48 Hours - The Preacher's Obsession

Felicia Tang was an actress and model in Hollywood, CA and her boyfriend, Brian Randone, was a former minister and one-time reality show contestant. After a night of sex and drugs, Randone called 9-1-1 claiming Felicia had overdosed. But after the medical examiner determined Felicia had been smothered, Randone was charged with murder and torture. What would a jury believe? “48 Hours" correspondent Maureen Maher reports. This classic "48 Hours" episode last aired on 8/2/2014. Watch all-new episodes of “48 Hours” on Saturdays, and stream on demand on Paramount+.

Duration: 40m
Broadcast on: 26 Dec 2024
Audio Format: other

[MUSIC] >> Twist your hips this way. >> Okay, nice. [MUSIC] >> Felicia was definitely a natural when it came to modeling. >> Hi, my name is Felicia Tang. >> I don't know where is the model. I just know where is Felicia. >> I think fast cars and hot girls have gone together since the beginning of motorsports. >> When I first saw Felicia, I said, that's my competition. [MUSIC] We all come to Hollywood with dreams of making it. Now Felicia was on the fast track, but one day in 2009 I couldn't believe what they told me. Felicia was gone, I didn't believe it. [MUSIC] >> It looked like there was a horrendous fight. Something awful happened here. >> Well, our body was a mess. Somebody had beat this girl bad. >> We were interested in the boyfriend, Brian Rendoni. >> When I heard that Brian was accused of that, I was absolutely shocked. I mean, there is no way. [MUSIC] He was a youth minister the time that I met him and just really big into his fate. [MUSIC] >> There's a verse that says, knock, the door be open. >> Seek and you'll find. >> He told me she was very special to him and he told me he loved her. >> We planned on getting married. It's a tragedy what I've been through. >> He's not saying what happened. I don't believe it was an accident. >> There's a proverb that says, if you know the truth, the truth will set you free. >> Because you quote the Bible does not make you a man of God. >> I never did anything to harm Felicia, ever. >> I think he's a sociopath, textbook. [MUSIC] >> Is she breathing? >> I don't know. [MUSIC] >> What time did you arrive on the scene? >> You got here about 3.30 PM. >> So the chaos was over, but the scene was still intact. >> Right, it didn't look like it was ransacked like it looked like upstairs. Upstairs was come, completely different story. Detective Brian Schoonmaker of the LA Sheriff's Homicide Bureau took us to a vacant department next door to the actual scene. The layout is identical. >> When you came around this corner and just took a first glance at this bedroom, what was your impression?

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