1 00:00:07,807 --> 00:00:09,509 [Narrator]: A shotgun 2 00:00:07,807 --> 00:00:09,509 blast through a windshield 3 00:00:10,610 --> 00:00:14,147 ends the life of a dedicated 4 00:00:10,610 --> 00:00:14,147 father in an instant. 5 00:00:16,383 --> 00:00:18,985 When I saw the 6 00:00:16,383 --> 00:00:18,985 carnage in this car, 7 00:00:19,190 --> 00:00:23,256 it reminded me of a 8 00:00:19,190 --> 00:00:23,256 mob-style execution. 9 00:00:23,289 --> 00:00:27,460 [Narrator]: An execution the 10 00:00:23,289 --> 00:00:27,460 victim feared was coming. 11 00:00:27,494 --> 00:00:29,796 He had been the target 12 00:00:27,494 --> 00:00:29,796 of an earlier shooting 13 00:00:29,829 --> 00:00:31,564 where they didn't get him. 14 00:00:31,598 --> 00:00:35,235 Whoever had done this 15 00:00:31,598 --> 00:00:35,235 first shooting had gotten away 16 00:00:35,268 --> 00:00:38,104 and had not been identified. 17 00:00:38,138 --> 00:00:40,440 He knew somebody was 18 00:00:38,138 --> 00:00:40,440 trying to kill him. 19 00:00:40,473 --> 00:00:42,375 He was wearing 20 00:00:40,473 --> 00:00:42,375 a bulletproof vest 21 00:00:42,409 --> 00:00:44,770 at the time that 22 00:00:42,409 --> 00:00:44,770 he was killed. 23 00:00:45,512 --> 00:00:50,830 [Narrator]: Investigators 24 00:00:45,512 --> 00:00:50,830 realize no witness is safe. 25 00:00:50,116 --> 00:00:53,253 People were just scared 26 00:00:50,116 --> 00:00:53,253 that if they said anything, 27 00:00:53,286 --> 00:00:56,322 they would either 28 00:00:53,286 --> 00:00:56,322 be killed or harmed. 29 00:00:58,191 --> 00:01:00,260 [Narrator]: One detective 30 00:00:58,191 --> 00:01:00,260 must risk it all 31 00:01:00,293 --> 00:01:04,330 to expose a 32 00:01:00,293 --> 00:01:04,330 heartless mastermind. 33 00:01:04,364 --> 00:01:07,600 She gave me instructions 34 00:01:04,364 --> 00:01:07,600 to meet her at the cemetery, 35 00:01:07,634 --> 00:01:09,903 and to come alone. 36 00:01:09,936 --> 00:01:12,806 Worst case was that somebody 37 00:01:09,936 --> 00:01:12,806 was going to be waiting there 38 00:01:12,839 --> 00:01:15,308 to ambush me. 39 00:01:15,342 --> 00:01:17,944 [Narrator]: Authorities 40 00:01:15,342 --> 00:01:17,944 uncover a meticulous plot 41 00:01:17,977 --> 00:01:21,314 crafted by a powerful criminal. 42 00:01:21,348 --> 00:01:23,850 It was fairly astounding, 43 00:01:21,348 --> 00:01:23,850 the control she was able 44 00:01:23,883 --> 00:01:26,553 to exert over other people. 45 00:01:26,586 --> 00:01:30,690 She was a woman that 46 00:01:26,586 --> 00:01:30,690 you need to be fearful of, 47 00:01:30,724 --> 00:01:34,294 because if you crossed her, 48 00:01:30,724 --> 00:01:34,294 she was gonna get you. 49 00:01:36,896 --> 00:01:42,769 [theme music] 50 00:01:47,539 --> 00:01:52,345 [Narrator]: November 18, 1991. 51 00:01:47,539 --> 00:01:52,345 Spokane, Washington. 52 00:01:52,378 --> 00:01:56,348 It's 7:00 PM when a frenzy 53 00:01:52,378 --> 00:01:56,348 of 911 calls flood into 54 00:01:56,383 --> 00:01:59,819 the Spokane County Sheriff's 55 00:01:56,383 --> 00:01:59,819 Office reporting a shooting 56 00:01:59,853 --> 00:02:02,122 at the Willow Street Apartments 57 00:02:03,423 --> 00:02:07,560 [Mark]: I was home after a full 58 00:02:03,423 --> 00:02:07,560 day shift on a Monday night 59 00:02:07,594 --> 00:02:11,297 and got a call that I was needed 60 00:02:07,594 --> 00:02:11,297 to respond to a homicide scene 61 00:02:11,331 --> 00:02:13,733 in the Spokane Valley. 62 00:02:13,767 --> 00:02:15,435 [Narrator]: When first 63 00:02:13,767 --> 00:02:15,435 responders arrive, 64 00:02:15,468 --> 00:02:17,137 they quickly gather information 65 00:02:17,170 --> 00:02:21,708 from several of the 66 00:02:17,170 --> 00:02:21,708 witnesses who called 911. 67 00:02:21,741 --> 00:02:25,378 People in the complex heard 68 00:02:21,741 --> 00:02:25,378 the gunshots and then, you know, 69 00:02:25,412 --> 00:02:27,480 immediately called police. 70 00:02:27,514 --> 00:02:30,517 The person that did this 71 00:02:27,514 --> 00:02:30,517 then escaped right away. 72 00:02:31,418 --> 00:02:33,386 [Narrator]: They direct 73 00:02:31,418 --> 00:02:33,386 officers to a vehicle, 74 00:02:33,420 --> 00:02:36,890 where they locate 75 00:02:33,420 --> 00:02:36,890 an unresponsive male 76 00:02:36,890 --> 00:02:39,920 slumped behind the 77 00:02:36,890 --> 00:02:39,920 steering wheel. 78 00:02:39,920 --> 00:02:42,529 Deputies found him 79 00:02:39,920 --> 00:02:42,529 shot dead in his vehicle. 80 00:02:46,633 --> 00:02:51,204 And detectives, forensics, 81 00:02:46,633 --> 00:02:51,204 uh, people were called out 82 00:02:51,237 --> 00:02:53,606 and started their investigation 83 00:02:51,237 --> 00:02:53,606 there at the scene. 84 00:02:55,775 --> 00:02:57,377 [Mark]: The crime scene was 85 00:02:57,410 --> 00:03:02,480 a small apartment 86 00:02:57,410 --> 00:03:02,480 complex parking lot. 87 00:03:02,820 --> 00:03:06,520 There was a male in the 88 00:03:02,820 --> 00:03:06,520 car that--fully dressed, 89 00:03:06,860 --> 00:03:09,550 still seat-belted into 90 00:03:06,860 --> 00:03:09,550 the driver's seat. 91 00:03:09,890 --> 00:03:13,793 And he had a massive 92 00:03:09,890 --> 00:03:13,793 head and face wound. 93 00:03:15,662 --> 00:03:18,231 [Narrator]: The level 94 00:03:15,662 --> 00:03:18,231 of carnage is shocking 95 00:03:18,264 --> 00:03:21,434 even for seasoned detectives. 96 00:03:21,468 --> 00:03:24,938 He'd been shot 97 00:03:21,468 --> 00:03:24,938 point blank, almost. 98 00:03:24,971 --> 00:03:28,942 The shot had actually 99 00:03:24,971 --> 00:03:28,942 been through the window glass. 100 00:03:28,975 --> 00:03:31,311 He had died instantly. 101 00:03:31,344 --> 00:03:33,780 When I saw the 102 00:03:31,344 --> 00:03:33,780 carnage in this car, 103 00:03:33,813 --> 00:03:36,383 there was no question 104 00:03:33,813 --> 00:03:36,383 that he was a target 105 00:03:36,416 --> 00:03:40,286 that somebody was making 106 00:03:36,416 --> 00:03:40,286 sure that they eliminated. 107 00:03:41,353 --> 00:03:46,326 It reminded me of a 108 00:03:41,353 --> 00:03:46,326 mob-style execution. 109 00:03:46,359 --> 00:03:47,761 I'd been down a lot 110 00:03:46,359 --> 00:03:47,761 of homicide scenes, 111 00:03:47,793 --> 00:03:50,530 and we just didn't 112 00:03:47,793 --> 00:03:50,530 see those in our area. 113 00:03:53,767 --> 00:03:55,602 [Narrator]: Whoever 114 00:03:53,767 --> 00:03:55,602 pulled the trigger 115 00:03:55,635 --> 00:03:58,103 left a key piece of 116 00:03:55,635 --> 00:03:58,103 evidence on the ground 117 00:03:58,138 --> 00:04:01,107 just a few feet from the car. 118 00:04:01,141 --> 00:04:06,813 The person that committed the 119 00:04:01,141 --> 00:04:06,813 crime left the shotgun there. 120 00:04:06,846 --> 00:04:09,482 [Mark]: The shotgun led 121 00:04:06,846 --> 00:04:09,482 us to initially feel 122 00:04:09,516 --> 00:04:12,118 that was probably 123 00:04:09,516 --> 00:04:12,118 the murder weapon. 124 00:04:12,152 --> 00:04:14,454 It was a Winchester .12-gauge. 125 00:04:14,487 --> 00:04:19,526 The only distinguishing things 126 00:04:14,487 --> 00:04:19,526 on it was a little chunk of wood 127 00:04:19,559 --> 00:04:22,950 that was broken 128 00:04:19,559 --> 00:04:22,950 out of the stock. 129 00:04:22,128 --> 00:04:26,733 And there was some type of paint 130 00:04:22,128 --> 00:04:26,733 rub-off on the stock as well. 131 00:04:29,803 --> 00:04:31,137 [Narrator]: While 132 00:04:29,803 --> 00:04:31,137 technicians continue 133 00:04:31,171 --> 00:04:32,939 processing the crime scene, 134 00:04:32,972 --> 00:04:36,760 detectives question residents 135 00:04:32,972 --> 00:04:36,760 of the apartment complex 136 00:04:36,760 --> 00:04:39,112 to ID the victim. 137 00:04:39,145 --> 00:04:42,549 He was identified 138 00:04:39,145 --> 00:04:42,549 as Peter Zeihen. 139 00:04:42,582 --> 00:04:45,518 He was about forty years old. 140 00:04:45,552 --> 00:04:47,921 The witnesses from the 141 00:04:45,552 --> 00:04:47,921 apartment complex told us 142 00:04:47,954 --> 00:04:50,256 that he was a resident 143 00:04:47,954 --> 00:04:50,256 there at the apartments, 144 00:04:50,290 --> 00:04:51,725 along with his girlfriend, 145 00:04:51,758 --> 00:04:56,329 and that he had probably 146 00:04:51,758 --> 00:04:56,329 just arrived home from work 147 00:04:56,363 --> 00:04:58,980 when the shooting occurred. 148 00:04:59,199 --> 00:05:01,534 [Narrator]: But none of 149 00:04:59,199 --> 00:05:01,534 Pete's neighbors have any idea 150 00:05:01,568 --> 00:05:05,472 why he would have been the 151 00:05:01,568 --> 00:05:05,472 target of such a brutal murder. 152 00:05:06,806 --> 00:05:08,541 [Mark]: Starting into 153 00:05:06,806 --> 00:05:08,541 this investigation, 154 00:05:08,575 --> 00:05:12,780 there was many, many 155 00:05:08,575 --> 00:05:12,780 background questions 156 00:05:12,112 --> 00:05:14,147 surrounding Pete Zeihen. 157 00:05:14,180 --> 00:05:15,315 This was a target. 158 00:05:15,348 --> 00:05:18,184 This man was wanted 159 00:05:15,348 --> 00:05:18,184 dead by somebody, 160 00:05:18,218 --> 00:05:20,453 and they made sure they got him. 161 00:05:21,755 --> 00:05:25,457 Why would somebody sneak up 162 00:05:21,755 --> 00:05:25,457 on him in a ambush attack? 163 00:05:31,164 --> 00:05:34,534 [Narrator]: 164 00:05:31,164 --> 00:05:34,534 Born on June 27, 1951, 165 00:05:34,567 --> 00:05:37,404 Peter Zeihen came 166 00:05:34,567 --> 00:05:37,404 from modest roots. 167 00:05:38,238 --> 00:05:42,409 Pete had grown up in 168 00:05:38,238 --> 00:05:42,409 Chewelah, Washington. 169 00:05:42,442 --> 00:05:46,646 They, uh, lived on a small 170 00:05:42,442 --> 00:05:46,646 farm, where they had a mill. 171 00:05:47,647 --> 00:05:52,218 Pete's, uh, father was a 172 00:05:47,647 --> 00:05:52,218 real, uh, hardworking guy 173 00:05:52,252 --> 00:05:53,453 that would work the fields 174 00:05:53,486 --> 00:05:58,457 and knew how to do just about 175 00:05:53,486 --> 00:05:58,457 everything around the farm. 176 00:05:58,491 --> 00:06:01,270 Pete's mom was on 177 00:05:58,491 --> 00:06:01,270 the city council. 178 00:06:01,270 --> 00:06:06,666 They were a strong base, 179 00:06:01,270 --> 00:06:06,666 uh, for Pete to grow up under. 180 00:06:08,401 --> 00:06:10,937 [Narrator]: With a work ethic 181 00:06:08,401 --> 00:06:10,937 as strong as his parents', 182 00:06:11,370 --> 00:06:15,208 Pete pursued a career in 183 00:06:11,370 --> 00:06:15,208 a highly demanded trade. 184 00:06:15,241 --> 00:06:18,445 Pete and I met at 185 00:06:15,241 --> 00:06:18,445 Spokane Community College 186 00:06:18,478 --> 00:06:21,881 while we were taking 187 00:06:18,478 --> 00:06:21,881 Industrial Electricity. 188 00:06:21,915 --> 00:06:24,517 Pete was a good 189 00:06:21,915 --> 00:06:24,517 electrician, hard worker, 190 00:06:24,551 --> 00:06:27,654 friendly, outgoing, 191 00:06:24,551 --> 00:06:27,654 kind of almost bubbly. 192 00:06:29,622 --> 00:06:31,391 [Narrator]: At 35 years old, 193 00:06:31,424 --> 00:06:33,860 Pete was living in 194 00:06:31,424 --> 00:06:33,860 Spokane, Washington 195 00:06:33,893 --> 00:06:37,263 when he met someone who would 196 00:06:33,893 --> 00:06:37,263 change his life forever-- 197 00:06:37,297 --> 00:06:40,266 30-year-old Orinne Goldberg. 198 00:06:40,300 --> 00:06:45,710 An avid runner, she met Pete 199 00:06:40,300 --> 00:06:45,710 during a local road race. 200 00:06:45,710 --> 00:06:48,274 [Chris]: Her parents, 201 00:06:45,710 --> 00:06:48,274 Mel Goldberg and JoAnn, 202 00:06:48,308 --> 00:06:51,244 they had one son, 203 00:06:48,308 --> 00:06:51,244 that was Theil. 204 00:06:51,277 --> 00:06:54,614 They had two daughters, 205 00:06:51,277 --> 00:06:54,614 Orinne and Merv. 206 00:06:54,647 --> 00:06:56,683 They were very well known. 207 00:06:57,851 --> 00:06:59,386 [Narrator]: Orinne 208 00:06:57,851 --> 00:06:59,386 worked for her parents 209 00:06:59,419 --> 00:07:02,222 at their realty office 210 00:06:59,419 --> 00:07:02,222 in Newport, Washington, 211 00:07:02,255 --> 00:07:05,258 one hour outside of Spokane. 212 00:07:05,291 --> 00:07:08,528 [Mark]: JoAnn Goldberg, 213 00:07:05,291 --> 00:07:08,528 as the matriarch 214 00:07:08,561 --> 00:07:11,531 and the main head of the 215 00:07:08,561 --> 00:07:11,531 family, 216 00:07:11,564 --> 00:07:13,299 she made the decisions. 217 00:07:13,333 --> 00:07:16,360 She insisted things 218 00:07:13,333 --> 00:07:16,360 be done her way. 219 00:07:16,360 --> 00:07:20,173 Mel was pretty easygoing 220 00:07:16,360 --> 00:07:20,173 and was really friendly, 221 00:07:20,206 --> 00:07:22,420 was a really nice guy. 222 00:07:25,450 --> 00:07:27,213 [Narrator]: Pete and Orinne 223 00:07:25,450 --> 00:07:27,213 dated for about a year 224 00:07:27,247 --> 00:07:29,490 before moving in together. 225 00:07:29,490 --> 00:07:32,852 Four months later, 226 00:07:29,490 --> 00:07:32,852 Orinne became pregnant. 227 00:07:32,886 --> 00:07:36,322 They married in 1988, after 228 00:07:32,886 --> 00:07:36,322 the birth of their daughter, 229 00:07:36,356 --> 00:07:39,893 and made their home in Spokane. 230 00:07:39,926 --> 00:07:43,630 His eyes would just twinkle 231 00:07:39,926 --> 00:07:43,630 talking about this little girl. 232 00:07:43,663 --> 00:07:46,659 He'd smile from ear to ear. 233 00:07:46,659 --> 00:07:48,568 He thought she was 234 00:07:46,659 --> 00:07:48,568 just heaven on earth. 235 00:07:51,204 --> 00:07:54,607 [Narrator]: But by 1989, not 236 00:07:51,204 --> 00:07:54,607 everything in Pete's life 237 00:07:54,641 --> 00:07:58,878 was going as smoothly 238 00:07:54,641 --> 00:07:58,878 as fatherhood. 239 00:07:58,912 --> 00:08:01,848 [Enrique]: I think not long 240 00:07:58,912 --> 00:08:01,848 after that the child was born 241 00:08:01,881 --> 00:08:04,417 that their marriage 242 00:08:01,881 --> 00:08:04,417 started to go south. 243 00:08:05,552 --> 00:08:07,220 [Peter]: He was a good father. 244 00:08:07,253 --> 00:08:09,222 His daughter meant a lot to him. 245 00:08:09,255 --> 00:08:11,825 He made that very clear. 246 00:08:11,858 --> 00:08:15,295 And I think that he 247 00:08:11,858 --> 00:08:15,295 would've stayed married 248 00:08:15,328 --> 00:08:17,664 just for the sake 249 00:08:15,328 --> 00:08:17,664 of his daughter. 250 00:08:17,697 --> 00:08:20,330 [Narrator]: When their 251 00:08:17,697 --> 00:08:20,330 attempts to reconcile failed, 252 00:08:20,330 --> 00:08:24,337 Orinne left with 253 00:08:20,330 --> 00:08:24,337 their infant daughter. 254 00:08:24,371 --> 00:08:27,400 When she left 255 00:08:24,371 --> 00:08:27,400 and took the child, 256 00:08:27,400 --> 00:08:29,909 she moved up to 257 00:08:27,400 --> 00:08:29,909 Newport, Washington, 258 00:08:29,943 --> 00:08:33,460 which is about sixty 259 00:08:29,943 --> 00:08:33,460 miles from Spokane. 260 00:08:33,789 --> 00:08:36,490 That was to her 261 00:08:33,789 --> 00:08:36,490 parents' residence. 262 00:08:36,820 --> 00:08:40,386 Orinne kind of kept a low 263 00:08:36,820 --> 00:08:40,386 profile and let her mother, 264 00:08:40,419 --> 00:08:42,588 JoAnn, really handle things. 265 00:08:46,826 --> 00:08:48,661 [Narrator]: Pete began 266 00:08:46,826 --> 00:08:48,661 traveling to the Goldbergs 267 00:08:48,695 --> 00:08:51,631 on the weekends to spend 268 00:08:48,695 --> 00:08:51,631 time with his daughter, 269 00:08:51,664 --> 00:08:54,934 and eventually 270 00:08:51,664 --> 00:08:54,934 filed for divorce. 271 00:08:54,968 --> 00:08:58,705 [Chris]: That, of course, 272 00:08:54,968 --> 00:08:58,705 involved a request for, uh, 273 00:08:58,738 --> 00:09:01,700 visitation with his daughter, 274 00:09:01,700 --> 00:09:04,377 and at least partial 275 00:09:01,700 --> 00:09:04,377 custody of his daughter. 276 00:09:04,411 --> 00:09:08,848 And that just didn't 277 00:09:04,411 --> 00:09:08,848 sit well with JoAnn. 278 00:09:10,650 --> 00:09:14,200 That's not the way that 279 00:09:10,650 --> 00:09:14,200 she imagined her family, 280 00:09:14,200 --> 00:09:16,623 with the granddaughter 281 00:09:14,200 --> 00:09:16,623 being able to be away 282 00:09:16,656 --> 00:09:19,159 for any period of time. 283 00:09:19,192 --> 00:09:23,763 The divorce proceedings, 284 00:09:19,192 --> 00:09:23,763 they became a bit ugly. 285 00:09:23,797 --> 00:09:27,334 JoAnn had basically 286 00:09:23,797 --> 00:09:27,334 told Peter that, 287 00:09:27,367 --> 00:09:30,837 "There's no way you're going 288 00:09:27,367 --> 00:09:30,837 to get my granddaughter." 289 00:09:33,773 --> 00:09:36,760 [Rick]: He was going 290 00:09:33,773 --> 00:09:36,760 through the custody battle. 291 00:09:36,109 --> 00:09:40,460 He was sad, kind of depressed 292 00:09:36,109 --> 00:09:40,460 over the whole situation. 293 00:09:40,460 --> 00:09:42,449 He wanted to get 294 00:09:40,460 --> 00:09:42,449 his mind in a position 295 00:09:42,482 --> 00:09:45,185 where he could go 296 00:09:42,482 --> 00:09:45,185 on with his life. 297 00:09:48,488 --> 00:09:50,123 [Narrator]: While Pete 298 00:09:48,488 --> 00:09:50,123 struggled for access 299 00:09:50,156 --> 00:09:51,825 to his beloved daughter, 300 00:09:51,858 --> 00:09:53,893 he found solace in his work 301 00:09:53,927 --> 00:09:56,763 and eventually met someone new- 302 00:09:56,796 --> 00:10:00,330 34-year-old Helen Eken. 303 00:10:00,660 --> 00:10:01,801 [Peter]: We had some 304 00:10:00,660 --> 00:10:01,801 discussions about her, 305 00:10:01,835 --> 00:10:04,838 and, and she was 306 00:10:01,835 --> 00:10:04,838 a very good person, 307 00:10:04,871 --> 00:10:07,540 had a good, responsible job. 308 00:10:08,508 --> 00:10:10,477 [Narrator]: In the fall of 1990 309 00:10:10,510 --> 00:10:13,460 about a year after 310 00:10:10,510 --> 00:10:13,460 his split from Orinne, 311 00:10:13,790 --> 00:10:17,317 Pete was starting to settle 312 00:10:13,790 --> 00:10:17,317 into a new life with Helen. 313 00:10:17,350 --> 00:10:20,720 [Mark]: He was living with 314 00:10:17,350 --> 00:10:20,720 Helen at her apartment. 315 00:10:20,754 --> 00:10:23,757 Her and Pete were waiting 316 00:10:20,754 --> 00:10:23,757 for the divorce to be final 317 00:10:23,790 --> 00:10:27,160 so they could move forward 318 00:10:23,790 --> 00:10:27,160 in their relationship. 319 00:10:27,193 --> 00:10:28,661 [Rick]: He was going 320 00:10:27,193 --> 00:10:28,661 through a hard time, 321 00:10:28,695 --> 00:10:30,130 going through a divorce. 322 00:10:30,163 --> 00:10:33,199 But he still had a, 323 00:10:30,163 --> 00:10:33,199 he had a good outlook on life. 324 00:10:37,404 --> 00:10:40,507 [Narrator]: But Pete's attempt 325 00:10:37,404 --> 00:10:40,507 at a fresh start is cut short 326 00:10:40,540 --> 00:10:44,344 on November 18, 1991. 327 00:10:44,377 --> 00:10:48,515 Peter is shot point blank 328 00:10:44,377 --> 00:10:48,515 range with the shotgun 329 00:10:48,548 --> 00:10:50,817 through the window, 330 00:10:48,548 --> 00:10:50,817 right at his head, 331 00:10:50,850 --> 00:10:53,920 and he dies instantly. 332 00:10:53,953 --> 00:10:57,557 The, uh, shotgun is, uh, 333 00:10:53,953 --> 00:10:57,557 dropped there at the scene. 334 00:10:57,590 --> 00:11:00,126 The assailant, uh, fled. 335 00:11:01,294 --> 00:11:03,329 [Narrator]: Though the 336 00:11:01,294 --> 00:11:03,329 scene indicates an ambush, 337 00:11:03,363 --> 00:11:06,299 what investigators 338 00:11:03,363 --> 00:11:06,299 discover under Pete's coat 339 00:11:06,332 --> 00:11:10,403 swiftly calls that 340 00:11:06,332 --> 00:11:10,403 theory into question. 341 00:11:10,437 --> 00:11:12,539 [Mark]: He was 342 00:11:10,437 --> 00:11:12,539 carrying a handgun. 343 00:11:12,572 --> 00:11:15,875 Plus, he was also wearing 344 00:11:12,572 --> 00:11:15,875 a bulletproof vest. 345 00:11:17,377 --> 00:11:21,810 It was not common for 346 00:11:17,377 --> 00:11:21,810 us to encounter people 347 00:11:21,810 --> 00:11:23,750 wearing bulletproof 348 00:11:21,810 --> 00:11:23,750 vests at that time. 349 00:11:23,783 --> 00:11:25,952 That he had one on 350 00:11:23,783 --> 00:11:25,952 was quite unusual. 351 00:11:25,985 --> 00:11:27,554 It told me that he was scared, 352 00:11:27,587 --> 00:11:30,757 and he was trying 353 00:11:27,587 --> 00:11:30,757 to protect himself. 354 00:11:33,593 --> 00:11:35,950 [Narrator]: Coming up-- 355 00:11:35,950 --> 00:11:38,980 detectives discover this 356 00:11:35,950 --> 00:11:38,980 isn't the first time 357 00:11:38,980 --> 00:11:43,937 the victim faced an armed 358 00:11:38,980 --> 00:11:43,937 assailant hell bent on murder. 359 00:11:43,970 --> 00:11:46,106 [Andrew]: This person 360 00:11:43,970 --> 00:11:46,106 was chasing him, 361 00:11:46,139 --> 00:11:49,909 bullets hitting off 362 00:11:46,139 --> 00:11:49,909 brick through the alley. 363 00:11:49,943 --> 00:11:51,711 He was a changed guy. 364 00:11:51,745 --> 00:11:53,313 Paranoia had set in. 365 00:11:53,346 --> 00:11:54,347 [gunshot] 366 00:12:09,229 --> 00:12:14,234 [Narrator]: November 18, 1991. 367 00:12:09,229 --> 00:12:14,234 Spokane, Washington. 368 00:12:14,267 --> 00:12:16,870 Investigators on the 369 00:12:14,267 --> 00:12:16,870 scene of Pete Zeihen's 370 00:12:16,903 --> 00:12:19,873 ambush-style murder are 371 00:12:16,903 --> 00:12:19,873 working to piece together 372 00:12:19,906 --> 00:12:23,977 a puzzling array of clues. 373 00:12:24,770 --> 00:12:27,147 [Mark]: The crime scene 374 00:12:24,770 --> 00:12:27,147 essentially consisted of 375 00:12:27,180 --> 00:12:30,917 the car that the victim 376 00:12:27,180 --> 00:12:30,917 was in, his body, 377 00:12:30,950 --> 00:12:34,870 and the shotgun on the ground. 378 00:12:34,870 --> 00:12:37,323 There really wasn't any 379 00:12:34,870 --> 00:12:37,323 other physical evidence. 380 00:12:37,357 --> 00:12:41,127 There was no video evidence 381 00:12:37,357 --> 00:12:41,127 or anything else at that scene. 382 00:12:41,161 --> 00:12:42,896 [Narrator]: While there 383 00:12:41,161 --> 00:12:42,896 are no surveillance cameras 384 00:12:42,929 --> 00:12:47,467 in the area, police do 385 00:12:42,929 --> 00:12:47,467 find a potential witness. 386 00:12:47,500 --> 00:12:49,102 [Mark]: At the time 387 00:12:47,500 --> 00:12:49,102 of the shooting, 388 00:12:49,102 --> 00:12:52,639 one of the tenants in 389 00:12:49,102 --> 00:12:52,639 the apartments, Pamela, 390 00:12:52,672 --> 00:12:55,175 heard the shot, ran outside, 391 00:12:55,208 --> 00:13:00,814 and saw a gold or a 392 00:12:55,208 --> 00:13:00,814 tan-colored vehicle 393 00:13:00,847 --> 00:13:04,117 accelerate very fast 394 00:13:00,847 --> 00:13:04,117 out of the parking lot 395 00:13:04,150 --> 00:13:06,319 onto the street. 396 00:13:06,353 --> 00:13:09,389 She couldn't really say 397 00:13:06,353 --> 00:13:09,389 for sure the people, 398 00:13:09,422 --> 00:13:12,580 if there was more than one. 399 00:13:09,422 --> 00:13:12,580 She just knew there was a noise 400 00:13:12,580 --> 00:13:14,600 and there was a car 401 00:13:12,580 --> 00:13:14,600 racing out of there. 402 00:13:14,600 --> 00:13:19,432 Her being able to identify the 403 00:13:14,600 --> 00:13:19,432 car as specifically as she did 404 00:13:19,466 --> 00:13:20,767 was pretty helpful, 405 00:13:20,800 --> 00:13:23,737 because a lot of witnesses 406 00:13:20,800 --> 00:13:23,737 aren't that good. 407 00:13:27,407 --> 00:13:29,709 [Narrator]: Officers fan 408 00:13:27,407 --> 00:13:29,709 out in search of the vehicle 409 00:13:29,743 --> 00:13:31,344 based on the description, 410 00:13:31,378 --> 00:13:35,715 while detectives begin tracking 411 00:13:31,378 --> 00:13:35,715 down Pete's loved ones. 412 00:13:35,749 --> 00:13:38,218 At the time of, of his murder, 413 00:13:38,251 --> 00:13:40,954 Peter was living with 414 00:13:38,251 --> 00:13:40,954 his girlfriend, Helen Eken. 415 00:13:42,880 --> 00:13:43,456 [Narrator]: Investigators 416 00:13:42,880 --> 00:13:43,456 immediately locate 417 00:13:43,490 --> 00:13:48,940 the couple's apartment within 418 00:13:43,490 --> 00:13:48,940 the complex to break the news. 419 00:13:48,128 --> 00:13:50,196 [Andrew]: This is 420 00:13:48,128 --> 00:13:50,196 typical police procedure, 421 00:13:50,230 --> 00:13:54,134 to interview boyfriends, 422 00:13:50,230 --> 00:13:54,134 girlfriends, significant others. 423 00:13:54,167 --> 00:13:55,435 [Mark]: Meeting with Helen, 424 00:13:55,468 --> 00:14:01,374 her reaction to Pete being 425 00:13:55,468 --> 00:14:01,374 dead was appropriate to someone 426 00:14:01,408 --> 00:14:05,545 who had just suffered 427 00:14:01,408 --> 00:14:05,545 a severe loss. 428 00:14:05,578 --> 00:14:06,946 She was home for the evening. 429 00:14:07,470 --> 00:14:10,517 She had heard the 430 00:14:07,470 --> 00:14:10,517 sound of the shotgun, 431 00:14:10,550 --> 00:14:12,185 but didn't realize what it was 432 00:14:12,218 --> 00:14:14,287 and fortunately 433 00:14:12,218 --> 00:14:14,287 hadn't gone outside. 434 00:14:18,324 --> 00:14:20,827 [Narrator]: When detectives 435 00:14:18,324 --> 00:14:20,827 ask Helen about the handgun 436 00:14:20,860 --> 00:14:23,797 and bulletproof 437 00:14:20,860 --> 00:14:23,797 vest found on Pete, 438 00:14:23,830 --> 00:14:27,400 Helen reveals some 439 00:14:23,830 --> 00:14:27,400 startling news. 440 00:14:27,434 --> 00:14:31,571 [Enrique]: He had also been the 441 00:14:27,434 --> 00:14:31,571 target of an earlier shooting 442 00:14:31,604 --> 00:14:33,473 where they didn't get him. 443 00:14:38,780 --> 00:14:42,282 [Andrew]: Approximately two 444 00:14:38,780 --> 00:14:42,282 weeks earlier was October 25. 445 00:14:42,315 --> 00:14:45,885 At 7:00 in the morning, 446 00:14:42,315 --> 00:14:45,885 he had gotten up for work, 447 00:14:45,919 --> 00:14:50,290 noticed that his tire 448 00:14:45,919 --> 00:14:50,290 was flat on his car. 449 00:14:50,323 --> 00:14:54,361 And he drove across the 450 00:14:50,323 --> 00:14:54,361 street to a, a mini mart. 451 00:14:55,462 --> 00:14:57,163 [Chris]: He went to 452 00:14:55,462 --> 00:14:57,163 re-inflate the tire, 453 00:14:57,197 --> 00:15:00,600 at which time he noticed that 454 00:14:57,197 --> 00:15:00,600 somebody was standing by him. 455 00:15:00,633 --> 00:15:04,804 And when he looked up, there 456 00:15:00,633 --> 00:15:04,804 was a figure that had a, uh, 457 00:15:04,838 --> 00:15:07,107 Richard Nixon mask on. 458 00:15:08,441 --> 00:15:11,440 That person was 459 00:15:08,441 --> 00:15:11,440 holding a, a revolver. 460 00:15:12,145 --> 00:15:14,314 This person is 461 00:15:12,145 --> 00:15:14,314 completely disguised, 462 00:15:14,347 --> 00:15:17,450 heavy clothing and 463 00:15:14,347 --> 00:15:17,450 something over their face. 464 00:15:17,484 --> 00:15:21,221 And they immediately 465 00:15:17,484 --> 00:15:21,221 fire a round at him. 466 00:15:23,323 --> 00:15:25,658 Pete reacts by 467 00:15:23,323 --> 00:15:25,658 jumpin' up, starts runnin'. 468 00:15:25,692 --> 00:15:30,630 This person keeps chasing him, 469 00:15:25,692 --> 00:15:30,630 shooting rounds as they run. 470 00:15:31,164 --> 00:15:35,568 [Andrew]: This short, stocky 471 00:15:31,164 --> 00:15:35,568 person, uh, was chasing him, 472 00:15:35,602 --> 00:15:40,730 bullets hitting off 473 00:15:35,602 --> 00:15:40,730 brick through the alley. 474 00:15:40,730 --> 00:15:41,608 [Mark]: None of 475 00:15:40,730 --> 00:15:41,608 the rounds hit him, 476 00:15:41,641 --> 00:15:46,513 and the person finally 477 00:15:41,641 --> 00:15:46,513 leaves and outta sight. 478 00:15:46,546 --> 00:15:50,830 Pete gets on the phone, calls 479 00:15:46,546 --> 00:15:50,830 911, says, "I just got shot at." 480 00:15:53,286 --> 00:15:56,890 [Narrator]: Helen confirms 481 00:15:53,286 --> 00:15:56,890 that Pete filed a police report 482 00:15:56,890 --> 00:15:59,225 two weeks earlier. 483 00:15:59,259 --> 00:16:02,620 Whoever had done this 484 00:15:59,259 --> 00:16:02,620 first shooting at Pete Zeihen 485 00:16:02,950 --> 00:16:07,300 had gotten away and 486 00:16:02,950 --> 00:16:07,300 had not been identified. 487 00:16:07,334 --> 00:16:09,336 The examination at 488 00:16:07,334 --> 00:16:09,336 the scene determined 489 00:16:09,369 --> 00:16:13,106 that there was a hole in the 490 00:16:09,369 --> 00:16:13,106 tire in a place that somebody 491 00:16:13,139 --> 00:16:15,875 had punctured the 492 00:16:13,139 --> 00:16:15,875 tire intentionally 493 00:16:15,909 --> 00:16:18,780 to let the air out. 494 00:16:21,948 --> 00:16:24,384 [Narrator]: In Pete's 495 00:16:21,948 --> 00:16:24,384 statement on October 25, 496 00:16:24,417 --> 00:16:29,550 he offered up his own theory 497 00:16:24,417 --> 00:16:29,550 of who was responsible. 498 00:16:29,550 --> 00:16:33,326 He told, uh, detectives 499 00:16:29,550 --> 00:16:33,326 that the reason why 500 00:16:33,360 --> 00:16:35,195 I think this happened is because 501 00:16:35,228 --> 00:16:37,297 I'm in a bitter child 502 00:16:35,228 --> 00:16:37,297 custody dispute. 503 00:16:39,232 --> 00:16:41,701 Peter, you know, 504 00:16:39,232 --> 00:16:41,701 made it very clear 505 00:16:41,735 --> 00:16:43,703 that if anything 506 00:16:41,735 --> 00:16:43,703 happened to him, 507 00:16:43,737 --> 00:16:46,673 that it would be 508 00:16:43,737 --> 00:16:46,673 his ex-wife's family 509 00:16:46,706 --> 00:16:48,508 that they needed to look at. 510 00:16:50,677 --> 00:16:52,712 [Rick]: I saw him a 511 00:16:50,677 --> 00:16:52,712 short time after that, 512 00:16:52,746 --> 00:16:56,820 and he was a changed guy. 513 00:16:56,116 --> 00:16:59,850 I mean, he was, 514 00:16:56,116 --> 00:16:59,850 paranoia had set in on him. 515 00:16:59,850 --> 00:17:02,422 He, he was scared to death 516 00:16:59,850 --> 00:17:02,422 'cause back of his mind, 517 00:17:02,455 --> 00:17:06,260 he knew somebody was 518 00:17:02,455 --> 00:17:06,260 trying to kill him. 519 00:17:06,260 --> 00:17:07,594 [Andrew]: He told them 520 00:17:06,260 --> 00:17:07,594 that, "Well, from now on, 521 00:17:07,627 --> 00:17:09,729 "I'm gonna start carrying 522 00:17:07,627 --> 00:17:09,729 a sidearm with me 523 00:17:09,762 --> 00:17:11,364 and wear a bulletproof vest." 524 00:17:15,435 --> 00:17:16,869 [Narrator]: Though 525 00:17:15,435 --> 00:17:16,869 Pete felt confident 526 00:17:16,903 --> 00:17:19,406 he knew who was out to kill him 527 00:17:19,439 --> 00:17:24,176 he died before investigators 528 00:17:19,439 --> 00:17:24,176 could substantiate his claims. 529 00:17:24,210 --> 00:17:26,746 [Mark]: That case was 530 00:17:24,210 --> 00:17:26,746 still being looked into 531 00:17:26,780 --> 00:17:29,820 at the time the murder occurred. 532 00:17:29,115 --> 00:17:32,318 Another detective handled 533 00:17:29,115 --> 00:17:32,318 that investigation. 534 00:17:32,352 --> 00:17:37,490 And the issues with Pete's 535 00:17:32,352 --> 00:17:37,490 estranged wife, Orinne, 536 00:17:37,524 --> 00:17:40,493 and the child custody 537 00:17:37,524 --> 00:17:40,493 had been brought up, 538 00:17:40,527 --> 00:17:44,330 but there hadn't been any 539 00:17:40,527 --> 00:17:44,330 interviews conducted yet, 540 00:17:44,364 --> 00:17:46,990 and there wasn't 541 00:17:44,364 --> 00:17:46,990 really much evidence 542 00:17:46,132 --> 00:17:48,268 to really narrow it down. 543 00:17:51,338 --> 00:17:53,306 [Narrator]: After learning 544 00:17:51,338 --> 00:17:53,306 of Pete's accusations 545 00:17:53,340 --> 00:17:56,776 towards his former in-laws, 546 00:17:53,340 --> 00:17:56,776 homicide detectives reach out 547 00:17:56,810 --> 00:17:58,578 to Pete's longtime attorney 548 00:17:58,611 --> 00:18:02,150 to learn more about 549 00:17:58,611 --> 00:18:02,150 the custody battle. 550 00:18:02,480 --> 00:18:03,316 They appointed a 551 00:18:02,480 --> 00:18:03,316 guardian ad litem, 552 00:18:03,350 --> 00:18:06,319 which is not unusual 553 00:18:03,350 --> 00:18:06,319 in a, a divorce case. 554 00:18:06,353 --> 00:18:09,656 So the guardian ad litem is 555 00:18:06,353 --> 00:18:09,656 there to protect the child and, 556 00:18:09,689 --> 00:18:13,159 and to give a candid 557 00:18:09,689 --> 00:18:13,159 opinion to the judge 558 00:18:13,193 --> 00:18:16,363 as to who would be 559 00:18:13,193 --> 00:18:16,363 the best parent. 560 00:18:16,396 --> 00:18:20,433 Her report said that 561 00:18:16,396 --> 00:18:20,433 Orinne should have custody, 562 00:18:20,467 --> 00:18:26,106 and that Pete, uh, would have 563 00:18:20,467 --> 00:18:26,106 traditional, um, visitation, 564 00:18:26,139 --> 00:18:28,508 which would include 565 00:18:26,139 --> 00:18:28,508 overnights on weekends. 566 00:18:34,681 --> 00:18:37,650 [Andrew]: Orinne's family had 567 00:18:34,681 --> 00:18:37,650 sworn that he's never going to 568 00:18:37,684 --> 00:18:40,520 see his daughter. 569 00:18:40,553 --> 00:18:45,525 JoAnn could not stand to 570 00:18:40,553 --> 00:18:45,525 have, uh, her granddaughter, 571 00:18:45,558 --> 00:18:50,630 uh, be given to 572 00:18:45,558 --> 00:18:50,630 Peter, her son-in-law, 573 00:18:50,630 --> 00:18:52,232 even on the weekend. 574 00:18:52,265 --> 00:18:54,434 [Chris]: She decided she 575 00:18:52,265 --> 00:18:54,434 would take care of it. 576 00:18:54,467 --> 00:18:58,371 And her way to try and take 577 00:18:54,467 --> 00:18:58,371 care of it is she alleged, 578 00:18:58,405 --> 00:19:02,242 uh, sexual abuse by 579 00:18:58,405 --> 00:19:02,242 Mr. Zeihen on his own daughter. 580 00:19:08,548 --> 00:19:13,353 Pete denied these 581 00:19:08,548 --> 00:19:13,353 false allegations against him. 582 00:19:13,386 --> 00:19:16,623 Child Protective 583 00:19:13,386 --> 00:19:16,623 Services got involved. 584 00:19:16,656 --> 00:19:19,559 The Spokane Police 585 00:19:16,656 --> 00:19:19,559 Department got involved 586 00:19:19,592 --> 00:19:23,463 and were conducting 587 00:19:19,592 --> 00:19:23,463 an investigation. 588 00:19:23,496 --> 00:19:26,499 They said that there was 589 00:19:23,496 --> 00:19:26,499 a lack of probable cause. 590 00:19:26,533 --> 00:19:29,869 And the clinical psychologist 591 00:19:26,533 --> 00:19:29,869 thought it was unusual 592 00:19:29,903 --> 00:19:32,505 that she met with Orinne 593 00:19:32,539 --> 00:19:35,141 and that there was never 594 00:19:32,539 --> 00:19:35,141 any discussion about 595 00:19:35,175 --> 00:19:37,243 any sexual abuse with the child. 596 00:19:37,277 --> 00:19:42,820 And then all of a sudden, 597 00:19:37,277 --> 00:19:42,820 it pops up a-afterwards. 598 00:19:42,115 --> 00:19:43,717 So they came to the decision 599 00:19:43,750 --> 00:19:48,455 that there wasn't any substance 600 00:19:43,750 --> 00:19:48,455 to these, um, allegations. 601 00:19:49,589 --> 00:19:51,291 [Narrator]: With 602 00:19:49,589 --> 00:19:51,291 his name cleared, 603 00:19:51,324 --> 00:19:54,928 Pete continued to 604 00:19:51,324 --> 00:19:54,928 advocate for visitation. 605 00:19:54,961 --> 00:19:56,896 It was coming down 606 00:19:54,961 --> 00:19:56,896 to a pivotal time 607 00:19:56,930 --> 00:20:01,634 in the divorce proceedings 608 00:19:56,930 --> 00:20:01,634 because a trial was forthcoming. 609 00:20:01,668 --> 00:20:04,270 The final decisions 610 00:20:01,668 --> 00:20:04,270 were going to be made 611 00:20:04,304 --> 00:20:05,772 who the child would go with, 612 00:20:05,805 --> 00:20:09,342 if there was going to be 613 00:20:05,805 --> 00:20:09,342 child support, visitation, 614 00:20:09,376 --> 00:20:12,812 those types of issues that 615 00:20:09,376 --> 00:20:12,812 surrounded the infant child. 616 00:20:17,650 --> 00:20:19,552 [Narrator]: As homicide 617 00:20:17,650 --> 00:20:19,552 detectives dig into 618 00:20:19,586 --> 00:20:23,230 the police report from the 619 00:20:19,586 --> 00:20:23,230 first attempt on Pete's life, 620 00:20:23,560 --> 00:20:26,493 one detail immediately 621 00:20:23,560 --> 00:20:26,493 stands out. 622 00:20:26,526 --> 00:20:28,194 [Mark]: At that first shooting, 623 00:20:28,228 --> 00:20:31,970 three weeks before 624 00:20:28,228 --> 00:20:31,970 Pete was murdered, 625 00:20:31,131 --> 00:20:33,667 there was another witness 626 00:20:31,131 --> 00:20:33,667 in the parking lot 627 00:20:33,700 --> 00:20:37,437 that has seen this 628 00:20:33,700 --> 00:20:37,437 car leaving the scene. 629 00:20:38,571 --> 00:20:41,775 It was tan or a 630 00:20:38,571 --> 00:20:41,775 brown-colored car, 631 00:20:41,808 --> 00:20:45,645 and it had fled out of 632 00:20:41,808 --> 00:20:45,645 the area and out of view. 633 00:20:47,147 --> 00:20:50,250 They knew that there was the 634 00:20:47,147 --> 00:20:50,250 connection with the getaway car, 635 00:20:50,283 --> 00:20:51,751 because of the fact 636 00:20:50,283 --> 00:20:51,751 that, you know, 637 00:20:51,785 --> 00:20:56,690 it was described as a brown 638 00:20:51,785 --> 00:20:56,690 car in the first shooting, 639 00:20:56,723 --> 00:20:58,892 second shooting as well. 640 00:20:58,925 --> 00:21:00,493 [Narrator]: Detectives 641 00:20:58,925 --> 00:21:00,493 release the witness's 642 00:21:00,527 --> 00:21:04,197 description of the 643 00:21:00,527 --> 00:21:04,197 vehicle to the public. 644 00:21:04,230 --> 00:21:05,799 It's a shot in the dark, 645 00:21:05,832 --> 00:21:09,690 but you try to at least get 646 00:21:05,832 --> 00:21:09,690 somethin' to start lookin' for. 647 00:21:13,730 --> 00:21:17,677 [Narrator]: Coming up-- 648 00:21:13,730 --> 00:21:17,677 a flood of tips rushes in. 649 00:21:17,711 --> 00:21:19,813 Witnesses came out, 650 00:21:17,711 --> 00:21:19,813 said the same vehicle 651 00:21:19,846 --> 00:21:22,982 had been parked in 652 00:21:19,846 --> 00:21:22,982 front of their residence 653 00:21:23,830 --> 00:21:24,984 for a couple of weeks. 654 00:21:25,850 --> 00:21:27,887 [Narrator]: And a killer 655 00:21:25,850 --> 00:21:27,887 tries to silence witnesses 656 00:21:27,921 --> 00:21:29,989 at any cost. 657 00:21:30,900 --> 00:21:34,894 She was really afraid of 658 00:21:30,900 --> 00:21:34,894 providing more information. 659 00:21:34,928 --> 00:21:36,730 [Andrew]: They said, 660 00:21:34,928 --> 00:21:36,730 "You know, not for nothing, 661 00:21:36,763 --> 00:21:40,633 but we're extremely 662 00:21:36,763 --> 00:21:40,633 scared of this family." 663 00:21:40,667 --> 00:21:42,235 [Mark]: Within a 664 00:21:40,667 --> 00:21:42,235 couple of weeks, 665 00:21:42,268 --> 00:21:43,937 their house had 666 00:21:42,268 --> 00:21:43,937 been set on fire. 667 00:21:43,970 --> 00:21:45,839 [fire crackling] 668 00:22:00,186 --> 00:22:03,523 [Narrator]: 669 00:22:00,186 --> 00:22:03,523 November 19, 1991. 670 00:22:03,556 --> 00:22:05,959 Less than 24 hours 671 00:22:03,556 --> 00:22:05,959 after the murder of 672 00:22:06,590 --> 00:22:08,261 40-year-old Pete Zeihen, 673 00:22:08,294 --> 00:22:10,563 a BOLO issued for 674 00:22:08,294 --> 00:22:10,563 the getaway car 675 00:22:10,597 --> 00:22:14,567 yields promising leads 676 00:22:10,597 --> 00:22:14,567 from Spokane locals. 677 00:22:14,601 --> 00:22:16,736 [Andrew]: Photos were, 678 00:22:14,601 --> 00:22:16,736 uh, publicly disseminated 679 00:22:16,770 --> 00:22:17,837 of the vehicle. 680 00:22:17,871 --> 00:22:21,274 Witnesses recognized 681 00:22:17,871 --> 00:22:21,274 those photos, uh, 682 00:22:21,307 --> 00:22:25,145 and made contact with 683 00:22:21,307 --> 00:22:25,145 the Sheriff's Office. 684 00:22:25,178 --> 00:22:28,715 We got called that this car 685 00:22:25,178 --> 00:22:28,715 was sittin' out pretty much 686 00:22:28,748 --> 00:22:31,384 in plain view in front 687 00:22:28,748 --> 00:22:31,384 of this lady's house, 688 00:22:31,418 --> 00:22:33,687 approximately half a mile or so 689 00:22:33,720 --> 00:22:35,455 from the where the 690 00:22:33,720 --> 00:22:35,455 murder occurred. 691 00:22:38,625 --> 00:22:41,294 [Narrator]: Investigators 692 00:22:38,625 --> 00:22:41,294 respond and find a car 693 00:22:41,327 --> 00:22:43,596 matching the description 694 00:22:41,327 --> 00:22:43,596 of the getaway vehicle 695 00:22:43,630 --> 00:22:46,433 parked on the suburban street. 696 00:22:46,466 --> 00:22:49,169 The vehicle was 697 00:22:46,466 --> 00:22:49,169 recovered abandoned 698 00:22:49,202 --> 00:22:51,538 in front of a residential house. 699 00:22:51,571 --> 00:22:53,673 The license plates 700 00:22:51,571 --> 00:22:53,673 had been altered 701 00:22:53,707 --> 00:22:56,710 to make them not 702 00:22:53,707 --> 00:22:56,710 identifiable immediately. 703 00:22:58,111 --> 00:23:02,215 [Narrator]: The altered plates 704 00:22:58,111 --> 00:23:02,215 raise the level of suspicion. 705 00:23:02,248 --> 00:23:06,353 Inside the unlocked Chevrolet, 706 00:23:02,248 --> 00:23:06,353 investigators find the VIN 707 00:23:06,386 --> 00:23:08,755 and run it through 708 00:23:06,386 --> 00:23:08,755 their database. 709 00:23:08,788 --> 00:23:10,924 It turned out the 710 00:23:08,788 --> 00:23:10,924 car had been stolen 711 00:23:10,957 --> 00:23:13,293 couple, three weeks 712 00:23:10,957 --> 00:23:13,293 prior to all this 713 00:23:13,326 --> 00:23:15,610 from an area north of Spokane, 714 00:23:15,610 --> 00:23:18,631 probably ten miles from 715 00:23:15,610 --> 00:23:18,631 where the murder occurred. 716 00:23:18,665 --> 00:23:22,936 And because of that, we were 717 00:23:18,665 --> 00:23:22,936 able to seize it as evidence. 718 00:23:25,772 --> 00:23:28,108 We still hadn't 719 00:23:25,772 --> 00:23:28,108 necessarily confirmed it 720 00:23:28,141 --> 00:23:29,576 as the murder vehicle, 721 00:23:29,609 --> 00:23:32,212 but we did take a picture 722 00:23:29,609 --> 00:23:32,212 of it back to Pamela 723 00:23:32,245 --> 00:23:34,247 at the apartment complexes. 724 00:23:34,280 --> 00:23:37,830 She identified that 725 00:23:34,280 --> 00:23:37,830 car in the picture 726 00:23:37,830 --> 00:23:41,821 as the same one she had seen 727 00:23:37,830 --> 00:23:41,821 leaving the scene of the murder. 728 00:23:45,525 --> 00:23:46,493 [Narrator]: While 729 00:23:45,525 --> 00:23:46,493 crime scene techs 730 00:23:46,526 --> 00:23:48,528 sweep the car for evidence, 731 00:23:48,561 --> 00:23:51,931 investigators interview 732 00:23:48,561 --> 00:23:51,931 Pete's estranged wife, Orinne, 733 00:23:51,965 --> 00:23:57,103 and her parents, Mel and 734 00:23:51,965 --> 00:23:57,103 JoAnn, on November 19. 735 00:23:57,137 --> 00:24:00,640 [Enrique]: Police suspected 736 00:23:57,137 --> 00:24:00,640 the, uh, family members 737 00:24:00,674 --> 00:24:05,311 because of all of just the 738 00:24:00,674 --> 00:24:05,311 rancor and the animosity that, 739 00:24:05,345 --> 00:24:09,382 uh, had come up from 740 00:24:05,345 --> 00:24:09,382 the divorce proceedings. 741 00:24:10,517 --> 00:24:15,689 [Mark]: Mel, JoAnn, and Orinne 742 00:24:10,517 --> 00:24:15,689 said that they would be willing 743 00:24:15,722 --> 00:24:18,910 to sit down and answer 744 00:24:15,722 --> 00:24:18,910 any of our questions, 745 00:24:18,124 --> 00:24:21,428 but only as a group. 746 00:24:21,461 --> 00:24:24,664 And that, that was the 747 00:24:21,461 --> 00:24:24,664 only way they would do it. 748 00:24:28,435 --> 00:24:30,103 [Narrator]: The 749 00:24:28,435 --> 00:24:30,103 family offers alibis 750 00:24:30,136 --> 00:24:32,639 for the night of Pete's murder. 751 00:24:32,672 --> 00:24:34,507 The family told investigators 752 00:24:34,541 --> 00:24:36,176 that they were at 753 00:24:34,541 --> 00:24:36,176 a family dinner. 754 00:24:37,210 --> 00:24:39,512 [Mark]: JoAnn and Mel's 755 00:24:37,210 --> 00:24:39,512 daughter and son-in-law, 756 00:24:39,546 --> 00:24:42,215 Merv and Greg, alibi them 757 00:24:42,248 --> 00:24:45,819 for that late afternoon, 758 00:24:42,248 --> 00:24:45,819 early evening. 759 00:24:45,852 --> 00:24:48,555 The family had shown up 760 00:24:45,852 --> 00:24:48,555 sometime in the afternoon 761 00:24:48,588 --> 00:24:51,910 and stayed for dinner. 762 00:24:51,910 --> 00:24:53,560 So from 5:00 to 9:00, 763 00:24:53,593 --> 00:24:55,995 they were at Greg 764 00:24:53,593 --> 00:24:55,995 and Merv's house. 765 00:25:00,330 --> 00:25:03,169 [Enrique]: The family members 766 00:25:00,330 --> 00:25:03,169 all had, uh, strong alibis. 767 00:25:03,203 --> 00:25:07,540 And police couldn't connect 768 00:25:03,203 --> 00:25:07,540 the family to the first shooting 769 00:25:07,574 --> 00:25:09,409 or the second shooting. 770 00:25:10,477 --> 00:25:13,146 [Narrator]: With nothing to 771 00:25:10,477 --> 00:25:13,146 hold the Goldberg family on, 772 00:25:13,179 --> 00:25:16,490 investigators let them go. 773 00:25:16,490 --> 00:25:19,753 We could not say who 774 00:25:16,490 --> 00:25:19,753 actually pulled the triggers. 775 00:25:23,560 --> 00:25:25,291 [Narrator]: And detectives 776 00:25:23,560 --> 00:25:25,291 hit another dead end 777 00:25:25,325 --> 00:25:28,610 when the search of the 778 00:25:25,325 --> 00:25:28,610 suspected getaway vehicle 779 00:25:28,940 --> 00:25:31,640 yields no results. 780 00:25:31,640 --> 00:25:33,199 [Mark]: We were feelin' pretty 781 00:25:31,640 --> 00:25:33,199 confident we had the right car, 782 00:25:33,233 --> 00:25:36,603 but we didn't have anything 783 00:25:33,233 --> 00:25:36,603 in the car immediately 784 00:25:36,636 --> 00:25:40,907 to identify anybody 785 00:25:36,636 --> 00:25:40,907 that had used it. 786 00:25:40,940 --> 00:25:42,575 [Narrator]: Without 787 00:25:40,940 --> 00:25:42,575 any physical evidence 788 00:25:42,609 --> 00:25:45,780 and no new leads to follow, 789 00:25:45,780 --> 00:25:50,830 the investigation 790 00:25:45,780 --> 00:25:50,830 begins to stall in 1992. 791 00:25:50,830 --> 00:25:52,585 It wasn't progressing much, 792 00:25:52,619 --> 00:25:54,721 and I had other cases 793 00:25:52,619 --> 00:25:54,721 I was working on. 794 00:25:54,754 --> 00:25:57,924 But I would make callbacks often 795 00:25:57,957 --> 00:26:00,760 to everybody that 796 00:25:57,957 --> 00:26:00,760 we had talked to before 797 00:26:00,794 --> 00:26:04,640 to develop further information. 798 00:26:04,970 --> 00:26:07,233 But it was moving slowly. 799 00:26:07,267 --> 00:26:11,710 It really goes cold when 800 00:26:07,267 --> 00:26:11,710 there's not, uh, other tips 801 00:26:11,104 --> 00:26:14,140 or new information 802 00:26:11,104 --> 00:26:14,140 coming in to act upon. 803 00:26:19,450 --> 00:26:21,715 [Narrator]: In late 804 00:26:19,450 --> 00:26:21,715 November of 1993, 805 00:26:21,748 --> 00:26:24,951 Newport residents 806 00:26:21,748 --> 00:26:24,951 Bob Laam and Marci Harrington 807 00:26:25,510 --> 00:26:27,287 reach out to the Spokane 808 00:26:25,510 --> 00:26:27,287 County Sheriff's Office 809 00:26:27,320 --> 00:26:32,959 with information that could 810 00:26:27,320 --> 00:26:32,959 break the case wide open. 811 00:26:33,590 --> 00:26:35,729 [Mark]: Bob and Marci 812 00:26:33,590 --> 00:26:35,729 Harrington were neighbors 813 00:26:35,762 --> 00:26:40,600 of the Goldbergs' property 814 00:26:35,762 --> 00:26:40,600 up in the Newport area. 815 00:26:40,633 --> 00:26:44,104 They said they were 816 00:26:40,633 --> 00:26:44,104 the owner of the shotgun 817 00:26:44,137 --> 00:26:46,740 that was used in this murder. 818 00:26:48,675 --> 00:26:50,643 Of course, that got my 819 00:26:48,675 --> 00:26:50,643 attention immediately. 820 00:26:52,679 --> 00:26:54,581 [Narrator]: 821 00:26:52,679 --> 00:26:54,581 Detectives are curious. 822 00:26:54,614 --> 00:26:56,816 After all, they've never 823 00:26:54,614 --> 00:26:56,816 released a description 824 00:26:56,850 --> 00:27:00,200 of the murder weapon 825 00:26:56,850 --> 00:27:00,200 to the public. 826 00:27:00,530 --> 00:27:03,723 Bob Laam identified 827 00:27:00,530 --> 00:27:03,723 this shotgun 828 00:27:03,757 --> 00:27:07,560 specifically with the 829 00:27:03,757 --> 00:27:07,560 particulars about the damage 830 00:27:07,594 --> 00:27:11,865 to the wood stock and 831 00:27:07,594 --> 00:27:11,865 the paint rub-off. 832 00:27:11,898 --> 00:27:15,468 They had it stored kind 833 00:27:11,898 --> 00:27:15,468 of in an off the hallway, 834 00:27:15,502 --> 00:27:17,871 up against, behind a door. 835 00:27:17,904 --> 00:27:21,574 One day, Orinne's brother, 836 00:27:17,904 --> 00:27:21,574 Theil Goldberg, had showed up. 837 00:27:21,608 --> 00:27:24,344 He picked it up 838 00:27:21,608 --> 00:27:24,344 and walked out with it. 839 00:27:24,377 --> 00:27:25,779 It wasn't unusual because 840 00:27:25,812 --> 00:27:29,549 Theil Goldberg was known 841 00:27:25,812 --> 00:27:29,549 to borrow their stuff often. 842 00:27:29,582 --> 00:27:31,484 [Narrator]: 843 00:27:29,582 --> 00:27:31,484 But after Pete's murder, 844 00:27:31,518 --> 00:27:35,355 they say Theil started 845 00:27:31,518 --> 00:27:35,355 acting strange. 846 00:27:35,388 --> 00:27:37,791 He went back to the neighbor 847 00:27:35,388 --> 00:27:37,791 and attempted to buy the weapon 848 00:27:37,824 --> 00:27:40,126 from them, explaining that 849 00:27:37,824 --> 00:27:40,126 he couldn't return it. 850 00:27:43,930 --> 00:27:45,765 [Narrator]: Investigators 851 00:27:43,930 --> 00:27:45,765 ask Bob and Marci 852 00:27:45,799 --> 00:27:49,135 why it took them so 853 00:27:45,799 --> 00:27:49,135 long to contact police. 854 00:27:49,169 --> 00:27:54,774 And they confess their guilt ha 855 00:27:49,169 --> 00:27:54,774 finally outweighed their fear. 856 00:27:54,808 --> 00:27:56,876 They said, "You 857 00:27:54,808 --> 00:27:56,876 know, not for nothing, 858 00:27:56,910 --> 00:28:01,810 "but we're extremely 859 00:27:56,910 --> 00:28:01,810 scared of this family. 860 00:28:01,114 --> 00:28:04,500 "And we didn't come forward 861 00:28:01,114 --> 00:28:04,500 or cooperate originally 862 00:28:04,840 --> 00:28:07,870 with any information because 863 00:28:04,840 --> 00:28:07,870 of our extreme fear of them." 864 00:28:10,790 --> 00:28:12,559 [Narrator]: After speaking 865 00:28:10,790 --> 00:28:12,559 with Bob and Marci, 866 00:28:12,592 --> 00:28:14,940 it quickly becomes clear 867 00:28:14,127 --> 00:28:18,598 that the couple had a 868 00:28:14,127 --> 00:28:18,598 good reason to be afraid. 869 00:28:18,631 --> 00:28:20,100 [Mark]: Within a 870 00:28:18,631 --> 00:28:20,100 couple of weeks, 871 00:28:20,133 --> 00:28:23,937 Bob and Marci's 872 00:28:20,133 --> 00:28:23,937 house burned down. 873 00:28:24,370 --> 00:28:27,730 We were pretty convinced 874 00:28:24,370 --> 00:28:27,730 that it had been set on fire, 875 00:28:27,107 --> 00:28:30,477 and it was because the 876 00:28:27,107 --> 00:28:30,477 conversations about them 877 00:28:30,510 --> 00:28:33,713 being witnesses, where they 878 00:28:30,510 --> 00:28:33,713 might be asked to testify. 879 00:28:36,783 --> 00:28:38,218 [Narrator]: Despite 880 00:28:36,783 --> 00:28:38,218 the assertions, 881 00:28:38,251 --> 00:28:43,223 nothing links the Goldberg 882 00:28:38,251 --> 00:28:43,223 family to the fire. 883 00:28:43,256 --> 00:28:45,258 [Chris]: And of 884 00:28:43,256 --> 00:28:45,258 course, as a result, 885 00:28:45,291 --> 00:28:49,620 Mr. Laam decided they no 886 00:28:45,291 --> 00:28:49,620 longer wanted to cooperate 887 00:28:49,620 --> 00:28:51,264 out of fear of what 888 00:28:49,620 --> 00:28:51,264 might happen to them. 889 00:28:54,567 --> 00:28:57,971 [Narrator]: After the fire, 890 00:28:54,567 --> 00:28:57,971 Pete's case stagnates yet again 891 00:28:58,710 --> 00:29:01,574 leaving investigators 892 00:28:58,710 --> 00:29:01,574 frustrated. 893 00:29:01,608 --> 00:29:04,678 [Enrique]: Someone is making 894 00:29:01,608 --> 00:29:04,678 sure that no one's gonna talk, 895 00:29:04,711 --> 00:29:08,140 because they're gonna be 896 00:29:04,711 --> 00:29:08,140 fearful for their life. 897 00:29:08,140 --> 00:29:11,785 So without any hard 898 00:29:08,140 --> 00:29:11,785 evidence whatsoever, 899 00:29:11,818 --> 00:29:14,870 the police are just stuck. 900 00:29:14,120 --> 00:29:18,240 This case languishes 901 00:29:14,120 --> 00:29:18,240 for several years. 902 00:29:18,240 --> 00:29:21,270 There is no break in 903 00:29:18,240 --> 00:29:21,270 the case whatsoever. 904 00:29:25,632 --> 00:29:30,403 [Narrator]: Then, in 1999, 905 00:29:25,632 --> 00:29:30,403 eight years after Pete's murder 906 00:29:30,437 --> 00:29:32,839 investigators get a big break. 907 00:29:34,140 --> 00:29:38,278 [Mark]: I got a call to 908 00:29:34,140 --> 00:29:38,278 my office from a lady 909 00:29:38,311 --> 00:29:40,280 who was real mysterious. 910 00:29:40,313 --> 00:29:46,453 And she wanted to talk about 911 00:29:40,313 --> 00:29:46,453 the Pete Zeihen murder. 912 00:29:46,486 --> 00:29:49,489 She knew somebody 913 00:29:46,486 --> 00:29:49,489 who had told her 914 00:29:49,522 --> 00:29:51,358 they had committed this murder. 915 00:29:52,359 --> 00:29:56,896 She was pretty reluctant. 916 00:29:52,359 --> 00:29:56,896 She mentioned being fearful. 917 00:29:56,930 --> 00:29:59,299 This caller, after quite a 918 00:29:56,930 --> 00:29:59,299 bit of convincing, finally says, 919 00:29:59,332 --> 00:30:02,235 "I'll tell you my first 920 00:29:59,332 --> 00:30:02,235 name," which she did. 921 00:30:02,268 --> 00:30:03,937 It was Shirley. 922 00:30:03,970 --> 00:30:06,840 [Narrator]: Shirley agrees 923 00:30:03,970 --> 00:30:06,840 to meet Detective Henderson, 924 00:30:06,873 --> 00:30:10,577 but only under 925 00:30:06,873 --> 00:30:10,577 certain conditions. 926 00:30:10,610 --> 00:30:12,512 She said, "Well, 927 00:30:10,610 --> 00:30:12,512 you come and meet me, 928 00:30:12,545 --> 00:30:16,316 and it's going to be in this 929 00:30:12,545 --> 00:30:16,316 cemetery outside of town." 930 00:30:16,349 --> 00:30:19,119 She said, "If I see anybody 931 00:30:16,349 --> 00:30:19,119 else or any police cars around," 932 00:30:19,152 --> 00:30:22,155 she says, "I'm gone, and you 933 00:30:19,152 --> 00:30:22,155 will never talk to me again." 934 00:30:24,824 --> 00:30:26,126 [Narrator]: Coming up-- 935 00:30:26,159 --> 00:30:28,561 to solve the case, 936 00:30:26,159 --> 00:30:28,561 Detective Henderson 937 00:30:28,595 --> 00:30:31,564 puts his life on the line. 938 00:30:31,598 --> 00:30:35,468 The worst case that came to 939 00:30:31,598 --> 00:30:35,468 mind was that somebody was there 940 00:30:35,502 --> 00:30:40,240 to either ambush me or was 941 00:30:35,502 --> 00:30:40,240 gonna come in with guns blaring. 942 00:30:55,488 --> 00:30:57,724 [Narrator]: July 1999. 943 00:30:57,757 --> 00:31:02,950 It's been eight years since 944 00:30:57,757 --> 00:31:02,950 Pete Zeihen's brutal murder. 945 00:31:02,128 --> 00:31:04,964 Detective Mark Henderson 946 00:31:02,128 --> 00:31:04,964 is heading to a cemetery 947 00:31:05,650 --> 00:31:10,236 in northern Idaho to meet 948 00:31:05,650 --> 00:31:10,236 a potential witness alone. 949 00:31:10,270 --> 00:31:12,339 I did not think 950 00:31:10,270 --> 00:31:12,339 it was a smart idea, 951 00:31:12,372 --> 00:31:15,975 but I think it was a 952 00:31:12,372 --> 00:31:15,975 calculated risk that I felt, 953 00:31:16,760 --> 00:31:18,345 after years of 954 00:31:16,760 --> 00:31:18,345 chasing this case, 955 00:31:18,378 --> 00:31:22,820 this may be the golden key. 956 00:31:22,115 --> 00:31:24,584 Kind of was on alert 957 00:31:22,115 --> 00:31:24,584 until this pickup shows up 958 00:31:24,617 --> 00:31:26,353 and I meet this lady. 959 00:31:26,386 --> 00:31:30,290 And she starts telling me some 960 00:31:26,386 --> 00:31:30,290 details about the murder case. 961 00:31:30,323 --> 00:31:34,661 She mentioned where 962 00:31:30,323 --> 00:31:34,661 the car had been stashed 963 00:31:34,694 --> 00:31:37,897 and gave the 964 00:31:34,694 --> 00:31:37,897 information on the gun. 965 00:31:37,931 --> 00:31:41,768 She knows about this 966 00:31:37,931 --> 00:31:41,768 murder better than I do. 967 00:31:41,801 --> 00:31:43,103 Either she did it 968 00:31:43,136 --> 00:31:45,500 or she's talked to the 969 00:31:43,136 --> 00:31:45,500 person that did it. 970 00:31:48,341 --> 00:31:50,110 [Narrator]: When Detective 971 00:31:48,341 --> 00:31:50,110 Henderson asks Shirley 972 00:31:50,110 --> 00:31:51,678 who her source is, 973 00:31:51,711 --> 00:31:55,782 she brings a longtime suspect 974 00:31:51,711 --> 00:31:55,782 back into the spotlight-- 975 00:31:55,815 --> 00:31:58,151 her new friend, JoAnn. 976 00:31:59,419 --> 00:32:02,922 [Peter]: JoAnn and Mel 977 00:31:59,419 --> 00:32:02,922 Goldberg, her husband, 978 00:32:02,956 --> 00:32:08,610 got a divorce relatively 979 00:32:02,956 --> 00:32:08,610 quickly after Pete's death. 980 00:32:08,610 --> 00:32:11,898 And JoAnn resettled 981 00:32:08,610 --> 00:32:11,898 up in, uh, Idaho. 982 00:32:13,199 --> 00:32:15,235 [Narrator]: Formerly 983 00:32:13,199 --> 00:32:15,235 JoAnn Goldberg, 984 00:32:15,268 --> 00:32:17,404 Shirley's neighbor since 1998 985 00:32:17,437 --> 00:32:20,607 now goes by her 986 00:32:17,437 --> 00:32:20,607 maiden name, Peterson. 987 00:32:22,750 --> 00:32:23,910 Shirley says, over 988 00:32:22,750 --> 00:32:23,910 the past year, 989 00:32:23,943 --> 00:32:26,680 the two women 990 00:32:23,943 --> 00:32:26,680 became fast friends. 991 00:32:26,713 --> 00:32:28,782 But things took a turn recently 992 00:32:28,815 --> 00:32:32,318 when JoAnn began 993 00:32:28,815 --> 00:32:32,318 divulging a dark secret. 994 00:32:34,154 --> 00:32:37,557 JoAnn started to 995 00:32:34,154 --> 00:32:37,557 open up about her life 996 00:32:37,590 --> 00:32:40,660 and things she had done. 997 00:32:40,694 --> 00:32:45,298 And she started talking about 998 00:32:40,694 --> 00:32:45,298 the murder of Peter Zeihen. 999 00:32:47,801 --> 00:32:51,905 And admitted that she was 1000 00:32:47,801 --> 00:32:51,905 the mastermind behind it all. 1001 00:32:54,674 --> 00:32:57,110 [Mark]: Not only does Shirley 1002 00:32:54,674 --> 00:32:57,110 now have statements from her, 1003 00:32:57,110 --> 00:33:00,780 but JoAnn offers to take 1004 00:32:57,110 --> 00:33:00,780 her to Spokane for lunch. 1005 00:33:00,814 --> 00:33:02,849 And after they're 1006 00:33:00,814 --> 00:33:02,849 done with lunch, 1007 00:33:02,882 --> 00:33:05,118 JoAnn drives her a 1008 00:33:02,882 --> 00:33:05,118 short distance away 1009 00:33:05,151 --> 00:33:09,550 into this parking lot of 1010 00:33:05,151 --> 00:33:09,550 this apartment complex. 1011 00:33:09,550 --> 00:33:11,591 Stops, points at 1012 00:33:09,550 --> 00:33:11,591 a slot, and says, 1013 00:33:11,624 --> 00:33:13,960 "That's where Pete got 1014 00:33:11,624 --> 00:33:13,960 shot and killed at." 1015 00:33:16,730 --> 00:33:21,935 It was very detailed 1016 00:33:16,730 --> 00:33:21,935 statement made by Shirley. 1017 00:33:21,968 --> 00:33:24,404 She's got her pointing out 1018 00:33:21,968 --> 00:33:24,404 the crime scene 1019 00:33:24,437 --> 00:33:27,540 and describing it to 1020 00:33:24,437 --> 00:33:27,540 her to a tee, basically. 1021 00:33:29,275 --> 00:33:31,478 [Narrator]: Shirley's 1022 00:33:29,275 --> 00:33:31,478 statement is shocking, 1023 00:33:31,511 --> 00:33:34,147 but detectives need to 1024 00:33:31,511 --> 00:33:34,147 corroborate her story 1025 00:33:34,180 --> 00:33:36,683 before they can bring JoAnn in. 1026 00:33:40,320 --> 00:33:42,489 [Narrator]: Then, a 1027 00:33:40,320 --> 00:33:42,489 little over a month later, 1028 00:33:42,522 --> 00:33:45,525 they get an unexpected 1029 00:33:42,522 --> 00:33:45,525 visit from her son, Theil, 1030 00:33:45,558 --> 00:33:47,293 and her daughter, Merv. 1031 00:33:48,561 --> 00:33:51,765 [Enrique]: Theil and, and his 1032 00:33:48,561 --> 00:33:51,765 sister decide that they got to, 1033 00:33:51,798 --> 00:33:53,500 they gotta talk. 1034 00:33:53,533 --> 00:33:57,103 So they go to the police and 1035 00:33:53,533 --> 00:33:57,103 tell them what had happened 1036 00:33:57,137 --> 00:33:58,405 to Peter Zeihen 1037 00:33:58,438 --> 00:34:01,341 and that their mother 1038 00:33:58,438 --> 00:34:01,341 had killed him. 1039 00:34:03,910 --> 00:34:06,513 [Narrator]: The two then 1040 00:34:03,910 --> 00:34:06,513 provide detectives with details 1041 00:34:06,546 --> 00:34:10,550 about the night of 1042 00:34:06,546 --> 00:34:10,550 November 18, 1991. 1043 00:34:12,520 --> 00:34:13,652 [Mark]: The night of the murder, 1044 00:34:13,687 --> 00:34:17,257 Merv and her husband get 1045 00:34:13,687 --> 00:34:17,257 a phone call from JoAnn, 1046 00:34:17,290 --> 00:34:20,659 who says they're in 1047 00:34:17,290 --> 00:34:20,659 Spokane at a store 1048 00:34:20,694 --> 00:34:24,496 and they're heading 1049 00:34:20,694 --> 00:34:24,496 towards Merv's house. 1050 00:34:24,531 --> 00:34:28,134 This is probably 1051 00:34:24,531 --> 00:34:28,134 7:30-ish in the evening. 1052 00:34:28,168 --> 00:34:31,971 And they said, 1053 00:34:28,168 --> 00:34:31,971 "Well, well, why?" 1054 00:34:32,719 --> 00:34:34,507 They were going to demand 1055 00:34:32,719 --> 00:34:34,507 that Merv alibi them 1056 00:34:34,541 --> 00:34:37,577 for that late afternoon, 1057 00:34:34,541 --> 00:34:37,577 early evening. 1058 00:34:41,214 --> 00:34:42,882 [Narrator]: But 1059 00:34:41,214 --> 00:34:42,882 Theil Goldberg admits 1060 00:34:42,916 --> 00:34:45,618 to a much bigger 1061 00:34:42,916 --> 00:34:45,618 role in the murder. 1062 00:34:46,585 --> 00:34:50,690 Theil was the one who got 1063 00:34:46,585 --> 00:34:50,690 ahold of the weapon that, uh, 1064 00:34:50,724 --> 00:34:54,561 ultimately was used to 1065 00:34:50,724 --> 00:34:54,561 kill, uh, Peter Zeihen. 1066 00:34:55,295 --> 00:34:57,364 He got the shotgun 1067 00:34:55,295 --> 00:34:57,364 from the neighbors 1068 00:34:57,397 --> 00:34:59,399 and then took it to his mother. 1069 00:35:03,403 --> 00:35:06,206 [Narrator]: Theil confirms 1070 00:35:03,403 --> 00:35:06,206 that in addition to the murder, 1071 00:35:06,239 --> 00:35:09,709 his parents were involved 1072 00:35:06,239 --> 00:35:09,709 in the first ambush on Pete. 1073 00:35:12,479 --> 00:35:16,216 Theil confirmed 1074 00:35:12,479 --> 00:35:16,216 JoAnn was the trigger person, 1075 00:35:16,249 --> 00:35:19,520 and that all of them had 1076 00:35:16,249 --> 00:35:19,520 been part of the planning, 1077 00:35:19,520 --> 00:35:20,520 including Orinne. 1078 00:35:24,900 --> 00:35:25,392 [Narrator]: Detectives 1079 00:35:24,900 --> 00:35:25,392 ask why the siblings 1080 00:35:25,425 --> 00:35:30,730 have decided to come forward 1081 00:35:25,425 --> 00:35:30,730 now, after all these years. 1082 00:35:30,764 --> 00:35:33,533 [Mark]: They became convinced 1083 00:35:30,764 --> 00:35:33,533 that JoAnn was going off 1084 00:35:33,566 --> 00:35:38,805 the deep end and she was 1085 00:35:33,566 --> 00:35:38,805 coming after them and Mel. 1086 00:35:40,106 --> 00:35:43,243 JoAnn had started making 1087 00:35:40,106 --> 00:35:43,243 some threats towards Mel, 1088 00:35:43,276 --> 00:35:45,780 and Theil was getting 1089 00:35:43,276 --> 00:35:45,780 real concerned 1090 00:35:45,780 --> 00:35:46,379 about being around her, 1091 00:35:46,413 --> 00:35:48,314 and he was essentially 1092 00:35:46,413 --> 00:35:48,314 getting scared of her. 1093 00:35:49,516 --> 00:35:51,584 [Chris]: I think keeping this 1094 00:35:49,516 --> 00:35:51,584 family secret for so long 1095 00:35:51,618 --> 00:35:53,319 was weighing on Theil. 1096 00:35:53,353 --> 00:35:56,890 He was just so overcome 1097 00:35:53,353 --> 00:35:56,890 with that guilt. 1098 00:35:56,890 --> 00:35:57,657 And I think with 1099 00:35:56,890 --> 00:35:57,657 finally deciding 1100 00:35:57,691 --> 00:36:00,660 he didn't wanna be controlled 1101 00:35:57,691 --> 00:36:00,660 like he was being controlled 1102 00:36:00,694 --> 00:36:04,197 by his mother, that he finally 1103 00:36:00,694 --> 00:36:04,197 decided to come forward. 1104 00:36:08,435 --> 00:36:11,571 [Narrator]: Theil says Orinne 1105 00:36:08,435 --> 00:36:11,571 continued to raise her daughter 1106 00:36:11,604 --> 00:36:15,175 and the family intended to 1107 00:36:11,604 --> 00:36:15,175 insulate her from any trouble, 1108 00:36:15,208 --> 00:36:18,478 but things haven't 1109 00:36:15,208 --> 00:36:18,478 worked out as planned. 1110 00:36:18,511 --> 00:36:22,349 [Chris]: Orinne, at the time, 1111 00:36:18,511 --> 00:36:22,349 was suffering from brain cancer. 1112 00:36:22,382 --> 00:36:26,886 And she was at high risk of, 1113 00:36:22,382 --> 00:36:26,886 you know, 1114 00:36:26,920 --> 00:36:29,255 that ending her life. 1115 00:36:33,326 --> 00:36:35,962 [Narrator]: 1116 00:36:33,326 --> 00:36:35,962 In late October 1999, 1117 00:36:36,620 --> 00:36:40,934 officers move in 1118 00:36:36,620 --> 00:36:40,934 on JoAnn Peterson. 1119 00:36:40,967 --> 00:36:42,402 [Mark]: We took 1120 00:36:40,967 --> 00:36:42,402 JoAnn into custody 1121 00:36:42,435 --> 00:36:45,472 on the federal weapons 1122 00:36:42,435 --> 00:36:45,472 charge on that date. 1123 00:36:46,606 --> 00:36:48,875 [Narrator]: When news of 1124 00:36:46,606 --> 00:36:48,875 JoAnn's arrest spreads, 1125 00:36:48,908 --> 00:36:53,246 her ex-husband, Mel Goldberg, 1126 00:36:48,908 --> 00:36:53,246 surrenders to police. 1127 00:36:54,714 --> 00:36:57,684 [Enrique]: He basically opened 1128 00:36:54,714 --> 00:36:57,684 up and said, "Yeah, I did this. 1129 00:36:57,717 --> 00:37:01,388 She did it, and I was involved. 1130 00:36:57,717 --> 00:37:01,388 I was the getaway driver." 1131 00:37:03,923 --> 00:37:07,270 [Narrator]: Mel agrees to tell 1132 00:37:03,923 --> 00:37:07,270 detectives exactly what happene 1133 00:37:07,270 --> 00:37:10,130 the night of the murder. 1134 00:37:10,163 --> 00:37:12,499 [Mark]: He filled in the blanks. 1135 00:37:14,734 --> 00:37:17,337 Mel and JoAnn were 1136 00:37:14,734 --> 00:37:17,337 waiting to see Pete 1137 00:37:17,370 --> 00:37:19,439 pull in his parking lot. 1138 00:37:19,472 --> 00:37:20,540 They had a place 1139 00:37:19,472 --> 00:37:20,540 where they could 1140 00:37:20,573 --> 00:37:23,710 watch him from, discretely. 1141 00:37:23,743 --> 00:37:26,790 [Chris]: After Mr. Zeihen 1142 00:37:23,743 --> 00:37:26,790 had backed his car in, 1143 00:37:26,112 --> 00:37:29,490 Mel drove up to 1144 00:37:26,112 --> 00:37:29,490 Mr. Zeihen's vehicle. 1145 00:37:29,490 --> 00:37:32,850 Ms. Peterson got out of the 1146 00:37:29,490 --> 00:37:32,850 passenger side of the vehicle 1147 00:37:32,118 --> 00:37:35,388 with the shotgun. 1148 00:37:35,422 --> 00:37:39,159 [Enrique]: Mel tells police, 1149 00:37:35,422 --> 00:37:39,159 "JoAnn wanted to make sure that 1150 00:37:39,192 --> 00:37:44,640 "Peter would know 1151 00:37:39,192 --> 00:37:44,640 that she was the one 1152 00:37:44,640 --> 00:37:48,335 "that was going to kill him. 1153 00:37:48,368 --> 00:37:50,303 "And she looked him 1154 00:37:48,368 --> 00:37:50,303 right in the eye 1155 00:37:50,337 --> 00:37:53,730 and then pulled the trigger." 1156 00:37:53,730 --> 00:37:55,208 [gunshot] 1157 00:37:57,610 --> 00:38:01,281 After she had, uh, discharged 1158 00:37:57,610 --> 00:38:01,281 this firearm into Mr. Zeihen, 1159 00:38:01,314 --> 00:38:03,416 killing him, she 1160 00:38:01,314 --> 00:38:03,416 dropped the shotgun. 1161 00:38:05,585 --> 00:38:09,220 I don't think that shotgun 1162 00:38:05,585 --> 00:38:09,220 was meant to be left behind. 1163 00:38:09,220 --> 00:38:10,423 I think she shot that gun, 1164 00:38:10,457 --> 00:38:12,325 and it surprised 1165 00:38:10,457 --> 00:38:12,325 the hell out of her. 1166 00:38:16,429 --> 00:38:18,310 [Narrator]: Coming up-- 1167 00:38:18,310 --> 00:38:22,680 the case seems like a 1168 00:38:18,310 --> 00:38:22,680 surefire win for prosecutors. 1169 00:38:22,102 --> 00:38:26,406 At this point, really the 1170 00:38:22,102 --> 00:38:26,406 case is going to be a slam dunk. 1171 00:38:26,439 --> 00:38:29,776 [Narrator]: But the 1172 00:38:26,439 --> 00:38:29,776 defendants have other plans. 1173 00:38:29,809 --> 00:38:32,545 [Mark]: We expected 1174 00:38:29,809 --> 00:38:32,545 him to plead guilty 1175 00:38:32,579 --> 00:38:35,315 because he fully confessed. 1176 00:38:32,579 --> 00:38:35,315 But he didn't. 1177 00:38:49,662 --> 00:38:51,664 [Narrator]: Following 1178 00:38:49,662 --> 00:38:51,664 detailed confessions 1179 00:38:51,698 --> 00:38:54,734 from JoAnn Peterson's 1180 00:38:51,698 --> 00:38:54,734 estranged family, 1181 00:38:54,768 --> 00:39:00,400 police file an array of charges 1182 00:38:54,768 --> 00:39:00,400 in the murder of Pete Zeihen. 1183 00:39:00,730 --> 00:39:05,110 Both Mr. Goldberg and JoAnn 1184 00:39:00,730 --> 00:39:05,110 Peterson were charged with 1185 00:39:05,110 --> 00:39:07,414 aggravated first-degree murder. 1186 00:39:07,447 --> 00:39:11,117 And Theil was charged 1187 00:39:07,447 --> 00:39:11,117 with first-degree murder, 1188 00:39:11,151 --> 00:39:12,585 because he had 1189 00:39:11,151 --> 00:39:12,585 obtained the shotgun 1190 00:39:12,619 --> 00:39:14,521 knowing what it 1191 00:39:12,619 --> 00:39:14,521 would be used for. 1192 00:39:15,522 --> 00:39:18,240 [Narrator]: Despite 1193 00:39:15,522 --> 00:39:18,240 suspicions of her involvement, 1194 00:39:18,240 --> 00:39:22,929 Pete's ex-wife, Orinne, 1195 00:39:18,240 --> 00:39:22,929 continues to evade the law. 1196 00:39:23,290 --> 00:39:26,990 [Chris]: Orinne, at the 1197 00:39:23,290 --> 00:39:26,990 time of the prosecution, 1198 00:39:26,132 --> 00:39:28,601 was suffering from 1199 00:39:26,132 --> 00:39:28,601 a brain cancer. 1200 00:39:28,635 --> 00:39:30,770 It wasn't a slam dunk 1201 00:39:28,635 --> 00:39:30,770 case against her. 1202 00:39:30,804 --> 00:39:33,606 And the elected prosecutor 1203 00:39:30,804 --> 00:39:33,606 ultimately made the decision 1204 00:39:33,640 --> 00:39:36,309 that she would not be 1205 00:39:33,640 --> 00:39:36,309 charged for those reasons. 1206 00:39:41,470 --> 00:39:46,820 [Narrator]: In January 2000, 1207 00:39:41,470 --> 00:39:46,820 Theil Goldberg cements his fate 1208 00:39:46,853 --> 00:39:49,550 Theil plead guilty 1209 00:39:46,853 --> 00:39:49,550 to a reduced charge 1210 00:39:49,550 --> 00:39:51,391 of second-degree murder. 1211 00:39:51,424 --> 00:39:55,610 Of course, that was 1212 00:39:51,424 --> 00:39:55,610 a negotiated plea. 1213 00:39:55,610 --> 00:39:57,964 He got the benefit of the 1214 00:39:55,610 --> 00:39:57,964 fact that he came forward 1215 00:39:58,640 --> 00:40:00,734 and broke this case. 1216 00:40:00,767 --> 00:40:05,305 [Mark]: Theil Goldberg received 1217 00:40:00,767 --> 00:40:05,305 a fairly lenient sentence, uh, 1218 00:40:05,338 --> 00:40:06,773 for his cooperation, 1219 00:40:06,806 --> 00:40:09,909 and he agreed to testify 1220 00:40:06,806 --> 00:40:09,909 in trial against his parents. 1221 00:40:11,811 --> 00:40:14,140 At this point, 1222 00:40:11,811 --> 00:40:14,140 really the case is, 1223 00:40:14,470 --> 00:40:15,982 is going to be a slam dunk. 1224 00:40:19,285 --> 00:40:21,421 [Mark]: We expected 1225 00:40:19,285 --> 00:40:21,421 Mel to plead guilty 1226 00:40:21,454 --> 00:40:23,356 because he fully confessed. 1227 00:40:23,390 --> 00:40:24,791 But he didn't. 1228 00:40:26,260 --> 00:40:28,610 [Narrator]: When the time 1229 00:40:26,260 --> 00:40:28,610 comes for Mel Goldberg 1230 00:40:28,940 --> 00:40:29,562 to submit his plea, 1231 00:40:29,596 --> 00:40:32,899 his decision is 1232 00:40:29,596 --> 00:40:32,899 a shock to prosecutors. 1233 00:40:32,932 --> 00:40:35,769 He decided, 1234 00:40:32,932 --> 00:40:35,769 "I'm going to trial." 1235 00:40:35,802 --> 00:40:36,803 [Chris]: Mel Goldberg 1236 00:40:35,802 --> 00:40:36,803 was scared to death 1237 00:40:36,836 --> 00:40:39,673 of JoAnn Peterson, and 1238 00:40:36,836 --> 00:40:39,673 he would've done whatever 1239 00:40:39,706 --> 00:40:42,842 she requested him to do during 1240 00:40:39,706 --> 00:40:42,842 the time they were married. 1241 00:40:46,112 --> 00:40:49,783 [Narrator]: But prosecutors 1242 00:40:46,112 --> 00:40:49,783 argue he is far from innocent. 1243 00:40:51,584 --> 00:40:53,853 [Chris]: It was very 1244 00:40:51,584 --> 00:40:53,853 clear to us as prosecutors 1245 00:40:53,887 --> 00:40:58,458 that he was highly 1246 00:40:53,887 --> 00:40:58,458 involved in the planning, 1247 00:40:58,491 --> 00:41:00,326 and he was actively 1248 00:40:58,491 --> 00:41:00,326 involved, of course, 1249 00:41:00,360 --> 00:41:03,930 in covering up the 1250 00:41:00,360 --> 00:41:03,930 murder after it occurred. 1251 00:41:03,963 --> 00:41:06,766 Mr. Goldberg was sentenced 1252 00:41:03,963 --> 00:41:06,766 to life in prison 1253 00:41:06,800 --> 00:41:08,735 without the 1254 00:41:06,800 --> 00:41:08,735 possibility of parole. 1255 00:41:12,238 --> 00:41:15,342 [Narrator]: As prosecutors 1256 00:41:12,238 --> 00:41:15,342 prepare for JoAnn's trial, 1257 00:41:15,375 --> 00:41:18,545 they work to pin 1258 00:41:15,375 --> 00:41:18,545 down her motive. 1259 00:41:18,578 --> 00:41:22,820 JoAnn was a person who was just 1260 00:41:18,578 --> 00:41:22,820 totally self-involved 1261 00:41:22,820 --> 00:41:23,450 and controlling, 1262 00:41:23,483 --> 00:41:27,220 and wanted to control 1263 00:41:23,483 --> 00:41:27,220 every part of her own life, 1264 00:41:27,253 --> 00:41:30,557 and so that extended 1265 00:41:27,253 --> 00:41:30,557 to her family. 1266 00:41:30,590 --> 00:41:35,195 And she just could not envision 1267 00:41:30,590 --> 00:41:35,195 having her granddaughter 1268 00:41:35,228 --> 00:41:37,364 leaving her family to visit 1269 00:41:37,397 --> 00:41:41,534 even with her own 1270 00:41:37,397 --> 00:41:41,534 biological father. 1271 00:41:41,568 --> 00:41:44,104 She decided to 1272 00:41:41,568 --> 00:41:44,104 commit this murder 1273 00:41:44,104 --> 00:41:47,440 so that he would not get 1274 00:41:44,104 --> 00:41:47,440 visitation in this custody case. 1275 00:41:50,343 --> 00:41:52,612 [Narrator]: Prosecutors are 1276 00:41:50,343 --> 00:41:52,612 ready to argue their case 1277 00:41:52,645 --> 00:41:55,115 in December of 2000. 1278 00:41:55,115 --> 00:41:59,919 But suddenly they get word 1279 00:41:55,115 --> 00:41:59,919 JoAnn has changed her mind. 1280 00:41:59,953 --> 00:42:03,556 JoAnn turns around and pleads 1281 00:41:59,953 --> 00:42:03,556 guilty to the murder charges. 1282 00:42:06,590 --> 00:42:09,950 Completely surprised 1283 00:42:06,590 --> 00:42:09,950 me and all of us. 1284 00:42:09,129 --> 00:42:11,598 There was no way that she 1285 00:42:09,129 --> 00:42:11,598 was going to plead guilty. 1286 00:42:11,631 --> 00:42:13,990 JoAnn was the talker 1287 00:42:13,133 --> 00:42:16,736 and the person who loved 1288 00:42:13,133 --> 00:42:16,736 bragging about stuff. 1289 00:42:16,770 --> 00:42:20,140 It's like, didn't 1290 00:42:16,770 --> 00:42:20,140 see that coming. 1291 00:42:20,173 --> 00:42:24,944 [Chris]: JoAnn decided to plead 1292 00:42:20,173 --> 00:42:24,944 guilty to first-degree murder. 1293 00:42:24,978 --> 00:42:27,614 I'm sure that JoAnn Peterson's 1294 00:42:24,978 --> 00:42:27,614 attorney advised her 1295 00:42:27,647 --> 00:42:29,282 that she was at 1296 00:42:27,647 --> 00:42:29,282 high risk of getting 1297 00:42:29,315 --> 00:42:31,951 an aggravated murder conviction, 1298 00:42:31,985 --> 00:42:34,120 in which case she would 1299 00:42:31,985 --> 00:42:34,120 have gotten a, a sentence of 1300 00:42:34,154 --> 00:42:36,589 life in prison and she 1301 00:42:34,154 --> 00:42:36,589 would've never gotten out. 1302 00:42:39,759 --> 00:42:42,862 [Narrator]: However, the 1303 00:42:39,759 --> 00:42:42,862 impact of JoAnn's manipulation 1304 00:42:42,896 --> 00:42:47,100 will not soon be forgotten. 1305 00:42:47,100 --> 00:42:50,437 [Mark]: Pete was always a 1306 00:42:47,100 --> 00:42:50,437 good father, very caring. 1307 00:42:50,470 --> 00:42:52,639 Loved his daughter dearly. 1308 00:42:52,672 --> 00:42:55,175 Not only were her 1309 00:42:52,672 --> 00:42:55,175 grandparents in prison, 1310 00:42:55,208 --> 00:42:57,610 her mom dies and her dad's dead. 1311 00:42:57,644 --> 00:43:01,815 This poor girl just 1312 00:42:57,644 --> 00:43:01,815 ended up with no family. 1313 00:43:01,848 --> 00:43:05,752 She never did get a chance 1314 00:43:01,848 --> 00:43:05,752 to know her father's family 1315 00:43:05,785 --> 00:43:09,923 and, uh, that was a real shame. 1316 00:43:09,956 --> 00:43:12,580 [Peter]: People had 1317 00:43:09,956 --> 00:43:12,580 great respect for Pete. 1318 00:43:12,580 --> 00:43:14,928 Pete was just a 1319 00:43:12,580 --> 00:43:14,928 wonderful person. 1320 00:43:14,961 --> 00:43:17,497 He was always happy, 1321 00:43:14,961 --> 00:43:17,497 in a good mood. 1322 00:43:17,530 --> 00:43:19,432 Uh, he was a hard worker. 1323 00:43:19,466 --> 00:43:21,601 He was friendly. 1324 00:43:21,634 --> 00:43:24,137 It was hard to find 1325 00:43:21,634 --> 00:43:24,137 fault with Pete. 1326 00:43:27,540 --> 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