Coming up.

She said her inability to say no to her then husband, the JSO detective William Bear, drew her into this tragedy.

And she claimed Bear threatened to keep her quiet.

For Vault Studios, I'm Reed Redmond.

And I'm Will Johnson. You're listening to The Daily Crime. In Jacksonville, Florida, the final chapter of a 1999 murder case,

as the ex-wife of a convicted killer is sentenced for her role in the killing.

My family definitely has peace.

I don't think closure ever applies to any of this,

because you can't ever get your loved one back,

but definitely feel like justice being served

is definitely a confirmation that one should always hold out hope.

And in central Ohio, investigators have arrested a man they say was running a catalytic

converter theft ring.

They orchestrated an enterprise of around six people.

We know it's more working on additional indictments.

Will, last week, a woman named Melissa Joe Schaefer was sentenced for her role in a 1999 murder.

Let's go back to 1999.

What happened?

It was May 17th of 1999.

Saad Kowaf, a convenience store owner, said goodbye to his wife before walking out the door of his house to head to work.

Police say two suspects were waiting outside and attacked Kowaf in his driveway.

Here's reporting on the case from our partner station WTLV First Coast News in Jacksonville.

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