of course the death investigation that is still unsolved is that of rebecca zahau. here in the home behind me on wednesday, last wednesday. her nude body was discovered laid out in the courtyard. she was lifeless. her hands were bound behind her back. her feet were tied together too. the man that called 911, adam shacknai, said he cut her down from a second floor balcony. adam shacknai is the brother -- his brother is rebecca zahau's boyfriend, jonah shacknai. he is the ceo of a multimillion dollar cosmetic company based out of arizona so investigators say he was not here during the time of that incident. one might think that he was at his son's hospital bedside. as you mentioned, there was an accident here that is unrelated to this where his 6-year-old son fell down a flight of stairs and was killed, apparently over the weekend he was pronounced dead. that information has just come to light. but police say there is no ruling of death, no death for jonah shacknai's 32-year-old girlfriend, rebecca zahau. that is still part of this investigation. >> miguel almaguer in

when police arrived at this $12 million mansion outside of san diego, they say rebecca zahau's nude bodyifeless in the courtyard. her hands were bound behind her back. detectives are unsure if her death was a suicide or a homicide. police say the man who called 911 said he found zahau dangling from a balcony. his brother is the victim's boyfriend. >> probably only a few percent of patients -- >> reporter: a well multimillionaire businessman who founded a pharmaceutical company in arizona. but the morning zahau's body was discovered, police say jonas wasn't home. >> there are numerous items of evidence. the scene was pretty suspicious. >> adding to the mystery, police say a tragic accident took place here just two days before zahau's body was found. monday jonah's 6-year-old son max fell down a flight of stairs. this weekend, word came max had died. police say zahau may have been the woman who called 911. >> right now we don't see any connection between the two incidents. >> reporter: no connection and still no word on whether rebecca zahau committed suicide or was murdered in her boyfrie

this is rebecca zahau and her boyfriend's 6-year-old son max sharing a happy moment. morning they share a tragic connection. both died within days of each other after bizarre incidents. at historic beachside estate. two separate tragedies in the sprawling 27-room mansion owned by jonah shacknai. the 54-year-old multimillionaire ceo of medicis pharmaceutical, the company behind botox competitor restylane. they were spending the summer here. last monday zahau was home when max had an accident. on a master staircase. paramedics went to the scene. >> they found the child at the foot of the stairs, the child was not breathing and did not have a pulse. >> reporter: max was revivived d hospitalized. just two days later zahau was discovered hanging by a noose from the second floor balcony at the mansion, found naked, wrists and ankles bound. shacknai wasn't home. his brother found her r dy and called police. investigigors took evidence from the home but are still piecing together what happened. not sure yet if she was killll or if she killed herself. >> sometimes people commi

zahau's sister tells abc news she had a conversation with rebecca the night before she died.poke off and on for about 4 1/2 hours. she says rebecca was going to go visit max in the hospital later the next day. and she insists, she still believes her sister did not kill herself. david? >> this story sad all the way around. that little smile on that little bobo max. >>> we'll turn to those new detaililon twin sisters who first made h hdlines about singing about white supremacy. as we told you yesterday morning here on "gma," they're now teenagers who say they've changed their tune and embrace diversity. but after our report they had more to say. they spoke with abc's juju, who is here with us again today. good morning, juju. >> good morning, david. i spent a solid heated hour on the phone with the gaede twins. and while they refused to go on camera they told me they spent years controlled by their mother and manipulated by the media. they say it's left them traumatized and misunderstood. five years after this shocking image first aired on abc news, the twins now say they were t

rebecca zahau, her sister is saying rebecca wasn't depressed, had no reason to commit suicide.ou more as the case unfolds. >>> now former presidential candidate john edwards is set to take a big financial hit. we'll tell you why, coming up. >>> all right. teaching your pooch to sit, beg and roll over seems pretty cool. that is, until you see what this ninja dog can do. you've got to see this. [ barking ] >> let's see that again. that is one smart little pooch. i know it's news and all that, but i could watch that all day. look how cool that is. pretty smart little fella. >>> all right. if big hollywood blockbusters aren't enough renal to hit the theaters, how about the air conditioning? that's what one theater is banks on. read their marquee. "we have ac. who cares what's playing?" that's good enough. >>> you know, "the situation room" is coming up at the top of the hour. wolf has a preview. it's always cool in the "the situation room." that's because wolf is there. what do you have on the show? >> very cool in "the situation room," because i like it cold. it's cold in here. ha

it's been nine days since the body of rebecca zahau was discovered here at the mansion.the beginning investigators called the case, quote, suspicious and strange. but even today they still haven't determined how the young beauty died. the county sheriff says 15 detectives are now working this case and investigators will soon re-create rebecca zahau's death. her nude body was found in the courtyard of her boyfriend's mansion. police say a caller to 911 said she was hanging from a balcony. investigators say her feet were tied together, her hands bound behind her back. and despite describing the death scene as, quote, violent and suspicious, police here say they don't know if this was a homicide or a suicide. >> we have had cases where people have secured their hands behind their back or secured their legs. it's not unusual to see cases like that. >> reporter: retired homicide detective says that doesn't make sense to him. >> i just can't see how this girl did this by herself. >> reporter: he isn't involved in this case, but he spent 16 years in law enforcement. would you p

it's been a week since the body of 32-year-old rebecca zahau was discovered here, but today they still haven't identified how she died. they found her body just two days after a fatal accident involving a 6-year-old boy here, a bizarre set of events that continues to baffle investigators. the mansion's owner is the multimillionaire ceo of an arizona-based company that sells cosmetic drugs. >> we're going to be hitting the market hard with very favorable data. >> reporter: he has not been seen here since the death of his girlfriend and so far has declined to be interviewed. police say she found her dead body in the mansion, her hands and feet, they say, bound with rope. just 48 hours earlier in the same house, police say shacknai's 6-year-old son, max, was found at the bottom of a staircase unconscious and without a pulse. he died this past weekend. >> we have no reason to believe that it's anything other than a tragic accident at this point. but we are awaiting the results of the coroner's inquest. >> reporter: on monday police in arizona released reports that show a series of argument

when police arrived at this $12 million mansion outside of san diego, they say rebecca zahau's nude bodyed behind her back, her feet too. rope was around her neck, but detectives are unsure if her death was a suicide or a homicide. police say the man who called 911 said he found her dangling from a balcony. his brother is the victim's boy friend. >> probably only a percent -- >> reporter: a well-known multi mill nafr businessman who founded a pharmaceutical company in arizona. but the morning her body was discovered, police say jonah shacknai wasn't home. >> numerous items of evidence, the screen was pretty suspicious. >> reporter: adding to the mystery, police say a tragic accident took place here two days before her body was found. monday, jonah's son fell down a flight of stairs. this weekend word came max died. police say zahau may have been the woman had who called 911. >> right now, we don't see any connection between the incidents. >> reporter: no connection, and no word on whether she committed suicide or was murdered in her boyfriend's mansion. another twist, a prominent san  d