Larry Mendonca

At this point, Larry and Toshi thought they were in the home stretch. So Darren's trial was just months away. But the prosecuting attorney who indicted Darren lost her bid for reelection. Defeated by this man, Justin Collar, who flat out accused his predecessor of bringing charges against Darren to make a splash and help her chances of re-election.

At this point, Larry and Toshi thought they were in the home stretch. So Darren's trial was just months away. But the prosecuting attorney who indicted Darren lost her bid for reelection. Defeated by this man, Justin Collar, who flat out accused his predecessor of bringing charges against Darren to make a splash and help her chances of re-election.

Though the case, he said, wasn't ready for trial.

Though the case, he said, wasn't ready for trial.

So now, Larry's quest for justice was mired in a political battle. with the new prosecutor saying he couldn't proceed because the alternate suspect, Ryan Shinjo, had never been completely eliminated.

So now, Larry's quest for justice was mired in a political battle. with the new prosecutor saying he couldn't proceed because the alternate suspect, Ryan Shinjo, had never been completely eliminated.

Former prosecutor Shailene Aseri fired back, saying the entire investigative team voted to seek an indictment.

Former prosecutor Shailene Aseri fired back, saying the entire investigative team voted to seek an indictment.

You could have gotten that conviction.

You could have gotten that conviction.

She's dreaming, said Collar. She never would have won. So Collar reopened the investigation again and delayed the trial again while his office tried to strengthen the case. And the result was one trial delay after another. And three years later, 2015 now, Larry was one furious 74-year-old man.

She's dreaming, said Collar. She never would have won. So Collar reopened the investigation again and delayed the trial again while his office tried to strengthen the case. And the result was one trial delay after another. And three years later, 2015 now, Larry was one furious 74-year-old man.

But you must have been ready to let it go at some point. You know, we can't do this, let's forget about it.

But you must have been ready to let it go at some point. You know, we can't do this, let's forget about it.

It was Larry's kind of constant input part of the thing that kept you going here?

It was Larry's kind of constant input part of the thing that kept you going here?

When we spoke to Larry in 2015, Darren's trial was on the calendar for March of the following year. Are the odds Larry gave of that happening?

When we spoke to Larry in 2015, Darren's trial was on the calendar for March of the following year. Are the odds Larry gave of that happening?

But even that was optimistic. The trial was delayed again until November 2016. But as that trial date approached, the defense requested another delay and the judge granted it. The case was continued to August 2017. And as that date approached... We look back on what Larry said to us in 2015. Someday this is going to end, one way or another.

But even that was optimistic. The trial was delayed again until November 2016. But as that trial date approached, the defense requested another delay and the judge granted it. The case was continued to August 2017. And as that date approached... We look back on what Larry said to us in 2015. Someday this is going to end, one way or another.