let's start with this david hartley case. how did they catch his accused killer?r a gun battle south of laredo, texas. the mexican military said they arrested a number of men and one was this guy. he is alfonso martinez escobedo, known as the squirrel. he's believed to be the cartel's number one assassin behind some of the biggest mass murders in mexico's bloody drug war. the mexican authorities believe he is responsible for the deaths of david hartley, as well as the police commissioner who was investigating hartley's death. remember, his head was delivered in a box. the sheriff on the u.s. side of falcon lake and activey hartley, david's wife, have doubts about the squirrel's involvement. listen. >> i don't believe that he pulled the trigger. i believe it's probably he either said yes, go ahead, or he had something to do with the guys who were behind it. but that's what we're really looking for is what is his link to david and where -- does he know where david's body is. >> on that note, mexican authorities say they have no word on david hartley's remains. >> sh

hartley crime. his head was delivered in a box. it was davidnd give any on mexican side of falcon lake and she said they were chased by bandits would shot and killed her husband, his body was never found and now the wife says she is hopeful but she is still skeptical. listen. >> if this gentleman, the suspect, does have involvement, we want to know where david died and get some evidence of his remains and let us as a family, two years later, be able to have some closure. and be able to truly move on and move forward. >>trace: the sheriff who patrols falcon lake on the u.s. side said he does not believe "the squirrel" is importantible for the death. he believed there are five other suspects in that case. >>shepard: did they kill the leader of the cartel but they do not have the body? >>trace: he was absolute and killed outside a stadium south of the texas border yesterday by mexican marines. before his body was stolen in the early morning raid, the mexican authorities i.d. -- got an i.d. through fingerprints. that is a huge embarrassment because

hartley's death. remember, his head was delivered in a box. you'll recall davidiffany hartley were riding wave runners on the mexican side of the border, kind of exploring some ruins. tiffany says her husband was shot in the head. she tried to get his body on her wave runner but couldn't, the boat was getting closer, so she fled. his body has never been recovered, and now tiffany says she's hopeful but yet skeptical. listen. >> if this gentleman, this suspect does have involvement, we want to know where david's at and let's, um, get some evidence of, you know, his remains and let us as a family two years later be able to have some closure and be able to truly move on and move forward. >> reporter: very important, before we solve this or put case solved on this, megyn, you've got to realize the sheriff on the u.s. side of the border says that this guy is not the one who killed david hartley. they have five other suspects in this case. they say, look, the squirrel, as east called, could have been the leader, could have been in charge of the mexican side of falcon l

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does he know where the remains are. >> reporter: on the day david hartley was killed, the couple crossedhe mexican side of falcon lake on jet skis where tiffany claim they came under fire and david was shot in the head. tiffany says she tried to rescue her husband but was forced to flee, pursued by the gunmen in speed boats. hartley's body was never recovered as mexican and american authorities battled each other and at times tiffany for more information. >> all we know is the mexico authorities have captured somebody who possibly had something to do with david's murder and also the other murders along the border in mass graves. >> reporter: martinez has also been linked to the brutal decapitation two weeks later of the mexican police commander investigating the case. but authorities suspect martinez is the mastermind of much more, including two separate prison breaks in mexico freeing more than 280 prisoners and the massacre of as many as 72 migrant workers and another 50 murders by his own hand. for "cbs this morning," anna warner, dallas, texas. >> tiffany young hartley says bringing

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." >>> the suspected mexican drug king pen that led to the murder of david hartley has been captured. he was shot in the head and fell in the water. escobedo was arrested on several crimes. hartley's wife says she wants information, including information about her husband's remains. >>> jerry sandusky convicted of molesting ten boys will be sentenced this morning. sandusky and several of his victims plan to speak at that hearing. last night, sandusky released a statement that aired on a pennsylvania radio station. randall pinkston reports. >> reporter: jerry sandusky is speaking out from his jail cell on the eve of his sentencing. >> they can treat me as a monster, but they can't take away my heart. in my heart, i know i did not do these disgusting acts. >> reporter: he recorded a three-minute statement aired on the penn state radio station. sandusky was convicted on 45 child sex charges but he insists he did nothing wrong. >> the young man was a dramatic veteran accuser, started everything. he was joined by a well orchestrated effort of the media, the system, penn state, psychologist

mexican authorities say he is a key lieutenant in the drug cartel behind the killing of american david hartley jet skiing on a border lake two years ago. his co-founder may have been killed sunday in what would be a major victory for the president. >>> for the first time, less than half of all americans do not consider themselves protestant. now just 48%. one of the reasons? well, the pugh research study finds many are opting out of religion altogether. nearly one in five say they are either nothing in particular or atheist. and 8% jump since 1990. >>> the mars curiosity rover has been digging up soil samples. now that work is on hold because nasa wants to learn if a bright object spotted on the ground is just part of the vehicle or something more. >> this is what happens when a large group of mostly intoxicated people take on a bull in colombia. amateur matadors got in the ring and tried to show who the bull was boss. 19 people were hurt. here's the first look at this morning's dish of scrambled politics. "the washington post" reports that during the recession, most members of congress did di

have him detained and who possibly had something to do with david's murder and also the other murders along the border. >> reporter: hartleyexican officials about the arrest. >> we always have to be hopeful and that this will move forward to him being prosecuted, or david's remains being found, finding some closure. there is comfort in that, knowing that david hasn't been forgotten. >> authorities also suspect martinez was behind the 2010 slaying of 72 migrants as well as other killings and prison breaks in northern mexico. >>> 15 truckloads of trash have been removed from a las vegas home where health officials say they found the worst case of hoarding they have ever seen. they entered the house with a court warrant friday and discovered debris stacked to the ceiling along with about two dozen dead or sick cats. the owner had carved out a small space for himself on top of his belongings but was unable to even walk upright in that house. >>> duchess kate middleton is stepping out in public in great britain for the first time since the scandal erupted over topless photos print in european magazines. kate and her husband pri

tourist david hartley tiffany's husband on that day on falcon lake.avid's wife tiffany joins me right now. tiffany, i wonder if you feel a sense of vindication. >> i feel relief that mexico authorities are final low admitting that david was murder in mexico and that the cartel had involvement. >> so many looked at you as suspicion. was there something going on with tiffany and david. they investigated private life and personal life. how was that to deal with? did that compound or make more aggravating the pain you suffered? >> not only did i lose my husband and witness him being shot and killed and then i am judged and my character was judged . i had questioned. i can't tell you how relieved i am to finally have that part and the critics can't tell me i was involved or anyone else you know. >> how did that lingering suspicion affect your life. >> there was a weight on my shoulders was constantly telling my story and convince people i had no involvement at all. >> your husband's body never recovered. did this give you a sense of closure. >> we want to

they believe he was responsible for the death of david hartley. he was killed on lake falcon lake.t raises more questions now about his death. >> i don't believe he pulled the trigger. he either said yes go ahead or he had something to do with the guys behind it. >> gretchen: it is believed that escobito killed 50 people with his hand and ordered hundreds more. the deadly menigitus outbreak could affect more people. so far 8 people have diet. experts say there is no way to know how many people will get sick. the massachusetts pharmacy that made the shots that are used to treat back pain recalled all of their products. police in philadelphia looking at this video of a deadly brawl between two wedding parties. three people have been arrest after reviewing the video, there may be more. the fight broke out in the sheretan hotel. the teen who caught it all on camera was there with his family for his birthday. one man died in the chaos. it is believed he is the uncle of one of the bride and had a heart attack. those are the headlines this morning. >> steve: i was down in philly and i hea

he is also expected in the killing of david hartley who was on a lake when he was shot and killed in the head. >>> in pakistan members of code pink are taking farther from tests against drone strikes. he is a veteran of protests here in the bay area and she said the strikes fueling hatred of the united states and killing innocent civilians. officials say they have killed hundreds of militants behind attacks in neighboring afghanistan. >>> in peru joranvan der sloot says he got a woman pregnant but his attorneys deny it. is he serving a 28 year sentence for killing a woman. he is also the only suspect in the disappearance of natalee holloway in 2005. >> late game advice for the a's and giants someone who knows the pressure well. how retirement is treating tony. >> . >>> new, with bay area baseball teams on the edge of playoff oblivion one is watching a special interest. deborah caught up with tony and got his late inning advice. >> tony --. >> reporter: he is out of uniform for the first time in decades. tony, pitching his -- titled one last strike. >> story of the 2011 cardinals remi

he may be linked to the murder of american david hartley on falcon lake including hundreds of others.. ♪ (train horn) vo: wherever our trains go, the economy comes to life. norfolk southern. one line, infinite possibilities. >>> a mexican drug cartel leader suspected in the deaths of dozens of people has now been arrested. the story here, david hartley, he was shot and killed while he was with his wife, out and about on this lake, falcon lake, riding on their sea-doos, right along the u.s. mexico border. this was just two years ago, 2010. i want to bring in a crime reporter for the monitor newspaper in mccounsel, texas. he joins me by phone here. and how exactly did they catch this guy? >> well, they caught him on saturday, took an all day effort. they had received -- the mexican navy received information around 5:00 a.m. he was in the city of nob nobeulo and theyl lthey also ca him. they were able to arrest him and this morning they presented him for the media, basically, you know, we have this gentleman, he -- he answered directly, so he's very high up in the chain. >> let me jump i

he is also expected in the killing of david hartley who was on a lake when he was shot and killed in the head. >>> in pakistan members of code pink are taking farther from tests against drone strikes. he is a veteran of protests here in the bay area and she said the strikes fueling hatred of the united states and killing innocent civilians. officials say they have killed hundreds of militants behind attacks in neighboring afghanistan. >>> in peru joranvan der sloot says he got a woman pregnant but his attorneys deny it. is he serving a 28 year sentence for killing a woman. he is also the only suspect in the disappearance of natalee holloway in 2005. >> late game advice for the a's and giants someone who knows the pressure well. how retirement is treating tony. >> and bill martin tracking big changes in the forecast. he is back with the best chance when it comes to wet weather. . >>> new, with bay area baseball teams on the edge of playoff oblivion one is watching a special interest. deborah caught up with tony and got his late inning advice. >> tony --. >> reporter: he is out of unif

authorities believe the man, also known as the squirrel, has a connection to the execution of david hartleyhis body has never been recovered. he was shot in the head while on the lake with his wife, tiffany. she's shocked by the arrest. >> if this gentleman, this suspect, does have involvement, we want to know where david's at and get some evidence of his remains and let us as a family two years later be able to have some closure. >>> to pennsylvania now. this is certainly no way to celebrate a wedding. one man died after suffering a heart attack and three others were arrested for their alleged involvement in a fight between two wedding parties at a philadelphia hotel. the man who died was the uncle of the bride. >>> in california, gas prices have climbed to a record high. the average price of a gallon of regular is $4.67, an increase of 50 cents in one week. the spike is blamed on a shortage of a summer blend of gasoline. >>> high above new mexico, a skydiver hopes to set a new world record tomorrow in a free-fall jump from the edge of space. felix baumgartner will try to become the first

two years after the death of david hartley, the american tourist murdered while jet skiing near the mexicanis death. mexican marines recently arrested the man, an alleged drug cartel leader. will this news allow david's family to get the closure it's been looking for? we'll talk to his widow, tiffany. she joins me live from denver. good morning to you. >> good morning, gretchen. >> gretchen: hard to believe two years have gone by. i think since the last time i spoke to you and i know every day to you is a long one without your husband. what does this arrest mean for you? >> well, a lot of it is we just want to get the information of how is he connected, who is saying that he is connected? i don't believe that he pulled the trigger and shot my husband. i do believe he is part of the cartel and he might have had something to do with saying yeah, go ahead and shoot, or afterwards, maybe he knows, you know, where david's remains are and where he's located. we don't really know. so we're trying to gather that information. >> gretchen: if we want to bring our viewers back to the story, you were w

texas couple, david and tiffany hartley went jet-sking on falcon lake which straddles the border just over two years ago. they were out checking out church ruins submerged, half submerged on the mexican side of the lake. tiffany says pirates in three small boats started chasing them, shooting her husband in the head and gunning for her until she made it back to land. mexican police have been searching for the mysterious killers for two years. now they have made an arrest. this man, a drug cartel leader, who goes by the nickname of, squirrel. joining us on the phone the sheriff of zapata county, texas. is this a guy you have heard of? has he been on your radar, sheriff gonzalez? >> honestly know. we identified five individuals that had something to do with the killing of david that are low level i guess you could say. also an immediate yacht supervisor that gave orders to kill tiffany also. this individual is someone new to us. we were not aware he had any involvement. of course he is higher ranking i guess you could say in the chain of command of the cartel at the time. jon: okay. let

david hartley, gun downed by mexican criminals. while jet skiing with his wife on a lake that straddles the border. mexican authorities have arrested salvador martinez in connection with hartley's death. he is one of several drug lords captured or killed in recent days. >>> a horrifying highway accident caught on camera in china. a tanker carrying liquefied natural gas in an explosion. after a collision. you see it here. five people were killed in the blast. it destroyed seven cars and trucks. >>> and some promising news in the fight against alzheimer's this morning. researchers say an experimental drug called solanezumab slowed memory loss by 34% among people with a mild form of the disease. it is is the first time that a drug has showed so much promise, but doctors caution that more study is needed. >>> and it would be a great topic for an abc show "what would you do?" look at this. a cab driver in las vegas found something unusual in his backseat. a bag stuffed with $221,000. in cash. so what did he do? well, adam woldemarim tur

he's believed to be behind the murders of hundreds of people, including david hartley.010 while i was jetskiing with his wife on a lake that straddled the mexico-texas border. his wife tiffany hartley told authorities that armed men on boats chased them and shot her husband in the head. she says the arrest brings her some form of peace. >> i don't believe that he pulled the trigger, i believe it's probably he either said, yes, go ahead or he had something to do with the guys that that were behind it. that's what we're really looking for is what is his link to david, and where -- does he know where david's body is, you know, does he know where the remains are? martha: i think she has always wanted to provide her and her family with some closure. his body was never found. bill: that with us a good mystery too for a longtime as to what happened out there on that lake. it straddles right in the border between the u.s. and mexico. 20 minutes before the hour now. martha we have dueling puppets. they are out there on the trail. big bird versus the count getting ready to stumbl

david's murder. and also, the other murders along the board. >> reporter: hartley that she has yet to hear from u.s. he arrest. >> we always have to be hopeful. this will move forward to him being prosecuted or david's remains being found. finding some closure. there is comfort in that. knowing that david hasn't been forgotten. >> hartley said he doesn't know whether martinez will be brought to trial for her husband's murder or any of the other crimes where he remains a suspect. >> that includes the slaughter of 72 migrants in the northern state in 2010. >>> right now at 6:00, the first lady's message to voters in virginia. >>> jerry sandusky will spend the rest of his life in prison but he is still defiant and claim he is the victim. >> if you're planning to go to the first postseason home game for the nats, you may have to get a little creative. >>> mitt romney in the polls.

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