1 00:00:04,379 --> 00:00:07,048 a second chance at romance. 2 00:00:07,090 --> 00:00:11,845 - He was very kind and very romantic. 3 00:00:11,886 --> 00:00:13,263 - They were happily married. 4 00:00:13,304 --> 00:00:17,183 They loved their blended family. They loved their home. 5 00:00:19,227 --> 00:00:21,813 - NARRATOR: But a violent intrusion would destroy 6 00:00:21,855 --> 00:00:24,441 their happily ever after. 7 00:00:24,482 --> 00:00:26,901 - He had been severely beaten 8 00:00:26,943 --> 00:00:28,987 and possibly stabbed. 9 00:00:29,029 --> 00:00:30,905 - I wanted to know who did it. 10 00:00:30,947 --> 00:00:32,699 I wanted them to pay. 11 00:00:32,741 --> 00:00:34,034 - * * 12 00:00:34,075 --> 00:00:35,493 - NARRATOR: The hunt for a killer 13 00:00:35,535 --> 00:00:38,246 will reveal heart-wrenching betrayals 14 00:00:38,288 --> 00:00:41,499 and lead law enforcement to uncover a conspiracy 15 00:00:41,541 --> 00:00:44,961 between multiple people and a killer couple 16 00:00:45,003 --> 00:00:48,173 with sinister intentions. 17 00:00:48,214 --> 00:00:50,550 - Each of those young men made a choice 18 00:00:50,592 --> 00:00:53,178 to get involved, but the genesis of 19 00:00:53,219 --> 00:00:56,723 the entire depravity and violence 20 00:00:56,765 --> 00:00:58,808 began with their affair. 21 00:00:58,850 --> 00:01:02,896 - She got all these people caught up in her web of lies, 22 00:01:02,937 --> 00:01:05,940 secrets and deceit. 23 00:01:05,982 --> 00:01:07,400 - He wanted a life with her, 24 00:01:07,442 --> 00:01:11,446 and the only way he knew to get it was to kill this guy. 25 00:01:11,488 --> 00:01:14,074 - To carry out a plan like this 26 00:01:14,115 --> 00:01:17,118 is just diabolical. It's just flat-out evil. 27 00:01:19,412 --> 00:01:30,465 - * * 28 00:01:31,800 --> 00:01:33,259 - NARRATOR: In the heart of the Eastern seaboard 29 00:01:33,301 --> 00:01:37,597 lies the coastal city of Virginia Beach. 30 00:01:37,639 --> 00:01:39,599 - Virginia Beach has a large Navy presence, 31 00:01:39,641 --> 00:01:43,395 and so there is a tremendous amount of suburban housing, 32 00:01:43,436 --> 00:01:45,689 literally thousands of apartment buildings 33 00:01:45,730 --> 00:01:51,111 that are built to house the Navy personnel. 34 00:01:51,152 --> 00:01:53,780 - NARRATOR: On July 29, 1991, 35 00:01:53,822 --> 00:01:57,242 local authorities receive a frantic 911 call 36 00:01:57,283 --> 00:02:02,372 from one of those apartments at 2:20 AM. 37 00:02:02,414 --> 00:02:04,040 - Virginia Beach Police Department Communications 38 00:02:04,082 --> 00:02:05,959 received a call from a woman 39 00:02:06,001 --> 00:02:09,045 indicating that something has happened, 40 00:02:09,087 --> 00:02:12,298 that her neighbor had come to her door 41 00:02:12,340 --> 00:02:16,094 screaming hysterically. 42 00:02:16,136 --> 00:02:18,138 - NARRATOR: The caller identifies her neighbor 43 00:02:18,179 --> 00:02:20,849 as 35-year-old Robin Radcliff. 44 00:02:23,018 --> 00:02:25,270 - She didn't know exactly what was going on, 45 00:02:25,311 --> 00:02:29,983 but she noticed that Mrs. Radcliff's pajamas 46 00:02:30,025 --> 00:02:32,569 were bloodied and she told the police 47 00:02:32,610 --> 00:02:35,989 that there might have been an assault. 48 00:02:36,031 --> 00:02:37,282 - NARRATOR: Dispatchers quickly route 49 00:02:37,323 --> 00:02:40,994 all available units to the apartment complex. 50 00:02:41,036 --> 00:02:45,999 A Virginia Beach police officer is the first to arrive on scene. 51 00:02:46,041 --> 00:02:47,792 - When he arrived at the scene, 52 00:02:47,834 --> 00:02:52,839 Mrs. Radcliff was sitting on the living room floor 53 00:02:52,881 --> 00:02:56,343 by her son. 54 00:02:56,384 --> 00:02:58,511 - They get there and she's hysterical. 55 00:02:58,553 --> 00:03:01,181 She's covered in blood. Where did the blood come from? 56 00:03:01,222 --> 00:03:05,185 Then she points them to the master bedroom. 57 00:03:05,226 --> 00:03:07,479 - When the uniformed officer 58 00:03:07,520 --> 00:03:08,980 went into the master bedroom, 59 00:03:09,022 --> 00:03:11,858 which was at the end of the hallway, 60 00:03:11,900 --> 00:03:13,985 he found a man laying in bed, 61 00:03:14,027 --> 00:03:17,364 and he appeared to be semiconscious, 62 00:03:17,405 --> 00:03:19,866 grasping to get breath, 63 00:03:19,908 --> 00:03:23,703 and it appeared that he had had been severely beaten 64 00:03:23,745 --> 00:03:27,082 and possibly stabbed. 65 00:03:27,123 --> 00:03:29,542 - He's unresponsive, but still alive, 66 00:03:29,584 --> 00:03:35,465 obviously still alive, and so they're calling in EMTs. 67 00:03:35,507 --> 00:03:37,884 - They tried to stabilize him 68 00:03:37,926 --> 00:03:40,220 and then they immediately got him out to an ambulance 69 00:03:40,261 --> 00:03:42,222 and transported him to 70 00:03:42,263 --> 00:03:46,893 Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. 71 00:03:46,935 --> 00:03:48,353 - NARRATOR: As backup arrives, 72 00:03:48,395 --> 00:03:52,273 Robin Radcliff identifies the victim as her husband, 73 00:03:52,315 --> 00:03:55,276 37-year-old James Radcliff. 74 00:03:57,654 --> 00:03:59,572 - Mrs. Radcliff had told the officer 75 00:03:59,614 --> 00:04:05,245 that she was laying in bed and she was awakened by 76 00:04:05,286 --> 00:04:07,372 somebody attacking her husband. 77 00:04:07,414 --> 00:04:09,624 And then she was put down on the floor 78 00:04:09,666 --> 00:04:13,378 and then held down on the floor while he was being attacked. 79 00:04:13,420 --> 00:04:16,923 The officer asked her how many people she thought 80 00:04:16,965 --> 00:04:19,092 had entered their apartment, 81 00:04:19,134 --> 00:04:20,844 and she said two or three people. 82 00:04:20,885 --> 00:04:22,303 She wasn't certain, 83 00:04:22,345 --> 00:04:25,890 but she didn't have any idea who attacked her husband. 84 00:04:25,932 --> 00:04:27,767 - And there are obviously a lot of questions 85 00:04:27,809 --> 00:04:31,062 about what happened and why it happened. 86 00:04:31,104 --> 00:04:33,565 - The main factor of course, is, you know, whether or not 87 00:04:33,606 --> 00:04:35,400 you know who did it immediately. 88 00:04:35,442 --> 00:04:38,486 But frequently in these kinds of cases, 89 00:04:38,528 --> 00:04:41,197 it's gonna be somebody who is known to the victim, 90 00:04:41,239 --> 00:04:44,617 especially given the fact that James was the only one assaulted 91 00:04:44,659 --> 00:04:47,662 and there were two other people in the apartment at the time, 92 00:04:47,704 --> 00:04:49,831 Robin and her 13-year-old son. 93 00:04:54,294 --> 00:04:56,087 - NARRATOR: Before life had brought James 94 00:04:56,129 --> 00:04:58,423 and Robin Radcliff to Virginia Beach, 95 00:04:58,465 --> 00:05:00,800 James had spent nearly two decades 96 00:05:00,842 --> 00:05:05,388 building a respectable reputation in the US Navy. 97 00:05:05,430 --> 00:05:08,433 - He was a family man. He was previously married. 98 00:05:08,475 --> 00:05:12,228 He had two boys from his previous marriage, 99 00:05:12,270 --> 00:05:15,231 and he was a real loving, caring type of man, 100 00:05:15,273 --> 00:05:17,984 very responsible at work. 101 00:05:18,026 --> 00:05:20,195 - NARRATOR: Originally from Aspermont, Texas, 102 00:05:20,236 --> 00:05:25,241 James met his first wife, Sandy, when they were still teenagers. 103 00:05:25,283 --> 00:05:29,579 - He was very kind and very romantic. 104 00:05:29,621 --> 00:05:34,334 He was the type of guy that he opened up the door for you, 105 00:05:34,376 --> 00:05:37,337 pulled out the chair when you wanted to sit down, 106 00:05:37,379 --> 00:05:39,673 you know, go into a restaurant. 107 00:05:39,714 --> 00:05:45,345 And it was just his kindness that drew me to him. 108 00:05:45,387 --> 00:05:46,930 - NARRATOR: In the early 70s, 109 00:05:46,971 --> 00:05:51,434 James graduated from high school and enlisted in the military. 110 00:05:51,476 --> 00:05:54,688 - James was a mess management specialist 111 00:05:54,729 --> 00:05:56,356 in the Navy. 112 00:05:56,398 --> 00:06:00,694 His job at that time was to cook for the officers 113 00:06:00,735 --> 00:06:04,197 and the captain of the boat. 114 00:06:04,239 --> 00:06:06,616 It was great adventures together, 115 00:06:06,658 --> 00:06:10,870 traveling with the Navy, seeing new places, 116 00:06:10,912 --> 00:06:13,039 and our oldest son, Spencer was born in 117 00:06:13,081 --> 00:06:15,166 Charleston, South Carolina. 118 00:06:15,208 --> 00:06:17,377 We lived three years in Puerto Rico, 119 00:06:17,419 --> 00:06:22,173 and James and I's youngest son, Nathan, was born in Puerto Rico. 120 00:06:24,384 --> 00:06:25,760 - I was daddy's little boy. 121 00:06:25,802 --> 00:06:29,055 We did sports together. He was always my coach. 122 00:06:29,097 --> 00:06:30,724 He was funny, goofy. 123 00:06:30,765 --> 00:06:34,436 To me, he was probably the best dad in the whole world. 124 00:06:37,605 --> 00:06:39,232 - NARRATOR: In 1983, 125 00:06:39,274 --> 00:06:42,402 the family landed in Pensacola, Florida, 126 00:06:42,444 --> 00:06:45,989 but life in the Navy meant James was often away 127 00:06:46,031 --> 00:06:48,783 from his wife and two sons. 128 00:06:48,825 --> 00:06:52,495 - Sometimes, you drift apart, 129 00:06:52,537 --> 00:06:56,082 and it's hard at times to find that connection 130 00:06:56,124 --> 00:06:57,834 to get back together. 131 00:07:00,128 --> 00:07:04,466 - NARRATOR: In October 1987, after 16 years together, 132 00:07:04,507 --> 00:07:09,262 Sandy and James decided to divorce. 133 00:07:09,304 --> 00:07:10,764 - I remember when my parents, I guess, 134 00:07:10,805 --> 00:07:13,725 told me and my brother that they were divorcing. 135 00:07:13,767 --> 00:07:15,477 We were basically, why? 136 00:07:15,518 --> 00:07:17,354 Why can't y'all live together, whatever? 137 00:07:17,395 --> 00:07:18,855 I think we were heartbroken. 138 00:07:21,399 --> 00:07:22,650 - NARRATOR: Around the same time, 139 00:07:22,692 --> 00:07:28,281 James met 29-year-old Robin Gaddy in Florida. 140 00:07:28,323 --> 00:07:30,533 - James met Robin in a bar 141 00:07:30,575 --> 00:07:32,952 where one of his relatives worked, 142 00:07:32,994 --> 00:07:37,665 and I'm assuming, since James and I were, um, 143 00:07:37,707 --> 00:07:42,003 separated at the time, he felt lonely. 144 00:07:45,590 --> 00:07:47,300 - NARRATOR: Originally from Utah, 145 00:07:47,342 --> 00:07:50,136 Robin had moved to Florida to start over 146 00:07:50,178 --> 00:07:53,723 after two failed marriages. 147 00:07:53,765 --> 00:07:56,810 - She had two kids, a daughter and a son. 148 00:07:56,851 --> 00:08:00,730 She seemed like a nice person. 149 00:08:00,772 --> 00:08:03,316 And I assume she was drawn to him because of his 150 00:08:03,358 --> 00:08:05,568 sweet personality, 151 00:08:05,610 --> 00:08:08,613 and his kindness, and his outgoingness, 152 00:08:08,655 --> 00:08:12,033 and being able to joke about things. 153 00:08:14,494 --> 00:08:16,454 - NARRATOR: After a whirlwind romance, 154 00:08:16,496 --> 00:08:20,333 Robin and James decided to tie the knot. 155 00:08:20,375 --> 00:08:22,168 - Within a couple of months, 156 00:08:22,210 --> 00:08:24,129 they were married. 157 00:08:24,170 --> 00:08:26,923 - It seemed like my dad and Robin were happy. 158 00:08:31,261 --> 00:08:34,097 - NARRATOR: James continued to juggle family life 159 00:08:34,139 --> 00:08:37,434 with a demanding job. 160 00:08:37,475 --> 00:08:40,353 - He got transferred up to Virginia, 161 00:08:40,395 --> 00:08:41,980 and when he got transferred up there, 162 00:08:42,022 --> 00:08:47,527 it was hard for us to go up there to see him. 163 00:08:47,569 --> 00:08:49,738 - NARRATOR: By July of 1991, 164 00:08:49,779 --> 00:08:53,908 an end to all of James' hard work was in sight. 165 00:08:53,950 --> 00:08:55,785 Following a recent deployment, 166 00:08:55,827 --> 00:09:01,124 James was only seven months away from retirement. 167 00:09:01,166 --> 00:09:04,753 - His dream was when he retired from the Navy, 168 00:09:04,794 --> 00:09:08,965 he wanted to become a chef and work in a big restaurant. 169 00:09:11,176 --> 00:09:12,427 - In his mind, 170 00:09:12,469 --> 00:09:15,388 he must've been dreaming about that next career. 171 00:09:15,430 --> 00:09:17,682 He must've been on cloud nine. 172 00:09:19,768 --> 00:09:21,728 - NARRATOR: But less than two weeks later, 173 00:09:21,770 --> 00:09:26,232 James Radcliff's dreams have been shattered, 174 00:09:26,274 --> 00:09:29,694 as Virginia Beach detectives try to make sense of 175 00:09:29,736 --> 00:09:34,199 a vicious attack that has left him critically wounded. 176 00:09:34,240 --> 00:09:38,161 - When you open up the door to the master bedroom, 177 00:09:38,203 --> 00:09:40,121 the master bed itself 178 00:09:40,163 --> 00:09:43,083 was completely saturated with blood. 179 00:09:43,124 --> 00:09:46,461 There was blood spatter all over the headboard, 180 00:09:46,503 --> 00:09:48,588 the back of the wall, 181 00:09:48,630 --> 00:09:52,592 both sides of the bed and pillows. 182 00:09:52,634 --> 00:09:54,177 - One of the evidence technicians 183 00:09:54,219 --> 00:09:55,845 was a blood spatter expert, 184 00:09:55,887 --> 00:10:00,934 and so from the blood spatter that was found on the wall, 185 00:10:00,975 --> 00:10:03,478 on the ceiling in the bedroom, 186 00:10:03,520 --> 00:10:08,400 he was able to determine that at least one sharp-edged object 187 00:10:08,441 --> 00:10:10,443 was used to stab James, 188 00:10:10,485 --> 00:10:13,446 and at least one blunt-edge object 189 00:10:13,488 --> 00:10:16,991 was used to strike James. 190 00:10:17,033 --> 00:10:20,745 - The telephone has been ripped away 191 00:10:20,787 --> 00:10:23,540 from the nightstand, 192 00:10:23,581 --> 00:10:27,752 and it appeared to be completely disconnected. 193 00:10:27,794 --> 00:10:29,546 There was some other things that were thrown about, 194 00:10:29,587 --> 00:10:32,298 the clothes on the floor. 195 00:10:32,340 --> 00:10:33,925 - We knew there was some motive 196 00:10:33,967 --> 00:10:36,928 behind this, naturally, but we didn't know exactly what, 197 00:10:36,970 --> 00:10:40,140 and that's where we jumped into it and started trying 198 00:10:40,181 --> 00:10:42,392 to put the pieces of the puzzle together. 199 00:10:45,353 --> 00:10:48,314 One of the theories would be that this was a burglary, 200 00:10:48,356 --> 00:10:51,985 and that the burglary did go wrong. It went awry. 201 00:10:52,027 --> 00:10:54,112 - There was a few items reported missing 202 00:10:54,154 --> 00:10:56,698 by Robin Radcliff from the residence. 203 00:10:56,740 --> 00:11:00,577 Her husband's wallet and his credit cards 204 00:11:00,618 --> 00:11:03,788 were taken from the master bedroom. 205 00:11:03,830 --> 00:11:05,790 - The front door opens into the living room 206 00:11:05,832 --> 00:11:07,334 of the apartment. 207 00:11:07,375 --> 00:11:10,962 There was a stand upon which there was a TV, 208 00:11:11,004 --> 00:11:13,590 and it was apparent that something that had been 209 00:11:13,631 --> 00:11:17,635 connected to the TV was missing. 210 00:11:17,677 --> 00:11:19,262 - Walking through a crime scene, 211 00:11:19,304 --> 00:11:20,889 one of the things that you're looking for 212 00:11:20,930 --> 00:11:26,394 is points of entry and points of exit. 213 00:11:26,436 --> 00:11:27,687 - There were three bedrooms 214 00:11:27,729 --> 00:11:30,690 in the apartment. A master bedroom, 215 00:11:30,732 --> 00:11:34,986 which is where James and Robin stayed. 216 00:11:35,028 --> 00:11:39,199 There was a bedroom where Robin's son stayed, 217 00:11:39,240 --> 00:11:42,660 and then there was another bedroom. 218 00:11:42,702 --> 00:11:45,205 - When we looked in there, 219 00:11:45,246 --> 00:11:47,707 the dresser was pulled away from the wall, 220 00:11:47,749 --> 00:11:50,335 away from the window. The window was open, 221 00:11:50,377 --> 00:11:53,463 and the curtains were hanging outside the window. 222 00:11:56,257 --> 00:12:00,637 - There was no damage to get into the, uh, 223 00:12:00,679 --> 00:12:03,807 in through that window. 224 00:12:03,848 --> 00:12:07,811 No signs that the lock had been jimmied. 225 00:12:07,852 --> 00:12:09,396 - It very well could've happened 226 00:12:09,437 --> 00:12:13,608 where a burglar could've found a window that was unlocked, 227 00:12:13,650 --> 00:12:17,404 entered uh, to steal what he or she could, 228 00:12:17,445 --> 00:12:19,280 and then attacked Mr. Radcliff. 229 00:12:22,575 --> 00:12:23,910 - NARRATOR: Coming up, 230 00:12:23,952 --> 00:12:26,663 police receive new information that takes the case 231 00:12:26,705 --> 00:12:29,749 in a whole new direction. 232 00:12:29,791 --> 00:12:32,460 - James told one of his shipmates 233 00:12:32,502 --> 00:12:34,879 that somebody threatened him, 234 00:12:34,921 --> 00:12:37,757 and so he felt afraid for his life. 235 00:12:37,799 --> 00:12:40,176 - NARRATOR: And a new clue casts suspicion 236 00:12:40,218 --> 00:12:43,013 on someone close to the victim. 237 00:12:43,054 --> 00:12:46,224 - On the front of it, the card, is a pregnant woman, 238 00:12:46,266 --> 00:12:49,060 and that strikes my interest immediately. 239 00:12:49,102 --> 00:12:51,813 You kind of realize that there's a good likelihood 240 00:12:51,855 --> 00:12:54,482 what we have here is a love triangle. 241 00:12:56,484 --> 00:12:59,487 - * * 242 00:13:02,532 --> 00:13:05,994 - * * 243 00:13:06,036 --> 00:13:08,955 - NARRATOR: 37-year-old Navy man James Radcliff 244 00:13:08,997 --> 00:13:12,709 is in grave condition after he was violently attacked 245 00:13:12,751 --> 00:13:14,919 in his bed, while his wife Robin 246 00:13:14,961 --> 00:13:17,964 was held down by another assailant. 247 00:13:21,760 --> 00:13:23,428 - When I arrived at the scene, 248 00:13:23,470 --> 00:13:26,097 Robin had already left and gone to the hospital. 249 00:13:26,139 --> 00:13:27,932 She'd already changed her clothes as well 250 00:13:27,974 --> 00:13:31,519 and left bloody pajamas behind. 251 00:13:31,561 --> 00:13:34,898 Anytime we have bloody potential evidence, 252 00:13:34,939 --> 00:13:36,733 we collect it. 253 00:13:36,775 --> 00:13:40,487 - NARRATOR: Since the victim, his wife and her 13-year-old son 254 00:13:40,528 --> 00:13:42,155 are all at the hospital, 255 00:13:42,197 --> 00:13:45,450 investigators turn to another source of information 256 00:13:45,492 --> 00:13:49,454 within the family. 257 00:13:49,496 --> 00:13:53,083 - I went back outside because Mrs. Radcliff's 258 00:13:53,124 --> 00:13:56,503 daughter, Tina and her husband, Michael Bourne 259 00:13:56,544 --> 00:13:58,463 were waiting out there. 260 00:13:58,505 --> 00:14:00,715 Both told me that they had received a call 261 00:14:00,757 --> 00:14:05,011 from her brother right after the incident happened. 262 00:14:05,053 --> 00:14:07,555 He told them that something had happened to James 263 00:14:07,597 --> 00:14:11,893 and they needed to come over to the apartment. 264 00:14:11,935 --> 00:14:14,854 Tina told me that her mother and stepfather 265 00:14:14,896 --> 00:14:17,774 had been married for approximately four years. 266 00:14:17,816 --> 00:14:19,567 They seemed to be a loving couple, 267 00:14:19,609 --> 00:14:21,945 cared for each other. 268 00:14:21,986 --> 00:14:25,031 She told me that her stepfather had just returned 269 00:14:25,073 --> 00:14:29,452 from a six-week deployment on July the 18th. 270 00:14:31,538 --> 00:14:33,206 - NARRATOR: Tina tells detectives that 271 00:14:33,248 --> 00:14:36,418 she and her husband came to dinner at the apartment 272 00:14:36,459 --> 00:14:38,169 earlier that night. 273 00:14:38,211 --> 00:14:41,214 When they left for their apartment around 11:00 PM, 274 00:14:41,256 --> 00:14:43,883 nothing seemed amiss. 275 00:14:43,925 --> 00:14:48,221 - She generally seemed extremely upset about what had happened. 276 00:14:48,263 --> 00:14:50,306 She couldn't give me any reason at all why somebody would 277 00:14:50,348 --> 00:14:56,646 break into the house and beat her stepfather like this. 278 00:14:56,688 --> 00:14:58,815 - NARRATOR: While detectives are still gathering 279 00:14:58,857 --> 00:15:00,775 information at the scene, 280 00:15:00,817 --> 00:15:05,655 they receive a devastating call from the hospital. 281 00:15:05,697 --> 00:15:07,449 - I received a call from the midnight detective 282 00:15:07,490 --> 00:15:11,161 that was with Mrs. Radcliff at Norfolk General Hospital, 283 00:15:11,202 --> 00:15:12,704 and he advised me that 284 00:15:12,746 --> 00:15:18,168 James Radcliff had succumbed to his injuries and had died. 285 00:15:21,254 --> 00:15:25,467 Since James Radcliff was employed with the US Navy, 286 00:15:25,508 --> 00:15:29,012 we notified NCIS. 287 00:15:29,054 --> 00:15:32,974 - Two Navy officers showed up. 288 00:15:33,016 --> 00:15:37,020 They told me that James had been murdered. 289 00:15:37,062 --> 00:15:39,981 I called the two boys next to me 290 00:15:40,023 --> 00:15:42,150 and I set them down 291 00:15:42,192 --> 00:15:45,111 and I told them that their dad passed, 292 00:15:45,153 --> 00:15:50,867 and there was anger, there was sadness. 293 00:15:50,909 --> 00:15:53,703 - It sucked, it hurt. 294 00:15:53,745 --> 00:15:55,622 Mad at the world. 295 00:15:55,663 --> 00:15:57,248 I wanted to know who did it. 296 00:15:57,290 --> 00:16:02,921 I wanted them to pay for taking my dad from me. 297 00:16:02,962 --> 00:16:04,631 - NARRATOR: The case is designated 298 00:16:04,673 --> 00:16:06,299 a homicide investigation, 299 00:16:06,341 --> 00:16:09,219 and James Radcliff's body is transported to 300 00:16:09,260 --> 00:16:14,724 the medical examiner's office for a full autopsy. 301 00:16:14,766 --> 00:16:17,644 - The medical examiner indicated that there was 302 00:16:17,686 --> 00:16:21,898 multiple blunt force trauma to his head 303 00:16:21,940 --> 00:16:24,734 and that he had at least three stab wounds, 304 00:16:24,776 --> 00:16:29,906 two on the right side, one on the right-front torso area, 305 00:16:29,948 --> 00:16:33,159 the other one in the back. 306 00:16:33,201 --> 00:16:38,873 The cause of death was from blood loss 307 00:16:38,915 --> 00:16:41,001 and aspiration, 308 00:16:41,042 --> 00:16:45,588 actually breathing in his own blood. 309 00:16:45,630 --> 00:16:46,840 - Police know, 310 00:16:46,881 --> 00:16:49,843 as do police reporters and journalists know, 311 00:16:49,884 --> 00:16:52,929 most murderers don't kill people up close, and when they do, 312 00:16:52,971 --> 00:16:55,348 there's normally a personal relationship 313 00:16:55,390 --> 00:16:57,642 or a personal vendetta. 314 00:16:57,684 --> 00:17:02,188 This was a personal crime. 315 00:17:02,230 --> 00:17:04,774 - NARRATOR: Given the personal nature of the homicide, 316 00:17:04,816 --> 00:17:08,069 detectives circle back to James's grieving widow, 317 00:17:08,111 --> 00:17:11,614 Robin Radcliff, for more information. 318 00:17:11,656 --> 00:17:13,783 - Mrs. Radcliff arrived at police headquarters. 319 00:17:13,825 --> 00:17:16,536 I tell her at the time that I know it's a terrible time 320 00:17:16,578 --> 00:17:18,413 to have to ask her a lot of questions, 321 00:17:18,455 --> 00:17:19,998 but I'd like to go through 322 00:17:20,040 --> 00:17:23,585 what happened this Sunday evening. 323 00:17:23,626 --> 00:17:25,253 She said Tina and Michael stayed there 324 00:17:25,295 --> 00:17:28,298 and watched television with them till about 11-12:00, 325 00:17:28,340 --> 00:17:30,967 and then they left, went back to their apartment, 326 00:17:31,009 --> 00:17:33,762 and that her son went to bed, 327 00:17:33,803 --> 00:17:38,808 and Robin and James retired for the evening. 328 00:17:38,850 --> 00:17:40,560 - Robin said that 329 00:17:40,602 --> 00:17:42,520 she had taken some sleeping pills 330 00:17:42,562 --> 00:17:45,190 and she was sleeping soundly, and all of a sudden, 331 00:17:45,231 --> 00:17:48,276 she's awakened by rough, deep voices, 332 00:17:48,318 --> 00:17:52,364 and she gets knocked off the bed onto the floor. 333 00:17:54,199 --> 00:17:56,785 - She was laying facedown on the floor, 334 00:17:56,826 --> 00:17:59,371 and that person actually put his foot on her back, 335 00:17:59,412 --> 00:18:02,248 she said, to hold her down and told her, don't move, 336 00:18:02,290 --> 00:18:06,503 and it sounded to her like a man's voice. 337 00:18:06,544 --> 00:18:09,339 - She said she didn't get a good look at anyone. 338 00:18:09,381 --> 00:18:13,426 She was horrified, she was panicking, 339 00:18:13,468 --> 00:18:17,263 and didn't know what to do. 340 00:18:17,305 --> 00:18:20,850 - She assumed by her feet there was two or three people 341 00:18:20,892 --> 00:18:24,020 in the apartment. 342 00:18:24,062 --> 00:18:26,606 - NARRATOR: When she was sure the intruders had left, 343 00:18:26,648 --> 00:18:30,443 Robin tells detectives that she rushed to her husband's aid 344 00:18:30,485 --> 00:18:34,614 and realized his injuries were extensive. 345 00:18:34,656 --> 00:18:39,452 - Robin ran to the phone, picked it up, and it was dead. 346 00:18:39,494 --> 00:18:43,289 She couldn't dial 911, so she ran out screaming 347 00:18:43,331 --> 00:18:48,044 for someone to help her, someone to call for help. 348 00:18:48,086 --> 00:18:51,214 - After the neighbor called 911, 349 00:18:51,256 --> 00:18:52,757 Mrs. Radcliff realized that, 350 00:18:52,799 --> 00:18:56,302 oh my God, she left her son in the apartment, 351 00:18:56,344 --> 00:18:58,221 so she ran back into the apartment 352 00:18:58,263 --> 00:19:00,640 into his room, which, fortunately, 353 00:19:00,682 --> 00:19:02,892 he slept through the entire incident 354 00:19:02,934 --> 00:19:08,273 and wasn't awakened till his mother Robin woke him up. 355 00:19:10,108 --> 00:19:11,568 - NARRATOR: Detectives ask Robin about 356 00:19:11,609 --> 00:19:15,905 her relationship with her husband. 357 00:19:15,947 --> 00:19:18,825 - Robin told police that they were happily married, 358 00:19:18,867 --> 00:19:21,828 that they loved their blended family, 359 00:19:21,870 --> 00:19:23,121 they loved their home, 360 00:19:23,163 --> 00:19:25,248 they loved living in Virginia Beach, 361 00:19:25,290 --> 00:19:28,501 and that there was no problems. 362 00:19:30,337 --> 00:19:32,714 - She generally appeared to be somebody 363 00:19:32,756 --> 00:19:35,216 that was grieving and wanted to be helpful, 364 00:19:35,258 --> 00:19:38,261 to try to give me as much information as possible, 365 00:19:38,303 --> 00:19:39,888 so I can find out who's responsible 366 00:19:39,929 --> 00:19:43,725 for her husband's death. 367 00:19:43,767 --> 00:19:45,435 - NARRATOR: In the midst of the interview, 368 00:19:45,477 --> 00:19:48,605 investigators suddenly receive new information 369 00:19:48,646 --> 00:19:53,943 from the Naval Criminal Intelligence Service. 370 00:19:53,985 --> 00:19:58,740 - We had notified NCIS that James Radcliff had died 371 00:19:58,782 --> 00:20:00,408 and they were making death notification 372 00:20:00,450 --> 00:20:02,077 to his command, 373 00:20:02,118 --> 00:20:05,288 and the command, some of the shipmates, 374 00:20:05,330 --> 00:20:09,709 had told them that James Radcliff, 375 00:20:09,751 --> 00:20:14,130 just about a week ago, had a fight. 376 00:20:14,172 --> 00:20:16,633 James told one of his shipmates 377 00:20:16,675 --> 00:20:19,761 that somebody actually threatened him, 378 00:20:19,803 --> 00:20:22,722 and so he felt afraid for his life. 379 00:20:26,476 --> 00:20:30,647 I contacted James Radcliff's command, 380 00:20:30,689 --> 00:20:33,817 his ship, the USS Comte de Grasse, 381 00:20:33,858 --> 00:20:36,444 and talked to some of his close-friend shipmates 382 00:20:36,486 --> 00:20:40,448 to see what James Radcliff had been telling them. 383 00:20:40,490 --> 00:20:42,325 - NARRATOR: Soon after James returned home 384 00:20:42,367 --> 00:20:44,411 from a six-week Navy deployment, 385 00:20:44,452 --> 00:20:47,580 friends say he got into a physical altercation 386 00:20:47,622 --> 00:20:52,085 with another Navy man, 34-year-old Gary Hinojosa. 387 00:20:54,212 --> 00:20:56,339 - The very day that he returned home, 388 00:20:56,381 --> 00:20:59,592 this guy Gary was sitting in his apartment, 389 00:20:59,634 --> 00:21:03,847 and he confronted his wife about who was this guy 390 00:21:03,888 --> 00:21:05,807 sitting in his apartment. 391 00:21:05,849 --> 00:21:09,728 She tried to pawn it off that, oh, he's a friend of Michael, 392 00:21:09,769 --> 00:21:11,771 who's, you know, Tina's husband. 393 00:21:11,813 --> 00:21:13,815 Well, Michael's only 19 years old, 394 00:21:13,857 --> 00:21:17,193 and James Radcliff eventually said that 395 00:21:17,235 --> 00:21:19,654 he kept prompting his wife about this Gary, 396 00:21:19,696 --> 00:21:21,364 and she finally admitted that 397 00:21:21,406 --> 00:21:23,324 she was having an affair with him 398 00:21:23,366 --> 00:21:26,286 while he was deployed. 399 00:21:26,327 --> 00:21:29,372 - There was a confrontation between 400 00:21:29,414 --> 00:21:31,750 Gary Hinojosa and James Radcliff, 401 00:21:31,791 --> 00:21:36,212 an altercation over the situation 402 00:21:36,254 --> 00:21:39,215 with Robin Radcliff. 403 00:21:39,257 --> 00:21:40,717 - Early on in the investigation, 404 00:21:40,759 --> 00:21:43,219 there's a lot of red flags that are going off. 405 00:21:43,261 --> 00:21:45,555 I know that Mrs. Radcliff is withholding 406 00:21:45,597 --> 00:21:46,848 a lot of information. 407 00:21:46,890 --> 00:21:49,768 She's lying to me about what's going on 408 00:21:49,809 --> 00:21:52,520 in their relationship between her and her husband 409 00:21:52,562 --> 00:21:55,440 and that things are much more complicated. 410 00:21:57,776 --> 00:22:00,445 - * * 411 00:22:03,823 --> 00:22:07,243 - * * 412 00:22:07,285 --> 00:22:11,331 - NARRATOR: Less than 24 hours after James Radcliff was killed 413 00:22:11,373 --> 00:22:13,667 during a violent home invasion, 414 00:22:13,708 --> 00:22:15,543 Virginia Beach police have learned that 415 00:22:15,585 --> 00:22:17,879 he had been involved in an altercation 416 00:22:17,921 --> 00:22:21,174 with a Navy man named Gary Hinojosa 417 00:22:21,216 --> 00:22:24,552 after James learned that his wife Robin was having 418 00:22:24,594 --> 00:22:27,681 an extramarital affair while he was deployed. 419 00:22:30,225 --> 00:22:31,518 - They had a fight. 420 00:22:31,559 --> 00:22:34,062 He described the fight as being more like 421 00:22:34,104 --> 00:22:37,190 a wrestling match. And then after the fight, 422 00:22:37,232 --> 00:22:40,360 they went separate ways, but there was a lot of tension 423 00:22:40,402 --> 00:22:44,906 between James and his wife, Robin. 424 00:22:44,948 --> 00:22:47,200 - NARRATOR: Detectives circle back to their interview 425 00:22:47,242 --> 00:22:50,412 with Robin Radcliff, but they don't confront her 426 00:22:50,453 --> 00:22:54,499 with the new information right away. 427 00:22:54,541 --> 00:22:57,335 - She had driven her car to police headquarters, 428 00:22:57,377 --> 00:22:58,837 and so I asked her, I said, 429 00:22:58,878 --> 00:23:02,382 you mind if I take a look in your car? Just to, you know, 430 00:23:02,424 --> 00:23:04,217 you never know what you're going to find. 431 00:23:04,259 --> 00:23:05,760 And the car is out there, 432 00:23:05,802 --> 00:23:10,640 and so I thought I'd just take advantage of the situation. 433 00:23:10,682 --> 00:23:13,101 - NARRATOR: Robin immediately provides detectives 434 00:23:13,143 --> 00:23:14,728 with her car keys. 435 00:23:14,769 --> 00:23:19,566 Inside, they make a telling discovery. 436 00:23:19,607 --> 00:23:22,068 - When I did a search on her car, 437 00:23:22,110 --> 00:23:27,782 I found in the glove compartment a Hallmark card. 438 00:23:27,824 --> 00:23:31,077 On the front of it, the card is a pregnant woman, 439 00:23:31,119 --> 00:23:32,829 and that strikes my interest immediately, 440 00:23:32,871 --> 00:23:37,959 so I open it up, and it's addressed to Robin. 441 00:23:38,001 --> 00:23:42,922 - It's a love note from someone named Gary, 442 00:23:42,964 --> 00:23:47,594 saying, you're carrying my baby. 443 00:23:47,635 --> 00:23:53,183 Well, this immediately changes everything. 444 00:23:53,224 --> 00:23:54,768 - Within a very short period of time, 445 00:23:54,809 --> 00:23:58,104 we realized that the Gary that was on the card 446 00:23:58,146 --> 00:24:02,567 was most likely this Gary Hinojosa. 447 00:24:02,609 --> 00:24:04,778 You kind of realize that there's a good likelihood 448 00:24:04,819 --> 00:24:08,740 what we have here is a love triangle. 449 00:24:08,782 --> 00:24:11,493 I brought that card back into headquarters 450 00:24:11,534 --> 00:24:16,373 and confronted Mrs. Radcliff about this particular card, 451 00:24:16,414 --> 00:24:19,501 and after looking at it, she said, 452 00:24:19,542 --> 00:24:22,754 yes, I was lying to you. I did have an affair 453 00:24:22,796 --> 00:24:25,507 while my husband was deployed and I believe that 454 00:24:25,548 --> 00:24:29,052 I'm pregnant with this man's child. 455 00:24:35,767 --> 00:24:38,019 - NARRATOR: As detectives confront Robin, 456 00:24:38,061 --> 00:24:42,982 they receive another unexpected surprise. 457 00:24:43,024 --> 00:24:48,154 - Just so happens that this Gerardo Hinojosa showed up. 458 00:24:48,196 --> 00:24:52,242 He says that he's friends of Robin Radcliffe, 459 00:24:52,283 --> 00:24:55,578 and he's there to pick up Mrs. Radcliff 460 00:24:55,620 --> 00:24:56,996 to give her some support, 461 00:24:57,038 --> 00:25:01,835 since they just found out that James had passed away. 462 00:25:01,876 --> 00:25:03,670 - NARRATOR: Police seize the opportunity 463 00:25:03,712 --> 00:25:06,006 to talk with Gary Hinojosa. 464 00:25:06,047 --> 00:25:08,925 He agrees and sits down with detectives 465 00:25:08,967 --> 00:25:12,512 for a formal interview. 466 00:25:12,554 --> 00:25:16,474 - Gary Hinojosa was stationed at Oceana 467 00:25:16,516 --> 00:25:17,892 in Virginia Beach, 468 00:25:17,934 --> 00:25:23,690 and he worked with Robin Radcliff's son-in-law, 469 00:25:23,732 --> 00:25:27,527 Michael Bourne, and Michael's wife, Tina, 470 00:25:27,569 --> 00:25:31,531 who is Robin's daughter, made a connection, 471 00:25:31,573 --> 00:25:33,908 and so they all met each other. 472 00:25:33,950 --> 00:25:38,997 And when Gary and Robin met, Gary was smitten at first sight. 473 00:25:40,832 --> 00:25:42,709 - He admits that they had an affair 474 00:25:42,751 --> 00:25:47,213 that's been going on while James was deployed. 475 00:25:47,255 --> 00:25:50,675 And we told him that we also were aware that 476 00:25:50,717 --> 00:25:52,969 there was a fight between him and James, 477 00:25:53,011 --> 00:25:54,721 and he admitted to the fight, 478 00:25:54,763 --> 00:25:56,723 but said after the fight that they shook hands 479 00:25:56,765 --> 00:26:00,769 and they went separate ways. 480 00:26:00,810 --> 00:26:03,063 - NARRATOR: Gary claims that Robin had ended 481 00:26:03,104 --> 00:26:04,856 their months-long love affair 482 00:26:04,898 --> 00:26:08,568 to focus on her marriage to James. 483 00:26:08,610 --> 00:26:10,278 Their suspicions growing, 484 00:26:10,320 --> 00:26:12,906 detectives ask Gary if he has an alibi 485 00:26:12,947 --> 00:26:17,911 for the night of James Radcliff's murder. 486 00:26:17,952 --> 00:26:22,999 - He said that he was at his house all evening long, 487 00:26:23,041 --> 00:26:28,546 and he said that Tina, who is Robin's daughter, 488 00:26:28,588 --> 00:26:30,548 and her husband Michael Bourne, 489 00:26:30,590 --> 00:26:35,095 had just moved into his house with him that weekend, 490 00:26:35,136 --> 00:26:37,430 and he said that they sat and watched television 491 00:26:37,472 --> 00:26:39,849 throughout the night, and he believes that 492 00:26:39,891 --> 00:26:42,227 all of them went to bed somewhere around 1:00 493 00:26:42,268 --> 00:26:44,562 in the morning. 494 00:26:44,604 --> 00:26:47,482 - NARRATOR: Detectives confirm with Tina and Michael Bourne 495 00:26:47,524 --> 00:26:51,611 that Gary is their roommate. 496 00:26:51,653 --> 00:26:54,447 - I talked to Tina and Michael Bourne, 497 00:26:54,489 --> 00:26:58,118 and they told me that once they left Robin's apartment, 498 00:26:58,159 --> 00:26:59,869 they went back over to Gary's house, 499 00:26:59,911 --> 00:27:02,831 so he had people to alibi him out. 500 00:27:06,543 --> 00:27:08,461 - NARRATOR: Without any evidence to hold them, 501 00:27:08,503 --> 00:27:13,800 police release Robin Radcliff and Gary Hinojosa. 502 00:27:13,842 --> 00:27:16,469 - We knew that there was a connection between them. 503 00:27:16,511 --> 00:27:19,681 We suspected that there was a lot more to this story 504 00:27:19,723 --> 00:27:22,809 that they were not giving up. 505 00:27:22,851 --> 00:27:24,310 Within a few days after that, 506 00:27:24,352 --> 00:27:27,397 the family went to Texas for the funeral, 507 00:27:27,439 --> 00:27:28,857 so there's a couple of days 508 00:27:28,898 --> 00:27:32,152 I'm not able to talk to them at all. 509 00:27:32,193 --> 00:27:34,195 - NARRATOR: Four days after his murder, 510 00:27:34,237 --> 00:27:36,322 James Radcliff is laid to rest 511 00:27:36,364 --> 00:27:41,202 in his hometown of Aspermont, Texas. 512 00:27:41,244 --> 00:27:43,788 - My oldest one took it the hardest. 513 00:27:43,830 --> 00:27:45,290 Taking them to the funeral 514 00:27:45,331 --> 00:27:49,336 and them actually having to see their father in a coffin, 515 00:27:49,377 --> 00:27:51,046 actually having to see their father 516 00:27:51,087 --> 00:27:55,842 being buried in the ground. It was hard on me, 517 00:27:55,884 --> 00:28:00,847 but I know it was the hardest on them. 518 00:28:00,889 --> 00:28:03,433 - NARRATOR: One month passes without any leads 519 00:28:03,475 --> 00:28:06,102 in James Radcliff's murder. 520 00:28:06,144 --> 00:28:09,272 Then, on August 29, 1991, 521 00:28:09,314 --> 00:28:12,150 a local newspaper publishes an article 522 00:28:12,192 --> 00:28:16,404 that gives the case new life. 523 00:28:16,446 --> 00:28:20,116 - I'm at work at the Virginia Beach bureau 524 00:28:20,158 --> 00:28:24,704 of the Virginia Pilot, and Robin calls me, 525 00:28:24,746 --> 00:28:28,875 and she goes on a vent 526 00:28:28,917 --> 00:28:33,254 about how the police have mistreated her. 527 00:28:33,296 --> 00:28:37,342 They're accusing her of hiring people 528 00:28:37,384 --> 00:28:39,052 to kill her husband. 529 00:28:39,094 --> 00:28:41,554 She says, how would I even know how to go about doing that? 530 00:28:41,596 --> 00:28:44,557 I don't know how to hire people to murder someone. 531 00:28:44,599 --> 00:28:46,893 - Well, when I read that in the paper, I said, 532 00:28:46,935 --> 00:28:48,728 we got a whole new ballgame here. 533 00:28:48,770 --> 00:28:50,021 I never confronted her with that. 534 00:28:50,063 --> 00:28:53,024 I never asked her about anything like that. 535 00:28:53,066 --> 00:28:56,027 I knew right then that they must have hired somebody. 536 00:28:56,069 --> 00:28:58,279 For her to say that, they must have hired somebody. 537 00:28:58,321 --> 00:29:01,282 That's a slip of the tongue that she never should have said. 538 00:29:01,324 --> 00:29:05,078 So we're probably looking for a murder-for-hire situation. 539 00:29:07,747 --> 00:29:09,249 - NARRATOR: Coming up, 540 00:29:09,290 --> 00:29:13,044 as detectives begin building a case against Robin Radcliff, 541 00:29:13,086 --> 00:29:15,547 a shocking revelation will open the door 542 00:29:15,588 --> 00:29:21,511 to multiple suspects, and an unexpected motive. 543 00:29:21,553 --> 00:29:24,305 - He wants to rationalize what he's done, 544 00:29:24,347 --> 00:29:26,266 and so he says, there's a reason, 545 00:29:26,307 --> 00:29:30,520 there's a good reason why I hired these people 546 00:29:30,562 --> 00:29:33,023 to kill James Radcliff. 547 00:29:33,064 --> 00:29:36,276 - That blew everybody's mind. 548 00:29:36,317 --> 00:29:38,236 How could she be so callous? 549 00:29:40,488 --> 00:29:42,991 - * * 550 00:29:46,661 --> 00:29:50,415 - * * 551 00:29:50,457 --> 00:29:53,877 - NARRATOR: One month after the murder of James Radcliff, 552 00:29:53,918 --> 00:29:56,046 police suspect his widow, Robin 553 00:29:56,087 --> 00:29:59,924 and her lover Gary Hinojosa were involved. 554 00:29:59,966 --> 00:30:02,010 So far, there has been little evidence 555 00:30:02,052 --> 00:30:05,096 to connect either of them. 556 00:30:05,138 --> 00:30:08,266 But following Robin's plea to the media, 557 00:30:08,308 --> 00:30:10,685 detectives decide to take a closer look 558 00:30:10,727 --> 00:30:14,564 at her daughter and son-in-law, Tina and Michael Bourne, 559 00:30:14,606 --> 00:30:18,276 in the hopes that they might know something. 560 00:30:18,318 --> 00:30:22,364 - Michael and Tina Bourne were living with Gary, 561 00:30:22,405 --> 00:30:25,408 so we devised a plan that what we were gonna do 562 00:30:25,450 --> 00:30:28,912 is all the players that we knew, we're gonna bring them in 563 00:30:28,953 --> 00:30:31,164 one at a time and talk to them, 564 00:30:31,206 --> 00:30:33,416 starting with Tina and Michael Bourne, 565 00:30:33,458 --> 00:30:38,213 because they seem to be the weakest link in the group. 566 00:30:38,254 --> 00:30:41,883 So on September 3rd, I called Michael Bourne up, 567 00:30:41,925 --> 00:30:45,762 and I told him that I needed to talk to him and Tina. 568 00:30:45,804 --> 00:30:48,223 I needed them to come down to police headquarters. 569 00:30:48,264 --> 00:30:50,600 He said, yes, it's no problem, they'll be down there. 570 00:30:50,642 --> 00:30:52,602 As soon as they arrived there, we separated them 571 00:30:52,644 --> 00:30:54,854 and put them in two separate rooms, 572 00:30:54,896 --> 00:30:56,398 and I talked to Tina. 573 00:30:56,439 --> 00:31:00,944 I told her that, you need to tell me the truth what happened. 574 00:31:00,985 --> 00:31:03,947 - NARRATOR: Under extreme pressure from law enforcement, 575 00:31:03,988 --> 00:31:07,992 Tina comes clean. 576 00:31:08,034 --> 00:31:10,578 - She said her mother had come to her and said that 577 00:31:10,620 --> 00:31:14,165 they were thinking about killing James, 578 00:31:14,207 --> 00:31:16,209 that Gary Hinojosa had set it up, 579 00:31:16,251 --> 00:31:18,878 that the person that he hired to do the killing 580 00:31:18,920 --> 00:31:20,630 was Mario Murphy. 581 00:31:23,425 --> 00:31:25,719 - NARRATOR: In another interrogation room, 582 00:31:25,760 --> 00:31:28,722 Michael also cooperates. 583 00:31:28,763 --> 00:31:29,973 According to Michael, 584 00:31:30,015 --> 00:31:32,726 Mario Murphy is a friend of Gary's. 585 00:31:32,767 --> 00:31:36,062 Mario had also enlisted the help of his friend, 586 00:31:36,104 --> 00:31:40,817 17-year-old Aaron Turner, to commit the crime. 587 00:31:40,859 --> 00:31:43,278 - Mario's friend was there, 588 00:31:43,319 --> 00:31:44,654 and agreed to go ahead 589 00:31:44,696 --> 00:31:47,866 and go along with this burglary-killing, 590 00:31:47,907 --> 00:31:51,286 and they had set it all up. 591 00:31:51,327 --> 00:31:53,538 They put on dark clothing, gloves. 592 00:31:53,580 --> 00:31:58,460 They had metal pipes and two knives. 593 00:32:00,378 --> 00:32:05,425 As they were getting prepared and talking about this, 594 00:32:05,467 --> 00:32:10,805 Gary Hinojosa's roommate shows up, Jamie Hall. 595 00:32:10,847 --> 00:32:14,059 And he's hearing what's going on and gets excited, 596 00:32:14,100 --> 00:32:17,437 and he says that he'll go along. 597 00:32:17,479 --> 00:32:20,023 - Michael Bourne was the driver of the vehicle, 598 00:32:20,065 --> 00:32:21,399 he brought them there, 599 00:32:21,441 --> 00:32:25,737 and Hall as well as Mario Murphy and Aaron Turner 600 00:32:25,779 --> 00:32:28,156 exited the vehicle with the equipment. 601 00:32:28,198 --> 00:32:29,783 They went through the back window, 602 00:32:29,824 --> 00:32:32,577 which was left unlocked. 603 00:32:32,619 --> 00:32:35,538 - It was Robin who had arranged that, 604 00:32:35,580 --> 00:32:40,043 for the entry, for the assailants. 605 00:32:40,085 --> 00:32:41,378 - NARRATOR: Michael tells detectives 606 00:32:41,419 --> 00:32:45,757 he waited in the car while the murder took place. 607 00:32:45,799 --> 00:32:47,926 - He just stayed in the car the whole time 608 00:32:47,967 --> 00:32:49,344 and drove them back to, 609 00:32:49,386 --> 00:32:54,265 I believe it was Gary Hinojosa's place. 610 00:32:54,307 --> 00:32:56,351 - NARRATOR: Armed with this new information, 611 00:32:56,393 --> 00:32:58,603 police worked quickly to track down 612 00:32:58,645 --> 00:33:01,356 the three alleged accomplices. 613 00:33:01,398 --> 00:33:03,400 - Mario had moved in with Aaron. 614 00:33:03,441 --> 00:33:04,818 We located both of 'em. 615 00:33:04,859 --> 00:33:09,072 We transported them to police headquarters. 616 00:33:09,114 --> 00:33:11,449 - We put a couple of officers, detectives, 617 00:33:11,491 --> 00:33:13,493 surveilling the apartment, or the house, 618 00:33:13,535 --> 00:33:16,204 where Gary resided so they could arrest Jamie 619 00:33:16,246 --> 00:33:17,789 when he arrived home. 620 00:33:17,831 --> 00:33:19,749 And when he arrived home, they arrested him, 621 00:33:19,791 --> 00:33:23,253 brought him in, and interviewed him. 622 00:33:23,294 --> 00:33:24,963 - I believe they were all being interrogated 623 00:33:25,005 --> 00:33:26,339 at the same time, 624 00:33:26,381 --> 00:33:31,845 and eventually they all just toppled like dominoes. 625 00:33:31,886 --> 00:33:33,138 at the same time, - NARRATOR: One by one, 626 00:33:33,179 --> 00:33:34,764 each of the three co-conspirators 627 00:33:34,806 --> 00:33:37,726 corroborates Michael and Tina's allegations 628 00:33:37,767 --> 00:33:39,102 that Robin and Gary 629 00:33:39,144 --> 00:33:43,940 were the crime's true masterminds. 630 00:33:43,982 --> 00:33:46,735 - Gary and Robin had hired Mario 631 00:33:46,776 --> 00:33:48,111 to do the killing 632 00:33:48,153 --> 00:33:50,530 and told him that they will pay him 633 00:33:50,572 --> 00:33:52,574 $5,000 for the killing, 634 00:33:52,615 --> 00:33:55,410 that she would receive $100,000 635 00:33:55,452 --> 00:33:58,663 from her husband's military life insurance policy 636 00:33:58,705 --> 00:34:02,292 and then he would get paid from that. 637 00:34:02,334 --> 00:34:04,627 - NARRATOR: The accomplices also elaborate on 638 00:34:04,669 --> 00:34:08,715 the horrific details surrounding James Radcliff's death. 639 00:34:13,178 --> 00:34:15,180 - Mario Murphy said that Aaron Turner 640 00:34:15,221 --> 00:34:16,639 was the first one to hit him, 641 00:34:16,681 --> 00:34:20,518 and then when Aaron Turner hit him in the head, 642 00:34:20,560 --> 00:34:25,148 he hit him so hard, the whole bed shook. 643 00:34:25,190 --> 00:34:27,692 - Jamie Hall held a flashlight on James 644 00:34:27,734 --> 00:34:29,694 as he lay sleeping unconscious 645 00:34:29,736 --> 00:34:33,448 while Aaron Turner and Mario Murphy 646 00:34:33,490 --> 00:34:36,493 took turns beating and stabbing James 647 00:34:36,534 --> 00:34:39,621 while he lay unconscious. 648 00:34:39,662 --> 00:34:42,707 - After they finished beating him and stabbing him, 649 00:34:42,749 --> 00:34:47,045 they left the bedroom and came down to the living room 650 00:34:47,087 --> 00:34:49,297 where Robin Radcliff was waiting 651 00:34:49,339 --> 00:34:54,719 and pointed out the VCR for them to take 652 00:34:54,761 --> 00:34:57,889 as part of the fraudulent burglary 653 00:34:57,931 --> 00:35:00,100 they were trying to stage, 654 00:35:00,141 --> 00:35:01,726 and so they did. 655 00:35:01,768 --> 00:35:05,063 And they left with that in a duffel bag 656 00:35:05,105 --> 00:35:08,858 and exited the apartment. 657 00:35:08,900 --> 00:35:11,486 - They left through the window they came in. 658 00:35:11,528 --> 00:35:13,947 As I understand it, they got in the car, 659 00:35:13,988 --> 00:35:17,158 driven again, by Michael, and returned to Gary's home. 660 00:35:21,454 --> 00:35:23,456 - Mr. Radcliff, a man who served his country, 661 00:35:23,498 --> 00:35:25,709 he didn't stand a chance. He was asleep in bed. 662 00:35:25,750 --> 00:35:28,003 He couldn't even fight for himself. 663 00:35:28,044 --> 00:35:31,923 To carry out a plan like this is just diabolical, 664 00:35:31,965 --> 00:35:35,176 just flat-out evil. 665 00:35:35,218 --> 00:35:37,762 - NARRATOR: Police immediately issue arrest warrants 666 00:35:37,804 --> 00:35:41,391 for the alleged killer couple. 667 00:35:41,433 --> 00:35:43,393 - I had been surveilling the home, 668 00:35:43,435 --> 00:35:45,645 and I knew that Robin was at the home, 669 00:35:45,687 --> 00:35:48,898 and I went up to arrest her. 670 00:35:48,940 --> 00:35:50,900 She asked if she could make a phone call. 671 00:35:50,942 --> 00:35:55,196 She called Gary, and the person that answered 672 00:35:55,238 --> 00:36:01,036 said that Gary couldn't talk because he was being arrested. 673 00:36:01,077 --> 00:36:03,747 - NARRATOR: While Robin maintains her innocence, 674 00:36:03,788 --> 00:36:06,583 Gary decides to offer a full confession 675 00:36:06,624 --> 00:36:09,753 to the press from jail. 676 00:36:09,794 --> 00:36:14,632 - Gary Hinojosa was in love, 677 00:36:14,674 --> 00:36:18,261 and he wanted to talk to me because he wanted to find out 678 00:36:18,303 --> 00:36:19,554 how Robin was doing. 679 00:36:19,596 --> 00:36:22,515 He wanted me to tell Robin that he loved her 680 00:36:22,557 --> 00:36:25,602 and he also wants to rationalize what he's done. 681 00:36:25,643 --> 00:36:27,604 And so he says, I wanted to protect, 682 00:36:27,645 --> 00:36:29,689 well, the woman that I wanted to be my wife. 683 00:36:29,731 --> 00:36:31,524 I wanted to protect my baby. 684 00:36:31,566 --> 00:36:33,985 There's a reason, there's a good reason 685 00:36:34,027 --> 00:36:38,156 why I hired these people to kill James Radcliff. 686 00:36:40,617 --> 00:36:44,454 From Gary's perspective, what drove the killing 687 00:36:44,496 --> 00:36:49,584 was James' treatment of his wife, Robin. 688 00:36:49,626 --> 00:36:52,712 According to Gary, it was an abusive relationship. 689 00:36:55,840 --> 00:36:57,884 - * * 690 00:37:01,888 --> 00:37:05,433 - * * 691 00:37:05,475 --> 00:37:08,561 - NARRATOR: Virginia Beach police have indicted six people 692 00:37:08,603 --> 00:37:11,189 for the murder of James Radcliff, 693 00:37:11,231 --> 00:37:15,402 his wife, Robin Radcliff, her lover, Gary Hinojosa, 694 00:37:15,443 --> 00:37:18,154 and the four men who carried out the attack, 695 00:37:18,196 --> 00:37:22,450 including Robin's son-in-law, Michael Bourne. 696 00:37:22,492 --> 00:37:24,202 Based on her cooperation, 697 00:37:24,244 --> 00:37:30,208 Robin's daughter, Tina Bourne has not been charged. 698 00:37:30,250 --> 00:37:33,670 Gary claims that he orchestrated the murder-for-hire plot 699 00:37:33,712 --> 00:37:37,590 in order to save Robin from an abusive relationship. 700 00:37:39,676 --> 00:37:41,970 - He did say that he had masterminded it, 701 00:37:42,012 --> 00:37:45,265 but he'd also said that he was just sitting at home crying 702 00:37:45,306 --> 00:37:47,475 and his buddy, Mario shows up, 703 00:37:47,517 --> 00:37:50,061 and Mario gets incensed by the fact that 704 00:37:50,103 --> 00:37:51,730 James is beating Robin. 705 00:37:51,771 --> 00:37:54,232 Mario hates men who beat their wives. 706 00:37:54,274 --> 00:37:57,694 And Mario was the one who said, we gotta get this guy. 707 00:37:57,736 --> 00:38:00,864 We gotta save Robin. 708 00:38:00,905 --> 00:38:03,742 - NARRATOR: But detectives know there is no evidence 709 00:38:03,783 --> 00:38:05,368 to support Gary's claims 710 00:38:05,410 --> 00:38:08,621 that James was ever abusive to Robin. 711 00:38:12,709 --> 00:38:17,839 - James would've never hit a woman. 712 00:38:17,881 --> 00:38:21,259 He was not that type of man. 713 00:38:21,301 --> 00:38:24,929 Robin manipulated the whole thing. 714 00:38:24,971 --> 00:38:26,806 It was all a bald-faced lie. 715 00:38:26,848 --> 00:38:31,227 She was just manipulating people to get what she wanted. 716 00:38:31,269 --> 00:38:35,023 - Robin had definitely some degree of avarice. 717 00:38:35,065 --> 00:38:37,359 She was aware of the death benefit 718 00:38:37,400 --> 00:38:38,902 for a military person. 719 00:38:38,943 --> 00:38:41,446 I think that's what motivated her. 720 00:38:41,488 --> 00:38:42,989 - I think that Gary's motivation 721 00:38:43,031 --> 00:38:46,743 truly was his love for Robin. 722 00:38:48,745 --> 00:38:52,499 He was very emotional, a romantic, 723 00:38:52,540 --> 00:38:55,126 as ironic as that sounds. 724 00:38:55,168 --> 00:38:57,045 And I think he wanted a life with her, 725 00:38:57,087 --> 00:38:58,922 and the only way he knew to get it 726 00:38:58,963 --> 00:39:01,466 was to get James out of the way. 727 00:39:01,508 --> 00:39:03,968 - Robin and James could've gotten divorced, 728 00:39:04,010 --> 00:39:05,887 and she and Gary could've been a couple 729 00:39:05,929 --> 00:39:09,557 and raised their child, 730 00:39:09,599 --> 00:39:11,476 but that wasn't enough. 731 00:39:11,518 --> 00:39:14,854 They wanted James' insurance money. 732 00:39:14,896 --> 00:39:19,943 Gary and Robin reached out and incorporated, um, 733 00:39:19,984 --> 00:39:24,948 young men to get involved in their conspiracy. 734 00:39:24,989 --> 00:39:29,911 Each of those young men made a choice to get involved, 735 00:39:29,953 --> 00:39:35,000 but the genesis of the entire depravity and violence 736 00:39:35,041 --> 00:39:37,794 began with Gary and Robin. 737 00:39:40,130 --> 00:39:44,801 - NARRATOR: In the fall of 1992, Gary Hinojosa, Michael Bourne, 738 00:39:44,843 --> 00:39:48,388 Aaron Turner and Jamie Hall each plead guilty 739 00:39:48,430 --> 00:39:50,098 to first-degree murder 740 00:39:50,140 --> 00:39:55,478 and are sentenced to life in prison. 741 00:39:55,520 --> 00:39:58,815 - Mario Murphy was charged with 742 00:39:58,857 --> 00:40:00,608 capital murder for hire, 743 00:40:00,650 --> 00:40:05,989 and the judge sentenced him to death. 744 00:40:06,031 --> 00:40:10,326 - Six people arrested, five of 'em pled guilty. 745 00:40:10,368 --> 00:40:13,663 Robin was the only one who went to trial. 746 00:40:13,705 --> 00:40:16,875 In my mind, she was the most culpable. 747 00:40:16,916 --> 00:40:19,169 - By the time Robin went to trial, 748 00:40:19,210 --> 00:40:21,838 she had given birth to Gary's baby, 749 00:40:21,880 --> 00:40:26,718 and the baby was being cared for by family members. 750 00:40:26,760 --> 00:40:29,054 - NARRATOR: In February 1993, 751 00:40:29,095 --> 00:40:33,516 Robin Radcliff pleads not guilty by reason of insanity. 752 00:40:35,310 --> 00:40:37,479 - A lot of the trial was back and forth 753 00:40:37,520 --> 00:40:39,814 with different psychiatrists. 754 00:40:39,856 --> 00:40:44,235 The defense was saying she had multiple personalities. 755 00:40:44,277 --> 00:40:46,821 The prosecution was, 756 00:40:46,863 --> 00:40:51,117 no, she is a cold, calculated murderer. 757 00:40:53,286 --> 00:40:54,579 - The question is, 758 00:40:54,621 --> 00:40:55,997 did the individual know the difference 759 00:40:56,039 --> 00:41:00,585 between right and wrong, number one, and if so, 760 00:41:00,627 --> 00:41:04,631 could she control her behavior? 761 00:41:04,673 --> 00:41:05,924 - NARRATOR: At trial, 762 00:41:05,965 --> 00:41:09,094 prosecutors use Robin's blood-soaked nightgown 763 00:41:09,135 --> 00:41:12,681 to prove that Robin knew exactly what she was doing 764 00:41:12,722 --> 00:41:16,768 the night her husband was murdered. 765 00:41:16,810 --> 00:41:18,561 - According to our expert witness, 766 00:41:18,603 --> 00:41:22,816 it wasn't blood spatter. It was transfer blood stains, 767 00:41:22,857 --> 00:41:24,901 which were consistent with her getting back 768 00:41:24,943 --> 00:41:28,530 into bed with James and making sure that 769 00:41:28,571 --> 00:41:33,201 his blood, as he's losing life, is seeping onto her nightgown. 770 00:41:35,161 --> 00:41:38,581 - She went back and laid in the bed 771 00:41:38,623 --> 00:41:42,627 and rolled around in his blood to make it look like 772 00:41:42,669 --> 00:41:47,132 she was in the bed when he was attacked. 773 00:41:47,173 --> 00:41:49,759 That blew everybody's mind. 774 00:41:49,801 --> 00:41:53,513 We couldn't wrap our heads around, 775 00:41:53,555 --> 00:41:56,099 how could she be so callous? 776 00:41:58,685 --> 00:42:01,479 - NARRATOR: On February 17, 1993, 777 00:42:01,521 --> 00:42:05,650 a jury finds Robin Radcliff guilty of capital murder 778 00:42:05,692 --> 00:42:09,821 and conspiracy to commit capital murder. 779 00:42:09,863 --> 00:42:15,076 She is sentenced to life in prison. 780 00:42:15,118 --> 00:42:18,079 - It was such a relief when they came in 781 00:42:18,121 --> 00:42:19,998 with the guilty verdict. 782 00:42:20,040 --> 00:42:22,917 It was like the world had been lifted off my shoulders. 783 00:42:22,959 --> 00:42:28,506 Yes, there's finally going to be justice for James. 784 00:42:28,548 --> 00:42:29,841 - She was a spider woman. 785 00:42:29,883 --> 00:42:32,177 She got all these people caught up in her web 786 00:42:32,218 --> 00:42:38,058 of lies, secrets and deceit, 787 00:42:38,099 --> 00:42:40,185 and it ended up in murder. 788 00:42:40,226 --> 00:42:44,356 And it's a sad thing that she destroyed all of these lives 789 00:42:44,397 --> 00:42:48,151 just for her own benefit. 790 00:42:48,193 --> 00:42:49,569 - I mean, I'm still angry. 791 00:42:49,611 --> 00:42:52,030 I mean, God says you're supposed to forgive everybody, 792 00:42:52,072 --> 00:42:54,407 but I don't think I can ever forgive them. 793 00:42:54,449 --> 00:42:58,828 I mean, they took someone dear to me away. 794 00:42:58,870 --> 00:43:00,705 - I always wonder if, you know, 795 00:43:00,747 --> 00:43:02,332 if he was still alive, 796 00:43:02,374 --> 00:43:05,210 I'd really think we would've been back together 797 00:43:05,251 --> 00:43:06,711 as a family, 798 00:43:06,753 --> 00:43:10,590 and he would've got to follow his dream of being a chef. 799 00:43:10,632 --> 00:43:15,595 I wish that we could've had more happy memories with James. 800 00:43:17,639 --> 00:43:20,642 But Robin ruined that. 801 00:43:26,898 --> 00:43:32,946 - * *