Jake Embert and his second wife Susan had been married for just over a year when she made a frantic 911 call. She said her husband had shot himself.
Jake’s health had been in decline for months before his death — heart attacks, seizures, stomach pain and nausea. Susan told police officers he had said he was “sick and tired of being sick and tired.”
Responding officers believed Jake’s fatal wound was self-inflicted, and the coroner agreed. His body was cremated the next day.
But Jake’s family was not convinced he killed himself. It just didn’t make sense to them. So they hired a private investigator, who examined what little evidence was left and came to the same conclusion: This was murder.
Would they be able to convince authorities to take another look?
To find out what happened, watch the full episode “Malice,” which is available on Peacock now.
You can also watch on the NBC app or listen to the full episode on our podcast.
Watch loved ones remember Jake Embert as an incredible father who made everybody laugh.
Then listen to this week’s episode of Talking Dateline, for a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the episode.