Faked Death Photos: Inside the Houston Murder-for-Hire Sting

A Houston cardiologist and a high-profile veterinarian seemed to have it all…until a web of bitter breakups led them to a deadly decision.

Emily Compagno is joined by Rania Mankarious, CEO of Houston Crime Stoppers, to deconstruct the murder-for-hire plot orchestrated by Leon Jacob and Valerie McDaniel. From secret meetings at a local Olive Garden to the elaborate police sting involving fake “death photos,” discover how law enforcement outsmarted two professionals who thought they were above the law.