1 00:00:01,101 --> 00:00:03,102 - Female narrator: A report of a white collar crime 2 00:00:03,104 --> 00:00:07,072 sparks a potentially deadly chain of events. 3 00:00:07,074 --> 00:00:09,942 - John: I wanted to them everything I knew, 4 00:00:09,944 --> 00:00:13,145 and they wanted every little detail. 5 00:00:13,147 --> 00:00:14,847 - Robert: He realized that he was kind of caught up 6 00:00:14,849 --> 00:00:16,215 in something, and you know, 7 00:00:16,217 --> 00:00:18,617 maybe he was kind of angry about it. 8 00:00:18,619 --> 00:00:20,652 - Narrator: As tempers begin to boil, 9 00:00:20,654 --> 00:00:24,189 the consequences are lethal. 10 00:00:24,191 --> 00:00:26,258 - Robert: One of the informants knew somebody 11 00:00:26,260 --> 00:00:28,160 that wanted to have somebody murdered. 12 00:00:28,162 --> 00:00:29,762 I was really thinking, "there's no way." 13 00:00:38,172 --> 00:00:42,007 - there have been reports that the hit list keeps growing. 14 00:00:45,379 --> 00:00:48,013 - The only other person that'd usually be at his home with him 15 00:00:48,015 --> 00:00:50,215 is his 11-year-old daughter, 16 00:00:50,217 --> 00:00:54,019 and she said, "if she gets in the way, kill her too." 17 00:00:55,389 --> 00:00:57,723 - I think that was one moment 18 00:00:57,725 --> 00:01:01,193 that shows how dark her heart is. 19 00:01:01,195 --> 00:01:02,494 - Narrator: When detectives think 20 00:01:02,496 --> 00:01:05,130 this case is as twisted as it gets, 21 00:01:05,132 --> 00:01:10,035 rumors about a mysterious death from the past resurface. 22 00:01:10,037 --> 00:01:12,404 - Zak: There was two police officers, 23 00:01:12,406 --> 00:01:16,775 and they told me that my father had passed away. 24 00:01:16,777 --> 00:01:21,914 - I kind of feel like my world came--my world crashed. 25 00:01:21,916 --> 00:01:24,950 To this day, I still have unanswered questions. 26 00:01:31,025 --> 00:01:40,732 - ♪ 27 00:01:42,603 --> 00:01:44,269 - narrator: Over the past few decades, 28 00:01:44,271 --> 00:01:48,740 there has been a population boom in north port, florida. 29 00:01:48,742 --> 00:01:51,910 - That area was previously undeveloped, 30 00:01:51,912 --> 00:01:53,412 and during the 90s, 31 00:01:53,414 --> 00:01:55,948 it began to become developed. 32 00:01:55,950 --> 00:01:57,950 The housing prices were excellent, 33 00:01:57,952 --> 00:01:59,718 and a lot of people 34 00:01:59,720 --> 00:02:02,888 that couldn't previously afford housing in sarasota 35 00:02:02,890 --> 00:02:05,090 moved to that area. 36 00:02:06,560 --> 00:02:08,360 - Narrator: But when the housing market crashed 37 00:02:08,362 --> 00:02:12,931 in the mid 2000s, north port was hit hard. 38 00:02:12,933 --> 00:02:16,368 - Shanna: It was the height of the foreclosure debacle, 39 00:02:16,370 --> 00:02:21,073 and many of the homes in north port had been walked away from, 40 00:02:21,075 --> 00:02:25,577 and they were simply waiting to be 41 00:02:25,579 --> 00:02:27,613 foreclosed on by the banks, 42 00:02:27,615 --> 00:02:29,481 but in the mean time, they were just sitting empty. 43 00:02:32,786 --> 00:02:36,288 - Narrator: On January 25th, 2013, 44 00:02:36,290 --> 00:02:38,423 a foreclosure real estate scheme 45 00:02:38,425 --> 00:02:43,328 is what brings john chamberlain to north port authorities. 46 00:02:43,330 --> 00:02:44,763 - I walked in to city hall, 47 00:02:44,765 --> 00:02:47,132 and I said, I want to see somebody in charge, 48 00:02:47,134 --> 00:02:49,801 and they sent me to the city manager. 49 00:02:49,803 --> 00:02:51,570 - Narrator: John tells the city manager 50 00:02:51,572 --> 00:02:54,873 he has information to share about a real estate company, 51 00:02:54,875 --> 00:02:58,410 and it's owner, janeene jones. 52 00:02:58,412 --> 00:03:02,781 - A corporation in the name of, my retirement, llc, 53 00:03:02,783 --> 00:03:05,984 had set up to take over foreclosed properties, 54 00:03:05,986 --> 00:03:07,886 and then rent them out to people 55 00:03:07,888 --> 00:03:09,855 that were looking for a place to live. 56 00:03:09,857 --> 00:03:12,191 - Jan and I were friends, and she's like, 57 00:03:12,193 --> 00:03:14,493 "I'm gonna need a lot of plumbing work done," 58 00:03:14,495 --> 00:03:17,863 and I was like, okay, it's steady work, 59 00:03:17,865 --> 00:03:19,765 I wasn't going to turn it down! 60 00:03:19,767 --> 00:03:22,367 She goes, "since you're going to be doing so much work for us, 61 00:03:22,369 --> 00:03:24,336 "we can actually even rent you a house, 62 00:03:24,338 --> 00:03:26,004 and reduce the rent for you." 63 00:03:26,006 --> 00:03:27,339 what more could you want? 64 00:03:29,944 --> 00:03:31,143 - Narrator: John explains 65 00:03:31,145 --> 00:03:33,946 that after a few months of working for janeene, 66 00:03:33,948 --> 00:03:37,616 he realized, something wasn't quite right. 67 00:03:37,618 --> 00:03:39,818 - There would be a lock box on the door, 68 00:03:39,820 --> 00:03:42,454 and she said, "these houses have sat so long, 69 00:03:42,456 --> 00:03:45,224 "they contact anybody that has the key for them, 70 00:03:45,226 --> 00:03:48,560 and so, we've gotta go in there and drill the locks off." 71 00:03:48,562 --> 00:03:52,264 I did like one or two for her, and then I told her, 72 00:03:52,266 --> 00:03:54,566 I said, "I don't feel comfortable doing this," 73 00:03:54,568 --> 00:03:56,902 I don't do illegal stuff like this, 74 00:03:56,904 --> 00:03:59,171 and I knew at this time, now, 75 00:03:59,173 --> 00:04:01,707 that she was involved in illegal stuff. 76 00:04:01,709 --> 00:04:03,208 - Robert: He knew janeene and he realized 77 00:04:03,210 --> 00:04:05,510 that he was kind of caught up in something, 78 00:04:05,512 --> 00:04:08,714 and maybe he was kind of angry about it. 79 00:04:08,716 --> 00:04:11,149 - John: You know, if someone's defrauding people, 80 00:04:11,151 --> 00:04:13,752 I wanted to tell them everything I knew 81 00:04:13,754 --> 00:04:15,087 so that they would know 82 00:04:15,089 --> 00:04:17,055 I had nothing to do with this little scheme 83 00:04:17,057 --> 00:04:18,357 that she was doing. 84 00:04:18,359 --> 00:04:21,360 - ♪ 85 00:04:21,362 --> 00:04:23,061 - narrator: The city manager directs john 86 00:04:23,063 --> 00:04:24,363 to a detective, 87 00:04:24,365 --> 00:04:26,798 who officially opens an investigation. 88 00:04:28,569 --> 00:04:30,502 - They took me in a room, closed everything off, 89 00:04:30,504 --> 00:04:31,603 and put me on camera. 90 00:04:43,550 --> 00:04:47,786 - He claimed that janeene jones was collecting rent 91 00:04:47,788 --> 00:04:51,390 on approximately 13 homes that she did not own. 92 00:04:58,799 --> 00:05:00,899 - John: They wanted every little detail, 93 00:05:00,901 --> 00:05:02,668 and that's when the ball got rolling. 94 00:05:11,111 --> 00:05:15,280 - ♪ 95 00:05:15,282 --> 00:05:17,149 - narrator: When 28-year-old janeene 96 00:05:17,151 --> 00:05:20,952 met 31-year-old max jones in 1991, 97 00:05:20,954 --> 00:05:25,457 she was a two time divorcee raising a young son. 98 00:05:25,459 --> 00:05:30,829 - I met max and janeene when I started to attend a church 99 00:05:30,831 --> 00:05:31,997 in englewood, 100 00:05:31,999 --> 00:05:34,733 it's a church called sun coast worship center. 101 00:05:34,735 --> 00:05:36,134 - Max did a lot of building, 102 00:05:36,136 --> 00:05:39,304 a lot of remodeling for them down there. 103 00:05:39,306 --> 00:05:41,473 - He was just a master craftsman, 104 00:05:41,475 --> 00:05:44,009 and some of the stuff that he did for me was just, 105 00:05:44,011 --> 00:05:45,644 I mean, top notch stuff. 106 00:05:47,781 --> 00:05:50,248 - Narrator: By October of 1991, 107 00:05:50,250 --> 00:05:54,152 their whirlwind romance led to wedding bells. 108 00:05:54,154 --> 00:05:58,190 - It was a big wedding down at the church out there, 109 00:05:58,192 --> 00:06:00,359 they had the reception out there. 110 00:06:00,361 --> 00:06:03,762 He was in love with her, and then they lived in north port. 111 00:06:03,764 --> 00:06:05,831 - Faith was definitely important to max, 112 00:06:05,833 --> 00:06:08,133 it was his community, it was his circle. 113 00:06:09,436 --> 00:06:10,602 - Max: Mom and baby. 114 00:06:10,604 --> 00:06:11,703 - Narrator: In 1992, 115 00:06:11,705 --> 00:06:15,507 janeene and max welcomed a son. 116 00:06:15,509 --> 00:06:19,778 - When I came in the picture, it was just me and my dad, 117 00:06:19,780 --> 00:06:22,514 and my mom, and my half brother. 118 00:06:22,516 --> 00:06:25,851 - Narrator: Two years later, their daughter was born. 119 00:06:25,853 --> 00:06:30,389 - They had a daughter, alex, alexandra, 120 00:06:30,391 --> 00:06:33,892 and max adored them both. 121 00:06:33,894 --> 00:06:36,995 - My dad's parenting style was very laid back, 122 00:06:36,997 --> 00:06:38,730 me, my brother, and my dad, 123 00:06:38,732 --> 00:06:41,733 we kind of did a lot more relaxed activities, 124 00:06:41,735 --> 00:06:42,868 and you know? 125 00:06:42,870 --> 00:06:45,871 I remember just watching him play his guitar. 126 00:06:45,873 --> 00:06:49,074 - He made sure his kids-- his kids didn't go without, 127 00:06:49,076 --> 00:06:50,842 not for a minute. 128 00:06:50,844 --> 00:06:52,277 - Alexandria: My mother and her sister 129 00:06:52,279 --> 00:06:55,447 were both raised in that military household. 130 00:06:55,449 --> 00:06:57,416 Growing up in a military family, 131 00:06:57,418 --> 00:07:01,820 it kind of...Put a lot of structure in my mother. 132 00:07:01,822 --> 00:07:03,288 She was very strict. 133 00:07:05,125 --> 00:07:06,558 - Narrator: With a growing family 134 00:07:06,560 --> 00:07:08,593 and bigger financial needs, 135 00:07:08,595 --> 00:07:11,263 janeene looked to build her own career, 136 00:07:11,265 --> 00:07:14,032 and held several jobs along the way. 137 00:07:14,034 --> 00:07:18,403 - She was a nurse at one time, she tried selling stuff, 138 00:07:18,405 --> 00:07:20,338 house goods. 139 00:07:20,340 --> 00:07:22,574 - Jan went to work for the charlotte county jail, 140 00:07:22,576 --> 00:07:24,609 as a corrections officer. 141 00:07:24,611 --> 00:07:27,112 - John: She was doing notary work, 142 00:07:27,114 --> 00:07:30,682 and she was also practicing as a legal aid. 143 00:07:30,684 --> 00:07:34,386 Jan always had something going on where she was getting money. 144 00:07:36,623 --> 00:07:38,356 - Narrator: While janeene was bouncing around 145 00:07:38,358 --> 00:07:42,494 the job market, her marriage began to suffer. 146 00:07:42,496 --> 00:07:44,629 - Max had his job, 147 00:07:44,631 --> 00:07:47,132 but, he was the only one bringing any steady income 148 00:07:47,134 --> 00:07:49,901 into the house. 149 00:07:49,903 --> 00:07:54,306 - Financially, it was very hard, living where we were, 150 00:07:54,308 --> 00:07:56,842 it was living paycheck to paycheck, 151 00:07:56,844 --> 00:08:00,846 and it was very stressful. 152 00:08:01,815 --> 00:08:03,415 - When I was getting out of high school 153 00:08:03,417 --> 00:08:05,784 and kind of going to college, 154 00:08:05,786 --> 00:08:08,787 both my parents kind of seemed a little distanced 155 00:08:08,789 --> 00:08:10,355 from each other. 156 00:08:10,357 --> 00:08:12,757 - ♪ 157 00:08:12,759 --> 00:08:16,528 - narrator: Things went from bad to worse in 2011, 158 00:08:16,530 --> 00:08:18,597 when max came down with an ailment 159 00:08:18,599 --> 00:08:22,033 doctors couldn't accurately diagnose. 160 00:08:22,035 --> 00:08:26,605 - Max, for a period of quite some time, well over a year, 161 00:08:26,607 --> 00:08:30,242 he seemed to be having stomach problems. 162 00:08:30,244 --> 00:08:33,778 - He had just went through a hospitalization, 163 00:08:33,780 --> 00:08:37,382 and he had lost, like, 30 pounds. 164 00:08:37,384 --> 00:08:38,917 - John: He missed a lot of work because, 165 00:08:38,919 --> 00:08:42,654 I mean, the guy got really sick, he got down to skin and bones. 166 00:08:42,656 --> 00:08:46,391 They had put him in the hospital a couple times, 167 00:08:46,393 --> 00:08:49,628 and had to put stents in his intestine, 168 00:08:49,630 --> 00:08:54,566 and never really got an answer of what was causing this. 169 00:08:57,871 --> 00:09:00,338 - Narrator: Max's illness took a tragic turn 170 00:09:00,340 --> 00:09:03,141 in November of 2011. 171 00:09:03,143 --> 00:09:07,846 - My moms telling me, my dad's not responding, not waking up, 172 00:09:07,848 --> 00:09:11,683 and my mom's on the phone with the operator, you know? 173 00:09:11,685 --> 00:09:14,152 She is kind of like, walking me through what I need to do, 174 00:09:14,154 --> 00:09:16,321 and when I started compressions. 175 00:09:16,323 --> 00:09:19,024 [sniffles] 176 00:09:19,026 --> 00:09:22,294 it almost sounded like I took his last breath... 177 00:09:25,832 --> 00:09:27,566 Because after that, there was nothing. 178 00:09:27,568 --> 00:09:30,168 - ♪ 179 00:09:30,170 --> 00:09:34,573 - November 27th, 2011, I came home, 180 00:09:34,575 --> 00:09:38,710 and as soon as I came home, there was two police officers, 181 00:09:38,712 --> 00:09:41,680 and they told me that my father had passed away. 182 00:09:41,682 --> 00:09:44,916 - ♪ 183 00:09:44,918 --> 00:09:48,920 - I felt like everything had stopped, 184 00:09:48,922 --> 00:09:53,291 I didn't understand how all of this could be happening. 185 00:09:53,293 --> 00:09:54,926 We tried deeming it a heart attack, 186 00:09:54,928 --> 00:09:57,462 but...I don't think it was. 187 00:09:59,933 --> 00:10:03,501 - Zak: I saw them covering the body up, 188 00:10:03,503 --> 00:10:06,671 and my heart just kind of sunk, and I started thinking, 189 00:10:06,673 --> 00:10:11,376 "okay, why all of a sudden did my dad die from a heart attack, 190 00:10:11,378 --> 00:10:15,480 when he never really had heart issues to begin with?" 191 00:10:15,482 --> 00:10:19,184 - ♪ 192 00:10:19,186 --> 00:10:22,654 - alexandria: My mom's behavior that day was very unusual, 193 00:10:22,656 --> 00:10:26,424 there wasn't a single tear in her eye, 194 00:10:26,426 --> 00:10:30,662 which, to me, was very concerning. 195 00:10:30,664 --> 00:10:33,565 You know, you have your husband of over 20 years, 196 00:10:33,567 --> 00:10:35,300 not responding. 197 00:10:35,302 --> 00:10:40,605 Seeing her almost emotionless was... 198 00:10:40,607 --> 00:10:41,940 It wasn't normal. 199 00:10:43,110 --> 00:10:45,443 - Donald: He was only 52 years old, 200 00:10:45,445 --> 00:10:49,314 we were beside ourselves when max passed away. 201 00:10:49,316 --> 00:10:53,184 - I kind of feel like my world came--my world crashed. 202 00:10:56,223 --> 00:11:00,358 To this day, I feel like that I still have unanswered questions. 203 00:11:00,360 --> 00:11:03,895 - ♪ 204 00:11:03,897 --> 00:11:06,264 - narrator: Following max's sudden death, 205 00:11:06,266 --> 00:11:10,135 the jones family struggled to get back on their feet. 206 00:11:10,137 --> 00:11:12,771 - She had contacted me shortly after 207 00:11:12,773 --> 00:11:15,674 and said that they were planning on moving out of that house. 208 00:11:15,676 --> 00:11:18,443 She got rid of max's truck. 209 00:11:18,445 --> 00:11:20,612 - They started selling his tools, 210 00:11:20,614 --> 00:11:25,350 started selling, you know, his base equipment. 211 00:11:25,352 --> 00:11:31,189 - There was a quick cremation at janeene's insistence, 212 00:11:31,191 --> 00:11:33,124 and janeene receives 213 00:11:33,126 --> 00:11:36,461 the one-million-dollar life insurance proceeds. 214 00:11:36,463 --> 00:11:39,931 - ♪ 215 00:11:39,933 --> 00:11:41,399 - narrator: With the insurance payout, 216 00:11:41,401 --> 00:11:44,803 the family had financial security. 217 00:11:44,805 --> 00:11:47,138 - John: She definitely told me that she was getting 218 00:11:47,140 --> 00:11:49,074 a lump sum of money, 219 00:11:49,076 --> 00:11:54,212 and that she was going to be speaking with an attorney 220 00:11:54,214 --> 00:11:57,782 to try and create some kind of business, 221 00:11:57,784 --> 00:11:58,983 fund it with that money, 222 00:11:58,985 --> 00:12:00,852 so that it would take care of her and the kids. 223 00:12:00,854 --> 00:12:05,990 - ♪ 224 00:12:05,992 --> 00:12:07,325 - narrator: Now, 225 00:12:07,327 --> 00:12:10,328 john chamberlain tells police this second chance 226 00:12:10,330 --> 00:12:12,731 is built on fraud. 227 00:12:12,733 --> 00:12:16,534 He says, janeene has been stealing foreclosed houses, 228 00:12:16,536 --> 00:12:19,738 and renting them to unsuspecting tenants. 229 00:12:29,549 --> 00:12:33,084 - Narrator: As john gives details about janeene's scam, 230 00:12:33,086 --> 00:12:36,254 the detective realizes the name, janeene jones, 231 00:12:36,256 --> 00:12:38,389 is not new to him. 232 00:12:38,391 --> 00:12:42,093 - Janeene jones was already on the radar 233 00:12:42,095 --> 00:12:44,662 of north port police department. 234 00:12:44,664 --> 00:12:46,898 They had heard the whispers 235 00:12:46,900 --> 00:12:52,237 of janeene possibly killing max. 236 00:12:52,239 --> 00:12:57,909 So, when her name comes up in this fraud investigation, 237 00:12:57,911 --> 00:12:59,611 their interest was peaked. 238 00:12:59,613 --> 00:13:02,747 - ♪ 239 00:13:02,749 --> 00:13:03,948 - narrator: Coming up. 240 00:13:03,950 --> 00:13:07,485 Sordid new details come to light. 241 00:13:11,792 --> 00:13:14,092 - Narrator: And the alleged real estate scam 242 00:13:14,094 --> 00:13:17,028 leads to a murder investigation. 243 00:13:17,030 --> 00:13:20,565 - He said, listen, this is a very important case. 244 00:13:20,567 --> 00:13:22,934 It's going to be probably be one of the biggest cases 245 00:13:22,936 --> 00:13:25,703 that you do in your career. 246 00:13:25,705 --> 00:13:27,639 - ♪ 247 00:13:33,212 --> 00:13:36,815 - ♪ 248 00:13:39,019 --> 00:13:42,353 - narrator: On January 25th, 2013, 249 00:13:42,355 --> 00:13:45,456 florida police are speaking with john chamberlain 250 00:13:45,458 --> 00:13:47,392 about a real estate scam, 251 00:13:47,394 --> 00:13:50,762 involving his long-time friend and current employer, 252 00:13:50,764 --> 00:13:53,231 janeene jones. 253 00:13:53,233 --> 00:13:56,501 Police wonder if this new case against janeene 254 00:13:56,503 --> 00:14:00,605 might provide insights into the mysterious deaths of her husband 255 00:14:00,607 --> 00:14:02,707 two years earlier. 256 00:14:02,709 --> 00:14:07,512 - ♪ 257 00:14:21,695 --> 00:14:24,596 - the affair, that tore max up. 258 00:14:24,598 --> 00:14:27,732 He was, he was really shaken by that. 259 00:14:27,734 --> 00:14:33,238 - The situation with my mom as a corrections officer, 260 00:14:33,240 --> 00:14:37,141 I believe it happened right around the time I was born. 261 00:14:37,143 --> 00:14:39,110 - Narrator: Over the next several years, 262 00:14:39,112 --> 00:14:41,846 the marriage only got worse. 263 00:14:41,848 --> 00:14:44,949 - That almost led to them getting divorced. 264 00:14:44,951 --> 00:14:48,019 Max said he was in a pretty bad way. 265 00:14:48,021 --> 00:14:50,321 - I really thought that they were gonna get a divorce, 266 00:14:50,323 --> 00:14:52,090 and I remember just sitting on the floor, 267 00:14:52,092 --> 00:14:54,325 screaming and crying, 268 00:14:54,327 --> 00:14:57,028 you know, telling them not to separate. 269 00:14:57,030 --> 00:14:58,463 - John: At the last minute, 270 00:14:58,465 --> 00:15:03,301 that's when they decided to take their problems back to church 271 00:15:03,303 --> 00:15:04,836 and work it out. 272 00:15:04,838 --> 00:15:07,438 - Donald: I think he took her back for the kids. 273 00:15:07,440 --> 00:15:09,474 It takes a lot of toleration 274 00:15:09,476 --> 00:15:13,544 to...Being religious like he was, 275 00:15:13,546 --> 00:15:16,180 which you gotta, you know, forgive. 276 00:15:17,183 --> 00:15:18,483 - Narrator: John tells the detective 277 00:15:18,485 --> 00:15:21,586 that max and janeene eventually reconciled, 278 00:15:21,588 --> 00:15:24,155 and everything seemed fine with the couple, 279 00:15:24,157 --> 00:15:28,192 until 2011, when max became ill. 280 00:15:33,133 --> 00:15:35,199 - ♪ 281 00:15:35,201 --> 00:15:36,734 - narrator: John says max's death 282 00:15:36,736 --> 00:15:40,905 came as a complete shock to his friends and family. 283 00:15:40,907 --> 00:15:42,907 - Max, shortly before his death, 284 00:15:42,909 --> 00:15:45,977 had complained of some stomach problems, 285 00:15:45,979 --> 00:15:48,846 but, nothing that would really sound the alarm 286 00:15:48,848 --> 00:15:52,216 that anything was significantly wrong with him. 287 00:15:52,218 --> 00:15:55,019 Then, he died suddenly. 288 00:15:55,021 --> 00:15:57,555 - I just remember like, "man, bro, 289 00:15:57,557 --> 00:16:00,224 I can't believe you're gone, man." 290 00:16:00,226 --> 00:16:04,095 - I felt so bad that I wrote out a check for $500 291 00:16:04,097 --> 00:16:05,930 to help with the burial, 292 00:16:05,932 --> 00:16:07,398 but, come to find out, 293 00:16:07,400 --> 00:16:11,536 jan had a million dollar insurance policy on him. 294 00:16:20,981 --> 00:16:24,782 - ♪ 295 00:16:24,784 --> 00:16:28,019 - narrator: He says janeene's new man, matt smith, 296 00:16:28,021 --> 00:16:32,123 quickly became a fixture at the jones household. 297 00:16:32,125 --> 00:16:34,392 - Alex specifically said, 298 00:16:34,394 --> 00:16:38,029 "mom, dad's barely, like, been in the ground," 299 00:16:38,031 --> 00:16:43,468 and she's like, "yeah, your dad's dead, I'm not." 300 00:16:43,470 --> 00:16:48,072 and that really hit me quite heavy as well, 301 00:16:48,074 --> 00:16:51,142 like, who says that to their child? 302 00:16:51,144 --> 00:16:54,579 - Alexandria: When I found out my mom was seeing someone else, 303 00:16:54,581 --> 00:16:56,647 it kind of threw me for a loop. 304 00:16:56,649 --> 00:16:58,082 I had just lost my father, 305 00:16:58,084 --> 00:17:02,120 and I wasn't gonna have someone come in so quickly, 306 00:17:02,122 --> 00:17:07,658 and kind of, push their way into...Into my life. 307 00:17:09,329 --> 00:17:12,930 - My mom kind of just sprung him on us. 308 00:17:12,932 --> 00:17:14,399 I came home one weekend, 309 00:17:14,401 --> 00:17:17,935 and matt was staying there at the house, 310 00:17:17,937 --> 00:17:20,338 and my mom told me, "oh, this is matt, 311 00:17:20,340 --> 00:17:23,007 he's going to stay with us for a little while." 312 00:17:23,009 --> 00:17:25,943 I didn't particularly care for him 313 00:17:25,945 --> 00:17:29,680 trying to become my new dad. 314 00:17:44,864 --> 00:17:46,831 - ♪ 315 00:17:46,833 --> 00:17:48,499 - I had come to find out that these people, 316 00:17:48,501 --> 00:17:51,803 I guess, had gone to the north port police department 317 00:17:51,805 --> 00:17:56,040 and said that jan had come to them, 318 00:17:56,042 --> 00:17:58,843 wanting to obtain some drugs, 319 00:17:58,845 --> 00:18:00,745 they think were used to kill max. 320 00:18:15,195 --> 00:18:16,794 - Shortly after his death, 321 00:18:16,796 --> 00:18:22,333 north port did try to investigate 322 00:18:22,335 --> 00:18:24,635 whether they could determine, 323 00:18:24,637 --> 00:18:27,071 based on the cremated remains, 324 00:18:27,073 --> 00:18:32,143 if his death was the result of a homicide. 325 00:18:32,145 --> 00:18:36,180 But there was no test that they could do on the cremains of max 326 00:18:36,182 --> 00:18:39,484 that would be able to definitively say 327 00:18:39,486 --> 00:18:44,388 that his death was not natural. 328 00:18:48,862 --> 00:18:51,896 - ♪ 329 00:18:51,898 --> 00:18:54,599 - narrator: Despite their strong suspicions, 330 00:18:54,601 --> 00:18:57,568 investigators already know there is little hope 331 00:18:57,570 --> 00:18:59,537 of bringing forth new evidence, 332 00:18:59,539 --> 00:19:02,907 more than two years after max's death. 333 00:19:02,909 --> 00:19:04,342 - Shanna: In the state of florida, 334 00:19:04,344 --> 00:19:08,045 if a doctor signs off on a death certificate 335 00:19:08,047 --> 00:19:10,615 and indicates it's natural causes, 336 00:19:10,617 --> 00:19:15,720 there is no mechanism to trigger an autopsy. 337 00:19:15,722 --> 00:19:19,757 - They wouldn't have been able to build a thorough case 338 00:19:19,759 --> 00:19:21,058 at that point, 339 00:19:21,060 --> 00:19:23,060 because so much time had passed between his death. 340 00:19:23,062 --> 00:19:27,532 - ♪ 341 00:19:27,534 --> 00:19:30,268 - narrator: Having already exhausted all avenues 342 00:19:30,270 --> 00:19:32,303 in the death of janeene's husband, 343 00:19:32,305 --> 00:19:37,141 investigators focus on the case they do have against her. 344 00:20:56,055 --> 00:20:57,288 - Narrator: Coming up... 345 00:20:57,290 --> 00:20:59,557 As the investigation heats up, 346 00:20:59,559 --> 00:21:03,728 detectives realize they have only scratched the surface. 347 00:21:03,730 --> 00:21:06,063 - I received a phone call from one of the informants 348 00:21:06,065 --> 00:21:07,498 that I was working with, 349 00:21:07,500 --> 00:21:10,534 and she said, "it's pretty serious." 350 00:21:10,536 --> 00:21:12,470 - narrator: And, an innocent man lands 351 00:21:12,472 --> 00:21:14,905 in the cross hairs of a killer. 352 00:21:14,907 --> 00:21:16,741 - Robert: She's just having lunch, 353 00:21:16,743 --> 00:21:18,075 and drawing a diagram of a house 354 00:21:18,077 --> 00:21:19,577 of a guy that she wants to have killed. 355 00:21:19,579 --> 00:21:21,279 - ♪ 356 00:21:33,660 --> 00:21:36,694 - narrator: Two years after the death of max jones, 357 00:21:36,696 --> 00:21:39,830 florida police are investigating new allegations 358 00:21:39,832 --> 00:21:42,700 involving his widow, janeene. 359 00:21:42,702 --> 00:21:44,135 - Robert: The sarasota police department, 360 00:21:44,137 --> 00:21:45,603 and the north port police department 361 00:21:45,605 --> 00:21:48,839 had the white collar case going on with the real estate fraud, 362 00:21:48,841 --> 00:21:51,375 as well as the information about max jones 363 00:21:51,377 --> 00:21:55,346 and the suspicion around his death. 364 00:21:55,348 --> 00:21:56,580 - Narrator: With an investigation 365 00:21:56,582 --> 00:21:59,583 into her housing scheme officially under way, 366 00:21:59,585 --> 00:22:02,286 detective stewartson contacts john chamberlain 367 00:22:02,288 --> 00:22:04,422 for a follow-up interview. 368 00:22:05,758 --> 00:22:08,859 - John: They were forming a case against jan 369 00:22:08,861 --> 00:22:12,063 that this was, there were a lot of loopholes, 370 00:22:12,065 --> 00:22:14,598 and that this was a tricky case. 371 00:22:14,600 --> 00:22:16,367 They wanted to know everything that I knew, 372 00:22:16,369 --> 00:22:19,337 which I gladly told them. 373 00:22:20,740 --> 00:22:21,906 - Narrator: John tells the investigator 374 00:22:21,908 --> 00:22:23,541 things came to a head 375 00:22:23,543 --> 00:22:27,278 when homeowners started to discover the scam. 376 00:22:27,280 --> 00:22:30,247 - The homeowners returned to find someone sitting, 377 00:22:30,249 --> 00:22:31,782 living in this house, 378 00:22:31,784 --> 00:22:33,184 whom they told them, they said, 379 00:22:33,186 --> 00:22:36,253 "we rent this house from jan jones." 380 00:22:36,255 --> 00:22:38,723 while I was over there working one time, 381 00:22:38,725 --> 00:22:42,460 they told me that they were trying to contact jan, 382 00:22:42,462 --> 00:22:44,495 and so, I gave her the cell number, 383 00:22:44,497 --> 00:22:46,897 and probably about a half an hour later, 384 00:22:46,899 --> 00:22:50,301 I get a phone call from jan, she was livid! 385 00:22:51,804 --> 00:22:53,738 - Narrator: John says right then and there, 386 00:22:53,740 --> 00:22:57,241 he knew something wasn't right. 387 00:22:57,243 --> 00:23:00,811 - He began talking to the other tenants, 388 00:23:00,813 --> 00:23:05,116 and just the mere fact that he was questioning them 389 00:23:05,118 --> 00:23:09,353 'caused janeene to go into a tailspin. 390 00:23:10,757 --> 00:23:12,089 - She was mad, 391 00:23:12,091 --> 00:23:15,693 because she want anybody to be able to trace anything 392 00:23:15,695 --> 00:23:18,195 back to her, that's what it was. 393 00:23:18,197 --> 00:23:20,264 So, she had a little burner phone 394 00:23:20,266 --> 00:23:23,868 that she would give the number to her rental people, 395 00:23:23,870 --> 00:23:25,703 and I said to myself, I'm thinking, 396 00:23:25,705 --> 00:23:27,705 well, if everythings on the up and up, 397 00:23:27,707 --> 00:23:29,840 it's like, why would you need to do something like that? 398 00:23:33,212 --> 00:23:35,813 - Narrator: John says tensions only escalated 399 00:23:35,815 --> 00:23:39,150 after janeene's outburst, 400 00:23:39,152 --> 00:23:41,485 and she decided to renege on her offer 401 00:23:41,487 --> 00:23:44,488 to provide john's living arrangements. 402 00:23:44,490 --> 00:23:46,624 - She said, "okay, well, 403 00:23:46,626 --> 00:23:49,260 you need to get the hell out of my house." 404 00:23:49,262 --> 00:23:51,629 within three days after, you know, 405 00:23:51,631 --> 00:23:53,664 us getting in this little tiff, 406 00:23:53,666 --> 00:23:55,466 she sent matt over to my house 407 00:23:55,468 --> 00:23:59,236 to put a certified eviction notice on my door. 408 00:23:59,238 --> 00:24:02,773 - John and matt came to blows in the front yard. 409 00:24:03,843 --> 00:24:05,976 - I pushed him and he went on his ass, 410 00:24:05,978 --> 00:24:08,879 and rolled down the driveway. [laughs] 411 00:24:08,881 --> 00:24:11,182 he came up there screaming and hollering at me, 412 00:24:11,184 --> 00:24:13,984 that he was gonna kick my rear end and throw me out of here, 413 00:24:13,986 --> 00:24:15,085 and all this other stuff. 414 00:24:15,087 --> 00:24:20,090 - ♪ 415 00:24:20,092 --> 00:24:22,526 - narrator: After the follow-up interview with john, 416 00:24:22,528 --> 00:24:25,396 detective stewartson begins digging deeper 417 00:24:25,398 --> 00:24:28,098 into janeene's schemes. 418 00:24:28,100 --> 00:24:31,769 - Detective stewartson located the actual owners 419 00:24:31,771 --> 00:24:35,639 of these homes, he did title searches, 420 00:24:35,641 --> 00:24:40,211 he examined the signatures and interviews the owners 421 00:24:40,213 --> 00:24:43,848 to determine whether those signatures were in fact theirs, 422 00:24:43,850 --> 00:24:45,983 or forged. 423 00:24:45,985 --> 00:24:47,785 - Narrator: Detective stewartson discovers 424 00:24:47,787 --> 00:24:51,589 that janeene's fraud is quite extensive. 425 00:24:53,860 --> 00:24:58,095 - Shanna: We found that for several of those homes, 426 00:24:58,097 --> 00:25:02,233 she fraudulently forged the deeds. 427 00:25:02,235 --> 00:25:06,270 Some of the names that were reflected on the titles 428 00:25:06,272 --> 00:25:11,041 weren't the signatures of those respective owners. 429 00:25:11,043 --> 00:25:14,612 - John: She was going down to the tax assessors office, 430 00:25:14,614 --> 00:25:18,582 and she was providing them with a quitclaim deed to the property 431 00:25:18,584 --> 00:25:22,586 but forging the person that was in foreclosure. 432 00:25:22,588 --> 00:25:25,456 She was dumping money into these houses, 433 00:25:25,458 --> 00:25:28,626 so who wouldn't think she owned them? 434 00:25:29,829 --> 00:25:32,463 - Narrator: As detectives continue to compile evidence 435 00:25:32,465 --> 00:25:36,000 to implicate janeene in the real estate fraud case, 436 00:25:36,002 --> 00:25:38,202 they get an unexpected phone call 437 00:25:38,204 --> 00:25:41,672 that turns the investigation on it's head. 438 00:25:41,674 --> 00:25:44,041 - I received a phone call from one of the informants 439 00:25:44,043 --> 00:25:45,910 that I was working with, 440 00:25:45,912 --> 00:25:48,145 this informant gave me some information 441 00:25:48,147 --> 00:25:50,915 that they knew somebody wanting to report something 442 00:25:50,917 --> 00:25:52,116 very serious, 443 00:25:52,118 --> 00:25:55,419 and, "I want to put this person, known as becky, 444 00:25:55,421 --> 00:25:56,654 "in touch with you. 445 00:25:56,656 --> 00:25:58,889 Is it okay if I have her call you?" 446 00:25:58,891 --> 00:26:00,591 and I said yes. 447 00:26:00,593 --> 00:26:02,793 - [phone ringing] 448 00:26:02,795 --> 00:26:05,930 - within ten minutes, my phone rang, and it was becky. 449 00:26:05,932 --> 00:26:08,165 She was nervous, but she explained to me 450 00:26:08,167 --> 00:26:11,702 that she had a friend in north port, 451 00:26:11,704 --> 00:26:13,971 that made a comment to her 452 00:26:13,973 --> 00:26:15,806 that she wanted to have somebody murdered. 453 00:26:15,808 --> 00:26:18,609 - ♪ 454 00:26:18,611 --> 00:26:21,145 - narrator: Becky says the conspirator's name 455 00:26:21,147 --> 00:26:23,681 is janeene jones. 456 00:26:23,683 --> 00:26:25,616 - Robert: I remember the phone call vividly, 457 00:26:25,618 --> 00:26:29,219 of course I was thinking, "no way, no, I can't, 458 00:26:29,221 --> 00:26:32,323 I'm gonna have to look into this." 459 00:26:34,126 --> 00:26:36,193 - so, the police department, 460 00:26:36,195 --> 00:26:39,229 their surveillance unit was set up. 461 00:26:39,231 --> 00:26:41,065 - Robert: Our surveillance really consisted 462 00:26:41,067 --> 00:26:42,900 of what would be called rolling drive bys, 463 00:26:42,902 --> 00:26:45,202 where we're gonna use under cover vehicles 464 00:26:45,204 --> 00:26:47,705 and just kind of, go by their houses. 465 00:26:47,707 --> 00:26:49,807 - Dominic: What our department is going to ask of becky, 466 00:26:49,809 --> 00:26:55,346 is try to use her to set up controlled calls 467 00:26:55,348 --> 00:27:00,351 and pretty much be a ci, confidential informant, 468 00:27:00,353 --> 00:27:05,255 to see just how real this claim is. 469 00:27:08,494 --> 00:27:11,562 - Narrator: On February 20th, 2013, 470 00:27:11,564 --> 00:27:14,365 the police set up an undercover sting. 471 00:27:14,367 --> 00:27:15,766 - ♪ 472 00:27:15,768 --> 00:27:19,536 - we did give becky audio and video equipment. 473 00:27:19,538 --> 00:27:21,105 Small, covert type items, 474 00:27:21,107 --> 00:27:24,508 and it was a video recorded meeting. 475 00:27:24,510 --> 00:27:27,011 - Becky would meet up with janeene 476 00:27:27,013 --> 00:27:31,949 at the sweet tomatoes in sarasota to go over the plan, 477 00:27:31,951 --> 00:27:35,653 and the alleged hitman would call them, 478 00:27:35,655 --> 00:27:38,789 and have a conversation with janeene. 479 00:27:38,791 --> 00:27:41,592 - Dominic: At this time, janeene tells becky 480 00:27:41,594 --> 00:27:45,596 the intended target is john chamberlain. 481 00:27:56,609 --> 00:28:01,378 - Janeene took out a napkin and drew out some details 482 00:28:01,380 --> 00:28:05,115 about the intended victim, john chamberlain, 483 00:28:05,117 --> 00:28:06,950 put some information on the napkin, 484 00:28:06,952 --> 00:28:09,353 drew the diagram of the house. 485 00:28:19,932 --> 00:28:21,165 - Shanna: She had a deadline, 486 00:28:21,167 --> 00:28:24,468 she wanted this done when she was on a cruise. 487 00:28:24,470 --> 00:28:26,303 So, and she also had the deadline 488 00:28:26,305 --> 00:28:27,771 of the eviction hearing, 489 00:28:27,773 --> 00:28:29,840 which was February 27th. 490 00:28:34,914 --> 00:28:39,750 - During the meet, janeene was happy, she was laughing, 491 00:28:39,752 --> 00:28:41,418 there was some joking in the beginning. 492 00:28:41,420 --> 00:28:43,420 She's just having lunch, 493 00:28:43,422 --> 00:28:45,322 and drawing a diagram of a house of a guy 494 00:28:45,324 --> 00:28:46,623 that she wants to have killed, 495 00:28:46,625 --> 00:28:48,592 and sort of acting like it's not that big of a deal. 496 00:28:51,330 --> 00:28:52,529 - Narrator: Coming up. 497 00:28:52,531 --> 00:28:55,632 Investigators spring a trap. 498 00:28:55,634 --> 00:28:57,334 - Robert: The exchange of money was important, 499 00:28:57,336 --> 00:29:01,605 'cause we weren't sure how deep that janeene would commit 500 00:29:01,607 --> 00:29:03,140 to the deal. 501 00:29:03,142 --> 00:29:05,943 - Narrator: And the stakes couldn't be higher. 502 00:29:05,945 --> 00:29:09,613 - What I was really concerned about was, if I mess up, 503 00:29:09,615 --> 00:29:11,882 this might cost somebody their life. 504 00:29:13,753 --> 00:29:16,954 - ♪ 505 00:29:24,230 --> 00:29:25,662 - narrator: Though janeene jones 506 00:29:25,664 --> 00:29:28,098 is already on tape hiring a hitman 507 00:29:28,100 --> 00:29:31,101 to kill her former friend, john chamberlain, 508 00:29:31,103 --> 00:29:35,839 detectives set another meeting to catch her in a cash exchange. 509 00:29:35,841 --> 00:29:38,442 - Becky and janeene had decided to meet 510 00:29:38,444 --> 00:29:41,678 in a shopping center parking lot on the 25th, 511 00:29:41,680 --> 00:29:43,313 and this particular parking lot 512 00:29:43,315 --> 00:29:45,916 was near john chamberlain's house. 513 00:29:45,918 --> 00:29:47,818 - Dominic: I talk with detective armstrong, 514 00:29:47,820 --> 00:29:53,690 and I remember, he said, listen, this is a very important case, 515 00:29:53,692 --> 00:29:56,093 it's going to be probably one of the biggest cases 516 00:29:56,095 --> 00:29:58,462 that you do in your career, 517 00:29:58,464 --> 00:30:01,532 and you have the opportunity to do it if you want, 518 00:30:01,534 --> 00:30:04,501 and if you handle these five things 519 00:30:04,503 --> 00:30:06,270 that I tell you to handle, 520 00:30:06,272 --> 00:30:07,938 we can bring this case home. 521 00:30:09,675 --> 00:30:12,943 - Narrator: On February 25th, 2013, 522 00:30:12,945 --> 00:30:16,780 patrolman harris is given very specific instructions 523 00:30:16,782 --> 00:30:20,050 as he and becky assume their position. 524 00:30:20,052 --> 00:30:22,319 - Dominic: The five things that I needed to do 525 00:30:22,321 --> 00:30:25,322 to make this case successful was one, 526 00:30:25,324 --> 00:30:29,459 I needed to get a picture of john chamberlain 527 00:30:29,461 --> 00:30:31,662 from janeene. 528 00:30:31,664 --> 00:30:34,531 Two, I needed to have janeene show me 529 00:30:34,533 --> 00:30:37,201 where john chamberlain lives. 530 00:30:37,203 --> 00:30:40,204 Three, I needed to have janeene tell me 531 00:30:40,206 --> 00:30:43,207 how she wanted the murder committed. 532 00:30:43,209 --> 00:30:44,408 The fourth thing was, 533 00:30:44,410 --> 00:30:49,680 I needed to negotiate a price for this hit, 534 00:30:49,682 --> 00:30:53,650 and the fifth thing was to collect money for it. 535 00:30:53,652 --> 00:30:57,187 - ♪ 536 00:30:57,189 --> 00:31:00,824 - anything can happen during an under cover transaction. 537 00:31:00,826 --> 00:31:03,760 - Dominic: I was really concerned about, "if I mess up, 538 00:31:03,762 --> 00:31:07,297 this might cost somebody their life." 539 00:31:07,299 --> 00:31:08,532 - narrator: With the trap set, 540 00:31:08,534 --> 00:31:11,535 becky initiates the meeting with janeene. 541 00:31:11,537 --> 00:31:15,038 - ♪ 542 00:31:27,686 --> 00:31:30,420 - she blows the hitman a kiss, 543 00:31:30,422 --> 00:31:33,457 that tells you a lot about who janeene jones is. 544 00:31:36,095 --> 00:31:37,961 - Narrator: After the brief pleasantries, 545 00:31:37,963 --> 00:31:41,131 janeene gets right to business. 546 00:31:44,904 --> 00:31:47,604 - Janeene handed me a picture of john chamberlain, 547 00:31:47,606 --> 00:31:48,939 which, that was one of the things 548 00:31:48,941 --> 00:31:50,908 that I needed to check off the list. 549 00:31:52,378 --> 00:31:53,777 - Narrator: The trio immediately 550 00:31:53,779 --> 00:31:56,647 heads towards john's house. 551 00:31:56,649 --> 00:31:58,882 - Robert: So now we have undercover, dominic harris, 552 00:31:58,884 --> 00:32:00,317 driving the vehicle. 553 00:32:00,319 --> 00:32:02,386 Janeene jones in the passenger seat, 554 00:32:02,388 --> 00:32:04,454 and we have becky now in the back seat, 555 00:32:04,456 --> 00:32:06,823 sitting behind janeene. 556 00:32:27,112 --> 00:32:28,312 - While we're driving by the house, 557 00:32:28,314 --> 00:32:30,280 she also hand me a drawing, 558 00:32:30,282 --> 00:32:32,816 almost like a floor plan of the home, 559 00:32:32,818 --> 00:32:36,687 where john sleeps, and the layout of the home, 560 00:32:36,689 --> 00:32:38,522 the backdoor, front door, 561 00:32:38,524 --> 00:32:41,358 and different places where I could enter the home 562 00:32:41,360 --> 00:32:43,627 to murder john. 563 00:32:43,629 --> 00:32:46,496 - ♪ 564 00:32:46,498 --> 00:32:50,534 - janeene is pretty open about wanting to have this murder 565 00:32:50,536 --> 00:32:52,569 of john chamberlain done. 566 00:32:59,211 --> 00:33:03,513 - That's when I said, do anybody else live in the home with him? 567 00:33:09,388 --> 00:33:13,523 - She said, "if she get's in the way, kill her too." 568 00:33:16,028 --> 00:33:20,163 and at that time I knew, man, this lady is evil. 569 00:33:22,034 --> 00:33:25,202 - Shanna: She gives him the green light 570 00:33:25,204 --> 00:33:29,039 to kill a child if he needs to, 571 00:33:29,041 --> 00:33:32,376 and I think that was one moment 572 00:33:32,378 --> 00:33:36,880 that shows how dark janeene jones' heart is. 573 00:33:36,882 --> 00:33:39,583 - ♪ 574 00:33:39,585 --> 00:33:41,385 - once we make it back to the grocery store, 575 00:33:41,387 --> 00:33:42,919 I asked becky to step out of the vehicle 576 00:33:42,921 --> 00:33:46,123 so me and janeene can negotiate more. 577 00:34:17,122 --> 00:34:20,123 - ♪ 578 00:34:20,125 --> 00:34:21,525 - narrator: Despite capturing 579 00:34:21,527 --> 00:34:24,594 janeene's desired murder method on tape, 580 00:34:24,596 --> 00:34:25,962 for the sting to work, 581 00:34:25,964 --> 00:34:28,965 police need evidence of payment. 582 00:34:28,967 --> 00:34:31,234 - That's when we negotiated price, 583 00:34:31,236 --> 00:34:36,073 and I told her with removal, and with me doing the job, 584 00:34:36,075 --> 00:34:39,109 that it would be $4,000. 585 00:34:44,416 --> 00:34:47,851 - She had $1,000 in cash on her at the time, 586 00:34:47,853 --> 00:34:51,188 and she wrote out a check for cash to go to her bank. 587 00:34:54,393 --> 00:34:57,127 - Narrator: Before going to the bank for more cash, 588 00:34:57,129 --> 00:35:01,331 shockingly, janeene adds to the hit list. 589 00:35:01,333 --> 00:35:04,134 - That is when she brought up having someone else killed, 590 00:35:04,136 --> 00:35:06,903 but she wanted to have that one done later. 591 00:35:06,905 --> 00:35:10,440 - She added her husband, matt smith, to that list, 592 00:35:10,442 --> 00:35:13,944 and she asked for a two-fer. 593 00:35:31,463 --> 00:35:33,130 - She was getting tired of matt, 594 00:35:33,132 --> 00:35:36,433 and she knew, like with max, 595 00:35:36,435 --> 00:35:38,969 she could make some money off of him. 596 00:35:38,971 --> 00:35:42,038 So, on January 3rd, 597 00:35:42,040 --> 00:35:47,544 when the one-million-dollar life insurance policy on matt's life 598 00:35:47,546 --> 00:35:49,012 became effect, 599 00:35:49,014 --> 00:35:50,847 she had every reason in the world 600 00:35:50,849 --> 00:35:52,983 to add him to her hit list. 601 00:35:54,953 --> 00:35:57,821 - Dominic: At that time, I had to make the decision on, 602 00:35:57,823 --> 00:36:01,391 do I give the signal, the take down signal, 603 00:36:01,393 --> 00:36:05,862 or do I allow her to go to chase bank? 604 00:36:08,233 --> 00:36:11,401 Deal, deal, deal. 605 00:36:12,971 --> 00:36:14,971 - Shanna: When janeene steps out of the vehicle, 606 00:36:14,973 --> 00:36:18,742 officer harris gives what's called, the good deal sign, 607 00:36:18,744 --> 00:36:23,580 and she was taken down as she exited the vehicle. 608 00:36:23,582 --> 00:36:26,550 - Robert: Janeene had a shocked look on her face, 609 00:36:26,552 --> 00:36:29,920 she was surprised that, "oh my gosh, 610 00:36:29,922 --> 00:36:33,990 now there's the police here," and that shock turned to anger, 611 00:36:33,992 --> 00:36:37,561 and she had a very angry face, 612 00:36:37,563 --> 00:36:41,164 she was not happy that she was getting arrested, 613 00:36:41,166 --> 00:36:43,433 she scuffed her knee when she was taken to the ground, 614 00:36:43,435 --> 00:36:46,937 she urinated in her shorts. 615 00:36:46,939 --> 00:36:50,173 - She had a criminal defense attorney already lined up, 616 00:36:50,175 --> 00:36:53,276 and she knew that if ever she was in trouble, 617 00:36:53,278 --> 00:36:55,378 that she would use this attorney. 618 00:36:55,380 --> 00:36:58,915 So, she was savvy enough to know not to speak at all. 619 00:37:02,421 --> 00:37:03,587 - Narrator: Coming up... 620 00:37:03,589 --> 00:37:07,791 Details of janeene's crimes go on display. 621 00:37:07,793 --> 00:37:09,893 - Robert: I just remember the look on his face, 622 00:37:09,895 --> 00:37:12,262 complete and utter shock. 623 00:37:12,264 --> 00:37:16,366 - Every feeling I had to talk to my mom was kind of gone 624 00:37:16,368 --> 00:37:18,835 when I found out all the evidence. 625 00:37:20,772 --> 00:37:23,640 - ♪ 626 00:37:25,209 --> 00:37:28,478 - ♪ 627 00:37:31,583 --> 00:37:33,984 - narrator: After a successful sting operation 628 00:37:33,986 --> 00:37:38,755 by sarasota police on February 25th, 2013, 629 00:37:38,757 --> 00:37:42,626 51-year-old, janeene jones, sits in custody 630 00:37:42,628 --> 00:37:46,630 for soliciting a hitman to kill her friend, john chamberlain, 631 00:37:46,632 --> 00:37:49,633 and her husband, matt smith. 632 00:37:49,635 --> 00:37:52,535 - ♪ 633 00:37:52,537 --> 00:37:54,838 - narrator: A day after janeene's arrest, 634 00:37:54,840 --> 00:37:59,042 investigators notify matt of his wife's plot. 635 00:37:59,044 --> 00:38:02,712 - We told matt about the... You know, the murder case, 636 00:38:02,714 --> 00:38:04,381 and that he was a victim, 637 00:38:04,383 --> 00:38:07,250 and that janeene wanted to have him killed. 638 00:38:07,252 --> 00:38:08,852 I just remember the look on his face, 639 00:38:08,854 --> 00:38:10,520 was like it would be, I think, for anybody, 640 00:38:10,522 --> 00:38:13,823 just complete and utter shock. 641 00:38:13,825 --> 00:38:15,859 - Narrator: Though matt was almost the victim 642 00:38:15,861 --> 00:38:17,193 of a murder, 643 00:38:17,195 --> 00:38:19,162 investigators have a reason to believe 644 00:38:19,164 --> 00:38:22,666 he was in on janeene's real estate scheme. 645 00:38:22,668 --> 00:38:25,969 When police question him about the fraud allegations, 646 00:38:25,971 --> 00:38:29,239 his demeanor quickly shifts. 647 00:38:29,241 --> 00:38:32,742 - Shanna: Matt's reaction was to clam up, 648 00:38:32,744 --> 00:38:36,846 he told law enforcement he did not want to speak with them, 649 00:38:36,848 --> 00:38:39,349 and he just shut down. 650 00:38:39,351 --> 00:38:42,686 So, that made me suspicious about his involvement. 651 00:38:42,688 --> 00:38:46,589 - ♪ 652 00:38:46,591 --> 00:38:49,125 - narrator: Police leave matt for the timebeing 653 00:38:49,127 --> 00:38:52,762 and work to solidify their case against him. 654 00:38:52,764 --> 00:38:56,933 - It took a while for the real estate charges to come forward 655 00:38:56,935 --> 00:38:58,868 because their was a lot of investigation 656 00:38:58,870 --> 00:39:00,570 that had to be done. 657 00:39:00,572 --> 00:39:02,605 - Narrator: After a few weeks of digging, 658 00:39:02,607 --> 00:39:06,209 police have enough information to arrest matt smith 659 00:39:06,211 --> 00:39:08,044 for real estate fraud. 660 00:39:08,046 --> 00:39:10,613 - Matt smith was arrest on 661 00:39:10,615 --> 00:39:14,250 March 15th of 2013. 662 00:39:14,252 --> 00:39:17,420 He faces charges of multiple counts of burglary 663 00:39:17,422 --> 00:39:19,255 and scheming to defraud. 664 00:39:19,257 --> 00:39:22,592 - ♪ 665 00:39:22,594 --> 00:39:24,661 - narrator: Despite the charges against him, 666 00:39:24,663 --> 00:39:28,031 matt smith doesn't admit to anything. 667 00:39:28,033 --> 00:39:29,299 - Shanna: He played dumb, 668 00:39:29,301 --> 00:39:34,237 but we had evidence that matt himself did the forgery. 669 00:39:34,239 --> 00:39:39,376 Matt was usually the person that was having contact 670 00:39:39,378 --> 00:39:43,513 with the tenants, and collecting the rents. 671 00:39:45,150 --> 00:39:46,716 - Narrator: With his back against the wall, 672 00:39:46,718 --> 00:39:50,220 he asks prosecutors for a plea deal. 673 00:39:50,222 --> 00:39:53,256 - Shanna: Eventually, matt smith communicated 674 00:39:53,258 --> 00:39:54,924 through his attorney, 675 00:39:54,926 --> 00:40:00,497 that he would be willing to engage in a plea deal, 676 00:40:00,499 --> 00:40:04,768 in which he would testify against janeene 677 00:40:04,770 --> 00:40:07,771 in the solicitation to commit murder trial, 678 00:40:07,773 --> 00:40:11,674 in exchange for a more lenient sentence for him. 679 00:40:11,676 --> 00:40:16,880 That offer was immediately rejected, furthermore, 680 00:40:16,882 --> 00:40:19,682 I did not feel it was appropriate 681 00:40:19,684 --> 00:40:22,152 to call him as witness. 682 00:40:23,822 --> 00:40:26,589 - Narrator: On may 19th, 2014, 683 00:40:26,591 --> 00:40:30,193 janeene's case goes to trial. 684 00:40:30,195 --> 00:40:32,595 - Janeene's defense attorney announces 685 00:40:32,597 --> 00:40:36,332 that she's going to be entering what's called an open plea 686 00:40:36,334 --> 00:40:39,702 to solicitation to commit murder. 687 00:40:39,704 --> 00:40:41,171 - By doing an open plea, 688 00:40:41,173 --> 00:40:45,141 you open it up to the judge's decision on what happens to you. 689 00:40:45,143 --> 00:40:46,309 - I was worried, 690 00:40:46,311 --> 00:40:48,778 because the judge that preceded over her, 691 00:40:48,780 --> 00:40:51,614 she was so nice and police, and respectful to jan, 692 00:40:51,616 --> 00:40:54,951 and giving her time to speak, and I was like, "wow." 693 00:40:54,953 --> 00:40:57,987 I said, "what is she gonna give her, a slap on the wrist?" 694 00:41:01,026 --> 00:41:02,325 - narrator: Ultimately, 695 00:41:02,327 --> 00:41:05,795 the video of the police sting played a vital role 696 00:41:05,797 --> 00:41:07,797 in janeene's fate. 697 00:41:07,799 --> 00:41:10,200 - Drew: The video was very powerful, 698 00:41:10,202 --> 00:41:14,037 I think it eliminated any doubt 699 00:41:14,039 --> 00:41:16,706 of what her true intentions were. 700 00:41:16,708 --> 00:41:19,843 - The judge did give her two life sentences 701 00:41:19,845 --> 00:41:22,545 in florida state prison. 702 00:41:22,547 --> 00:41:26,483 - Shanna: The fact that janeene jones would allow, 703 00:41:26,485 --> 00:41:31,387 or even encourage an 11-year-old child to be killed in the mix, 704 00:41:31,389 --> 00:41:34,824 in order for her goal to be accomplished, 705 00:41:34,826 --> 00:41:37,894 was a significant factor, I believe, 706 00:41:37,896 --> 00:41:40,029 in the judges life sentence. 707 00:41:43,935 --> 00:41:46,402 - Narrator: In addition to the two life sentences 708 00:41:46,404 --> 00:41:47,904 for the murder plot, 709 00:41:47,906 --> 00:41:51,908 janeene is also convicted of occupational license fraud 710 00:41:51,910 --> 00:41:54,377 for the real estate scheme. 711 00:41:54,379 --> 00:41:56,913 - The judge was pretty much smiling at her 712 00:41:56,915 --> 00:41:58,882 as she gave her that sentence, too. 713 00:41:58,884 --> 00:42:01,551 So, I was like, "way to go!" 714 00:42:01,553 --> 00:42:04,454 - if I were to pinpoint anything, 715 00:42:04,456 --> 00:42:06,356 why jan would've snapped, 716 00:42:06,358 --> 00:42:09,692 I guess it would have to be, just her love of money. 717 00:42:09,694 --> 00:42:13,596 - ♪ 718 00:42:13,598 --> 00:42:15,565 - narrator: Janeene was never charged 719 00:42:15,567 --> 00:42:19,402 in the death of her late husband, max jones, 720 00:42:19,404 --> 00:42:20,770 but, in the end, 721 00:42:20,772 --> 00:42:24,574 his friends and family still feel a sense of vindication 722 00:42:24,576 --> 00:42:27,477 for what they believe happened to him. 723 00:42:27,479 --> 00:42:29,479 - John: At jan's sentencing, 724 00:42:29,481 --> 00:42:32,115 I actually sat next to max's father 725 00:42:32,117 --> 00:42:34,584 while they were reading the sentencing off to jan, 726 00:42:34,586 --> 00:42:36,553 and when they were reading the sentencing, 727 00:42:36,555 --> 00:42:39,556 his father turned to my side and grabbed my arm, 728 00:42:39,558 --> 00:42:42,992 and said, "thank you for getting justice for my boy." 729 00:42:42,994 --> 00:42:46,296 - she deserves what she got, we all said, 730 00:42:46,298 --> 00:42:50,833 we all--somehow that max got justice. 731 00:42:50,835 --> 00:42:53,403 - Every feeling I had to talk to my mom 732 00:42:53,405 --> 00:42:57,173 was kind of...Gone. 733 00:42:57,175 --> 00:42:59,676 When I found out all the evidence. 734 00:42:59,678 --> 00:43:03,613 I had no respect left for her, 735 00:43:03,615 --> 00:43:05,815 and it just, kind of, went away. 736 00:43:07,519 --> 00:43:09,986 I think the most thing I miss about my dad being around 737 00:43:09,988 --> 00:43:12,488 is for him to tell me that he's proud of me. 738 00:43:18,597 --> 00:43:27,236 - ♪