Part two of the investigation into the murder of Charla Mack and attempted murder of Judge Chuck Weller. Darren Mack was charged with killing his wife, Charla, and shooting Judge Weller, the family court judge who ordered Darren to pay Charla ten thousand dollars a month until the divorce was settled. At trial, Darren's defense team claimed he was the real victim – a man so persecuted by the divorce industry, he grew delusional and deadly. “48 Hours" Correspondent Troy Roberts reports. This classic "48 Hours" episode last aired on 8/8/2009. Watch all-new episodes of “48 Hours” on Saturdays, and stream on demand on Paramount+. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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This special two-part edition of 48 Hours continues.
Multimillionaire Darren Mack is facing life in prison for the murder of his beautiful, sexy wife, Charla. There is a mountain of incriminating evidence against Darren. Is this the end of the story? Not by a long shot. When a sniper opened fire on the morning of June 12th at 11.05 in downtown Reno,
the judge was rushed to the hospital in critical condition no one could have imagined the horror that had taken place only a few miles away two hours earlier in an upscale condominium complex. A woman had been brutally stabbed to death in a garage. Nobody knew what was going on and nobody had put the two events together.
Nobody disputes that Charla was there that morning in Darren's garage to drop off her daughter. Charla was so afraid of Darren, so most people think he must have made some sort of promise that he was going to end the fight over their divorce if she would just come in and talk to him. That is the only reason most people think she would have gone into that garage.
When I first heard that Charla had been killed, it was like somebody punched me in the chest. And you're thinking, it just happened, maybe. Maybe somehow if you can get to her and turn back time real fast, you can save her.
At one point, I think the Macs were a happily married couple. They did enjoy an alternative sort of lifestyle. They were swingers. They went to sex clubs and sex parties. They enjoyed swapping partners. They led a wild life, and by most accounts, they both enjoyed it. But there was absolutely no love in that garage that morning. There was bitter, bitter hate.
She obviously died a very slow, painful, and tortured death. It was absolutely premeditated, and we know that from the note that was left. Well, ending the problem was eliminating her, was killing her.
We've heard the official version about what happened that morning. Now we're going to hear Darren's story.
It's time to take a stand. We're not going to take this anymore. Where do we draw the line?
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