Two in a Million

Dinner Guest

The first indication for investigators that Dana might have had something to do with the murders came when they began to look at those people who had the most to gain from the death of Mr. and Mrs. Ewell. Beyond maybe a few distant relatives, Dana was set to make the most money if his parents died.

His sister, of course, could be considered collateral damage.

Or worse. Part of the planned hit so Dana would be the sole heir.

To think about it made investigators sick.

A kid had murdered his entire family for money?

Over and over, however, as investigators looked at what they had, the target on Dana's back grew into a bull's eye.

Still, when investigators checked out Dana's alibi, it seemed rock solid.

On the night of the murders, Dana was reported to be having dinner in the town of Morgan Hill, 130 miles, or two-and-a-half hours, away away from Fresno, with his girlfriend and her parents.

Map of California with Morgan Hill Locator

Besides being so far away with several witnesses putting Dana in the house, how credible was his story?

His girlfriend's father, John Zent, was an FBI agent.

• Print version
• Email this
• 

1. Golden Child
2. Jesus Christ
3. Paradise
4. Murder on Circle Drive
5. Worry
6. Missing
7. Forced Entry
8. Staged
9. Horror Show
10. Where's the Kid?
11. The Scene
12. CIA
13. Staring Down the Barrel
14. Bullet Pathway
15. Inside Job
16. Interview
17. Denial
18. Big Mouth
19. Dollars and Sense
20. Profit
21. Reward
22. Son
23. Sociopath
24. Dinner Guest
25. Arrest
26. Liar
27. Conspiracy
28. Business
29. Book Man
30. He Said-He Said
31. Pounce on Ponce
32. Money, Money, Money, Mon ... nay
33. Changed Man
34. Freedom
35. Father and Son
36. The End
37. Bibliography