Octopus Part 4: McGowan Funeral

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was a former da investigator fights to get his job back but not without a major hurdle why he says the murder suicide of his ex-partner [Music] to work newsChannel 3 continues our investigation now from the deserts News Leader news 10 3 at 10:00 hello I'm Tamra de Monte and I'm John white nearly two years now after Riverside County District Attorney investigator David McGowan killed his entire family and himself the FBI is investigating the DA's office now one former investigator says that he was targeted by the district attorney because he knew too much about the McGowan case News Channel threes Nathan Baca continues this investigation his former da investigator Luis bollo knows the man who knew too much about the possible cause of partner David McGowan's murder suicide emergency McAllen shot his wife three children his mother before killing himself in his mountain home he confided in me that he was being pressured by chief clay Hudson of the DA's office and assistant chief Rick Nelson to change his findings in an investigation he was conducting involving numerous police officers from dozen hot springs four officers were fired in Desert Hot Springs for filing false reports Vilano says McGowan was pressured to say they were guilty before the McGowan's funeral the family and friends asked lewis Bolanos to deliver the eulogy Vilano says he knew McGowan fear losing his job if he didn't change his investigation findings work-related problems were quickly dismissed by the district attorney's office led by Grover Trask at the time bolaños his bosses demanded they read the eulogy before the service I have my eulogy tucked under my arm and he asked me is that the eulogy and I said yes sir it is and then his next statement was may I read it and I just knew where this came from and looked at clay and I and I told the same thing I told chief Hanson no sir respectfully no people leaving the funeral recalled who spoke of the service the pastor da investigator family firefighter just a really well represented service Vlado says his bosses were afraid he would mention McGowan's work problems in the eulogy chief Hudson had to investigators standing by the podium ready to pull me off the podium if I said something inappropriate during the eulogy DA's office spokesperson Ingrid Wyatt says they don't comment on employment actions or any allegations contained therein Nathan Baca ksq News Channel 3