Deborah Roberts
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amazing, harrowing story of survival. His mom, Linda, was nowhere to be found, lost at sea with his boat called the Chicken Pox, which sank during a deep sea fishing trip. That's what he told everyone. But what started as a story of survival soon turns into something much darker.
As investigators look a little deeper into the accident, they discover that Nathan was also the last person to see his grandfather alive. millionaire real estate developer John Chakalos. The 87-year-old had been shot execution style in his own bed just three years earlier. And soon, detectives began thinking that the boat sinking wasn't an accident.
As investigators look a little deeper into the accident, they discover that Nathan was also the last person to see his grandfather alive. millionaire real estate developer John Chakalos. The 87-year-old had been shot execution style in his own bed just three years earlier. And soon, detectives began thinking that the boat sinking wasn't an accident.
casting further suspicion on the surviving son who maintained his innocence in both cases. So the question becomes, could Nathan have orchestrated the death of two family members to get a hold of his inheritance? Is he a victim of tragic circumstances or a cold-hearted killer? Here's a clip from our program.
casting further suspicion on the surviving son who maintained his innocence in both cases. So the question becomes, could Nathan have orchestrated the death of two family members to get a hold of his inheritance? Is he a victim of tragic circumstances or a cold-hearted killer? Here's a clip from our program.
And that's what made the story so intriguing for us. My guest today is 2020 producer Jonathan Balthasar. Jonathan, I've been saying your name wrong.
And that's what made the story so intriguing for us. My guest today is 2020 producer Jonathan Balthasar. Jonathan, I've been saying your name wrong.
All these years I've been saying Balthasar.
All these years I've been saying Balthasar.
Good to have you here. Well, I just call you Jonathan anyway.
Good to have you here. Well, I just call you Jonathan anyway.
JB, exactly. Well, it's great to have you here because you and I have worked on a lot of stories together. Our reporting has taken us to a lot of crazy places.
JB, exactly. Well, it's great to have you here because you and I have worked on a lot of stories together. Our reporting has taken us to a lot of crazy places.
Canadian Far North, Attica Prison, which I forgot about that one.
Canadian Far North, Attica Prison, which I forgot about that one.
Yeah, and now out at sea. You got me on a boat.
Yeah, and now out at sea. You got me on a boat.
It actually the weather turned out to be pretty good for this one. So you and I have been out on a lot of different shoots. And I always ask you when these stories are brought to me, what was it about it that intrigued you?