of first-degree murder in October 2006 for arranging the 2002 killing of her 44-year-old brother, David Montemayor. According to prosecutors, she had Montemayor killed because she believed he was stealing from the family business.

Russell Perna, the son of Deborah Perna, recalls the day when he found out his mother was arrested. In 2006, Perna was convicted of first-degree murder for arranging the 2002 killing of her brother, David Montemayor. According to prosecutors, she had Montemayor killed because she believed he was stealing from the family business.

Frances Truesdale framed one husband’s death as a suicide, and another as a random highway murder. 

After a young mother disappears with a woman claiming to be a social worker, an investigation into here whereabouts ends in a gruesome discovery.

Barbara Martin, family friend of the Truesdales, reflects on the murder of Jerry Truesdale, who was killed by his wife, Frances Truesdale, in April 1988. Frances was also found guilty of murdering his first husband, Ronald Beasley, and sentenced to life in prison for the 1967 slaying.

When David Montemayor is found shot to death on a suburban street, a wild investigation commences, featuring a high-speed car chase, dangerous gang members and a twisted murder plot that betrays family loyalties.

Retired Roanoke City Police Department Lt. Doug Allen reflects on the investigation of Frances Truesdale, who was found guilty of murdering her husband, Jerry Truesdale, and her former husband, Ronald Beasley. The husbands of the 49-year-old, two-time widow were both shot to death.

 

Those close to the case of Frances Truesdale, a two-time widow who murdered both of her husbands, reflect on the investigation and trial. Jerry Truesdale was shot to death in April 1988, while Ronald Beasley was gunned down in 1967.

Janice Dodson thought she had an airtight alibi — until muddy clothes led to her arrest. 

On Oct. 15, 1995, off-duty Texas police officer Doug Kyle was flagged down in Colorado's Uncompahgre National Forest by Janice Dodson. Janice said her husband, John Bruce Dodson, had been hurt, and when Kyle came across John's body, he realized he was already deceased. Janice was later found guilty of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison.