Mom: 'They kidnapped my newborn from Hospital!' Couple fake kidnap and death to foil hit-man, pregnant mom begs for help

Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

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🗓️ 28 March 2018

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

A Texas man plotted to have his ex-girlfriend and his new girlfriend's husband kidnapped and killed, but Leon Jacob chose a "hit man" who was an undercover cop. Instead, police staged the pretend kidnapping of Meghan Verikas and murder of Mack McDaniel in a sting. Nancy Grace looks at the case with psycho analyst Dr. Bethany Marshall and lawyer Jason Oshins. Nancy also questions how police and hospital officials handled a custody dispute over a Miami newborn. They allowed Miccosukee Tribe rep to take the infant from her mom soon after birth based on a questionable warrant issued by a tribal court. Lawyer & psychologist, Dr. Brian Russell, forensics expert Joseph Scott Morgan, and reporter Paul Chamber join the discussion. They also hear the plea of a pregnant widow for help in finding whoever dropped a boulder on her car, killing her husband.

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0:58.0	The people they once loved paid to have them killed.
1:01.0	Prosecutors played audio recordings of defendant Leon Jacob talking to an undercover officer posing as a hitman.
1:08.0	She is Megan Veracus.
1:13.0	Jacob's ex-girlfriend.
1:15.0	He was charged with assaulting her in the spring of last year.
1:18.0	The defense on the other hand argues Jacob loved his ex-girlfriend.
1:21.0	But prosecutors say those feelings of love turned into anger in March of last year.
1:26.0	Jacob had started dating veterinarian Valerie McDaniel.
1:29.0	The undercover officer testified both talked to him about dealing with their exes.
1:34.0	The targets of the alleged plot even worked with investigators staging their own kidnapping and murder.
1:41.0	Oh, what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive sadly.
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