Operation Murder | Full Episode

Two doctors who hired a hit man to kill find out he wasn’t a killer at all. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant has the final chapter in the twisted tale. Watch more "48 Hours" full episode on Pluto TV.
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[@dotbotha5898]

Love your program

[@cynthiahusband106]

Peter van sant makes 48 hours that much more interesting , straight facts,he reports nothing complicated , he adds so much more.

[@user-dj9fr6ej1y]

😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@Ruckette85]

⁴😊4

[@TheGhostOfMichaelJackson]

I wonder what it’s like to come from a family that pays for medical school, then buys you a house after you become a doctor.

[@pnuthead13]

Clearly they were all wildly entitled…to whatever they wanted. Horrible.

[@JK-gm6kk]

I've wanted for very little in my life, but there are levels of wealth most people could hardly imagine, myself included. Yall can keep saying there's no merit to stuff like pizzagate, but at that level of wealth of the people involved, the general public thinks that it's debunked because of a basement or something. They can pay for most of the public to think whatever it is they want them to think

[@edwardgutierrez2638]

Right? Over here about to start making a six figure salary and family is like, well here’s a whole house for you. Congrats

[@veganbutcherhackepeter]

It leads to narcissists thinking they can grab everyone they want by the pnxxy.

[@audreyhuggins8822]

Anyone can have those things. Some just have to do it themselves:)

[@simonaxlz]

The ‘hitman’ spending the $9k 😅

[@dianahiggins1397]

Funny

[@MonLeyva-fn7fl]

The crime on crime of all crimes! 😂

[@roadrunner1095]

sweeeet

[@k1z603]

He’s like a chaotic Robin Hood. Steals from the rich, spends on himself.

[@smurfiennes]

He’s lucky that Leon was a wush, not a mob

[@WanjiruMuya]

Taking a cheating partner back is like giving someone an extra bullet because the first one missed you.

[@Ty-1452]

Well said!

[@FamLawJ.D.]

Wow! Beautifully written!

[@kishastanley344]

👍

[@scarlettphoenix7024]

Serial cheating, yes. People make stupid and desperate mistakes.

[@Ty-1452]

@@scarlettphoenix7024 It sounds to me like you've cheated !

[@hplifestylelessonsandfun9131]

How do you come from a wealthy family, work hard in veterinary school, parents give you a home after graduation and still end up on 48 hours as a perpetrator?? The entitlement is UNREAL! She had what so many people wish for…. A lot of it was given to her. Sigh…😡

[@crosales8184]

That's what happens when you spoil your children, they become entitled. People don't appreciate things as much when it's given to them.

[@VioletJoy]

I'm always confused why people think that wealth and education should equal an emotionally healthy person. People are people no matter their financial status or education.

[@KM-un8oj]

@@VioletJoy Yup...money just magnifies the dysfunction that is already there...

[@hplifestylelessonsandfun9131]

@@VioletJoy I agree…. I just still amazes me how people ruin their lives when they seemingly have so many advantages!

[@kamillem802]

best comment ive seen... so true.. well said

[@blue8710]

Leon is a textbook narcissist, they rarely take responsibility for their actions and on top of that they feel justified in what they do.

[@thejanitor769]

My ex 💯

[@WTF34720]

@@thejanitor769 yep, mine too

[@just10case]

I was thinking that too total narcissist

[@sharoncox4776]

Is this new? Or and old version

[@blue8710]

@@sharoncox4776 new format, but on old case that we've seen here before

[@donharen4429]

Leon's legal defense, blame it on the dead woman, tells you all you need to know about this man.

[@TamiraHines-gd5ti]

Swear I JUST WAS SAYING THAT ,like how friggen pathetic is that now that she’s dead just blame it on her Smdh he should get Life without Parole just trash

[@Songshare]

Leon is a very bad man. He need’s a lot of spiritual work. Problem is, some monsters are just incapable of being sorry. They seem to be possessed by demons.

[@papagen00]

correction -- tells you all you need to know about defense attornies and that include OJ's.

[@nicklatham6635]

If Valerie never met Leon she never would have done this

[@oldhickory4686]

That was one of the lamest defense strategies I've ever heard. "The hit man was putting pressure on me." Ok, Bud...

[@cherieecoco]

Lmao not “Zac” spending the hitman money and disappearing 😂 😂

[@user-yo6ji6mt6t]

Right

[@liveandlearn1624]

🤣😂🤣

[@orlandoromero22]

He should wear a t shirt that says " No loyalty amongst criminals 🤑"

[@dolinaj1]

Not only is Leon a veteran loser, he is not a looker.

[@kimberlychelen9890]

👏😅! 👏😂! 👏🤣! N😒T A L🙄🙄KER AT ALL!

[@gtron7692]

Right?!?!

[@2msvalkyrie529]

Apparently he was " beautiful " and " handsome "..???! 😳 Time to make an appointment with the Oculist....?

[@Mrsbehavin59]

The title “doctor” comes automatically with good looks….and rich too…

[@JayJay-xd5lm]

Preach !

[@missmo463]

The fact that Leon and Valerie described each other as stunning……? Like they’re average.

[@tammympoole664]

There is nothing about this guy that’s beautiful.

[@kimberlychelen9890]

N😒THING!

[@wiloka28]

He has one of the most fake smiles I’ve seen thus far. Creepy.

[@hestererlank8354]

He is pretty crazy.

[@kimberlychelen9890]

@@hestererlank8354 👋🤣👉🏆

[@surlygirly1926]

@@wiloka28 ... w/tiny teeth.

[@itslocro]

The way Taz laughed about spending Leon’s money sent me. I hope he got himself something really nice! 😁

[@brendaking8532]

My exact thoughts 😂

[@smurfiennes]

Hopefully he didn’t forget to report it on his tax income 😂

[@olikah4667]

Literally!!! 😂 I too would never ever feel guilty for duping a psychopathic narcissist

[@kariwitakdoe]

when he told him he was dead his response "we've been here all day, we've been here all day watching movies with the kids"

[@FTG2Eli]

I picked p on that too....................

[@AndyWitmyer]

HUGE red flag. Even if this hadn't been a sting and the cops knew nothing, they would have almost certainly centered their entire investigation on him after he said those words. I mean, it doesn't get much more sus than that!

[@surlygirly1926]

Alibis locked and loaded.

[@memmener]

Seriously, at least wait till the cops asked where he was..

[@boardgurlie9075]

What a conversation to have over unlimited salad and breadsticks

[@mondoenterprises6710]

I always wondered what people discussed at Olive Garden! lol.

[@MonLeyva-fn7fl]

Because here, your family... Is plotting against you...

[@rockstarofredondo]

I have heartburn just thinking of that place.😂

[@BallparkFrankenstein]

LMAO that was my thought too. Really? Olive garden with your hit man? These guys had absolutely no street smarts at all.

[@PianoGesang]

@@rockstarofredondo haha I'm German and I've had never heard of Olive Garden but I'm getting it from the comments.

[@Mmolonn]

Look at the state of him 😂 Calling him a Casanova is really scraping the bottom of the barrel.

[@kimberlychelen9890]

Or what lives underneath the barrel...😒

[@dianahiggins1397]

Barrel what barrel , don't you mean sess pit. Lavatory, bin, shoe

[@kimberlychelen9890]

@@dianahiggins1397 👏😅 ! 👏😂! 👏🤣!

[@olikah4667]

I take offense on behalf of Casanova, himself! 😂 like when she(Valerie) was describing him I was like, “who?”, “where?”

[@kimberlychelen9890]

@@olikah4667 !👏😅 👏😂! 👏🤣!

[@daintycaked]

"I don't feel bad i spent his money, in fact I feel really good" lol even the reporter laughing.

[@bobgillis1137]

Best crime story I heard all year, with the tragic exception of the woman who killed herself.

[@wheel631]

Anyone that had surgery performed by Leon should get a checkup

[@Arabzene]

Haha, never thought of that! I definitely would!

[@PinkGrammarGirl]

He never made it through residency. If you listen carefully he says, "I assisted on..." so he never did anything on his own.

[@foxyleo3382]

⁠@@PinkGrammarGirl still,he has access to patients ppl be sneaky

[@jamesl9371]

Leon is a pathological liar. Pure evil

[@Elena-fe3os]

So many similar cases..they point, for me , mental illness, a mix of many disorders, able to disguise and control them, for a while, till things do not go their way. Manipulators, they not only make victims, but drag others into their madness.

[@BrianWaller-qe7gr]

Yet women fall for these types over and over and over again

[@angieburnett4341]

@@BrianWaller-qe7gr That's because they know exactly what they're doing. They're chameleons, great pretenders of whatever they need to be to get what they want. Love bomb, devalue and discard. You have no idea you've been a victim until it's too late. I was married to one, a sociopath. Those who've never crossed paths with one please consider yourselves among the luckiest on the planet. True narcissists/NPD--you've no idea what they're capable of and sinister tactics they will use May you never have one in your life.

[@oldhickory4686]

How does one get two life sentences and then is eligible for parole? So absurd to think this guy could go after these people again!

[@loujon191]

What is your point

[@kimberlychelen9890]

Leon Jacob should NEVER live outside of a cell EVER AGAIN!

[@Daaaanielle]

And Meghan telling him that it was all because of her?!?! Queen. 😂

[@J24J]

I love that he was dumb enough and arrogant enough to take the stand. He helped the jury speed things up a great deal.

[@emeraldblue5291]

Narcs ALWAYS take the stand in their own defense

[@Rugelacharugula]

“She was beautiful *even though* she was 40.“ Just ughh.

[@yeahyeahbutnah]

Not what he said

[@cc-sb1is]

"Valerie was in her mid-40s, but she was stunning" is the exact quote, and it is even MORE UGH!! 😂😂

[@kathyh7215]

Stunning is a bit generous. She was average at best. Very few women are stunning at any age, so....maybe stop being so sensitive.

[@Chicagocubbiegirl]

I think her bank account was the only thing he found stunning.

[@nw22122]

They thought it wouldn’t be weird that both their exes just drop dead at the same time?! Hmmm… you’d think since they think they are so smart that they’d know the plan was stupid. But they thought they were so clever, that they could just walk away & forget… Just pure madness.

[@lonerebeI]

Right lol

[@PianoGesang]

Chris Watts logic

[@helena3631]

they were entitled and think they are smarter than everyone else and entitled

[@lucybarrington4634]

Reminds me of Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell.

[@katebowers8107]

“I felt a lot of pressure, so i agreed to another meeting and paid them money instead of calling the cops on the hit man. But I’m not guilty because of, um, pressure.”

[@RewindingVHS]

Being single has many advantages.

[@MoneyMan28]

no kids, no child support for 18 years

[@paxiong6541]

Amen

[@helena3631]

this folks be going thru it in these relationships

[@gasmith7486]

After 26 years of marriage and 23 years of singleness I AGREE. I LOVE being single!!

[@sdmsdm7926]

sorry for the adopted little girl who was brought into this insanity.

[@momomnc7206]

How do two life sentences allow for parole in 2047?

[@JMsweet_]

I was thinking the same

[@Lemana28021989]

Isn't life 15 years, so 2 times that it's 30...?

[@rockstarofredondo]

“Life with the possibility of parole”

[@batgirlp5561]

Life is different than life without parole

[@Lady_Angela1]

Life is about 30 years. And the sentences are running concurrently.

[@jjll1552]

A mother who lets a man waiting trial for assault and stalking around her child is not a decent person, she’s selfish and completely complacent. No one could want this outcome

[@dae4444]

True. All this happening may have ultimately protected that child. She's no longer around an evil man and an evil mother

[@alisong2328]

He probably convinced her he was innocent of those charges and that Megan was making it all up.

[@asenath7766]

Yeah, she is not without fault. I guess she was overcome with guilt for being brainwashed by that scumbag.

[@VioletJoy]

So true. This prosecutor gave Valerie way too much credit. It seems like Leon had finally met his match.

[@KM-un8oj]

@@VioletJoy Yes, but often when people point out that narcissists need permission and therefore it ALWAYS takes two to tango in narcissistic abuse cases, a bunch of idiots start screaming "victim blaming" and the whole critical thinking process gets "cancelled"....victims are abusers and abusers are victims....as this case shows quite clearly...it has been this way forever...at the end of the day it's all just SELF abuse in one form or another...it's time for humanity to get off that karmic wheel now because the same dynamic plays out between governments and the people they are supposed to be serving but usually end up ruling...one always has a choice to be free and sovereign or not...most people do not want the responsibility that comes with that freedom and so choose to be victims instead...blaming everyone else for their self imposed limitations....believe it or don't....

[@jesika1984]

Dude is a huge narcissist. Even watching him talk without knowing anything else is very telling

[@2msvalkyrie529]

Narcissism is a prime requirement for an aspiring Doctor / Surgeon..

[@maryanne7161]

​@@2msvalkyrie529Really? Why do u say that?

[@PianoGesang]

I knew he would be the villain when the episode started.

[@buildTheWALLNOW]

@@2msvalkyrie529 do attorneys and lawyers require that too?

[@awpetersen5909]

​@@buildTheWALLNOWSure

[@kimmytapia7534]

My BF grew up with Leon and his family. He always thought he was better than everyone

[@lesliemassey-or6cv]

Why is he even gonna be allowed a chance at parole? This man is extremely dangerous!

[@Catherinzsl]

This is how a narcissist talks: all self-promotion and self-pity. And then on the stand, he squirms and slithers away from making ANY statement that admits he's done wrong, regardless of irrefutable proof, such as a recording.

[@TheRetroWoman80]

And the fact that he's on the surveillance recording with the fake hit man....I'm like 🙄 quit it with the speech about this goes against your morals as a physician.

[@Nadia-bf7kn]

Yep narcs refuse to take accountability it's everyone else fault but theirs

[@noisemaker1078]

Your comment describes Trump exactly!

[@suzannebosjolie7532]

@@noisemaker1078 What does Trump have to do with this story? You’re obviously saying he’s a narcissist. I agree with that. Name a politician who isn’t. I despise them all on both sides of the isle, but, Trump is the only president in history who did what he promised he would do. It would take too long to list his achievements here. BTW, if you are low to middle income, how do you feel about how our country has changed under Biden’s leadership? Inflation to the point people have to work 3 jobs to put food on table and gas in the car, men in women’s sports and locker rms., full term abortions, migrants getting benefits not afforded Americans and the list goes on and on. If you’re wealthy, you wouldn’t care about any of this😢

[@TryMeBo1]

​@noisemaker1078 oh dear 🙄🤦🏼‍♀️ You just had to bring it there when there's actually less proof on YOUR summary, than the one shown here. Let us pray you never get jury duty..or at least RECUSE YOURSELF, if given the opportunity. 😒 Stay on topic.

[@January.]

"We'll get through this." YOUR FRIEND ARRANGED TO HAVE ANOTHER HUMAN BEING KILLED.

[@HelenaBonhamCarnage]

Seriously!!!

[@rockstarofredondo]

These people are all living faaaar outside of reality.😂

[@johnsmith-ug5tp]

I know, WTF! ha

[@rainepanda]

the voice message of him threatening that he would torture his ex wife's parents in front of her is horrendous

[@lalang4806]

13:54 even the dog aint buying his bullsh!t 😂

[@SoCalJellybean]

🤣🤣🤣

[@RawOlympia]

💯

[@TheLadyj8402]

😂😂😂

[@erm1317]

Dogs are the BEST judges of character!!

[@EltonsCloset]

That 🐕 side eye!

[@INDOPRODIGY]

Why even bother hiring an expensive lawyer when you got a slam dunk case against you? Like bro, you're on camera hiring and paying a hit man ffs. Save that money for retirement in case you get parole.

[@thelittleredhairedgirlfrom6527]

They all think they’re gonna be able to pull an OJ

[@DavisShaw-nr1gh]

@@thelittleredhairedgirlfrom6527hahahaha I love this ^^ I’m just upset OJ was never able to live long enough to find his wife’s killer 😶

[@johnsmith-ug5tp]

Yep! And to use that money for protection while in prison. The dope admitted on the stand what he said and did on the recordings. ha

[@amc2510]

Who paid because he didn't have that kind of money. I don't even think he was working as a doc during this time.

[@johnsmith-ug5tp]

@@amc2510 Yes, he was just a residency doctor still paying his dues. I used to know how many years after medical school, maybe 8 years in total and then if you want to start making real money, you have to open your own practice or partner with someone. Being a doctor isnt what it used to be with this new horrible govt socialized medical system. The only ones that make the big bucks and get wealthy, are the specialists. The elite, top of the class doctors. The remaining ones, make 200k or maybe 300k per year, if they are lucky upon finishing their residency. The ones that dont have wealthy parents then have to pay off their medical school loans.

[@carmelwilliams5594]

This man leon walk out of the courtroom with a cup in his hand like he just finished eating lunch with his friends DAM

[@junemarshall-kingsley566]

He's already planning to tie up the courts with appeals to save his skin.

[@PianoGesang]

Entitled, cocky and self-absorbed.

[@brendaking8532]

He did 🤣🤣😩😩😩

[@surlygirly1926]

Delusional narcissist ... performing for the cameras as his world falls out from under him. Because it's all about image.

[@chrise.321]

Yeah, I caught that too, so wrong!

[@Flobee732]

Megan and mack will be living their best lives while Leon rots, love that! Valerie took the cowards way out, although I do believe if she had never met Leon she wouldn't have done what she did. She'd still be here.

[@SharonMartinez]

But she did. Her entire life was a life of extreme privilege. Valedictorian. Great. She was obviously from a strong financial background with huge support, emotionally and financially. Her first upset in her life - her husband cheated on her? - everything went to pots. I cannot describe the adversity that I have seen in my life as a single parent and the first woman in my family to go to high school. I graduated from medical school late in life. Tortured through residency and could not get through it 3X. Had an ex try to take my home away and fought him in court for almost a year. I have been alone for years. Yesterday, I drove back on a country road because I saw a very small turtle crossing the road. Many cars were going in both directions. I positioned my car to stop all traffic and got the turtle to double-time and cross the road. That made my day. If you cannot appreciate the little things in life, please don't hire a hitman and find excuses for it. And yes, there are some really, really mean people in medicine.

[@juniorjohnson5961]

​​@@SharonMartinez Did you finally make it through residence. .

[@gaslitworldf.melissab2897]

Yep. Megan's actions really surprised me, but her fiance's , not so much. Some women certainly have the same propensity for violence, but she doesn't didn't have the history. Perhaps he brought out the worst in her. She might have gotten so desperate to have a partner.

[@SharonMartinez]

@@juniorjohnson5961 no. 20 years of education. Never failed a single test my entire academic career. Incredibly respectful. There are doctors practicing medicine who have failed tests repeatedly but they were mollycoddled through the system because they were the right age, socioeconomic background, whatever. I loved being a doctor. I carry my pain. I don’t hire hitmen. Life is not fair. It was never meant to be. Watch a video about what animals do to survive. A million dollar education wasted. But, I did the best that I could. The few years that I worked as a physician, I did save a few lives.

[@morethislessthat8396]

Bad company corrupts good character.

[@mussydesign7933]

Dumb and Dumber, how did they get their medical degrees????

[@lisawentworth6831]

good point! And what ever happened to 'first do no harm'.

[@thelittleredhairedgirlfrom6527]

Rich parents. Bought their way through college.

[@bandaid.bandit]

Having a degree doesn’t equal being smart. Trust me, I know

[@therealrhodiemx]

It's called a God complex. Lots of Doctors have it because they really beleive their smarter than the average person. They are not smarter, just had more opportunity in life than some people.

[@PianoGesang]

Leon Jacobs, doesn't that ring a bell with you?

[@Janadu]

A narcissist is either the hero or the victim, never the villain. Leon is a narcissist. I honestly don't know what these women saw in him.

[@maryanne7161]

His missing eyebrows, maybe?

[@josmclove4426]

Money

[@genx-odus5678]

@maryanne 😂

[@bethlovett7612]

The Dr degree maybe?

[@whatevergoesforme5129]

@@josmclove4426 agree

[@user-nq6mf2gu7z]

That is one twisted story for sure. I was wondering who is killing who at some point

[@leddoandroidgirl]

I know! That cold open confused me cause I assumed the woman was the victim out the gate. Now idk. I'll watch and learn 😅

[@user-nq6mf2gu7z]

@@leddoandroidgirl exactly ! IAt first I thought her ex husband killed both of them , Leon and her

[@PianoGesang]

For me it was clear right from the start when I saw his eyes and heard his name.

[@ABC-ed8cg]

At first I thought Leon killed Valerie’s ex-husband. I’m not too far off. Most would guess correctly that Leon is a bad person cos he has a wild look in his eyes and a very fake & weird smile.

[@rexiioper6920]

It seems like the least educated and least privileged of Leon's female targets was able to defend herself the best against him. Ironic.

[@Mark-pz9xw]

If one woman comes forward, and accuses you of abuse, there's a chance it may not be true. When multiple do, it's definitely not a lie. He's definitely everythning they say he is.

[@Nirual]

That’s actually not always true. Multiple accusers can come for and claim something. It doesn’t make it true. Look up cases where there were multiple accusers who discovered to have lied about what happened to them, either because they wanted money, to ruin the accused’s life or they wanted their fifteen minutes of fame. The worst ones are those who come out every election cycle, telling lies about a candidate, then retreat without a peep once their mission has been accomplished.

[@Therezumee92]

@@Nirual Yeah sure, lets twist things and make it seem like it's common. It's not.

[@tammympoole664]

Thats bologna. I have seen where a group of women came forward and then was sued and proved to be lying. Look it up judge Roy Moore.

[@siiiiiuu7]

If the first victim, woman or man, is taken seriously, it can often prevent 'multiple' from existing in many cases. But agree that when numerous people are making the same accusations about a person, you have to look at the common denominator

[@tammympoole664]

I disagree. Look at Judge Roy Moore. Numerous women were proven to be lying about him.

[@BOBBYSNOW-fh4gf]

So a homeless Dr. who wasn’t really a Dr. found vulnerable women to grift off of. In the end he was just misunderstood. This is a tale as old as time.

[@rexiioper6920]

But he came from money and presumably you don't get to go through seven residencies without having significant connections. We don't get enough about his background in the show.

[@BOBBYSNOW-fh4gf]

@@rexiioper6920 It’s seem from the show he lived off women he manipulated and beat down. He tried to have one of those women erased from life. Then he blamed everything on the woman who wasn’t alive to defend herself. Now he’s in prison probably for the rest of his life. Him being a dr. at this point is highly irrelevant. 😂

[@jwil2414]

Lol I don't know how those cops didn't laugh at the bad acting.

[@GypsyRock]

7+ failed residencies!!!?!? He should've had to go back to medical school.

[@michaelcorvin4330]

Well, he's now in a Texas penal "college" that offers carpentry & diesel mechanics courses.

[@TheIddieMorris]

I am surprised he kept matching for all of these residency programs. Red flags all over the place.

[@michellecamara2111]

Clearly he passed but the text books cant teach you common sense or to work with people. Let alone change a narcissist

[@helena3631]

hes a white man no other man would be given this much chances

[@JPEaglesandKatz]

How in gods known world does is he eligible for parole? That guys should never be allowed outside... He would go after them even if he is 70 years old.

[@marchjuly8539]

exactly

[@junemarshall-kingsley566]

He needs to be off the planet for there is no remorse, no possibility for remediation, and continues to lie preposterously. He will learn nothing and have a lot of time to think up his next con.

[@siiiiiuu7]

It's his ability to effortlessly lie with a sincere expression that's terrifying

[@valialampropoulou1122]

In Europe, he would be free after about 15 years.

[@Grandmotherof3]

@@valialampropoulou1122 now that’s tragic. And I thought our system was broken!

[@cali.girllivinnnevada8]

It’s true you can charge anyone with anything but, when the charges are happening multiple times over and over again….. That’s what we call a *pattern.*

[@Lemana28021989]

Also that's so stupid. You aren't charged out of the blue, there has to he something.

[@cali.girllivinnnevada8]

@@Lemana28021989 I meant that people can say what they want and lie about you to get you charged & a lot of times they don’t even require all that much proof. Innocent people go to jail/prison all the time….🙄

[@TubularTv]

Who else #LOVES48HOURS 45min videos❔?

[@gaillessard2786]

Someone is murdered in these programs. So no, I don't 'love them'. They are cautionary tales.

[@joekayed5954]

Been so addicted lately

[@JanetRichards-gh6rr]

ME!

[@VioletJoy]

These videos are very well done. They're concise and easy to follow.

[@kogrady31]

These are heartbreaking stories. 48 Hours does an amazing job telling them.

[@jordanalbano9780]

Imagine going through 2 different hitmen attempting to take out you & your new spouse’s exes so you can be happy together, then you learn it was all fake, your new spouse jumps off a roof, and you go to jail for life

[@junemarshall-kingsley566]

And then you don't take any of the blame! "If you say so," after hearing a recording of his heinous schemes.

[@JonHullock]

Narcissist is the best way of describing Leon.

[@PianoGesang]

Psychopath is another

[@kamhyde40]

Malignant narcissist--how many lives did Leon end up destroying?

[@annitakasapo2895]

Valarie couldn’t face the consequences of her actions. During Leon’s trial he just shot himself in the foot. He probably thought he could win over the jury. Glad they saw past his nonsense.

[@valeriefromoregon]

Valerie .. people always pronounce and spell it wrong 😑 😝

[@PianoGesang]

Piece of cake. I saw past it and I didn't even hear much from him.

[@JenaHuffman]

That guy looks so smug it’s disgusting.

[@junemarshall-kingsley566]

As they said, he thought he was the smartest person in the room. His arrogance did not win over the jury.

[@TheIddieMorris]

He really is an unlikeable defendant. You just want to slap that smugness right off of his face.

[@kellijanssen1171]

Leon is a cringey conman.

[@polutanka]

Wait.. so they didn't realise it would look suspicious when both their exes would have been killed around the same time?

[@rockstarofredondo]

Why did Valerie want to have her husband killed in the first place? The divorce was over. There would have been zero benefit to it.

[@polutanka]

@rockstarofredondo it was said in the video that he wanted to take their child away from her and he (her ex) wasn't happy about her new relationship because he knew about the new guys' past

[@pnuthead13]

That’s so interesting and unusual to have an audio journal.

[@TheRetroWoman80]

I was thinking, at first, that she just didn't want to appear on camera for this...and was using this text option instead.

[@pnuthead13]

It’s a gotcha moment. So wild…and truly terrible.

[@selecttravelvacations7472]

I have one. I’m definitely unusual though.

[@MsKris2626]

Doctors do this for progress notes, so it’s not that unusual.

[@letspartyallthetime]

I thought that was her suicide note

[@celestialstar8115]

“A moment from movie” That’s almost always a red flag. People who love bomb often do things movie like. That should alert you.

[@PianoGesang]

I'm really not pleased to say that you are absolutely right because I have fallen for this over and over again.

[@chrise.321]

Especially when Valerie was a rough point in her marriage to Mack. Narcissists are so good at finding their next victims.

[@Odes1Angel]

What is with these rich privileged people so full of drama 😒

[@Therezumee92]

When you have money, you get bored. Poor have no time to get bored.

[@Odes1Angel]

@@Therezumee92 correction. Most lower to mid middle class have no time. Poors have drama, they just don't get documentaries

[@selecttravelvacations7472]

All classes have drama. The rich are human too.

[@kylegross1081]

@Odes1Angel it applies to all classes. There’s plenty of poor people that have time. There’s plenty of rich that have time. Just like there’s good and bad people in every class.

[@kylegross1081]

@Therezumee92 plenty of rich people have no time (work all the time to get rich) and plenty of poor people who have time (work 40 hrs and that’s it, likely why they are poor). Every class has all sorts of people

[@vabuckeye23701]

Amazing how you're now going to try and pin on a dead woman that isn't there to defend herself. He was the one that made the initial contact. She didn't even show up until the last meeting.

[@smurfiennes]

2 consenting adults, both were equally guilty

[@maryanne7161]

​@@smurfiennesImo, if a younger guy takes interest in an older woman, there HAVE to be ulterior motives or some personality defects and negstives.

[@lonerebeI]

She wasn't there to defend herself because she took the cowards way out after she got exposed

[@Lemana28021989]

​@@lonerebeIshe was rock bottom after he brought her down there. She didn't see another way out.

[@lonerebeI]

@@Lemana28021989 He brought her down there? She wasn't forced to have her ex killed. SHE willingly participated and then was too much of a coward to face her consequences. Miss me with the double standards

[@hazeleyes3176]

Before committing suicide to avoid the inevitable, left an audio dedicated to romanticising a serial abuser and sociopath. I wonder if she dedicated any commentary for her child?

[@jenanderson5255]

His little weasel face in shock when the prosecution repeated what he said to the undercover cop was priceless.

[@gtron7692]

I'll never understand how someone can make it through classes like premed, then finish medical school..... and pass your boards while being so depraved. Thank goodness he didn't make it through residency because many would have been hurt if this guy was a working physician.

[@concettaworkman5895]

He would have become one of those serial-killer doctors, for sure!

[@gtron7692]

@@concettaworkman5895 Yup!

[@rexiioper6920]

@@concettaworkman5895 residency programs like don't kick people out, he must have been incredibly bad

[@nonjabulomakhathini6795]

Watching from South Africa 🇿🇦

[@AlexandraDelRio1]

Makhatini! ❤ Saffer in Portugal

[@angelarios2931]

Good morning from Somerset Tx 🫶🏻

[@tracyH1250]

🎉🇿🇦 Hi there from KZN 🌟😊

[@eveivyprunette655]

Hello from France. It is now 6 PM.

[@yugoslava6409]

Mee too, 😘

[@heidiwearing7698]

Hi love watching these shows. It's 1.30 in the afternoon here in a sunny south Africa.❤❤

[@kaylafrans8972]

Ek kyk die goeters elke dag as ek uit d werk uit kom tot ek weer moet inklok vi werk. Lol

[@brittany4206]

-And that’s why I called the chief. -The chief of? -THE CHIEF OF POLICE IN HOUSTON TEXAS!! 😂😂😂😂

[@peezypeeze9140]

This killed me 😂😂

[@brittany4206]

@@peezypeeze9140 🤪 that dude meant business!

[@PianoGesang]

I noticed that it was supposed to be funny but I didn't get it. I'm German can pls. someone explain.

[@youngjordan8283]

I wouldn't want to make bond with him.

[@peezypeeze9140]

@@PianoGesang to me it’s just funny cause the bondsman is dramatic as hell. It also is weird that he didn’t name the law enforcement the chief was part of. In America you have chief of police and fire chiefs, so which one was he trying to call? 😂

[@marchjuly8539]

eligible for parole at the age of 69 years old he is stil consider a threat to society

[@maryanne7161]

*Threat. 'Treat' is what he might be thinking of himself to be..

[@PianoGesang]

He won't get paroled unless Israel rules the world.

[@marchjuly8539]

@maryanne7161 sorry for the typo

[@maryanne7161]

@@marchjuly8539 No sorries needed. ❤️

[@eugeneenslow8563]

Leon Jacob is probably the most arrogant narcissistic individual I've ever seen on any who dunnit show!!!

[@DamnitDana]

YES!! The best way to wake up…coffee and true crime! Thanks so much @48hrs ❤

[@stephanieshaffer4131]

Yes I got Folgers in my cup ☕😊❤

[@zachreed1495]

Ha, that's what I'm doing!

[@HondaHarleyGurl]

Same lol, both are becoming addictive. 🙈🙊

[@Sandybags]

Wow really.

[@doreenchen1024]

Not for the involved family members :(

[@gainndengwa8180]

watching from Zimbabwe 🇿🇼

[@INDOPRODIGY]

Y'all got electricity & internet over there??? Just kidding 😅

[@patienceacheampong9542]

​@@INDOPRODIGYNot funny

[@MonLeyva-fn7fl]

Do you guys have crazy people like this over there, too?

[@Nihon1892]

​@@MonLeyva-fn7flthere's no shortage of crazy people these days , all over the world 🌍😢

[@GingerNinja1]

Jury made the right decision.

[@PianoGesang]

Wasn't so difficult

[@AnyTwoWillD0]

It is true to this day, Leon is still waiting for his parole board to be born 😂

[@Greenwalk64]

😂

[@heavenofthesaints513]

I wish I could see the look on Valerie’s face when Mac came to pick up his daughter after his ex- wife was arrested.

[@surlygirly1926]

She probably couldn't look him in the face.

[@jamesl9371]

Thank goodness the innocent people survived. The husband and girlfriend and ex wife. Thank goodness

[@jimwerther]

The ex-husband isn't all that innocent

[@mattressesunderwater]

Peter Van Sant the GOAT

[@LucyElizabeth83]

So Valerie is most definitely not innocent but I do not agree with the man that said Valerie was entirely responsible. Leon had already tried this hit man thing before.

[@PianoGesang]

Don't be naïve, no one thought that she was entirely responsible. There's no need to even consider that.

[@JugglingG]

I think looking at their lives as a whole and overall history and patterns of behaviour is more telling than anything else as to who was the mastermind behind this thing

[@missmo463]

The fact that Leon used his time on the stand to brag about sleeping with Valerie shows who he is. He wanted to brag about sleeping w Valerie, and let Meagan know how little she meant that he moved on so quickly.

[@aprilmorrison9627]

JUST realized....I love to see these cases because JUSTICE is served!! This monster will never be free again to harm anyone. Thank GOD!

[@noviebaylon8589]

Good evening!!watching from Philippines..Be safe everyone

[@0megaVon]

The way Megan ended her victim impact statement was PRICELESS!! I literally said out loud, "You go girl!" 💖🗣️⭐💯

[@Shtfstrategist]

Thanks 48 hours for putting out another episode! Keep them coming please. ❤❤❤

[@incifisenk9945]

Watching from Turkey. 🕊☮️🙋🏻‍♀️Thank you for the ‘full episode’ uploads.🙏🏼 48Hours is by far the best of the real-crime genre on KZbin👍🏻💎

[@michaelbodine9240]

Valerie is a victim?! Leon brainwashed her?! Rationalizing knows no bounds! I see Leon bashing in the thread, which is deserved, but what can you say about a mother subjecting her daughter to this craziness?!

[@marcenalamb7294]

Love Peter van Sants reporting.

[@deborahnieling2315]

The twist that Valerie was also in this complot to get her Ex murdered really kind of caught me off guard.... I thought she is that good sweet Vet... and I thought that her boyfriend planned to get her murdered in the beginning! So good job 48 hours... You fooled us properly 😊!!!

[@Simbzzz]

You really think you know a person until you’re shown who they truly are

[@dianahiggins1397]

By then it could be too late

[@staciacrick3373]

The red flags are always there it’s just whether or no a person wants to know the truth and live in reality versus fantasy

[@TheRetroWoman80]

You REALLY have to be empty within to be willing to plan something like this. I'm glad the exes were not harmed. Episodes like this always make me wonder what situations I'm sitting near, walking by or shopping around. Just sick.

[@PianoGesang]

The Sword of Damocles is related to these thoughts.

[@TheRetroWoman80]

@@PianoGesang I just researched this. Quite interesting.

[@khismet]

Hey.. lots of 48hr fans flooding in! 😊😊😊 Good to see ya.. ENJOY TODAY. I'm not familiar with this case.. The kids are the ones who have suffered because the parents were all so narcissistic and dangerous. Leon is an absolute sociopath!! I agree that Valerie was vulnerable when she met Leon, but, she could've put a stop to all that madness. She paid with her life instead of walking away. Sad case all around.

[@kamhyde40]

By the time she went to Olive Garden--she was an entirely different person. Moral compass no longer working.

[@canefan17]

No one in chat mentions how evil Valerie is too?

[@Rebecca-hc5ju]

Probably because she's dead.

[@Chicagocubbiegirl]

No point in beating her up. I don't get how folks are hating on her ex just because of Valerie's incredibly self serving suicide note.

[@coloradoken3159]

It's almost like the more money someone has and they more successful they become, the more the crazy comes out in them.

[@kimberlychelen9890]

Truly-true!

[@2msvalkyrie529]

Doctors / Surgeons are well known to suffer from the " God Complex " . ie. They are superior to " ordinary " people...!

[@rockstarofredondo]

Nah I am definitely much calmer and more rational now that I’m not poor anymore. These shows are cherry-picked for entertainment purposes. Much more “crazy” happens amongst the poors.

[@kamhyde40]

@@rockstarofredondo Maybe both extremes--poverty and privilege bring out the worst in people?

[@katjasavolainen9696]

Watching from Finland 🇫🇮 Greetings to everyone!❤ Love 48Hours! interesting cases Thanx for uploading!

[@kathrin3088]

Watching from Germany! Huge 48hours fan! Peter Van Sant is my favorite!

[@Theaddora]

Him and Erin Moriarty are mine!!

[@PianoGesang]

@@Theaddora Schlesinger ain't bad either

[@PianoGesang]

That makes two of us

[@MandiMomOf8Channel]

You know it's going to be a great day when 48 Hours posts 💯

[@heatherbeach4696]

Yeah or a good night sleep! Lol❤ Usually I watch and it knocks me out

[@MandiMomOf8Channel]

@@heatherbeach4696 I have 8 kids including a baby who almost never sleeps. I get maybe 3 hours of sleep a night lately and I feel like it's ending me.

[@Hi_Mansi]

Thankgod no-one got killed in this !

[@shellyp9129]

Leon Jacob should NEVER be eligible for parole, especially in 2047. Even at the age if 69 he is still capable of seeking revenge for what he seems is an injustice for his sentence for the crimes he committed.

[@user-fn2xe1np3y]

Taz is a con man, but after he called the police and spent that £9000...... He now is a hero 😂

[@peezypeeze9140]

I do not blame him one bit 😂😂

[@waninigichuki1732]

Yup. But he was found. Leon is so daft he went to a bondsman who took a week to find Taz.

[@PianoGesang]

I wouldn't be surprised to hear that Jacobs guy trying to sue Taz from prison

[@SanjakPitakrat]

What an episode! This is easily one of my favourites so far!!!

[@ABC-ed8cg]

Yes full of twists and turns!

[@lauriefaithprescott]

Good morning, everyone. Enjoy your coffee and the next episode. I just got to the gym.Let's do this and as always, My condolences to the family

[@cazi5759]

Reading „the next episode“… now I got a song stuck in my head 😉.

[@patigirl2470]

I live in Houston & I am a veterinarian - I so remember this case 🙀🙀🙀

[@jamesl9371]

Leon is totally evil. He should be in prison

[@surlygirly1926]

He is.

[@Badada394]

Hello all Kenyan fans

[@lattentwriter6918]

Tuko hapa😂

[@INDOPRODIGY]

Y'all got internet and electricity over there 😳

[@murugiesther8182]

​@@INDOPRODIGY noo how dare we have electricity and internet ...we don't even have phones😢

[@waninigichuki1732]

@@murugiesther8182 Hapo wazi 🤣 yeye fala 🙄

[@katekibugi7401]

Jambo Jambo... electricity was on dim mode most of the day but,we good now 😊

[@ProdigalATTN]

So rather than face consequences for her actions, Valerie took the cowardly way out, what a shame! I'm puzzled by her portrayal as the innocent, fragile and vulnerable victim. Hoping Leon rots in jail.

[@haydn-db8z]

Sadly, it's not too puzzling in this country. Malevolent actions when done by women are often downplayed whether that's inside a courtroom or in broader society.

[@darkkiss7247]

Carla Fay Tucker

[@mrscitrine3592]

Sad for their daughter. Valerie was a good mother if only she thought of her daughter before soliciting to have her ex murdered. Let us hope Valerie’s ex husband Stop his cheating ways.

[@rexiioper6920]

underrated comment - her daughter would probably have preferred her alive

[@lisahunt3215]

​@@darkkiss7247wasn't she executed?