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[ Suspenseful music plays ]

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Narrator: This is the story of a
woman who's always center stage...

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With her flaming red hair

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and her blue Thunderbird,

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it was quite a picture.

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...ready for her audience...

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She was always dressed
to the nines.

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...and forever young.

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The glamour never stopped.

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[ Laughs ]

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Bob: If she's happy, you know,

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age, what the hell
does it matter?

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But the high life
comes with a price.

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There were lots
of sharks circling

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in Florida down there,

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and it just seemed
she was vulnerable.

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♪♪

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♪♪

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♪♪

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[ Music-box lullaby plays ]

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It's September 1993,

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in Greenwich village, New York,

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and Richie and Charlene
Schwarzkopf

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are having a dinner party.

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The hosts film
the guests of honor

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over on the couches...

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Charlene's parents on the right;

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and Richie's mom,
Jean Schwarzkopf, on the left.

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♪♪

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Richie would love to entertain,
have us all in the city,

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and it would always be
quite festive.

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We would all fret
over what to wear.

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[ Laughs ]

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Right.

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Woman: A lot of... you know,
a little bit of everything.

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Richie learned everything
he knows about entertaining

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from his mother.

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The original party queen,
she's led a remarkable life.

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She is born Jean Pipola

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to Italian immigrants
uptown in the Bronx.

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Richie: It was a very typical
Italian family.

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Life revolved around the
kitchen and cooking

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and I learned how to cook
at a young age, from them.

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Narrator: Age 19, she marries
Michael Pelle,

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also Italian American,

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and they have two sons, Richie
and his younger brother, Bob.

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They were kids
when they married.

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Then, world war ii started
and my father was drafted.

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Narrator: After the war,
their relationship broke down

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and they each went
their separate ways.

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In 1947,

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Jean falls in love
with a level-headed

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German immigrant,
Henry Schwarzkopf,

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and, together,
they build a new family.

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My mother, she introduced us
as, "this is your father,"

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and we just sort of accepted him
and I never looked back.

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And, in 1951,

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the family is completed by the
arrival of daughter Renee.

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She was the little Princess.

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I mean, they dressed her up

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and she was [ Laughs ]

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Always decked out,
like a little mom.

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♪♪

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Narrator: Henry owns and runs
a diamond drilling factory,

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giving him access to the best
diamond brokers in town.

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Perfect for someone
who likes to look her best.

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When it came time
to buy gifts for my mother,

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he always picked out

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the highest-quality,
handpicked stones.

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Narrator: One gift in particular
stands out.

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Renee: She had a eight-carat
diamond ring

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and, you know, it became
part of her everyday put-on

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in the morning... [ Laughs ]

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"Put my ring on."

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[ Laughs ]

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Narrator: The family lives
in the suburbs of New York,

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in affluent Pelham,

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where there lavish parties are
the talk of the neighborhood.

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My mother loved to entertain
and, for some reason,

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it seemed like our house
was where everybody gathered.

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My mother would open up
the front door

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and the whole party
would form a line,

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hold on to each other
and go out onto the property

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and out towards the street

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and they would do
this limbo line.

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And, yeah, I think
it cornered the attention

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of the neighborhood, yeah.

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Narrator: In 1977,

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with the kids
having flown the nest,

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Henry and Jean take a trip
to visit friends in Florida,

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and they're
as spontaneous as ever.

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And we get a phone call,
saying, "hi, rich.

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We just bought a house."

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"Mom," I said, "you just went
out for the weekend."

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"No, no, we bought the house."

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So they bought this very
beautiful, ranch-style house

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on the water
in new port Richey, Florida.

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We thought it was a good idea.

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Get my father to retire,
sell the business,

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and they wanted to travel.

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[ Suspenseful music plays ]

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Narrator: But in 1991,

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Henry falls ill and passes away,

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leaving Jean
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I mean, she's had two husbands

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and been married
almost all her life and, now,

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you know,
she's alone down there.

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It was quite difficult,
when my father died,

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for her to...

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Carry on.

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Narrator:
So when Jean makes the trip

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from Florida to New York
in September 1993,

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she's the center of attention.

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While Charlene films
the occasion...

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Everybody is here.

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...Richie tackles the food...

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...and Jean
leads the conversation.

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Bob: You know, we were sad
that my mother,

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you know, was sort of alone.

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We had all asked her, somehow,

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if maybe she wanted
to move back up north

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and she was very happy
with her house in Florida

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and not going to leave.

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Narrator: Just five weeks later,

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Jean finds herself
traveling again,

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this time, to Connecticut,

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for the wedding
of her oldest grandchild,

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Richie's son Eric.

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My father just flew off.

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She didn't like
to travel alone, I know,

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so I think even getting her
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you know, took some asking.

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Narrator:
Despite her reservations,

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74-year-old Jean still knows
how to make an entrance.

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♪♪

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You always knew
when my mom walked in

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because she was always
dressed to the nines,

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so she always looked great.

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The glamour never stopped.

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[ Laughs ]

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Narrator: After photos
on the beachfront,

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the whole family lets loose.

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There's Richie and Bob,
trying out their moves.

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Well, I think we always knew
how to have a good time

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and you get
good friends, family,

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so it was really a happy event.

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Narrator: During the
festivities, Jean and Renee retire

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to a nearby bar
for some catching up.

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I saw Renee and Jean
having drinks

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and I come up from behind them

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and Jean sees me and sort of
taps Renee on the shoulder.

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And I have to say,
out of all of the videos

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I've ever taken of Jean,
that is my favorite [ Chuckle ]

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Because it shows a little bit
of her personality.

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I also think she was saying,

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"oh, there's Charlene
with the video camera again."

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Narrator: What the camera doesn't
capture is that Jean's got big news.

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She's seeing someone,

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and he's more than 20 years
her junior.

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He's a successful contractor
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known to all as Tommy.

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She would tell me, but say,
"don't tell your brother,"

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so you play along

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and then call your brother.

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[ Laughter ]

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Narrator: But the romance is
moving faster than Jean lets on.

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Narrator: When 74-year-old
Jean Schwarzkopf

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reveals to her children
that she has found love,

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they're unsure what
to make of it.

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You know, we all sort of
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alright, mom, you know.

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Have a good time,
but just be careful.

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My sister and I are like,
"if she's happy, you know,

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age, what the hell
does it matter?"

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Narrator: Just months later,

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Jean and Tommy pay Renee
a visit in New York.

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The news she brings
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I remember her saying,
"let's go to the ladies' room,"

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and saying to me,

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"what would you think
if we got married?"

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And I said,

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"I'm going to tell you
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Marriage, you can always get."

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And she looked at me and said,
"well, we already are."

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[ Laughs ]
So that's how I found out.

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It was quite a shock. [ Laughs ]

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Narrator: Bob and Renee
accept their mom's news,

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but Richie is more apprehensive.

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My mother said, "well,
I didn't want to tell you.

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I knew you'd be upset."

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And I was now concerned about,
you know, "what's going on?"

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Narrator: Richie checks up
on his mom's investments

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and what he discovers
is alarming.

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I kept track of a lot
of my mother's finances,

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being on wall street,

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and found out
that she had signed over

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a $100,000 CD that came due
to Tommy.

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I was not happy
and I told my mother

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that CD had to be signed back
to my mother immediately.

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Narrator:
Tommy returns the money.

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But Jean explains
she was just trying

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to help him feel like the man
of the relationship.

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She wanted him to feel
like he had money,

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so, yeah, she would
put things in his name.

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Narrator: Tommy's financial
demands escalate.

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It got to a point,

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when he wanted
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that she said, "enough. No.

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The house is for my family."

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So, yeah, I think things
started to crumble.

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Narrator: And, in 1995,

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Jean decides to file for divorce

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and her money is safe
from Tommy.

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But, Jean being Jean,
the two stay friends.

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I thought, "well, you know,

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that's one albatross
off her neck

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and, hopefully, life will
get better after that."

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So I thought
it was a good thing.

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Now,

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be careful what you wish for.

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Narrator: In February 1995,

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Richie and his wife, Charlene,

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make a trip to check up
on his newly single mom.

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And Charlene's camera
is always at the ready...

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♪♪

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...to capture Jean's
upscale lifestyle.

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Her house in Florida

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was that, you know, clean,
elegant, sort of modern.

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Narrator: But some new
decorations raise questions.

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That suggest Jean's
no longer single

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and ex-husband Tommy's
artwork indicates

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he could still be on the scene.

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He used her lipstick
to draw that on the wall

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and I think those kinds
of actions

260
00:14:10,349 --> 00:14:13,685
make me feel like there's
something more going on.

261
00:14:13,786 --> 00:14:20,391
♪♪

262
00:14:26,899 --> 00:14:29,367
Jean wants to show off
her Florida social scene

263
00:14:29,468 --> 00:14:31,803
to Richie and Charlene.

264
00:14:45,985 --> 00:14:48,353
And there's someone else
Jean wants Richie to meet...

265
00:14:48,454 --> 00:14:54,325
♪♪

266
00:14:58,530 --> 00:15:00,098
...and it's not Tommy.

267
00:15:00,199 --> 00:15:01,733
I called this person up.

268
00:15:01,834 --> 00:15:04,068
I had never met, didn't know,

269
00:15:04,169 --> 00:15:05,570
and, "so-and-so,"

270
00:15:05,671 --> 00:15:09,073
and, "would you join us?"

271
00:15:15,114 --> 00:15:18,016
Narrator: The voice on the phone
is Sergio Volpe,

272
00:15:18,117 --> 00:15:20,685
and, while Richie
might not know Sergio,

273
00:15:20,786 --> 00:15:22,987
he's clearly important to Jean.

274
00:15:43,842 --> 00:15:46,044
I thought it was just another,
you know, wounded puppy

275
00:15:46,145 --> 00:15:49,280
that she was going
to take care of.

276
00:15:49,381 --> 00:15:51,482
Narrator: Jean straps on
her most impressive jewelry

277
00:15:51,583 --> 00:15:53,151
for the occasion.

278
00:15:53,252 --> 00:15:54,485
I don't think
there'd be an evening

279
00:15:54,620 --> 00:15:57,388
she would go out to dinner
and not have

280
00:15:57,489 --> 00:15:59,524
at least one
or two nice pieces on.

281
00:15:59,625 --> 00:16:05,930
♪♪

282
00:16:06,031 --> 00:16:09,834
Charlene's camera follows them
on their night out.

283
00:16:09,935 --> 00:16:11,803
After dinner,
the group hits the bar

284
00:16:11,904 --> 00:16:15,840
at Eleni's,
Jean's favorite hangout.

285
00:16:15,941 --> 00:16:18,343
Everybody knew my mother
when we walked in.

286
00:16:18,444 --> 00:16:21,346
♪♪

287
00:16:26,585 --> 00:16:28,586
Sergio has made it.

288
00:16:28,687 --> 00:16:30,421
He lights Jean's cigarette.

289
00:16:30,522 --> 00:16:38,162
♪♪

290
00:16:38,263 --> 00:16:40,331
The gathering goes
well past midnight,

291
00:16:40,432 --> 00:16:43,668
with Jean playing to the camera
at every opportunity.

292
00:16:46,338 --> 00:16:48,539
♪♪

293
00:16:48,640 --> 00:16:49,807
The camera.

294
00:16:49,908 --> 00:16:51,576
♪♪

295
00:16:56,215 --> 00:16:58,082
Man: Inhale. [ Laughs ]

296
00:17:06,892 --> 00:17:08,960
Charlene: [ Laughs ]

297
00:17:13,232 --> 00:17:15,633
Despite the fun,
Jean's kids still worry

298
00:17:15,734 --> 00:17:17,568
about the new man in her life,

299
00:17:17,669 --> 00:17:21,606
but Jean and Sergio insist
they're just friends.

300
00:17:21,707 --> 00:17:25,009
I thought maybe this was just
another Mother Teresa case.

301
00:17:25,110 --> 00:17:28,479
It didn't sound like somebody
she would go out with.

302
00:17:28,580 --> 00:17:30,648
Narrator: Unsure what to make
of their friendship,

303
00:17:30,749 --> 00:17:33,918
especially considering
Jean's recent troubles,

304
00:17:34,019 --> 00:17:37,822
Richard decides to appeal
to Sergio to look after his mom.

305
00:17:37,923 --> 00:17:41,225
I said, you know,
"look," I said,

306
00:17:41,326 --> 00:17:44,095
"my mother is a very
vulnerable woman."

307
00:17:44,196 --> 00:17:48,633
And I said, you know,
"if you see something wrong,

308
00:17:48,734 --> 00:17:51,269
you know,
could you let me know?"

309
00:17:51,370 --> 00:17:54,705
Narrator: Better to have him
as an ally.

310
00:17:54,807 --> 00:17:58,009
There were lots of sharks
circling in Florida down there

311
00:17:58,110 --> 00:18:01,746
and it just seemed
she was vulnerable.

312
00:18:01,847 --> 00:18:05,917
♪♪

313
00:18:06,018 --> 00:18:07,018
[ Engine starts ]

314
00:18:07,119 --> 00:18:11,489
♪♪

315
00:18:12,991 --> 00:18:17,095
♪♪

316
00:18:17,196 --> 00:18:21,466
Narrator:
Saturday, September 20, 1997.

317
00:18:21,567 --> 00:18:24,268
It's a blustery day
in Cape Cod, Massachusetts,

318
00:18:24,369 --> 00:18:26,003
and the Schwarzkopfs
are gathered

319
00:18:26,105 --> 00:18:28,873
for a very special occasion.

320
00:18:28,974 --> 00:18:33,211
Richie: My son curt was getting
married on Cape Cod,

321
00:18:33,312 --> 00:18:36,080
so the whole family went there.

322
00:18:36,181 --> 00:18:38,649
Narrator: But Jean's unable to
make the journey from Florida.

323
00:18:38,750 --> 00:18:42,253
♪♪

324
00:18:42,354 --> 00:18:44,122
She just didn't feel up for it.

325
00:18:44,223 --> 00:18:47,158
It was fine. I understood it.

326
00:18:47,259 --> 00:18:48,493
She was 78.

327
00:18:48,594 --> 00:18:51,863
I talked to her
while I was packing

328
00:18:51,964 --> 00:18:54,999
and still saying,
"wish you were here."

329
00:18:55,100 --> 00:18:58,569
♪♪

330
00:18:58,670 --> 00:19:00,872
Narrator: As Richie waits
for the ceremony,

331
00:19:00,973 --> 00:19:04,342
he receives a phone call
from Florida.

332
00:19:04,443 --> 00:19:07,945
I got some detective

333
00:19:08,046 --> 00:19:12,383
and they had said, "your... "

334
00:19:12,484 --> 00:19:15,620
♪♪

335
00:19:15,721 --> 00:19:19,824
"Your mother has passed away"
or "has died."

336
00:19:19,925 --> 00:19:22,026
And I said, "what happened?"

337
00:19:22,127 --> 00:19:24,328
And, "she was murdered."

338
00:19:24,429 --> 00:19:31,936
♪♪

339
00:19:32,037 --> 00:19:35,039
♪♪

340
00:19:35,140 --> 00:19:37,341
Renee: Total disbelief.

341
00:19:37,442 --> 00:19:42,980
We had our mother taken
away from us in a terrible way.

342
00:19:43,081 --> 00:19:48,786
♪♪

343
00:19:48,887 --> 00:19:50,221
Didn't know what happened.

344
00:19:50,322 --> 00:19:52,823
Didn't want to go
through the wedding,

345
00:19:52,925 --> 00:19:55,626
but, yet, we had to carry on.

346
00:19:55,727 --> 00:19:58,462
I was a wreck.

347
00:19:58,564 --> 00:20:01,933
Narrator: The siblings come
together, devastated and confused.

348
00:20:02,034 --> 00:20:03,968
♪♪

349
00:20:04,069 --> 00:20:06,671
Richie: Now, I'm the father
of the groom.

350
00:20:06,772 --> 00:20:08,539
I've got to go out there
and I am worried.

351
00:20:08,640 --> 00:20:11,175
We got 200 people

352
00:20:11,276 --> 00:20:13,644
and I don't want to ruin

353
00:20:13,745 --> 00:20:17,748
this lovely girl's wedding,
by even mentioning...

354
00:20:17,849 --> 00:20:21,786
I said, "please, guys, don't
mention a thing to anybody.

355
00:20:21,887 --> 00:20:25,122
Let's not ruin this wedding,
you know?"

356
00:20:25,224 --> 00:20:28,392
So we all said, "let's try
and get through this

357
00:20:28,493 --> 00:20:30,161
and we'll deal with it

358
00:20:30,262 --> 00:20:33,698
after the ceremony,
after the wedding,

359
00:20:33,799 --> 00:20:36,968
and we'll make a plan
and we'll all get to Florida."

360
00:20:37,069 --> 00:20:39,437
Officiant:
For all the days of your life.

361
00:20:48,480 --> 00:20:51,148
[ Cheering, whistling,
and applause ]

362
00:20:51,250 --> 00:20:58,522
♪♪

363
00:20:58,624 --> 00:21:00,891
People thought,
"oh, my god, you know,

364
00:21:00,993 --> 00:21:04,629
"the father is so emotional
about the wedding," you know,

365
00:21:04,730 --> 00:21:06,430
because tears and stuff.

366
00:21:06,531 --> 00:21:10,368
And, of course, they didn't know

367
00:21:10,469 --> 00:21:12,770
anything about my mother
being killed.

368
00:21:12,871 --> 00:21:18,309
♪♪

369
00:21:18,410 --> 00:21:22,613
[ Cheering and whistling ]

370
00:21:22,714 --> 00:21:25,416
[ Applause ]

371
00:21:25,517 --> 00:21:33,517
♪♪

372
00:21:33,959 --> 00:21:36,327
Everybody loved my mother,
you know, and, of course,

373
00:21:36,428 --> 00:21:37,962
the first question was,
"how's your mom?

374
00:21:38,063 --> 00:21:39,230
How's she doing in Florida?"

375
00:21:39,331 --> 00:21:43,000
And we're going,
"oh, fine," you know.

376
00:21:43,101 --> 00:21:45,403
Narrator: While everyone
celebrates around them,

377
00:21:45,504 --> 00:21:49,473
all Jean's children can think
about is who killed their mom.

378
00:21:49,574 --> 00:21:55,980
♪♪

379
00:21:56,081 --> 00:21:57,581
Meanwhile, in new port Richey,

380
00:21:57,683 --> 00:22:00,051
the local sheriff's department
are at the crime scene...

381
00:22:00,152 --> 00:22:04,522
♪♪

382
00:22:04,623 --> 00:22:07,491
...and it's down to detective
Jim Sessa to investigate.

383
00:22:07,592 --> 00:22:09,126
♪♪

384
00:22:09,227 --> 00:22:13,531
Sessa: So this was actually my
very first homicide, Jean's case.

385
00:22:13,632 --> 00:22:16,434
I wanted to do the right job
and I wanted to make sure

386
00:22:16,535 --> 00:22:18,703
everything was done
the best that it could be

387
00:22:18,804 --> 00:22:20,538
and I didn't want to fail.

388
00:22:20,639 --> 00:22:23,407
♪♪

389
00:22:23,508 --> 00:22:25,676
When I walked in,
the first thing I noticed,

390
00:22:25,777 --> 00:22:29,947
there was no forced entry, none,
and around the house.

391
00:22:30,048 --> 00:22:32,950
No screens were cut,
no doors were kicked in,

392
00:22:33,051 --> 00:22:36,987
no jimmying of any of the locks,
nothing to show any force.

393
00:22:37,089 --> 00:22:41,859
The house was immaculate
all the way through.

394
00:22:41,960 --> 00:22:45,996
Narrator: But everything changes
when he reaches the bedroom.

395
00:22:46,098 --> 00:22:49,467
You saw, on her bed,

396
00:22:49,568 --> 00:22:53,471
several empty jewelry boxes,
just scattered.

397
00:22:53,572 --> 00:22:56,140
The drawers were open,
disarrayed.

398
00:22:56,241 --> 00:22:58,275
You seen somebody
had rifled through them.

399
00:22:58,377 --> 00:23:05,082
♪♪

400
00:23:05,183 --> 00:23:08,853
And I see her body

401
00:23:08,954 --> 00:23:13,758
in the wardrobe/closet
of the bedroom.

402
00:23:13,859 --> 00:23:16,394
♪♪

403
00:23:16,495 --> 00:23:21,665
She was face-up and she was
wrapped in duct tape,

404
00:23:21,767 --> 00:23:25,236
you know, yards and yards
of duct tape.

405
00:23:25,337 --> 00:23:28,906
Narrator: There's no question
he's dealing with a homicide.

406
00:23:29,007 --> 00:23:31,876
And we seen right away

407
00:23:31,977 --> 00:23:37,014
how vicious the attack was
for her and how vicious...

408
00:23:37,115 --> 00:23:40,551
The perpetrator of this act
was heartless.

409
00:23:40,652 --> 00:23:43,554
[ Siren wailing ]

410
00:23:43,655 --> 00:23:48,159
Narrator: And the medical
examiner makes a startling discovery.

411
00:23:48,260 --> 00:23:51,796
They removed all the tape
and they found flowers

412
00:23:51,897 --> 00:23:56,801
jammed down her throat,
and she most likely died

413
00:23:56,902 --> 00:23:59,770
from asphyxia,
that she couldn't breathe.

414
00:23:59,871 --> 00:24:05,075
And now we're saying,
"okay, why, why the flowers?

415
00:24:05,177 --> 00:24:09,079
Why why would somebody
throw flowers down her throat

416
00:24:09,181 --> 00:24:10,548
and then tape her up?"

417
00:24:10,649 --> 00:24:17,288
♪♪

418
00:24:17,389 --> 00:24:20,791
Narrator: Richie, Bob, and Renee
arrive the following day.

419
00:24:20,859 --> 00:24:26,197
♪♪

420
00:24:26,298 --> 00:24:30,634
I remember driving up

421
00:24:30,735 --> 00:24:35,139
and yellow caution tape all
around the house.

422
00:24:35,240 --> 00:24:40,177
♪♪

423
00:24:40,278 --> 00:24:42,446
My mother and I had
a hiding place

424
00:24:42,547 --> 00:24:45,716
[ chuckling ]
For some of her jewelry,

425
00:24:45,817 --> 00:24:49,587
so the first thing
I wanted to check was

426
00:24:49,688 --> 00:24:53,123
to see if it was still there.

427
00:24:53,225 --> 00:24:55,693
There was quite an array

428
00:24:55,794 --> 00:24:58,629
of empty jewelry boxes
all over her bed.

429
00:24:58,730 --> 00:25:01,031
♪♪

430
00:25:01,132 --> 00:25:02,399
They informed us that,
of course,

431
00:25:02,501 --> 00:25:04,001
the eight-carat ring
was missing.

432
00:25:04,102 --> 00:25:09,840
♪♪

433
00:25:09,941 --> 00:25:13,444
With my mother, I mean,
it always came down to

434
00:25:13,545 --> 00:25:16,881
jewelry,
that had to be the motive.

435
00:25:16,982 --> 00:25:20,384
♪♪

436
00:25:20,485 --> 00:25:22,887
I said, "well," I said,
"the one person, you know,

437
00:25:22,988 --> 00:25:25,556
that I didn't know offhand
was Tommy,"

438
00:25:25,657 --> 00:25:28,826
and I said, "they've divorced
and, you know,

439
00:25:28,927 --> 00:25:30,628
maybe it's Tommy, you know.

440
00:25:30,729 --> 00:25:32,596
I'd look into him."

441
00:25:32,697 --> 00:25:36,200
Renee: He had easy access
and access to the house.

442
00:25:36,301 --> 00:25:37,801
He possibly wasn't happy

443
00:25:37,903 --> 00:25:42,506
about the dissolvement
of their marriage.

444
00:25:42,607 --> 00:25:47,478
So there were a lot of reasons
to suspect Tommy.

445
00:25:47,579 --> 00:25:49,980
Narrator: Tommy is brought in
for an interview.

446
00:25:50,081 --> 00:25:53,784
♪♪

447
00:26:07,265 --> 00:26:10,367
Our job is to get to the truth
and to find out what we can.

448
00:26:10,468 --> 00:26:12,303
♪♪

449
00:26:12,404 --> 00:26:14,171
Narrator: While Tommy's
being interviewed,

450
00:26:14,272 --> 00:26:16,907
officers execute
a search warrant on his home.

451
00:26:17,008 --> 00:26:21,445
♪♪

452
00:26:21,546 --> 00:26:24,682
We found some clothing
with some blood on it

453
00:26:24,783 --> 00:26:27,518
and the other officers,
the other detectives,

454
00:26:27,619 --> 00:26:29,720
had found duct tape,

455
00:26:29,821 --> 00:26:31,488
silver duct tape, in the garage.

456
00:26:31,590 --> 00:26:34,625
♪♪

457
00:26:36,127 --> 00:26:40,931
♪♪

458
00:26:41,032 --> 00:26:45,636
Narrator: Results are in for the
blood found on Tommy's clothing.

459
00:26:45,737 --> 00:26:47,404
And it's not Jean's.

460
00:26:47,505 --> 00:26:49,540
♪♪

461
00:26:49,641 --> 00:26:52,142
I found that he had
a medical condition

462
00:26:52,243 --> 00:26:55,779
and that medical condition
produced the blood.

463
00:26:55,880 --> 00:26:59,817
Narrator: And the duct tape
is a generic brand.

464
00:26:59,918 --> 00:27:02,052
Plus, he was alibied out

465
00:27:02,153 --> 00:27:04,188
for the time frame
of the homicide,

466
00:27:04,289 --> 00:27:07,491
so that left us totally
in the blank,

467
00:27:07,592 --> 00:27:10,060
as far as Tommy was concerned.

468
00:27:10,161 --> 00:27:13,764
♪♪

469
00:27:13,865 --> 00:27:17,501
And then, Tommy offers
detective Sessa a new lead.

470
00:27:39,391 --> 00:27:41,492
He says, is,
"I'll tell you right now."

471
00:27:41,593 --> 00:27:42,693
He says, "I'll tell you
right now,

472
00:27:42,794 --> 00:27:44,628
I'll bet you I know
exactly who did this...

473
00:27:44,729 --> 00:27:46,130
Ottavio."

474
00:27:46,231 --> 00:27:47,464
♪♪

475
00:27:47,565 --> 00:27:49,833
"He's been trying to be with her

476
00:27:49,934 --> 00:27:52,036
and constantly talking about her

477
00:27:52,137 --> 00:27:54,838
and she threw him off.

478
00:27:54,939 --> 00:27:59,043
If anybody did anything,
I'll bet you he did."

479
00:27:59,144 --> 00:28:01,945
Narrator: And, when detective
Sessa looks into Ottavio,

480
00:28:02,047 --> 00:28:04,181
he discovers a connection...

481
00:28:04,282 --> 00:28:08,886
Ottavio owns a bakery
just a mile from Jean's home.

482
00:28:08,987 --> 00:28:10,387
And he's the brother

483
00:28:10,488 --> 00:28:13,457
of Sergio Volpe,
Jean's new friend.

484
00:28:13,558 --> 00:28:16,560
♪♪

485
00:28:16,661 --> 00:28:18,429
Man: He said
they might realize...

486
00:28:18,530 --> 00:28:21,031
Sessa decides to check
into Ottavio Volpe

487
00:28:21,132 --> 00:28:22,599
before bringing him in,

488
00:28:22,701 --> 00:28:24,635
and Jean's family wants to help.

489
00:28:24,736 --> 00:28:27,805
You know, if you get
those things removed...

490
00:28:27,906 --> 00:28:33,444
I said, "I'm not leaving
until I find out what happened."

491
00:28:33,545 --> 00:28:36,280
Narrator: After forensics have
cleared and processed the scene,

492
00:28:36,381 --> 00:28:40,150
Richie, Renee, and Bob
set up camp at Jean's bungalow

493
00:28:40,251 --> 00:28:41,218
and film it all.

494
00:28:41,319 --> 00:28:43,821
♪♪

495
00:28:43,922 --> 00:28:46,323
We actually moved in
and stayed at the house

496
00:28:46,424 --> 00:28:48,225
and then, we just tried
to do detective work.

497
00:28:55,500 --> 00:28:57,935
We spent our time basically
trying to get our...

498
00:28:58,036 --> 00:29:00,938
You know, figure out
her life a little more,

499
00:29:01,039 --> 00:29:02,806
which we did.

500
00:29:02,907 --> 00:29:03,974
And which almost surprised us,

501
00:29:04,075 --> 00:29:06,844
more than the whole thing.
- There she is.

502
00:29:06,945 --> 00:29:10,447
Narrator: The family believe
the key to solving Jean's murder

503
00:29:10,548 --> 00:29:12,282
is the stolen diamond ring.

504
00:29:12,383 --> 00:29:16,286
♪♪

505
00:29:43,581 --> 00:29:48,085
But Jean had never mentioned
the name Ottavio Volpe before.

506
00:29:48,186 --> 00:29:50,554
You're not going to sell it
privately like that.

507
00:29:59,931 --> 00:30:04,501
We found out all sorts
of information

508
00:30:04,602 --> 00:30:06,503
that we had no idea,

509
00:30:06,604 --> 00:30:09,540
money that she
had loaned people.

510
00:30:09,641 --> 00:30:11,909
Richie: So that was the worry,
you know...

511
00:30:12,010 --> 00:30:14,044
One of these people
just got overly greedy.

512
00:30:14,145 --> 00:30:21,752
♪♪

513
00:30:29,227 --> 00:30:31,195
Narrator:
Two weeks after Jean's murder,

514
00:30:31,296 --> 00:30:33,730
the Schwarzkopfs say
their final farewells

515
00:30:33,832 --> 00:30:36,033
with a ceremony in her backyard.

516
00:30:36,134 --> 00:30:37,734
♪♪

517
00:30:37,836 --> 00:30:42,940
Tried to be as,

518
00:30:43,041 --> 00:30:47,678
you know, elegant and simple,
but beautiful for my mother,

519
00:30:47,779 --> 00:30:50,714
who would like that.

520
00:30:50,815 --> 00:30:56,386
♪♪

521
00:30:56,487 --> 00:30:58,989
Oh, need help?

522
00:31:22,580 --> 00:31:25,282
Everybody laughed
and cried and...

523
00:31:25,383 --> 00:31:27,885
It was a memorable night,
actually.

524
00:31:27,986 --> 00:31:34,725
♪♪

525
00:31:34,826 --> 00:31:36,894
Narrator: Before returning
to their own homes,

526
00:31:36,995 --> 00:31:39,429
the family decide
to take a detour.

527
00:31:39,530 --> 00:31:43,634
♪♪

528
00:31:54,178 --> 00:31:56,346
[ Man sighs ]

529
00:31:56,447 --> 00:31:59,917
♪♪

530
00:32:00,018 --> 00:32:02,185
A few weeks
into his investigation,

531
00:32:02,287 --> 00:32:05,355
detective Sessa gets
another tip about Ottavio,

532
00:32:05,456 --> 00:32:07,925
from a woman
who used to date him.

533
00:32:19,671 --> 00:32:24,541
This fixation on her ring
indicates a motive.

534
00:32:24,642 --> 00:32:27,511
And they bring in Ottavio Volpe
for questioning.

535
00:32:27,612 --> 00:32:32,015
♪♪

536
00:32:32,116 --> 00:32:35,052
He was working at the time
of the murder, you know.

537
00:32:35,153 --> 00:32:37,487
We didn't even say
what time it was, whatever,

538
00:32:37,588 --> 00:32:40,023
but he was either home
or at work, that's all he was.

539
00:32:40,124 --> 00:32:43,961
Narrator: But then, he offers
detectives a lead

540
00:32:44,028 --> 00:32:46,663
and describes a call
from a friend called Frankie

541
00:32:46,764 --> 00:32:48,532
a couple of days before.

542
00:32:58,810 --> 00:33:01,378
A friend of his asked
this guy, Tony,

543
00:33:01,479 --> 00:33:03,180
to come down from Chicago

544
00:33:03,281 --> 00:33:05,415
and let him hang out
with him for a while.

545
00:33:11,289 --> 00:33:13,056
I asked him specifically,
"what's his name?"

546
00:33:13,157 --> 00:33:14,424
He said, "I don't know
his whole name."

547
00:33:58,603 --> 00:34:01,605
♪♪

548
00:34:01,706 --> 00:34:06,343
Narrator: Detectives have the
airline, landing time, and a first name.

549
00:34:06,444 --> 00:34:09,613
♪♪

550
00:34:09,714 --> 00:34:15,419
We check the airline
and see a passenger list.

551
00:34:15,520 --> 00:34:20,557
The first Tony was
in a wheelchair.

552
00:34:20,658 --> 00:34:22,692
No good.
It's not going to be him.

553
00:34:22,794 --> 00:34:25,195
The second Tony
was a person by the name

554
00:34:25,296 --> 00:34:27,164
of Anthony Carcione,

555
00:34:27,265 --> 00:34:29,332
from Chicago.

556
00:34:29,434 --> 00:34:34,805
He was scheduled to come in
on the day prior to the murder

557
00:34:34,906 --> 00:34:37,040
and he was scheduled to leave

558
00:34:37,141 --> 00:34:40,177
the day of the murder,

559
00:34:40,278 --> 00:34:43,146
but he never made it.

560
00:34:43,247 --> 00:34:45,248
This was the break. This was it.

561
00:34:46,751 --> 00:34:49,219
♪♪

562
00:34:49,320 --> 00:34:51,021
Narrator: Detective Sessa
and his team decide

563
00:34:51,122 --> 00:34:53,890
it's time for a trip to Chicago.

564
00:34:53,991 --> 00:34:56,493
They meet Frankie,
the man who called Ottavio.

565
00:34:56,594 --> 00:35:03,567
♪♪

566
00:35:03,668 --> 00:35:04,935
Sessa: We told them why
we were there.

567
00:35:05,036 --> 00:35:07,437
♪♪

568
00:35:07,538 --> 00:35:08,605
Comes right out and says,

569
00:35:08,706 --> 00:35:10,841
"I don't know
what you're talking about."

570
00:35:10,942 --> 00:35:13,710
"Do you know
an Anthony Carcione?"

571
00:35:13,811 --> 00:35:14,878
He's very hesitant now.

572
00:35:14,979 --> 00:35:16,546
He's thinking.

573
00:35:16,647 --> 00:35:20,016
He goes,
"well, I think so, yeah.

574
00:35:20,118 --> 00:35:21,985
I think I know the guy
you're talking about."

575
00:35:22,086 --> 00:35:24,621
♪♪

576
00:35:24,722 --> 00:35:28,291
He said, "well,
a friend of mine gave me a call

577
00:35:28,392 --> 00:35:32,462
and said he needed
a ride back up from Florida

578
00:35:32,563 --> 00:35:34,397
and then, I took him home
and I dropped him off

579
00:35:34,499 --> 00:35:35,465
and that was it."

580
00:35:35,566 --> 00:35:41,238
♪♪

581
00:35:41,339 --> 00:35:42,906
Narrator: Instead of flying back
to Chicago,

582
00:35:43,007 --> 00:35:45,509
Frankie collected Anthony
and drove him home.

583
00:35:45,610 --> 00:35:49,513
♪♪

584
00:35:49,614 --> 00:35:51,581
We knew we had Ottavio,

585
00:35:51,682 --> 00:35:53,917
we knew we had Frank Gigliotti,

586
00:35:54,018 --> 00:35:56,953
and, now, we have to find
Anthony Carcione.

587
00:35:57,054 --> 00:36:01,124
♪♪

588
00:36:01,225 --> 00:36:04,294
Narrator: They track down
Anthony to his Chicago home.

589
00:36:04,395 --> 00:36:05,595
I said, "well,
could you explain to me

590
00:36:05,696 --> 00:36:07,164
why you went down to Florida

591
00:36:07,265 --> 00:36:10,100
and you drove off
with Frankie Gigliotti?"

592
00:36:10,201 --> 00:36:12,202
"I had to go down.

593
00:36:12,270 --> 00:36:14,137
I had to go down to Florida

594
00:36:14,238 --> 00:36:16,640
and I had some trouble
with an old lady."

595
00:36:16,741 --> 00:36:18,575
♪♪

596
00:36:18,676 --> 00:36:20,477
"I didn't want to fly,
I don't want to fly no more,

597
00:36:20,578 --> 00:36:24,714
so I decided to drive up
my good buddy Frankie."

598
00:36:24,815 --> 00:36:27,584
Narrator: Detective Sessa can't
believe that Anthony has mentioned

599
00:36:27,685 --> 00:36:29,119
trouble with an old lady.

600
00:36:29,220 --> 00:36:34,824
♪♪

601
00:36:34,926 --> 00:36:37,093
When detective Sessa
returns to Florida,

602
00:36:37,195 --> 00:36:38,395
the state's attorney says

603
00:36:38,496 --> 00:36:41,097
there's still not enough
evidence to make arrests.

604
00:36:41,199 --> 00:36:43,533
♪♪

605
00:36:43,634 --> 00:36:46,369
Determined to get these
dangerous men off the streets,

606
00:36:46,470 --> 00:36:48,838
Sessa has an idea.

607
00:36:48,940 --> 00:36:53,510
In killing her, they took the
goods that they stole from her

608
00:36:53,611 --> 00:36:55,478
and they transported interstate,

609
00:36:55,580 --> 00:36:59,382
so that's why I decided
to call the FBI.

610
00:36:59,483 --> 00:37:03,320
I knew that we would have a hook

611
00:37:03,421 --> 00:37:06,990
into prosecuting
this case federally,

612
00:37:07,091 --> 00:37:10,026
if we could show
that stolen property

613
00:37:10,127 --> 00:37:12,929
crossed state lines back
to Chicago.

614
00:37:13,030 --> 00:37:15,565
Narrator: Del Fuoco convinces
Frankie to take a plea deal,

615
00:37:15,666 --> 00:37:18,969
in exchange for his testimony
on moving the stolen jewelry.

616
00:37:19,070 --> 00:37:24,441
♪♪

617
00:37:24,542 --> 00:37:27,410
Frankie pleads guilty
to conspiracy to transport,

618
00:37:27,511 --> 00:37:30,614
transmit, and transfer
in interstate commerce

619
00:37:30,715 --> 00:37:33,116
and is sentenced
to five years in prison.

620
00:37:33,217 --> 00:37:34,918
In October 2000,

621
00:37:35,019 --> 00:37:36,286
the case goes to trial,

622
00:37:36,387 --> 00:37:37,854
in federal court.

623
00:37:37,955 --> 00:37:40,490
I was not able to charge murder,

624
00:37:40,591 --> 00:37:43,627
but I was able to charge all
of the other things.

625
00:37:43,728 --> 00:37:46,630
Narrator: Ottavio Volpe pleads
guilty to charges of conspiracy,

626
00:37:46,731 --> 00:37:48,732
interstate travel
and transportation

627
00:37:48,833 --> 00:37:50,467
in aid of racketeering,

628
00:37:50,534 --> 00:37:52,569
and conspiracy to commit
money laundering.

629
00:37:52,670 --> 00:37:54,638
♪♪

630
00:37:54,739 --> 00:37:58,174
Anthony Carcione pleads
not guilty to the same charges,

631
00:37:58,276 --> 00:37:59,843
but both are found guilty

632
00:37:59,944 --> 00:38:03,146
and sentenced to life
in prison, plus 20 years.

633
00:38:03,247 --> 00:38:08,451
♪♪

634
00:38:08,552 --> 00:38:13,023
Once we got the convictions
and had all the evidence,

635
00:38:13,124 --> 00:38:15,225
the key was, "okay, guys,

636
00:38:15,326 --> 00:38:18,728
here's the evidence,
wrapped up with a nice bow."

637
00:38:18,829 --> 00:38:21,965
♪♪

638
00:38:22,066 --> 00:38:24,367
Narrator: Detectives won't let
the murder charges go,

639
00:38:24,468 --> 00:38:27,070
and pursue the evidence,
piece by piece.

640
00:38:27,171 --> 00:38:31,641
♪♪

641
00:38:31,742 --> 00:38:35,612
A year later, Ottavio Volpe
and Anthony Carcione

642
00:38:35,713 --> 00:38:37,147
are brought to trial again...

643
00:38:37,248 --> 00:38:39,449
♪♪

644
00:38:39,550 --> 00:38:42,052
...this time,
in the state of Florida,

645
00:38:42,153 --> 00:38:47,090
and, finally, on charges
of first-degree murder.

646
00:38:47,191 --> 00:38:48,625
Prosecutors lay out

647
00:38:48,726 --> 00:38:52,429
[ camera shutter clicking ]
What they believe happened.

648
00:38:52,530 --> 00:38:56,266
After meeting Jean
through his brother Sergio,

649
00:38:56,367 --> 00:39:00,236
Ottavio secretly became fixated
on her diamond ring.

650
00:39:00,338 --> 00:39:02,072
But knowing Jean
would recognize him,

651
00:39:02,173 --> 00:39:05,208
if he attempted to take it,
he calls his friend Frankie,

652
00:39:05,309 --> 00:39:07,344
who arranges
for Anthony to help.

653
00:39:07,445 --> 00:39:13,783
♪♪

654
00:39:13,884 --> 00:39:15,852
Ottavio parked the car,

655
00:39:15,953 --> 00:39:17,987
Anthony got out
with the flowers,

656
00:39:18,089 --> 00:39:20,323
and the gloves, and the tape,

657
00:39:20,424 --> 00:39:23,426
and then walked up
to Jean's home.

658
00:39:23,527 --> 00:39:27,797
♪♪

659
00:39:27,898 --> 00:39:29,566
Jean answers it.

660
00:39:29,667 --> 00:39:33,670
He's posing as a delivery man
for the flowers.

661
00:39:33,771 --> 00:39:37,040
Once she opens the door,
he bulrushes her,

662
00:39:37,141 --> 00:39:39,142
gets her in,

663
00:39:39,243 --> 00:39:40,944
drops the flowers,

664
00:39:41,045 --> 00:39:43,480
drags her into the bedroom,

665
00:39:43,581 --> 00:39:46,916
demanding to know
where the jewelry is,

666
00:39:47,017 --> 00:39:48,518
"where's the rock?"

667
00:39:48,619 --> 00:39:50,220
♪♪

668
00:39:50,321 --> 00:39:53,256
After she could do
whatever she could do

669
00:39:53,357 --> 00:39:55,692
to give him what he wanted,

670
00:39:55,793 --> 00:39:59,662
he then begins
to viciously beat her.

671
00:39:59,764 --> 00:40:02,432
♪♪

672
00:40:02,533 --> 00:40:05,769
Took part of the flowers
that he delivered...

673
00:40:05,870 --> 00:40:08,605
♪♪

674
00:40:08,706 --> 00:40:10,974
...put them in her mouth,

675
00:40:11,075 --> 00:40:13,276
after she's been
beaten severely,

676
00:40:13,377 --> 00:40:15,512
and then started
taping her up like a mummy...

677
00:40:15,613 --> 00:40:19,549
♪♪

678
00:40:19,650 --> 00:40:21,484
...all around her body,
everywhere.

679
00:40:21,585 --> 00:40:25,522
♪♪

680
00:40:25,623 --> 00:40:29,559
Takes everything,
puts it in her handbag,

681
00:40:29,660 --> 00:40:32,529
along with the flowers
that he brought,

682
00:40:32,630 --> 00:40:35,298
and starts walking out of the
house like nothing happened.

683
00:40:35,399 --> 00:40:43,399
♪♪

684
00:40:43,641 --> 00:40:46,109
♪♪

685
00:40:46,210 --> 00:40:48,545
Narrator: Ottavio Volpe
and Anthony Carcione

686
00:40:48,646 --> 00:40:51,714
are both found guilty
of first-degree murder

687
00:40:51,816 --> 00:40:53,349
and given life sentences.

688
00:40:53,451 --> 00:40:55,985
[ Melancholy tune plays ]

689
00:40:56,086 --> 00:41:00,323
This was a terrible situation
on a poor woman

690
00:41:00,424 --> 00:41:03,760
who was a grandmother,
a mother, of a family...

691
00:41:03,861 --> 00:41:05,428
♪♪

692
00:41:05,529 --> 00:41:07,430
...that was lost because

693
00:41:07,531 --> 00:41:13,369
a few men thought they could

694
00:41:13,471 --> 00:41:17,173
take care of her
and she was an easy Mark.

695
00:41:17,274 --> 00:41:19,375
People were brought to justice,
and that's good.

696
00:41:19,443 --> 00:41:22,312
It doesn't bring mom back, but,

697
00:41:22,413 --> 00:41:27,317
it does make you feel better
that justice was served.

698
00:41:27,418 --> 00:41:33,490
They took a wonderful woman
who was younger than her age

699
00:41:33,591 --> 00:41:38,561
and was living a good life
and had many more years to come.

700
00:41:38,662 --> 00:41:43,633
♪♪

701
00:41:43,734 --> 00:41:46,603
Narrator: Even though Jean's
life ended tragically,

702
00:41:46,704 --> 00:41:50,073
the Schwarzkopf children remain
inspired by her life story.

703
00:41:50,174 --> 00:41:52,575
♪♪

704
00:41:52,676 --> 00:41:57,714
Jean took the years he had left
and enjoyed them to the fullest.

705
00:41:57,815 --> 00:42:01,084
♪♪

706
00:42:01,185 --> 00:42:03,486
Renee: I think she would find it
ironic, all of a sudden,

707
00:42:03,587 --> 00:42:08,291
that she became one
of her own biographies.

708
00:42:08,392 --> 00:42:09,659
♪♪

709
00:42:09,760 --> 00:42:10,894
[ Chuckle ]

710
00:42:10,995 --> 00:42:12,529
She loved reading about people

711
00:42:12,630 --> 00:42:16,065
and people's lives
fascinated her

712
00:42:16,166 --> 00:42:19,235
and, all of a sudden,

713
00:42:19,336 --> 00:42:24,274
her story has become
everybody else's story.

714
00:42:24,375 --> 00:42:28,278
♪♪

715
00:42:28,379 --> 00:42:31,981
Maybe that would make her happy,
in some weird way.

716
00:42:32,082 --> 00:42:33,082
[ Laughs ]

717
00:42:33,183 --> 00:42:35,285
♪♪