Peter Van Sant

Dennis Cola, Eric's dad.

This was the first investigators knew of any money Dennis had given his son.

Investigators wondered, if Eric failed to tell them about the check, what else wasn't he telling them?

That's when they took a closer look at his entire story, starting with that panic-stricken 911 call.

It doesn't stand out at first, but once you take the time to listen to the 911 call, you realize that Eric never asks for help.

for his parents.

Help me, help me.

And he doesn't do that.

Yes.

Why isn't anybody here yet?

What can I do to help my parents?

And Eric did not display that at all during the call.

But the biggest break was about to come.

We take a closer look at his financial situation, and we discover Eric Cola is broke.

He is flat broke.

In May of 2010, Eric Cola faced the grim task of burying his beloved parents.

It was a dark time for Eric financially as well.

His parents had given him nearly $700,000 over the years to fund his career as a day trader.

Back in 2007, 2008, you had hundreds of thousands of dollars in your bank account, correct?

Yes, I did.