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My Life of Crime with Erin Moriarty

Fight for the Truth Part 1

My Life of Crime with Erin Moriarty

CBS News

Tv & Film, True Crime

4.41.2K Ratings

🗓️ 13 December 2023

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

On September 6, 1988, a wealthy couple, Seymour and Arlene Tankleff, were brutally attacked and killed in their home on Long Island, New York. The main suspect was their 17-year-old son, Marty, who was the sole survivor in the house. Detective James McCready was convinced Marty was to blame and prepared a written statement for him to admit he killed his parents. But the physical evidence at the crime scene didn't match the murder weapons described in Marty's so-called confession. Erin Moriarty and retired 48 Hours producer Gail Zimmerman go behind the scenes on a case that spanned nearly two decades and was one of the first wrongful conviction stories they worked on.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Wondry Plus subscribers can listen to my life of crime with Aaron Moriarty at free right now join Wondry Plus in the Wondry app

0:11.2

Don't miss true crime any time you want anywhere you go with the 48 hours podcast

0:17.7

Real crimes like a John Grisham novel come to life real lives

0:23.2

He pointed a gun to me and said this is the day you die and he shot me real justice

0:29.4

There's some questions that have to be asked the need to be answer. I'm an innocent man

0:33.7

And I hope the whole world can see it now catch the latest episodes of 48 hours wherever you get your podcasts

0:43.1

Do you think about your parents every day?

0:47.4

I think about all the good times that we had together. Do you know now who killed your parents? Yes

0:53.0

It was the kind of case that sends shivers down the spine on September 6, 1988 a wealthy couple Seymour and Arlene Tenglif were brutally attacked in their own home on Long Island, New York

1:08.7

Arlene died immediately

1:10.7

Seymour lingered in a coma for a month and then died the main suspect their 17-year-old son, Marty

1:19.1

Police speculated that the motive was money that Marty in a hurry for his inheritance killed his parents

1:26.8

It's what the police said and what local news reported, but they were all wrong

1:34.0

The real story is a doozy with hitman a business partner who fakes his own death and cops who jumped to conclusions

1:42.4

The wrong conclusions

1:45.0

I'm Aaron Moriarty and this is my life of crime

1:53.8

This is what happens when a prosecution goes off the rails sending the wrong person to prison and letting killers go free

2:02.4

And it seemed appropriate to tell you this story along with the 48 hours producer who worked the case with me

2:10.0

Gail Zimmerman

2:11.6

So this is a blast from the past, isn't it?

2:14.6

It is

2:15.8

It's interesting to think about all this again. We've given a lot of thought

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