Riley Perez

The kidnap for ransom held a penalty of life without parole. At that point, it becomes survival.

The kidnap for ransom held a penalty of life without parole. At that point, it becomes survival.

being around town, involved in underworld behavior since a teen. Folks knew me. I knew any and everyone that was needed to know to be in the hot spots.

being around town, involved in underworld behavior since a teen. Folks knew me. I knew any and everyone that was needed to know to be in the hot spots.

Paris, Nikki, Tara Reid. She was still a young commodity and, you know, bankable in films. Leo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire.

Paris, Nikki, Tara Reid. She was still a young commodity and, you know, bankable in films. Leo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire.

He was, you know, in the media looked at as the next Hugh Hefner because he seems like he had caught lightning in a bottle. He'd hang out. I'd see him at the club. You'd see him at a restaurant. He'd come by my buddy's gym.

He was, you know, in the media looked at as the next Hugh Hefner because he seems like he had caught lightning in a bottle. He'd hang out. I'd see him at the club. You'd see him at a restaurant. He'd come by my buddy's gym.

He would round up enough folks to get them back to his place for after hours because he's trying to let folks know, you know, I'm the man, I'm the man here, I'm the go-to man. Everyone's going to take the free goodies, the alcohol, and a place to hang out and party and rub elbows and exchange lies.

He would round up enough folks to get them back to his place for after hours because he's trying to let folks know, you know, I'm the man, I'm the man here, I'm the go-to man. Everyone's going to take the free goodies, the alcohol, and a place to hang out and party and rub elbows and exchange lies.

I had already been a part of a couple clubs, you know, behind the scenes, where I was on the off-the-books payroll. I'll get my payment in the brown bags, and I always got a table there.

I had already been a part of a couple clubs, you know, behind the scenes, where I was on the off-the-books payroll. I'll get my payment in the brown bags, and I always got a table there.

He knows that if I wanted to kill him, it would have already been done.

He knows that if I wanted to kill him, it would have already been done.

If you entered properly, you would enter through the gate in your car. You'd pull up a driveway that's on a pretty steep incline.

If you entered properly, you would enter through the gate in your car. You'd pull up a driveway that's on a pretty steep incline.

I walk through the bottom portion, making sure no one's there. Go up the steps, master bedroom, huge walk-in closet, second bedroom, which was a little gym that he had set up. I'm looking for the safe, yeah, but maybe it's not in a safe, maybe it's in a drawer. Looking for a little lockbox, anything that could lead me to possible mini-DV tapes that would fit in the camcorder.

I walk through the bottom portion, making sure no one's there. Go up the steps, master bedroom, huge walk-in closet, second bedroom, which was a little gym that he had set up. I'm looking for the safe, yeah, but maybe it's not in a safe, maybe it's in a drawer. Looking for a little lockbox, anything that could lead me to possible mini-DV tapes that would fit in the camcorder.

Crazy enough, the smaller of the safes was open, so I don't have to fidget with it and try to come up with a combination. I open it. There's a couple of tapes in there, mini DV tapes. I'll take those with me, put those in the bag.

Crazy enough, the smaller of the safes was open, so I don't have to fidget with it and try to come up with a combination. I open it. There's a couple of tapes in there, mini DV tapes. I'll take those with me, put those in the bag.