Undercover
1/19/202643 min
In a last-ditch gamble, Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation agents conceive an elaborate ruse to try to get Margo’s relatives to turn on her.
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Cooper Moll· Host0:22
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Steven Schierholt· Soundbite0:42
Why not? I think traditionally people maintain contact with their families, and we were not convinced that she had not.
Cooper Moll· Host0:58
That's Steven Schierholt, retired BCI agent who eventually became Greg Costas' boss. Schierholt remembers that as long as Margaux's fate was still unknown, Costas wouldn't stop until he found the answer.
Steven Schierholt· Soundbite1:09
Greg was like a dog with a bone.
Cooper Moll· Host1:12
Call it ego or call it grit, but Costas believed no secret could resist him forever. Every cop before him had pressed her relatives, hoping for a crack, but every attempt had collapsed into silence. So Costas knew he'd need a different way in.
Greg Costas· Soundbite1:29
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