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the week before Frank was murdered we were at a go-kart race Frank would be running all these cars
and it got so competitive and they loved it he couldn't quit a real competitor yeah
he really he just did quit wasn't in him Frank Spencer was he was like a big teddy bear if he knew you he'd cut a leg
off get up and ask if you need anything else he was one of a kind great person outstanding friend I've talked to at
least five of Frank's friends who've all told me they were Frank's best friend I
think that speaks volumes about who Frank Spencer was Peter this is the Frank Spencer residence the scene of the
murder really unchanged since 2012 you take me inside sure let's go Frank Spencer's
body was right here on these tiles oh my is that remnants of his blood here it is
we didn't have to ask each other we knew we knew it was Maria we didn't know who
else might have been involved but we knew it was her Maria Spencer to me is a classic femme fatale an attractive woman
a seductress who when a man becomes involved with her this is gonna end poorly how would I describe her the
terrorist who's a campaign of terror Frank is afraid of Maria he's also afraid of Rocco Franklin Rocco
Franklin's Maria Spencer's father everybody knew Rocco was I'm a street guy Rocco Michael drug what was
reputation Rocco the mythology of Rocco in the community he was a hit man he would do things for people he was had
some type of association with the mob I'm not a violent guy no I don't mind begging somebody breaks the big
deserving this was not simply a murder case Frank told me where it was gonna happen
was gonna be at his house she said you're gonna get shot in head if she told him that I think she was an
emotionally troubled woman who did not want to be divorced he could picture somebody screaming help help help and
everybody's just standing around watching that's what the situation was like was he a dead man walking
absolutely how could this all happen if you made this into a movie tomorrow nobody believed it actually happened

A woman repeatedly threatened to kill her ex. She enlisted her father to help make good on her promise. Why couldn't anyone stop her? "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports Saturday, June 20 at 10/9c on CBS.

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Brief Summary

Frank Spencer's murder reveals a web of dangerous relationships and betrayal involving Maria Spencer and Rocco Franklin.

Key points

The Murder Scene. The scene of Frank Spencer's murder remains unchanged since 2012.
Maria Spencer: Femme Fatale. Maria Spencer is described as a classic femme fatale, dangerous and seductive.
Rocco Franklin's Reputation. Rocco Franklin, Maria's father, had a notorious reputation linked to the mob.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

He was like a big teddy bear.

Describing Frank's personality.

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