After an argument one morning, Michael McGuffey shot his wife point blank in the head. Police say McGuffey asked Michele to meet him on September 27, 1993 at the Mount Vernon, Washington restaurant where Michele worked as a waitress. McGuffey told Michele he was moving away and wanted to discuss filing their final tax return before he left, police say.
The couple were divorced the month before after almost eight years of marriage.
McGuffey turns to his mother for advice, who tells him to "Run, baby run!" McGuffey flees to Mexico, evading the cops by bus.
With the financial support of his mother and a fake ID, Michael starts a new life. While in Mexico Michael remarries and fathers a child. The FBI is able to trace Michael by his bank records. And with the help of Mexican police, ambush him and bring him into custody, putting an end to his new life in Mexico.