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Firefighter Sam Dreher and his wife Danielle are the perfect couple. But after their hopes of happiness are dashed, their marriage fails. When Sam falls in love with another woman, his affair triggers a chain of events that spiral out of control.
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00:07The perfect couple is finally starting a family.
00:11I'm going to be a partner? Yes!
00:13They were just your average, typical, young, happy couple.
00:18But when their dream shatters...
00:21I can't remember the last time you touched me.
00:23I was concerned for my brother. I didn't know what he was getting into.
00:26Rage and deception.
00:27I can't believe he could do something like this.
00:30They were talking about murder.
00:31It's him. The guy down there by the tree.
00:34Tear four lives apart.
00:36Danielle, what's going on?
00:37And I knew it was bad.
00:41Help me, someone!
01:11Hon, have you seen my boots?
01:15Did you look in the closet?
01:19The what?
01:21Firefighter Sam Dreyer and his wife, Danielle, have been married for six years.
01:27The closet!
01:28Where you always put them?
01:34When I first met Danielle, she was young, cute.
01:41They were the typical storybook version of boy meets girl.
01:46They get together, they get married, they get their house.
01:52Sam was up and coming with the fire department.
01:55Have a good day at work.
01:56Thank you. I will. You too.
01:58Love you.
01:59Love you too.
02:00Go.
02:01Yes, ma'am.
02:05And they were just your average, typical, young, happy couple.
02:15Oh, Sammy was a lifesaver. That's what he was.
02:18He was a paramedic, firefighter medic, and he recently, he had made the rank of lieutenant.
02:23All right, you guys know what to do right. We're going to get him.
02:25Hey, there he comes.
02:27Hey!
02:29Thank you, thank you, thank you.
02:31How's it going?
02:33He loved his job. He loved being a firefighter.
02:35And he took pride in it.
02:37Thanks, guys.
02:37Congratulations, lieutenants.
02:39Thank you very much. Now that I'm lieutenant, you're all fired.
02:42Aw, of course. There he goes.
02:46What are you guys?
02:47Oh, don't you dare. Don't you dare.
02:54The guys loved me.
02:55They were always cutting up and joking around, and, yeah, Sammy was the center of attention.
03:01I'm soaked.
03:05At Charlotte Regional Medical Center, Danielle works in marketing and public affairs.
03:11Danielle was a very competent businesswoman.
03:14Amy, can you hold on one second?
03:16Hey.
03:18And she very rapidly moved up through the ranks of the hospital corporation that she worked with.
03:25Okay, we'll have to get this over to the mail room ready to ship.
03:28Danielle had a big heart.
03:30She actually organized and helped ship supplies from the hospital to third world countries.
03:35The hospital in Costa Rica is expecting delivery Friday.
03:39Hey, Amy, I'm back.
03:41Sorry about that.
03:42She truly cared about her fellow man.
03:48After six years together, there are signs their lives are about to change.
04:11Sam?
04:13Yeah?
04:22Is that what I think it is?
04:24We're having a baby?
04:26I'm going to be a father?
04:27Yes!
04:30Sam always wanted children.
04:40I can't imagine anyone that could have been a better dad.
04:43You're going to be a dad.
04:44You're going to be a dad.
04:44You're going to be a mom.
04:52But their dream of parenthood was not to be.
05:03Sam told me that Danielle had actually had a miscarriage.
05:11Sam told me that Danielle had actually had a miscarriage.
05:22It's traumatic.
05:24It's traumatic.
05:24It's a loss.
05:28It's a loss.
05:29I think for Danielle, she may have taken it harder than the average woman.
05:45Sam told me about Danielle suffering from depression.
05:49Sam told me about Danielle suffering from depression.
06:07Did you take your meds?
06:12Did you take your meds?
06:38Oh, good.
06:42Oh, good.
06:45How's my favorite big sister?
06:47Hey, I've got my glass of wine, so everything's just dandy.
06:50Yeah, nice.
06:51No Danielle?
06:53Yeah, well, she's not feeling so good.
06:57Oh, sorry to hear that.
06:58She always had an excuse why she didn't want to come.
07:01You know, she's got a lot going on at work these days, actually.
07:04Mm-hmm.
07:04You don't understand the pressure she's under because it's a corporate job.
07:08She's probably just a little tired.
07:10Well, she's missing a great dinner.
07:11Yeah.
07:15As time passes, the loss of a baby puts their marriage under strain.
07:20What's the matter with you?
07:22Just leave me alone.
07:23Sam told me that he hadn't had sex with his wife in over two years.
07:28Come on, Danielle.
07:29We live in the same house, and we never talk.
07:32That she was not interested in intimacy.
07:34I can't remember the last time you touched me.
07:36Well, if that's how you feel, maybe we should get a divorce.
07:41Okay, you're right.
07:43Let's do that.
07:44And he didn't know how to make her happy anymore.
07:47Fine.
07:49You take the guest room.
07:53I'll make an appointment to see an attorney on Monday.
07:57He moved his belongings into the guest bedroom.
08:00They would work out the details of the divorce,
08:02but he was going to live on one side of the house,
08:04and she was going to live in the other.
08:10You didn't tell me about this place before?
08:12Come on, you don't want to be doing this.
08:14It was a Friday night, and my friend Diane, my husband and I,
08:18and another couple of our friends went down to a club in Sarasota.
08:22Listen, I'm going to go get myself a drink.
08:24Do you guys want something?
08:25You're okay?
08:26Behave yourself back there now.
08:28I'm watching.
08:32Hey.
08:33Hey.
08:34Can I get a glass of white wine, please?
08:36Let me get that.
08:37No, really, that's okay.
08:39No, I insist.
08:40Please.
08:41It's my pleasure.
08:45It was kind of corny, wasn't it?
08:48Yes.
08:50Corny is definitely what that was.
08:58Home Alone.
09:00Danielle looks for love online.
09:38I can't remember a time when it was good, you know?
09:42That's so sad.
09:46Well, I've been living on opposite ends of the house till the divorce goes through.
09:52I just want to be happy.
09:53Does that make me a bad person?
09:55Of course not.
09:58What about you?
10:01Keith and I?
10:05Things have been rocky for quite some time.
10:10Keith was a general contractor.
10:13He would go over and train mostly in Afghanistan.
10:17He worked with the people on their skills driving.
10:21He was in the tank or in the U.S. Army for, I believe, 10 years.
10:26It was a strain on any marriage if you're apart even a few weeks.
10:33But this was even up to, you know, six months before he would come home.
10:39I've been really unhappy for quite some time.
10:42We just don't have anything left to say to each other anymore.
10:46I'm sorry. I gotta get to work.
10:48That's okay. Go.
10:51I don't, I don't do this kind of thing.
10:54I, this isn't some random flyby.
10:59I really like you.
11:01A lot.
11:03I like you too.
11:09They continued the relationship.
11:12I can't believe I agreed to this.
11:14He came over or they met places pretty consistently.
11:19Just don't flinch and I won't be doing anything I shouldn't be doing.
11:23Sam made Diane feel very special.
11:26Nice.
11:29You got shaving cream.
11:31And I think she made Sam feel that way as well.
11:37They were in love.
11:43Sam and Diane spend most evenings together.
11:47But one night, Diane's alone.
11:52And there's an unexpected guest.
11:57Yes?
11:58Excuse me, ma'am.
11:58I'm fixing a leak in the downstairs apartment.
12:01Can I come in and check if there's a problem here?
12:03Diane said, oh, did I tell you that this plumber guy came to my house?
12:08It's pretty late.
12:10It'll only take a second.
12:11Um, yeah, sure.
12:14Come on in.
12:16Better be sure, right?
12:17Yeah, sure.
12:18She said I let him in and I go, Diane,
12:20don't let strangers into your apartment like that.
12:22You just can't do that.
12:24It's not a smart thing to do.
12:31All right.
12:33Everything seems to be fine here.
12:35No problem.
12:36Okay.
12:38Thanks.
12:38And have a good night.
12:39Thanks, you too.
12:40Good night.
12:46She said that he just wasn't quite right.
12:51It was kind of creepy.
12:56The next evening, she and Sam were sitting on her lanai.
13:01It seems so sick to see me after all.
13:03It's a little late.
13:04I know.
13:05I'm sorry about that.
13:06But that's just the way it goes, I guess.
13:07Probably not.
13:09Oh, it's so good.
13:11It's him.
13:12She, for some reason, looked straight down and there was the plumber.
13:16What?
13:17That guy.
13:18The guy down there by the tree.
13:20Hey!
13:21What do you want?
13:23Yeah, you!
13:24What do you want?
13:25Hey!
13:26Don't move!
13:27What's he doing back here?
13:28I have no idea.
13:29Sam took off and tried to chase the plumber.
13:42The mystery man slips away.
13:46But next time, their meeting will be face to face.
14:05Firefighter Sam Dreher and his wife Danielle are in the middle of a painful divorce.
14:11Look, Danielle.
14:13I'm just trying to keep things amicable.
14:15Amicable?
14:16You're asking me to move out of my own house.
14:18Yeah, but if I move out, you couldn't afford to make the mortgage payments.
14:22Well, I'll rent out your room.
14:23I'll have someone come in and pay rent.
14:26You move out!
14:31Sam's new girlfriend Diane and her husband Keith have been married 16 years.
14:36But his long absences in the Middle East have taken their toll.
14:40I want a divorce.
14:42You needed to wait to see me to tell me this?
14:45I wanted to wait to talk to you face to face.
14:48They had tried to keep everything together.
14:52They had years invested in each other.
14:54There had been a lot of love there.
14:55What about the vows that we made to each other?
14:57They don't mean anything anymore.
14:59The last thing I wanted to do was hurt you.
15:02But I can't live like this anymore.
15:04Just stop.
15:06I don't need your sob story.
15:07You make me sick.
15:17Obviously, he was very upset.
15:20I'm upset.
15:20It's an upsetting thing.
15:23Anyway, he's going to stay with Linda and Mitch and Nokomis.
15:28No one will come back, huh?
15:32Yeah, well, he's going to be angry.
15:35I, for one, wouldn't want to be running into him anytime soon.
15:45With two volatile exes, there's good reason to worry.
15:50I was concerned for Sam because Diane was still married and her husband was in the military.
15:57I didn't know what he was getting into.
16:11Sam and Diane have tried to keep their affair discreet, but someone's spying on them.
16:30It's so difficult to see, in some ways.
16:35This guy just didn't want to be angry.
16:35I got to be angry and angry!
16:35This guy's in the military.
16:35They're not and they're afraid of theirkits.
16:39It's so cool!
16:39I'm not a bit worried about that.
16:39I'm sorry.
16:46He's coming back.
16:47I'm not afraid of them.
16:48I'm not afraid of him.
17:09Sam called me up and said hey man look this may sound kind of weird but I kind of feel
17:15like
17:16somebody's following me myself you know who's following you I don't know I just get this
17:21funny feeling you know while Sam fears he's being tailed an intruder enters Diane's apartment
17:37hey
17:39hey
18:04throughout their divorces Sam and Diane spend more time together
18:10no I hadn't heard well that's okay well how would I know that I wasn't there
18:18really how's she feeling
18:22okay you know it was pretty busy
18:27no
18:50hey what do you think you're doing
18:53it's my truck
18:55well
18:57I don't know
19:00oh you know it's just the regular
19:06wait
19:09I just heard gunshots right outside my door
19:12help help me someone
19:14I have to go
19:15no I have to go
19:20Sam
19:21Sam
19:22oh my god Sam
19:24there's a gun here he's been shot I need someone here now I needed to get him off of that
19:30stairwell I could
19:31not pick him up and move him up beyond the railing to lay him flat
19:35we've got multiple units in route they're on their way okay
19:38please get an ambulance here right now he was actually throwing up a lot of blood there's a lot of
19:43blood coming from his mouth
19:44take my phone
19:45take my phone
19:46talk to 911
19:47hello
19:49it's the building at the back go to the gate and turn right oh my god please hurry
19:54go help the medics find their way in
19:58Sam
19:59go
19:59I was really afraid he was gonna die right then and there
20:03Sam
20:05stay with me Sam
20:06Sam
20:08don't go
20:22Sam
20:23Sam
20:24firefighter Sam Dreyer has been shot outside his girlfriend's apartment
20:28go help the medics find their way in
20:31Sam
20:31go
20:33Sam
20:34Sam
20:35stay with me Sam
20:36you
20:37Sam
20:38Sam
20:38What are you doing here?
21:07Don't go
21:15as Sam is taken to the hospital detectives from Sarasota Sheriff's Office investigate the shooting
21:23it's all right take your time Sam and I were gonna make dinner and hang out he was going to
21:30get groceries Diane McKnight tells law enforcement that she and Sam met each other three or four
21:37months ago and they started to have an affair do you have any idea who might want to hurt Sam
21:43no
21:58emergency responders tell Danielle Sam's wife he's been shot and is in intensive care
22:08my phone rang hello Cindy you've got to come you've got to come he's been shot what and right
22:20then my phone died we lost the connection and I'm going what what was that what just happened
22:29so I'm calling her back
22:34Danielle what's going on Cindy please you've got to come he's been shot who's been shot Sam
22:45and then my phone went dead again
22:51Sam's shooting is a mystery but Diane remembers something that could help the investigation
22:58this guy I'd seen him before first time he was came to my apartment it was um July 2nd slowly
23:10it comes
23:11out that something unusual had been happening in her apartment complex over the months before this
23:19actually took place it um it was around eight I remember as I was getting ready to go out
23:33yes excuse me ma'am I'm fixing a leak in the downstairs apartment can I she described how
23:39the plumber had come to her door he needed to enter her apartment to check her plumbing to see if
23:44that
23:44was the source of a leak he was working on thank you better be sure right yeah I guess she
23:51allowed him
23:52in the apartment and he left without incident thank you okay good night
24:00there was something odd about him made me really uneasy so the next day I went and checked with the
24:07building supervisor there was no leak right did you see him again yes the next day Sam and I were
24:18having
24:19drinks on the balcony after dinner I know I'm sorry about that but that's just it's him
24:22what that guy that's the guy you know the plumber that was by the apartment the other day
24:27hey what do you want hey don't move she's absolutely certain that this is the same person who
24:35knocked on her door the day before posing as a plumber what's he doing back here I have no idea
24:40and this guy the plumber I saw him again he was here I saw him in the stairwell moments after
24:50Sam got shot
24:52you what are you doing here
24:58do you think this guy is connected to the shooting no I don't know
25:10in the lobby downstairs the man Diane has identified approaches the police
25:20officer I'm the one that did it
25:23I shot him I'm sorry I didn't mean to
25:29okay okay okay I'm so sorry
25:48Cindy is desperate to see Sam
25:51I wanted to know is my brother alive which room is Sam Dreher in I didn't want to know where
25:58this
25:58happened or how this happened I just wanted to know that he was alive
26:05then Danielle came out of an adjoining room
26:11crying hysterical
26:17and I knew it was bad
26:23the doctor came in and he sat down
26:28and he explained to us where Sam had been shot and he pointed to the locations
26:37he was shot here in this arm and he was shot in this arm
26:42he was shot through the head
26:45so when are you going to do surgery to fix it
26:49and he looked at me like I was an idiot
26:52I guess he knew that I didn't comprehend the severity of it
27:01and he said we're not going to do surgery
27:03there's nothing we can do for him
27:07your brother is going to die
27:19the man claiming to have shot Sam Dreher is arrested and taken into custody
27:26his name is Michael Miner
27:28you gotta believe me
27:30please
27:31I never intended to pull that trigger
27:33I can't believe this is happening
27:36Michael Miner was completely remorseful
27:39he was appalled at what he had done
27:41and that's not why I went to an apartment building
27:44so why were you at the apartment building?
27:47I just wanted him to go away
27:48and then he made a sudden move and then BAM!
27:50the gun went off
27:51so you know the victim?
27:53yes
27:54he's Sam Dreher
27:58he's my girlfriend's husband
28:14after confessing he shot Sam Dreher
28:17Michael Miner is in police custody
28:19so Danielle Dreher, Sam's wife, is your girlfriend?
28:23yeah
28:24and I'm in love with her
28:25we wanted to be together
28:28she's my soulmate
28:29he described how they had met on what he referred to as a cheating website
28:35he tells detectives that four years earlier
28:39Danielle signed up to ashleymadison.com
28:43a dating website for extramarital affairs
28:47she found Michael's profile
28:49and made contact
29:01they exchanged messages
29:03and began to meet in secret
29:06so
29:07your husband Sam
29:08what's he like?
29:10man, don't even get me started
29:11he drinks all the time
29:13he's a total pig
29:15I have
29:15we have
29:17fallen totally out of love
29:19Danielle had described to Michael Miner
29:21that Sam was very abusive
29:23both physically and verbally
29:24oh come on Danielle
29:26we live in the same house
29:28we never talk
29:29I can't remember the last time you even touched me
29:32well if that's how you feel
29:33maybe we should get a divorce
29:38he would get drunk
29:39that he would beat her
29:42what about the shooting?
29:43what happened at the apartment?
29:44I want to tell him to stop
29:46to leave Danielle alone
30:01hey
30:03what do you think you're doing?
30:05it's my truck
30:09what's going on?
30:11alright
30:12give me your keys
30:13and your wallet
30:14and get in the truck
30:16hey
30:17don't run
30:18hey
30:25god
30:26oh god
30:27no
30:29please
30:32why take a gun
30:33if you didn't intend to use it?
30:36he's bigger than me
30:37I needed protection
30:40is anyone else involved?
30:42no
30:44I acted alone
30:46I didn't even want to shoot him in the first place
30:48it just happened
30:49and I'm sorry
30:51Michael Miner is adamant
30:53that he didn't intend to shoot Sam
30:55but his story doesn't add up
30:57he backed him into a corner
30:59and he shot him four times
31:01that is not an accident
31:04that is not
31:05I didn't mean to shoot him
31:06that is four deliberate acts
31:08where he pulled the trigger four times
31:18premeditated attempted murder
31:19with no clear motive
31:21makes no sense
31:22detectives are suspicious
31:24in her interview with police
31:26Danielle admits
31:27she's been having an affair
31:28with Michael Miner
31:30did you know that Michael
31:31was heading over to Diane's apartment
31:33to confront Sam?
31:35no
31:37I didn't
31:38I
31:39I had no idea
31:42I can't believe he could do something like this
31:54I would have believed in a miracle
31:59I would have believed that
32:00we could have prayed
32:02and he might miraculously
32:04wake up and start talking
32:11but
32:11that didn't happen
32:15and I knew it wasn't going to happen
32:23Danielle comes over
32:24and she wraps her arms around me
32:26tell me they got the bastard
32:28who did this
32:33I need you to sit down
32:35there's something I have to say to you
32:38there was something in her voice
32:40that made the hair on the back of my neck stand up
32:43where 30 seconds before
32:44Danielle was crying
32:46and upset
32:47and all of a sudden
32:48there's
32:49there's no emotion
32:50I don't know if you know this or not
32:52but Sam's been having an affair
32:54I know
32:55yes he's been seeing someone
32:58and this
33:00someone is supposed to have shot him
33:02is that what you're telling me
33:03no
33:04no
33:05no
33:05no
33:06no
33:07well I have
33:10recently been seeing someone
33:11just recently
33:14and it appears
33:15he's the one
33:16who shot Sam
33:18I said
33:19I said
33:19are you telling me
33:20that your boyfriend
33:21has shot your husband
33:24well
33:24I wouldn't call him my boyfriend
33:28and I had to get out of that room
33:32I had to get out of that room
33:36I have never felt such rage
33:40at anyone or anything
33:42as I felt towards her at that point
33:45what do you got for me
33:47he confessed to everything
33:48the only thing he didn't do
33:49was implicate anybody
33:50it was just him
33:51he said he acted alone
33:54what we knew from the outset
33:55was this was premeditated
33:57first degree murder
33:58we also knew
33:59that Michael Minor
34:00went to confront Sam
34:02because he was concerned
34:04about Sam's
34:05alleged abuse
34:06of Danielle
34:07let's get a hold of
34:08his cell phone records
34:09emails
34:09texts
34:10social media
34:11all of it
34:12whatever you can find
34:15what we didn't know
34:17was why
34:18was Danielle involved
34:19in this case
34:20how was Danielle
34:21involved in this case
34:22and was she part
34:24of the motive
34:27Chris
34:27you gotta see this
34:29photographs and video
34:30from Michael Minor's
34:31cell phone
34:31you just get this in
34:32just now
34:33let's have a look
34:34when we first got
34:35the cell phone records
34:36from Danielle Dreher
34:38and Michael Minor
34:39we were taken aback
34:41it's from July 2nd
34:42yeah look
34:43throughout in front
34:44of the building
34:45yeah
34:45there were photos
34:46of Diane
34:47and Sam
34:49on the balcony
34:50the next day
34:51taking that night
34:51the apartment
34:53it's like they were
34:54stalking them
34:55it was clear
34:56that Minor
34:57and Danielle Dreher
34:59had been spying
35:00on Sam
35:00and Diane
35:02for quite a long time
35:03what do you want
35:08she wanted to know
35:10of everything
35:10about Sam
35:11and Diane
35:11she was obsessed
35:13jealousy
35:15detectives now
35:16have a damning
35:17view of Danielle
35:19but what they
35:20don't have
35:20is a smoking gun
35:38investigating the fatal
35:39shooting of Sam Dreher
35:42detectives have obtained
35:43cell phone records
35:44of his estranged wife
35:46Danielle
35:46and her boyfriend
35:47Michael Minor
35:49could have shot
35:50him dead
35:50and he wouldn't
35:51have seen it coming
35:52I can't wait
35:53to bury him
35:54and take everything
35:55I can
35:56these are from
35:57Danielle to Michael Minor
35:58yeah
35:59they were talking
36:00about murder
36:01they were talking
36:02about using guns
36:03they were talking
36:04about bashing
36:05Sam over the head
36:06with a baseball bat
36:07they were talking
36:08about doing him in
36:10and Minor
36:11text her back
36:11haha
36:12we can do it
36:13together as a date
36:14and then a smiley face
36:16the tone of Danielle's
36:18text messages
36:19was clear that she
36:20wanted to get rid of him
36:21and if it took
36:22killing him
36:23to do so
36:24that was okay by her
36:26it was chilling
36:33and when detectives
36:34review video
36:35downloaded from
36:36Michael Minor's
36:37cell phone
36:37they discover
36:39evidence
36:39of a second crime
36:44a month before
36:46the shooting
36:46he films himself
36:48breaking into
36:49Diane's apartment
36:52I'm in the belly
36:53of the beast
36:54once he gets
36:56inside the apartment
36:57he goes through
36:58everything
37:00he goes to the kitchen
37:03kitchen cabinets
37:06he even looks
37:07in the refrigerator
37:09he goes into
37:10her bathroom
37:15he goes through
37:16her personal drawers
37:17in her bedroom
37:21takes personal
37:22effects of hers
37:25although Michael Minor
37:27was inside the apartment
37:29Danielle was outside
37:31the apartment
37:31they were conversing
37:32with each other
37:34she was deeply involved
37:36in carrying out
37:37the burglary
37:38and stealing property
37:39from Diane
37:41it was clear
37:42that she was
37:43the mastermind
37:55I couldn't believe
37:56that she had planned
37:57and calculated
37:58all this
37:59I was just
38:00I was shocked
38:07detectives are now
38:08convinced
38:09Danielle played
38:10a key role
38:10in her husband's murder
38:13she's brainwashing
38:14Michael from the get-go
38:15from the beginning
38:16she's telling Michael
38:17how bad Sam is
38:18she is manipulating
38:20Michael to commit
38:21the crime
38:21and kill Sam
38:25but with no evidence
38:27linking her
38:28to the crime scene
38:30detectives must try
38:30to extract
38:31a confession
38:42the text messages
38:43between you
38:44and Michael Minor
38:44the language is violent
38:47could have shot him dead
38:48and he wouldn't have
38:49seen it coming
38:50you wanted Sam dead
38:52no of course I didn't
38:54it was a game
38:55we were just having fun
38:57Michael loved all that
38:59I was trying to impress him
39:01I guess
39:02but you and Michael
39:03were stalking Sam and Diane
39:04like photographing him
39:06in secret
39:06for more than a month
39:07or so correct
39:09yes
39:09why
39:10to get evidence
39:11for my divorce
39:12my attorney said
39:14that I needed evidence
39:14of my husband's infidelity
39:16so yes
39:17we were taking pictures
39:17of them
39:18and following them
39:19for that reason
39:20and that reason only
39:22Danielle claims
39:23spying
39:23was to get a leg up
39:24on the divorce proceedings
39:26and show
39:27that he was having
39:28an affair
39:29so that she would
39:29be able to
39:31claim
39:32infidelity
39:33on his part
39:33and get all the monies
39:35that she was entitled to
39:36after having been
39:37a loving and faithful wife
39:38for all those years
39:39we were making sure
39:40that we could catch him
39:40in the act
39:41everything was to
39:42the letter of the law
39:43Danielle doesn't
39:45implicate herself
39:46in the murder
39:47our only hope
39:49of holding
39:50Danielle accountable
39:51for her part
39:53in this crime
39:54was to talk
39:55to her co-defendant
39:57Michael Minor
39:57and have him
39:59tell us
40:00about her
40:01total and complete
40:02involvement
40:03she had nothing
40:04to do with it
40:06she did not tell you
40:07at any point
40:08during the day
40:09to go over to
40:10Diane's apartment
40:11no
40:11to confront Sam
40:14it was maddening
40:16we knew that the facts
40:17pointed to Danielle
40:18and he stonewalled us
40:20he just absolutely
40:21refused to
40:23implicate Danielle
40:24in any way
40:25she's not the person
40:27you think she is
40:29she's poisoned your mind
40:30into believing
40:31that Sam is evil
40:33you've been played
40:34Michael
40:36detectives can't link
40:38Danielle Dreher
40:39to her husband's murder
40:40but with Michael Minor's
40:42help
40:42they can charge her
40:44with burglary
40:44they offer him a deal
40:48you're facing
40:49first degree murder
40:50and a life behind bars
40:54give us Danielle's role
40:55in the burglary
40:56and we can talk about
40:57reducing your sentence
41:02all right
41:05I'll give you what you need
41:12on November 3rd 2014
41:16Michael Minor is convicted
41:17of second degree murder
41:19and given 30 years in prison
41:22Michael Minor was naive
41:24he was besotted
41:25with Danielle
41:26and he allowed her
41:28to manipulate him
41:29in the most awful way
41:31on August 19th 2015
41:34Danielle Dreher
41:36is convicted of burglary
41:37and theft
41:38and given a three year
41:40jail sentence
41:40her depiction of Sam
41:43as a violent drunk
41:44was a lie
41:45there were no 911 calls
41:47from Danielle
41:48reporting abuse
41:49there were no hospital
41:51reports that pointed
41:52to her suffering
41:53from any injuries
41:54there was nothing
41:55to suggest
41:56that Sam
41:57was anything
41:58other than a loving
41:59and devoted husband
42:04in my mind
42:05Danielle Dreher
42:06might as well
42:07have been standing there
42:07with her arms
42:08wrapped around him
42:09and her finger over his
42:10on that trigger
42:12because she's just
42:13as responsible
42:14as Michael Minor
42:21I think Sammy
42:22should best be remembered
42:23as a lifesaver
42:25you know
42:25and a generally
42:26all around good guy
42:32I love my little brother
42:34I miss him
42:39his family
42:40is very proud of him
42:43we're still proud of him
42:44he's not here
42:45but we're still proud of him
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