Mark Yagala

As it turns out, these guys were out peddling over a million dollars worth of jewelry that I had given my girlfriend. And that's effectively what got them killed. These jewels are definitely cursed.

As it turns out, these guys were out peddling over a million dollars worth of jewelry that I had given my girlfriend. And that's effectively what got them killed. These jewels are definitely cursed.

As it turns out, these guys were out peddling over a million dollars worth of jewelry that I had given my girlfriend. And that's effectively what got them killed. These jewels are definitely cursed.

What haunts retired Los Angeles homicide detective Bill Cox is the unsolved murders of those two handsome young men who had come to Hollywood to chase their dreams.

What haunts retired Los Angeles homicide detective Bill Cox is the unsolved murders of those two handsome young men who had come to Hollywood to chase their dreams.

What haunts retired Los Angeles homicide detective Bill Cox is the unsolved murders of those two handsome young men who had come to Hollywood to chase their dreams.

It's a case that has frustrated police in Hollywood since 2002. Which is why we're doing a different 48 Hours. Look, I gotta tell you, there's no trial, there's not even an arrest. But Bill Cox and a number of detectives here are convinced this double homicide can be solved, perhaps with your help. We begin by telling you what we've learned about this crime and its two victims.

It's a case that has frustrated police in Hollywood since 2002. Which is why we're doing a different 48 Hours. Look, I gotta tell you, there's no trial, there's not even an arrest. But Bill Cox and a number of detectives here are convinced this double homicide can be solved, perhaps with your help. We begin by telling you what we've learned about this crime and its two victims.

It's a case that has frustrated police in Hollywood since 2002. Which is why we're doing a different 48 Hours. Look, I gotta tell you, there's no trial, there's not even an arrest. But Bill Cox and a number of detectives here are convinced this double homicide can be solved, perhaps with your help. We begin by telling you what we've learned about this crime and its two victims.

Both young men came from successful families. Andrew Blankstein with the Los Angeles Times is one of the country's top crime reporters.

Both young men came from successful families. Andrew Blankstein with the Los Angeles Times is one of the country's top crime reporters.

Both young men came from successful families. Andrew Blankstein with the Los Angeles Times is one of the country's top crime reporters.

Which made the events on the morning of September 2nd, 2002 so shocking. The bodies of Michael Tardio and Christopher Monson were found in this luxury SUV. They had been shot at close range. The killer or killers tried to burn the vehicle. Were there fingerprints other than Tardio and Monson's in that SUV?

Which made the events on the morning of September 2nd, 2002 so shocking. The bodies of Michael Tardio and Christopher Monson were found in this luxury SUV. They had been shot at close range. The killer or killers tried to burn the vehicle. Were there fingerprints other than Tardio and Monson's in that SUV?

Which made the events on the morning of September 2nd, 2002 so shocking. The bodies of Michael Tardio and Christopher Monson were found in this luxury SUV. They had been shot at close range. The killer or killers tried to burn the vehicle. Were there fingerprints other than Tardio and Monson's in that SUV?

Detective Cox took us back to the upscale North Hollywood neighborhood where the SUV was discovered.

Detective Cox took us back to the upscale North Hollywood neighborhood where the SUV was discovered.

Detective Cox took us back to the upscale North Hollywood neighborhood where the SUV was discovered.

As investigators dug into the victim's backgrounds, they discovered that Michael Tardio had a girlfriend that most men could only dream of. Someone millions of men had seen naked. Sandy Bentley, Playboy cover girl and former live-in lover of the world's most famous bachelor, Hugh Hefner.

As investigators dug into the victim's backgrounds, they discovered that Michael Tardio had a girlfriend that most men could only dream of. Someone millions of men had seen naked. Sandy Bentley, Playboy cover girl and former live-in lover of the world's most famous bachelor, Hugh Hefner.