Summary
The death of Jeffrey Locker was like nothing veteran New York City cops had ever seen before. When the successful suburban family man was found dead inside a car in Manhattan, police investigated several theories. Was it a botched robbery? A murder for hire? Or was it even a murder at all? "48 Hours" correspondent Richard Schlesinger reports. This classic "48 Hours" episode last aired on 9/7/2013. Watch all-new episodes of “48 Hours” on Saturdays and stream on demand on Paramount+.
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| 0:00.0 | I need a two-five unit for 30 Paladino Avenue, 30 Paladino Avenue, |
| 0:13.0 | regards to the railway in a vehicle. |
| 0:15.0 | A man is found dead inside a car in Manhattan. |
| 0:19.0 | Registered owner is Jeffrey B. Locker. |
| 0:23.6 | Jeffrey Locker was a man who had on the surface the American dream. |
| 0:30.6 | There is no such thing as failure. |
| 0:33.6 | There's only learning opportunities and chances to reinvent. |
| 0:36.6 | He lived in one of the most affluent neighborhoods of suburban New York. |
| 0:40.3 | Most of the people who lived there are millionaires. |
| 0:42.3 | He had this Facebook site that had pictures of nothing but the happy, perfect American family. |
| 0:49.3 | Lois called me and she said, Jeff's been murdered. |
| 0:53.3 | And I said, no, no, no, this can't be, you know. |
| 0:56.0 | This just can't be. |
| 0:57.0 | I mean, he was somebody that was a really kind, |
| 1:00.0 | generous, loving, integrity-filled person. |
| 1:03.0 | Jeffrey Locker created a wonderful personal industry for himself |
| 1:07.0 | as a highly demanded motivational speaker. |
| 1:10.0 | I can get everything in this world that I want |
| 1:12.6 | if I'm willing to help enough other people |
| 1:15.6 | get exactly what they want first. |
| 1:20.6 | Jeffrey Locker was found in one of the roughest, |
| 1:22.6 | most difficult parts of New York City in Harlem. |
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