1 00:00:08,942 --> 00:00:12,011 - She was a successful, independent immigrant 2 00:00:12,079 --> 00:00:13,979 Who loved her job. 3 00:00:14,047 --> 00:00:16,749 - When a translator for top secret government cases 4 00:00:16,817 --> 00:00:18,350 Mysteriously disappears... 5 00:00:18,419 --> 00:00:19,885 - Maybe the russian mob did get to her 6 00:00:19,953 --> 00:00:23,788 Or, you know, scared her so much that she just fled. 7 00:00:23,790 --> 00:00:26,491 - We bring in the top nypd investigator... 8 00:00:26,493 --> 00:00:27,960 - He's the guy I want coming looking 9 00:00:28,028 --> 00:00:29,761 For me if I ever go missing. 10 00:00:29,830 --> 00:00:32,031 - To join forces with the u.S. Attorney's office 11 00:00:32,099 --> 00:00:33,398 And the fbi... 12 00:00:33,466 --> 00:00:37,502 - That is not the normal team of homicide investigators 13 00:00:37,504 --> 00:00:40,271 That shows up at most killings in this country. 14 00:00:40,341 --> 00:00:42,841 - In order to infiltrate an insular community... 15 00:00:42,909 --> 00:00:45,144 - The brighton beach area, coney island 16 00:00:45,212 --> 00:00:46,945 Is where they kind of had their foothold. 17 00:00:48,382 --> 00:00:49,948 - Where they'll face off against 18 00:00:50,017 --> 00:00:51,750 A calculating predator. 19 00:00:51,818 --> 00:00:53,384 - He was ice cold, 20 00:00:53,386 --> 00:00:55,387 And that was kind of scary. 21 00:00:55,455 --> 00:00:57,856 - If you do it once and you did it twice 22 00:00:57,924 --> 00:01:00,159 And you did it three times, you probably did it 23 00:01:00,161 --> 00:01:01,960 Four, five, six, and seven. 24 00:01:02,028 --> 00:01:04,096 - Oh, my god. This is a trophy. 25 00:01:08,068 --> 00:01:10,969 [tense bassy music] 26 00:01:11,038 --> 00:01:17,976 ♪ ♪ 27 00:01:25,352 --> 00:01:28,153 - Located on the southernmost tip of brooklyn, 28 00:01:28,222 --> 00:01:29,588 Bordering coney island 29 00:01:29,656 --> 00:01:32,357 Is the eastern european enclave brighton beach. 30 00:01:32,425 --> 00:01:34,292 Streets here are lined with authentic russian 31 00:01:34,361 --> 00:01:35,760 And ukrainian restaurants, 32 00:01:35,829 --> 00:01:37,762 Making it feel like an old world city 33 00:01:37,764 --> 00:01:41,266 And earning it the nickname little odessa. 34 00:01:41,334 --> 00:01:44,369 It's here in October 2007 that the mystery 35 00:01:44,438 --> 00:01:46,571 Of missing 47-year-old ukraine native 36 00:01:46,573 --> 00:01:49,441 Irina malezhik begins. 37 00:01:49,509 --> 00:01:52,210 [suspenseful music] 38 00:01:52,279 --> 00:01:55,380 - Irina was like a mainstay on the boardwalk. 39 00:01:55,449 --> 00:01:57,215 She was always walking from brighton beach 40 00:01:57,284 --> 00:01:59,818 All the way to coney island. 41 00:01:59,886 --> 00:02:03,288 Then she would visit the russian shops, 42 00:02:03,356 --> 00:02:06,591 Where she was just hanging out at the beach. 43 00:02:06,593 --> 00:02:10,262 - Olga fisher was one of irina's friends. 44 00:02:10,330 --> 00:02:14,399 They used to go walking on the boardwalk together. 45 00:02:14,468 --> 00:02:18,603 - She called irina to set up one of their 46 00:02:18,605 --> 00:02:20,505 Almost daily walks on the boardwalk, 47 00:02:20,507 --> 00:02:23,341 And irina didn't answer. 48 00:02:23,410 --> 00:02:25,177 No return call. 49 00:02:25,245 --> 00:02:27,279 Didn't see irina on the boardwalk. 50 00:02:27,347 --> 00:02:28,547 [phone rings] 51 00:02:28,615 --> 00:02:30,182 Over the course of the week or two, 52 00:02:30,250 --> 00:02:32,017 She'd left a number of messages. 53 00:02:32,085 --> 00:02:35,553 And at one point, there was a message saying 54 00:02:35,622 --> 00:02:37,656 That the mailbox was full. 55 00:02:37,724 --> 00:02:40,092 And then a day or two later, she called 56 00:02:40,160 --> 00:02:42,227 And was able to leave a message. 57 00:02:42,296 --> 00:02:45,830 So why isn't she calling me back? 58 00:02:45,832 --> 00:02:46,932 ♪ ♪ 59 00:02:47,000 --> 00:02:50,635 - Irina was my friend, and she lived 60 00:02:50,637 --> 00:02:52,637 In a building that I manage. 61 00:02:52,706 --> 00:02:54,306 [phone rings] 62 00:02:54,374 --> 00:02:57,576 Olga called me and said, 63 00:02:57,644 --> 00:02:59,477 "I have a feeling something is wrong." 64 00:02:59,546 --> 00:03:03,748 Irina was not my close friend, but I was concerned. 65 00:03:03,817 --> 00:03:07,418 The super told me that she was not 66 00:03:07,488 --> 00:03:10,255 In the building for some time. 67 00:03:10,323 --> 00:03:12,724 So I said, "ok, I'll call the police." 68 00:03:12,793 --> 00:03:16,695 - On November 8, police from the 6-0 precinct 69 00:03:16,763 --> 00:03:20,398 Head to irina's apartment for a welfare check. 70 00:03:20,467 --> 00:03:24,335 - Alla, being the manager of the building, had a key. 71 00:03:24,337 --> 00:03:27,338 And they went up to the apartment. 72 00:03:27,340 --> 00:03:32,077 They opened up the door, and they went in. 73 00:03:32,145 --> 00:03:34,245 - That's when I was shocked. 74 00:03:34,315 --> 00:03:36,347 ♪ ♪ 75 00:03:36,417 --> 00:03:40,285 There was no furniture. There was no couches. 76 00:03:40,353 --> 00:03:44,789 And when we went into bedroom, 77 00:03:44,858 --> 00:03:46,758 There was no bed. 78 00:03:46,827 --> 00:03:48,860 - It was just a mattress on the floor. 79 00:03:48,929 --> 00:03:52,363 It didn't have a bedpost or a box springs. 80 00:03:52,365 --> 00:03:55,767 - She had a number of plants in the living room, 81 00:03:55,836 --> 00:03:58,837 And the plants were so dry they were dying, basically. 82 00:03:58,905 --> 00:04:00,872 ♪ ♪ 83 00:04:00,941 --> 00:04:06,245 The computer screen was on the floor, 84 00:04:06,313 --> 00:04:08,279 Books, some paperwork. 85 00:04:08,349 --> 00:04:10,448 Everything was in such a disarray 86 00:04:10,517 --> 00:04:13,985 That I felt like someone just stormed through. 87 00:04:14,054 --> 00:04:17,422 That's how it looked. 88 00:04:17,424 --> 00:04:20,925 - But the nypd sees things another way. 89 00:04:20,927 --> 00:04:24,362 - The sergeant felt that the woman who lived here 90 00:04:24,431 --> 00:04:27,599 Was very sloppy, 91 00:04:27,667 --> 00:04:29,834 And he didn't see any blood. 92 00:04:29,903 --> 00:04:32,670 He didn't see anything broken. The door was locked. 93 00:04:32,739 --> 00:04:34,206 And it doesn't look like there was a struggle 94 00:04:34,274 --> 00:04:36,241 Or a fight here. 95 00:04:36,309 --> 00:04:37,942 - When alla shares with olga 96 00:04:38,011 --> 00:04:39,978 What she saw in irina's apartment, 97 00:04:40,047 --> 00:04:42,413 The response is unexpected. 98 00:04:42,483 --> 00:04:46,251 - Olga said, "no, no, that's all normal. 99 00:04:46,319 --> 00:04:48,487 That's how she lived." 100 00:04:48,489 --> 00:04:50,222 - According to her friend, 101 00:04:50,290 --> 00:04:53,558 Irina lived almost an ascetic 102 00:04:53,560 --> 00:04:55,227 Or spartan existence. 103 00:04:55,295 --> 00:04:57,095 ♪ ♪ 104 00:04:57,163 --> 00:04:59,231 - They did make a missing persons report, 105 00:04:59,299 --> 00:05:04,669 And the detectives checked all of the department databases, 106 00:05:04,671 --> 00:05:07,906 You know, a person, unidentified body 107 00:05:07,974 --> 00:05:10,709 Being found, a person that was hurt 108 00:05:10,777 --> 00:05:13,445 In the hospital, a jane doe. 109 00:05:13,513 --> 00:05:15,113 None of the descriptors fit her. 110 00:05:15,181 --> 00:05:17,149 - They thought maybe she went back to russia. 111 00:05:17,217 --> 00:05:19,150 People in these communities there, 112 00:05:19,152 --> 00:05:21,652 It's not unheard of that they don't really tell anybody. 113 00:05:21,654 --> 00:05:23,488 They just go home. 114 00:05:23,556 --> 00:05:24,823 - There was nothing to indicate 115 00:05:24,891 --> 00:05:25,957 That there was any foul play, 116 00:05:26,026 --> 00:05:29,027 And they don't see anything that warrants 117 00:05:29,095 --> 00:05:31,430 Further investigation. 118 00:05:31,498 --> 00:05:33,765 - I tried calling the detective 119 00:05:33,834 --> 00:05:35,267 Quite a few times. 120 00:05:35,335 --> 00:05:40,104 It felt like the case is just put on a shelf. 121 00:05:40,174 --> 00:05:42,274 It was like a heavy stone 122 00:05:42,342 --> 00:05:45,310 On my shoulders and my heart. 123 00:05:45,378 --> 00:05:47,879 ♪ ♪ 124 00:05:47,881 --> 00:05:50,882 [somber music] 125 00:05:50,951 --> 00:05:56,154 Irina was a very, I would say, private person. 126 00:05:56,222 --> 00:05:58,823 She told me that she was married 127 00:05:58,892 --> 00:06:01,092 Back in ukraine, in kyiv, 128 00:06:01,161 --> 00:06:06,965 And she got divorced, and she came to america. 129 00:06:07,033 --> 00:06:11,503 We all thought of new york as a center of the universe. 130 00:06:11,571 --> 00:06:15,907 For her to come here to be all by herself, 131 00:06:15,976 --> 00:06:19,911 To find a job, work hard, and buy an apartment, 132 00:06:19,980 --> 00:06:24,483 She was successful, independent woman immigrant 133 00:06:24,485 --> 00:06:26,784 Who reached her goals, 134 00:06:26,853 --> 00:06:29,754 And she loved her job. 135 00:06:29,756 --> 00:06:31,456 She didn't have too many friends 136 00:06:31,524 --> 00:06:33,024 Because she was always working. 137 00:06:33,093 --> 00:06:37,195 - But irina hadn't shown up to her beloved job in weeks. 138 00:06:37,264 --> 00:06:40,131 - She worked as a professional translator 139 00:06:40,200 --> 00:06:44,268 For the court system and for government agencies. 140 00:06:44,270 --> 00:06:47,538 - She was in the world translating, 141 00:06:47,540 --> 00:06:49,374 Having conversations 142 00:06:49,442 --> 00:06:51,276 Between criminals that were used 143 00:06:51,344 --> 00:06:52,944 To prosecute the criminal. 144 00:06:53,013 --> 00:06:55,980 [siren wailing] 145 00:06:56,049 --> 00:06:59,851 She was extremely private about her job. 146 00:06:59,920 --> 00:07:04,456 I didn't even ask too much because the more you know, 147 00:07:04,524 --> 00:07:07,458 The more dangerous it is. 148 00:07:07,528 --> 00:07:10,762 [tense music] 149 00:07:10,830 --> 00:07:14,366 We were speculating among ourselves 150 00:07:14,434 --> 00:07:17,001 What could have happened. 151 00:07:17,070 --> 00:07:20,338 So we checked our surveillance cameras 152 00:07:20,406 --> 00:07:22,006 In the building. 153 00:07:22,075 --> 00:07:25,109 - The footage shows irina leaving the building solo 154 00:07:25,178 --> 00:07:28,012 At 1:40 p.M. On October 15, 155 00:07:28,081 --> 00:07:31,249 25 days before police searched her apartment. 156 00:07:31,318 --> 00:07:36,655 - She was wearing a suit, like pants and a jacket. 157 00:07:36,657 --> 00:07:40,291 And she looked in the mirror. We had a mirror in the lobby. 158 00:07:40,293 --> 00:07:43,394 And she was fixing her hair. 159 00:07:43,396 --> 00:07:45,864 It's a small thing, 160 00:07:45,866 --> 00:07:48,266 But to me, it was like she's caring 161 00:07:48,335 --> 00:07:50,168 About the way she looks. 162 00:07:50,236 --> 00:07:54,839 She's going to meet someone, a man perhaps. 163 00:07:54,841 --> 00:07:57,542 We checked every day. 164 00:07:57,611 --> 00:08:00,479 After that, she never came back. 165 00:08:00,547 --> 00:08:03,381 ♪ ♪ 166 00:08:03,450 --> 00:08:05,016 - Unbeknownst to her friends, 167 00:08:05,085 --> 00:08:06,751 They aren't the only ones concerned. 168 00:08:06,820 --> 00:08:08,686 The u.S. Attorney's office where irina worked 169 00:08:08,755 --> 00:08:11,355 Was quietly looking into her disappearance. 170 00:08:11,357 --> 00:08:12,857 ♪ ♪ 171 00:08:12,859 --> 00:08:16,094 - In 2007, the u.S. Attorney's office 172 00:08:16,162 --> 00:08:20,698 Were doing a case involving a group of russians 173 00:08:20,767 --> 00:08:23,467 Who were involved with the russian mob 174 00:08:23,469 --> 00:08:26,905 In committing fraud against the united states government. 175 00:08:26,973 --> 00:08:30,708 - Irina's job, translate the intercepted 176 00:08:30,777 --> 00:08:32,977 Russian mob communications. 177 00:08:32,979 --> 00:08:35,880 - She was translating telephone conversations. 178 00:08:35,882 --> 00:08:37,715 She could work at 11:00 at night, 179 00:08:37,784 --> 00:08:39,217 12:00 at night. 180 00:08:39,286 --> 00:08:41,285 ♪ ♪ 181 00:08:41,355 --> 00:08:42,920 - I was a special agent 182 00:08:42,989 --> 00:08:44,355 With the fbi's new york office. 183 00:08:44,424 --> 00:08:47,258 After she had gone missing, because of what she did, 184 00:08:47,327 --> 00:08:49,928 The fbi came in. 185 00:08:49,996 --> 00:08:52,497 Generally, what we've seen in organized crime cases 186 00:08:52,565 --> 00:08:54,332 Where there's a retaliatory killing, 187 00:08:54,400 --> 00:08:57,369 It's somebody that's operating in that world. 188 00:08:57,437 --> 00:08:59,070 It's an informant. 189 00:08:59,139 --> 00:09:01,939 It's not somebody that works for the government. 190 00:09:02,008 --> 00:09:05,143 But nothing's out of the realm of possibility 191 00:09:05,211 --> 00:09:06,945 With these cases. 192 00:09:07,013 --> 00:09:08,746 - And with such a complex case, 193 00:09:08,815 --> 00:09:10,348 The u.S. Attorney's office calls in 194 00:09:10,417 --> 00:09:12,750 An additional heavyweight. 195 00:09:12,819 --> 00:09:15,086 - They decided to reach out to detective stradford, 196 00:09:15,155 --> 00:09:18,156 An expert in cold case homicides. 197 00:09:18,224 --> 00:09:20,691 - Detective stradford is the guy I want coming looking 198 00:09:20,761 --> 00:09:22,393 For me if I ever go missing. 199 00:09:22,462 --> 00:09:26,831 - When I first was contacted by the u.S. Attorney's office, 200 00:09:26,833 --> 00:09:29,868 They didn't give an indication that something bad 201 00:09:29,936 --> 00:09:32,704 Had happened to her, only that we think 202 00:09:32,772 --> 00:09:35,473 It's involving a case that she's involved in. 203 00:09:35,542 --> 00:09:37,375 But from sitting down with them, 204 00:09:37,443 --> 00:09:41,913 I got a feeling that maybe the russian mob did get to her 205 00:09:41,981 --> 00:09:46,651 Or, you know, scared her so much that she just fled. 206 00:09:46,720 --> 00:09:48,386 That does happen. 207 00:09:48,454 --> 00:09:52,256 We did a check with ins and with the state department 208 00:09:52,258 --> 00:09:54,992 On outbound flights leaving the country, 209 00:09:55,061 --> 00:09:58,329 And her name was not on any manifest. 210 00:09:58,331 --> 00:09:59,797 ♪ ♪ 211 00:09:59,866 --> 00:10:03,101 The main thought for us was, where is she? 212 00:10:03,169 --> 00:10:04,603 ♪ ♪ 213 00:10:04,671 --> 00:10:06,004 - Over the next few months, 214 00:10:06,072 --> 00:10:07,872 The agents and detectives team up 215 00:10:07,874 --> 00:10:10,008 To search for irina malezhik. 216 00:10:10,076 --> 00:10:13,077 - We kind of just became our own little task force. 217 00:10:13,146 --> 00:10:15,447 - I said, "let's figure out who irina malezhik is, 218 00:10:15,515 --> 00:10:17,749 And let's subpoena everything about her life." 219 00:10:17,817 --> 00:10:21,252 - We requested phone, financial, bank records, 220 00:10:21,321 --> 00:10:23,555 And they came in dribs and drabs. 221 00:10:23,623 --> 00:10:25,990 - The squad would sit down at the lunch table together, 222 00:10:25,992 --> 00:10:27,258 And we'd talk about it. 223 00:10:27,327 --> 00:10:28,593 We found this piece of evidence. 224 00:10:28,661 --> 00:10:30,028 What do you think of that lead? 225 00:10:30,096 --> 00:10:31,495 - Though they've been discreet, 226 00:10:31,565 --> 00:10:33,698 Local papers catch wind of the investigation 227 00:10:33,767 --> 00:10:35,133 And run with it. 228 00:10:35,135 --> 00:10:37,435 - Here's this woman missing without a trace, 229 00:10:37,503 --> 00:10:38,603 And because of that potential 230 00:10:38,671 --> 00:10:39,638 For organized crime involvement, 231 00:10:39,706 --> 00:10:41,305 They were all over it. 232 00:10:41,307 --> 00:10:44,275 - With press coverage, tips pour in. 233 00:10:44,344 --> 00:10:47,712 - Early summer 2008, the fbi received a call 234 00:10:47,781 --> 00:10:50,114 From a local jail that an individual 235 00:10:50,183 --> 00:10:52,350 Had information about the disappearance 236 00:10:52,419 --> 00:10:54,085 Of irina malezhik. 237 00:10:54,153 --> 00:10:59,591 - There are countless people behind bars who are attempting 238 00:10:59,659 --> 00:11:01,493 To decrease the amount of time 239 00:11:01,561 --> 00:11:04,996 They've been sentenced by bringing forward information. 240 00:11:05,065 --> 00:11:08,533 - An fbi agent responded, interviewed him in the jail. 241 00:11:08,601 --> 00:11:12,203 This person had close ties to one of the five families 242 00:11:12,205 --> 00:11:14,739 Of la cosa nostra italian organized crime 243 00:11:14,808 --> 00:11:16,474 In the new york metropolitan area. 244 00:11:16,542 --> 00:11:19,911 If I told you what his interconnections were, 245 00:11:19,979 --> 00:11:22,713 He would be able to be identified and possibly harmed 246 00:11:22,783 --> 00:11:24,315 By members of organized crime. 247 00:11:24,384 --> 00:11:26,618 And the fbi agent was essentially told 248 00:11:26,686 --> 00:11:29,721 That as a favor for the russian mob, 249 00:11:29,789 --> 00:11:31,623 Italian organized crime members 250 00:11:31,691 --> 00:11:34,392 Murdered irina malezhik. 251 00:11:34,460 --> 00:11:36,894 ♪ ♪ 252 00:11:36,963 --> 00:11:39,029 - Coming up... 253 00:11:39,099 --> 00:11:41,599 - How do we prove it without letting the underworld know 254 00:11:41,668 --> 00:11:43,067 That we're looking into it? 255 00:11:43,136 --> 00:11:46,136 - It had to be done covertly. 256 00:11:46,138 --> 00:11:48,306 - Special agent jimmy lee never showed up. 257 00:11:48,374 --> 00:11:50,574 Get a phone call from his wife. 258 00:11:50,644 --> 00:11:52,510 Jimmy's in the hospital. 259 00:11:52,579 --> 00:11:54,145 - If this were in russia, 260 00:11:54,214 --> 00:11:56,114 Then that might be a way of sending a message. 261 00:11:56,182 --> 00:12:00,251 ♪ ♪ 262 00:12:04,857 --> 00:12:07,792 [tense bassy music] 263 00:12:07,861 --> 00:12:11,229 [foreboding string music] 264 00:12:11,297 --> 00:12:13,164 - In August 2008, 265 00:12:13,233 --> 00:12:15,733 10 months after 47-year-old ukrainian immigrant 266 00:12:15,802 --> 00:12:17,802 Irina malezhik vanished into thin air, 267 00:12:17,871 --> 00:12:20,771 A tip comes in from a jailhouse informant. 268 00:12:20,841 --> 00:12:22,873 ♪ ♪ 269 00:12:22,875 --> 00:12:24,942 - Special agent jimmy lee of the fbi 270 00:12:25,011 --> 00:12:28,746 Was essentially told that italian organized crime 271 00:12:28,815 --> 00:12:30,682 Were doing a favor for the russians 272 00:12:30,750 --> 00:12:32,516 By getting rid of irina malezhik, 273 00:12:32,586 --> 00:12:34,886 A translator for the fbi. 274 00:12:34,954 --> 00:12:37,355 [tense music] 275 00:12:37,423 --> 00:12:38,689 But how do we prove it 276 00:12:38,758 --> 00:12:40,992 Without letting the underworld know 277 00:12:41,060 --> 00:12:43,694 That we're looking into it? 278 00:12:43,763 --> 00:12:45,263 - Agent ruscio was part 279 00:12:45,331 --> 00:12:47,164 Of the italian organized crime task force. 280 00:12:47,233 --> 00:12:50,902 So he and jimmy followed up on that lead. 281 00:12:50,970 --> 00:12:53,237 - My specialty was infiltration 282 00:12:53,306 --> 00:12:54,805 Of organized crime. 283 00:12:54,807 --> 00:12:56,641 So we send cooperating witnesses 284 00:12:56,709 --> 00:13:01,545 To try to begin conversation about irina's disappearance 285 00:13:01,547 --> 00:13:02,980 With potential suspects. 286 00:13:03,049 --> 00:13:04,982 These are the people who are associates 287 00:13:05,051 --> 00:13:07,385 Of italian organized crime members, 288 00:13:07,453 --> 00:13:09,520 Wearing body wires, just saying, 289 00:13:09,589 --> 00:13:11,655 "I heard somebody's been asking questions 290 00:13:11,725 --> 00:13:12,924 "about this translator. 291 00:13:12,992 --> 00:13:15,226 You guys know anything about her?" 292 00:13:15,295 --> 00:13:17,328 You want to try to do things as covertly as you can 293 00:13:17,397 --> 00:13:20,331 When you're dealing with the mafia. 294 00:13:20,400 --> 00:13:24,268 We spent nine months of time working around the clock, 295 00:13:24,337 --> 00:13:27,004 But none of the potential suspects 296 00:13:27,073 --> 00:13:29,573 Had ever heard of the name irina malezhik. 297 00:13:29,643 --> 00:13:31,609 It was dead end after dead end. 298 00:13:31,677 --> 00:13:35,780 - With a woman still missing, the agents press on, 299 00:13:35,848 --> 00:13:38,850 Until the spring of 2009. 300 00:13:38,918 --> 00:13:42,420 ♪ ♪ 301 00:13:42,488 --> 00:13:44,855 - We were headed to wire somebody up, 302 00:13:44,925 --> 00:13:46,858 A cooperating witness. 303 00:13:46,926 --> 00:13:49,627 Special agent jimmy lee never showed up. 304 00:13:49,695 --> 00:13:51,228 I'm trying to reach him. 305 00:13:51,297 --> 00:13:52,263 He didn't answer his phone, 306 00:13:52,332 --> 00:13:53,931 And jimmy always answered his phone. 307 00:13:54,000 --> 00:13:55,233 I just kept calling. 308 00:13:55,301 --> 00:13:57,535 And finally, I get a phone call from his wife 309 00:13:57,603 --> 00:13:58,802 That they're in an ambulance. 310 00:13:58,872 --> 00:14:02,006 [siren wailing] 311 00:14:03,677 --> 00:14:06,310 And he had had a heart attack. 312 00:14:06,379 --> 00:14:10,381 - Thankfully, agent jimmy lee survives. 313 00:14:10,450 --> 00:14:12,750 But after nine months, during which not 314 00:14:12,819 --> 00:14:14,518 One of the tips panned out, 315 00:14:14,587 --> 00:14:16,888 Agent ruscio comes to a disappointing conclusion 316 00:14:16,956 --> 00:14:20,158 About his jailhouse informant's story. 317 00:14:20,226 --> 00:14:23,061 - The whole thing was just a made-up ruse. 318 00:14:23,063 --> 00:14:25,363 He had access to computers, 319 00:14:25,431 --> 00:14:27,832 And he researched some of the media reports 320 00:14:27,900 --> 00:14:29,166 That irina was missing, 321 00:14:29,235 --> 00:14:31,402 And he came up with a story. 322 00:14:31,404 --> 00:14:33,971 He simply wanted to get out of state custody 323 00:14:34,040 --> 00:14:35,406 And get into federal custody. 324 00:14:35,475 --> 00:14:39,077 It's a nicer jail, and he would probably 325 00:14:39,079 --> 00:14:41,212 Be treated better. 326 00:14:41,281 --> 00:14:43,347 To be honest, the one disagreement 327 00:14:43,416 --> 00:14:45,349 I ever had with the united states attorney's office 328 00:14:45,418 --> 00:14:47,151 Was that this individual was not charged 329 00:14:47,153 --> 00:14:48,886 With perjury or a federal crime 330 00:14:48,954 --> 00:14:51,622 For sending us on a wild goose chase. 331 00:14:51,691 --> 00:14:53,023 ♪ ♪ 332 00:14:53,093 --> 00:14:56,060 After that, everything kind of changed. 333 00:14:56,062 --> 00:14:58,596 I just felt like, let's try another route. 334 00:14:58,664 --> 00:15:02,566 - We had exhausted the organized crime lead. 335 00:15:02,635 --> 00:15:06,604 We didn't see anything that related to her work. 336 00:15:06,673 --> 00:15:11,275 - So that's when we focused on irina's finances. 337 00:15:11,344 --> 00:15:14,512 And we found a check deposited 338 00:15:14,580 --> 00:15:18,850 Two days after irina went missing. 339 00:15:18,918 --> 00:15:22,186 - It was irina malezhik's signature, 340 00:15:22,254 --> 00:15:25,122 And then it was endorsed over to dmitriy yakovlev. 341 00:15:25,191 --> 00:15:27,391 ♪ ♪ 342 00:15:27,393 --> 00:15:30,227 - Yakovlev last name is very common for russian. 343 00:15:30,296 --> 00:15:32,796 - Now we need to try and find out 344 00:15:32,798 --> 00:15:35,699 Who that specific dmitriy yakovlev is. 345 00:15:35,769 --> 00:15:37,801 - Nobody knew who he is. 346 00:15:37,803 --> 00:15:40,704 And as far as I knew, she had no man in her life. 347 00:15:40,774 --> 00:15:42,573 ♪ ♪ 348 00:15:42,642 --> 00:15:44,742 - As agent ruscio researches and sifts 349 00:15:44,811 --> 00:15:47,445 Through the numerous dmitriy yakovlevs, 350 00:15:47,513 --> 00:15:52,383 Agent razzagone digs in on irina's credit cards. 351 00:15:52,452 --> 00:15:55,086 - Following her disappearance, in the two weeks after, 352 00:15:55,154 --> 00:15:58,289 There was over $22,000 in retail transactions. 353 00:15:58,357 --> 00:16:00,991 And there were a few of her credit cards 354 00:16:01,061 --> 00:16:03,494 That we learned had gotten authorization 355 00:16:03,563 --> 00:16:05,596 To make large purchases. 356 00:16:05,665 --> 00:16:09,033 Whoever had called in was able to provide all of the requests 357 00:16:09,102 --> 00:16:11,168 And information from the bank to verify 358 00:16:11,237 --> 00:16:12,803 That it was, in fact, irina. 359 00:16:12,805 --> 00:16:15,072 It was a female voice on the phone. 360 00:16:15,074 --> 00:16:17,875 This was after irina was last seen 361 00:16:17,943 --> 00:16:19,977 And had been reported missing. 362 00:16:20,045 --> 00:16:22,113 So there was this, is she taking 363 00:16:22,181 --> 00:16:23,614 Out money to try and leave? 364 00:16:23,683 --> 00:16:27,017 Or is it somebody accessing her account? 365 00:16:27,087 --> 00:16:31,255 ♪ ♪ 366 00:16:31,324 --> 00:16:33,757 - Now in the spring of 2009, 367 00:16:33,759 --> 00:16:35,326 Investigators head to the stores 368 00:16:35,394 --> 00:16:38,162 Where the credit cards were used in October 2007, 369 00:16:38,230 --> 00:16:40,064 Just two weeks after irina's disappearance. 370 00:16:40,132 --> 00:16:41,865 It's a long shot they'll still have 371 00:16:41,867 --> 00:16:43,601 Surveillance footage 18 months later, 372 00:16:43,669 --> 00:16:47,972 But at century 21, they hit the jackpot. 373 00:16:48,040 --> 00:16:49,973 - They still had the video, 374 00:16:50,043 --> 00:16:52,042 And we just went minute by minute 375 00:16:52,044 --> 00:16:53,845 Until we hit the time where we knew 376 00:16:53,913 --> 00:16:55,980 The credit card was presented. 377 00:16:56,048 --> 00:16:57,581 We see a family. 378 00:16:57,650 --> 00:17:00,084 The man was balding with glasses. 379 00:17:00,152 --> 00:17:05,156 The woman had blonde hair and definitely was not irina. 380 00:17:05,224 --> 00:17:08,159 ♪ ♪ 381 00:17:08,227 --> 00:17:10,794 - Investigators now have the images 382 00:17:10,864 --> 00:17:13,230 Of the man and woman who been using her cards 383 00:17:13,299 --> 00:17:15,699 And the name from the deposited check, 384 00:17:15,701 --> 00:17:17,835 Dmitriy yakovlev. 385 00:17:17,903 --> 00:17:21,238 ♪ ♪ 386 00:17:21,307 --> 00:17:23,474 - I have a friend who works for homeland security. 387 00:17:23,543 --> 00:17:26,477 - They were able to pull a file for us 388 00:17:26,546 --> 00:17:29,914 To show photographs of the dmitriy yakovlevs 389 00:17:29,982 --> 00:17:32,249 That came up. 390 00:17:32,318 --> 00:17:34,552 - In the file, one of the dmitriy yakovlevs 391 00:17:34,620 --> 00:17:36,587 Is a balding man with glasses, 392 00:17:36,656 --> 00:17:40,857 A match for the man who'd been shopping at century 21. 393 00:17:40,859 --> 00:17:43,394 - His wife was julia yakovlev. 394 00:17:43,463 --> 00:17:45,596 - And I called back my friend again, 395 00:17:45,665 --> 00:17:48,265 And he came up with a photo of julia yakovlev, 396 00:17:48,334 --> 00:17:49,933 And it was the female in the photo 397 00:17:49,935 --> 00:17:52,135 At the century 21 department store. 398 00:17:52,137 --> 00:17:56,273 ♪ ♪ 399 00:17:56,275 --> 00:17:57,941 We were drafting arrest warrants, 400 00:17:57,943 --> 00:18:00,144 And we put out a notice 401 00:18:00,213 --> 00:18:01,845 That if there's any travel 402 00:18:01,915 --> 00:18:03,681 From a dmitriy or a julia yakovlev 403 00:18:03,749 --> 00:18:05,282 For us to be notified, 404 00:18:05,351 --> 00:18:08,185 And we got a hit that a dmitriy yakovlev 405 00:18:08,254 --> 00:18:10,654 Was outbound out of jfk to russia. 406 00:18:10,723 --> 00:18:12,189 ♪ ♪ 407 00:18:12,258 --> 00:18:13,691 - He's scheduled for a flight that takes off 408 00:18:13,759 --> 00:18:16,360 In less than two hours. 409 00:18:16,429 --> 00:18:18,863 - So we left the u.S. Attorney's office, 410 00:18:18,865 --> 00:18:23,067 Went directly there. It was a rainy day. 411 00:18:23,135 --> 00:18:24,434 It was late in the afternoon. 412 00:18:24,436 --> 00:18:26,103 New york traffic's terrible. 413 00:18:26,171 --> 00:18:28,005 There's no way to get around new york traffic, 414 00:18:28,074 --> 00:18:29,973 But we got to get to jfk airport... 415 00:18:29,975 --> 00:18:33,177 ♪ ♪ 416 00:18:33,245 --> 00:18:35,646 Or we may never see him again 417 00:18:35,715 --> 00:18:38,181 And never figure out what happened to irina. 418 00:18:38,183 --> 00:18:40,618 [car horn blares] 419 00:18:40,686 --> 00:18:47,558 ♪ ♪ 420 00:18:52,431 --> 00:18:54,966 [tense bassy music] 421 00:18:55,034 --> 00:19:00,771 ♪ ♪ 422 00:19:00,840 --> 00:19:03,107 - We learn there's a dmitriy yakovlev 423 00:19:03,175 --> 00:19:04,508 On an outbound flight to russia. 424 00:19:04,510 --> 00:19:07,344 [airport announcer speaking indistinctly] 425 00:19:07,413 --> 00:19:09,813 We were still drafting arrest warrants, 426 00:19:09,882 --> 00:19:12,215 But we wanted to make sure he didn't leave the country. 427 00:19:12,217 --> 00:19:14,385 [tense music] 428 00:19:14,453 --> 00:19:17,088 Airport personnel knew we were coming 429 00:19:17,156 --> 00:19:19,890 And basically escorted us right to the gate. 430 00:19:19,959 --> 00:19:23,560 ♪ ♪ 431 00:19:23,629 --> 00:19:26,097 There was a moment of relief when you get there 432 00:19:26,165 --> 00:19:27,831 And the plane's still there. 433 00:19:27,900 --> 00:19:29,167 - Because the surveillance footage 434 00:19:29,235 --> 00:19:31,835 Of dmitriy yakovlev was so clear, 435 00:19:31,904 --> 00:19:34,605 Agent ruscio knows exactly who he's looking for. 436 00:19:34,674 --> 00:19:37,508 - Dmitriy yakovlev was being escorted off the plane to us, 437 00:19:37,577 --> 00:19:40,077 And we were waiting right off the ramp. 438 00:19:40,145 --> 00:19:43,247 And as soon as I saw this individual, 439 00:19:43,316 --> 00:19:45,315 We knew right away it wasn't the right guy. 440 00:19:45,385 --> 00:19:47,451 I talked to him shortly. 441 00:19:47,520 --> 00:19:49,820 It was about a 24-year-old named dmitriy yakovlev 442 00:19:49,889 --> 00:19:51,288 Who was on his honeymoon, 443 00:19:51,290 --> 00:19:53,924 And we said, "we're sorry. Have a nice trip." 444 00:19:53,993 --> 00:19:56,827 And he went on his way. 445 00:19:56,829 --> 00:19:58,629 - As agents await the arrest warrant, 446 00:19:58,698 --> 00:20:00,731 Detective stradford heads to dmitriy 447 00:20:00,799 --> 00:20:04,201 And julia's neighborhood to keep a close eye 448 00:20:04,270 --> 00:20:07,404 On the real yakovlevs. 449 00:20:07,473 --> 00:20:10,708 - They lived in a house that was very expensive 450 00:20:10,776 --> 00:20:11,709 In seagate. 451 00:20:11,777 --> 00:20:16,413 It's an area in south brooklyn near coney island. 452 00:20:16,482 --> 00:20:19,250 Over the years, it's had an influx of immigrants 453 00:20:19,318 --> 00:20:22,219 From russia and ukraine. 454 00:20:22,287 --> 00:20:25,956 - It's a gated community with nice homes 455 00:20:26,025 --> 00:20:27,758 And a private beachfront. 456 00:20:27,827 --> 00:20:29,960 - It's not public area 457 00:20:30,029 --> 00:20:32,363 Where you could just walk the streets. 458 00:20:32,431 --> 00:20:34,365 You have to have a purpose 459 00:20:34,433 --> 00:20:37,034 Why you come, if you don't live there, 460 00:20:37,102 --> 00:20:38,769 Why you come to that area. 461 00:20:38,838 --> 00:20:43,106 ♪ ♪ 462 00:20:43,176 --> 00:20:45,108 - We would see a woman come out 463 00:20:45,110 --> 00:20:47,878 That we eventually identified by the photos 464 00:20:47,947 --> 00:20:51,249 As being julia yakovlev. 465 00:20:51,317 --> 00:20:54,185 She'd be walking their little toy dog, 466 00:20:54,253 --> 00:20:55,452 Smoking a cigarette 467 00:20:55,521 --> 00:20:57,154 In high heel shoes. 468 00:20:57,223 --> 00:20:58,889 She looked to be high maintenance. 469 00:20:58,958 --> 00:21:03,727 Dmitriy just looked like just a weaselly-- 470 00:21:03,729 --> 00:21:05,463 Like a rat, 471 00:21:05,465 --> 00:21:08,766 But he just had that look like I'm the man. 472 00:21:08,834 --> 00:21:14,605 ♪ ♪ 473 00:21:17,376 --> 00:21:20,343 - On July 24, the u.S. Attorney's office 474 00:21:20,345 --> 00:21:22,946 Gives the go-ahead to arrest the duo 475 00:21:22,948 --> 00:21:25,783 For grand larceny and identity theft. 476 00:21:25,851 --> 00:21:27,818 - It was early in the morning, 477 00:21:27,887 --> 00:21:33,056 And we caravanned the fbi and nypd to seagate. 478 00:21:33,125 --> 00:21:35,626 We get to the house. 479 00:21:35,694 --> 00:21:37,395 We're like, "where's dmitriy?" 480 00:21:37,397 --> 00:21:39,363 One of the officers or agents outside 481 00:21:39,431 --> 00:21:41,465 Said, "hey, there's somebody up on the balcony." 482 00:21:41,534 --> 00:21:44,501 ♪ ♪ 483 00:21:44,570 --> 00:21:48,305 - And he had like a kettlebell in his hand. 484 00:21:48,374 --> 00:21:49,506 He was working out. 485 00:21:49,575 --> 00:21:52,409 His robe was open. 486 00:21:52,478 --> 00:21:55,112 - He's completely naked underneath the bathrobe. 487 00:21:55,180 --> 00:21:57,748 ♪ ♪ 488 00:21:57,817 --> 00:21:59,983 He wants to know what this is about, 489 00:21:59,985 --> 00:22:02,553 And we tell him credit card fraud 490 00:22:02,621 --> 00:22:08,225 And identity theft, and he says something flippant 491 00:22:08,294 --> 00:22:11,362 About the police, you know, are knuckleheads. 492 00:22:11,430 --> 00:22:12,830 You don't know what you're talking about. 493 00:22:12,898 --> 00:22:15,399 - I literally said, "dmitriy, we got a federal warrant 494 00:22:15,467 --> 00:22:16,834 For your arrest." 495 00:22:16,902 --> 00:22:21,004 And I put cuffs on him. He did not get angry. 496 00:22:21,006 --> 00:22:23,040 He was almost too calm. 497 00:22:23,108 --> 00:22:26,943 If you get in cuffs, all right, by the fbi, 498 00:22:27,013 --> 00:22:28,879 You should be a nervous wreck or at least angry 499 00:22:28,948 --> 00:22:30,081 If you didn't do anything. 500 00:22:30,149 --> 00:22:32,215 He was ice cold, 501 00:22:32,217 --> 00:22:34,985 And that was kind of scary. 502 00:22:34,987 --> 00:22:37,888 Julia, she seemed more angry, more agitated. 503 00:22:37,957 --> 00:22:41,091 - Once she realized that she was being arrested, 504 00:22:41,160 --> 00:22:42,559 The waterfall came. 505 00:22:42,628 --> 00:22:43,961 The mascara's running. 506 00:22:44,029 --> 00:22:47,698 We transport them to 26 federal plaza. 507 00:22:51,003 --> 00:22:51,869 We separated them. 508 00:22:51,937 --> 00:22:53,371 Julia's in the interrogation room. 509 00:22:53,439 --> 00:22:56,039 It's myself and tracie. 510 00:22:56,041 --> 00:22:58,842 And then we tell her that we know 511 00:22:58,844 --> 00:23:00,443 Everything that's been going on, 512 00:23:00,445 --> 00:23:02,045 And we know what you've done, 513 00:23:02,047 --> 00:23:03,380 And she said, "well, you have to talk 514 00:23:03,448 --> 00:23:04,915 To dmitriy about this." 515 00:23:04,984 --> 00:23:07,918 There wasn't any way 516 00:23:07,987 --> 00:23:09,620 We were gonna get more from her. 517 00:23:09,688 --> 00:23:11,589 - In a room down the hall, the conversation 518 00:23:11,657 --> 00:23:13,991 Is markedly different. 519 00:23:14,059 --> 00:23:17,594 - Dmitriy, he just kept talking. 520 00:23:17,663 --> 00:23:19,397 He started giving us his background first. 521 00:23:19,465 --> 00:23:21,831 He talked about military, and he was a doctor. 522 00:23:21,833 --> 00:23:24,701 - Dmitriy was a surgeon, and he served 523 00:23:24,770 --> 00:23:27,471 Two years in the soviet military. 524 00:23:27,540 --> 00:23:29,773 And after leaving the military, 525 00:23:29,775 --> 00:23:34,077 He worked as a physician in the soviet union. 526 00:23:34,079 --> 00:23:35,612 Then when he came to the united states, 527 00:23:35,681 --> 00:23:38,749 He changed professions and got involved 528 00:23:38,818 --> 00:23:42,720 In real estate development, repurchasing homes. 529 00:23:42,788 --> 00:23:44,988 - And then when he started talking about 530 00:23:45,057 --> 00:23:47,524 The credit cards, he explained people give him 531 00:23:47,526 --> 00:23:49,560 Their credit cards when they owe him money 532 00:23:49,628 --> 00:23:51,828 If they can't pay him back, 533 00:23:51,897 --> 00:23:53,497 And I think I asked him. 534 00:23:53,566 --> 00:23:56,867 I said, "like who?" and he said "viktor." 535 00:23:56,936 --> 00:23:59,102 ♪ ♪ 536 00:23:59,104 --> 00:24:00,938 - This is the first time we had heard of viktor, 537 00:24:01,006 --> 00:24:02,940 And we had no idea who viktor was. 538 00:24:03,008 --> 00:24:04,508 - He goes, "viktor alekseyev, he owed me money," 539 00:24:04,577 --> 00:24:06,310 And he gave me his credit cards. 540 00:24:06,378 --> 00:24:08,712 - Investigators take note, eager to speak 541 00:24:08,714 --> 00:24:10,981 With viktor alekseyev. 542 00:24:11,050 --> 00:24:12,950 - And I'm not sure if it was me or alexei said, 543 00:24:13,018 --> 00:24:13,850 "anybody else?" 544 00:24:13,919 --> 00:24:15,819 And he says, "I can't think of anyone." 545 00:24:15,821 --> 00:24:18,788 And then we mentioned, "do you know irina malezhik?" 546 00:24:18,858 --> 00:24:20,858 He answered pretty quickly. 547 00:24:20,926 --> 00:24:25,328 And he goes, "oh, yes, irina, she owed me money, too, 548 00:24:25,398 --> 00:24:28,632 And she gave me her credit card." 549 00:24:28,701 --> 00:24:30,100 ♪ ♪ 550 00:24:30,169 --> 00:24:31,668 - Discarded on the side. 551 00:24:31,737 --> 00:24:33,670 It was a torso and some arms and legs 552 00:24:33,739 --> 00:24:37,074 And two videotapes and a dracula mask. 553 00:24:37,142 --> 00:24:39,809 - That really made the hair on the back 554 00:24:39,811 --> 00:24:41,144 Of our necks stand up. 555 00:24:41,213 --> 00:24:43,013 - People who dealt with dmitriy yakovlev 556 00:24:43,082 --> 00:24:45,248 Suddenly disappeared off the face of the earth. 557 00:24:45,318 --> 00:24:46,683 ♪ ♪ 558 00:24:46,752 --> 00:24:49,753 [tense bassy music] 559 00:24:55,126 --> 00:24:58,896 [tense bassy music] 560 00:24:58,964 --> 00:25:01,999 [eerie music] 561 00:25:02,067 --> 00:25:03,867 ♪ ♪ 562 00:25:03,936 --> 00:25:05,235 - Investigators are questioning 563 00:25:05,304 --> 00:25:06,870 Julia and dmitriy yakovlev 564 00:25:06,939 --> 00:25:08,705 About the disappearance of irina malezhik 565 00:25:08,774 --> 00:25:11,174 When dmitriy casually explains 566 00:25:11,176 --> 00:25:14,344 Why he's been using her credit cards. 567 00:25:14,413 --> 00:25:16,914 - Dmitriy essentially stated that irina 568 00:25:16,982 --> 00:25:21,519 Owed him money and gave him her credit cards as repayment. 569 00:25:21,587 --> 00:25:25,523 - Dmitriy tells them he loaned irina $20,000 for furniture, 570 00:25:25,591 --> 00:25:27,924 And now they're even. 571 00:25:27,993 --> 00:25:29,626 - And we go, "how do you know irina?" 572 00:25:29,695 --> 00:25:34,064 And he goes, "oh, irina worked for me in some odd jobs." 573 00:25:34,133 --> 00:25:37,334 She was doing translations for his buying 574 00:25:37,402 --> 00:25:39,336 And selling of houses. 575 00:25:39,404 --> 00:25:42,139 ♪ ♪ 576 00:25:42,207 --> 00:25:44,874 - Though vague with the details of the financial arrangement, 577 00:25:44,876 --> 00:25:46,644 With the admission of using credit cards, 578 00:25:46,712 --> 00:25:48,779 Agents now have enough to charge the couple 579 00:25:48,847 --> 00:25:50,413 With identity theft. 580 00:25:50,415 --> 00:25:52,015 Dmitriy is jailed without bail, 581 00:25:52,017 --> 00:25:53,884 And julia is sent home on house arrest. 582 00:25:53,953 --> 00:25:56,119 But our guys aren't done. 583 00:25:56,188 --> 00:25:59,590 There's still a missing woman, and we need to find her. 584 00:25:59,658 --> 00:26:01,625 - We started interviewing people in the neighborhood. 585 00:26:01,693 --> 00:26:03,994 We met a local resident, 586 00:26:04,063 --> 00:26:07,964 And we talked about the timeline of the disappearance. 587 00:26:08,033 --> 00:26:09,566 And he said, "hey, you know, that's interesting. 588 00:26:09,635 --> 00:26:11,969 "about that time, we were all wondering 589 00:26:12,037 --> 00:26:13,637 "why dmitriy ripped out his basement floor 590 00:26:13,705 --> 00:26:14,572 "and put in a new basement floor. 591 00:26:14,640 --> 00:26:18,776 There was nothing wrong, and the house was mint." 592 00:26:18,844 --> 00:26:22,245 - It was the timing against irina's disappearance. 593 00:26:22,247 --> 00:26:24,314 - We thought maybe he buried irina's body 594 00:26:24,383 --> 00:26:25,916 Under the basement floor. 595 00:26:25,984 --> 00:26:29,119 That gave us probable cause to get a search warrant. 596 00:26:29,187 --> 00:26:31,788 - That was something we had to act on quickly 597 00:26:31,857 --> 00:26:34,458 Because julia was back in the house. 598 00:26:37,162 --> 00:26:40,330 - The search is being conducted for the remains 599 00:26:40,399 --> 00:26:43,233 Of irina malezhik. 600 00:26:43,235 --> 00:26:45,202 - We served the search warrant. 601 00:26:45,270 --> 00:26:47,270 We entered the basement. 602 00:26:47,339 --> 00:26:51,108 - We had brought in a cadaver dog to come in. 603 00:26:51,176 --> 00:26:52,710 ♪ ♪ 604 00:26:52,778 --> 00:26:57,481 And the dog took her turn and ran around the basement. 605 00:26:57,549 --> 00:27:00,017 - We had about a half a dozen jackhammers, 606 00:27:00,085 --> 00:27:02,219 And we would keep passing the jackhammers off 607 00:27:02,287 --> 00:27:04,221 At these spots where the dog hit. 608 00:27:04,289 --> 00:27:07,725 ♪ ♪ 609 00:27:07,727 --> 00:27:10,860 And we found nothing under the basement floor. 610 00:27:10,930 --> 00:27:13,663 - But in the boiler room, agent razzagone 611 00:27:13,733 --> 00:27:16,433 Finds some unsettling items. 612 00:27:16,501 --> 00:27:20,303 - We found a set of keys, and we found some photos. 613 00:27:20,372 --> 00:27:22,405 There was a man and a woman 614 00:27:22,474 --> 00:27:26,109 Engaged in intimate situations in the photos. 615 00:27:26,111 --> 00:27:29,513 The man in the photo appeared to be dmitriy. 616 00:27:29,581 --> 00:27:32,315 The woman did not look like his wife, julia. 617 00:27:32,317 --> 00:27:36,853 - The woman in the photos clearly isn't irina either. 618 00:27:36,922 --> 00:27:39,089 - And there was a pair of women's 619 00:27:39,158 --> 00:27:42,726 Thong underwear on the floor, 620 00:27:42,794 --> 00:27:46,229 Just kind of stashed in the corner. 621 00:27:46,298 --> 00:27:49,732 - Julia was home, and we just asked her, 622 00:27:49,734 --> 00:27:51,635 "are these your underwear?" 623 00:27:51,703 --> 00:27:55,739 And she goes, "no, I've never seen those before in my life." 624 00:27:55,808 --> 00:27:57,808 - I thought right away, they were irina's. 625 00:27:57,876 --> 00:28:00,343 He's holding onto these as a souvenir. 626 00:28:00,412 --> 00:28:02,679 I was very like, "get them to the lab. 627 00:28:02,748 --> 00:28:04,181 Get them out." 628 00:28:04,249 --> 00:28:05,949 - As the rest of the basement is processed, 629 00:28:06,018 --> 00:28:09,953 Agent ruscio pursues the viktor alekseyev lead. 630 00:28:10,021 --> 00:28:11,254 - Dmitriy had mentioned it 631 00:28:11,323 --> 00:28:13,691 That he had utilized viktor's credit cards, 632 00:28:13,759 --> 00:28:15,825 That viktor owed him money. 633 00:28:15,895 --> 00:28:19,429 ♪ ♪ 634 00:28:19,498 --> 00:28:22,766 We found an address in seagate not too far 635 00:28:22,834 --> 00:28:24,234 From where dmitriy and julia lived 636 00:28:24,303 --> 00:28:26,503 That viktor alekseyev resided. 637 00:28:26,571 --> 00:28:28,872 - Agent ruscio knocked on the door. 638 00:28:28,874 --> 00:28:30,674 A man came to the door. 639 00:28:30,742 --> 00:28:32,042 He said his name was ravi. 640 00:28:32,111 --> 00:28:36,246 Ravi told them the home was owned by viktor. 641 00:28:36,315 --> 00:28:38,448 Ravi was his tenant. 642 00:28:38,517 --> 00:28:41,051 - I asked if viktor was home, 643 00:28:41,120 --> 00:28:44,221 And he told me viktor is dead. 644 00:28:44,289 --> 00:28:48,058 ♪ ♪ 645 00:28:48,127 --> 00:28:50,860 - That really made the hair on the back of our necks stand up. 646 00:28:50,930 --> 00:28:52,795 ♪ ♪ 647 00:28:52,797 --> 00:28:55,765 - My first thought was to ask him if it was natural causes. 648 00:28:55,835 --> 00:28:57,334 And that's when he got really agitated 649 00:28:57,402 --> 00:29:00,671 And started saying, "no, the guy you're digging 650 00:29:00,739 --> 00:29:03,773 In his basement murdered him." 651 00:29:03,843 --> 00:29:06,142 And I was, like, taken aback. 652 00:29:06,211 --> 00:29:09,045 - Ravi tells agent ruscio the last time 653 00:29:09,114 --> 00:29:11,214 He saw viktor was almost four years ago, 654 00:29:11,216 --> 00:29:14,484 On December 19, 2005. 655 00:29:14,553 --> 00:29:17,454 - Ravi said, that day, dmitriy was coming over 656 00:29:17,523 --> 00:29:20,089 To help him move a very large safe 657 00:29:20,091 --> 00:29:22,092 That viktor had in the apartment. 658 00:29:22,161 --> 00:29:23,526 ♪ ♪ 659 00:29:23,595 --> 00:29:26,529 - And then viktor alekseyev got in dmitriy yakovlev's car 660 00:29:26,598 --> 00:29:28,766 To go to the airport to depart for russia. 661 00:29:30,635 --> 00:29:33,370 - Ravi tells them that shortly after the two men left, 662 00:29:33,438 --> 00:29:36,039 Viktor's ex-girlfriend showed up. 663 00:29:36,108 --> 00:29:37,908 - His former girlfriend asked ravi, "what happened? 664 00:29:37,976 --> 00:29:40,043 Where is he?" 665 00:29:40,045 --> 00:29:42,312 Because she was supposed to be picking him up 666 00:29:42,314 --> 00:29:45,915 To take him to the airport, and viktor was gone. 667 00:29:45,917 --> 00:29:48,185 - She just found it just too-- 668 00:29:48,253 --> 00:29:50,053 Like, all of a sudden, you know, he's gone, 669 00:29:50,122 --> 00:29:52,355 And he doesn't tell me anything about it. 670 00:29:52,357 --> 00:29:54,591 - Ravi tells them that viktor's ex 671 00:29:54,659 --> 00:29:57,628 Never got a hold of him, and as her worry escalated, 672 00:29:57,696 --> 00:30:00,030 She called delta airlines. 673 00:30:00,098 --> 00:30:02,900 - Viktor never got on the flight. 674 00:30:02,968 --> 00:30:05,368 - Agent ruscio came running back, 675 00:30:05,437 --> 00:30:08,872 Like, screaming, "we have another victim." 676 00:30:08,940 --> 00:30:13,644 ♪ ♪ 677 00:30:13,712 --> 00:30:16,814 [tense bassy music] 678 00:30:22,286 --> 00:30:24,888 [tense bassy music] 679 00:30:24,957 --> 00:30:27,925 [eerie music] 680 00:30:27,927 --> 00:30:29,927 ♪ ♪ 681 00:30:29,995 --> 00:30:32,563 - Agents investigating dmitriy yakovlev's involvement 682 00:30:32,631 --> 00:30:34,364 In the disappearance of irina malezhik 683 00:30:34,433 --> 00:30:36,567 Have just made a jaw-dropping discovering, 684 00:30:36,635 --> 00:30:41,037 Another possible victim from four years earlier. 685 00:30:41,106 --> 00:30:44,975 - Deadpan as anything, ravil said, "viktor is dead, 686 00:30:45,043 --> 00:30:46,843 "and the guy whose house you're digging up the basement 687 00:30:46,912 --> 00:30:48,545 At is who we think did it." 688 00:30:48,614 --> 00:30:52,715 - It was like, "mm-hmm, viktor's dead. How?" 689 00:30:52,785 --> 00:30:54,317 Told us that you can talk 690 00:30:54,319 --> 00:30:56,853 To his ex-girlfriend about that. 691 00:30:56,922 --> 00:30:59,222 We contacted her. 692 00:30:59,291 --> 00:31:01,224 She came into the u.S. Attorney's office, 693 00:31:01,226 --> 00:31:03,894 And she filled in a lot of blanks. 694 00:31:03,962 --> 00:31:07,797 - We learned that viktor was a jewelry dealer. 695 00:31:07,866 --> 00:31:10,233 He dealt in high-end costume jewelry. 696 00:31:10,235 --> 00:31:12,202 - He was doing well, and she said 697 00:31:12,271 --> 00:31:15,838 Dmitriy was trying to be involved in the business 698 00:31:15,840 --> 00:31:17,674 That he was doing. 699 00:31:17,743 --> 00:31:21,311 She was--you know, she didn't like dmitriy. 700 00:31:21,380 --> 00:31:24,014 She doesn't remember how they met, 701 00:31:24,082 --> 00:31:26,683 But it was like she showed up one day, 702 00:31:26,751 --> 00:31:28,351 And he was at viktor's house. 703 00:31:28,353 --> 00:31:30,821 They watched these russian soap operas. 704 00:31:30,889 --> 00:31:32,956 They play cards. They drink. 705 00:31:33,025 --> 00:31:34,291 You know, they, all of a sudden, 706 00:31:34,359 --> 00:31:36,626 Had this budding relationship. 707 00:31:36,695 --> 00:31:40,030 - The ex tells detectives that on December 19, 2005, 708 00:31:40,098 --> 00:31:42,098 Viktor was supposed to fly to russia 709 00:31:42,167 --> 00:31:45,101 For three months for business, but she never saw him again. 710 00:31:45,170 --> 00:31:48,338 - And she hadn't heard from him since. 711 00:31:48,407 --> 00:31:53,576 - She reported viktor missing to the local precinct, 712 00:31:53,645 --> 00:31:55,846 And then went to dmitriy 713 00:31:55,914 --> 00:32:00,316 To ask about viktor's whereabouts. 714 00:32:00,385 --> 00:32:01,852 Dmitriy claimed he didn't know. 715 00:32:01,920 --> 00:32:03,987 He said he just helped him move the safe and he left. 716 00:32:04,056 --> 00:32:05,722 [tense music] 717 00:32:05,790 --> 00:32:08,458 The things that dmitriy had said to her 718 00:32:08,527 --> 00:32:10,460 Were very chilling. 719 00:32:10,529 --> 00:32:13,063 He told her that he'd seen some photos of her 720 00:32:13,131 --> 00:32:17,300 In intimate situations with viktor. 721 00:32:17,302 --> 00:32:20,871 - That's when detectives have a revelation. 722 00:32:20,939 --> 00:32:25,308 ♪ ♪ 723 00:32:25,377 --> 00:32:27,678 She was the young woman in the photos 724 00:32:27,746 --> 00:32:30,480 Hidden in dmitriy's basement. 725 00:32:30,549 --> 00:32:35,052 - The man in the photos was not, in fact, dmitriy. 726 00:32:35,120 --> 00:32:37,320 ♪ ♪ 727 00:32:37,389 --> 00:32:41,924 - Viktor and dmitriy just happened to look alike. 728 00:32:41,926 --> 00:32:44,494 - And she told us she knew those photos 729 00:32:44,563 --> 00:32:47,097 Were maintained in the safe. 730 00:32:47,165 --> 00:32:49,099 Viktor was very protective of that safe. 731 00:32:49,167 --> 00:32:51,734 ♪ ♪ 732 00:32:51,804 --> 00:32:55,438 But somehow, dmitriy had gotten access. 733 00:32:55,507 --> 00:33:01,211 ♪ ♪ 734 00:33:01,279 --> 00:33:03,647 - But her story doesn't end there. 735 00:33:03,715 --> 00:33:06,282 Viktor's ex tells agents that a few weeks 736 00:33:06,351 --> 00:33:09,987 After he'd gone missing, in January of 2006, 737 00:33:10,055 --> 00:33:13,456 She received an alarming call. 738 00:33:13,458 --> 00:33:14,991 ♪ ♪ 739 00:33:15,060 --> 00:33:17,460 - She was contacted by a friend 740 00:33:17,462 --> 00:33:19,963 Who lived in new jersey that human remains 741 00:33:20,031 --> 00:33:21,564 Were found in a garbage bag 742 00:33:21,566 --> 00:33:25,201 Just off the road in the south mountain reservation. 743 00:33:25,270 --> 00:33:27,004 A local patrol officer found the bag, 744 00:33:27,072 --> 00:33:29,039 The bag split open, and things fell out, 745 00:33:29,107 --> 00:33:31,875 Arms and legs. There was no head. 746 00:33:31,943 --> 00:33:33,710 There was no torso. 747 00:33:33,779 --> 00:33:36,913 - A chilling story, but it's the location 748 00:33:36,982 --> 00:33:39,449 That captured her attention. 749 00:33:39,518 --> 00:33:41,017 - Before he moved to seagate, 750 00:33:41,086 --> 00:33:42,752 Dmitriy had an apartment 751 00:33:42,821 --> 00:33:45,455 Next to south mountain reservation in new jersey. 752 00:33:45,524 --> 00:33:48,558 - Call it a hunch. Call it whatever it is. 753 00:33:48,627 --> 00:33:52,362 But she just knew that it had to be viktor. 754 00:33:52,431 --> 00:33:56,166 She contacted the essex county prosecutor's office, 755 00:33:56,234 --> 00:34:00,436 And I believe she got them in touch with the nypd, 756 00:34:00,505 --> 00:34:04,240 Who was able to eventually confirm through dna matching 757 00:34:04,309 --> 00:34:06,176 That it was, in fact, viktor. 758 00:34:06,244 --> 00:34:08,811 ♪ ♪ 759 00:34:08,880 --> 00:34:10,680 - And now four years later, 760 00:34:10,749 --> 00:34:13,583 Police still hadn't found viktor's killer. 761 00:34:13,652 --> 00:34:15,986 Armed with this information, the task force 762 00:34:16,054 --> 00:34:17,420 Head to essex county, new jersey, 763 00:34:17,489 --> 00:34:21,191 Where his severed remains had been found four years earlier. 764 00:34:21,259 --> 00:34:23,193 And the medical examiner provides them 765 00:34:23,261 --> 00:34:26,329 With some unexpected and crucial intel. 766 00:34:26,398 --> 00:34:29,999 - She explained to us that the bone wasn't sawed. 767 00:34:30,068 --> 00:34:34,737 He cut through the soft tissue around the knees, 768 00:34:34,806 --> 00:34:37,139 Around the wrists, the hips. 769 00:34:37,141 --> 00:34:38,541 He was dismembered by someone 770 00:34:38,610 --> 00:34:40,743 That was in the medical profession. 771 00:34:40,812 --> 00:34:44,614 - We knew right away that it had to be dmitriy yakovlev 772 00:34:44,683 --> 00:34:46,716 Because dmitriy yakovlev was trained as a surgeon 773 00:34:46,785 --> 00:34:48,284 Back in russia. 774 00:34:48,353 --> 00:34:51,321 - They also learned what bizarre items were found 775 00:34:51,389 --> 00:34:53,390 Next to viktor's severed limbs. 776 00:34:53,458 --> 00:34:57,560 - There were two videotapes and a dracula mask. 777 00:34:57,562 --> 00:35:00,563 We called his ex-girlfriend, and we said, "hey, 778 00:35:00,632 --> 00:35:02,565 "you mentioned to us about some soap operas 779 00:35:02,634 --> 00:35:04,835 "viktor and dmitriy would watch. 780 00:35:04,903 --> 00:35:06,302 Do you remember what they were?" 781 00:35:06,371 --> 00:35:08,839 And she said yes, so she told us, 782 00:35:08,907 --> 00:35:11,808 And sure enough, that videotape was the show. 783 00:35:11,876 --> 00:35:16,045 And she was aware of the dracula mask 784 00:35:16,047 --> 00:35:17,847 Because dmitriy had had that mask. 785 00:35:17,916 --> 00:35:21,851 ♪ ♪ 786 00:35:21,920 --> 00:35:24,554 - As evidence piles up, stories about dmitriy 787 00:35:24,623 --> 00:35:26,856 Continue to pour in from locals. 788 00:35:26,925 --> 00:35:30,526 - We find out that in 2003, a man named michael klein 789 00:35:30,595 --> 00:35:33,162 Sold the house to dmitriy yakovlev. 790 00:35:33,164 --> 00:35:35,498 - Michael klein, he was an old man 791 00:35:35,500 --> 00:35:37,600 Who owned a property in seagate. 792 00:35:37,669 --> 00:35:40,269 Michael was a former mechanic, 793 00:35:40,339 --> 00:35:42,905 And he bought these houses basically to fix up 794 00:35:42,974 --> 00:35:44,607 And rent out. 795 00:35:44,609 --> 00:35:47,143 - His plan was to sell his home 796 00:35:47,212 --> 00:35:50,981 And move to mastic, long island 797 00:35:51,049 --> 00:35:52,682 And live with his girlfriend. 798 00:35:52,751 --> 00:35:54,084 - But agents learned 799 00:35:54,152 --> 00:35:56,586 That November 26, 2003, 800 00:35:56,655 --> 00:36:00,022 Was the last day anyone saw michael klein. 801 00:36:00,024 --> 00:36:02,492 - Michael klein went to the closing and never returned. 802 00:36:02,561 --> 00:36:04,894 ♪ ♪ 803 00:36:04,963 --> 00:36:06,629 - Is this another victim? 804 00:36:06,631 --> 00:36:08,965 - We had another person who dealt with dmitriy yakovlev 805 00:36:09,033 --> 00:36:12,635 And then suddenly disappeared off the face of the earth. 806 00:36:12,704 --> 00:36:15,705 - Klein's disappearance is now the first one on record 807 00:36:15,707 --> 00:36:18,308 Chronologically, two years before viktor's murder 808 00:36:18,376 --> 00:36:21,177 And four years before irina malezhik vanished. 809 00:36:21,245 --> 00:36:23,446 Agents dig into this new discovery. 810 00:36:23,448 --> 00:36:25,648 - We learned michael klein's common law wife 811 00:36:25,717 --> 00:36:28,118 Had filed in the local precinct 812 00:36:28,186 --> 00:36:29,952 A missing persons complaint. 813 00:36:30,021 --> 00:36:31,654 ♪ ♪ 814 00:36:31,723 --> 00:36:33,356 - Michael klein was a grown man. 815 00:36:33,424 --> 00:36:35,425 And at the closing, he got a check 816 00:36:35,493 --> 00:36:36,859 For over $300,000. 817 00:36:36,928 --> 00:36:38,728 The investigators probably figured 818 00:36:38,797 --> 00:36:39,929 He might have just left because he had 819 00:36:39,998 --> 00:36:41,097 The money to leave. 820 00:36:43,267 --> 00:36:46,036 - Now, six years later, 821 00:36:46,104 --> 00:36:47,570 Investigators need to find out 822 00:36:47,639 --> 00:36:49,272 What really happened to michael klein. 823 00:36:49,340 --> 00:36:50,740 They head to mastic, long island, 824 00:36:50,809 --> 00:36:53,443 To speak with his common law wife. 825 00:36:53,511 --> 00:36:57,279 - The house was boarded up, very rundown. 826 00:36:57,281 --> 00:36:59,649 She wouldn't open the door. 827 00:36:59,718 --> 00:37:02,285 - Eventually, she told us, after she had gone 828 00:37:02,354 --> 00:37:05,021 To the police, dmitriy yakovlev 829 00:37:05,089 --> 00:37:07,924 Went all the way out to mastic, banged on her door, 830 00:37:07,992 --> 00:37:11,093 And she told us, "he threatened to kill me 831 00:37:11,163 --> 00:37:13,763 If I didn't keep my mouth shut." 832 00:37:13,831 --> 00:37:18,768 She lived as a recluse from that point on. 833 00:37:18,837 --> 00:37:21,371 - Agents learn the key ring found in dmitriy's basement 834 00:37:21,439 --> 00:37:23,272 Belonged to klein. 835 00:37:23,342 --> 00:37:24,674 And while they're sure 836 00:37:24,743 --> 00:37:26,643 Dmitriy yakovlev has blood on his hands, 837 00:37:26,711 --> 00:37:28,645 They still need something concrete 838 00:37:28,713 --> 00:37:29,678 To connect them 839 00:37:29,680 --> 00:37:32,248 To irina malezhik's disappearance. 840 00:37:32,317 --> 00:37:34,851 ♪ ♪ 841 00:37:34,919 --> 00:37:37,320 Agent razzagone is hopeful that the dna 842 00:37:37,389 --> 00:37:39,488 On the underwear found in his basement 843 00:37:39,558 --> 00:37:42,392 Will be a match to irina. 844 00:37:42,460 --> 00:37:45,595 They need a sample of her dna to be sure. 845 00:37:45,664 --> 00:37:47,730 - Detective stradford and my former partner 846 00:37:47,799 --> 00:37:50,000 Had actually gone over to kyiv to get 847 00:37:50,068 --> 00:37:52,402 A dna sample from irina's sister. 848 00:37:52,470 --> 00:37:55,605 ♪ ♪ 849 00:37:55,673 --> 00:37:57,974 - 10 days later, on November 6, 850 00:37:58,042 --> 00:38:00,710 Just two years from when irina disappeared, 851 00:38:00,779 --> 00:38:04,514 The sample is received at the ocme dna crime lab. 852 00:38:04,582 --> 00:38:06,716 - They were, in fact, able to determine 853 00:38:06,785 --> 00:38:09,285 They were irina malezhik's underwear. 854 00:38:09,354 --> 00:38:10,820 ♪ ♪ 855 00:38:10,889 --> 00:38:13,823 This was a match. I was jumping up and down. 856 00:38:13,892 --> 00:38:15,225 It was like, "I knew it! 857 00:38:15,293 --> 00:38:16,759 I knew it! He killed her. I knew it." 858 00:38:16,761 --> 00:38:18,995 ♪ ♪ 859 00:38:19,063 --> 00:38:22,098 [tense bassy music] 860 00:38:22,166 --> 00:38:23,833 ♪ ♪ 861 00:38:27,905 --> 00:38:31,708 [tense bassy music] 862 00:38:31,776 --> 00:38:34,877 [somber music] 863 00:38:34,879 --> 00:38:38,080 ♪ ♪ 864 00:38:38,149 --> 00:38:39,448 - Two years after 865 00:38:39,450 --> 00:38:41,017 Irina malezhik's disappearance, 866 00:38:41,086 --> 00:38:42,552 Agents connect her dna 867 00:38:42,620 --> 00:38:45,021 To a pair of underwear found in prime suspect 868 00:38:45,089 --> 00:38:46,889 Dmitriy yakovlev's basement. 869 00:38:46,958 --> 00:38:49,692 ♪ ♪ 870 00:38:49,760 --> 00:38:51,828 - He kept it as a memento or a trophy. 871 00:38:53,432 --> 00:38:59,168 He kept michael klein's keys, a stack of photographs 872 00:38:59,170 --> 00:39:01,371 That belonged to viktor alekseyev, 873 00:39:01,439 --> 00:39:04,040 And he kept the underwear of irina malezhik. 874 00:39:04,109 --> 00:39:07,009 ♪ ♪ 875 00:39:07,078 --> 00:39:10,746 - In a serial case, you have people 876 00:39:10,815 --> 00:39:13,616 Who do the trophy thing, and dmitriy did it. 877 00:39:13,684 --> 00:39:16,352 It's morbid, but they go back and hold them 878 00:39:16,421 --> 00:39:18,487 And relive the moment that they took 879 00:39:18,557 --> 00:39:20,256 These people's lives. 880 00:39:20,325 --> 00:39:22,992 [tense music] 881 00:39:23,061 --> 00:39:25,528 - As investigators compare the three cases, 882 00:39:25,597 --> 00:39:28,164 A pattern emerges. 883 00:39:28,232 --> 00:39:31,668 - They took place in succession 884 00:39:31,736 --> 00:39:34,837 With two-year gaps between each one. 885 00:39:34,906 --> 00:39:38,441 Dmitriy showed planning to befriend people, 886 00:39:38,509 --> 00:39:42,578 To insert himself into their life. 887 00:39:42,647 --> 00:39:45,315 - Dmitriy yakovlev was a serial killer 888 00:39:45,383 --> 00:39:48,184 Who killed for monetary gain. 889 00:39:48,253 --> 00:39:52,989 - There was a greed of indescribable proportions 890 00:39:53,057 --> 00:39:57,259 To get money for his type of lifestyle. 891 00:39:57,329 --> 00:40:00,630 - Dmitriy appeared to stalk his prey 892 00:40:00,698 --> 00:40:03,366 By identifying people who would not be 893 00:40:03,434 --> 00:40:06,535 As missed as others. 894 00:40:06,537 --> 00:40:09,739 - Irina was unmarried. She didn't have a boyfriend. 895 00:40:09,807 --> 00:40:12,708 Her family was living in ukraine. 896 00:40:12,777 --> 00:40:17,079 Viktor alekseyev was rushing off to russia 897 00:40:17,148 --> 00:40:18,881 To start a new business, 898 00:40:18,883 --> 00:40:22,885 And michael klein was at a rather advanced age. 899 00:40:22,887 --> 00:40:25,221 - And who knows if there are other victims out there? 900 00:40:25,290 --> 00:40:28,390 - Prosecutors pursue this as a federal case, 901 00:40:28,392 --> 00:40:30,526 Which will allow for a wider scope of evidence 902 00:40:30,595 --> 00:40:32,895 To be admitted, but because it doesn't fall 903 00:40:32,897 --> 00:40:34,463 Into the category of what's considered 904 00:40:34,533 --> 00:40:36,432 A federal murder charge, 905 00:40:36,501 --> 00:40:38,534 The duo is charged with identity theft, 906 00:40:38,603 --> 00:40:40,569 And dmitriy's includes an enhancement 907 00:40:40,639 --> 00:40:42,738 For a crime of violence. 908 00:40:42,807 --> 00:40:46,742 - And that's how we were able to charge effectively 909 00:40:46,811 --> 00:40:49,011 In the federal level dmitriy yakovlev 910 00:40:49,080 --> 00:40:51,047 With the three murders. 911 00:40:51,115 --> 00:40:53,750 - A week before the trial was set to commence, 912 00:40:53,818 --> 00:40:56,319 Julia, who had been on house arrest, 913 00:40:56,387 --> 00:40:58,554 Makes a surprising move. 914 00:40:58,623 --> 00:41:00,723 - Julia took a plea. 915 00:41:00,725 --> 00:41:02,692 She admitted to what she needed 916 00:41:02,760 --> 00:41:06,696 And agreed to testify against dmitriy. 917 00:41:06,764 --> 00:41:10,700 She was given 36 months in federal prison. 918 00:41:10,768 --> 00:41:13,970 - Dmitriy decides to take his chances with the jury, 919 00:41:14,038 --> 00:41:18,941 And the trial commences on February 14, 2011. 920 00:41:19,010 --> 00:41:21,878 - The trial was about three weeks total, 921 00:41:21,946 --> 00:41:25,781 And more than 30 witnesses testified. 922 00:41:25,850 --> 00:41:29,285 - I think one of the biggest moments in the trial 923 00:41:29,354 --> 00:41:32,722 Was when the medical examiner was presenting the photos 924 00:41:32,790 --> 00:41:35,992 From the scene where the bag was found 925 00:41:36,060 --> 00:41:39,261 And viktor's body parts found on the ground 926 00:41:39,330 --> 00:41:44,533 And testified about the clean disarticulation that was done. 927 00:41:44,603 --> 00:41:46,436 Dmitriy yakovlev worked as a surgeon 928 00:41:46,504 --> 00:41:50,339 Before coming to the u.S. And just seemed visibly-- 929 00:41:50,408 --> 00:41:52,842 You know, took pride in that, almost like he was admiring 930 00:41:52,910 --> 00:41:54,677 His work, looking at the pictures 931 00:41:54,746 --> 00:41:56,645 And tracing with his finger. 932 00:41:56,715 --> 00:41:58,514 - Dmitriy testified. 933 00:41:58,583 --> 00:42:00,917 He was very smug on the stand. 934 00:42:00,985 --> 00:42:04,453 And he just, you know, maintained his innocence. 935 00:42:04,455 --> 00:42:08,991 - On March 3, 2011, after a seven-hour deliberation, 936 00:42:08,993 --> 00:42:12,128 The jury comes back with a verdict. 937 00:42:12,196 --> 00:42:14,797 - They found him guilty on every charge. 938 00:42:14,865 --> 00:42:16,732 - I got a little choked up, 939 00:42:16,734 --> 00:42:18,534 And we got justice for these people. 940 00:42:18,603 --> 00:42:20,836 These people probably would have been 941 00:42:20,838 --> 00:42:23,639 Missing forever if we didn't all come together. 942 00:42:23,708 --> 00:42:25,541 And it was a team effort all the way. 943 00:42:25,610 --> 00:42:27,610 The dream team. 944 00:42:27,679 --> 00:42:32,348 - I felt justice was executed, 945 00:42:32,417 --> 00:42:34,584 But we needed that conclusion. 946 00:42:34,652 --> 00:42:36,419 ♪ ♪ 947 00:42:36,487 --> 00:42:40,156 - Dmitriy was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison. 948 00:42:40,224 --> 00:42:43,125 - The judge lamented the fact that, 949 00:42:43,127 --> 00:42:47,196 Under federal law, he could condemn dmitriy 950 00:42:47,265 --> 00:42:50,366 To no more than 30 years in prison. 951 00:42:50,434 --> 00:42:52,134 ♪ ♪ 952 00:42:52,136 --> 00:42:56,005 - Julia got out of prison and returned to brooklyn. 953 00:42:56,074 --> 00:43:00,076 She is sitting at home in a nice house in seagate. 954 00:43:00,144 --> 00:43:02,144 ♪ ♪ 955 00:43:02,146 --> 00:43:04,747 - Dmitriy, on the other hand, never made it home. 956 00:43:04,816 --> 00:43:06,949 - Dmitriy died in jail 957 00:43:07,018 --> 00:43:08,984 Approximately a year and a half ago. 958 00:43:09,053 --> 00:43:12,054 He died of throat cancer. 959 00:43:12,123 --> 00:43:15,924 [somber music] 960 00:43:15,926 --> 00:43:18,828 - God works in miraculous ways. 961 00:43:18,896 --> 00:43:22,298 She's vindicated, so that's it. 962 00:43:22,366 --> 00:43:24,667 I have a closure inside me. 963 00:43:24,735 --> 00:43:29,171 I miss her bubbling, happy personality 964 00:43:29,240 --> 00:43:33,343 And intelligence. She was very intelligent. 965 00:43:33,411 --> 00:43:36,178 We were just always laughing together. 966 00:43:36,247 --> 00:43:40,016 You cannot return her, but her memory 967 00:43:40,084 --> 00:43:42,619 Will be with her family, with her friends.