HOW THE SUCKY STORY STARTS In the fall of 2004, Tom and Jackie Hawks put an ad in a local paper to sell their 55-foot yacht, the Well Deserved. The couple had spent their retirement on the Pacific Ocean, but the arrival of their first grandson led them to return to family life on land. On November 6, the ad was answered by Skylar Deleon -- a compulsive liar, dishonorably-discharged Marine, and extra on Mighty Morphin Power Rangers -- who presented himself as a prospective buyer. He arrived with Alonzo Machain, a young prison guard whom Deleon had met while serving time for burglary. Tom Hawks was skeptical about Deleon's finances and character, but he was put at ease when the 25-year old con-man's wife, Jennifer Henderson, brought down their baby son. The Hawks agreed to meet again with Deleon eight days later for a final cruise before closing the deal. Deleon arrived with Machain and his "accountant" John Fitzgerald Kennedy, a hulking member of the Insane Crips gang; the trio set sail with the Hawks' into the waters off California's Catalina Island. Miles from shore, Deleon and JFK attacked Tom Hawks below deck and Machain subdued his wife Jackie topside. Deleon forced the bound and blindfolded pair to sign a bill of sale for the Well Deserved and a power of attorney form granting him control over the Hawks' bank accounts. Once the documentation was complete, a massive anchor from the stern was attached to the couple and pushed overboard, quickly dragging Tom and Jackie Hawks to their deaths.
