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Monster in the Family- The Stacey Kananen Story [Full Movie] [Trending Drama]Full EP - Full
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00:28:28not an overt threat. Don't worry not. I've been Stacey's faithful guard dog.
00:28:39Oh, well, I can't have another bite. And Ricky, let us chip in on the takeout. You've been paying
00:28:45for everything. No, no, no, no. This is a kind of a celebration. You might not believe it, but
00:28:52I won the Fantasy Five. What? Yeah, it's not the Powerball, but it's still a good chunk of change.
00:28:57What? And I want to share it with you both. You've been so generous to me when I needed it.
00:29:01No, no, no, no. Keep your money. We don't need anything. You need a new truck. I do need a
00:29:08new
00:29:08truck. Well, let me cover the down payment. Oh, Anne. Yeah. That's fantastic. So exciting.
00:29:18Let's go tomorrow. Let's go check it out.
00:29:32Oh, yeah. Look at this. Isn't she sweet?
00:29:49You know, you don't have to put all of mom's stuff in storage. We don't want her to come back
00:29:55to an
00:29:55empty house. Just want her to come back. She'll want her stuff in case Social Security seizes the
00:30:03house. I thought the house was paid off. How could they seize it? They could put a lien on it
00:30:07for
00:30:07clothes. Like when you don't pay your back taxes. That's why you might need to sell it first. We can't
00:30:12sell mom's house. Stacy, if you want to take care of all of this, you're more than welcome to.
00:30:16Otherwise, let me handle it. What is this? Storage? I don't know. It was here when mom
00:30:27bought the place. Leave the rug for now. I'm just going to put some river rock down and make this
00:30:31look
00:30:31nice. Hey, I'm just trying to protect mom. Kind of making this up as I go. I get it.
00:30:48I actually called Social Security and told him I was dad. He even changed my name officially.
00:30:53Took the junior off, put mom's address on the driver's license. Seriously? Yeah. Told him this
00:30:59here's Richard Cunanan and I'm alive in a well and I'm cashing my own damn checks. Bought it.
00:31:06Guess it'll take the heat off mom.
00:31:10Unfortunately, all our bills are on auto pay through our bank, so it's not working.
00:31:18Well, I could call on Monday and see what's going on. I mean, you don't have to do everything.
00:31:26Appreciate it.
00:31:35Good morning, SunWest Bank. This is Janine. How may I help you?
00:31:38Hi, Janine. I'm calling about a freeze on a checking account number 243-860-9211. And the name is
00:31:51Marilyn Cunanan. Can you please confirm your date of birth and social security number?
00:31:55I'm actually her daughter. I'm just trying to keep the bills paid while she's, um, ill.
00:32:02I'm sorry, but unless you're a cosigner, there's nothing we can do.
00:32:05Oh, okay. Uh, thank you. Yes, I-I know her cable account is on auto pay, but could I just
00:32:11send you a check? Would that be okay?
00:32:15No, why not?
00:32:17No, I can't put Marilyn on the phone.
00:32:20I-I don't want to reset my password. I just need help paying the bill.
00:32:25Uh-huh. Yeah. Okay. Thanks anyway.
00:32:36Good morning, SunWest Bank. This is Mindy Singh.
00:32:39I-I need some help with my account. My name is Marilyn Cunanan.
00:32:48Got news. I'm pregnant. Are you happy? You are glowing. Are you ready for this?
00:32:55I thought we'd have more time.
00:32:57Ben, don't worry.
00:33:00I knew this day was coming.
00:33:04Mr. West, we're taking you into custody.
00:33:07Someone is framing Darren.
00:33:09No one could have expected this.
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00:33:52So, you know, what your name is,
00:33:57family,I-I got you unaware of everything.
00:34:04You've been walking through,
00:34:05başka morning's rainy,
00:34:06So I can write that today.
00:34:08So what it is here,
00:34:08you can're looking for.
00:34:08We're buying the team that you have.
00:34:09we're going so quал details on the Vinom.
00:34:09Yeah, I'll tell you what, I'll send you the whole box for 20 minutes.
00:34:13Deal.
00:34:18Hey, so Marilyn's got a bunch of doubles.
00:34:20Do you think she's going to want any of these?
00:34:21Oh, no, it's okay.
00:34:22You can put them out.
00:34:23Yeah?
00:34:23Yeah.
00:34:24Here, I'll help you.
00:34:26Okay, thanks.
00:34:28We're doing good.
00:34:29I know.
00:34:29I know, it's amazing.
00:34:30Good turnout.
00:34:31Cheryl, did you know that Stacy's selling your mother's collectibles?
00:34:34What?
00:34:35No, that can't be right.
00:34:36Ricky's putting her stuff in storage.
00:34:38I just came from a yard sale at your sister's house, and she said your mom didn't want
00:34:43them anymore.
00:34:44How would she know that?
00:34:49Stacy and Ricky have been doing a lot of work at your mom's house, fixing it up, kind of
00:34:54acting like they own it.
00:34:56Ricky is just keeping her thing safe until she comes back.
00:35:02The neighbors have been reported to see Ricky dumping a lot of trash bags full of your mother's
00:35:07things.
00:35:09He and Stacy seem awfully sure that your mom's not coming back.
00:35:27Hey, Cheryl.
00:35:28What did you do to her?
00:35:30What?
00:35:31I know you know what happened to mom, and you better just tell me.
00:35:35I don't know what you're talking about.
00:35:50Excuse me.
00:35:53Hey there.
00:35:55Christopher, right?
00:35:57Are you the detective looking for my grandma?
00:35:59Yeah, sure am.
00:36:03It's okay.
00:36:04You can talk to me.
00:36:06My uncle, Ricky.
00:36:07Well, you guys are close.
00:36:10Yeah.
00:36:11He's great.
00:36:13But sometimes he kind of gets upset and rants about things.
00:36:20Like what?
00:36:22I don't want to get him or as they see in trouble.
00:36:25Okay.
00:36:26If your uncle told you something that affects this case, you have to tell me.
00:36:31It's too important.
00:36:32Okay?
00:36:46I just said to wait here.
00:36:48I don't understand.
00:36:49If they had news, why couldn't they just call us?
00:36:53Maybe they found mom.
00:36:54I have no idea.
00:36:56Stacy Canana?
00:36:58Yes.
00:36:59I'm Detective Miles Avery.
00:37:00Come with me, please.
00:37:02I'm sorry.
00:37:02I thought my brother and I were here to meet Detective Hoskins.
00:37:06Miss Canana, just come with me.
00:37:35Detective Corey Hoskins.
00:37:37We met the night your mom disappeared?
00:37:39I remember.
00:37:40Your mother is Marilyn Canana, born March 19th, 1938.
00:37:45Is that correct?
00:37:45Yes.
00:37:47You share the same birthday?
00:37:49No.
00:37:50And why did you tell a manager at SunWest Bank that that was your birthday and that you
00:37:55were, in fact, Marilyn Canana?
00:37:57I only did that so that I could keep her bills paid until she comes home.
00:38:03Were you aware that your mom was sitting on a fortune and a trust?
00:38:07From her father?
00:38:09Well, my grandpa passed away a year ago.
00:38:12I know that he was well off, but we never discussed money.
00:38:15So you didn't use some of that money to buy a new truck with cash?
00:38:19No.
00:38:19Ricky gave me a loan for a down payment.
00:38:22I still owe plenty.
00:38:26Did you sell your mother's belongings at a yard sale because you knew she wasn't coming
00:38:29back?
00:38:32No.
00:38:33Of course she's coming back.
00:38:35We just spoke with your brother.
00:38:37Ricky's been telling us some very interesting things.
00:38:39Okay, well, is there a reason why you're harassing me and not out there looking for my mom?
00:38:44Well, considering this is the first time that you've ever come to the station, you don't
00:38:49seem too concerned about your mom at all.
00:38:51My mother...
00:38:53My mother is all I think about.
00:38:55You and Ricky are thieves.
00:38:57Your names are on bank accounts.
00:38:59You're used to funnel money out of your mother's trust.
00:39:01Your signature is on checks from that account.
00:39:04I know.
00:39:05Are you talking about the account for the landscaping business?
00:39:08I don't understand.
00:39:10Bingo.
00:39:11Looks like business is booming.
00:39:13I don't know.
00:39:14This doesn't make sense.
00:39:15There's only supposed to be $400 in that account.
00:39:17And yeah, there are deposits totaling over $108,000.
00:39:21Where's your mother, Stacy?
00:39:26I don't know.
00:39:28Did she cash you stealing money from her?
00:39:30Confront you and Ricky?
00:39:31Maybe things got out of hand?
00:39:32No.
00:39:34Stop lying.
00:39:35If someone accused me of a crime I didn't commit.
00:39:38I'd be furious.
00:39:39I'd be pounding this table.
00:39:42Well, you weren't raised in a house where that would get you killed, so...
00:39:46Stacy, your brother's going down.
00:39:49Now, do you want to be a defendant?
00:39:52Or a witness for the prosecution?
00:39:57Witness?
00:39:59Witness.
00:40:12Oh, my God.
00:40:17Unbelievable.
00:40:18Unbelievable.
00:40:22What are you doing?
00:40:26You're my rights, Stacy.
00:40:44Ricky?
00:40:48Did you steal from Mom?
00:40:51Why would I do that?
00:40:52I make plenty.
00:40:55The police, they show me paperwork from our business bank account.
00:41:00There's a lot of money in there.
00:41:03I don't know.
00:41:03This is what the cops do.
00:41:05Try to get us to turn on each other.
00:41:07There is no us, okay?
00:41:10Not that way.
00:41:15Mom was going to give Grandpa's money away.
00:41:19None for us.
00:41:21It's Mom's money.
00:41:24That's her call.
00:41:26Ricky, I don't know what you told the police, but you've got to tell them the truth.
00:41:31I had no part in any of this.
00:41:37It's too late for that.
00:41:46Why are they tearing up in Mom's garage?
00:41:52What's under the steel plate?
00:41:54Don't you know?
00:41:57What have you done?
00:41:59It's where I buried Dad.
00:42:02Buried Dad?
00:42:03When?
00:42:04Long time ago.
00:42:05It doesn't matter.
00:42:06It's done.
00:42:07Why have I been so scared that he was after me?
00:42:12Does Mom know?
00:42:14I buried him in her garage.
00:42:18What do you think?
00:42:25I spoke to the agency in New York, and they're interested.
00:42:28Maybe we should give them something a little sexy.
00:42:33We can have our headshots taken and maybe even win 500 bucks.
00:42:3813 unsolved homicides.
00:42:40Yeah, I cut ties with the people that are holding you back.
00:42:44This could be life-changing for you.
00:42:46What do we have to lose?
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00:43:03Get out of the truck.
00:43:04No.
00:43:07If they find Dad, when they find Dad, they're going to arrest you.
00:43:10You should probably call a lawyer.
00:43:11Where do you think you're going?
00:43:12Inside!
00:43:13To Susan!
00:43:15Okay, well, just so you know, the forensic team is coming here next.
00:43:18Why would they be coming here?
00:43:20Because I killed Mom and buried her in your rock garden.
00:43:25No.
00:43:26How could you?
00:43:28No, no, no, no, no, no, no.
00:43:30No, no, no, no.
00:43:31Just go!
00:43:34If I go, you're going down with me.
00:43:36Her body is buried in your backyard.
00:43:38You took money from her account.
00:43:39No, I didn't!
00:43:40Paper trail says otherwise.
00:43:44I'm going to tell them the truth, whether you do or not.
00:43:47This, we're going to prison for a long time.
00:43:51Susan, too.
00:43:52You leave her alone.
00:43:53She took some of the money.
00:43:54Who's going to believe we buried a body in her backyard and she didn't know?
00:43:57Come on.
00:43:59I never want to see you again.
00:44:02I'm your brother.
00:44:03Well, you're worse than him.
00:44:06At least he didn't hide who he was.
00:44:09Maybe he was inevitable.
00:44:12Oh, God.
00:44:16Susan is the best thing in my life.
00:44:19This can't happen.
00:44:21There's one other way.
00:44:23Yeah, you tell the police the truth.
00:44:25We kill ourselves and everything ends.
00:44:30Drive.
00:44:32I said drive.
00:44:56Keep her running.
00:44:57Keep her running.
00:45:13mom's never coming back you can't change that but you can still save susan
00:45:21write a note explain that she had nothing to do with this otherwise i'll drag you both down with
00:45:28me
00:45:45take this you'll need it
00:45:53ricky i
00:45:56why mom i mean i understand killing dad he was a monster but she did nothing but care for us
00:46:08mom got him in my room when i was six years old
00:46:12she stayed in hell so we did too mom made us who we are just as much as he did
00:46:20no she did it she suffered just as long as us
00:46:25well then i put her out of her misery do it
00:46:38you should write that note
00:46:52oh
00:46:53oh
00:47:20Amy has always been in me.
00:47:24Like a cancer you're born with.
00:47:28Maybe dad did finally kill mom.
00:47:36Ricky, you should write a letter.
00:47:43I will.
00:47:46I'll tell him that God's honest truth.
00:47:55That was all your idea.
00:48:14I'll tell you.
00:48:46I'll tell you.
00:48:49Stay safe.
00:48:50Stay safe.
00:48:51Hey.
00:49:07Stay safe.
00:49:17well look who's awake hey stacy how you feeling
00:49:25water
00:49:30here you go
00:49:35we questioned ricky we're here because we wanted you to have your say
00:49:40we found their bodies stacy your dad under your mom's garage floor and your mom in
00:49:46your backyard
00:49:51i hoped he was lying
00:49:55stacy helped me kill mom every step of the way blow for blow
00:50:01what about your father stacy killed him 15 years ago
00:50:06i ran mom they called me and i helped bury him that's all i didn't kill my father
00:50:14i've been terrified for months that he was stalking me
00:50:17i thought he took her sounds like you wanted us to chase a ghost while you and ricky drained
00:50:21her bank account no i ricky must have been trying to scare me to take my mind off what the
00:50:27guilt
00:50:29no i was worried for her she was real worried mom was going to give away her inheritance
00:50:37so whose idea was it to kill marilyn yeah i thought she'd actually do it
00:50:42he what can't you tell he's a pathological liar actually he seemed real concerned about you
00:50:50give him a scare there back at the storage unit
00:50:53i wasn't thinking straight yeah see that's what i don't get if you didn't do any of this
00:50:58why kill yourself
00:51:03when ricky told me that he had killed mom
00:51:07i thought my life was over
00:51:11and then he was gonna drag susan into it send us all to prison suicide seemed like the best option
00:51:18that would give susan the best chance i what innocent person's gonna kill themselves
00:51:24did you guys ever wonder why he walked away and i almost died
00:51:30he made me write a note he made sure i was drugged
00:51:35if he lives and i die he puts all the blame on me why can't you see that all i
00:51:41see is a woman
00:51:42who killed her mother for money and then faked your suicide you can arrest me
00:51:51no no no we're not
00:51:55you don't have any evidence
00:51:59ricky got us most of the way we'll do the rest are we done for now let's go
00:52:11your life won't be the same after this remember that
00:52:23how do you know what a man and a woman do together my father taught me
00:52:30i need to keep her under control at all costs i don't question his decisions
00:52:37i know exactly who he is and i'm gonna tell everyone i am god's messenger
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00:52:57everybody thinks i did it doesn't matter what everybody thinks
00:53:08is it true you buried your mother in your own backyard she's not answering any questions did you kill
00:53:13maryland because you were concerned that she was going to tell someone you murdered your father
00:53:18how do you feel about your own nephew turning on you no more questions
00:53:27he's just trying to get you riled up it's gonna be okay you don't know what i've been through in
00:53:32the
00:53:32last three days hey i know you life is never gonna be the same after this that's what hoskins told
00:53:43me
00:53:43they may not be able to charge me but i'm still suspect and you're their star witness and they can't
00:53:49have it both ways they're gonna try
00:54:35i'm so sorry
00:54:47police said we could fill this up
00:54:51how did she die
00:54:54do you know
00:54:58she was asphyxiated
00:55:06i can't believe i let him use my fear of dad to play me
00:55:14yeah he fooled me too i thought ricky was a good guy
00:55:20he called me paranoid when it was him standing right here
00:55:25he probably buried her using tools i helped him buy
00:55:28yeah he set you up but you told the truth i'm gonna tell the truth you had nothing to do
00:55:34with this
00:55:35i want him out of our house
00:55:37every trace
00:55:53Susan
00:55:59What?
00:56:01He was writing a book about dad
00:56:03Mom
00:56:07Wake up
00:56:10Mommy
00:56:12Get away from her
00:56:15Mommy will be fine
00:56:20Get the orange juice pitcher out of the fridge
00:56:22Drop it there beside her
00:56:24And call the ambulance and tell Mommy had an accident
00:56:27Shouldn't you call them?
00:56:36How could I do that if I wasn't here when it happened?
00:56:39I'm sorry
00:56:44The number's by the phone
00:56:46You're not an idiot
00:56:49You're a smart boy
00:56:51I am smart
00:56:54That's right you are
00:56:58Just like you old man
00:57:01And it worked
00:57:02Dad came home after the ambulance arrived
00:57:05Ricky was in tears explaining the accident to the paramedics
00:57:09But he wasn't sad
00:57:11It made him feel strong
00:57:14It made him feel smart
00:57:18So he admired your dad
00:57:19I thought when dad made him do terrible things it was because he threatened him
00:57:26He liked it
00:57:43What are you doing here?
00:57:44You're not answering my calls
00:57:46I'm calling you please
00:57:47Wait Cheryl
00:57:47Five minutes
00:57:49Please
00:57:51You gotta know
00:57:52I didn't
00:57:54I didn't have anything to do with our parents' death
00:58:00How could I kill Mom?
00:58:02You stole from her
00:58:03Ricky brought over some things for me to sign for the new business
00:58:07Maybe he slipped something in
00:58:08So he did this all on his own?
00:58:10Yes
00:58:12Why won't you believe me?
00:58:15You don't think that hurt me?
00:58:20You don't remember taking me to the clinic?
00:58:22No
00:58:22When I was 14
00:58:24And my periods were all messed up
00:58:27I was bleeding so bad
00:58:29What?
00:58:32I thought I was gonna die
00:58:35You were there
00:58:37The doctor said that
00:58:39The reason why my periods were so painful
00:58:42Is because my uterus was so damaged
00:58:47I was hurting my dad
00:58:48Okay stop
00:58:49Stop
00:58:50I said that the damage was stopped
00:58:54That's why I'm getting kids
00:59:00Dad had us all so brainwashed
00:59:03We couldn't even accept help
00:59:05We barely trusted each other
00:59:07I'm telling you
00:59:08Cheryl
00:59:09Ricky is trying to play us against each other
00:59:12Just like Dad did
00:59:17Now I have my own family
00:59:19To think about
00:59:21I know
00:59:22I know
00:59:25So will you please just go
00:59:26I know
00:59:28I know
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00:59:56Good morning.
00:59:58Morning.
00:59:59Are you still having trouble sleeping?
01:00:02Yeah.
01:00:04Yeah.
01:00:11What's that?
01:00:13Well, that arrived from the prosecutor's office this morning.
01:00:20We're both being subpoenaed in Ricky's case.
01:00:23They're charging him with first-degree murder.
01:00:26Good.
01:00:27That means the death penalty.
01:00:29Again, good.
01:00:36Stace.
01:00:44I'm sorry, but he killed your mother.
01:00:47The press won't leave you alone, and no one will hire you.
01:00:51Is that supposed to be a pep talk?
01:00:55It's reality.
01:00:59He's done everything he can to ruin our lives.
01:01:02I know.
01:01:05So how can you still care what happens to him?
01:01:07Because he saved my life so many times growing up.
01:01:12He was my hero.
01:01:13How can I send him to the electric chair?
01:01:15You can, and you will, because I don't want to see you in that chair.
01:01:23Why didn't I just slam the door on him that day?
01:01:28Because you're not your father?
01:01:29Father, you don't take pleasure in pushing people away, and I love that you're that person.
01:01:37After everything your dad's done, everything Ricky's doing, you still have this big open heart.
01:01:46You know, the DA told me that if Ricky takes a plea, all of this goes away, and we won't
01:01:51have to testify.
01:01:52Okay.
01:01:53So let's hope he does the smart thing.
01:01:58Huh.
01:01:59Remember, it's Ricky we're talking about.
01:02:19Your Honor, we would like to withdraw the not guilty plea on both counts,
01:02:23and plead no contest to manslaughter and the death of Richard Cunanan Sr.,
01:02:27and no contest to second-degree murder and the death of Marilyn Cunanan.
01:02:31Mr. Cunanan, is this correct?
01:02:34Yeah.
01:02:36Yes.
01:02:37May we approach?
01:02:40Something is not right.
01:02:57Mr. Cunanan, on the first charge of manslaughter, you're sentenced to 15 years.
01:03:01On the second charge, a second-degree murder, you're sentenced to 30 years.
01:03:05Sentences to run concurrently.
01:03:08Your Honor, it's our understanding that Mr. Cunanan has agreed to speak with law enforcement.
01:03:13By all means.
01:03:34Yes, I'm still holding for DA Robin Wilkinson.
01:03:38I've left several messages.
01:03:41Okay, well, can you just tell her to call back Stacy Cunanan?
01:03:45She has my number.
01:03:50The prosecutor is avoiding me.
01:03:53Maybe she's just swamped.
01:03:55I mean, why are you so worried?
01:03:57You were there.
01:03:57He took the plea.
01:03:58Yeah, but it's not the same plea that the DA and I talked about.
01:04:08I don't think I'm a witness anymore.
01:04:19Okay, don't answer it.
01:04:21We're not home.
01:04:23And, and...
01:04:24It's okay.
01:04:26Okay.
01:04:32Hi, Stacy.
01:04:34Are you here to arrest me?
01:04:35Damn straight, I am.
01:04:37Let's just do this.
01:04:38Yeah, detective.
01:04:39I'd like to surrender to you.
01:04:41May I?
01:04:42What the hell are you doing?
01:04:44Yes, ma'am, you may.
01:04:48Ma'am.
01:04:50Stacy Cunanan, you're under arrest for the murders of Richard Cunanan Sr. and Marilyn Cunanan.
01:04:55You have the right to remain silent.
01:04:57Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law.
01:05:00It's gonna be okay, Susan.
01:05:01It's gonna be okay.
01:05:04Ooh.
01:05:08Look at you, huh?
01:05:09You're a big man.
01:05:12Stacy has cooperated with you since day one.
01:05:15And you come here with your guns drawn?
01:05:18What did you think she was gonna do?
01:05:19Come out shooting?
01:05:20Ma'am, you need to step back.
01:05:22Just stop, Susan.
01:05:23Go inside.
01:05:24Go inside.
01:05:27Why?
01:05:39You're under arrest for the murders of Richard Cunanan Sr. and Marilyn Cunanan?
01:05:44Didn't kill my father.
01:05:46We found their bodies.
01:05:47My mother is all I think about.
01:05:49All I see is a woman who killed her mother for money and then faked her suicide.
01:06:15All I see is a woman who killed her mother for money and then faked her suicide.
01:06:20Your Honor, Miss Cunanan is an upstanding citizen with no criminal record.
01:06:25In fact, she's been a cooperating witness for the prosecution for the last four years.
01:06:29Your Honor, the charges against Miss Cunanan are serious.
01:06:32We ask that you deny bail.
01:06:33Yet we've seen no new evidence to support these serious charges.
01:06:37There is new testimony from her brother, Richard Cunanan Jr.
01:06:40Oh.
01:06:41Miss Cunanan, are you okay?
01:06:46I'd really like to be released on bail, Your Honor.
01:06:49Did that happen to you in jail?
01:06:51Well, the press have already tried me on TV and the women in jail think I killed my mother.
01:06:57It doesn't go over very well.
01:07:00I will grant bond in the amount of $100,000.
01:07:07Your Honor, in the death of Richard Cunanan Sr., we are willing to drop charges.
01:07:12Because they have absolutely no evidence.
01:07:14But in the death of Marilyn Cunanan, we are changing charges to first-degree murder.
01:07:20They're going for the death penalty.
01:07:27The court is now in session.
01:07:30The Honorable Judge Lubit presiding.
01:07:33Please be seated.
01:07:44Ladies and gentlemen of the jury,
01:07:46on September 10, 2003,
01:07:49Marilyn Cunanan, a grandmother of three,
01:07:50left her place of work at the Delta Academy and drove home.
01:07:54Her E-pass pinging through Atoll Plaza at 5.53 p.m.
01:08:00This is the last time that she was seen alive.
01:08:04Over the next few days, I will demonstrate to you
01:08:06how Stacey and her brother Richard collaborated
01:08:09to steal from their mother and kill her.
01:08:13They used a stun gun on her.
01:08:15They suffocated her.
01:08:18They stuffed her body in a freezer.
01:08:20And they buried her in Stacey's own backyard.
01:08:24When all is said and done,
01:08:26I am quite confident
01:08:27that you will find Stacey Cunanan guilty
01:08:30of first-degree murder.
01:08:39Good morning, everybody.
01:08:41My name is Diana Tennis,
01:08:43and this is my client, Stacey Cunanan.
01:08:48Nearly all of the prosecutor's evidence
01:08:50that points to Stacey
01:08:51was known by law enforcement
01:08:53by December 22, 2003.
01:08:56Yet at the end of that day,
01:08:57Richard was arrested,
01:09:00charged with murder,
01:09:01and Stacey was cooperating fully
01:09:04for the prosecution as witness.
01:09:06The prosecution that now wants to put her
01:09:09in the electric chair.
01:09:10My client's story never changed
01:09:12because she's telling the truth.
01:09:15The only thing that did change
01:09:17between 2003 and 2007
01:09:20was that Richard Cunanan,
01:09:22who was facing the death penalty,
01:09:24decided to weave his fifth version
01:09:26of what happened.
01:09:29With each story,
01:09:30keeping more of the blame,
01:09:31more of the motive,
01:09:32and more of the guilt
01:09:33onto my client.
01:09:35With each story,
01:09:36getting moved to a better facility,
01:09:38receiving better mental health care,
01:09:39and even having his sentence reduced.
01:09:44I am confident
01:09:45that you will not find
01:09:47Richard Cunanan a credible witness,
01:09:49and if he isn't,
01:09:51there is not near enough evidence
01:09:53to convict my client of murder.
01:09:55Thank you for your time.
01:09:57I appreciate it.
01:10:02Ms. Wilkinson,
01:10:03you may call your first witness.
01:10:06Thank you, Your Honor.
01:10:07The state calls Richard Cunanan, Jr.
01:10:12I don't want to have anything
01:10:13to do with you.
01:10:15I'm your brother.
01:10:18You're just like him.
01:10:19I swear to tell the truth,
01:10:22and nothing but the truth.
01:10:24So help me God.
01:10:25I'll throw you down with me.
01:10:26We're going to prison for a long time.
01:10:35Mr. Cunanan,
01:10:36did you kill your mother?
01:10:39Yes.
01:10:41Was anyone else with you?
01:10:43Yes.
01:10:44My sister.
01:10:46Whose idea was it to kill your mother?
01:10:48It was Stacy's.
01:10:51At any point,
01:10:51did you try to discourage her?
01:10:53Sure.
01:10:54But once I realized
01:10:56her mind was set,
01:10:58I felt like I had to go along with it
01:10:59to try to protect her.
01:11:03I guess
01:11:04that makes me a sap.
01:11:12Stacy and I
01:11:13took mom for dinner
01:11:15and a movie.
01:11:17When we got home,
01:11:20Stacy tasered her.
01:11:23Then I put a bandana
01:11:25over her face
01:11:26until she was suffocated.
01:11:30Then we put her in the freezer
01:11:32until we could bury her
01:11:34in Stacy's yard.
01:11:36No further questions,
01:11:37your honor.
01:11:43For 45 minutes,
01:11:45she walked Ricky
01:11:45through all five
01:11:46of his different stories,
01:11:47including his claim
01:11:49that he traveled the country
01:11:50to save abused kids
01:11:51and murdering people
01:11:52in the mob.
01:11:53I hate that I can't be there.
01:11:55I know,
01:11:56but I'm just glad
01:11:57that you're going to be able
01:11:58to testify
01:11:59to tell them
01:12:00that I'm a,
01:12:00you know,
01:12:01a good person.
01:12:05Do you think the jury
01:12:06will believe him?
01:12:10They can't.
01:12:17I'm confident
01:12:18that Stacy wrote
01:12:18the suicide note
01:12:19to Susan.
01:12:20What about the signature
01:12:21on the check?
01:12:22You confident
01:12:23that that's Stacy
01:12:24can add in as well?
01:12:26I believe it's probable,
01:12:28but I cannot
01:12:29defensively say
01:12:30that it is.
01:12:31In fact,
01:12:32based on dozens
01:12:33of documents
01:12:34signed by Stacy,
01:12:35each one includes
01:12:35her middle initial,
01:12:36M, for Marie.
01:12:37Isn't that right?
01:12:39Yes,
01:12:39from the large sampling
01:12:40that I've examined,
01:12:41her signature
01:12:42always includes
01:12:42that initial.
01:12:44Was that initial
01:12:45on the check?
01:12:46No,
01:12:47it was not.
01:12:48No more questions,
01:12:50your honor.
01:12:50I received a phone call
01:12:52from a woman
01:12:53who said she was
01:12:54Marilyn Cananen.
01:12:55She provided
01:12:56the account number,
01:12:57but there was
01:12:58a security flag on it.
01:12:59A missing persons report.
01:13:01So I told her
01:13:02to call Detective Hoskins.
01:13:04What happened next?
01:13:06Stacy Cananen
01:13:07called and left
01:13:07a message for me.
01:13:09So even though
01:13:10you want us to believe
01:13:11that she was
01:13:12stealing from her mother,
01:13:13Stacy did exactly
01:13:14what she was supposed
01:13:15to do
01:13:16when she learned
01:13:17the accounts
01:13:17were frozen?
01:13:20Yes.
01:13:22Hmm.
01:13:25Now,
01:13:25when you walked
01:13:26Richard through the night
01:13:27of Marilyn's murder,
01:13:28he said that
01:13:29he and Stacy
01:13:30took her to see
01:13:31a 6 p.m.
01:13:32showing of
01:13:32Charlie's Angels.
01:13:34Charlie's Angels 2.
01:13:36Right.
01:13:39Details are important.
01:13:40Wouldn't you agree?
01:13:42But in your
01:13:44earlier testimony,
01:13:45you said that
01:13:46the e-pass
01:13:46on Marilyn's car
01:13:48pinged at a toll booth
01:13:49by her house
01:13:50at 5.53 p.m.
01:13:53That's right.
01:13:55And yet you're saying
01:13:57that she was sitting
01:13:58with Richard and Stacy,
01:14:01Charlie's Angels 2,
01:14:02all the way across town
01:14:04just a few minutes later?
01:14:06That's what Richard told me.
01:14:08Hmm.
01:14:11Hmm.
01:14:12Did you call the theater
01:14:13to see if there was
01:14:15a later screening
01:14:15of the movie?
01:14:18No, I did not.
01:14:20Did you check
01:14:22any of the details
01:14:23of the story
01:14:24that Richard told you
01:14:25in which he
01:14:26incriminated my client?
01:14:28No.
01:14:29Detective Hoskins.
01:14:32It sounds like
01:14:33you saw Stacy's
01:14:35forged name
01:14:36on a check
01:14:37and decided
01:14:37she was guilty.
01:14:40No more questions,
01:14:42Your Honor.
01:14:44The victim was wrapped
01:14:46in two heavy-duty
01:14:47trash bags
01:14:47with duct tape
01:14:48around her hands
01:14:49and feet.
01:14:50She was dressed
01:14:51in a t-shirt,
01:14:52shorts,
01:14:52and a denim jacket.
01:14:55I gave her that jacket.
01:14:57And for what purpose
01:14:58was it packaged like this?
01:15:00To contain the smell.
01:15:14You have to eat.
01:15:16The DA keeps
01:15:17throwing her jacket
01:15:18in the jury's faces
01:15:19talking about maggots
01:15:20and bodily fluids.
01:15:23Shock and awe.
01:15:24That's the game.
01:15:26They don't have
01:15:27much real evidence,
01:15:27so they have to
01:15:28gross the jury out.
01:15:30Make you seem
01:15:30inhuman.
01:15:32That's why your testimony
01:15:33is so important.
01:15:39I don't know
01:15:40if I can do it.
01:15:43It's the entire
01:15:44country is watching.
01:15:48How am I going to
01:15:49talk about
01:15:49what my dad did?
01:15:52I've never
01:15:53talked about it.
01:15:54That's why
01:15:55you have to do it.
01:15:57The jury needs
01:15:58to understand
01:15:59why you are so passive.
01:16:00They need to hear
01:16:01about your father's abuse.
01:16:04You've been trained
01:16:05your whole life
01:16:06not to speak out.
01:16:09Ricky counted on that.
01:16:11That's why
01:16:12it's so hard.
01:16:14Your voice
01:16:15may be soft,
01:16:17but it's powerful.
01:16:19Since the start,
01:16:20you said,
01:16:20if we lose
01:16:21because you told
01:16:22the truth,
01:16:22that's okay.
01:16:24But if you lose
01:16:25because you didn't
01:16:25get on the stand,
01:16:27we have no appeal
01:16:29and you're screwed.
01:16:35this is Channel 6
01:16:36reporting live
01:16:37outside the Orange County
01:16:38courthouse.
01:16:39After weeks
01:16:40of trial proceedings,
01:16:41the final witness
01:16:42for the defense
01:16:43will be Stacey
01:16:43Kananin herself,
01:16:45who is scheduled
01:16:46to testify today.
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01:18:07I swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.
01:18:10So help me God.
01:18:25Growing up, what was your relationship like with your siblings?
01:18:30We never learned how to be close because of my father's abuse.
01:18:37We were kept apart by fear and intimidation.
01:18:40Were you abused as a child?
01:18:44Yes.
01:18:49Can you tell the audience about an instance and how you dealt with it?
01:18:57The one that I remember the most was when we lived in Arkansas.
01:19:01My parents fought and my dad decided that he was going to leave and take Cheryl and I with him.
01:19:08He put us in the car and he drove to a tavern where he got good and polluted and then
01:19:16went back home.
01:19:17It was 2 a.m. when we got to the house.
01:19:23My sister and I went to go to our bedroom and he grabbed my arm.
01:19:28He told my mother that I was going to share his bed instead of her.
01:19:36Did your mother try to protect you?
01:19:40No.
01:19:42But I don't blame her.
01:19:47Put me in their room.
01:19:51Locked the door.
01:19:54And then pulled out a handgun.
01:19:56Did you fight back?
01:20:00No.
01:20:04The only way to keep him from pulling the trigger is to lie there.
01:20:10And be quiet.
01:20:12Then what happened?
01:20:19He shoved me onto the bed.
01:20:25Put the gun in my mouth.
01:20:32And he raped me.
01:20:36I'm sorry.
01:20:43How old were you?
01:20:47Eleven.
01:20:50And how did that make you feel?
01:20:54You're the only man in the world that's supposed to keep you safe.
01:21:00And he was enjoying her and me.
01:21:07I've had no control over my life or death.
01:21:11And honestly, that is how I felt since the police told me about what Ricky did.
01:21:17I've done nothing wrong.
01:21:21And I can't fight back.
01:21:24And I know that I was naive, but I trusted my brother.
01:21:30And your brother knew how ingrained it was in you to just lie there and be quiet?
01:21:37He knew.
01:21:39Did you kill your mother?
01:21:42No.
01:21:43Did you help your brother kill your mother?
01:21:45No.
01:21:46Absolutely not.
01:21:49No more questions, Your Honor.
01:21:58Prosecution, Your Witness.
01:22:01Thank you, Your Honor.
01:22:07You expect us to believe that your brother won the lottery and simply started showering you and Susan with gifts?
01:22:13No.
01:22:14Ricky gave me a loan of $2,500 for a down payment on a truck I really needed.
01:22:21And the suicide note that you wrote, where you said, we had a part in mother leaving, that's referring to
01:22:29you and Ricky?
01:22:31Yes, I guess so.
01:22:34And you're being so honest with us because you assumed that you would be dead by the time the note
01:22:39was found.
01:22:40I didn't know if I was going to live or die, but I knew that I let a monster into
01:22:45my house, a few doors down from my mother, and he turned my sister against me.
01:23:01I should have never let that man move into my home.
01:23:06So why did you kill your mother?
01:23:11I never killed my mother.
01:23:17No further questions, Your Honor.
01:23:26It's good that the jury wanted you to go straight into deliberation instead of waiting the weekend.
01:23:34Thanks.
01:23:40Hey.
01:23:42You okay?
01:23:44Yeah, I'm just wondering if this is going to be our last night.
01:23:50Ever.
01:23:52The verdict's in.
01:24:10If you have anything personal on you, hand it to Susan.
01:24:15You don't think we're going to win?
01:24:16Just in case.
01:24:17Okay.
01:24:19Okay.
01:24:20Okay.
01:24:21Okay.
01:24:22Okay.
01:24:27Here.
01:24:30I'm going to give these back to you in a few minutes, and then we'll go home.
01:24:36Court is now in session.
01:24:50The Honorable Judge Lubin presiding.
01:24:59Welcome back, ladies and gentlemen.
01:25:02I know that it's very late, and we are all very tired, and I appreciate the jury's decision
01:25:08to stay as long as it took to get this done.
01:25:12May I have the verdict, please?
01:25:31In the circuit court for the ninth judicial circuit for Orange County, Florida, the state of Florida
01:25:36versus Stacey Cananon, I told you I'd be bad for you, girl.
01:25:43Hey, it's okay.
01:25:44I got you.
01:25:46Come on.
01:25:47Hey, Stace, it's me, Ricky.
01:25:50Hi.
01:25:51We, the jury, find the defendant.
01:25:57Not guilty.
01:26:00So say we all this 12th day of March, 2010.
01:26:10Ms. Cananon, a jury of your peers has found you not guilty.
01:26:16At this time, you are released from all your bonds.
01:26:21Thank you, Your Honor.
01:26:22Court's adjourned.
01:26:25You are free to go.
01:26:27Stand.
01:26:37Your life is yours now.
01:26:42I sure as hell am never going to take that for granted again.
01:26:50Oh, my God.
01:27:10I hate the word victim.
01:27:14Usually just means survivor.
01:27:18Normal human being in a sea of angry, vicious people who are supposed to be loved ones.
01:27:28Am I getting warm?
01:27:31I'm just here because the court said I had to be.
01:27:33So can you just sign the paper so I can go?
01:27:38I know you've been through a lot.
01:27:41And you don't have to talk to me about it.
01:27:45But it might help.
01:27:46And we've got an hour.
01:27:52I'm here to listen.
01:27:54You wouldn't understand.
01:27:57Try me.
01:27:58I'm here to listen.
01:28:10I'm here to what's happening.
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