Former plastic surgeon who was convicted of murdering his wife in 2000 confessed to killing her and throwing her body out of an airplane after more than three decades of maintaining his innocence. Watch the full story on ABC2020 FRIDAY at 9 p.m. ET.
Alayne Katz says she is a living tribute, working to honor her sister Gail's legacy after her death more than 35 years ago. She shares her message to victims of domestic violence and their families.Robert Bierenbaum, a former plastic surgeon who was convicted of murdering his wife in 2000, confessed to killing her and throwing her body out of an airplane after more than three decades of maintaining his innocence.
When asked how, Bierenbaum said he “strangled” her, and went on to say, “I went flying. I opened the door and then took her body out of the airplane over the ocean,” the transcript said. He also told the board he killed his wife because he was “immature” and “didn’t understand how to deal with his anger,” according to the transcript.
“[Flying] is the crux of the story. I mean, it's the method that he tries to cover up his crime,” said Steve Saracco, a former Manhattan assistant district attorney who prosecuted the Bierenbaum case with Bibb. One night, Alayne Katz said Bierenbaum caught his wife smoking on their balcony and he choked her into unconsciousness. Gail Katz reported the incident to a police administrative aide at a local precinct but nothing came of it.
“She's not with me, and she's not with my parents, and at that moment I know that my sister's dead,” Alayne Katz said. “And if she's not alive there's only one person who is a likely suspect to murder her, and it's Bob. There's no other suspect.” However, without a body, the DA’s office told Katz’s family at the time they didn’t have enough evidence to pursue charges against Bierenbaum. The DA’s office closed their end of the investigation without bringing charges and the police department's investigation fizzled out. Bierenbaum continued to live his life as a free man.
“We went to medical black tie events ... we went on a lot of ski trips,” she said. “To go ski in Argentina in August when it's 114 in Las Vegas was absolute heaven.” But there were two incidents where Youngblood said Bierenbaum exploded with rage at her in front of other people. After the second time, she said she convinced Bierenbaum they should see a therapist, who recommended Youngblood end the relationship because her “life could be in danger with him.” So she left him.Bierenbaum started dating again and, in 1996, he married a Las Vegas gynecologist named Janet Challot.
In 1998, Rozenzweig got back in touch with her family. DNA forensics existed by then and he convinced the Katz family to exhume the torso they had buried years ago to have it tested. “We knew it was going to be the toughest trial that we'd ever had. No forensics, no eye witnesses, entirely circumstantial,” Bibb said. “There was no foregone conclusion to this case, by any stretch of the imagination.”Dan Bibb, a former Manhattan assistant district attorney who prosecuted the Bierenbaum case, is seen here during an interview with"20/20."
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