1 00:00:03,136 --> 00:00:04,269 - I'm craig melvin, 2 00:00:04,271 --> 00:00:07,039 And this is "dateline: Secrets uncovered." 3 00:00:08,108 --> 00:00:10,809 - I couldn't comprehend what was happening. 4 00:00:10,811 --> 00:00:14,079 I couldn't sleep. Losing my husband. 5 00:00:14,081 --> 00:00:17,549 Some image that is never gonna go away. 6 00:00:17,551 --> 00:00:20,552 - A father out for a walk with his son. 7 00:00:20,554 --> 00:00:24,289 - I heard shots. Very loud shots. 8 00:00:24,291 --> 00:00:27,592 - The child survives. The father does not. 9 00:00:27,594 --> 00:00:29,961 - All he was asking was "honey, tell me. 10 00:00:29,963 --> 00:00:32,030 How's the baby? Is the baby okay?" 11 00:00:32,032 --> 00:00:33,632 - It was an execution. - Yes. 12 00:00:33,634 --> 00:00:35,634 - The killers? Never caught. 13 00:00:35,636 --> 00:00:36,902 - We're waitin' for a phone call. 14 00:00:36,904 --> 00:00:39,471 Waitin' for a break. Nothing was coming in. 15 00:00:39,473 --> 00:00:42,574 - Then one month later, another shooting. 16 00:00:42,576 --> 00:00:45,110 The victim? The dead man's partner. 17 00:00:45,112 --> 00:00:48,447 And no question this time who the killer was. 18 00:00:48,449 --> 00:00:51,983 - I panicked because I thought he was reaching for his gun 19 00:00:51,985 --> 00:00:53,585 And that's when I shot. 20 00:00:53,587 --> 00:00:55,654 - Was it self defense? 21 00:00:55,656 --> 00:00:58,323 - The lead detective kept telling us 22 00:00:58,325 --> 00:01:00,592 Everyone's life is in danger. 23 00:01:00,594 --> 00:01:02,561 - Or was it something else? 24 00:01:02,563 --> 00:01:04,663 - It's a lousy excuse to kill somebody. 25 00:01:04,665 --> 00:01:07,399 - What secrets were stored on this tape? 26 00:01:09,903 --> 00:01:11,069 Villain? 27 00:01:11,071 --> 00:01:12,304 - I just couldn't believe what I heard. 28 00:01:12,306 --> 00:01:13,472 - Or victim? 29 00:01:13,474 --> 00:01:18,410 - Hug your family. Kiss your children. 30 00:01:18,412 --> 00:01:20,712 You don't know when you're gonna lose them. 31 00:01:20,714 --> 00:01:28,720 ♪♪ 32 00:01:28,722 --> 00:01:32,057 - Hello, and welcome to "dateline: Secrets uncovered." 33 00:01:32,059 --> 00:01:33,892 In a hail of gunfire, 34 00:01:33,894 --> 00:01:37,629 Cindy carballo's world turned upside down. 35 00:01:37,631 --> 00:01:39,364 Her husband was murdered. 36 00:01:39,366 --> 00:01:42,100 The couple's baby boy, shot multiple times, 37 00:01:42,102 --> 00:01:44,636 Somehow survived. 38 00:01:44,638 --> 00:01:47,439 Wracked with grief, the young widow 39 00:01:47,441 --> 00:01:50,909 Was now forced to rear their son alone. 40 00:01:50,911 --> 00:01:52,844 But any hope of building a brighter future 41 00:01:52,846 --> 00:01:56,115 Was threatened when a dark secret 42 00:01:56,117 --> 00:01:57,782 Came to light. 43 00:01:57,784 --> 00:02:00,986 Here's keith morrison with "miami heat." 44 00:02:00,988 --> 00:02:03,455 ♪♪ 45 00:02:03,457 --> 00:02:05,590 - It was dusk in miami. 46 00:02:05,592 --> 00:02:08,460 The day's heat retreated. Parks filled up. 47 00:02:08,462 --> 00:02:09,861 [cheering] 48 00:02:09,863 --> 00:02:12,798 Soccer games were called to order. 49 00:02:12,800 --> 00:02:15,667 Orlando mesa loved the evening ritual. 50 00:02:15,669 --> 00:02:18,137 His and his 18-month-old son, noah. 51 00:02:19,740 --> 00:02:23,208 Orlando doted on the boy. 52 00:02:23,210 --> 00:02:25,410 - He was a hands-on dad. 53 00:02:25,412 --> 00:02:26,745 Yay! 54 00:02:26,747 --> 00:02:30,749 - And noah's mom, cindy, was there to record it all. 55 00:02:30,751 --> 00:02:32,817 - My husband was an outdoor person, 56 00:02:32,819 --> 00:02:35,320 So, you know, he was always doing things, 57 00:02:35,322 --> 00:02:37,623 You know, with-with noah. 58 00:02:38,525 --> 00:02:41,159 - And so, on a spring evening in the gathering dusk, 59 00:02:41,161 --> 00:02:45,297 Orlando walked behind noah who rolled along on his toy car. 60 00:02:45,299 --> 00:02:48,433 A security camera watched them toddle down the sidewalk. 61 00:02:49,770 --> 00:02:53,038 They disappeared around a corner. 62 00:02:53,040 --> 00:02:56,541 - That was the worst day of my life. 63 00:02:56,543 --> 00:02:57,976 - What happened? 64 00:02:57,978 --> 00:03:01,880 Well, that's still being debated, in a way. 65 00:03:01,882 --> 00:03:04,015 A chain of events, certainly of which 66 00:03:04,017 --> 00:03:08,119 A father-son evening stroll may had been the first 67 00:03:08,121 --> 00:03:10,389 But certainly not the last. 68 00:03:11,659 --> 00:03:14,459 But a moment first to fill you in. 69 00:03:14,461 --> 00:03:16,061 Cindy, or janepsy, 70 00:03:16,063 --> 00:03:17,996 The name she was born with in cuba, 71 00:03:17,998 --> 00:03:20,165 Came to miami as a teenager. 72 00:03:20,167 --> 00:03:22,067 And she was bright and ambitious. 73 00:03:22,069 --> 00:03:24,336 She learned english pretty much from scratch. 74 00:03:24,338 --> 00:03:27,405 Became a hairdresser, experimented with her own 75 00:03:27,407 --> 00:03:30,175 Quite frequently, as you'll see. 76 00:03:32,079 --> 00:03:35,780 It was back in 2006, cindy carballo had been invited 77 00:03:35,782 --> 00:03:39,017 To a super bowl party. Lots of people there. 78 00:03:39,019 --> 00:03:43,288 In the crowd and the noise, she didn't notice orlando mesa. 79 00:03:43,290 --> 00:03:45,924 But he noticed her. 80 00:03:45,926 --> 00:03:49,261 - According to him, it was love at first sight. 81 00:03:49,263 --> 00:03:50,195 [chuckle] 82 00:03:50,197 --> 00:03:51,830 - Did you feel that way too? 83 00:03:51,832 --> 00:03:54,232 - Not at first. 84 00:03:54,234 --> 00:03:55,967 - But then after that super bowl party, 85 00:03:55,969 --> 00:03:57,669 She got very interested in 86 00:03:57,671 --> 00:04:00,639 That funny handsome guy named orlando. 87 00:04:00,641 --> 00:04:03,842 The mechanic with the wild curly hair. 88 00:04:03,844 --> 00:04:07,613 - He definitely was a jokester, so he made me laugh. 89 00:04:08,782 --> 00:04:12,751 - Orly, as she called him, was as ambitious as she was. 90 00:04:12,753 --> 00:04:14,653 He didn't just fix cars, 91 00:04:14,655 --> 00:04:16,788 He bought a couple of lunch trucks 92 00:04:16,790 --> 00:04:20,458 And then he branched out into real estate development. 93 00:04:20,460 --> 00:04:22,460 Having tried marriage once, 94 00:04:22,462 --> 00:04:24,629 Cindy was reluctant to try again. 95 00:04:24,631 --> 00:04:26,398 But orlando? 96 00:04:26,400 --> 00:04:29,334 Not a man inclined to entertain doubts. 97 00:04:29,336 --> 00:04:33,705 And one weekend, he invited cindy to a barbecue party. 98 00:04:33,707 --> 00:04:38,076 - He surprised me. He knew that I love mariachis. 99 00:04:38,078 --> 00:04:40,145 And then all of a sudden, all of these mariachis, 100 00:04:40,147 --> 00:04:42,747 They come in and singing 101 00:04:42,749 --> 00:04:46,017 And he gets on his knees and he proposed. 102 00:04:46,019 --> 00:04:48,086 So, it was exciting. 103 00:04:48,088 --> 00:04:49,354 - That's a day you don't forget. 104 00:04:49,356 --> 00:04:51,189 - Never. 105 00:04:51,191 --> 00:04:55,093 - So, in short order they got married 106 00:04:55,095 --> 00:04:58,563 And had a baby and became a family. 107 00:04:58,565 --> 00:05:00,799 Why'd you pick noah as the name? 108 00:05:00,801 --> 00:05:05,036 - They had a book on baby names and I saw the name noah 109 00:05:05,038 --> 00:05:08,573 And it said, uh, it meant "new beginning," 110 00:05:08,575 --> 00:05:10,975 So I loved it. 111 00:05:10,977 --> 00:05:13,878 - So it was. A new beginning. 112 00:05:13,880 --> 00:05:17,382 As aptly recorded as any new parents could make it. 113 00:05:17,384 --> 00:05:20,719 But if this was the beginning, 114 00:05:20,721 --> 00:05:23,588 Then what was this? 115 00:05:23,590 --> 00:05:26,458 That early evening in April 2008, 116 00:05:26,460 --> 00:05:28,994 Orlando and noah heading down the street 117 00:05:28,996 --> 00:05:31,062 With this toy car. 118 00:05:31,064 --> 00:05:34,999 They turned the corner. Out of camera range now. 119 00:05:35,001 --> 00:05:38,403 And then-- - I heard shots. 120 00:05:38,405 --> 00:05:41,639 Very loud shots. And I went outside. 121 00:05:41,641 --> 00:05:45,577 That's when I saw my husband full of blood, 122 00:05:47,948 --> 00:05:50,148 Crying for help. 123 00:05:50,150 --> 00:05:53,084 I'm sorry. 124 00:05:53,086 --> 00:05:56,421 It's an image that is never gonna go away. 125 00:05:56,423 --> 00:06:01,026 I didn't see my son at first, so I thought the worst. 126 00:06:01,028 --> 00:06:04,796 I-I went crazy because I thought my son was kidnapped. 127 00:06:05,699 --> 00:06:08,233 - Then, from the front yard near where orlando fell, 128 00:06:08,235 --> 00:06:10,201 A neighbor called out. 129 00:06:10,203 --> 00:06:12,637 - And she said, "no, your-- I have your son." 130 00:06:12,639 --> 00:06:14,639 My brave neighbor. 131 00:06:14,641 --> 00:06:17,876 She took my son from my husband's arms. 132 00:06:19,312 --> 00:06:22,647 When I ran to grab my son, my son was shot. 133 00:06:22,649 --> 00:06:24,315 Full of blood. 134 00:06:24,317 --> 00:06:25,684 - Neighbors called 911. 135 00:06:27,254 --> 00:06:29,954 In the distance, as the caller spoke to 911, 136 00:06:29,956 --> 00:06:32,257 A woman screamed. 137 00:06:32,259 --> 00:06:33,625 It was cindy. 138 00:06:38,398 --> 00:06:40,865 Cindy held her son for dear life. 139 00:06:40,867 --> 00:06:43,335 Orlando tried to speak. 140 00:06:43,337 --> 00:06:46,538 - All he was asking was, "honey, tell me, how's the baby? 141 00:06:46,540 --> 00:06:48,239 "is the baby okay?" 142 00:06:48,241 --> 00:06:50,341 - Then, an agonizing decision. 143 00:06:50,343 --> 00:06:52,544 Ride in the ambulance with her baby 144 00:06:52,546 --> 00:06:55,146 Or stay by her dying husband. 145 00:06:55,148 --> 00:06:57,882 - Of course I was torn in two, 146 00:06:57,884 --> 00:07:00,285 But my main concern was my baby, 147 00:07:00,287 --> 00:07:03,188 So I jumped immediately in the ambulance. 148 00:07:04,658 --> 00:07:07,425 - As cindy sped away to the hospital with noah, 149 00:07:07,427 --> 00:07:10,528 The paramedics worked on orlando where he fell, 150 00:07:10,530 --> 00:07:11,963 But it was too late. 151 00:07:11,965 --> 00:07:13,698 They could not save him. 152 00:07:13,700 --> 00:07:16,000 Felix guadarrama, then a detective with 153 00:07:16,002 --> 00:07:17,869 The north miami police department, 154 00:07:17,871 --> 00:07:19,904 Went to the hospital to check on the boy 155 00:07:19,906 --> 00:07:21,906 And deliver the bad news. 156 00:07:21,908 --> 00:07:23,975 - That's the toughest part of my job. 157 00:07:23,977 --> 00:07:25,710 - How did she take it? 158 00:07:25,712 --> 00:07:28,313 - She obviously became even more upset. 159 00:07:28,315 --> 00:07:30,014 Everybody started cryin'. 160 00:07:30,016 --> 00:07:32,517 It was just horrible to hear news like that. 161 00:07:33,120 --> 00:07:35,386 - But little noah would make it. 162 00:07:35,388 --> 00:07:39,924 Would be okay thanks to his father's selflessness. 163 00:07:39,926 --> 00:07:43,728 - My son, um, was shot in his arm 164 00:07:43,730 --> 00:07:45,263 And in his leg 165 00:07:45,265 --> 00:07:49,534 But, you know, his father protected him. 166 00:07:49,536 --> 00:07:51,369 - Held him and covered him? 167 00:07:51,371 --> 00:07:55,673 - When they were shooting at him, 168 00:07:55,675 --> 00:07:59,611 He just lifted my son up. 169 00:07:59,613 --> 00:08:01,413 - Keep them away from his body. 170 00:08:03,216 --> 00:08:06,584 What do you miss most about him? 171 00:08:06,586 --> 00:08:08,753 - Being with him all the time. 172 00:08:08,755 --> 00:08:11,155 - That was when your life made sense. 173 00:08:11,157 --> 00:08:14,559 - That's what I knew. Us together with our baby. 174 00:08:15,896 --> 00:08:18,096 - But now, orlando was gone 175 00:08:18,098 --> 00:08:21,366 And little noah was wounded and suffering. 176 00:08:21,368 --> 00:08:23,969 And so, she took him home to care for him there 177 00:08:23,971 --> 00:08:26,238 In a house that felt empty. 178 00:08:26,240 --> 00:08:27,805 - I couldn't sleep. 179 00:08:27,807 --> 00:08:31,309 See my baby suffer with the wounds. 180 00:08:31,311 --> 00:08:32,911 Losing my husband. 181 00:08:32,913 --> 00:08:36,248 He was very loved by everyone in my family. 182 00:08:37,384 --> 00:08:39,450 - Clearly, however, there was someone 183 00:08:39,452 --> 00:08:43,454 Who didn't feel the same way about orlando mesa. 184 00:08:43,456 --> 00:08:45,523 And before long, said cindy, 185 00:08:45,525 --> 00:08:47,158 She and the north miami police 186 00:08:47,160 --> 00:08:50,194 Came to the very same conclusion 187 00:08:50,196 --> 00:08:52,831 About who that might be. 188 00:08:54,367 --> 00:08:55,700 - Coming up. 189 00:08:55,702 --> 00:08:59,737 Cindy points to someone she thinks is a possible suspect 190 00:08:59,739 --> 00:09:01,205 And begs for help 191 00:09:01,207 --> 00:09:04,009 In bringing her husband's killer to justice. 192 00:09:04,011 --> 00:09:08,146 - Hug your family. Kiss your children. 193 00:09:09,215 --> 00:09:11,349 You don't know when you're gonna lose them. 194 00:09:11,351 --> 00:09:15,486 - And a revealing piece of evidence caught on camera. 195 00:09:15,488 --> 00:09:16,688 - He was on the ground. 196 00:09:16,690 --> 00:09:18,557 They come back by 197 00:09:18,559 --> 00:09:20,358 And now you have a second, uh, 198 00:09:20,360 --> 00:09:21,626 Rally of shots. 199 00:09:21,628 --> 00:09:23,728 - It was an execution? - Yes. 200 00:09:23,730 --> 00:09:26,965 - When "dateline: Secrets uncovered" continues. 201 00:09:30,636 --> 00:09:36,274 ♪♪ 202 00:09:36,276 --> 00:09:38,310 - They were just going for a walk 203 00:09:38,312 --> 00:09:42,947 On a pleasant miami evening. And yet. 204 00:09:42,949 --> 00:09:45,083 When her husband was gunned down and killed, 205 00:09:45,085 --> 00:09:46,784 Her 18-month-old son wounded, 206 00:09:46,786 --> 00:09:49,988 Cindy carballo didn't quite get it right away 207 00:09:49,990 --> 00:09:53,925 That hers was a particular kind of nightmare. 208 00:09:53,927 --> 00:09:55,994 This was an execution. 209 00:09:55,996 --> 00:09:58,062 What does it do to your head when you think that? 210 00:09:58,064 --> 00:10:00,031 Somebody wanted him dead. 211 00:10:00,033 --> 00:10:02,334 - I couldn't comprehend what was happening. 212 00:10:02,336 --> 00:10:06,738 I was just in pain that I had lost my husband. 213 00:10:06,740 --> 00:10:08,306 - Three days after the shooting, 214 00:10:08,308 --> 00:10:11,809 Cindy went before tv cameras at police headquarters. 215 00:10:11,811 --> 00:10:15,880 - Hug your family. Kiss your children. 216 00:10:16,850 --> 00:10:19,384 You don't know when you're gonna lose them. 217 00:10:19,386 --> 00:10:20,885 - Holding her son noah, 218 00:10:20,887 --> 00:10:23,121 His injured arm wrapped in bandages, 219 00:10:23,123 --> 00:10:25,690 She appealed for help to find the killer. 220 00:10:25,692 --> 00:10:28,893 - The most little information, they-they-- 221 00:10:28,895 --> 00:10:30,762 You know, please just come forward. 222 00:10:30,764 --> 00:10:32,597 - Police had urged her to make the appeal 223 00:10:32,599 --> 00:10:35,366 Hoping that all the emotion would help generate 224 00:10:35,368 --> 00:10:37,535 Some much-needed leads. 225 00:10:37,537 --> 00:10:39,937 Though there was one lead both amazing 226 00:10:39,939 --> 00:10:42,607 And ultimately frustrating. 227 00:10:42,609 --> 00:10:44,842 Right there, just below the roof line 228 00:10:44,844 --> 00:10:48,846 Of cindy and orlando's house, was a security camera. 229 00:10:48,848 --> 00:10:52,117 Trevor shinn was a major with the north miami police. 230 00:10:52,119 --> 00:10:54,218 - We had video footage 231 00:10:54,220 --> 00:10:57,455 That we obtained from the victim's home. 232 00:10:57,457 --> 00:10:59,724 - That's the camera that captured father and son 233 00:10:59,726 --> 00:11:01,459 Heading out of the house and down the street 234 00:11:01,461 --> 00:11:03,728 On that last walk they took together. 235 00:11:04,931 --> 00:11:07,965 Then watch this. A car barrels up to the curb. 236 00:11:07,967 --> 00:11:10,068 Two men burst out, guns drawn. 237 00:11:10,070 --> 00:11:12,870 Run around the corner out of camera range. 238 00:11:12,872 --> 00:11:15,840 That's where they open fire on orlando and noah. 239 00:11:15,842 --> 00:11:16,941 Within 15 seconds, 240 00:11:16,943 --> 00:11:19,878 They're back in the car speeding away. 241 00:11:19,880 --> 00:11:22,780 But they're not done. 242 00:11:22,782 --> 00:11:25,850 - He was on the ground. They come back by 243 00:11:25,852 --> 00:11:28,953 And now you have a second, uh, rally of shots. 244 00:11:28,955 --> 00:11:31,355 - It was an execution? - Yes. 245 00:11:31,357 --> 00:11:34,292 - Nobody could identify the two you could see on the video. 246 00:11:34,294 --> 00:11:35,560 Best witnesses could say 247 00:11:35,562 --> 00:11:38,763 They were african-american males with dreadlocks. 248 00:11:38,765 --> 00:11:41,999 One caller said she thought she saw a third man in the car 249 00:11:42,001 --> 00:11:43,268 Besides the two shooters. 250 00:11:45,505 --> 00:11:48,773 They found the car, eventually, abandoned. 251 00:11:48,775 --> 00:11:50,508 It had been stolen. 252 00:11:50,510 --> 00:11:53,478 And the evidence trail cooled dramatically. 253 00:11:53,480 --> 00:11:57,915 As for what the motive was, no one seemed to know. 254 00:11:57,917 --> 00:12:01,853 - It was shocking because my husband 255 00:12:01,855 --> 00:12:03,788 Was very much liked. 256 00:12:03,790 --> 00:12:07,625 He didn't have any known enemies. 257 00:12:07,627 --> 00:12:09,727 - Was that true? 258 00:12:09,729 --> 00:12:11,929 Detectives at the north miami police department 259 00:12:11,931 --> 00:12:13,932 Threw out a wide net 260 00:12:13,934 --> 00:12:16,734 And they got some help from cindy. 261 00:12:16,736 --> 00:12:18,136 - When you're workin' a homicide, 262 00:12:18,138 --> 00:12:19,904 You-you want to reach out to the people 263 00:12:19,906 --> 00:12:21,773 Who are close to the victim. - Yeah. 264 00:12:21,775 --> 00:12:22,741 - Spouses. - Of course. 265 00:12:22,743 --> 00:12:24,442 - Best friends, business associates. 266 00:12:24,444 --> 00:12:27,011 You want to get as much information. 267 00:12:27,013 --> 00:12:29,680 Are there beefs? Are there bad businesses? 268 00:12:29,682 --> 00:12:32,016 - And that's when cindy thought about 269 00:12:32,018 --> 00:12:34,685 Her husband's new business partner. 270 00:12:34,687 --> 00:12:37,021 Man named ilan nissim. 271 00:12:37,023 --> 00:12:40,057 They guy he got involved with in real estate development. 272 00:12:40,059 --> 00:12:43,795 - When the police, um, questioned me and they said, 273 00:12:43,797 --> 00:12:45,496 "who are his friends and partners 274 00:12:45,498 --> 00:12:48,233 "that he had any incident?" 275 00:12:48,235 --> 00:12:50,501 That's when I said, "well, you know, 276 00:12:50,503 --> 00:12:54,439 "there was an incident with this b-business venture." 277 00:12:55,575 --> 00:12:58,109 - Cindy met ilan nissim and his girlfriend naketa 278 00:12:58,111 --> 00:13:00,378 At a birthday party for their daughter, 279 00:13:00,380 --> 00:13:02,180 Who was noah's age. 280 00:13:02,182 --> 00:13:05,383 And then, said cindy, orlando told her later, 281 00:13:05,385 --> 00:13:06,717 Not long before he was murdered, 282 00:13:06,719 --> 00:13:10,454 That ilan lost a big packet of cash 283 00:13:10,456 --> 00:13:12,390 Orlando had trusted him with. 284 00:13:12,392 --> 00:13:15,059 - My husband gave ilan nissim money 285 00:13:15,061 --> 00:13:18,229 To purchase lots to get in the business. 286 00:13:18,231 --> 00:13:19,397 - A lot of money? 287 00:13:19,399 --> 00:13:23,301 - Um, my knowledge was $180,000. 288 00:13:23,303 --> 00:13:27,472 And there was a robbery and the money was gone. 289 00:13:27,474 --> 00:13:29,974 - 180,000 lost? 290 00:13:29,976 --> 00:13:31,209 In cash? 291 00:13:31,211 --> 00:13:32,677 That's the sort of thing makes a cop sit up 292 00:13:32,679 --> 00:13:34,345 And take notice. 293 00:13:34,347 --> 00:13:37,849 Tell me about the link between nissim and orlando. 294 00:13:37,851 --> 00:13:39,317 What were they doing together? 295 00:13:39,319 --> 00:13:42,353 - Some small real estate, from what we understand. 296 00:13:42,355 --> 00:13:44,288 - But wh-- all these sound like businesses 297 00:13:44,290 --> 00:13:45,890 On the up and up. - Yes. 298 00:13:46,893 --> 00:13:50,428 - Cindy began to suspect that nissim must have had a reason 299 00:13:50,430 --> 00:13:52,763 To want her husband dead. 300 00:13:52,765 --> 00:13:55,900 But as for what he may have done-- 301 00:13:55,902 --> 00:13:57,101 - I don't think she could say. 302 00:13:57,103 --> 00:14:00,238 She just kept saying that he had to be involved 303 00:14:00,240 --> 00:14:02,373 And it was an issue over money. 304 00:14:02,375 --> 00:14:05,509 It was just like her gut feeling this guy was involved. 305 00:14:05,511 --> 00:14:08,446 - And then the 20th of may, 306 00:14:08,448 --> 00:14:10,915 One month to the day after the murder, 307 00:14:10,917 --> 00:14:12,851 The investigation had stalled. 308 00:14:12,853 --> 00:14:15,586 Cindy was at home alone, 309 00:14:15,588 --> 00:14:18,122 Packing to move out of the house she shared with orlando. 310 00:14:19,259 --> 00:14:21,125 What happened? 311 00:14:21,127 --> 00:14:23,928 Well, sometimes it can take a while 312 00:14:23,930 --> 00:14:28,066 To figure out who did what to whom. 313 00:14:29,602 --> 00:14:30,968 - Coming up. 314 00:14:30,970 --> 00:14:34,071 A knock, a shot, and a mystery. 315 00:14:34,073 --> 00:14:35,807 - He made a move and I panicked 316 00:14:35,809 --> 00:14:38,610 Because I thought he was reaching for his gun. 317 00:14:38,612 --> 00:14:41,880 - When "dateline: Secrets uncovered" continues. 318 00:14:45,016 --> 00:14:50,355 ♪♪ 319 00:14:50,357 --> 00:14:53,224 - Burying a loved one is never easy. 320 00:14:53,226 --> 00:14:55,960 Burying a loved one who was murdered? 321 00:14:55,962 --> 00:14:58,095 Incomprehensible. 322 00:14:58,097 --> 00:15:00,765 And to make it somehow worse, said cindy, 323 00:15:00,767 --> 00:15:02,634 Police told her that her suspicions about 324 00:15:02,636 --> 00:15:05,503 That guy ilan nissim were well placed 325 00:15:05,505 --> 00:15:07,905 And they gave her a warning. 326 00:15:07,907 --> 00:15:11,776 - The lead detective, she kept tellin' us 327 00:15:11,778 --> 00:15:14,912 This are dangerous individual. 328 00:15:14,914 --> 00:15:16,781 - And then, this was pretty terrifying, 329 00:15:16,783 --> 00:15:18,516 Said cindy, after the murder, 330 00:15:18,518 --> 00:15:21,986 Nissim called her on the phone incessantly. 331 00:15:21,988 --> 00:15:25,456 - He always inquire about the investigation, 332 00:15:25,458 --> 00:15:28,092 So I felt he wanted to keep me close 333 00:15:28,094 --> 00:15:31,763 For information if he was, uh, maybe a suspect. 334 00:15:32,899 --> 00:15:34,265 - And on the day of orlando's funeral 335 00:15:34,267 --> 00:15:36,901 Who should show up but nissim himself. 336 00:15:36,903 --> 00:15:38,469 That's gotta be pretty bizarre, 337 00:15:38,471 --> 00:15:39,704 To have him at the funeral 338 00:15:39,706 --> 00:15:41,973 When you think he had your husband killed. 339 00:15:41,975 --> 00:15:43,207 - It was. It was. 340 00:15:43,209 --> 00:15:46,277 I immediately told the lead detective. 341 00:15:46,279 --> 00:15:48,112 - Mm-hmm. - In the case. 342 00:15:48,114 --> 00:15:51,215 - The lead detective came to the funeral also. 343 00:15:51,217 --> 00:15:54,352 - And she instructed us 344 00:15:54,354 --> 00:15:57,188 To act natural, 345 00:15:57,190 --> 00:15:59,490 Not to let him suspect 346 00:15:59,492 --> 00:16:04,095 That we knew that he was the person. 347 00:16:05,031 --> 00:16:07,732 - And to keep taking nissim's calls. 348 00:16:07,734 --> 00:16:10,701 Cindy thought she could help the police solve the case. 349 00:16:10,703 --> 00:16:13,037 But there was a little more involved 350 00:16:13,039 --> 00:16:14,973 Than a pure murder investigation. 351 00:16:14,975 --> 00:16:18,442 The feds were in on it now, said abbe rifkin, 352 00:16:18,444 --> 00:16:21,045 The prosecutor assigned to the murder case. 353 00:16:21,047 --> 00:16:22,680 - They were looking at mr. Nissim 354 00:16:22,682 --> 00:16:24,716 As they were looking at her husband 355 00:16:24,718 --> 00:16:27,051 As they were looking at other people 356 00:16:27,053 --> 00:16:30,187 Who were allegedly in the drug, um, business. 357 00:16:30,189 --> 00:16:33,257 - The drug business? Yes. 358 00:16:33,259 --> 00:16:35,126 All that missing cash 359 00:16:35,128 --> 00:16:37,395 And orlando's three prior convictions 360 00:16:37,397 --> 00:16:40,064 For marijuana and cocaine possession. 361 00:16:40,066 --> 00:16:44,702 Those things gave the crime the whiff of a classic drug hit. 362 00:16:44,704 --> 00:16:48,472 - My husband, unfortunately, had a past 363 00:16:48,474 --> 00:16:51,742 Before I met him, before I marry him. 364 00:16:51,744 --> 00:16:55,479 - Mind you, orlando's crimes were not exactly big time. 365 00:16:55,481 --> 00:16:57,882 He pleaded guilty to all those charges 366 00:16:57,884 --> 00:17:00,084 And served a few days in jail. 367 00:17:00,086 --> 00:17:02,086 And though nissim also had a record, 368 00:17:02,088 --> 00:17:04,021 Several assault convictions years earlier 369 00:17:04,023 --> 00:17:06,724 When he was not yet 20-- none of them 370 00:17:06,726 --> 00:17:09,027 Had a thing to do with the drug trade. 371 00:17:09,029 --> 00:17:11,562 Still, the question was, had something happened 372 00:17:11,564 --> 00:17:13,764 To sour their partnership? 373 00:17:13,766 --> 00:17:15,766 Just over three weeks after the murder, 374 00:17:15,768 --> 00:17:17,835 The police asked cindy to do more than 375 00:17:17,837 --> 00:17:20,371 Just keep an eye on nissim. 376 00:17:20,373 --> 00:17:23,574 - I was asked by the lead detective 377 00:17:23,576 --> 00:17:25,977 To maintain communication with him 378 00:17:25,979 --> 00:17:29,413 So I could work with them wearing a wire 379 00:17:29,415 --> 00:17:32,250 And help them catch this individual. 380 00:17:32,252 --> 00:17:34,919 - A potentially dangerous thing to do, of course, 381 00:17:34,921 --> 00:17:36,087 Wearing a wire, 382 00:17:36,089 --> 00:17:37,922 Secretly recording conversations. 383 00:17:37,924 --> 00:17:40,525 Still, cindy said she would do it. 384 00:17:40,527 --> 00:17:42,393 And on the advice of the lead investigator, 385 00:17:42,395 --> 00:17:44,662 Said cindy, she bought a gun 386 00:17:44,664 --> 00:17:46,764 For the first time in her life. 387 00:17:46,766 --> 00:17:49,800 She also decided to move out of her house. 388 00:17:49,802 --> 00:17:52,103 But the wire? 389 00:17:52,105 --> 00:17:54,371 - She never wore the wire. 390 00:17:54,373 --> 00:17:57,742 - No, she did not. And the reason? 391 00:17:59,079 --> 00:18:00,778 It was may 20th, 392 00:18:00,780 --> 00:18:04,081 Exactly one month after the hit on orlando mesa. 393 00:18:04,083 --> 00:18:07,351 Cindy was home alone, packing to move. 394 00:18:07,353 --> 00:18:09,754 Then suddenly, an unexpected guest 395 00:18:09,756 --> 00:18:11,889 Was at her door, said cindy. 396 00:18:11,891 --> 00:18:15,626 Not just any guest. Ilan nissim. 397 00:18:15,628 --> 00:18:17,761 He practically forced his way in, she said. 398 00:18:17,763 --> 00:18:20,297 Peppered her with questions about her husband's business. 399 00:18:20,299 --> 00:18:24,268 - He started asking me about my husband's warehouse. 400 00:18:24,270 --> 00:18:26,704 And if I had my husband's keys. 401 00:18:26,706 --> 00:18:28,639 And I said, "I don't know where he keeps his keys." 402 00:18:28,641 --> 00:18:31,375 That's when he became aggressive and he said that 403 00:18:31,377 --> 00:18:35,479 I knew more than what I was telling him. 404 00:18:35,481 --> 00:18:37,848 - She watched in terror, she said, 405 00:18:37,850 --> 00:18:39,517 As he walked around the house, 406 00:18:39,519 --> 00:18:41,886 As he looked outside and saw that her dogs 407 00:18:41,888 --> 00:18:44,555 Were securely leashed, unable to help her. 408 00:18:44,557 --> 00:18:49,260 And then, she said, it got very scary indeed. 409 00:18:49,262 --> 00:18:53,130 - When he grabbed me, that's when he attack me. 410 00:18:53,132 --> 00:18:55,800 I was able to get away from him. 411 00:18:55,802 --> 00:18:58,603 He reach out to grab me again. 412 00:18:58,605 --> 00:19:01,539 He scratched my neck. He ripped my shirt. 413 00:19:01,541 --> 00:19:04,308 He chased me through the house. 414 00:19:04,310 --> 00:19:06,210 - Cindy said she ran to the living room 415 00:19:06,212 --> 00:19:08,613 Where she kept her newly-purchased gun. 416 00:19:08,615 --> 00:19:10,481 And nissim, right behind her, 417 00:19:10,483 --> 00:19:13,083 Tripped on some bags she was packing. 418 00:19:13,085 --> 00:19:16,453 - And when I turn around, he made a move and I panicked 419 00:19:16,455 --> 00:19:20,157 Because I thought he was reaching for his gun. 420 00:19:20,159 --> 00:19:22,326 And that's when I-I shot. 421 00:19:22,328 --> 00:19:25,630 And I ran out of the house and I called 911. 422 00:19:38,511 --> 00:19:41,445 - He she stopped him? Were there others with him? 423 00:19:41,447 --> 00:19:43,047 She kept running. 424 00:19:43,049 --> 00:19:44,848 - And she's frantically-- and she said, 425 00:19:44,850 --> 00:19:47,184 "oh, they're chasing me. "they're chasing me." 426 00:19:47,186 --> 00:19:48,319 - Back at the house, 427 00:19:48,321 --> 00:19:50,087 Police found nissim on the floor. 428 00:19:50,089 --> 00:19:52,756 He was very dead. 429 00:19:52,758 --> 00:19:55,426 They finally caught up with cindy a few blocks away. 430 00:19:55,428 --> 00:19:57,061 Drove her to headquarters. 431 00:19:57,063 --> 00:19:59,063 How did they treat you that day? 432 00:19:59,065 --> 00:20:02,066 - They treat me very well. They were very nice. 433 00:20:02,068 --> 00:20:06,537 After my statement, they told me that n-- 434 00:20:06,539 --> 00:20:10,140 It was a justifiable self-defense. 435 00:20:10,142 --> 00:20:11,976 - Afterwards, the lead detective 436 00:20:11,978 --> 00:20:14,011 Dropped cindy at her parent's house. 437 00:20:14,013 --> 00:20:18,215 - And she told my family that I did the police a favor 438 00:20:18,217 --> 00:20:21,185 By taking out the trash. 439 00:20:21,187 --> 00:20:24,655 - The next day, news reports quoted the police as saying 440 00:20:24,657 --> 00:20:27,725 Nissim was a suspect in orlando's murder 441 00:20:27,727 --> 00:20:31,428 And that cindy was justified. Shot him in self-defense. 442 00:20:31,430 --> 00:20:36,300 But now, regardless of that, you had just killed somebody. 443 00:20:36,302 --> 00:20:38,569 You'd taken another human life. 444 00:20:38,571 --> 00:20:40,771 - Yes. 445 00:20:40,773 --> 00:20:42,506 - That can't be easy to deal with. 446 00:20:42,508 --> 00:20:45,609 - No, and-and it felt unreal. 447 00:20:45,611 --> 00:20:46,844 It felt unreal. 448 00:20:46,846 --> 00:20:50,914 - However, as you say, the police told you 449 00:20:50,916 --> 00:20:52,916 You'd taken out the trash. 450 00:20:52,918 --> 00:20:55,720 And did they essentially leave you alone after that? 451 00:20:56,789 --> 00:20:59,356 - Um, they dropped me off at my house 452 00:20:59,358 --> 00:21:02,593 And, um, they told me-- my family members 453 00:21:02,595 --> 00:21:04,195 Had nothing to worry about. 454 00:21:04,197 --> 00:21:06,130 - So, you went on rebuilding your life. 455 00:21:06,132 --> 00:21:08,198 - Correct. 456 00:21:08,200 --> 00:21:12,370 - But as they say, don't count your chickens. 457 00:21:13,739 --> 00:21:16,573 - And don't judge a book by its cover. 458 00:21:16,575 --> 00:21:21,245 Was this a story of self-defense or revenge? 459 00:21:21,247 --> 00:21:22,713 Coming up. 460 00:21:26,486 --> 00:21:28,285 - I just couldn't believe what I heard. 461 00:21:28,287 --> 00:21:31,055 - When "dateline: Secrets uncovered" continues. 462 00:21:34,626 --> 00:21:39,296 ♪♪ 463 00:21:39,298 --> 00:21:41,799 - Welcome back to "dateline: Secrets uncovered." 464 00:21:41,801 --> 00:21:43,167 I'm craig melvin. 465 00:21:43,169 --> 00:21:45,369 Cindy carballo told investigators 466 00:21:45,371 --> 00:21:47,237 She had been attacked by the same man 467 00:21:47,239 --> 00:21:51,008 She believed was involved in her husband's murder. 468 00:21:51,010 --> 00:21:55,045 Fearing for her life, she said, she shot him dead. 469 00:21:55,047 --> 00:21:57,981 According to cindy, police assured her 470 00:21:57,983 --> 00:22:00,351 It was justifiable homicide. 471 00:22:00,353 --> 00:22:04,121 But a dirty secret was about to surface. 472 00:22:04,123 --> 00:22:09,026 Was the grieving widow as clean as she was letting on? 473 00:22:09,028 --> 00:22:09,593 Once again, here's keith morrison 474 00:22:09,595 --> 00:22:12,996 With "miami heat." 475 00:22:12,998 --> 00:22:15,799 - Cindy carballo's husband had been murdered, 476 00:22:15,801 --> 00:22:18,669 Her son wounded, and she had just killed 477 00:22:18,671 --> 00:22:21,004 The man she believed was responsible. 478 00:22:21,006 --> 00:22:24,375 It wasn't an easy to load to put in the rearview mirror. 479 00:22:24,377 --> 00:22:28,279 But a few months after she killed ilan nissim, 480 00:22:28,281 --> 00:22:30,948 It was noah's second birthday 481 00:22:30,950 --> 00:22:32,649 And cindy decided his happiness 482 00:22:32,651 --> 00:22:36,153 Would come first, so she organized a party. 483 00:22:36,155 --> 00:22:38,622 Pony rides. A pinata. 484 00:22:38,624 --> 00:22:40,691 The cake. - Yay! 485 00:22:40,693 --> 00:22:43,627 - Cindy, remember, had always been an ambitious person 486 00:22:43,629 --> 00:22:45,763 And now that she was the family breadwinner, 487 00:22:45,765 --> 00:22:48,699 In 2010, two years after the murder, 488 00:22:48,701 --> 00:22:51,102 She and a partner opened a clinic that specialized 489 00:22:51,104 --> 00:22:52,837 In managing pain, 490 00:22:52,839 --> 00:22:55,105 Located in nearby broward county, 491 00:22:55,107 --> 00:22:56,306 Just north of miami. 492 00:22:56,308 --> 00:22:59,877 She hired this man to help get the business going. 493 00:22:59,879 --> 00:23:02,179 His name is john friskey. 494 00:23:02,181 --> 00:23:04,014 - I was sellin' her computers 495 00:23:04,016 --> 00:23:06,317 And helpin' her get set up. 496 00:23:06,319 --> 00:23:08,786 - Pain management clinics were popping up 497 00:23:08,788 --> 00:23:11,121 All over south florida just about then. 498 00:23:11,123 --> 00:23:14,725 And some of them were suspected of being so-called pill mills 499 00:23:14,727 --> 00:23:18,429 Where unethical doctors got rich writing prescriptions 500 00:23:18,431 --> 00:23:21,498 For narcotics like oxycontin. 501 00:23:21,500 --> 00:23:22,733 - Broward county, 502 00:23:22,735 --> 00:23:25,135 I think there was a hundred and some odd pain clinics, 503 00:23:25,137 --> 00:23:28,138 Which is putting around more than a mcdonald's. 504 00:23:28,140 --> 00:23:31,341 - Detective rob weir was part of a dea task force 505 00:23:31,343 --> 00:23:33,677 Set up to investigate these pill mills. 506 00:23:33,679 --> 00:23:36,747 And while cindy insisted she ran her clinic by the books, 507 00:23:36,749 --> 00:23:39,817 It came to the attention of the dea task force. 508 00:23:39,819 --> 00:23:41,552 - We had received complaints on it. 509 00:23:41,554 --> 00:23:44,755 So, we sent somebody in. See what we could do. 510 00:23:44,757 --> 00:23:47,024 - And guess who the task force sent? 511 00:23:47,026 --> 00:23:50,294 John friskey, the computer expert. 512 00:23:50,296 --> 00:23:53,664 He also happened to be a dea informant. 513 00:23:53,666 --> 00:23:56,867 - Every time I went in there, I wore a wire from the dea. 514 00:23:56,869 --> 00:23:58,636 - When you wore the wire, 515 00:23:58,638 --> 00:24:01,038 What were you assigned to do? 516 00:24:01,040 --> 00:24:03,240 - My main goal was to get anything 517 00:24:03,242 --> 00:24:06,243 That would piece it together and prove it was a pill mill. 518 00:24:06,245 --> 00:24:08,245 - He talked to cindy a lot. 519 00:24:08,247 --> 00:24:11,248 Fishing, really, for what might be evidence 520 00:24:11,250 --> 00:24:12,917 Of medical fraud. 521 00:24:12,919 --> 00:24:16,320 And then one day, it was just over two years 522 00:24:16,322 --> 00:24:17,988 After cindy shot nissim, 523 00:24:17,990 --> 00:24:21,191 Friskey got a very big surprise. 524 00:24:21,193 --> 00:24:25,329 - Made me very uncomfortable and I-I just wanted to leave. 525 00:24:25,331 --> 00:24:26,797 - What happened? 526 00:24:26,799 --> 00:24:29,967 Friskey asked cindy about her family. 527 00:24:29,969 --> 00:24:33,337 And she launched into an amazing story 528 00:24:33,339 --> 00:24:35,172 About the shooting of ilan nissim. 529 00:24:39,879 --> 00:24:42,379 It was a story of how her husband was murdered, 530 00:24:42,381 --> 00:24:43,614 And her son wounded, 531 00:24:43,616 --> 00:24:46,517 And how she suspected her husband's business partner, 532 00:24:46,519 --> 00:24:48,785 Ilan nissim, arranged it all. 533 00:24:48,787 --> 00:24:50,654 And then, she said, when she decided the police 534 00:24:50,656 --> 00:24:52,890 Were never going to arrest him... 535 00:25:04,770 --> 00:25:07,771 And that's when a completely different story emerged 536 00:25:07,773 --> 00:25:10,007 About the day she shot nissim. 537 00:25:10,009 --> 00:25:12,843 A far cry from the one she told the police. 538 00:25:12,845 --> 00:25:16,413 Nissim didn't barge into her house uninvited, she said. 539 00:25:16,415 --> 00:25:18,816 She lured him there. 540 00:25:26,058 --> 00:25:28,592 She told friskey she asked nissim to take down 541 00:25:28,594 --> 00:25:30,260 Some speakers in her bedroom. 542 00:25:30,262 --> 00:25:34,031 And then, she went to the living room and got her gun. 543 00:25:52,051 --> 00:25:54,151 She didn't shoot 'em just once. 544 00:25:54,153 --> 00:25:57,154 She emptied her gun into him. 545 00:25:57,156 --> 00:25:59,122 John friskey simply wanted to find out if cindy 546 00:25:59,124 --> 00:26:01,358 Was operating a pill mill. 547 00:26:01,360 --> 00:26:03,026 Instead, it sounded like she had confessed 548 00:26:03,028 --> 00:26:06,496 To a much, much more serious crime. 549 00:26:06,498 --> 00:26:07,965 - I went in the restroom. 550 00:26:07,967 --> 00:26:10,867 I called rob weir, the-the dea agent, 551 00:26:10,869 --> 00:26:13,937 And I told 'em she just confessed to murder. 552 00:26:13,939 --> 00:26:16,774 And she wants to go to lunch. 553 00:26:16,776 --> 00:26:18,475 And he said, "no, you can't-- 554 00:26:18,477 --> 00:26:20,210 "just get out of there, make any excuse. 555 00:26:20,212 --> 00:26:22,045 "you're not goin' to lunch with her." 556 00:26:22,047 --> 00:26:24,514 - Friskey gave the tape to weir. 557 00:26:24,516 --> 00:26:28,652 - And I'm like, nobody could just flat out confess like that. 558 00:26:28,654 --> 00:26:29,786 I just couldn't believe what I heard. 559 00:26:29,788 --> 00:26:32,122 - Detective weir contacted north miami police 560 00:26:32,124 --> 00:26:33,857 And prosecutor abbe rifkin, 561 00:26:33,859 --> 00:26:36,893 Who, it turned out, had her doubts all along 562 00:26:36,895 --> 00:26:39,796 About the story cindy told the cops. 563 00:26:39,798 --> 00:26:43,467 - The persona that she tries to portray, 564 00:26:43,469 --> 00:26:47,605 Of being this poor little widow 565 00:26:47,607 --> 00:26:50,574 Is completely belied by that-- those tapes. 566 00:26:55,348 --> 00:26:58,915 - Nissim's daughter is a little girl named imani. 567 00:26:58,917 --> 00:27:00,684 - He really did love her. 568 00:27:00,686 --> 00:27:03,153 - Ever since nissim was shot, imani's mother, 569 00:27:03,155 --> 00:27:05,555 Naketa roberts, had been hearing people say 570 00:27:05,557 --> 00:27:08,158 The man she loved was a killer. 571 00:27:08,160 --> 00:27:10,160 - I couldn't see this person hurting anybody. 572 00:27:10,162 --> 00:27:12,296 Or being this-- or whoever they say he was. 573 00:27:12,298 --> 00:27:13,730 That's not the person that I knew. 574 00:27:13,732 --> 00:27:16,400 - Prosecutors put their case together. 575 00:27:16,402 --> 00:27:19,236 Miami-dade state attorney katherine fernandez rundle 576 00:27:19,238 --> 00:27:20,570 Had to sign off, 577 00:27:20,572 --> 00:27:22,906 And she did so without hesitation. 578 00:27:22,908 --> 00:27:25,442 - Revenge isn't tolerated anywhere in the system, 579 00:27:25,444 --> 00:27:27,711 Even if it's understandable, 580 00:27:27,713 --> 00:27:29,780 And somebody might have some sympathy-- 581 00:27:29,782 --> 00:27:31,882 - But there's kind of a push in that direction, isn't there? 582 00:27:31,884 --> 00:27:35,452 You oughta be able to kind of act out in your own defense. 583 00:27:35,454 --> 00:27:38,722 - Sometimes revenge is-is just an excuse, 584 00:27:38,724 --> 00:27:40,991 But it's a lousy excuse to kill somebody. 585 00:27:40,993 --> 00:27:43,627 You cannot do it. You will be held accountable. 586 00:27:43,629 --> 00:27:47,798 - And the state of florida did hold cindy accountable. 587 00:27:47,800 --> 00:27:49,666 Just before christmas 2010, 588 00:27:49,668 --> 00:27:52,703 She was charged with first degree murder. 589 00:27:54,206 --> 00:27:56,573 - There was a dead man, an apparent confession, 590 00:27:56,575 --> 00:27:57,941 And a motive, 591 00:27:57,943 --> 00:28:01,378 But under florida law, was it murder? 592 00:28:03,015 --> 00:28:05,282 - And it was at that point in time that you shot him 593 00:28:05,284 --> 00:28:06,617 To protect yourself. - Yes, I did. 594 00:28:06,619 --> 00:28:08,618 I was in fear for my life. 595 00:28:08,620 --> 00:28:11,088 In my mind, he was there to kill me. 596 00:28:11,090 --> 00:28:12,589 - What was your-- your impression 597 00:28:12,591 --> 00:28:15,158 Of her testimony at the stand your ground hearing? 598 00:28:15,160 --> 00:28:17,027 - That she was an actress. 599 00:28:17,029 --> 00:28:18,629 And she was putting on an act. 600 00:28:18,631 --> 00:28:21,632 - When "dateline: Secrets uncovered" continues. 601 00:28:25,637 --> 00:28:31,241 ♪♪ 602 00:28:31,243 --> 00:28:32,476 - Words. 603 00:28:32,478 --> 00:28:34,445 What a lot of trouble they can be. 604 00:28:41,820 --> 00:28:43,653 Cindy carballo's words, 605 00:28:43,655 --> 00:28:46,256 Recorded by dea informant john friskey, 606 00:28:46,258 --> 00:28:50,360 Could put her away for life for first degree murder. 607 00:28:50,362 --> 00:28:53,063 But this being florida, she had a shot 608 00:28:53,065 --> 00:28:55,398 At getting the charge thrown out. 609 00:28:55,400 --> 00:28:58,602 The controversial stand your ground law. 610 00:28:58,604 --> 00:29:00,237 - Both sides are ready to proceed? 611 00:29:00,239 --> 00:29:02,005 - If cindy could satisfy this judge 612 00:29:02,007 --> 00:29:05,342 That she had to use lethal force to protect herself 613 00:29:05,344 --> 00:29:09,279 From ilan nissim, she'd walk away free as a bird. 614 00:29:09,281 --> 00:29:10,881 If she couldn't? 615 00:29:10,883 --> 00:29:13,617 She'd go on trial for murder. 616 00:29:13,619 --> 00:29:15,318 Watching in the gallery, nissim's girlfriend 617 00:29:15,320 --> 00:29:17,854 Naketa roberts and their daughter imani. 618 00:29:17,856 --> 00:29:20,123 - Are there any witnesses that the defense seeks 619 00:29:20,125 --> 00:29:21,424 To call at this time? 620 00:29:21,426 --> 00:29:23,360 - Cindy would be the first, telling the judge that, 621 00:29:23,362 --> 00:29:27,731 Yes indeed, a tape will tell the story of what happened. 622 00:29:27,733 --> 00:29:30,834 But not the undercover dea tape. 623 00:29:30,836 --> 00:29:33,236 That was nonsense, she said. 624 00:29:33,238 --> 00:29:36,373 The true tape, the one that told the honest story 625 00:29:36,375 --> 00:29:38,976 Of what she went through that day back in 2008, 626 00:29:38,978 --> 00:29:42,279 Was her recorded 911 call. 627 00:29:42,281 --> 00:29:44,014 After she shot nissim. 628 00:29:46,451 --> 00:29:48,585 That was the true cindy, the defense said. 629 00:29:48,587 --> 00:29:51,321 Tearing out of the house hysterical, panic-stricken, 630 00:29:51,323 --> 00:29:54,091 Telling the operator she was sure he was going to shoot her. 631 00:30:03,803 --> 00:30:05,402 Sitting here on the witness stand, 632 00:30:05,404 --> 00:30:08,572 Cindy swore her story was the same now 633 00:30:08,574 --> 00:30:11,241 As the one she told the cops from the start. 634 00:30:11,243 --> 00:30:14,845 That she was home alone when nissim showed up uninvited 635 00:30:14,847 --> 00:30:16,580 And attacked her. 636 00:30:16,582 --> 00:30:18,615 - He got aggravated and aggressive with me 637 00:30:18,617 --> 00:30:20,083 And he grabbed me by my shirt. 638 00:30:20,085 --> 00:30:21,751 - And it was at that point in time that you shot him 639 00:30:21,753 --> 00:30:22,986 To protect yourself? 640 00:30:22,988 --> 00:30:24,888 - Yes, I did. I was in fear for my life. 641 00:30:24,890 --> 00:30:28,091 In my mind, he was there to kill me. 642 00:30:28,093 --> 00:30:30,827 - Cindy turned to the judge, fighting back tears 643 00:30:30,829 --> 00:30:33,297 And explained that she fired because it looked like 644 00:30:33,299 --> 00:30:35,566 Nissim was about to shoot her. 645 00:30:35,568 --> 00:30:39,636 - He turned with his left hand towards h-his right 646 00:30:39,638 --> 00:30:43,807 And at that moment, I just started shooting 647 00:30:43,809 --> 00:30:46,910 And shooting like there was no tomorrow. 648 00:30:46,912 --> 00:30:48,712 'cause in my mind, he was reaching out 649 00:30:48,714 --> 00:30:50,213 For the gun I seen him with. 650 00:30:50,215 --> 00:30:52,749 He was gonna shoot at me. 651 00:30:52,751 --> 00:30:55,518 [crying] it was so scary. 652 00:30:55,520 --> 00:30:57,320 - Cindy's attorneys reminded the judge 653 00:30:57,322 --> 00:30:58,855 That after the shooting, 654 00:30:58,857 --> 00:31:02,125 The police announced cindy would not be charged. 655 00:31:02,127 --> 00:31:03,994 - After the detectives interviewed her, 656 00:31:03,996 --> 00:31:07,030 Uh, no, they felt at the time that, uh, 657 00:31:07,032 --> 00:31:10,000 This could be a case of, uh, self-defense. 658 00:31:10,002 --> 00:31:13,203 - And the defense pointed out news stories of the time 659 00:31:13,205 --> 00:31:15,572 In which police were quoting nissim as a suspect 660 00:31:15,574 --> 00:31:17,707 In orlando's murder. 661 00:31:17,709 --> 00:31:19,042 - At the time, 662 00:31:19,044 --> 00:31:23,313 He was the person the police was investigating 663 00:31:23,315 --> 00:31:27,284 And the only suspect in my husband's murder. 664 00:31:27,286 --> 00:31:29,753 - And as for that dea undercover tape, 665 00:31:29,755 --> 00:31:32,489 Which so faithfully recorded what she told friskey 666 00:31:32,491 --> 00:31:35,058 About planning and vengeance. 667 00:31:35,060 --> 00:31:36,693 An eye for an eye. 668 00:31:36,695 --> 00:31:39,496 - This is me telling him how I felt. 669 00:31:39,498 --> 00:31:41,731 My embellishment on the story-- 670 00:31:41,733 --> 00:31:44,000 - It was also pure theater, she said. 671 00:31:44,002 --> 00:31:46,269 She was trying to impress friskey, 672 00:31:46,271 --> 00:31:48,171 Not confess to him. 673 00:31:48,173 --> 00:31:51,074 - I made myself to look tougher than I was 674 00:31:51,076 --> 00:31:53,110 Because I-- - why'd you do that? 675 00:31:53,112 --> 00:31:57,381 - Because I'm a single mom living in a man's world. 676 00:31:57,383 --> 00:31:59,650 So, I wanted to sound like a-- like I'm tough. 677 00:31:59,652 --> 00:32:01,851 You can't mess with me. 678 00:32:01,853 --> 00:32:04,521 - Cindy asked the judge to look to one statement 679 00:32:04,523 --> 00:32:07,490 On that tape that was all true and consistent 680 00:32:07,492 --> 00:32:11,127 With the fear cindy showed on the 911 call. 681 00:32:11,129 --> 00:32:14,998 - You told friskey that you had to defend yourself 682 00:32:15,000 --> 00:32:16,867 Against ilan, correct? 683 00:32:16,869 --> 00:32:21,338 - Yes, I told him that I was very scared. 684 00:32:21,340 --> 00:32:27,110 I told him that I have to defend myself against ilan. 685 00:32:27,112 --> 00:32:30,547 - Cindy's testimony appeared to be a powerful performance. 686 00:32:30,549 --> 00:32:33,817 But there was one person not impressed. 687 00:32:33,819 --> 00:32:36,419 Lead prosecutor abbe rifkin. 688 00:32:36,421 --> 00:32:38,622 What was your-- your impression 689 00:32:38,624 --> 00:32:41,024 Of her testimony at the stand your ground hearing? 690 00:32:41,026 --> 00:32:42,893 - That she was an actress. 691 00:32:42,895 --> 00:32:44,761 And she was putting on an act. 692 00:32:44,763 --> 00:32:48,098 - And the act began with that 911 call. 693 00:32:48,100 --> 00:32:50,100 Was that the real cindy? 694 00:32:50,102 --> 00:32:52,902 Not a chance, said prosecutor rifkin. 695 00:32:52,904 --> 00:32:55,706 The real cindy was the one on that friskey tape 696 00:32:55,708 --> 00:32:57,374 Speaking freely when she thought 697 00:32:57,376 --> 00:32:59,275 Nobody else was listening. 698 00:32:59,277 --> 00:33:02,645 And during cross-examination, prosecutors said police 699 00:33:02,647 --> 00:33:05,815 Were never as suspicious of nissim 700 00:33:05,817 --> 00:33:07,717 As cindy claimed they were. 701 00:33:07,719 --> 00:33:10,520 Instead, they said, it was she who pushed him 702 00:33:10,522 --> 00:33:12,823 As the number one suspect. 703 00:33:16,128 --> 00:33:17,660 - He was inv-- bein' investigated 704 00:33:17,662 --> 00:33:20,931 For the murder of my husband at the time, that is correct. 705 00:33:20,933 --> 00:33:24,234 - So, was nissim a murder suspect or not? 706 00:33:24,236 --> 00:33:27,537 We put the question to these two detectives. 707 00:33:27,539 --> 00:33:30,740 In the paper it says that she shot in self-defense 708 00:33:30,742 --> 00:33:34,744 The number one suspect in her husband's killing. 709 00:33:34,746 --> 00:33:37,481 So, is that what the police were thinking? 710 00:33:37,483 --> 00:33:38,648 - No. - No. 711 00:33:38,650 --> 00:33:39,983 - He was never a number one suspect. 712 00:33:39,985 --> 00:33:41,551 - Never a number one suspect. 713 00:33:41,553 --> 00:33:42,686 - Words. 714 00:33:42,688 --> 00:33:45,755 Words in court, words on tape. 715 00:33:45,757 --> 00:33:48,191 Which words would the judge believe? 716 00:33:50,962 --> 00:33:54,297 - In a case full of twists and turns, one more. 717 00:33:54,299 --> 00:33:55,999 - That blew my mind. 718 00:33:56,001 --> 00:33:59,736 How they assert that I was pregnant by this man. 719 00:33:59,738 --> 00:34:01,704 It was just disgusting. 720 00:34:01,706 --> 00:34:05,142 - When "dateline: Secrets uncovered" continues. 721 00:34:08,779 --> 00:34:12,849 ♪♪ 722 00:34:12,851 --> 00:34:13,917 - Welcome back. 723 00:34:13,919 --> 00:34:17,120 Cindy carballo testified that the frantic 911 call 724 00:34:17,122 --> 00:34:19,489 She made after shooting ilan nissim 725 00:34:19,491 --> 00:34:22,192 Accurately captured what happened. 726 00:34:22,194 --> 00:34:24,394 A desperate, fearful act. 727 00:34:24,396 --> 00:34:27,597 Prosecutors countered that it was good theater 728 00:34:27,599 --> 00:34:30,166 But the real cindy was caught boasting 729 00:34:30,168 --> 00:34:32,802 To an undercover dea informant 730 00:34:32,804 --> 00:34:35,539 In a secretly recorded confession. 731 00:34:35,541 --> 00:34:38,041 Now, a judge was about to weigh in. 732 00:34:38,043 --> 00:34:41,911 But this tale of two tapes was far from over. 733 00:34:41,913 --> 00:34:45,248 Here's keith morrison with the conclusion of "miami heat." 734 00:34:47,285 --> 00:34:50,186 - It was just after thanksgiving 2012. 735 00:34:50,188 --> 00:34:52,722 Cindy carballo had made an impassioned case 736 00:34:52,724 --> 00:34:55,391 That she shot ilan nissim in self-defense. 737 00:34:55,393 --> 00:34:57,694 And under florida's stand your ground law, 738 00:34:57,696 --> 00:35:00,430 She qualified for immunity from prosecution. 739 00:35:00,432 --> 00:35:01,931 - He was gonna kill me. 740 00:35:01,933 --> 00:35:06,169 - She sobbed and pleaded on the stand. 741 00:35:06,171 --> 00:35:10,106 Now, she stood quietly to hear the judge's decision. 742 00:35:10,108 --> 00:35:11,575 - The defendant's motion is denied. 743 00:35:11,577 --> 00:35:13,009 - Denied. 744 00:35:13,011 --> 00:35:16,613 Cindy said the judge failed to meet the legal burden 745 00:35:16,615 --> 00:35:18,648 Of a stand your ground case. 746 00:35:18,650 --> 00:35:21,051 So, two years later, 747 00:35:21,053 --> 00:35:23,453 Cindy went on trial for murder. 748 00:35:23,455 --> 00:35:24,754 - Please be seated. 749 00:35:24,756 --> 00:35:26,923 Now, prosecutors had the burden 750 00:35:26,925 --> 00:35:29,926 To prove her guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. 751 00:35:29,928 --> 00:35:33,530 - Evidence will show that the defendant lured mr. Nissim 752 00:35:33,532 --> 00:35:35,599 To the house for revenge. 753 00:35:35,601 --> 00:35:37,934 - Listen to the dea tape, 754 00:35:37,936 --> 00:35:40,937 Said prosecutor abbe rifkin to the jury. 755 00:35:40,939 --> 00:35:42,405 To hear not a victim, 756 00:35:42,407 --> 00:35:45,375 But a calculating, cold-blooded killer. 757 00:35:54,819 --> 00:35:56,419 What did she do? 758 00:35:56,421 --> 00:35:59,356 She bought a gun and then, prosecutors said, 759 00:35:59,358 --> 00:36:02,792 She invited nissim to her home. 760 00:36:02,794 --> 00:36:05,962 Miami-dade county medical examiner dr. Emma lew 761 00:36:05,964 --> 00:36:08,531 Demonstrated the path of bullets from cindy's gun 762 00:36:08,533 --> 00:36:10,300 Into nissim's body. 763 00:36:10,302 --> 00:36:13,770 Five shots, mostly in the back. 764 00:36:13,772 --> 00:36:17,941 - Gunshot wound a was on the right upper back. 765 00:36:18,910 --> 00:36:22,045 - The day cindy shot nissim, he wasn't even armed. 766 00:36:22,047 --> 00:36:24,681 And if she was as frightened of him as she claimed to be, 767 00:36:24,683 --> 00:36:26,983 Then how to explain this? 768 00:36:26,985 --> 00:36:29,319 Phone records that showed the two 769 00:36:29,321 --> 00:36:30,987 Were in constant contact, 770 00:36:30,989 --> 00:36:35,225 30 times in the weeks after orlando was killed. 771 00:36:35,227 --> 00:36:36,726 - We're talking about somebody who was clearly 772 00:36:36,728 --> 00:36:38,161 Having a relationship with this person. 773 00:36:38,163 --> 00:36:40,196 - Come on, that's a pretty thin thread. 774 00:36:40,198 --> 00:36:41,631 Clearly having a relationship? 775 00:36:41,633 --> 00:36:43,866 How do you-- I mean, that's your speculation, 776 00:36:43,868 --> 00:36:45,101 [indistinct]. - Absolutely not. 777 00:36:45,103 --> 00:36:47,237 This was someone who was calling the victim 778 00:36:47,239 --> 00:36:50,139 Equal number of times that he called her. 779 00:36:50,141 --> 00:36:53,943 - And then, prosecutor rifkin went a step further. 780 00:36:53,945 --> 00:36:56,880 She discovered, she said, that cindy got pregnant 781 00:36:56,882 --> 00:36:59,115 After her husband was killed. 782 00:36:59,117 --> 00:37:01,017 Miscarried at 3 weeks. 783 00:37:01,019 --> 00:37:04,621 And who did she text from the hospital? 784 00:37:04,623 --> 00:37:07,123 - The person that she texted from the hospital 785 00:37:07,125 --> 00:37:10,760 A little after 6:00 in the morning was the victim. 786 00:37:10,762 --> 00:37:13,763 - It was clear what the prosecutor was implying, 787 00:37:13,765 --> 00:37:16,633 That nissim might have been the father. 788 00:37:16,635 --> 00:37:19,669 Cindy seemed stunned by the whole idea. 789 00:37:19,671 --> 00:37:21,838 - That blew my mind. 790 00:37:21,840 --> 00:37:24,474 How they come and can assert 791 00:37:24,476 --> 00:37:26,743 That I was pregnant by this man. 792 00:37:26,745 --> 00:37:28,645 It was just disgusting. 793 00:37:28,647 --> 00:37:30,213 - And simply untrue, 794 00:37:30,215 --> 00:37:33,249 Said defense co-counsel bruce fleisher. 795 00:37:33,251 --> 00:37:37,053 - For them to suggest that she was pregnant from nissim 796 00:37:37,055 --> 00:37:38,788 Wa-was ludicrous. 797 00:37:38,790 --> 00:37:39,822 - In fact, said the defense, 798 00:37:39,824 --> 00:37:42,058 The state's whole case was ludicrous. 799 00:37:42,060 --> 00:37:45,061 This was clearly an act of self-defense. 800 00:37:45,063 --> 00:37:47,597 Just listen to cindy's sister describe the time 801 00:37:47,599 --> 00:37:49,399 She saw nissim talking to cindy 802 00:37:49,401 --> 00:37:51,301 Right after her husband was murdered 803 00:37:51,303 --> 00:37:53,936 To understand why she was so afraid. 804 00:37:53,938 --> 00:37:57,173 - Then, the next thing I see is him lifting up his shirt 805 00:37:57,175 --> 00:37:59,142 And he had a gun. 806 00:37:59,144 --> 00:38:01,878 I saw my sister looking a little frightened about it. 807 00:38:01,880 --> 00:38:04,080 - One of the detectives had told her 808 00:38:04,082 --> 00:38:06,749 This person has a long rap sheet 809 00:38:06,751 --> 00:38:08,952 And that she should arm herself. 810 00:38:08,954 --> 00:38:10,920 - And after cindy shot nissim, 811 00:38:10,922 --> 00:38:14,824 Her sister said she saw proof that cindy had been attacked. 812 00:38:14,826 --> 00:38:17,493 - She had a-a bruises on her arm. 813 00:38:17,495 --> 00:38:21,431 She had st-- like scratch or bruises on her neck. 814 00:38:21,433 --> 00:38:24,434 - And that "shot him in the back" thing? 815 00:38:24,436 --> 00:38:27,203 The defense called a medical expert of its own 816 00:38:27,205 --> 00:38:30,173 Who said the first bullet was in nissim's side 817 00:38:30,175 --> 00:38:34,177 When he turned his body as if to reach for a gun. 818 00:38:34,179 --> 00:38:37,513 - Within a fraction of a second, 819 00:38:37,515 --> 00:38:39,516 He will fall forward, 820 00:38:39,518 --> 00:38:43,386 Uh, and during that period of time, 821 00:38:43,388 --> 00:38:46,989 He gets all the rest of the gunshots. 822 00:38:46,991 --> 00:38:50,327 - The defense wanted to ask the lead detective diana roman 823 00:38:50,329 --> 00:38:53,730 Just what she told cindy after her husband was murdered. 824 00:38:53,732 --> 00:38:57,333 Roman has denied ever telling cindy to buy a gun 825 00:38:57,335 --> 00:39:00,470 Or congratulating her for taking out the trash 826 00:39:00,472 --> 00:39:02,405 When she killed nissim. 827 00:39:02,407 --> 00:39:03,406 But here in court, 828 00:39:03,408 --> 00:39:05,408 The judge would not let the defense 829 00:39:05,410 --> 00:39:07,477 Ask about those things. 830 00:39:07,479 --> 00:39:09,011 Though she did allow questions 831 00:39:09,013 --> 00:39:11,948 About all those texts and calls. 832 00:39:11,950 --> 00:39:16,353 - You told janepsy to stay close to him? 833 00:39:16,355 --> 00:39:19,489 - I asked her to maintain a communication 834 00:39:19,491 --> 00:39:21,491 That already existed there. 835 00:39:21,493 --> 00:39:25,695 - But the big issue, of course, was that dea audio tape. 836 00:39:28,600 --> 00:39:31,701 This tape is the one in which she seems to confess. 837 00:39:31,703 --> 00:39:33,002 - But she's not confessing, 838 00:39:33,004 --> 00:39:36,639 She said that "I shot that man in self-defense. 839 00:39:36,641 --> 00:39:38,908 "I thought he was armed." 840 00:39:38,910 --> 00:39:40,377 It's not a confession. 841 00:39:48,319 --> 00:39:50,520 - Remember, the defense argued that cindy 842 00:39:50,522 --> 00:39:54,991 Was exaggerating wildly when she talked to the dea's friskey. 843 00:39:54,993 --> 00:39:58,361 Embellishing to make herself look tough. 844 00:39:58,363 --> 00:40:00,730 But if you listen carefully, they said, 845 00:40:00,732 --> 00:40:02,932 You can hear one thing cindy did say 846 00:40:02,934 --> 00:40:06,068 On that tape that was true. 847 00:40:06,070 --> 00:40:09,705 The one thing prosecutors ignored. 848 00:40:09,707 --> 00:40:12,041 - Five big words. 849 00:40:15,013 --> 00:40:17,146 "I had to defense myself." 850 00:40:17,148 --> 00:40:20,350 Now that, said the defense, was true. 851 00:40:23,455 --> 00:40:26,022 Just like the 911 call was true. 852 00:40:26,024 --> 00:40:29,626 To all of which the prosecutors said "nonsense." 853 00:40:29,628 --> 00:40:31,894 That 911 call? 854 00:40:31,896 --> 00:40:33,496 That was all an act. 855 00:40:33,498 --> 00:40:35,632 And their proof of that was something cindy said 856 00:40:35,634 --> 00:40:39,369 To dea informant friskey on his tape. 857 00:40:39,371 --> 00:40:43,373 - What does she say when she thinks no one's listening? 858 00:40:43,375 --> 00:40:45,575 "I was really nervous, 859 00:40:45,577 --> 00:40:47,777 "but I made it look authentic." 860 00:40:47,779 --> 00:40:52,048 - And the judge agreed with the prosecution. 861 00:40:52,050 --> 00:40:54,183 Dismissed the 911. 862 00:40:54,185 --> 00:40:55,751 Ruled it inadmissible. 863 00:40:55,753 --> 00:40:59,122 Which was a very big problem for cindy. 864 00:40:59,124 --> 00:41:02,325 And perhaps the reason that, in her trial, 865 00:41:02,327 --> 00:41:05,261 She chose not to take the witness stand. 866 00:41:05,263 --> 00:41:07,730 - We couldn't let her do it because we saw that 867 00:41:07,732 --> 00:41:12,869 We were not being treated fairly in the rulings. 868 00:41:12,871 --> 00:41:14,136 - In his closing, 869 00:41:14,138 --> 00:41:16,706 Defense attorney nathan diamond insisted 870 00:41:16,708 --> 00:41:18,708 That cindy was within her rights 871 00:41:18,710 --> 00:41:20,676 When she shot nissim. 872 00:41:20,678 --> 00:41:23,813 - The shots are being pulled off in rapid fire, 873 00:41:23,815 --> 00:41:26,749 Consistent with the fear of the attack 874 00:41:26,751 --> 00:41:31,654 That was being placed on janepsy in her home. 875 00:41:31,656 --> 00:41:34,090 - So now, the big wait. 876 00:41:34,092 --> 00:41:35,692 One day. Two days. 877 00:41:35,694 --> 00:41:39,161 On the third day, jurors said they were deadlocked. 878 00:41:39,163 --> 00:41:42,431 The judge sent them back. 879 00:41:42,433 --> 00:41:45,401 - Please be seated. - And hours later-- 880 00:41:45,403 --> 00:41:47,570 - We the jury find the defendant guilty 881 00:41:47,572 --> 00:41:49,439 Of first degree murder. 882 00:41:49,441 --> 00:41:52,041 - I never imagined 883 00:41:52,043 --> 00:41:55,278 That I was going to go to trial 884 00:41:55,280 --> 00:41:57,713 And not be able to tell my-my side 885 00:41:57,715 --> 00:42:01,684 And actually how the events occurred. 886 00:42:01,686 --> 00:42:03,052 - The sentence was swift. 887 00:42:03,054 --> 00:42:04,654 Ordained by law. 888 00:42:04,656 --> 00:42:08,624 Life. No parole. 889 00:42:08,626 --> 00:42:11,294 She told her son noah that she would fight the lies 890 00:42:11,296 --> 00:42:13,329 That put her there. 891 00:42:13,331 --> 00:42:15,598 - He told me that he understand 892 00:42:15,600 --> 00:42:18,634 Because sometimes in school there's boys 893 00:42:18,636 --> 00:42:20,336 That tell lies about him 894 00:42:20,338 --> 00:42:23,039 And try to get him in trouble with the teachers, 895 00:42:23,041 --> 00:42:25,408 So he said, "I understand, mommy." 896 00:42:25,410 --> 00:42:28,210 - Ask state attorney katherine hernandez rundle 897 00:42:28,212 --> 00:42:30,379 About what happened to noah, 898 00:42:30,381 --> 00:42:34,017 Now living with relatives, and she calls it a tragedy. 899 00:42:34,019 --> 00:42:36,652 - That is really the heart of this case 900 00:42:36,654 --> 00:42:39,322 Because that's the person who really has suffered 901 00:42:39,324 --> 00:42:40,957 And lost everything. 902 00:42:40,959 --> 00:42:42,291 - When we talked to cindy carballo 903 00:42:42,293 --> 00:42:45,361 It had been 7 years since the tumultuous events 904 00:42:45,363 --> 00:42:47,096 That put her behind bars. 905 00:42:47,098 --> 00:42:50,800 Seven years since her husband was murdered in a case 906 00:42:50,802 --> 00:42:53,102 That still hasn't been solved. 907 00:42:53,104 --> 00:42:55,871 Seven years to contemplate the act that put her here 908 00:42:55,873 --> 00:42:58,841 And whether she'd do it again. 909 00:42:58,843 --> 00:43:00,776 - Yes. 910 00:43:00,778 --> 00:43:04,847 Because I was attacked and I-- that moment, 911 00:43:04,849 --> 00:43:08,651 I felt that he was gonna kill me. 912 00:43:08,653 --> 00:43:12,154 And if not having remorse 913 00:43:12,156 --> 00:43:14,523 Makes me guilty, I don't-- 914 00:43:14,525 --> 00:43:19,495 I don't think it should be that way. 915 00:43:19,497 --> 00:43:22,398 - Perhaps not. 916 00:43:22,400 --> 00:43:26,035 But certainly, cindy carballo has years 917 00:43:26,037 --> 00:43:29,806 To rethink the question and her answer. 918 00:43:32,610 --> 00:43:33,509 - That's all for this edition 919 00:43:33,511 --> 00:43:36,045 Of "dateline: Secrets uncovered." 920 00:43:36,047 --> 00:43:37,079 I'm craig melvin. 921 00:43:37,081 --> 00:43:38,681 Thank you for watching.