Erin Moriarty

He said finding their mother was like a blur, which makes sense.

But he says he remembered doing CPR right away and then his sister doing CPR.

What was interesting is, although first responders wondered if it was a suicide, Daniel actually told investigators that he saw bruising and maybe Violet had been strangled.

Well, Tracy, this is what is called an unattended death, that this widow is found alone on the floor of her home.

When Beverly Hills Police Detective Mark Schwartz first got any information, he said he was told that Violet was depressed and maybe fell over the railing of the staircase.

It was true that she had just marked the one-year anniversary of her husband's death.

Her dog had died.

She had also canceled her cleaning lady.

All those things make you think that maybe she didn't want anyone to be around her on that day.

And then there was another early thought.

Violet was part of a close-knit Jewish community where suicide can be considered shameful and taboo.

Detective Schwartz is also Jewish.

So he brought up the possibility that Violet had taken her life and that her kids covered it up.

Well, from the outside, the Yacobi family seemed to be very close, and they also appeared to be living the American dream.

Violet lived in a multi-million dollar house in Beverly Hills, and Daniel was living nearby with his wife and new baby.

Violet and her husband were immigrants.

Her husband had been a successful doctor.

Daniel also appeared to be very successful.

He pursued a medical profession as a dentist, and Dina worked in physical therapy.

Well, Tracy, that's where that background in burglaries comes in, because