Detective James Gamber

On Friday, October 17th, 2008, cops mount a large-scale operation to simultaneously arrest Ron Young and Pam Phillips for the 1996 murder of her ex, Gary Triano.

On Friday, October 17th, 2008, cops mount a large-scale operation to simultaneously arrest Ron Young and Pam Phillips for the 1996 murder of her ex, Gary Triano.

Unbeknownst to police, Pam is in Europe, and she's leaning into the Alpine lifestyle in a swanky lakeside town in Switzerland called Lugano.

Unbeknownst to police, Pam is in Europe, and she's leaning into the Alpine lifestyle in a swanky lakeside town in Switzerland called Lugano.

While out in Lugano, it's just not Pam's style to keep a low profile. And so sure enough, a local tipster hears news of Pam's murder indictment and picks up the phone.

While out in Lugano, it's just not Pam's style to keep a low profile. And so sure enough, a local tipster hears news of Pam's murder indictment and picks up the phone.

But there's a hitch. See, the Swiss government wants a guarantee that the U.S. won't invoke the death penalty. Gamber and his team are able to work out the details.

But there's a hitch. See, the Swiss government wants a guarantee that the U.S. won't invoke the death penalty. Gamber and his team are able to work out the details.

Ultimately, there's a multinational effort that leads to Pam's arrest in Austria. And while she's sitting in a jail cell in Vienna awaiting extradition, back in the States, Ron Young goes on trial.

Ultimately, there's a multinational effort that leads to Pam's arrest in Austria. And while she's sitting in a jail cell in Vienna awaiting extradition, back in the States, Ron Young goes on trial.

The prosecution acknowledges no one reported seeing Ron in Tucson on or around November 1st, 1996. Nor did he have anything in his possession specifically tying him to Arizona or to Gary Triano on the date of his murder. However, the prosecution does have Anthony May.

The prosecution acknowledges no one reported seeing Ron in Tucson on or around November 1st, 1996. Nor did he have anything in his possession specifically tying him to Arizona or to Gary Triano on the date of his murder. However, the prosecution does have Anthony May.

And the prosecution also had those microcassette tapes.

And the prosecution also had those microcassette tapes.

The prosecution makes the case that in their conversations, Pam and Ron were talking about the murder of Gary Triano.

The prosecution makes the case that in their conversations, Pam and Ron were talking about the murder of Gary Triano.

Prosecution points out to the jury an email that surfaced from Ron to Pam, referring to Gary as an 800-pound monster. The communication between Ron and Pam was the crux of the case. The defense countering that Ron was simply extorting money from Pam.

Prosecution points out to the jury an email that surfaced from Ron to Pam, referring to Gary as an 800-pound monster. The communication between Ron and Pam was the crux of the case. The defense countering that Ron was simply extorting money from Pam.

He's blackmailing Pam. Then there was also an out of the blue prison witness with a prosecution perfect account to tell the jury, Andre Mims, a cellmate of Ron Young's when he was in prison for the 2005 gun charges.

He's blackmailing Pam. Then there was also an out of the blue prison witness with a prosecution perfect account to tell the jury, Andre Mims, a cellmate of Ron Young's when he was in prison for the 2005 gun charges.