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My wife is missing." 12 00:00:49,450 --> 00:00:52,885 - I had to hope that they were gonna find her. 13 00:00:52,953 --> 00:00:54,353 - But things weren't addin' up. 14 00:01:00,460 --> 00:01:02,627 - And we said, "why didn't you tell us this initially?" 15 00:01:02,696 --> 00:01:06,598 - We didn't divulge how much blood we did find on the boat. 16 00:01:08,535 --> 00:01:10,101 - He goes, "you seem like you're afraid of me." 17 00:01:10,103 --> 00:01:12,137 I go, "I'm terrified of you." 18 00:01:12,205 --> 00:01:13,538 - It's like, how can I act normal? 19 00:01:13,607 --> 00:01:15,106 I'm sitting across from a killer. 20 00:01:15,176 --> 00:01:17,742 [dramatic music] 21 00:01:17,811 --> 00:01:20,745 [soft eerie music] 22 00:01:20,814 --> 00:01:27,686 ♪ ♪ 23 00:01:31,892 --> 00:01:34,593 - 50 miles south of the glitz and glamour of hollywood 24 00:01:34,661 --> 00:01:37,396 Is the jewel of southern california's coast, 25 00:01:37,464 --> 00:01:39,797 Newport beach. 26 00:01:39,867 --> 00:01:43,968 It's home to upscale estates with impressive ocean views, 27 00:01:43,970 --> 00:01:46,905 Private yachts, and the prime pacific waves 28 00:01:46,974 --> 00:01:50,308 Of any surfer's dreams. 29 00:01:50,377 --> 00:01:53,612 But on July 6, 1997, 30 00:01:53,680 --> 00:01:57,149 A carefree day on the water turns into tragedy. 31 00:01:57,217 --> 00:02:00,619 [tense music] 32 00:02:08,795 --> 00:02:11,296 - A gentleman named gary greene was piloting 33 00:02:11,298 --> 00:02:12,264 His boat called the "greene machine," 34 00:02:12,332 --> 00:02:16,235 And he was traveling from newport beach to catalina. 35 00:02:18,338 --> 00:02:21,940 - The "greene machine" happens upon this boat doing donuts out 36 00:02:22,009 --> 00:02:23,242 In the middle of the ocean. 37 00:02:31,351 --> 00:02:33,184 - The husband was crying for help, 38 00:02:33,186 --> 00:02:34,686 And he was on a boogie board. 39 00:02:34,755 --> 00:02:37,522 - The man was screaming that his wife is missing. 40 00:02:37,591 --> 00:02:40,893 So gary greene gave him a life jacket to make sure 41 00:02:40,961 --> 00:02:41,827 That he wasn't gonna drown. 42 00:02:55,642 --> 00:02:58,543 - But the boat's still doing circles out there in the water, 43 00:02:58,612 --> 00:03:00,679 And they couldn't control the boat. 44 00:03:00,747 --> 00:03:03,882 - This 18-foot speedboat, the "striper 2000," 45 00:03:03,950 --> 00:03:06,184 Has a powerful engine for propulsion, 46 00:03:06,253 --> 00:03:08,086 But it's simple to operate 47 00:03:08,155 --> 00:03:10,555 For even the most inexperienced boater. 48 00:03:10,624 --> 00:03:14,158 Right now the vessel is demonstrating a phenomenon 49 00:03:14,160 --> 00:03:17,562 Called the circle of death, which is what happens 50 00:03:17,631 --> 00:03:19,898 If an operator releases the steering wheel 51 00:03:19,967 --> 00:03:22,467 While the propeller is still turning. 52 00:03:22,536 --> 00:03:24,269 The force of the rotating blades 53 00:03:24,271 --> 00:03:27,906 Creates torque, which causes the boat to swerve sharply 54 00:03:27,974 --> 00:03:32,176 To the left and get stuck moving in a continuous circle. 55 00:03:32,178 --> 00:03:33,679 [siren wails] 56 00:03:33,747 --> 00:03:36,581 - The coast guard, they came out to the scene, 57 00:03:36,650 --> 00:03:39,651 And they ended up having a deputy get on the boat 58 00:03:39,720 --> 00:03:41,386 And stop it from circling. 59 00:03:43,623 --> 00:03:46,358 - And then they picked the subject out of the water 60 00:03:46,426 --> 00:03:48,860 And brought him into the harbor. 61 00:03:48,929 --> 00:03:50,729 He was cold, and he was frantic. 62 00:03:50,731 --> 00:03:55,099 And he was yelling about his wife, and he was crying. 63 00:03:55,169 --> 00:03:56,368 The coast guard determined 64 00:03:56,436 --> 00:03:58,670 That the man in the water was eric bechler, 65 00:03:58,739 --> 00:04:00,839 And the person driving the boat 66 00:04:00,907 --> 00:04:05,443 Before she went overboard was his wife, pegye bechler. 67 00:04:05,512 --> 00:04:07,712 - Authorities tow the speedboat 68 00:04:07,714 --> 00:04:09,013 Back to the harbor, and the coast guard 69 00:04:09,082 --> 00:04:13,685 Immediately launches a search and rescue for pegye bechler. 70 00:04:13,754 --> 00:04:16,020 At this point, pegye's been in the water 71 00:04:16,089 --> 00:04:20,058 For less than two hours, which means it's very possible 72 00:04:20,126 --> 00:04:23,862 She'll be found alive if they can locate her quickly. 73 00:04:23,930 --> 00:04:26,464 At the same time, coast guard investigators 74 00:04:26,533 --> 00:04:30,268 Talk to eric to get details of exactly what happened 75 00:04:30,336 --> 00:04:33,939 And where to help pinpoint her likely location. 76 00:04:35,909 --> 00:04:39,077 - Eric was distraught and visibly shaken, 77 00:04:39,079 --> 00:04:40,412 And he was crying. 78 00:04:40,480 --> 00:04:42,246 And he said they were celebrating 79 00:04:42,248 --> 00:04:45,950 Their fifth wedding anniversary by taking a pleasure cruise 80 00:04:46,019 --> 00:04:47,753 On a rental boat in newport harbor, 81 00:04:47,821 --> 00:04:50,755 But they went out into the high seas in the channel 82 00:04:50,824 --> 00:04:52,724 Between newport beach and catalina island 83 00:04:52,793 --> 00:04:54,993 To be a little more adventurous. 84 00:05:01,101 --> 00:05:05,970 - For a couple who aren't boaters to rent a speedboat 85 00:05:05,972 --> 00:05:09,107 And go out into the open sea is a little ambitious. 86 00:05:09,176 --> 00:05:13,779 His wife was driving the boat and pulling him from behind. 87 00:05:13,847 --> 00:05:16,348 And eric said a rogue wave 88 00:05:16,416 --> 00:05:17,816 Knocked him off his boogie board. 89 00:05:30,697 --> 00:05:34,166 - One thing about eric's story that raised the curiosity 90 00:05:34,234 --> 00:05:36,835 Of investigators is that this wave came 91 00:05:36,903 --> 00:05:38,803 And knocked me off my boogie board. 92 00:05:38,805 --> 00:05:42,240 Well, the conditions that day were very calm. 93 00:05:42,309 --> 00:05:48,045 There were swells of 1 to 2 feet and very light wind. 94 00:05:48,115 --> 00:05:50,047 - The coast guard had a conversation 95 00:05:50,117 --> 00:05:51,115 With eric about that. 96 00:05:51,185 --> 00:05:54,052 He just stuck to his story about this rogue wave 97 00:05:54,121 --> 00:05:55,487 That washed over the boat. 98 00:05:59,926 --> 00:06:02,494 - Well, there's no record of rogue waves that day. 99 00:06:02,562 --> 00:06:04,729 It's possible they went undetected. 100 00:06:04,798 --> 00:06:07,499 The ocean is an unpredictable place. 101 00:06:07,567 --> 00:06:10,001 Even on a calm day, many factors-- 102 00:06:10,070 --> 00:06:13,872 Wind, currents, tides-- can join forces 103 00:06:13,940 --> 00:06:18,043 And create an unexpected and sometimes deadly wave. 104 00:06:21,081 --> 00:06:22,847 - This was being investigated as an accident, 105 00:06:22,916 --> 00:06:24,716 And that's purely all it was, was an accident, 106 00:06:24,785 --> 00:06:27,919 Based on two people with one witness. 107 00:06:27,988 --> 00:06:31,122 So after talking to eric, he goes back to his house 108 00:06:31,191 --> 00:06:33,157 To be with his kids, 109 00:06:33,226 --> 00:06:37,763 But eric wanted us to search exhaustively for pegye. 110 00:06:40,166 --> 00:06:43,401 - I actually got a phone call from a friend of mine 111 00:06:43,469 --> 00:06:45,036 About pegye being missing. 112 00:06:45,105 --> 00:06:47,139 [somber music] 113 00:06:47,207 --> 00:06:50,008 Later when I spoke to eric, 114 00:06:50,076 --> 00:06:52,543 He was absolutely hysterical, 115 00:06:52,545 --> 00:06:54,145 I couldn't understand him. 116 00:06:54,214 --> 00:06:55,413 He was sobbing. 117 00:06:55,481 --> 00:06:56,781 He just kept saying, 118 00:06:56,850 --> 00:06:58,950 "she's missing. She wasn't there." 119 00:06:59,018 --> 00:07:01,753 They were gonna leave the kids behind with the nanny 120 00:07:01,755 --> 00:07:04,288 To celebrate their anniversary. 121 00:07:04,358 --> 00:07:06,725 I was shocked at what had happened, 122 00:07:06,793 --> 00:07:09,760 Especially because pegye was a very good swimmer. 123 00:07:09,762 --> 00:07:16,768 ♪ ♪ 124 00:07:19,706 --> 00:07:21,906 Pegye was one of the happiest, 125 00:07:21,908 --> 00:07:24,776 Most gregarious people I had ever met. 126 00:07:24,845 --> 00:07:28,113 Very endearing immediately. 127 00:07:29,916 --> 00:07:32,184 When I met pegye, she was in her 20s. 128 00:07:32,252 --> 00:07:37,188 Pegye happened to live in the same apartment complex. 129 00:07:37,257 --> 00:07:40,458 She was working for a physical therapy company 130 00:07:40,526 --> 00:07:42,226 At that point in time. 131 00:07:42,295 --> 00:07:44,128 Very hardworking. 132 00:07:44,197 --> 00:07:47,766 Eventually she broke off and started her own business. 133 00:07:49,970 --> 00:07:51,536 One day pegye called me 134 00:07:51,605 --> 00:07:53,071 And said, "hey, what are you up to?" 135 00:07:53,139 --> 00:07:54,839 And I said, "well, I'ma go down to the beach 136 00:07:54,908 --> 00:07:57,341 And watch my husband, dave, play volleyball." 137 00:07:57,411 --> 00:07:58,610 I said, "do you wanna come?" 138 00:07:58,678 --> 00:08:00,111 She said, "I'll be there in ten minutes." 139 00:08:02,148 --> 00:08:06,184 As soon as she got there, she's like, "who's that guy?" 140 00:08:06,253 --> 00:08:08,119 I said, "that's eric." 141 00:08:08,188 --> 00:08:10,622 He played a lot of volleyball with dave. 142 00:08:10,690 --> 00:08:12,757 Eric was a very good-looking guy, 143 00:08:12,826 --> 00:08:15,794 Very, very fit. 144 00:08:17,697 --> 00:08:19,631 In between some of the matches, 145 00:08:19,699 --> 00:08:23,201 Eric would come over, and we introduced them. 146 00:08:23,269 --> 00:08:27,071 And eric was just as interested in pegye. 147 00:08:27,073 --> 00:08:30,041 Their relationship, the way that it blossomed, 148 00:08:30,110 --> 00:08:33,812 Centered around physical fitness. 149 00:08:33,880 --> 00:08:35,981 They ran together. They biked together. 150 00:08:40,186 --> 00:08:43,054 Eric became a part of pegye's life very quickly. 151 00:08:43,123 --> 00:08:43,955 He moved in. 152 00:08:44,024 --> 00:08:47,025 He started to work for pegye's business. 153 00:08:47,093 --> 00:08:49,593 Pegye handled all the physical therapy stuff 154 00:08:49,595 --> 00:08:52,130 And eric handled all the business side. 155 00:08:52,198 --> 00:08:55,266 Within maybe a year, pegye and eric got married 156 00:08:55,335 --> 00:08:57,302 On the beach in newport. 157 00:08:57,370 --> 00:08:58,903 [birds calling] 158 00:08:58,905 --> 00:09:01,339 Eventually, they had three children. 159 00:09:01,408 --> 00:09:06,011 Pegye loved him, and they had the perfect, most amazing life 160 00:09:06,079 --> 00:09:08,046 With not a care in the world. 161 00:09:11,485 --> 00:09:14,052 [tense music] 162 00:09:14,120 --> 00:09:17,889 ♪ ♪ 163 00:09:17,957 --> 00:09:20,091 - As the hours pass and night approaches, 164 00:09:20,159 --> 00:09:23,928 Search teams continue to comb the waters for pegye. 165 00:09:23,930 --> 00:09:25,930 But with each passing minute, 166 00:09:25,998 --> 00:09:28,099 It becomes increasingly difficult 167 00:09:28,101 --> 00:09:31,036 To tread water in the open sea. 168 00:09:33,406 --> 00:09:35,773 - Further out past the mouth of the harbor, 169 00:09:35,775 --> 00:09:39,444 If she got swept in the shipping current, 170 00:09:39,512 --> 00:09:40,845 Pegye could have ended up 171 00:09:40,914 --> 00:09:42,681 Up in santa barbara or down in mexico. 172 00:09:44,685 --> 00:09:48,519 - The navy has a deep-sea submersible they brought in, 173 00:09:48,588 --> 00:09:52,023 So they continued looking for her. 174 00:09:52,092 --> 00:09:54,559 - Pegye was one of the most extraordinary athletes 175 00:09:54,627 --> 00:09:56,428 I had ever met, 176 00:09:56,496 --> 00:10:00,631 And her swimming abilities were off the charts. 177 00:10:00,701 --> 00:10:03,868 And so I had to hope that 178 00:10:03,937 --> 00:10:07,272 Pegye was keeping herself afloat somewhere. 179 00:10:07,340 --> 00:10:10,608 And I certainly couldn't comprehend the loss of her. 180 00:10:10,676 --> 00:10:12,410 She will show up. 181 00:10:12,478 --> 00:10:15,080 - Please pray for pegye. 182 00:10:17,650 --> 00:10:20,118 - The coast guard was trying to determine 183 00:10:20,120 --> 00:10:22,520 What exactly happened out there. 184 00:10:22,589 --> 00:10:23,988 - She claimed that pegye 185 00:10:24,057 --> 00:10:26,925 Fabricated her own disappearance. 186 00:10:26,993 --> 00:10:27,826 - Maybe she panicked. 187 00:10:27,894 --> 00:10:29,527 I might go to jail. 188 00:10:29,596 --> 00:10:30,762 I'm outta here. 189 00:10:30,830 --> 00:10:33,297 - And I said, "you can trash me all you want, 190 00:10:33,366 --> 00:10:35,566 I'm telling the truth. I'm not lying." 191 00:10:35,635 --> 00:10:36,635 - Now we're off to the races. 192 00:10:43,977 --> 00:10:46,677 [unsettling music] 193 00:10:46,747 --> 00:10:48,046 - It's day two of the search 194 00:10:48,114 --> 00:10:51,249 For missing boater pegye bechler. 195 00:10:51,317 --> 00:10:53,617 With overnight efforts unsuccessful, 196 00:10:53,687 --> 00:10:55,686 Morning brings the realization 197 00:10:55,688 --> 00:10:59,391 That the chances of finding her alive are nearly impossible. 198 00:10:59,459 --> 00:11:03,494 So the coast guard makes the difficult decision 199 00:11:03,496 --> 00:11:04,829 To call off the search. 200 00:11:09,435 --> 00:11:13,338 - Eric was sobbing, absolutely hysterical. 201 00:11:15,541 --> 00:11:18,342 Pegye's gone. 202 00:11:18,344 --> 00:11:20,144 [somber music] 203 00:11:20,213 --> 00:11:24,615 She was such a ray of sunshine. 204 00:11:24,684 --> 00:11:27,685 And as a mom, the first thing you think about is your kids. 205 00:11:27,754 --> 00:11:29,954 And now the children are without their mother, 206 00:11:30,023 --> 00:11:33,892 And their lives will never be the same. 207 00:11:35,962 --> 00:11:38,396 - Now the coast guard focuses on determining 208 00:11:38,465 --> 00:11:41,166 Exactly what happened with the boat itself. 209 00:11:43,269 --> 00:11:45,303 - The coast guard wanted to see if there was 210 00:11:45,371 --> 00:11:46,971 Something mechanically wrong with the boat. 211 00:11:47,040 --> 00:11:48,440 And they did some sea trials in the boat 212 00:11:48,508 --> 00:11:50,441 Just to see if it was seaworthy or if there was 213 00:11:50,510 --> 00:11:52,376 Any kind of issue that may have caused this accident 214 00:11:52,378 --> 00:11:54,345 Other than any kind of weather or wave. 215 00:11:54,414 --> 00:11:56,914 And they tried to duplicate the things 216 00:11:56,983 --> 00:11:59,984 That eric was saying had happened with the boat. 217 00:12:00,052 --> 00:12:02,453 Right away, the coast guard determined 218 00:12:02,522 --> 00:12:06,224 The boat was mechanically sound. 219 00:12:06,226 --> 00:12:08,425 - According to eric, 220 00:12:08,495 --> 00:12:11,196 Pegye was driving the boat, sitting up on the seat back. 221 00:12:12,766 --> 00:12:16,734 The coast guard determined that whichever way the boat went, 222 00:12:16,803 --> 00:12:19,237 The person driving the boat fell inside the boat, 223 00:12:19,305 --> 00:12:21,740 Not outside the boat. 224 00:12:23,409 --> 00:12:25,209 - There was another thing that was weird. 225 00:12:25,278 --> 00:12:27,845 The coast guard said there was a pair of sunglasses 226 00:12:27,914 --> 00:12:29,747 Up on top of the front of the boat 227 00:12:29,816 --> 00:12:32,050 Right by the steering wheel. 228 00:12:32,118 --> 00:12:33,651 If she got swept off the boat, 229 00:12:33,719 --> 00:12:36,620 Why would those glasses be intact right there? 230 00:12:36,622 --> 00:12:38,522 It didn't make sense. 231 00:12:38,591 --> 00:12:40,324 - You would think there would be stuff strewn all over, 232 00:12:40,393 --> 00:12:43,495 But there wasn't any of that. 233 00:12:43,563 --> 00:12:45,330 Everything wasn't adding up. 234 00:12:45,398 --> 00:12:48,232 I think the coast guard had suspicions that this 235 00:12:48,301 --> 00:12:50,635 Was way beyond an accident. 236 00:12:50,703 --> 00:12:53,505 [tense music] 237 00:12:53,573 --> 00:12:56,006 - They realized that they needed to contact 238 00:12:56,008 --> 00:12:57,141 The sheriff's department 239 00:12:57,210 --> 00:12:59,110 And have our homicide division come 240 00:12:59,179 --> 00:13:01,512 And look at it and see what we thought about it. 241 00:13:01,581 --> 00:13:05,549 That's always a red flag, when a spouse is missing. 242 00:13:05,618 --> 00:13:11,722 ♪ ♪ 243 00:13:11,791 --> 00:13:13,991 We went out to interview eric bechler. 244 00:13:14,060 --> 00:13:16,761 He's very emotional and distraught. 245 00:13:16,829 --> 00:13:19,130 We asked eric what was happening that day. 246 00:13:19,198 --> 00:13:21,532 And he said that he had arranged for a surprise. 247 00:13:21,601 --> 00:13:23,767 It was a combination birthday and anniversary present 248 00:13:23,837 --> 00:13:25,269 For his wife. 249 00:13:25,271 --> 00:13:27,004 And he just told her, "pack your stuff up; 250 00:13:27,073 --> 00:13:28,573 We're heading to the beach." 251 00:13:28,641 --> 00:13:32,810 And he surprised her. He had rented a boat. 252 00:13:32,879 --> 00:13:37,514 - They picnicked on the boat, had sex on the boat. 253 00:13:37,584 --> 00:13:40,218 He said they started to kneeboard 254 00:13:40,286 --> 00:13:41,819 At the mouth of the harbor. 255 00:13:41,888 --> 00:13:43,621 A wave came over. 256 00:13:43,690 --> 00:13:45,022 And when he said he came up, 257 00:13:45,091 --> 00:13:47,959 She was no longer at the wheel of the boat. 258 00:13:51,631 --> 00:13:53,864 - Eric doesn't provide any new information 259 00:13:53,934 --> 00:13:55,667 About what happened out on the water. 260 00:13:55,735 --> 00:13:58,770 So homicide investigators turned their attention 261 00:13:58,838 --> 00:14:01,472 To pegye's personal life. 262 00:14:01,541 --> 00:14:04,041 - So when we got into an initial investigation, 263 00:14:04,110 --> 00:14:06,310 You talk to all the friends and family of the people involved 264 00:14:06,312 --> 00:14:09,480 And see if there's any kind of issues in the marriage 265 00:14:09,549 --> 00:14:12,283 That maybe would indicate this isn't an accident. 266 00:14:14,153 --> 00:14:16,354 So we spoke to her good friends 267 00:14:16,422 --> 00:14:18,356 And one friend in particular, glenda. 268 00:14:20,626 --> 00:14:23,294 - I remember speaking with some of the investigators. 269 00:14:23,363 --> 00:14:26,730 And I said, "well, I don't think there is any foul play 270 00:14:26,732 --> 00:14:30,001 "because after pegye went missing, 271 00:14:30,069 --> 00:14:33,771 Eric was so distraught." 272 00:14:33,839 --> 00:14:36,574 - We also talked to a good friend of eric bechler. 273 00:14:36,643 --> 00:14:38,976 His name was kobi laker. 274 00:14:38,978 --> 00:14:42,814 And he said that pegye and eric had a great marriage, 275 00:14:42,882 --> 00:14:45,883 And he was shocked about what had happened. 276 00:14:45,951 --> 00:14:47,285 We talked to pegye's mom, 277 00:14:47,353 --> 00:14:50,388 And she said that they all seemed happy. 278 00:14:50,456 --> 00:14:53,291 - But then eric's mother, linda, told investigators 279 00:14:53,359 --> 00:14:54,792 That pegye confided in her that 280 00:14:54,860 --> 00:14:56,894 They were having financial issues 281 00:14:56,962 --> 00:15:00,898 And had sold pegye's company. 282 00:15:00,967 --> 00:15:03,501 - A few months before pegye went missing, 283 00:15:03,569 --> 00:15:06,470 Pegye told me that when they sold the business, 284 00:15:06,539 --> 00:15:08,005 They were able to work out an agreement 285 00:15:08,074 --> 00:15:09,307 To stay on for a period of time. 286 00:15:09,375 --> 00:15:11,676 And they were both getting a salary, 287 00:15:11,744 --> 00:15:15,446 But as things moved on, I think that the company 288 00:15:15,515 --> 00:15:17,781 That bought them started seeing some things 289 00:15:17,851 --> 00:15:19,884 That didn't add up to them. 290 00:15:19,952 --> 00:15:23,321 - There was some issues about fraudulent medicare 291 00:15:23,389 --> 00:15:28,226 And medicaid billing that was going on with the business. 292 00:15:28,294 --> 00:15:30,161 - When talking to eric's mother, 293 00:15:30,229 --> 00:15:33,665 Linda bechler claimed that pegye fabricated 294 00:15:33,733 --> 00:15:38,569 Her own disappearance to avoid fraud charges 295 00:15:38,638 --> 00:15:43,541 And owing a bunch in federal government taxes. 296 00:15:43,609 --> 00:15:46,677 - If you went the direction that linda wanted to go, 297 00:15:46,746 --> 00:15:49,513 Pegye jumped overboard, swam to shore, 298 00:15:49,515 --> 00:15:52,816 Is living in, like, morocco, and she's gonna live there 299 00:15:52,818 --> 00:15:55,053 Until the statute of limitations runs out 300 00:15:55,055 --> 00:15:58,723 On the medicare charges with the feds. 301 00:15:58,791 --> 00:16:01,925 - Maybe she panicked. Wait a minute here. 302 00:16:01,927 --> 00:16:04,962 My once perfect life is starting to crumble. 303 00:16:05,031 --> 00:16:06,697 I might go to jail. 304 00:16:06,766 --> 00:16:07,365 I'm outta here. 305 00:16:10,603 --> 00:16:12,169 - But according to her friends, 306 00:16:12,238 --> 00:16:14,372 Pegye would fight any charges she had. 307 00:16:14,440 --> 00:16:17,641 And everyone except eric's mom, linda bechler, 308 00:16:17,643 --> 00:16:20,978 Said she would not stage her disappearance 309 00:16:21,047 --> 00:16:22,846 And abandon her children. 310 00:16:22,916 --> 00:16:24,648 So we dismissed that. 311 00:16:24,650 --> 00:16:31,489 ♪ ♪ 312 00:16:34,960 --> 00:16:36,728 At that point, we got our forensic people 313 00:16:36,796 --> 00:16:38,729 To go over the boat. 314 00:16:38,798 --> 00:16:41,699 But because the coast guard initially treated it 315 00:16:41,767 --> 00:16:43,901 Like an accident, a lot of the evidence was lost, 316 00:16:43,970 --> 00:16:46,270 Unfortunately. 317 00:16:46,338 --> 00:16:48,472 - As the sheriff's investigators looked 318 00:16:48,474 --> 00:16:50,541 A little closer at the boat, 319 00:16:50,610 --> 00:16:54,612 They lifted up a mattress at the back of the boat. 320 00:16:54,680 --> 00:16:58,649 And at that point there's a turn in the story. 321 00:16:58,718 --> 00:17:01,352 [dramatic music] 322 00:17:08,327 --> 00:17:11,562 [tense music] 323 00:17:11,631 --> 00:17:14,231 - While examining the bechlers' rental boat, 324 00:17:14,300 --> 00:17:17,035 Homicide investigators find what could be 325 00:17:17,103 --> 00:17:19,303 A consequential piece of evidence. 326 00:17:19,372 --> 00:17:24,475 ♪ ♪ 327 00:17:24,544 --> 00:17:26,577 - They lifted up a mattress at the back of the boat 328 00:17:26,646 --> 00:17:30,180 And found a little speck of red matter 329 00:17:30,182 --> 00:17:31,749 That appeared to be blood. 330 00:17:36,856 --> 00:17:39,523 - The amount of blood that was found on the boat 331 00:17:39,525 --> 00:17:43,261 Was not enough to get dna or even a blood typing out of. 332 00:17:45,464 --> 00:17:49,133 - Unfortunately, they could not even determine 333 00:17:49,201 --> 00:17:52,870 Whether that was human blood, whether it was from a fish, 334 00:17:52,939 --> 00:17:54,439 From anything. 335 00:17:59,745 --> 00:18:02,980 - Immediately we interview eric again. 336 00:18:03,049 --> 00:18:08,185 We didn't divulge how much blood we did find on the boat, 337 00:18:08,254 --> 00:18:13,790 But eric explained that during sex, pegye was on her period. 338 00:18:13,860 --> 00:18:17,628 So that could explain that away. 339 00:18:17,697 --> 00:18:19,963 - That's always a possibility. You can't rule it out, 340 00:18:19,965 --> 00:18:22,500 But as homicide investigators, we don't take 341 00:18:22,568 --> 00:18:24,735 What people say as the truth. 342 00:18:24,737 --> 00:18:26,637 We investigate and see if there's more to it. 343 00:18:30,376 --> 00:18:34,578 At that point, we know we need to further examine the boat 344 00:18:34,580 --> 00:18:38,349 For any more forensic evidence. 345 00:18:38,417 --> 00:18:39,851 - They decided to put a chemical 346 00:18:39,919 --> 00:18:41,452 On the boat called luminol. 347 00:18:41,521 --> 00:18:43,687 And what that does is when you put it on a surface, 348 00:18:43,756 --> 00:18:48,626 It lights up where possible blood might have been. 349 00:18:48,694 --> 00:18:50,461 And near the motor mount of the boat, 350 00:18:50,530 --> 00:18:54,265 They found an area that appeared 351 00:18:54,333 --> 00:18:57,401 To previously been covered in blood, 352 00:18:57,470 --> 00:18:59,503 But had been cleaned up. 353 00:18:59,572 --> 00:19:03,774 The naked eye could not detect it. 354 00:19:03,843 --> 00:19:07,445 - Typically, rental boats are cleaned before each charter, 355 00:19:07,513 --> 00:19:10,514 So there's no way for investigators to determine 356 00:19:10,583 --> 00:19:14,585 When and who cleaned the boat. 357 00:19:14,654 --> 00:19:17,522 - But that doesn't mean that nothing happened on that boat. 358 00:19:19,458 --> 00:19:20,625 That's a big ocean out there. 359 00:19:20,693 --> 00:19:24,328 You got a lot of water and a lot of time 360 00:19:24,396 --> 00:19:26,397 To scrub that boat down. 361 00:19:26,465 --> 00:19:29,300 Because we're suspicious of eric, 362 00:19:29,368 --> 00:19:33,604 We continued digging into eric and pegye's financial issues. 363 00:19:36,676 --> 00:19:39,276 - So investigators now talk to pegye's brother, 364 00:19:39,345 --> 00:19:41,912 An insurance broker. 365 00:19:41,981 --> 00:19:44,648 The investigators find out after they got married, 366 00:19:44,717 --> 00:19:49,654 Both pegye and eric had taken out life insurance policies 367 00:19:49,722 --> 00:19:53,691 On each other to the tune of $2.6 million apiece. 368 00:19:55,761 --> 00:19:58,796 As investigators continued speaking more 369 00:19:58,864 --> 00:19:59,763 To pegye's brother, 370 00:19:59,832 --> 00:20:03,534 They discover something very interesting. 371 00:20:03,603 --> 00:20:06,570 Eric called his brother-in-law just three months before 372 00:20:06,638 --> 00:20:08,739 Pegye disappeared... 373 00:20:08,808 --> 00:20:11,475 [phone beeping] 374 00:20:11,544 --> 00:20:13,244 [line trilling] just to ask him 375 00:20:13,312 --> 00:20:16,280 About the policy that they had signed years earlier. 376 00:20:16,349 --> 00:20:17,615 "how does the payout work, god forbid, 377 00:20:17,683 --> 00:20:19,550 If something happened to my wife?" 378 00:20:21,053 --> 00:20:23,087 - A lot of red flags are popping up all over the place. 379 00:20:23,155 --> 00:20:25,756 And I'm thinking the money could have been 380 00:20:25,825 --> 00:20:28,859 A motivating factor to get rid of pegye. 381 00:20:28,861 --> 00:20:31,762 However, insurance companies are not willing to pay out, 382 00:20:31,831 --> 00:20:33,530 You know, on somebody that's being investigated 383 00:20:33,599 --> 00:20:34,898 For a murder. 384 00:20:34,967 --> 00:20:38,736 And we told them that eric is a person of interest. 385 00:20:41,907 --> 00:20:43,641 And during this time period, 386 00:20:43,709 --> 00:20:49,113 Eric's behavior is becoming more and more suspicious. 387 00:20:49,181 --> 00:20:52,283 - It wasn't really a long time after pegye disappeared 388 00:20:52,351 --> 00:20:55,719 When eric shipped the kids 389 00:20:55,788 --> 00:20:58,289 To pegye's relatives to take care of. 390 00:21:00,159 --> 00:21:02,993 - I still felt that eric is innocent, 391 00:21:03,062 --> 00:21:05,362 But I remember thinking, 392 00:21:05,431 --> 00:21:08,365 "how can you love your children like that 393 00:21:08,434 --> 00:21:11,535 And say, 'I'll let you go'?" 394 00:21:13,572 --> 00:21:17,140 - When you ship your kids away to a relative to take care of, 395 00:21:17,142 --> 00:21:21,445 It doesn't seem like you want them in your life. 396 00:21:23,949 --> 00:21:25,949 Soon after that, somebody familiar 397 00:21:25,951 --> 00:21:28,219 To the investigators resurfaces, 398 00:21:28,287 --> 00:21:30,754 Eric's buddy, kobi laker. 399 00:21:30,823 --> 00:21:34,024 And he says that he wants to speak to them again. 400 00:21:34,093 --> 00:21:37,628 - We ended up re-interviewing kobi. 401 00:22:01,587 --> 00:22:03,120 - Kobi said that he looked at eric 402 00:22:03,189 --> 00:22:05,122 And he goes, "are you joking?" 403 00:22:05,190 --> 00:22:06,424 And eric goes, "I might be." 404 00:22:10,463 --> 00:22:12,529 - And we said, "why didn't you tell us this initially?" 405 00:22:12,598 --> 00:22:14,365 And he said he just got scared 406 00:22:14,433 --> 00:22:17,100 And he was protecting his buddy. 407 00:22:17,169 --> 00:22:19,470 We knew right then that eric had killed his wife. 408 00:22:19,538 --> 00:22:22,006 ♪ ♪ 409 00:22:28,480 --> 00:22:30,948 [tense music] 410 00:22:31,016 --> 00:22:33,484 - After kobi laker tells detectives 411 00:22:33,552 --> 00:22:37,254 That eric bechler confessed to wanting to kill his wife 412 00:22:37,323 --> 00:22:38,922 And dump her in the ocean, 413 00:22:38,924 --> 00:22:43,227 Authorities officially classify the case a homicide. 414 00:22:43,295 --> 00:22:46,130 However, without forensic evidence to prove it, 415 00:22:46,198 --> 00:22:47,664 Including her body, 416 00:22:47,666 --> 00:22:50,201 Investigators face an uphill battle 417 00:22:50,269 --> 00:22:53,170 To put the suspected killer behind bars. 418 00:22:53,239 --> 00:22:56,106 - If we wanted to get justice for pegye, 419 00:22:56,175 --> 00:22:59,710 We needed eric to admit to killing his wife on tape. 420 00:23:01,447 --> 00:23:04,882 - Kobi agrees to wear a wire surreptitiously and meet 421 00:23:04,950 --> 00:23:09,252 With eric in the hopes, in investigators' eyes, 422 00:23:09,322 --> 00:23:11,021 That eric will say something incriminating 423 00:23:11,023 --> 00:23:13,090 About what happened to pegye. 424 00:23:22,201 --> 00:23:25,102 - Kobi tried to initiate some conversation 425 00:23:25,171 --> 00:23:27,238 With eric about the incident. 426 00:23:27,306 --> 00:23:28,572 [indistinct chatter] 427 00:23:47,527 --> 00:23:51,161 - It's frustrating not to get eric's confession on tape. 428 00:23:51,230 --> 00:23:54,631 It's basically kobi's word against what eric said. 429 00:23:54,700 --> 00:23:57,134 And it wasn't enough for sean and I to even take 430 00:23:57,203 --> 00:24:00,838 To the da based on what we had so far. 431 00:24:00,906 --> 00:24:03,340 But, you know, we're gonna find out the truth 432 00:24:03,409 --> 00:24:06,610 Of what really happened here. 433 00:24:08,114 --> 00:24:10,948 [seagulls calling] 434 00:24:13,786 --> 00:24:15,919 Shortly after the wire with kobi, 435 00:24:15,988 --> 00:24:19,723 We were told by pegye's parents that eric had a girlfriend. 436 00:24:22,027 --> 00:24:23,794 - Three months after his wife disappeared, 437 00:24:23,862 --> 00:24:24,762 Eric meets a woman. 438 00:24:24,830 --> 00:24:26,997 Her name is tina new. 439 00:24:27,066 --> 00:24:29,466 - I will never forget my husband told me 440 00:24:29,535 --> 00:24:31,668 That eric met somebody. 441 00:24:31,737 --> 00:24:33,604 I was so floored. 442 00:24:33,672 --> 00:24:36,874 I mean, pegye had been gone three months. 443 00:24:36,942 --> 00:24:39,943 Supposedly the love of his life, 444 00:24:40,012 --> 00:24:41,512 The mother of his children. 445 00:24:41,580 --> 00:24:43,481 How in the world could this have 446 00:24:43,549 --> 00:24:46,483 Possibly happened so quickly? 447 00:24:46,551 --> 00:24:49,186 - You're supposed to be grieving your wife. 448 00:24:49,254 --> 00:24:52,289 Most reasonable people would wait quite a while 449 00:24:52,358 --> 00:24:55,125 Before they start dating again. 450 00:24:55,127 --> 00:24:57,360 Tina wasn't involved in the case, 451 00:24:57,430 --> 00:24:59,963 But tina's involved with eric. 452 00:25:00,032 --> 00:25:02,766 - She could help break the case open. 453 00:25:02,834 --> 00:25:04,902 We contacted tina and we said 454 00:25:04,970 --> 00:25:07,004 That we would love to talk to you. 455 00:25:07,072 --> 00:25:09,639 And she was cordial, and she said sure. 456 00:25:09,709 --> 00:25:12,710 [unsettling music] 457 00:25:21,120 --> 00:25:23,554 - The detectives were in my apartment. 458 00:25:23,622 --> 00:25:25,455 They were asking lots of questions. 459 00:25:25,524 --> 00:25:28,058 And I told them I was modeling and acting, 460 00:25:28,127 --> 00:25:31,829 And I got a call from a photographer friend of mine 461 00:25:31,897 --> 00:25:34,231 That played volleyball with eric. 462 00:25:34,299 --> 00:25:36,600 And he said, "tina, there's a trade show, 463 00:25:36,669 --> 00:25:38,269 And they needed a model." 464 00:25:38,337 --> 00:25:40,437 Eric was starting this new business 465 00:25:40,505 --> 00:25:42,605 Doing personal websites, 466 00:25:42,607 --> 00:25:46,243 So I met eric October 6 of '97 467 00:25:46,311 --> 00:25:49,813 To work for him that day at the trade show. 468 00:25:49,882 --> 00:25:52,082 When I walked up to the booth where eric is, 469 00:25:52,151 --> 00:25:53,617 Right away I was attracted to eric 470 00:25:53,686 --> 00:25:55,018 'cause he had really light eyes. 471 00:25:55,020 --> 00:25:57,154 I thought he was very good-looking. 472 00:25:57,222 --> 00:25:59,690 And I remember that day he talked about his wife 473 00:25:59,758 --> 00:26:02,159 And that he thinks she hit her head 474 00:26:02,227 --> 00:26:05,129 And fell over, 'cause when he came back up, she was gone. 475 00:26:05,197 --> 00:26:10,067 It was tragic, and they didn't know where she was. 476 00:26:10,135 --> 00:26:12,302 At the end of the day, eric asked me, 477 00:26:12,371 --> 00:26:14,004 "do you wanna come back to my house?" 478 00:26:14,073 --> 00:26:17,040 And I felt comfortable because he was so nice to me 479 00:26:17,109 --> 00:26:21,045 And such a gentleman to me and so soft-spoken. 480 00:26:24,583 --> 00:26:28,051 Eric had this big three-level, gorgeous house, 481 00:26:28,053 --> 00:26:30,521 And you could see the ocean from every window. 482 00:26:30,589 --> 00:26:33,691 And then in every room, on almost every wall, 483 00:26:33,693 --> 00:26:36,459 Was pictures, family photos, of pegye, 484 00:26:36,461 --> 00:26:37,961 Her beautiful blond hair, 485 00:26:37,963 --> 00:26:41,098 And she's, you know, holding her babies. 486 00:26:41,166 --> 00:26:43,100 He really presented himself 487 00:26:43,168 --> 00:26:47,104 In such a prince charming kind of way. 488 00:26:47,172 --> 00:26:49,139 - We've explained to tina what we were doing 489 00:26:49,208 --> 00:26:51,208 As far as a criminal investigation, 490 00:26:51,276 --> 00:26:54,344 And if there's anything that sticks out in your mind 491 00:26:54,413 --> 00:26:57,514 That there was something nefarious that went on out 492 00:26:57,583 --> 00:27:01,118 On the boat that day, we would be very much interested in it. 493 00:27:01,186 --> 00:27:03,186 - Eric talked so good about pegye, 494 00:27:03,188 --> 00:27:06,256 So to think that that person could be accused 495 00:27:06,325 --> 00:27:09,726 Of killing his wife, I just didn't see it. 496 00:27:09,795 --> 00:27:12,829 I thought, "god, they're just trying to get him." 497 00:27:12,898 --> 00:27:14,932 - She clearly, you know, believed his story, 498 00:27:15,000 --> 00:27:16,333 What he told her. 499 00:27:16,401 --> 00:27:18,235 - She was in love with this guy. 500 00:27:18,303 --> 00:27:20,437 You know, it was the early part in their relationship. 501 00:27:20,505 --> 00:27:22,973 But I just said, "here's my card." 502 00:27:23,041 --> 00:27:25,408 Down the road, we were hoping that would pay off 503 00:27:25,477 --> 00:27:28,311 Because relationships, they go south. 504 00:27:28,380 --> 00:27:30,047 - I think sean's words were, "we're gonna get a call 505 00:27:30,115 --> 00:27:31,782 "one day from her, you know, 506 00:27:31,850 --> 00:27:33,950 When she gets tired of his crap." 507 00:27:34,019 --> 00:27:35,318 When there's trouble in paradise, 508 00:27:35,387 --> 00:27:37,655 There's people who wanna tend to talk. 509 00:27:39,524 --> 00:27:45,028 - I really wanted to believe that eric did not do this. 510 00:27:45,097 --> 00:27:48,832 But it's like all of a sudden, eric's life totally changed. 511 00:27:48,900 --> 00:27:50,501 Pegye's no longer here. 512 00:27:50,569 --> 00:27:54,004 And eric has taken up with some new beautiful woman. 513 00:27:54,073 --> 00:27:56,407 At this point, I started facing the fact 514 00:27:56,475 --> 00:27:58,108 That he was the one who had killed pegye. 515 00:28:03,215 --> 00:28:05,882 - Circumstantial as it may be, 516 00:28:05,951 --> 00:28:09,520 All of this evidence is mounting up. 517 00:28:09,588 --> 00:28:13,323 But as we're going along here, the months pass, 518 00:28:13,392 --> 00:28:15,392 And we got to a point where, in this case, 519 00:28:15,394 --> 00:28:18,862 It stagnates, and it's extremely frustrating. 520 00:28:18,930 --> 00:28:21,131 - He's already killed one woman. 521 00:28:21,200 --> 00:28:23,300 I mean, it's a good chance he's gonna get violent 522 00:28:23,368 --> 00:28:26,436 And go to the extreme and possibly seriously injure 523 00:28:26,505 --> 00:28:28,071 Or kill another woman. 524 00:28:28,140 --> 00:28:29,906 - And if it wasn't gonna be tina new, 525 00:28:29,975 --> 00:28:32,375 It'd be somebody else down the road. 526 00:28:32,444 --> 00:28:38,281 - We kept tabs on eric, but we focused on other big cases. 527 00:28:38,283 --> 00:28:41,418 - I remember wondering, "is he ever gonna be arrested? 528 00:28:41,487 --> 00:28:44,655 Or is he just gonna be off scot-free 529 00:28:44,723 --> 00:28:46,056 For the death of my friend?" 530 00:28:46,125 --> 00:28:49,493 Which is what it felt like for a very long time. 531 00:28:56,868 --> 00:28:59,803 [phone ringing] 532 00:28:59,872 --> 00:29:01,872 - And then you fast-forward a few years later, 533 00:29:01,940 --> 00:29:03,172 I get a call in the middle of the night 534 00:29:03,174 --> 00:29:05,743 From my watch commander at the sheriff's department 535 00:29:05,811 --> 00:29:07,744 'cause two officers were dispatched 536 00:29:07,813 --> 00:29:09,713 For a domestic violence incident 537 00:29:09,781 --> 00:29:11,882 At an apartment complex, 538 00:29:11,950 --> 00:29:15,753 And the woman gave the officers my business card to call us. 539 00:29:17,689 --> 00:29:18,788 It was tina. 540 00:29:18,858 --> 00:29:21,058 [dramatic music] 541 00:29:27,499 --> 00:29:29,099 [sirens wailing] 542 00:29:29,101 --> 00:29:30,901 [indistinct radio chatter] 543 00:29:30,969 --> 00:29:33,670 - Eric's girlfriend, tina new, had called for help 544 00:29:33,738 --> 00:29:38,441 'cause eric had come upon her apartment threatening her. 545 00:29:38,443 --> 00:29:41,178 - We were yelling, and the neighbor called the cops. 546 00:29:41,246 --> 00:29:43,313 The orange county sheriff's department came, 547 00:29:43,382 --> 00:29:45,682 And I sat them all down in my living room. 548 00:29:45,751 --> 00:29:48,485 I said, "I know I've met with you guys before, 549 00:29:48,554 --> 00:29:53,390 But at this point I know that eric killed his wife." 550 00:29:53,458 --> 00:29:56,393 [dramatic music] 551 00:29:56,461 --> 00:29:59,796 ♪ ♪ 552 00:29:59,864 --> 00:30:03,100 I told the detectives, like, a few weeks prior, 553 00:30:03,168 --> 00:30:07,137 I was with eric and I was looking for a tv show episode 554 00:30:07,205 --> 00:30:09,273 When I was an actress. 555 00:30:12,477 --> 00:30:14,744 And when I was fast-forwarding for my show 556 00:30:14,813 --> 00:30:17,581 To go through the commercials to get to where it started, 557 00:30:17,649 --> 00:30:19,850 It stopped on pegye's face. 558 00:30:21,753 --> 00:30:23,953 And I'm not joking. It was a big picture, 559 00:30:23,955 --> 00:30:27,024 Like a headshot, of pegye. 560 00:30:27,092 --> 00:30:28,158 And it was what the news had done 561 00:30:28,227 --> 00:30:31,428 On the day eric's wife was missing. 562 00:30:31,496 --> 00:30:33,530 And they start talking about the water conditions 563 00:30:33,598 --> 00:30:35,332 And the currents. 564 00:30:35,334 --> 00:30:37,935 It was smooth and calm. 565 00:30:37,937 --> 00:30:40,036 It was nothing like he described. 566 00:30:40,105 --> 00:30:45,208 ♪ ♪ 567 00:30:45,277 --> 00:30:47,811 And I looked at eric and I said, "you lied to me." 568 00:30:47,879 --> 00:30:51,515 The color came out of him, and he became white. 569 00:30:53,919 --> 00:30:55,452 It just came to me. 570 00:30:55,520 --> 00:30:58,221 I said, "oh, my god, you hit her over the head." 571 00:30:58,290 --> 00:31:01,859 He goes, "how did you know that?" 572 00:31:01,927 --> 00:31:04,461 And so from that point on, 573 00:31:04,529 --> 00:31:07,364 He told me what he really did. 574 00:31:09,501 --> 00:31:11,468 What he described to me was the day before 575 00:31:11,536 --> 00:31:14,470 Pegye and eric went out on the boat, he had gone 576 00:31:14,540 --> 00:31:18,007 To a certain location where he had left an ice chest. 577 00:31:18,077 --> 00:31:20,610 He had weights, trash bags. 578 00:31:20,612 --> 00:31:21,678 He had margarita mix. 579 00:31:21,747 --> 00:31:24,647 [ominous music] 580 00:31:24,717 --> 00:31:28,352 ♪ ♪ 581 00:31:28,420 --> 00:31:30,687 Pegye didn't know because he told pegye, 582 00:31:30,756 --> 00:31:33,023 "I need to pull over. I have a surprise for you." 583 00:31:33,091 --> 00:31:35,025 And she never looked inside of it 584 00:31:35,093 --> 00:31:36,894 Because she knew it was a surprise. 585 00:31:39,431 --> 00:31:41,097 He said she was just laying out and he goes, 586 00:31:41,166 --> 00:31:43,633 "tina, I walked up behind her. 587 00:31:43,635 --> 00:31:45,435 I hit her so hard, she didn't feel a thing." 588 00:31:45,504 --> 00:31:48,271 ♪ ♪ 589 00:31:48,340 --> 00:31:51,408 And he said, "and then I folded her over in half." 590 00:31:51,476 --> 00:31:53,943 And he goes, "I tied her wrists and her ankles 591 00:31:54,013 --> 00:31:56,012 And her neck all together." 592 00:31:56,081 --> 00:31:58,415 And he said he put two trash bags over her. 593 00:32:00,452 --> 00:32:04,388 He dropped her down with two weights, 35 pounds each. 594 00:32:08,526 --> 00:32:11,661 - People often think that what goes into the water 595 00:32:11,730 --> 00:32:14,631 Stays in the water, but because of bloating 596 00:32:14,699 --> 00:32:16,333 During decomposition, 597 00:32:16,401 --> 00:32:21,371 Even when weighted down, bodies can resurface. 598 00:32:21,440 --> 00:32:25,275 However, if she was picked up by a fast-moving tide, 599 00:32:25,344 --> 00:32:28,578 Pegye's body could have been pushed out to sea. 600 00:32:28,647 --> 00:32:31,013 Whether or not they find her remains, 601 00:32:31,015 --> 00:32:32,949 Authorities are closer to an arrest 602 00:32:33,018 --> 00:32:34,551 For this no-body homicide 603 00:32:34,619 --> 00:32:38,722 Given the insight provided by tina new. 604 00:32:40,893 --> 00:32:43,726 - And I told the detectives I broke up with him. 605 00:32:43,796 --> 00:32:46,563 I was done. I was like, "I'm outta here." 606 00:32:46,631 --> 00:32:48,264 But as soon as I saw that tape, 607 00:32:48,333 --> 00:32:50,733 Eric would never leave my sight. 608 00:32:50,802 --> 00:32:52,803 He followed me. He stalked me. He called me. 609 00:32:52,871 --> 00:32:54,771 He knew I knew everything, and he'd say, 610 00:32:54,839 --> 00:32:56,506 "I think you're going to the cops." 611 00:32:56,575 --> 00:33:00,477 So I was afraid of eric at that time. 612 00:33:00,545 --> 00:33:01,979 - It was the break I was waiting for, 613 00:33:02,047 --> 00:33:05,014 'cause tina can help solve this case for us. 614 00:33:05,084 --> 00:33:07,417 - Now we're off to the races. 615 00:33:07,486 --> 00:33:10,019 But we can't just use it from her and go to the da. 616 00:33:10,089 --> 00:33:11,488 That's not gonna work. 617 00:33:11,556 --> 00:33:13,991 We need to hear it from him. 618 00:33:15,660 --> 00:33:19,329 - We asked her, "would you be willing to wear a body wire, 619 00:33:19,398 --> 00:33:21,130 "try and elicit some incriminating statements 620 00:33:21,132 --> 00:33:22,265 From him?" 621 00:33:22,334 --> 00:33:24,134 - We just wanted her to get him 622 00:33:24,202 --> 00:33:26,969 To reiterate what he told her that night. 623 00:33:26,971 --> 00:33:29,772 - I was terrified because I was the only person 624 00:33:29,841 --> 00:33:31,140 He said that knew. 625 00:33:31,210 --> 00:33:33,843 But the detective said, "don't worry. 626 00:33:33,845 --> 00:33:35,345 You'll be protected." 627 00:33:37,316 --> 00:33:38,648 - She arranged to meet him 628 00:33:38,717 --> 00:33:43,019 At the el torito restaurant in irvine. 629 00:33:43,087 --> 00:33:45,488 We just impressed upon her, 630 00:33:45,490 --> 00:33:48,224 He has to say that he killed pegye. 631 00:33:48,293 --> 00:33:49,760 And ask him to tell you how he did it. 632 00:33:49,828 --> 00:33:51,461 Tell him you wanted to get assurance from him 633 00:33:51,530 --> 00:33:53,964 That he wouldn't do anything to you. 634 00:33:54,032 --> 00:33:56,733 - And if he denies it like he did with kobi, 635 00:33:56,801 --> 00:33:58,201 We're back where we were. 636 00:34:02,841 --> 00:34:05,508 - We wired up her purse with a microphone, 637 00:34:05,510 --> 00:34:07,544 And we wired up her body. 638 00:34:09,447 --> 00:34:11,514 - The plan was for me to go pick up eric 639 00:34:11,516 --> 00:34:13,683 And go to the restaurant. 640 00:34:15,387 --> 00:34:17,454 The wire was on my lower back. 641 00:34:17,522 --> 00:34:19,656 And my biggest fear at that time was 642 00:34:19,724 --> 00:34:21,725 Him putting his arm around me and him feeling it. 643 00:34:24,129 --> 00:34:28,264 - She has to act cool, confident, normal 644 00:34:28,333 --> 00:34:30,300 When all your instincts are saying, 645 00:34:30,368 --> 00:34:31,734 "how can I act normal? 646 00:34:31,803 --> 00:34:33,937 I'm sitting across from a killer." 647 00:34:34,005 --> 00:34:35,672 So the stakes are huge. 648 00:34:41,379 --> 00:34:43,613 - We had detectives inside the restaurant, 649 00:34:43,682 --> 00:34:48,651 And then we were outside in the parking lot in our van. 650 00:34:48,653 --> 00:34:51,921 - We were listening to it real-time. 651 00:34:51,923 --> 00:34:54,891 - I think we were on our second margarita each. 652 00:34:54,959 --> 00:34:58,628 And that's when I was starting to get conversations going. 653 00:34:58,697 --> 00:35:02,165 I told him things just were not lining up with him. 654 00:35:02,234 --> 00:35:04,267 And the cops were talking to me. 655 00:35:14,646 --> 00:35:15,745 - I said, "what I don't get is, 656 00:35:15,814 --> 00:35:17,447 Why didn't you just divorce her?" 657 00:35:35,199 --> 00:35:38,401 - That stuff about the kids didn't make any sense 658 00:35:38,470 --> 00:35:40,670 Because after pegye disappeared, 659 00:35:40,739 --> 00:35:44,006 Eric had shipped the kids off to pegye's parents. 660 00:35:44,008 --> 00:35:45,509 That suited him just fine. 661 00:35:55,988 --> 00:35:57,887 - And when we're listening to the wire, 662 00:35:57,956 --> 00:35:59,255 We're going, "yeah, we're getting it, we're getting it." 663 00:35:59,324 --> 00:36:02,725 And it's coming from him, not her. 664 00:36:02,727 --> 00:36:05,928 - But then when it was time to leave, eric says to me, 665 00:36:05,997 --> 00:36:08,498 "tina, you can't drink and drive, so I'm driving. 666 00:36:08,566 --> 00:36:10,667 Give me your keys." 667 00:36:10,735 --> 00:36:13,002 I get in the passenger seat. 668 00:36:13,004 --> 00:36:13,870 We're now on a freeway. 669 00:36:13,938 --> 00:36:16,272 We're not going towards eric's house, 670 00:36:16,341 --> 00:36:17,174 And I don't know where the cops are. 671 00:36:17,242 --> 00:36:18,441 I don't know if they're in the restaurant 672 00:36:18,510 --> 00:36:20,076 Still or if they're following us 673 00:36:20,145 --> 00:36:21,444 On the freeway. 674 00:36:21,513 --> 00:36:23,179 - He wanted to go somewhere with her. 675 00:36:23,247 --> 00:36:25,648 And she was all wired up, and that was not the plan. 676 00:36:25,650 --> 00:36:28,151 She's all alone now with this killer. 677 00:36:28,219 --> 00:36:29,485 - And he goes, "you seem like you're afraid of me." 678 00:36:29,554 --> 00:36:30,720 I go, "I'm terrified of you." 679 00:36:37,528 --> 00:36:42,031 - The most important thing for us was to get tina to safety. 680 00:36:42,033 --> 00:36:44,601 And now this thing could go sideways on us quick. 681 00:36:44,669 --> 00:36:47,904 [suspenseful music] 682 00:37:06,190 --> 00:37:07,824 - Tina's wearing a wire, 683 00:37:07,892 --> 00:37:09,826 And she was supposed to be driving. 684 00:37:09,894 --> 00:37:12,696 But they got in her car, and eric drove. 685 00:37:12,764 --> 00:37:16,566 That wasn't supposed to happen. 686 00:37:16,635 --> 00:37:19,669 - I was freaking out, and I don't know where the cops are. 687 00:37:19,738 --> 00:37:21,671 Like, I didn't know if they were following me or what. 688 00:37:27,111 --> 00:37:28,178 - Tina was a pit bull. 689 00:37:28,246 --> 00:37:29,379 She hit him with the questions 690 00:37:29,447 --> 00:37:30,413 And wouldn't let him avoid it. 691 00:37:39,324 --> 00:37:41,591 And I finally just said, "you just need to get outta my car." 692 00:37:50,535 --> 00:37:52,368 - That's kind of a nice statement 693 00:37:52,437 --> 00:37:53,803 Because who says that, 694 00:37:53,872 --> 00:37:56,773 Other than somebody who's done something wrong? 695 00:37:58,643 --> 00:37:59,809 - And he got out of the car and he goes, 696 00:37:59,878 --> 00:38:01,310 "you're just gonna leave me here on the side of the road?" 697 00:38:01,380 --> 00:38:02,812 And I go, "yeah." 698 00:38:06,651 --> 00:38:08,484 - After eric got out of the car, 699 00:38:08,553 --> 00:38:10,620 He ended up in a del taco. 700 00:38:10,688 --> 00:38:12,622 So we found him, and I just went in 701 00:38:12,690 --> 00:38:14,657 And sat down in the booth 702 00:38:14,726 --> 00:38:15,992 And said, "hey, eric. How you doing? 703 00:38:16,060 --> 00:38:18,061 You're under arrest." 704 00:38:18,129 --> 00:38:19,796 He says, "for what?" and I said, "we'll talk 705 00:38:19,864 --> 00:38:21,497 About it when we get downtown." 706 00:38:21,566 --> 00:38:22,932 And then he lawyered up right there. 707 00:38:22,934 --> 00:38:24,968 So we didn't get any statement from him. 708 00:38:29,307 --> 00:38:31,440 - I'm exhausted, and it's, like, late at night. 709 00:38:31,510 --> 00:38:33,776 I'm on the freeway. I'm crying. 710 00:38:33,778 --> 00:38:35,912 And this beeping is going on. 711 00:38:35,980 --> 00:38:37,680 And that's where the detectives, 712 00:38:37,749 --> 00:38:41,050 They were waving like this, like pull over. 713 00:38:41,119 --> 00:38:45,255 And they said, "you did great, and we just arrested eric." 714 00:38:45,323 --> 00:38:48,090 I was nervous the whole time, but I honestly knew 715 00:38:48,159 --> 00:38:50,226 If anybody's gonna get him to confess 716 00:38:50,294 --> 00:38:52,328 While wearing a wire, it's gonna be me. 717 00:38:52,397 --> 00:38:54,764 And I did. 718 00:38:58,403 --> 00:39:01,537 - Finally. Finally, he has been arrested. 719 00:39:01,606 --> 00:39:03,073 Maybe now justice will be served 720 00:39:03,141 --> 00:39:08,678 And he will be punished for murdering my best friend. 721 00:39:13,718 --> 00:39:15,317 - Before the case went to trial, 722 00:39:15,319 --> 00:39:17,487 Eric was maintaining his innocence. 723 00:39:17,555 --> 00:39:19,221 "it was an accident at sea. 724 00:39:19,223 --> 00:39:22,025 And I really miss my wife. I miss my kids." 725 00:39:26,831 --> 00:39:28,498 - We did a search warrant at eric's. 726 00:39:28,566 --> 00:39:31,000 And we found a weight tree 727 00:39:31,002 --> 00:39:33,203 Where all the weights were intact 728 00:39:33,271 --> 00:39:35,037 Except two 35-pound weights, 729 00:39:35,039 --> 00:39:37,874 Which happened to be the weights that he told tina 730 00:39:37,942 --> 00:39:42,378 That he hit pegye and tied her up with. 731 00:39:42,447 --> 00:39:43,913 - And that was just icing on the cake. 732 00:39:51,789 --> 00:39:54,590 [gentle somber music] 733 00:39:54,659 --> 00:40:01,731 ♪ ♪ 734 00:40:10,975 --> 00:40:14,277 - It was the biggest case happening 735 00:40:14,345 --> 00:40:17,113 In not just orange county, but in southern california 736 00:40:17,182 --> 00:40:19,916 And beyond. 737 00:40:19,984 --> 00:40:21,484 - At this time in orange county, 738 00:40:21,553 --> 00:40:23,453 The district attorney's office 739 00:40:23,521 --> 00:40:27,289 Had not prosecuted a no-body case. 740 00:40:27,359 --> 00:40:30,292 We knew the recording was good and the weights, 741 00:40:30,362 --> 00:40:31,728 But you just never know. 742 00:40:33,564 --> 00:40:36,132 - Eric testified that he wasn't serious when he said 743 00:40:36,201 --> 00:40:38,634 He killed his wife. 744 00:40:38,703 --> 00:40:41,037 His justification for making up that story 745 00:40:41,105 --> 00:40:44,306 Was that tina kind of liked the bad-boy image. 746 00:40:44,308 --> 00:40:46,776 - So eric testified that he told tina 747 00:40:46,844 --> 00:40:48,878 Whatever she wanted to hear. 748 00:40:51,916 --> 00:40:54,517 - When the case had gone to the jury, 749 00:40:54,586 --> 00:40:56,953 Everybody's starting to get nervous. 750 00:40:57,021 --> 00:40:58,788 - There's only so much circumstantial evidence 751 00:40:58,857 --> 00:41:01,457 You can put together for a no-body case. 752 00:41:01,526 --> 00:41:04,593 That's why trials are nerve-wracking. 753 00:41:04,663 --> 00:41:09,499 - After seven days of deliberation... 754 00:41:09,567 --> 00:41:14,170 Eric was convicted of first-degree murder. 755 00:41:14,238 --> 00:41:16,572 - Eric bechler was sentenced to life in prison 756 00:41:16,641 --> 00:41:18,842 Without the possibility of parole. 757 00:41:22,980 --> 00:41:26,115 - And I remember the tears that immediately came 758 00:41:26,184 --> 00:41:29,051 And the relief that you could just feel 759 00:41:29,120 --> 00:41:31,721 Throughout the entire courtroom. 760 00:41:31,789 --> 00:41:34,424 It was phenomenal. 761 00:41:34,492 --> 00:41:36,492 - Without tina, we wouldn't be here today. 762 00:41:36,560 --> 00:41:40,329 I have to thank her again for having the wherewithal 763 00:41:40,331 --> 00:41:42,765 To wear a wire. 764 00:41:42,834 --> 00:41:46,702 - I just did what I think anybody would do. 765 00:41:46,771 --> 00:41:49,138 You know? 766 00:41:49,207 --> 00:41:52,442 I really do think that I was put in this relationship 767 00:41:52,510 --> 00:41:54,010 For a reason. 768 00:41:59,984 --> 00:42:01,851 - After killing his wife, pegye, 769 00:42:01,853 --> 00:42:04,787 Eric bechler seemed to think he would never be caught 770 00:42:04,856 --> 00:42:08,491 If authorities couldn't find her body. 771 00:42:08,560 --> 00:42:12,094 But he didn't consider how doggedly they would pursue 772 00:42:12,096 --> 00:42:15,031 Justice in this no-body homicide. 773 00:42:15,099 --> 00:42:18,368 Though her remains were never recovered from the sea, 774 00:42:18,436 --> 00:42:20,903 Pegye's loved ones take solace in knowing 775 00:42:20,905 --> 00:42:24,874 Her killer is behind bars for life. 776 00:42:28,980 --> 00:42:32,148 - Pegye was an extraordinary person. 777 00:42:32,216 --> 00:42:35,417 I can't say enough about what a special, 778 00:42:35,419 --> 00:42:37,353 Incredible friend she was. 779 00:42:37,421 --> 00:42:39,556 I miss it every day. 62627

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