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So deal gets done and on May 16th, again, same day, day 35 of their case, detectives fly down to the Mexico San
Diego [music] border and Tony surrenders to Washington authorities. They get him
back to Washington. And by May 22nd, day 40 of this saga, Tony's ready to talk. Now, he says he didn't kill [music]
them. His brother did, but he did try to help his brother cover his tracks. He said that uh he shot those people and
uh he told me it was self-defense. He said that the that they that they came down that they came to
the gate with a gun and that he started wrestling with one of them and the gun went off.
>> Tony says that he's been in Mexico this whole time, but John [music] suggested
that he go home and surrender. He's he's he's the one that talked me into turning myself in because if
something was to happen to me over this, he would not be able to live with himself.
>> Detectives asked Tony to walk them through exactly what happened, and he does. Tony says that his brother John
killed Patrick and Mon'nique on April 11th and that John basically called him to help get rid of the cars and the
bodies.

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Brief Summary

Tony claims his brother killed two people while he helped cover it up.

Key points

Tony Surrenders to Authorities. On May 16th, Tony surrenders to Washington authorities after a lengthy case.
Revelation of the Truth. Tony reveals that his brother John killed the victims and he helped cover it up.

Episode quotes

I shot those people... it was self-defense.

Tony's claim about the shooting incident.

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