in new york city, this is "nightline," may 21st, 2010. >> good evening, i'm cynthia mcfadden. we begin tonight with crime, and a celebrity chef police say wanted his wife dead. he allegedly devised a plot in which he would hire homeless men to carry out the murder, but there was one big problem. the would-be hitmen went to the authorities. what followed was a setup by police and his arrest for attempted murder. now, he's claiming innocence, and the woman he allegedly wanted dead seems to be on his side. david wright has the twisted tale. >> kissing off the calories. >> reporter: until this week, juan carlos cruz was best known as the calorie commando, cooking up heart healthy recipes for the food net work. >> i'm showing you how to lose the calories without losing the flavor. >> reporter: but heart healthy is now just about the last phrase that comes to mind. >> juan carlos cruz. >> tv chef juan carlos cruz was arrested yesterday. >> reporter: cruz stands accused of cooking up a bizarre plan to kill his wife. arraigned this week for attempted murder, a charge cruz adamantly de

. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, martin bashir and cynthia mcfadden in new york city, this is "nightline," may 5th, 2010. >>> good evening, i'm terry moran. we're going to begin tonight with a terrible sand terribly sad crime. a murder that has shaken the serenity of one of america's universitie universities. this involves two promising college seniors, both lacrosse stars. both from backgrounds of privilege. but according to police, that did not prevent a brutally violent attack. one that left a young woman dead, a young man behind bars and a community stuns. ash lee ban field has our report. ♪ on the wings of the night >> reporter: a campus in morning. the students in tears. and a college graduation marred by the violent murder of one of their own. allegedly by one of their own. >> yardley's death is beyond belief. and the actions that led to her death are pinfully difficult to think about. but for many of us, there's little of us that we've been able to think about. >> reporter: they've had less than 48 hours for the news to sink in that star athle

. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, martin bashir and cynthia mcfadden in new york city, this is "nightline," ma 4th, 2010. >> good evening. he is a husband, the father of two children and a newly naturalized american citizen. bum as of tonight, faisal shahzad is an accused terrorist, charged with attempting to explode a car bomb in times square. as we learn more, the contradictions seem to multiply. why would a man who benefited so much from this country tie to kill so many of its citizens? our chief investigative correspondent brian ross has been following developments from the moment shahzad was taken into custody late last night. brian? >> reporter: martin, shahzad almost got away with it, but once in custody, authorities say he not only admitted his role in the times square bombing attempt, but provided important details of his training and financing from the taliban in pakistan. until recently, 30-year-old faisal shahzad seemed to be living the american dream. a wife, two children, and a suburban connecticut home. for neighbors, he was an immigrant

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