Odd crime scene leads to conflicting theories about the shooting deaths of Pam and Helen Hargan
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This story first aired on Oct. 1, 2022. It was updated on June 3, 2023. 911 DISPATCHER: Fairfax County Police and Fire. How may I assist you? CARLOS GUTIERREZ to 911: I'm in Dallas, Texas and my girlfriend lives in McLean. CARLOS GUTIERREZ: My girlfriend won't answer the phone … and I'm thinking my girlfriend's life is in danger. CARLOS GUTIERREZ: I think this is, like, life or death, like, I think someone might be dead. 911 DISPATCHER: Fairfax County Police and Fire. How may I assist you? 911 DISPATCHER: Fairfax County Police and Fire. How may I assist you? … 911 DISPATCHER: OK. Well, this was out of the blue? … Your girlfriend is sitting in a house with a dead woman? CARLOS GUTIERREZ: I reported a murder earlier and I didn't have the address. Now, I have the address. CAPITAL ONE BANK (phone call): Could you tell me your name, please? CAPITAL ONE BANK: What can I do for you today? CAPITAL ONE BANK: Oh, you're going to buy a house? CAPITAL ONE BANK: All right. … You aced the verification. Great job. CALLER: Uh, yes. We attempted to yesterday and there was a bit of a mix-up. So, we would like to do it again now. CAPITAL ONE BANK: Thank you for calling Capital One Bank … Could you tell me your name, please? CAPITAL ONE BANK: Hi. Who am I speaking to? CAPITAL ONE BANK: Somebody tried to do a wire out of your account for 400-and-some-odd-thousand-dollars.
When investigators entered the McLean, Virginia home of millionaire mother Pam Hargan, they discovered the bodies of Pam and her youngest daughter Helen, who was found with a rifle. Hours later, police told the family her wound looked self-inflicted. Did Helen shoot her mom and then take her own life? The crime scene suggested to some that she could have pulled the trigger with her toe. And her older sister, Megan, told investigators Helen had been struggling emotionally. How did Pam and Helen Hargan die? And why? CARLOS GUTIERREZ: Yes, I have an emergency. 911 DISPATCHER: OK, sir. What I need you to do then is contact your local jurisdiction, file a report with them, and tell them that Fairfax County requires a teletype in order to do a welfare check. CARLOS GUTIERREZ: Yes, I have an emergency. CARLOS GUTIERREZ: My girlfriend told me that her sister killed her mom. … Now, my girlfriend won't answer her phone. CARLOS GUTIERREZ: Yes. CALLER: Pamela Hansen Hargan. CALLER: I was … told that I could do a wire transfer. CALLER: Uh, for my daughter. Yes. CAPITAL ONE BANK: OK. … MEGAN HARGAN as PAM HARGAN: Pamela Hansen Hargan. PAM HARGAN: Who am I speaking to? PAM HARGAN: What? … I did not do that!
CALLER: They need it today. CAPITAL ONE BANK: I understand you wanna complete a wire transfer with us today? CAPITAL ONE BANK: My name is Jeff with Capital One.
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