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Exclusive: David Viens speaks out from jail

February 02, 2014 / 03:19

This episode features a chilling account of a murder cover-up involving Richard Slesinger. Key topics include the discovery of a body, the decision-making process following the incident, and the disposal of the body.

Richard recounts the moment he realized his partner was dead, describing the panic that ensued. He details how he initially tried to contact a lawyer but was confronted with the harsh reality of potential prison time.

After deciding against hiring a lawyer, Richard explains how he placed the body in a steamer trunk and transported it in his vehicle. He describes the emotional turmoil he experienced while trying to maintain a facade of normalcy at work.

The episode culminates with Richard's decision to dispose of the trunk in a dumpster, highlighting the desperation of his situation. He reflects on the moral implications of his actions and the weight of his choices.

TLDR

Richard Slesinger recounts the chilling details of a murder cover-up and the desperate actions taken to dispose of a body.

Episode

3:19
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hello hi David it's Richard slesinger hello sir how are you I roll over and I'm feeling for her
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so I'm going to cuddle with her then all of a sudden I realize she's not there and I sit up like oh my God she's going
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to be mad I go out there to wake her up and I find her and her body was cold and
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hard she was dead so what did you do I walked around I took the tape off her I said you need to calm down think about
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this this doesn't look good you're going to be in trouble what did you do with the body I moved her body into this
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extra room I covered her with a sheet and I said calm down you need to call a lawyer I started trying to call lawyers
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cold I didn't know who to call I looking at criminal attorney ads and there's a lot of them finally I call a lawyer's
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office and it's after 11 now and I catch one that I get through to and I tell him
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the quick version of what had happened and he tells me that for me to go ahead and represent you I would need
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$150,000 and you'll probably get 10 years I said 10 years I didn't do anything you're not
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listening he said no you're not listening they're not going to believe you if you don't go ahead and handle
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this the right way they'll crucify you and I want wasn't going to do 10 years Richard after you decided that you
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couldn't hire the lawyer what did you do with her body I went ahead and put her into this antique steamer trunk and I
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took some gray heavy duty garbage liners that I had in the closet and I put one over
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her and I told myself I couldn't even look at her I said this isn't Dawn Dawn's in heaven and I put the bag over
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her then I put that one in another bag and then another bag so three bags back into the trunk
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I knew I had to go to work you know I'm going have people there working so I put
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the trunk in the back of my vehicle I drove to work and I went in there put my head down and just started
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working and it was Dawn in the trunk triple bagged in the trunk now it's in the back of my the Toyota
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that I drive and I pulled it right up next to the dumpster where I park a lot of days right in front of the
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shed and I went in I still wasn't decided what I was going to do at this point and
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about 12:45 the garbage truck came on and I saw him enter the west side of the parking lot and I said to myself you got
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to do something you've got to do something so what what did you do when I the truck got closer I went
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out to the Toyota I opened the back I took the trunk out of the vehicle no one was out there fortunately
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I picked the three bags up I put it in the dumpster picked up a bunch of cardboard that was on the side
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of the dumpster and I threw them in on top of the dumpster on top of her body and I went back in there washed my
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hands and just saw to myself you're going to hell David

Badges

This episode stands out for the following:

  • 90
    Most shocking
  • 90
    Biggest twist
  • 85
    Most dramatic
  • 85
    Most unpredictable

Episode Highlights

  • A Cold Realization
    David wakes up to find his partner, Dawn, cold and lifeless beside him.
    “Oh my God, she's going to be mad!”
    @ 00m 14s
    February 02, 2014
  • The Lawyer's Warning
    David learns the harsh reality of his situation from a lawyer.
    “They're not going to believe you if you don't handle this the right way.”
    @ 01m 16s
    February 02, 2014
  • Desperate Measures
    In a panic, David decides to conceal Dawn's body in a trunk.
    “This isn't Dawn; Dawn's in heaven.”
    @ 01m 48s
    February 02, 2014

Episode Quotes

  • You're going to hell, David.
    Exclusive: David Viens speaks out from jail

Key Moments

  • Cold Discovery00:18
  • Lawyer's Advice01:08
  • Concealment01:33
  • Final Decision02:41

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