Leo Stragaj: "I am not a hit man" | Forensic Files

Leo are you a Hitman no no they they accusing me to be a Hitman but I'm not a Hitman when
police came and search my house they find four different guns sniper laser grip 45 Kimber Glocks I'm a Hunter I
hunt so I had guns in my house shotguns all that you think I'll go and you know if I was a hit man I'll go and beat
somebody to death and strangle him and cut him or whatever they they did I mean that was not a professional hit in
your opinion no that was a hate crime my opinion meaning what meaning somebody wanted him to suffer yeah somebody
wanted revenge on him you're telling me that you're sitting across from me an innocent man wrongly accused for the
murder I mean I admit I I did few mistakes but I never killed a man according to the complaint the police
complaint Rebecca says that she left the house about 8:30 in the morning to go to
work and when she left her husband was alive is that true no that's not true because by 7:30
when I went the man was dead and she says later she came home that evening had no idea he was dead walks into the
house sees believes it has been burglarized went outside and called 911 police come and they bring some dogs
and they discover the body so she said she had no idea there was a dead body in that house is that
true no it's not I mean like I said I wasn't there but I don't think it's true I think she I mean not I think but I
know she she she knew because she knew in the morning she told me in the morning I told her in the morning we
talk about in the morning so how come she didn't know she know 100% what's going on so you're telling me Rebecca is
lying to police lying to investigators of course she's lying of course she's lying Dr schwarz's children are
convinced you were involved and they said you had a a personal relationship with Rebecca she
referred to you as as her right-hand man and that you two conspired to Mur Steven
what do you say to their lawsuit and their allegations I mean that's not true they can say anything they want that's
not true I feel so bad and I'm so sorry they lost their dad I lost the father too when I was 12 and I know how it is
and I'm so sorry I didn't call the police I mean I I regret it all my life but one thing I didn't kill their father
I didn't kill their father I'm not the man

The handyman charged in the brutal murder of his employer, Dr. Steven Schwartz, tells "48 Hours" he is not the killer, and that the doctor's widow, Rebecca Schwartz - who has not been charged in the murder - knows much more that she is telling.

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Brief Summary

Leo denies being a hitman and claims innocence in a murder case involving Rebecca and the victim's family.

Key points

Wrongly Accused Hitman. A man insists he's innocent despite being accused of murder and having guns in his home.
Conflicting Stories. Rebecca claims she left her husband alive, but the timeline doesn't add up.
Emotional Regret. The accused expresses deep sorrow for the loss of a father.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

I'm an innocent man wrongly accused for the murder.

Accusation of being a hitman.

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