I hope that someone can help me recall the name of this segment. It was from the later 90s, and it involved a secretary (white female early 50s) who got involved with a man (middle eastern early 30s) in some sort of odd/shady business venture. Apparently the woman was very excited to get involved in this business partnership because it was a way to be something more important than somebody's secretary. The woman ended up murdered, and the man was the prime suspect. The late woman's son was interviewed, and the suspected man said that he would cooperate with the police if they sent him a "very nice letter," or something like that. That's all I can remember. Does this ring a bell to anybody?

I hope that someone can help me recall the name of this segment. It was from the later 90s, and it involved a secretary (white female early 50s) who got involved with a man (middle eastern early 30s) in some sort of odd/shady business venture. Apparently the woman was very excited to get involved in this business partnership because it was a way to be something more important than somebody's secretary. The woman ended up murdered, and the man was the prime suspect. The late woman's son was interviewed, and the suspected man said that he would cooperate with the police if they sent him a "very nice letter," or something like that. That's all I can remember. Does this ring a bell to anybody?

If my memory is correct, that would be the 1994 murder of Joan Jeffries. Although Sam Patel has been suspected of the murder, there hasn't been enough evidence to arrest him. The segment originally aired on April 12, 1996.

http://unsolvedmysteries.wikia.com/wiki/Joan_Jeffries

It bothers me that her murder has not been solved. They dropped the ball by not immediately going to Sam's house and retrieving that blood-soaked shirt that could tie him to her murder.

Thanks so much everyone! I agree that it is so troubling that this case was never solved. There were always segments where one of the interviewees seemed suspicious or perhaps played a role in the crime, but this case always stood out as being so obviously connected to Sam Patel. What a shame that the crime will likely never be solved.