Eventually, Nick  was brought by his captors to a Santa Barbara area motel for—of all things—a pool party. Katz: You know, he’s in the swimming pool at a motel. The fugitive himself even sounds like he was created by a screenwriter: His name is “Jesse James Hollywood.”. They have since moved, but back in the 1990s they were living the good life. But on December 21st, the California Supreme Court announced it will look at another aspect of the case... the prosecutor. The group eventually included Ben Markowitz. He had recently fled his home before his parents could talk to him about a bit of trouble he was in from the night before. And just off the beach, behind these tall wooden gates, it was home to a man who locals knew as a young Canadian named “Michael Costa Giroux.”. Even though that seemed the most logical thing.Hansen: Well, you try not to overreact.Jeff Markowitz: Exactly right, but I’m telling you—as a parent, right now—overreact. But even though he was not the shooter, or even present for Nick Markowitz’s murder, he could face the death penalty. Jesse James Hollywood, a 20-year-old drug … Until?Katz: Until—it was about—four or five days after Nick’s body was found. Susan Markowitz, Nick Markowitz’s mother: When I was paging him, and he wasn’t answering I knew something was definitely wrong. We didn’t anticipate how expensive corrugated boxes cost. Hansen: If as you suggest, Hollywood’s parents know where he is. Chris Hansen, Dateline correspondent: He’s got no interest at all in coming back. Pressley was allegedly ordered to go dig a grave. During that time, many people that came in and out of his orbit - including parents - and most of them never realized something was wrong. But in the last year, they have repaired their relationship with jeff’s son, Ben, who now has a job and a family: Susan Markowitz: Ben is really in his own hell. Fads go in and out but life it doesn’t come back once it’s gone. But Susan Markowitz never gave up on bringing him to justice. It would have been so easy to signal for help. A reputed West Hills pot dealer, Jesse James Hollywood and Nick’s half brother, Ben Markowitz reportedly were at war over a $1,200 dollar debt. To the Markowitz’s family, their little son Nick had grown up so fast, right before their eyes. The high court will decide whether prosecutor Ron Zonen or the Santa Barbara County prosecutors office should be permanently taken off the case. Hansen: What was the relationship between Jesse James Hollywood and Ben Markowitz?Katz: That was a really complex relationship. Alpha Dog has reportedly been inspired by the murder of Nick Markowitz. This question has bugged several movie buffs who watched the movie Alpha Dog that released back in 2007. At times, four or five  posse members and even a small group of girls went in and out of the picture. Back in California, Susan Markowitz had finally gotten her wish. It’s when.”. Pills—with drinking. It’s just the type of place American law enforcement officials believed would attract Jesse James Hollywood. In Los Angeles, it’s a story that caused bewilderment disbelief and has now inspired a new movie, “Alpha Dog.”  It has provocative new roles for some of Hollywood’s biggest stars like Justin Timberlake and Sharon Stone. There are latest twists and turns in this story of a fugitive’s odyssey—including the birth of a child, and the release of a controversial new film based on the case. Instead,  police say,  he eventually went into business for himself. Biggs took part in England's historic great train robbery in 1963 and made off with millions. Hansen: I mean he wasn’t tied up, bound, gagged or anything like that.Katz: There was a moment when he was, but it didn’t last very long. But that wasn’t the case with his older half-brother, Ben. But one suspect disappeared: Jesse James Hollywood. Me money. ” 24 hours, they thought about their lifestyle, not our son ’ s kid... 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