1 00:00:07,507 --> 00:00:08,774 - I'm craig melvin, 2 00:00:08,776 --> 00:00:11,778 And this is "dateline: Secrets uncovered." 3 00:00:11,845 --> 00:00:15,647 They fancied themselves as the girls from "sex & the city." 4 00:00:15,716 --> 00:00:17,116 - Which one was she? - Carrie. 5 00:00:17,184 --> 00:00:19,419 - The organizer, everybody's friend. 6 00:00:19,486 --> 00:00:22,821 - But tv fantasy turned real-life mystery 7 00:00:22,890 --> 00:00:25,390 When the friend everyone loved 8 00:00:25,459 --> 00:00:26,526 Was murdered. 9 00:00:26,593 --> 00:00:28,093 - I didn't believe it. [sobbing] 10 00:00:28,162 --> 00:00:30,095 There's somebody out there that did this to her. 11 00:00:30,163 --> 00:00:33,832 - Stabbed to death in a luxury million dollar home. 12 00:00:33,901 --> 00:00:37,235 - Shocked the officers that were investigating it. 13 00:00:37,305 --> 00:00:40,005 - There were plenty of possible leads. 14 00:00:40,007 --> 00:00:40,939 The boyfriend. 15 00:00:41,008 --> 00:00:42,674 - I texted her "are you okay?" 16 00:00:42,676 --> 00:00:45,410 - And the ex. - Are you involved? 17 00:00:45,480 --> 00:00:48,881 - And two curious big money clients. 18 00:00:48,949 --> 00:00:51,350 What happened inside that house? 19 00:00:51,352 --> 00:00:54,786 - I saw a few people in the front entranceway. 20 00:00:54,788 --> 00:00:57,122 - Dateline's own unsolved case squad 21 00:00:57,124 --> 00:00:58,690 Takes on the crime. 22 00:00:58,692 --> 00:01:01,226 - Someone got paid to go commit that murder. 23 00:01:01,295 --> 00:01:03,495 - Somebody, I think, very close to her. 24 00:01:03,497 --> 00:01:05,764 - I agree. I think it's somebody that she knows. 25 00:01:05,766 --> 00:01:08,033 - So full of life. 26 00:01:08,102 --> 00:01:10,368 Who was behind her death? 27 00:01:10,437 --> 00:01:12,872 - I am going to find out, 28 00:01:12,940 --> 00:01:14,639 If it kills me. 29 00:01:14,708 --> 00:01:22,614 ♪♪ 30 00:01:22,683 --> 00:01:26,585 Hello, and welcome to "dateline: Secrets uncovered." 31 00:01:26,653 --> 00:01:28,788 Lindsay buziak was intelligent, 32 00:01:28,856 --> 00:01:31,991 Beautiful, and well-liked, with a promising career 33 00:01:32,059 --> 00:01:33,592 In real estate. 34 00:01:33,661 --> 00:01:35,794 She thought she landed the golden opportunity 35 00:01:35,863 --> 00:01:38,330 To sell a million dollar home. 36 00:01:38,332 --> 00:01:40,866 But fate had other plans. 37 00:01:40,934 --> 00:01:42,534 What happened in that house 38 00:01:42,603 --> 00:01:45,337 Would shock a community, and send her loved ones 39 00:01:45,406 --> 00:01:47,272 On a mission... 40 00:01:47,274 --> 00:01:49,808 To unearth a deadly secret. 41 00:01:49,877 --> 00:01:53,545 Here's josh mankiewicz with "the dream house mystery." 42 00:01:53,614 --> 00:02:02,221 ♪♪ 43 00:02:02,223 --> 00:02:03,689 - Just north of seattle, 44 00:02:03,691 --> 00:02:07,359 And a few short miles from the glittering green playground 45 00:02:07,428 --> 00:02:11,630 Known as the san juan islands... 46 00:02:11,699 --> 00:02:15,534 Sits a town that knows little of the ugly side of life. 47 00:02:15,602 --> 00:02:21,973 ♪♪ 48 00:02:22,042 --> 00:02:23,709 Where ferrys and float planes 49 00:02:23,711 --> 00:02:26,979 Spin through a spectacular inner harbor. 50 00:02:27,046 --> 00:02:31,383 ♪♪ 51 00:02:31,452 --> 00:02:34,586 Surrounded by grandeur more reminiscent of europe 52 00:02:34,655 --> 00:02:37,789 Than of north america. 53 00:02:37,791 --> 00:02:40,392 It's victoria, british columbia. 54 00:02:40,394 --> 00:02:44,930 ♪♪ 55 00:02:44,932 --> 00:02:47,799 This is where a girl was born and raised, 56 00:02:47,868 --> 00:02:52,137 Safely in the arms of a large extended family, 57 00:02:52,139 --> 00:02:55,073 And many friends who loved her. 58 00:02:55,142 --> 00:02:57,075 The young woman they all treasured 59 00:02:57,077 --> 00:02:59,211 Was lindsay buziak. 60 00:02:59,279 --> 00:03:02,013 She was just a spectacular young woman, 61 00:03:02,015 --> 00:03:05,217 That was the love of everybody's life. 62 00:03:05,219 --> 00:03:07,819 - Her father, jeff. - She would make friends 63 00:03:07,888 --> 00:03:11,424 With everybody, and want to be your friend. 64 00:03:11,491 --> 00:03:14,760 - Loved by everybody. - Loved by everybody. 65 00:03:14,828 --> 00:03:16,295 - She had plenty of company 66 00:03:16,297 --> 00:03:19,297 In that fun-filled life. Among her many friends 67 00:03:19,366 --> 00:03:23,368 Were beautiful young women like nikki burrows. 68 00:03:23,437 --> 00:03:24,569 When all of you would get together, 69 00:03:24,638 --> 00:03:25,837 What'd you do? 70 00:03:25,906 --> 00:03:29,174 - Pretend like we're from "sex & the city." 71 00:03:29,243 --> 00:03:30,643 - Which one were you? 72 00:03:30,711 --> 00:03:32,177 - Do I have to say that? [chuckling] 73 00:03:32,245 --> 00:03:33,311 - All right, and which one was she? 74 00:03:33,380 --> 00:03:34,179 - Carrie. 75 00:03:34,181 --> 00:03:35,981 - Everybody's friend. - Mm-hmm. 76 00:03:36,049 --> 00:03:38,717 So smart. Driven. 77 00:03:38,719 --> 00:03:40,852 - And maybe a little unlucky in love? 78 00:03:40,854 --> 00:03:42,988 - I think all of us girls are. 79 00:03:43,056 --> 00:03:45,324 - One of those who lindsay had loved 80 00:03:45,392 --> 00:03:48,827 Was this man, matt mcduff. 81 00:03:48,896 --> 00:03:50,095 - They're in love. 82 00:03:50,164 --> 00:03:53,299 - They dated from 2001 to 2006, 83 00:03:53,367 --> 00:03:56,134 And traveled a lot together. 84 00:03:56,136 --> 00:03:57,535 - She was a pretty driven girl. 85 00:03:57,604 --> 00:04:00,540 She was focused on what she wanted to achieve. 86 00:04:00,607 --> 00:04:02,808 - Which was? - Well, she wanted a career. 87 00:04:02,876 --> 00:04:06,278 She wanted to do things with her life. 88 00:04:06,347 --> 00:04:08,413 - We're not even definitely launching it 89 00:04:08,482 --> 00:04:10,882 For about two weeks. 90 00:04:10,951 --> 00:04:13,551 - Lindsay's chosen career was real estate. 91 00:04:13,620 --> 00:04:16,488 She was following in the footsteps of her father. 92 00:04:16,490 --> 00:04:18,223 - It was an industry, in many ways, 93 00:04:18,225 --> 00:04:20,225 Was best-suited for her. 94 00:04:20,227 --> 00:04:21,627 - She could sell ice in alaska. 95 00:04:21,695 --> 00:04:23,295 - It wasn't selling for her. 96 00:04:23,297 --> 00:04:25,965 It was socializing. It was being lindsay. 97 00:04:27,301 --> 00:04:29,901 - And as the end of 2007 approached, 98 00:04:29,970 --> 00:04:33,105 Both 24-year-old lindsay and her business 99 00:04:33,173 --> 00:04:36,309 Were beginning to blossom. 100 00:04:36,376 --> 00:04:38,643 - Lindsay was now living with a new boyfriend 101 00:04:38,645 --> 00:04:41,446 Who was chasing many of the same dreams. 102 00:04:41,448 --> 00:04:44,383 His name was jason zailo, a mortgage broker 103 00:04:44,385 --> 00:04:46,251 With a real estate license. 104 00:04:46,319 --> 00:04:48,787 What'd you feel like when you were with her? 105 00:04:48,855 --> 00:04:50,322 - Alive. 106 00:04:50,391 --> 00:04:52,457 Every time she'd walk into a room, 107 00:04:52,526 --> 00:04:53,659 You would know that she's there. 108 00:04:53,727 --> 00:04:56,661 She was just always-- just always happy. 109 00:04:56,663 --> 00:04:58,263 ♪♪ 110 00:04:58,331 --> 00:05:01,399 - And in the small island world of victoria, 111 00:05:01,468 --> 00:05:04,803 Jason's mom, shirley, was also a realtor. 112 00:05:04,871 --> 00:05:08,540 A manager for remax, where lindsay worked. 113 00:05:08,609 --> 00:05:11,677 - She was very focused, really wanted to make herself 114 00:05:11,745 --> 00:05:15,213 A career in real estate, and-- loved that about her. 115 00:05:15,282 --> 00:05:18,216 ♪♪ 116 00:05:18,285 --> 00:05:22,622 And in late January 2008, lindsay received that call 117 00:05:22,689 --> 00:05:24,823 Every agent dreams of. 118 00:05:24,825 --> 00:05:27,759 A new client was on the phone from vancouver. 119 00:05:27,761 --> 00:05:30,096 Police would later describe the call this way: 120 00:05:30,163 --> 00:05:32,098 The client said she and her husband 121 00:05:32,165 --> 00:05:34,632 Were moving to victoria, and wanted to look at 122 00:05:34,701 --> 00:05:36,101 Homes near the city 123 00:05:36,169 --> 00:05:40,239 That were in ready-to-move-in condition. 124 00:05:40,307 --> 00:05:43,174 Lindsay wrote it all down here in her daytimer. 125 00:05:43,243 --> 00:05:45,644 The clients wanted a house with three bedrooms, 126 00:05:45,712 --> 00:05:47,812 Three baths, and a separate area 127 00:05:47,881 --> 00:05:49,247 For a housekeeper, 128 00:05:49,316 --> 00:05:50,849 And the client made two statements 129 00:05:50,917 --> 00:05:52,684 That would grab the instant attention 130 00:05:52,753 --> 00:05:54,920 Of any real estate agent. 131 00:05:54,988 --> 00:05:58,390 The couple needed to buy the house within two days, 132 00:05:58,392 --> 00:06:00,391 And the price range that they were looking at 133 00:06:00,461 --> 00:06:03,995 Was in the neighborhood of one million dollars. 134 00:06:04,064 --> 00:06:07,666 But lindsay told her father and more than a few friends 135 00:06:07,668 --> 00:06:10,136 That there was something odd about the client, 136 00:06:10,203 --> 00:06:12,805 Who spoke english with an accent. 137 00:06:12,873 --> 00:06:14,939 - She couldn't really put her finger on 138 00:06:15,008 --> 00:06:17,676 Exactly what it was. - She described it as 139 00:06:17,678 --> 00:06:20,011 People, like, faking an accent? 140 00:06:20,080 --> 00:06:21,012 - Yeah. 141 00:06:21,014 --> 00:06:22,747 She said, well, it's kind of spanish, 142 00:06:22,749 --> 00:06:24,816 But not really. 143 00:06:24,885 --> 00:06:27,285 - The clients were due to begin seeing homes 144 00:06:27,354 --> 00:06:31,189 On a Saturday, February 2nd, 2008. 145 00:06:31,258 --> 00:06:34,960 It was 5:30 pm when lindsay met the couple here, 146 00:06:35,028 --> 00:06:38,431 A five bedroom, four bath executive home 147 00:06:38,498 --> 00:06:42,301 Listed at $964,000, 148 00:06:42,369 --> 00:06:46,438 In an upscale victoria suburb called saanich. 149 00:06:46,507 --> 00:06:50,242 It was the last place lindsay buziak was seen alive. 150 00:06:52,179 --> 00:06:55,113 - You know, wee hours of the morning, I... 151 00:06:55,182 --> 00:06:57,048 Received a call from my ex-wife. 152 00:06:57,117 --> 00:06:58,451 She said, uh, "have the police 153 00:06:58,518 --> 00:06:59,919 "been in contact with you?" 154 00:06:59,986 --> 00:07:02,321 And I just said, "what the hell's goin' on?" 155 00:07:02,389 --> 00:07:05,457 And she said, "well, I have the worst news ever 156 00:07:05,459 --> 00:07:08,259 "in the world, lindsay's been murdered." 157 00:07:08,261 --> 00:07:13,531 ♪♪ 158 00:07:13,600 --> 00:07:17,068 - Soon, lindsay's friends heard it too. 159 00:07:17,070 --> 00:07:20,405 - I didn't believe it. [sniffling] 160 00:07:20,473 --> 00:07:23,676 The worst phone call of my life. 161 00:07:23,743 --> 00:07:26,545 - Former boyfriend matt mcduff got a message, 162 00:07:26,547 --> 00:07:28,546 And when he returned the call, 163 00:07:28,615 --> 00:07:31,884 Was struck by the news like a hammer. 164 00:07:31,952 --> 00:07:34,285 - I phoned my brother back, and his girlfriend answers, 165 00:07:34,287 --> 00:07:37,122 And says "lindsay was murdered." 166 00:07:39,894 --> 00:07:42,561 [sobbing] 167 00:07:42,563 --> 00:07:43,761 Worst phone call I've ever had. 168 00:07:43,830 --> 00:07:45,630 [sniffling] 169 00:07:45,699 --> 00:07:49,634 - Lindsay buziak's body had been found after 6:00 pm, 170 00:07:49,703 --> 00:07:52,638 Here in that luxe home in a victoria suburb. 171 00:07:52,706 --> 00:07:55,306 A high-dollar property she was showing to 172 00:07:55,375 --> 00:07:57,176 Her big money clients. 173 00:07:57,244 --> 00:08:00,913 Lindsay had been stabbed to death. 174 00:08:00,981 --> 00:08:02,782 Who on earth could have done such a thing 175 00:08:02,849 --> 00:08:04,784 To a glowing young woman, 176 00:08:04,851 --> 00:08:08,453 Someone whose life seemed transparently happy? 177 00:08:08,455 --> 00:08:11,590 Someone who seemed not to have any enemies? 178 00:08:11,658 --> 00:08:14,592 Police would open the book on a mystery, 179 00:08:14,661 --> 00:08:16,527 Looking for the secrets that could tell them 180 00:08:16,597 --> 00:08:19,498 Not just who, but why. 181 00:08:22,769 --> 00:08:25,270 - What happened inside that house? 182 00:08:25,338 --> 00:08:27,906 - I saw a few people in the front entranceway. 183 00:08:27,974 --> 00:08:32,344 - Chilling new details from someone who was there, 184 00:08:32,412 --> 00:08:35,614 When "dateline: Secrets uncovered" continues. 185 00:08:38,284 --> 00:08:45,690 ♪♪ 186 00:08:45,759 --> 00:08:48,226 - The beautiful victoria, british columbia 187 00:08:48,228 --> 00:08:50,963 Was suddenly witness to an outpouring of love 188 00:08:51,031 --> 00:08:53,965 And sadness few had ever seen. 189 00:08:54,034 --> 00:08:55,700 - Friends hug each other outside, 190 00:08:55,702 --> 00:08:58,703 As hundreds gather inside to remember 24-year-old 191 00:08:58,772 --> 00:09:01,472 Lindsay buziak. 192 00:09:01,541 --> 00:09:04,976 One week after realtor lindsay buziak was murdered 193 00:09:05,045 --> 00:09:07,512 At an empty million dollar home she was showing 194 00:09:07,581 --> 00:09:09,547 To two new buyers, 195 00:09:09,549 --> 00:09:13,352 Lindsay's friends and family said goodbye. 196 00:09:13,420 --> 00:09:16,487 So many were at a loss to explain who might have 197 00:09:16,556 --> 00:09:19,857 Been responsible for lindsay's death. 198 00:09:19,926 --> 00:09:21,926 Her father, jeff. 199 00:09:21,995 --> 00:09:25,129 - She was a spectacular young woman! 200 00:09:25,198 --> 00:09:27,398 You would want to be part of her life. 201 00:09:27,467 --> 00:09:29,734 You would want to be her friend. 202 00:09:29,803 --> 00:09:33,705 How could you possibly think you want her dead? 203 00:09:33,773 --> 00:09:37,008 - The task of unraveling the mystery fell to police 204 00:09:37,077 --> 00:09:39,678 In saanich, a victoria suburb 205 00:09:39,746 --> 00:09:43,481 That averaged about one murder a year. 206 00:09:43,483 --> 00:09:44,949 - It shocked the community. 207 00:09:45,018 --> 00:09:49,087 Shocked the officers that were investigating it. 208 00:09:49,155 --> 00:09:52,491 Then-inspector rob mccoll led the investigation, 209 00:09:52,559 --> 00:09:54,158 Backed by a team that included 210 00:09:54,227 --> 00:09:56,028 Detective sergeant chris horsley. 211 00:09:56,096 --> 00:09:58,230 ♪♪ 212 00:09:58,298 --> 00:10:00,732 They began by reconstructing the last hours 213 00:10:00,800 --> 00:10:02,567 Of lindsay's life. 214 00:10:02,636 --> 00:10:05,970 And the bulk of those clues came from her boyfriend, 215 00:10:05,972 --> 00:10:08,039 Jason zailo. 216 00:10:08,108 --> 00:10:09,742 He told police the couple had lunch together 217 00:10:09,809 --> 00:10:12,845 At this restaurant, then they split up. 218 00:10:12,847 --> 00:10:14,779 Lindsay over to the house she was going to show 219 00:10:14,848 --> 00:10:16,615 Those eager buyers, 220 00:10:16,684 --> 00:10:20,418 Jason to take a contract to this auto detailing shop, 221 00:10:20,486 --> 00:10:22,720 Before meeting lindsay back at the house 222 00:10:22,722 --> 00:10:25,023 To drop off some papers. 223 00:10:25,092 --> 00:10:26,991 - And so I said, "I'll come meet you. 224 00:10:27,060 --> 00:10:29,060 "I'll-I'll be, you know, 10, 15 minutes or so." 225 00:10:29,129 --> 00:10:31,296 ♪♪ 226 00:10:31,364 --> 00:10:32,631 And I started driving. 227 00:10:32,699 --> 00:10:35,400 And that's when she said to me, "okay, I'll see you in a bit. 228 00:10:35,469 --> 00:10:38,169 "I gotta go. The mexicans are here." 229 00:10:38,238 --> 00:10:42,040 - The mexicans was lindsay's shorthand name for the clients, 230 00:10:42,109 --> 00:10:44,310 Who spoke with a strange accent. 231 00:10:44,377 --> 00:10:46,577 While lindsay was meeting the couple, 232 00:10:46,646 --> 00:10:49,682 This surveillance tape shows jason and a friend 233 00:10:49,749 --> 00:10:53,818 Hopping into jason's range rover at 5:30 pm 234 00:10:53,887 --> 00:10:55,788 To head for the house. 235 00:10:56,923 --> 00:11:01,527 At 5:38 pm, police say jason sent lindsay a text. 236 00:11:01,594 --> 00:11:03,294 - The last text that jason sent was 237 00:11:03,363 --> 00:11:04,896 "just a couple minutes away." 238 00:11:04,898 --> 00:11:08,232 That text was never opened by lindsay. 239 00:11:08,301 --> 00:11:10,436 - Then, at 5:41 pm, 240 00:11:10,503 --> 00:11:14,505 Just three minutes after jason sent that final text... 241 00:11:14,574 --> 00:11:18,276 - Lindsay's blackberry made a phone call out, 242 00:11:18,278 --> 00:11:19,878 And we believe that phone call 243 00:11:19,946 --> 00:11:21,780 Was made as a result of the attack. 244 00:11:21,848 --> 00:11:23,114 - That was buttons on her blackberry 245 00:11:23,183 --> 00:11:25,116 Inadvertently being pressed during the attack? 246 00:11:25,185 --> 00:11:27,385 - Exactly. It was-- it was truly a pocket dial, 247 00:11:27,454 --> 00:11:29,754 'cause the blackberry was in her pocket. 248 00:11:29,823 --> 00:11:32,023 - Police believe lindsay was murdered 249 00:11:32,025 --> 00:11:34,493 During that three-minute time span, 250 00:11:34,560 --> 00:11:41,867 Between 5:38 and 5:41 pm. 251 00:11:41,935 --> 00:11:45,870 - Jason drove up minutes later around 5:45. 252 00:11:45,939 --> 00:11:48,873 From his front seat, he says he saw something 253 00:11:48,942 --> 00:11:53,077 Through the front door of the house. 254 00:11:53,146 --> 00:11:54,545 - It's, like, kind of smoked glass, 255 00:11:54,614 --> 00:11:59,383 And I saw a few, uh, people in-in the front entranceway. 256 00:11:59,452 --> 00:12:00,785 - You saw what? Outlines of people 257 00:12:00,787 --> 00:12:02,486 Through the glass? - Yes. Yeah. 258 00:12:02,555 --> 00:12:04,889 - You couldn't tell how many people? 259 00:12:04,958 --> 00:12:06,624 - I would say two. 260 00:12:06,693 --> 00:12:09,761 - Outside, jason zailo said he did not want to appear 261 00:12:09,763 --> 00:12:11,696 To be the meddling boyfriend, 262 00:12:11,765 --> 00:12:13,565 So he pulled out of the cul-de-sac 263 00:12:13,633 --> 00:12:16,769 And onto the main road to wait. 264 00:12:16,836 --> 00:12:18,169 But after ten minutes or so, 265 00:12:18,238 --> 00:12:22,039 He says he got a feeling something was wrong. 266 00:12:22,108 --> 00:12:23,975 - When I text her, "are you okay?" 267 00:12:24,044 --> 00:12:24,910 And I didn't get a text back, 268 00:12:24,978 --> 00:12:27,812 That's what-what really worried me. 269 00:12:27,881 --> 00:12:29,682 - Jason walked to the front door. 270 00:12:29,749 --> 00:12:31,750 Through the window, he saw this-- 271 00:12:31,818 --> 00:12:34,253 Lindsay's shoes lying in the foyer, 272 00:12:34,320 --> 00:12:37,755 Standard procedure for a realtor showing a house, 273 00:12:37,824 --> 00:12:40,125 But then jason checked the door, 274 00:12:40,193 --> 00:12:42,126 And found it locked. 275 00:12:42,194 --> 00:12:44,595 It was 6:05 pm. 276 00:12:44,664 --> 00:12:47,865 - I called 9-1-1 to say that my girlfriend's in the house, 277 00:12:47,934 --> 00:12:49,534 And it's locked, and I can't get in, 278 00:12:49,602 --> 00:12:52,070 And she's, you know, showing people houses. 279 00:12:52,072 --> 00:12:54,372 In a panic mode, I just told them the address of the house, 280 00:12:54,441 --> 00:12:55,573 And, you know, come. 281 00:12:55,642 --> 00:12:57,675 I'm gonna-- I'm gonna get in the house 282 00:12:57,677 --> 00:12:59,277 Or break in the house or something like that 283 00:12:59,345 --> 00:13:01,412 To-to open it up. 284 00:13:01,481 --> 00:13:03,782 - Jason boosted his friend over this fence 285 00:13:03,850 --> 00:13:05,651 Onto the side patio. 286 00:13:05,718 --> 00:13:07,585 The friend found an open door, 287 00:13:07,587 --> 00:13:09,254 Then let in jason 288 00:13:09,322 --> 00:13:12,891 Who found lindsay's body in an upstairs bedroom. 289 00:13:12,893 --> 00:13:18,462 Another 9-1-1 call came in at 6:11 pm. 290 00:13:18,531 --> 00:13:20,498 - She was just lying on her back, you know. 291 00:13:20,500 --> 00:13:22,700 Not moving. Nothing. 292 00:13:22,769 --> 00:13:25,870 So I went straight to her, tried to give her cpr. 293 00:13:25,939 --> 00:13:29,240 I felt her skin. It was, uh-- 294 00:13:29,309 --> 00:13:31,643 She was already passed away. 295 00:13:31,711 --> 00:13:33,311 - What were you thinking? 296 00:13:33,313 --> 00:13:35,646 - You know, absolute shock. 297 00:13:35,715 --> 00:13:37,683 I remember the police were on the phone, 298 00:13:37,750 --> 00:13:39,050 And I kept yelling at them, 299 00:13:39,052 --> 00:13:41,086 Saying, "hurry up! Hurry up! Hurry up!" 300 00:13:41,154 --> 00:13:42,119 Even though in my mind, 301 00:13:42,188 --> 00:13:44,989 I already knew that she was passed away. 302 00:13:45,058 --> 00:13:47,024 - And in that terrible moment, 303 00:13:47,093 --> 00:13:49,661 Jason realized that those figures he'd seen 304 00:13:49,663 --> 00:13:52,697 Through the smoked glass of the front door 305 00:13:52,766 --> 00:13:56,567 Were probably lindsay's killers. 306 00:13:56,569 --> 00:13:58,803 But where had they gone? 307 00:13:58,872 --> 00:14:00,404 K9 units were deployed, 308 00:14:00,473 --> 00:14:03,040 But found no sign of the killers. 309 00:14:03,109 --> 00:14:05,843 They'd apparently escaped on foot. 310 00:14:05,845 --> 00:14:06,711 - At the crime scene, 311 00:14:06,779 --> 00:14:08,746 Police found lindsay buziak dead 312 00:14:08,815 --> 00:14:12,683 From dozens of viciously inflicted stab wounds, 313 00:14:12,685 --> 00:14:15,020 Most to the head and chest. 314 00:14:15,088 --> 00:14:17,789 No knife was left, but all the wounds 315 00:14:17,791 --> 00:14:22,526 Appear to have been inflicted by one person. 316 00:14:22,595 --> 00:14:25,496 The first thought for a crime in a million-dollar home-- 317 00:14:25,498 --> 00:14:27,965 Robbery, but nothing was taken. 318 00:14:28,034 --> 00:14:30,501 Lindsay's purse, watch, wallet, 319 00:14:30,570 --> 00:14:33,571 And her money were all left at the scene. 320 00:14:33,640 --> 00:14:37,108 Investigators also considered sexual assault as a motive, 321 00:14:37,110 --> 00:14:40,744 But an autopsy found no sign of it. 322 00:14:40,814 --> 00:14:43,180 Crime scene investigators found almost nothing 323 00:14:43,249 --> 00:14:45,650 In the way of fingerprints, dna, 324 00:14:45,718 --> 00:14:48,519 And other physical evidence to work with. 325 00:14:48,588 --> 00:14:50,821 Every room in the house was empty, 326 00:14:50,890 --> 00:14:55,927 And they'd been cleaned just before the showing. 327 00:14:55,929 --> 00:14:59,330 But as police blanketed the neighborhood after the murder, 328 00:14:59,332 --> 00:15:01,399 They did turn up more than one witness 329 00:15:01,401 --> 00:15:03,801 Who provided key information. 330 00:15:03,870 --> 00:15:05,469 They had seen, 331 00:15:05,471 --> 00:15:08,572 In the fading sunlight of a February Saturday, 332 00:15:08,641 --> 00:15:11,076 Lindsay greeting the man and woman 333 00:15:11,143 --> 00:15:16,013 As they arrived at the home around 5:30 pm. 334 00:15:16,082 --> 00:15:17,281 - The witnesses are quite firm 335 00:15:17,283 --> 00:15:19,283 In that it appeared to be a meeting, 336 00:15:19,285 --> 00:15:20,685 A shaking of the hands, 337 00:15:20,753 --> 00:15:22,887 So we're quite satisfied that the people that showed up 338 00:15:22,955 --> 00:15:25,356 Were not known to lindsay. 339 00:15:25,425 --> 00:15:29,427 - Lindsay had been killed, it appeared, by strangers. 340 00:15:29,495 --> 00:15:31,763 Police concluded it had to be the couple 341 00:15:31,831 --> 00:15:33,898 That had set up the showing, 342 00:15:33,967 --> 00:15:38,536 And had lured lindsay to the scene of her own murder. 343 00:15:38,538 --> 00:15:40,505 One witness was able to help police 344 00:15:40,507 --> 00:15:42,340 With a composite sketch 345 00:15:42,408 --> 00:15:45,176 Of the female seen meeting lindsay. 346 00:15:45,178 --> 00:15:48,913 She's described as white, 35 to 40 years old, 347 00:15:48,982 --> 00:15:51,115 With short blonde hair. 348 00:15:51,184 --> 00:15:53,117 She was also, the witness said, 349 00:15:53,186 --> 00:15:56,588 Wearing a colorful dress of white, black, 350 00:15:56,656 --> 00:15:58,789 And either red or pink, 351 00:15:58,858 --> 00:16:02,861 With a distinctive pattern. 352 00:16:02,929 --> 00:16:05,329 And more clues to the identities of the killers 353 00:16:05,398 --> 00:16:09,133 Came from lindsay's blackberry, stored there-- 354 00:16:09,202 --> 00:16:12,136 The phone number for the mexicans. 355 00:16:12,205 --> 00:16:14,538 Detectives traced the phone the killers used 356 00:16:14,607 --> 00:16:16,274 To contact lindsay. 357 00:16:16,276 --> 00:16:17,475 It was a cell phone, 358 00:16:17,543 --> 00:16:21,146 Purchased between three and six weeks before the murder 359 00:16:21,214 --> 00:16:23,814 At a vancouver convenience store. 360 00:16:23,883 --> 00:16:25,684 Surveillance tape of, uh, the sale? 361 00:16:25,752 --> 00:16:28,419 - Gone, and, unfortunately, 362 00:16:28,421 --> 00:16:30,889 The phone is a pay-to-talk. 363 00:16:30,957 --> 00:16:32,156 Uh, there's no registration, 364 00:16:32,225 --> 00:16:34,959 Other than quickly banging a name in online, 365 00:16:34,961 --> 00:16:36,927 And, uh, your phone's up and running. 366 00:16:36,997 --> 00:16:40,331 - And while the killers bought the phone weeks earlier, 367 00:16:40,400 --> 00:16:42,633 They activated it via the internet 368 00:16:42,702 --> 00:16:45,870 Less than 48 hours before the murder, 369 00:16:45,939 --> 00:16:48,872 Making their movements difficult to trace. 370 00:16:48,942 --> 00:16:49,974 The phone was registered 371 00:16:50,043 --> 00:16:53,110 Under the name "paulo rodriguez." 372 00:16:53,180 --> 00:16:54,412 - The name appears to be fictitious. 373 00:16:54,480 --> 00:16:57,314 The address that the, uh, phone was registered 374 00:16:57,383 --> 00:16:59,183 Also appears to be unrelated. 375 00:16:59,252 --> 00:17:01,252 It is an actual address, but it's a business 376 00:17:01,254 --> 00:17:02,987 In the-- in vancouver. 377 00:17:02,989 --> 00:17:05,324 - And vancouver is from where the first calls 378 00:17:05,391 --> 00:17:07,258 To lindsay were made, 379 00:17:07,326 --> 00:17:10,728 Confirmed by hits on cell towers in the city. 380 00:17:10,797 --> 00:17:12,930 Police say perhaps half a dozen calls 381 00:17:12,999 --> 00:17:14,999 Were made to lindsay, 382 00:17:15,068 --> 00:17:16,667 And after the murder, 383 00:17:16,736 --> 00:17:19,738 The cell phone was never used again. 384 00:17:19,806 --> 00:17:20,806 You're describing killers 385 00:17:20,873 --> 00:17:22,606 Who are incredibly disciplined, 386 00:17:22,675 --> 00:17:25,077 And are either very good, 387 00:17:25,144 --> 00:17:26,678 Or just very lucky. 388 00:17:26,746 --> 00:17:27,945 - Yeah, very much so, 389 00:17:28,014 --> 00:17:30,415 And we're not sure which one. 390 00:17:30,483 --> 00:17:33,417 - They may or may not have known lindsay, 391 00:17:33,486 --> 00:17:37,655 But certainly they knew how to carry out a terrible crime 392 00:17:37,723 --> 00:17:40,191 And then cover their tracks. 393 00:17:40,259 --> 00:17:41,893 Could they be professionals? 394 00:17:41,961 --> 00:17:44,595 Had someone sent them? 395 00:17:44,664 --> 00:17:49,100 Was there more to lindsay's life than met the eye? 396 00:17:49,169 --> 00:17:55,039 Detectives began by focusing on those closest to lindsay. 397 00:17:55,041 --> 00:17:56,842 - The boyfriend and the ex-- 398 00:17:56,909 --> 00:17:59,778 Were either of them hiding secrets? 399 00:17:59,846 --> 00:18:02,213 A father shares his suspicions. 400 00:18:04,249 --> 00:18:06,951 - I've never seen a tear drop out of his eye. 401 00:18:07,020 --> 00:18:09,120 Police return to the scene of the crime 402 00:18:09,189 --> 00:18:11,989 For a dramatic reenactment, 403 00:18:12,058 --> 00:18:14,425 When "dateline: Secrets uncovered" continues. 404 00:18:18,230 --> 00:18:24,501 ♪♪ 405 00:18:24,503 --> 00:18:26,470 - In an upscale, leafy suburb 406 00:18:26,539 --> 00:18:28,939 Of victoria, british columbia, 407 00:18:29,008 --> 00:18:31,942 Police believe lindsay buziak had been murdered 408 00:18:32,011 --> 00:18:36,347 While showing a mysterious couple this lavish home. 409 00:18:36,416 --> 00:18:39,151 But in the first days and weeks after her death, 410 00:18:39,218 --> 00:18:42,153 Police focused not just on finding that couple 411 00:18:42,155 --> 00:18:43,555 But on the emerging idea 412 00:18:43,623 --> 00:18:47,425 That this may have been a murder for hire. 413 00:18:47,494 --> 00:18:48,893 Police and her family 414 00:18:48,962 --> 00:18:52,530 Began taking a hard look at lindsay herself 415 00:18:52,598 --> 00:18:55,633 And her personal relationships. 416 00:18:55,701 --> 00:18:58,103 - There were two theories when I arrived in victoria-- 417 00:18:58,171 --> 00:19:01,173 Instantly. - Lindsay's father, jeff. 418 00:19:01,240 --> 00:19:02,908 What are the two theories? - The two theories-- 419 00:19:02,975 --> 00:19:04,810 It's boyfriend, or ex-boyfriend. 420 00:19:04,877 --> 00:19:07,778 - Either jason or matt. - Or matt. 421 00:19:07,780 --> 00:19:11,649 And, josh, I don't care who it is who killed lindsay. 422 00:19:11,717 --> 00:19:15,853 I want to know who. I want them punished. 423 00:19:15,922 --> 00:19:17,121 - And, in fact, 424 00:19:17,123 --> 00:19:20,357 Just minutes after jason zailo discovered lindsay's body 425 00:19:20,427 --> 00:19:23,861 On that Saturday evening in February 2008, 426 00:19:23,930 --> 00:19:26,131 Saanich police had a suspect-- 427 00:19:26,199 --> 00:19:28,532 Jason zailo himself, 428 00:19:28,601 --> 00:19:30,435 Found hunched over lindsay, 429 00:19:30,503 --> 00:19:32,703 Covered in her blood. 430 00:19:32,705 --> 00:19:35,473 Zailo was handcuffed, taken to the police station, 431 00:19:35,542 --> 00:19:37,408 Questioned for hours, 432 00:19:37,476 --> 00:19:43,181 And asked to give dna samples before being released. 433 00:19:43,250 --> 00:19:46,818 Days later, police called jason back to the house... 434 00:19:46,886 --> 00:19:49,219 - I was yelling, like, "lindsay! Lindsay! Lindsay!" 435 00:19:49,289 --> 00:19:52,490 - ...To reenact his movements the night of the murder, 436 00:19:52,492 --> 00:19:55,826 Shown in this never-before-released police video, 437 00:19:55,828 --> 00:19:59,163 The walls of he house still covered with fingerprint powder 438 00:19:59,165 --> 00:20:01,498 Left by investigators. - You doin' okay? 439 00:20:01,567 --> 00:20:03,233 - Yep. - Okay. 440 00:20:03,303 --> 00:20:06,304 [sighs] 441 00:20:06,372 --> 00:20:08,973 - It brought back all the memories again, 442 00:20:09,041 --> 00:20:12,510 And, uh, feelings. - What feelings? 443 00:20:12,512 --> 00:20:16,514 - How you lose somebody so fast. 444 00:20:16,516 --> 00:20:19,049 You know, one day, you're living with somebody, 445 00:20:19,051 --> 00:20:23,454 Uh, and the next day, she's gone. 446 00:20:23,522 --> 00:20:26,591 - But what possible reason might jason zailo have 447 00:20:26,659 --> 00:20:28,994 To want lindsay buziak dead? 448 00:20:29,061 --> 00:20:31,396 He says their relationship was a happy one, 449 00:20:31,464 --> 00:20:33,998 But it turns out, there's another side to that story. 450 00:20:34,000 --> 00:20:35,733 In the last months of her life, 451 00:20:35,801 --> 00:20:38,135 Lindsay was telling family and friends 452 00:20:38,204 --> 00:20:40,738 That she was thinking of breaking up with jason 453 00:20:40,807 --> 00:20:45,876 As soon as several real estate deals closed. 454 00:20:45,878 --> 00:20:48,078 Just six weeks before the murder, 455 00:20:48,147 --> 00:20:50,081 In December 2007, 456 00:20:50,149 --> 00:20:53,083 Lindsay and flown to calgary, alberta, 457 00:20:53,152 --> 00:20:56,354 To tell her father that her relationship with jason 458 00:20:56,422 --> 00:20:58,289 Wasn't working. 459 00:20:58,291 --> 00:21:00,825 - She just said, "daddy, I made a mistake. 460 00:21:00,827 --> 00:21:02,826 "I feel horrible about it." 461 00:21:02,895 --> 00:21:05,496 But she said, "I can't do it anymore." 462 00:21:05,498 --> 00:21:09,366 - Had she told jason this? - Not that I'm aware of. 463 00:21:09,435 --> 00:21:14,238 - The story is confirmed by several of lindsay's friends. 464 00:21:14,307 --> 00:21:16,440 But shortly after she made those statements, 465 00:21:16,509 --> 00:21:19,243 Lindsay went on an after-christmas ski trip 466 00:21:19,245 --> 00:21:21,046 With jason and his family. 467 00:21:21,113 --> 00:21:23,315 Friends say lindsay then softened, 468 00:21:23,382 --> 00:21:25,783 Reconsidered, and, in their words, 469 00:21:25,785 --> 00:21:28,786 Was trying to make it work with jason. 470 00:21:28,855 --> 00:21:29,920 You know there are people out there 471 00:21:29,989 --> 00:21:32,590 Who say that she was gettin' ready to pull the plug 472 00:21:32,592 --> 00:21:34,926 And move on. - Mm-hmm. 473 00:21:34,994 --> 00:21:37,060 - Any truth to that, as far as you know? 474 00:21:37,129 --> 00:21:40,464 - There's none. No. There's no truth to that. 475 00:21:40,533 --> 00:21:42,333 - But what about jason's actions 476 00:21:42,335 --> 00:21:44,135 After lindsay's murder? 477 00:21:44,203 --> 00:21:48,406 Those who saw him claimed he was oddly unemotional, 478 00:21:48,474 --> 00:21:50,809 Unlike virtually everyone else. 479 00:21:50,876 --> 00:21:52,810 - ...Running up the stairs. 480 00:21:52,879 --> 00:21:55,746 - Do you remember grabbing the banister at all, or-- 481 00:21:55,815 --> 00:21:58,816 - Uh-- - I was crying. 482 00:21:58,885 --> 00:22:00,151 I couldn't keep myself together, 483 00:22:00,219 --> 00:22:03,554 And he-- I didn't see any tears. 484 00:22:03,556 --> 00:22:06,156 - I've never seen a tear drop out of his eye. 485 00:22:06,225 --> 00:22:09,427 I've never seen a sniffle from his nose. 486 00:22:09,429 --> 00:22:12,296 What the hell is with that? 487 00:22:12,364 --> 00:22:13,964 - Your behavior after the murder 488 00:22:14,033 --> 00:22:17,035 Has been described by some people 489 00:22:17,103 --> 00:22:20,038 As emotionless. 490 00:22:20,106 --> 00:22:22,373 You know, everybody else was shocked. 491 00:22:22,441 --> 00:22:26,444 You were fine. - I wasn't fine. 492 00:22:26,512 --> 00:22:29,279 People show their emotions in different ways. 493 00:22:29,348 --> 00:22:31,516 - You have never spoken publicly about the death 494 00:22:31,584 --> 00:22:33,785 Of your girlfriend. - No. 495 00:22:33,853 --> 00:22:35,586 - What do you want people to know? 496 00:22:35,654 --> 00:22:38,455 - I want people to know that, uh, 497 00:22:38,524 --> 00:22:40,791 I love lindsay, 498 00:22:40,860 --> 00:22:42,326 And I think about her every day. 499 00:22:42,395 --> 00:22:45,930 Um, I want this case solved 500 00:22:45,998 --> 00:22:47,531 As fast as possible. 501 00:22:47,600 --> 00:22:49,467 I had nothing to do with it. 502 00:22:49,536 --> 00:22:52,670 - And jason had a compelling witness on his side, 503 00:22:52,672 --> 00:22:54,072 His friend who was with him 504 00:22:54,140 --> 00:22:56,273 And who helped him get inside. 505 00:22:56,342 --> 00:22:59,678 Footprints and fingerprints match their account 506 00:22:59,745 --> 00:23:02,046 Of what they say the did at the house. 507 00:23:05,884 --> 00:23:08,886 Lindsay buziak had been dead for more than two years 508 00:23:08,955 --> 00:23:12,356 When saanich police granted unprecedented access 509 00:23:12,425 --> 00:23:15,460 To "dateline's" unsolved case squad, 510 00:23:15,527 --> 00:23:18,529 Sharing information from the files of an open case 511 00:23:18,531 --> 00:23:20,431 With our experts. 512 00:23:23,435 --> 00:23:25,435 Nbc news consultants at the time, 513 00:23:25,505 --> 00:23:28,073 Dwayne stanton, a retired homicide detective 514 00:23:28,140 --> 00:23:29,539 From washington, dc, 515 00:23:29,609 --> 00:23:31,642 Who investigated chandra levy's murder, 516 00:23:31,644 --> 00:23:33,143 Yolanda mcclary, 517 00:23:33,212 --> 00:23:35,979 A retired crime scene investigator in las vegas, 518 00:23:36,048 --> 00:23:39,317 And the model for the character on the hit series "csi," 519 00:23:39,385 --> 00:23:40,918 And alan jackson, 520 00:23:40,920 --> 00:23:42,853 A former prosecutor in los angeles, 521 00:23:42,922 --> 00:23:45,455 Who put legendary record producer phil spector 522 00:23:45,525 --> 00:23:47,291 Behind bars for murder. 523 00:23:49,695 --> 00:23:52,530 Jason zailo was a suspect 524 00:23:52,598 --> 00:23:55,132 For a long time in this case. 525 00:23:55,134 --> 00:23:57,467 - Right. - Right. 526 00:23:57,537 --> 00:23:59,136 - It wasn't jason. 527 00:23:59,138 --> 00:24:00,405 - You don't think it was jason. 528 00:24:00,473 --> 00:24:02,407 - No. And look, let's not forget, 529 00:24:02,475 --> 00:24:04,408 You don't-- what's rule number one 530 00:24:04,477 --> 00:24:05,943 Of committing a homicide? 531 00:24:06,011 --> 00:24:08,011 You don't bring a witness to a homicide. 532 00:24:08,080 --> 00:24:09,347 He had somebody with him. 533 00:24:09,415 --> 00:24:11,515 The perfect alibi is not that you drive right to the house 534 00:24:11,517 --> 00:24:12,516 Where the murder took place 535 00:24:12,585 --> 00:24:14,218 That you hired or had anything to do with. 536 00:24:14,286 --> 00:24:15,886 You don't do that. 537 00:24:15,955 --> 00:24:18,489 The dumbest criminals don't do that. 538 00:24:18,491 --> 00:24:21,092 - And a full year after lindsay's murder, 539 00:24:21,160 --> 00:24:23,827 Saanich police did, in fact, publicly announce 540 00:24:23,896 --> 00:24:26,897 That they had cleared jason zailo. 541 00:24:26,899 --> 00:24:30,368 So then who and why? 542 00:24:30,436 --> 00:24:32,169 Our team agreed, 543 00:24:32,237 --> 00:24:34,638 Lindsay was specifically targeted 544 00:24:34,707 --> 00:24:37,908 In a scheme that was well thought out. 545 00:24:37,977 --> 00:24:40,377 - There's a significant degree of planning 546 00:24:40,446 --> 00:24:41,712 In this murder. - Absolutely. 547 00:24:41,780 --> 00:24:43,782 - Oh, totally. - But it's artfully designed. 548 00:24:43,849 --> 00:24:45,649 Work went into this. 549 00:24:45,718 --> 00:24:47,384 Someone sat around a table, like we're doin' right now, 550 00:24:47,453 --> 00:24:49,087 And came up with that plan. 551 00:24:49,154 --> 00:24:51,555 - And that planning paid off, perhaps, 552 00:24:51,557 --> 00:24:55,192 Even down to this dress, worn by the mystery woman, 553 00:24:55,261 --> 00:24:57,562 The dress which made such an impression 554 00:24:57,629 --> 00:25:00,430 On the eye witnesses. 555 00:25:00,499 --> 00:25:02,333 - The dress is very unique, 556 00:25:02,401 --> 00:25:06,803 And I kind of think it was designed to say-- 557 00:25:06,872 --> 00:25:08,272 Something they teach in investigators' school. 558 00:25:08,340 --> 00:25:12,209 Do something out of the norm to draw attention from yourself. 559 00:25:12,278 --> 00:25:14,745 Look at this, as opposed to seeing what I look like. 560 00:25:14,814 --> 00:25:15,879 - And you know what? You're absolutely right, 561 00:25:15,948 --> 00:25:16,814 And it might have worked, 562 00:25:16,816 --> 00:25:18,415 Because everybody seems to have 563 00:25:18,484 --> 00:25:20,084 This great description of the skirt. 564 00:25:20,086 --> 00:25:21,485 - They remember the skirt. - But the only thing 565 00:25:21,554 --> 00:25:23,754 They remember about the girl is that she had blonde hair 566 00:25:23,822 --> 00:25:25,222 About up to her shoulders. - That's it. That's it. 567 00:25:25,224 --> 00:25:27,625 - Our team also explored the theory 568 00:25:27,627 --> 00:25:30,427 That the killers may have been hired professionals 569 00:25:30,496 --> 00:25:32,362 With specific instructions 570 00:25:32,431 --> 00:25:34,364 To express the anger 571 00:25:34,433 --> 00:25:37,567 That someone else felt towards lindsay. 572 00:25:37,637 --> 00:25:40,170 - I think someone got paid 573 00:25:40,172 --> 00:25:42,239 To go commit that murder. 574 00:25:42,308 --> 00:25:44,642 - And they were told make her suffer? 575 00:25:44,710 --> 00:25:47,044 Make it brutal? - I believe that. 576 00:25:47,113 --> 00:25:48,178 - I just don't see it that way. 577 00:25:48,247 --> 00:25:50,314 I think that what happened inside that house 578 00:25:50,316 --> 00:25:53,250 Was equal parts opportunity 579 00:25:53,319 --> 00:25:54,919 And equal parts panic. 580 00:25:54,987 --> 00:25:56,854 She was stabbed so many times, 581 00:25:56,856 --> 00:25:58,389 Over and over and over, repeatedly, 582 00:25:58,457 --> 00:25:59,657 Multiple stab wounds 583 00:25:59,659 --> 00:26:02,126 That were completely, 100% unnecessary, 584 00:26:02,194 --> 00:26:04,328 But I don't see that as sending a message. 585 00:26:04,396 --> 00:26:07,597 I don't see that as being personal. 586 00:26:07,667 --> 00:26:10,267 - Saanich police continued to investigate 587 00:26:10,336 --> 00:26:12,736 Whether the motive was personal, 588 00:26:12,738 --> 00:26:15,939 And they were not yet done focusing on people 589 00:26:15,941 --> 00:26:20,110 Who lindsay buziak would have described as her friends. 590 00:26:24,149 --> 00:26:27,450 - The other man who'd been part of lindsay's life. 591 00:26:27,520 --> 00:26:30,287 Could he have had something to do with her death? 592 00:26:30,356 --> 00:26:33,290 - There are people who think that you are involved. 593 00:26:33,292 --> 00:26:35,893 - Yeah. - Are you involved? 594 00:26:35,961 --> 00:26:39,329 - When "dateline: Secrets uncovered" continues. 595 00:26:43,435 --> 00:26:47,304 ♪♪ 596 00:26:47,373 --> 00:26:49,639 Welcome back to "dateline: Secrets uncovered." 597 00:26:49,709 --> 00:26:51,241 I'm craig melvin. 598 00:26:51,310 --> 00:26:54,645 Lindsay buziak was an ambitious, young real estate agent 599 00:26:54,713 --> 00:26:58,049 Fatally stabbed during an evening showing. 600 00:26:58,117 --> 00:27:00,517 Police cleared her boyfriend of any wrong doing, 601 00:27:00,586 --> 00:27:05,189 And now, it was time to talk to her long-time ex boyfriend. 602 00:27:05,191 --> 00:27:08,325 What might investigators learn about lindsay's life 603 00:27:08,394 --> 00:27:10,661 To help them solve her death? 604 00:27:10,729 --> 00:27:14,031 Back to josh mankiewicz with "the dream house mystery." 605 00:27:18,571 --> 00:27:20,638 - As police in saanich, british columbia, 606 00:27:20,706 --> 00:27:23,607 Worked to solve the murder of lindsay buziak, 607 00:27:23,675 --> 00:27:26,209 They focused on those closest to her, 608 00:27:26,278 --> 00:27:29,012 And lindsay's divorced parents seemed to have 609 00:27:29,081 --> 00:27:31,615 Different suspects in mind. 610 00:27:31,683 --> 00:27:33,083 Lindsay's father, jeff, 611 00:27:33,152 --> 00:27:37,155 Suspected her boyfriend at the time of her death, jason zailo, 612 00:27:37,222 --> 00:27:40,157 While her mother told friends she suspected 613 00:27:40,159 --> 00:27:44,027 Lindsay's former boyfriend of five years, matt mcduff. 614 00:27:44,096 --> 00:27:46,463 Mcduff watched in disgust 615 00:27:46,532 --> 00:27:48,299 As saanich police announced 616 00:27:48,367 --> 00:27:51,835 They had cleared jason zailo of suspicion. 617 00:27:51,904 --> 00:27:55,572 - Mr. Jason zailo is not a suspect. 618 00:27:55,641 --> 00:27:57,575 - I found that really odd. - Because? 619 00:27:57,643 --> 00:28:00,043 - 'cause why would they clear somebody? 620 00:28:00,045 --> 00:28:03,113 You don't clear anybody until somebody's behind bars, do ya? 621 00:28:03,182 --> 00:28:06,683 - Mcduff was questioned after lindsay's murder. 622 00:28:06,752 --> 00:28:08,719 He denied any involvement. 623 00:28:08,721 --> 00:28:10,587 - You know there are people-- 624 00:28:10,656 --> 00:28:12,456 Lindsay's mother, for example, 625 00:28:12,524 --> 00:28:14,458 Who think that you are involved. 626 00:28:14,526 --> 00:28:15,860 - Yeah. - Are you involved? 627 00:28:15,928 --> 00:28:17,127 - No. - Did you have anything 628 00:28:17,196 --> 00:28:18,396 To do with lindsay's murder? - No. 629 00:28:18,464 --> 00:28:20,797 See, the mom thinks that because if it wasn't me, 630 00:28:20,866 --> 00:28:23,334 Who could have done it, right? 631 00:28:23,402 --> 00:28:25,135 She has to vent her anger at somebody, 632 00:28:25,204 --> 00:28:27,137 And that just happens to be me. 633 00:28:27,139 --> 00:28:30,941 - But it's clear matt mcduff was on lindsay's mind 634 00:28:31,010 --> 00:28:33,277 Around the time of the murder. 635 00:28:33,279 --> 00:28:37,481 In fact, boyfriend jason's mother, shirley zailo, 636 00:28:37,549 --> 00:28:39,816 A manager at lindsay's real estate firm, 637 00:28:39,885 --> 00:28:42,285 Says she and lindsay took a walk 638 00:28:42,354 --> 00:28:44,688 The day before the murder 639 00:28:44,757 --> 00:28:46,791 And shirley says lindsay, 640 00:28:46,859 --> 00:28:50,694 Who had, at the time, less than 24 hours to live, 641 00:28:50,763 --> 00:28:52,563 Told her this. 642 00:28:52,631 --> 00:28:54,832 - She talked about her ex-boyfriend, 643 00:28:54,900 --> 00:28:56,968 That she was afraid of matt. 644 00:28:57,035 --> 00:28:58,169 - Why was she afraid of matt? 645 00:28:58,237 --> 00:29:00,771 - I don't think she really got into the detail. 646 00:29:00,773 --> 00:29:02,707 I guess she was a little disappointed 647 00:29:02,775 --> 00:29:06,310 In how matt had treated her throughout the relationship. 648 00:29:06,378 --> 00:29:09,046 - Shirley zailo is the only person we spoke with 649 00:29:09,048 --> 00:29:10,580 In our reporting who told us 650 00:29:10,649 --> 00:29:13,518 Lindsay was afraid of matt around the time of the murder. 651 00:29:13,585 --> 00:29:15,986 Of course, she is the mother of the man who was, 652 00:29:16,054 --> 00:29:18,056 At one time, the prime suspect, 653 00:29:18,123 --> 00:29:20,123 And, by the way, police tell us 654 00:29:20,125 --> 00:29:21,526 That when lindsay was killed, 655 00:29:21,593 --> 00:29:24,795 Matt and lindsay had been apart for nearly two years. 656 00:29:24,863 --> 00:29:27,331 Each had moved on to new relationships, 657 00:29:27,333 --> 00:29:28,665 And, according to police, 658 00:29:28,667 --> 00:29:33,637 They'd had no contact for months before the murder. 659 00:29:33,706 --> 00:29:35,940 Matt mcduff does acknowledge 660 00:29:36,008 --> 00:29:37,674 That back when they were together, 661 00:29:37,743 --> 00:29:39,544 He and lindsay had a relationship 662 00:29:39,611 --> 00:29:43,813 That was, at times, rocky. Tumultuous? 663 00:29:43,883 --> 00:29:45,949 - Yeah, I don't know what that word means, 664 00:29:46,018 --> 00:29:48,885 But I wouldn't go that far, no. 665 00:29:48,954 --> 00:29:51,155 - Stormy? - Oh, yeah. Stormy, yeah. 666 00:29:51,223 --> 00:29:53,090 Real stormy at times. Sure. 667 00:29:53,092 --> 00:29:57,027 - In fact, sources say lindsay called police about matt 668 00:29:57,096 --> 00:29:58,896 At least three times, 669 00:29:58,964 --> 00:30:01,698 But no criminal charges were ever filed. 670 00:30:01,767 --> 00:30:03,600 - Did the arguing ever get physical? 671 00:30:03,602 --> 00:30:04,701 - No. - She never hit you? 672 00:30:04,770 --> 00:30:06,504 - You never hit her? - Oh, she hit me a few times. 673 00:30:06,572 --> 00:30:09,506 That's just what she was. She was feisty. 674 00:30:09,575 --> 00:30:11,508 But if she was pissed off at you, you'd know it. 675 00:30:11,510 --> 00:30:13,777 - You ever hit her back? - No. 676 00:30:13,779 --> 00:30:16,114 She's a tiny girl, you know, a hundred pounds. 677 00:30:16,181 --> 00:30:20,650 I'm 200. If I hit a girl, they'd be-- no. 678 00:30:20,719 --> 00:30:22,920 - But while shirley zailo may claim 679 00:30:22,988 --> 00:30:25,121 That lindsay was afraid of matt, 680 00:30:25,190 --> 00:30:26,390 Many of lindsay's friends 681 00:30:26,458 --> 00:30:28,392 Have an entirely different explanation 682 00:30:28,460 --> 00:30:31,194 Of why matt might have been on her mind 683 00:30:31,263 --> 00:30:32,830 Around the time of the murder. 684 00:30:32,898 --> 00:30:34,598 It was likely, they say, 685 00:30:34,600 --> 00:30:37,000 Because she was thinking of leaving jason 686 00:30:37,002 --> 00:30:39,703 And getting back together with matt. 687 00:30:39,772 --> 00:30:42,406 Her father said lindsay said as much 688 00:30:42,474 --> 00:30:44,608 On her trip to visit him 689 00:30:44,676 --> 00:30:47,811 Just six weeks before her death. 690 00:30:47,813 --> 00:30:51,148 - She said, "daddy, I miss matt so much." 691 00:30:51,150 --> 00:30:55,152 She said, "I'm really confused. I don't know what to do." 692 00:30:55,154 --> 00:30:58,956 It hurt me to see her like that. 693 00:30:59,024 --> 00:31:01,024 She knew it was over, 694 00:31:01,093 --> 00:31:04,094 But she hadn't got over it. 695 00:31:04,162 --> 00:31:06,963 - Her friends said matt had a hold on lindsay, 696 00:31:07,032 --> 00:31:08,698 Just like the man known as "big" 697 00:31:08,767 --> 00:31:11,034 Had on the star of that tv show 698 00:31:11,036 --> 00:31:13,436 Lindsay and her friends liked so much. 699 00:31:13,505 --> 00:31:16,139 - That was her big from "sex and the city." 700 00:31:16,141 --> 00:31:18,508 That's what she called matt. - She called matt "mr. Big"? 701 00:31:18,577 --> 00:31:20,978 - Mm-hmm. [laughs] 702 00:31:21,046 --> 00:31:23,647 I think just the love she had with him 703 00:31:23,715 --> 00:31:27,050 Just wasn't the same with jason. 704 00:31:27,119 --> 00:31:28,986 - Saanich police tell "dateline" 705 00:31:29,054 --> 00:31:32,188 They have no evidence pointing to matt mcduff, 706 00:31:32,257 --> 00:31:34,458 No reason to suspect him at all, 707 00:31:34,526 --> 00:31:37,594 And that he was at least an hour away from the crime scene 708 00:31:37,663 --> 00:31:39,196 At the time of the murder, 709 00:31:39,198 --> 00:31:40,931 In another area of the island 710 00:31:40,999 --> 00:31:43,401 With the family of his new girlfriend 711 00:31:43,468 --> 00:31:45,201 Who is now his wife. 712 00:31:45,270 --> 00:31:47,138 - So where would the motive be? 713 00:31:47,205 --> 00:31:49,673 Although there is some unique dynamics that they had 714 00:31:49,741 --> 00:31:50,740 In their relationship, 715 00:31:50,809 --> 00:31:53,276 There's been nothing, nothing that would say 716 00:31:53,345 --> 00:31:55,345 He was involved in any way in this crime. 717 00:31:55,347 --> 00:31:57,681 - What's it like to know that she's gone 718 00:31:57,749 --> 00:32:00,817 And you don't even know why? 719 00:32:00,886 --> 00:32:02,419 You don't even know the motive? 720 00:32:02,487 --> 00:32:04,154 - That's why we have to find out. 721 00:32:04,222 --> 00:32:05,956 It's tough. 722 00:32:06,025 --> 00:32:07,757 - And with police saying 723 00:32:07,759 --> 00:32:10,094 The two men who seemed closest to lindsay 724 00:32:10,162 --> 00:32:13,030 Were apparently not involved in her death, 725 00:32:13,098 --> 00:32:16,166 Police widened the circle of suspicion. 726 00:32:20,272 --> 00:32:22,005 - A new theory about the case. 727 00:32:22,075 --> 00:32:24,174 - Was she friends with people who were involved in crime? 728 00:32:24,176 --> 00:32:26,710 - Yes. People that she associated with 729 00:32:26,779 --> 00:32:28,578 Were involved in crime. 730 00:32:28,647 --> 00:32:30,447 - Were police getting closer? 731 00:32:30,515 --> 00:32:34,184 When "dateline: Secrets uncovered" continues. 732 00:32:37,289 --> 00:32:42,927 ♪♪ 733 00:32:42,995 --> 00:32:46,664 In the 18 months after lindsay buziak's murder, 734 00:32:46,732 --> 00:32:50,600 Police in the victoria, british columbia suburb of saanich 735 00:32:50,602 --> 00:32:52,869 Investigated hundreds of leads, 736 00:32:52,938 --> 00:32:55,206 Served dozens of warrants, 737 00:32:55,273 --> 00:32:59,275 But they seemed not much closer to finding this woman, 738 00:32:59,344 --> 00:33:02,145 The blonde, 35 to 40 years old, 739 00:33:02,214 --> 00:33:05,081 Wearing a distinctive dress, witnesses said, 740 00:33:05,083 --> 00:33:08,351 Who spoke with a spanish accent, and who, 741 00:33:08,353 --> 00:33:11,722 Along with a man described as white and well-dressed, 742 00:33:11,790 --> 00:33:15,392 6 feet tall with dark, possibly brown hair, 743 00:33:15,460 --> 00:33:17,762 Set up a showing with lindsay, 744 00:33:17,829 --> 00:33:20,964 Met her at the door of this nearly $1 million home 745 00:33:20,966 --> 00:33:23,433 In February 2008, 746 00:33:23,502 --> 00:33:27,738 And then viciously stabbed lindsay to death. 747 00:33:27,806 --> 00:33:31,641 The working theory of the crime was a targeted hit, 748 00:33:31,710 --> 00:33:34,110 Carried out by two killers who brought a knife 749 00:33:34,179 --> 00:33:36,179 To a real estate showing. 750 00:33:36,248 --> 00:33:38,181 But who would wanna kill a young realtor 751 00:33:38,250 --> 00:33:40,517 Who seemed to have no enemies? 752 00:33:40,585 --> 00:33:42,720 It was forcing investigators 753 00:33:42,788 --> 00:33:46,889 To think way outside the box. 754 00:33:46,959 --> 00:33:49,260 It seems to me that you're really looking for, 755 00:33:49,327 --> 00:33:52,330 Probably, at least three people here. 756 00:33:52,397 --> 00:33:54,130 I mean, you're looking for the two people in the home 757 00:33:54,199 --> 00:33:56,399 That committed that murder, 758 00:33:56,401 --> 00:33:59,603 And then I'm guessing whoever paid them. 759 00:33:59,605 --> 00:34:00,937 - I think you're absolutely right 760 00:34:00,939 --> 00:34:03,473 And it may be that one of those two people 761 00:34:03,475 --> 00:34:06,342 Who were at the home is in fact the mastermind 762 00:34:06,411 --> 00:34:08,545 Behind this and perhaps the money, 763 00:34:08,547 --> 00:34:10,346 But I think it's also equally possible, 764 00:34:10,415 --> 00:34:12,682 And more likely, there's a third or fourth 765 00:34:12,751 --> 00:34:14,417 Or a fifth person involved. 766 00:34:14,419 --> 00:34:17,554 - That's a criminal conspiracy of some significance, 767 00:34:17,623 --> 00:34:20,890 To wipe out this young realtor. 768 00:34:20,959 --> 00:34:25,095 What set of facts possibly fits with that? 769 00:34:25,097 --> 00:34:27,697 - Large amount of money, large amount of drugs. 770 00:34:27,766 --> 00:34:28,965 Considerable wrong done 771 00:34:28,967 --> 00:34:32,368 To whoever the, uh, financier is behind this. 772 00:34:32,437 --> 00:34:34,237 - Saanich police are quick to say, 773 00:34:34,306 --> 00:34:36,639 As are lindsay's family and friends, 774 00:34:36,708 --> 00:34:38,509 That there's no evidence she was involved 775 00:34:38,577 --> 00:34:40,378 In anything illegal. 776 00:34:40,445 --> 00:34:43,313 - She was the cleanest girl you'd ever meet. 777 00:34:43,382 --> 00:34:45,782 - You can't see her getting involved in anything illegal? 778 00:34:45,851 --> 00:34:47,051 - No, no. 779 00:34:47,119 --> 00:34:48,319 She worked hard to get her license. 780 00:34:48,386 --> 00:34:50,720 She wouldn't risk anything to lose it. 781 00:34:50,789 --> 00:34:53,089 - But the longer her murder went unsolved, 782 00:34:53,091 --> 00:34:54,858 The more rumors there were. 783 00:34:54,860 --> 00:34:56,993 Lindsay was either a witness in a drug case, 784 00:34:57,062 --> 00:34:59,063 Or a police informant. 785 00:34:59,131 --> 00:35:00,597 Neither is true, say police, 786 00:35:00,599 --> 00:35:03,199 But a drug angle has emerged 787 00:35:03,268 --> 00:35:06,135 As a leading theory in her murder. 788 00:35:06,205 --> 00:35:09,873 Is there any evidence that lindsay used recreational drugs? 789 00:35:09,941 --> 00:35:11,608 - No. 790 00:35:11,677 --> 00:35:13,009 - And there's no evidence that she committed 791 00:35:13,078 --> 00:35:15,078 Any criminal offenses either. 792 00:35:15,147 --> 00:35:16,813 - Was she associated with or friends with 793 00:35:16,882 --> 00:35:18,681 People who were involved in crime? 794 00:35:18,750 --> 00:35:20,284 - Yes, yes, she was. 795 00:35:20,352 --> 00:35:23,621 There was an element of people that she associated with 796 00:35:23,688 --> 00:35:26,289 That were involved in-in crime. 797 00:35:29,361 --> 00:35:32,896 - Remember, victoria is a relatively small town, 798 00:35:32,965 --> 00:35:36,399 And because lindsay was young and liked to go out to clubs, 799 00:35:36,468 --> 00:35:39,202 The crowd she inevitably hung out with 800 00:35:39,271 --> 00:35:41,704 Would include people who operated 801 00:35:41,706 --> 00:35:43,707 On the fringes of the law. 802 00:35:43,775 --> 00:35:45,709 - So this friend that you've known all your life 803 00:35:45,711 --> 00:35:48,444 Might end up being your friend the drug dealer? 804 00:35:48,513 --> 00:35:49,512 - Could be. 805 00:35:49,581 --> 00:35:51,181 You might bump into them at a club. 806 00:35:51,249 --> 00:35:53,583 And some of the theories that we developed 807 00:35:53,652 --> 00:35:55,920 Over the course of this investigation 808 00:35:55,987 --> 00:35:59,656 Was simply that she had potentially said 809 00:35:59,725 --> 00:36:01,525 The wrong thing at the wrong time 810 00:36:01,593 --> 00:36:04,327 Or had heard something at the wrong time 811 00:36:04,396 --> 00:36:06,997 And, uh, caused her this grief. 812 00:36:09,734 --> 00:36:11,835 - In fact, police are now exploring 813 00:36:11,837 --> 00:36:13,336 An incident that occurred 814 00:36:13,338 --> 00:36:16,607 During lindsay's last visit with her father. 815 00:36:16,675 --> 00:36:19,409 While visiting calgary, lindsay made contact 816 00:36:19,478 --> 00:36:21,277 With at least two men, 817 00:36:21,346 --> 00:36:24,013 Old friends she grew up with. 818 00:36:24,082 --> 00:36:26,215 And just a month later, one of those men 819 00:36:26,285 --> 00:36:28,017 Was arrested in what police called 820 00:36:28,019 --> 00:36:31,554 The largest cocaine bust in alberta history, 821 00:36:31,623 --> 00:36:35,992 67 kilos, worth more than $6 million. 822 00:36:37,362 --> 00:36:38,629 - Someone might've been angry, 823 00:36:38,697 --> 00:36:40,097 Did a witch hunt take place? 824 00:36:40,165 --> 00:36:41,832 And did someone point the finger at lindsay 825 00:36:41,900 --> 00:36:44,634 Because she happened to have been in calgary at the time? 826 00:36:44,703 --> 00:36:46,569 - Coincidence, because this is a small town? 827 00:36:46,638 --> 00:36:50,374 Or, maybe she saw something she shouldn't have seen? 828 00:36:50,442 --> 00:36:52,376 - Could go either way. 829 00:36:52,444 --> 00:36:55,745 - If so, we now know it was not true. 830 00:36:55,814 --> 00:36:58,481 Police say lindsay was not the informant. 831 00:37:01,453 --> 00:37:03,119 Police have floated this idea 832 00:37:03,121 --> 00:37:05,321 That she was killed by mistake. 833 00:37:05,390 --> 00:37:06,456 - It happens. 834 00:37:06,458 --> 00:37:08,057 Um, it doesn't seem very reasonable. 835 00:37:08,059 --> 00:37:09,059 - Not reasonable. 836 00:37:09,127 --> 00:37:10,660 - If there's no evidence that they've uncovered 837 00:37:10,729 --> 00:37:12,663 That suggests that she was an informant, 838 00:37:12,731 --> 00:37:15,531 That she was diming off drug dealers 839 00:37:15,600 --> 00:37:17,133 Or a cartel or anything like that, 840 00:37:17,135 --> 00:37:19,535 Then where's the evidence that the cartel would have 841 00:37:19,604 --> 00:37:20,538 That she was doing that? 842 00:37:20,605 --> 00:37:22,540 It-it just seems like a red herring to me. 843 00:37:22,607 --> 00:37:24,207 - I think her just being there for the weekend 844 00:37:24,275 --> 00:37:26,677 To go see her father does not add up. 845 00:37:26,745 --> 00:37:28,411 She doesn't sell drugs. 846 00:37:28,480 --> 00:37:29,880 She's not in their business. 847 00:37:29,948 --> 00:37:32,281 - So the idea that this is some impersonal hit 848 00:37:32,351 --> 00:37:34,484 Being ordered by drug dealers 849 00:37:34,552 --> 00:37:37,087 Half a-half a country away--? 850 00:37:37,155 --> 00:37:38,354 - Makes no logical sense. 851 00:37:38,423 --> 00:37:40,223 - Whatever the motive is, it's personal. 852 00:37:40,291 --> 00:37:43,526 - And you know what? I don't, uh, think it's a drug cartel. 853 00:37:43,595 --> 00:37:45,028 - Coming up... 854 00:37:45,030 --> 00:37:48,231 So what was it, and who was it? 855 00:37:48,233 --> 00:37:50,968 Our team profiles the killers. 856 00:37:51,036 --> 00:37:53,169 - I think it's somebody that she knows. 857 00:37:53,238 --> 00:37:56,040 - When "dateline: Secrets uncovered" continues. 858 00:38:04,648 --> 00:38:06,482 - February, 2010, 859 00:38:06,551 --> 00:38:10,520 Two years since lindsay buziak's murder. 860 00:38:10,588 --> 00:38:11,655 Her mother, evelyn, 861 00:38:11,723 --> 00:38:14,791 Who's declined dateline's requests for an interview, 862 00:38:14,859 --> 00:38:18,329 And maintained her silence in the media since the murder, 863 00:38:18,396 --> 00:38:21,465 Made a public plea for information. 864 00:38:21,533 --> 00:38:23,333 - Having lindsay taken from us 865 00:38:23,335 --> 00:38:25,601 Has been excruciatingly painful. 866 00:38:25,670 --> 00:38:27,805 Please call the police so that we can have 867 00:38:27,872 --> 00:38:31,808 Closure for lindsay's death. 868 00:38:31,876 --> 00:38:36,279 - The family first offered a $100,000 reward. 869 00:38:36,348 --> 00:38:40,283 But with no arrest, the family has dropped that offer. 870 00:38:40,285 --> 00:38:43,019 Frustration among family and friends 871 00:38:43,088 --> 00:38:44,420 Has been mounting. 872 00:38:44,489 --> 00:38:46,489 - Who would plan a hit on your daughter? 873 00:38:46,558 --> 00:38:48,157 - God, I wish I knew that, josh. 874 00:38:48,226 --> 00:38:50,961 I wish I could get my paws on them. 875 00:38:51,029 --> 00:38:54,197 - For the saanich police, the death of lindsay buziak 876 00:38:54,199 --> 00:38:58,235 Has led down a frustrating series of blind alleys 877 00:38:58,303 --> 00:39:01,438 Without motives or answers. 878 00:39:01,506 --> 00:39:04,273 - To say that we're on the cusp of a breakthrough 879 00:39:04,342 --> 00:39:06,843 Would be a lie. 880 00:39:06,911 --> 00:39:09,712 Uh, we desperately need some help. 881 00:39:09,781 --> 00:39:12,916 This is a highly unusual situation for us here in canada 882 00:39:12,984 --> 00:39:15,985 To be pursuing this in as public a way 883 00:39:16,054 --> 00:39:17,387 As-as we are, 884 00:39:17,455 --> 00:39:21,124 And that speaks to, I think, our commitment 885 00:39:21,192 --> 00:39:24,795 And-- but also, to some degree, our desperation, 886 00:39:24,863 --> 00:39:28,731 Uh, as we-as we grasp for anything that we can use 887 00:39:28,733 --> 00:39:30,901 To bring these people to justice. 888 00:39:31,970 --> 00:39:33,936 - Is the person behind this... 889 00:39:34,005 --> 00:39:35,271 Somebody lindsay knows, 890 00:39:35,340 --> 00:39:37,273 Or is the person behind this 891 00:39:37,342 --> 00:39:39,209 Someone unknown to her? 892 00:39:39,277 --> 00:39:40,477 - Someone she knows. 893 00:39:40,479 --> 00:39:42,946 - Somebody, I think, very close to her. 894 00:39:43,014 --> 00:39:45,616 - I agree, I think it's somebody that she knows. 895 00:39:45,683 --> 00:39:47,550 - Somebody in the same type of business. 896 00:39:47,619 --> 00:39:48,951 - Correct. I mean, the-the-- 897 00:39:49,020 --> 00:39:51,754 In the same real estate firm, uh, who knows? 898 00:39:51,823 --> 00:39:55,091 - The man and the woman who actually committed this murder, 899 00:39:55,160 --> 00:39:56,959 What do you think's in their background? 900 00:39:57,028 --> 00:39:58,361 - They're gonna have a criminal history. 901 00:39:58,429 --> 00:40:01,098 And more than likely, I would look for violent crimes. 902 00:40:01,166 --> 00:40:05,034 It's an unusual complexion of the case 903 00:40:05,036 --> 00:40:08,439 That they worked together, a-a man and a woman, 904 00:40:08,506 --> 00:40:10,706 A male and a female working in tandem 905 00:40:10,775 --> 00:40:12,575 To commit this kind of violent crime. 906 00:40:12,644 --> 00:40:14,443 - Right. - I also am not convinced 907 00:40:14,513 --> 00:40:17,381 That these were highly polished professionals. 908 00:40:17,449 --> 00:40:19,716 - No. - The way that the crime was committed itself, 909 00:40:19,718 --> 00:40:21,851 To me, shows a level of panic, 910 00:40:21,920 --> 00:40:24,988 Uh, shows a level of, uh, unsophistication. 911 00:40:25,056 --> 00:40:26,190 - I-I agree. - I'd call it planned, 912 00:40:26,257 --> 00:40:27,857 Not necessarily professional, but planned. 913 00:40:27,926 --> 00:40:29,726 - Planned, well planned. 914 00:40:29,728 --> 00:40:31,994 - Is there any chance that although these killers 915 00:40:32,063 --> 00:40:34,198 Were not known to lindsay, 916 00:40:34,265 --> 00:40:36,465 They weren't planning on murdering her 917 00:40:36,535 --> 00:40:38,401 Until they went in the house together, 918 00:40:38,403 --> 00:40:41,204 And then in there, something happened, 919 00:40:41,206 --> 00:40:43,339 A fight started, she gets killed? 920 00:40:43,408 --> 00:40:44,874 - And the people pull a butcher knife 921 00:40:44,943 --> 00:40:47,411 Out of their purse or out of their sock? 922 00:40:47,479 --> 00:40:49,279 I-- no, it-it doesn't seem right. 923 00:40:49,347 --> 00:40:51,547 - If there's a chance, it's ever so minute. 924 00:40:51,616 --> 00:40:53,282 I mean, it's small. 925 00:40:53,351 --> 00:40:56,285 - What needs to happen for an arrest to be made? 926 00:40:56,354 --> 00:40:58,287 - Um-- - some-someone needs to come forward. 927 00:40:58,356 --> 00:40:59,755 - Yeah, agreed. - Unfortunately. 928 00:40:59,824 --> 00:41:00,890 You have an empty house, 929 00:41:00,959 --> 00:41:02,158 You have very little that was touched. 930 00:41:02,227 --> 00:41:03,960 So it is a forensic nightmare. 931 00:41:04,029 --> 00:41:05,762 - This case is not gonna be solved 932 00:41:05,764 --> 00:41:07,164 Based on forensic evidence. 933 00:41:07,232 --> 00:41:09,365 This case is gonna be solved by loose lips. 934 00:41:09,367 --> 00:41:10,967 Somebody's gonna talk about something. 935 00:41:12,904 --> 00:41:15,838 - For lindsay's friends, the lack of an arrest 936 00:41:15,907 --> 00:41:20,443 Has left many too frightened to speak to us on camera. 937 00:41:20,445 --> 00:41:22,780 - Why are you here and so many other people aren't? 938 00:41:22,847 --> 00:41:26,449 - I can't live my life everyday, 939 00:41:26,451 --> 00:41:27,783 Knowing that there's somebody out there 940 00:41:27,852 --> 00:41:30,186 That did this to her. I can't. 941 00:41:30,255 --> 00:41:33,389 I can't. It's not right. 942 00:41:33,458 --> 00:41:36,126 It makes me sick that there's somebody out there 943 00:41:36,194 --> 00:41:38,327 That did this to my best friend. 944 00:41:38,396 --> 00:41:41,397 - Two years after her death, lindsay's boyfriend told us 945 00:41:41,466 --> 00:41:44,601 There was a kind of numbness that wouldn't go away. 946 00:41:44,603 --> 00:41:47,670 - I think about it daily, yeah. 947 00:41:47,672 --> 00:41:49,939 - You think it'll ever go away? 948 00:41:50,008 --> 00:41:52,475 - No. 949 00:41:52,477 --> 00:41:54,177 No. 950 00:41:57,749 --> 00:41:59,282 - And for lindsay's father, 951 00:41:59,284 --> 00:42:02,485 There was determination bordering on obsession. 952 00:42:02,553 --> 00:42:05,822 There was barely-controlled rage. 953 00:42:05,824 --> 00:42:07,623 And finally, there was a vow 954 00:42:07,692 --> 00:42:10,026 To defend the daughter he couldn't help 955 00:42:10,095 --> 00:42:12,696 On that February day. 956 00:42:12,764 --> 00:42:15,298 - I'm not gonna let her down, josh. 957 00:42:15,300 --> 00:42:17,501 The only way I'm gonna stop right now 958 00:42:17,569 --> 00:42:19,769 Finding out who killed her, 959 00:42:19,838 --> 00:42:23,106 Is die myself, and I'll be dying trying. 960 00:42:23,174 --> 00:42:24,708 I guarantee you that. 961 00:42:24,776 --> 00:42:25,841 - You're gonna find out. 962 00:42:25,910 --> 00:42:28,978 - I am going to find out. 963 00:42:29,047 --> 00:42:30,947 If it kills me. 964 00:42:40,391 --> 00:42:43,993 - That's all for this edition of "dateline: Secrets uncovered". 965 00:42:44,062 --> 00:42:46,496 I'm craig melvin. Thank you for watching.