Deep Cover: The Family Man

Every family has its secrets. On the new season of Deep Cover, Jake Halpern tells the story of the crimes one man committed in the name of fatherhood–and what happened when his daughters discovered he was living a double life. 

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:15):
Pushkin. The fall of two thousand and seven, Keith Giamanco
was in serious financial trouble, so he came up with
a bold plan to save his family.

Speaker 2 (00:35):
I felt such desperation. I felt it was what I
had to do.

Speaker 1 (00:40):
At the time, did it seem like a crazy idea?

Speaker 2 (00:44):
It seemed very crazy, but I felt a sense of
being so desperate that I felt it was the quickest,
easiest way out.

Speaker 1 (00:56):
To all who knew him, Keith was a mild mannered
suburban dad, but secretly he became someone else, a master
of disguise.

Speaker 2 (01:08):
I wasn't very good looking anyone in the eye. You
can't share anything like that with someone else if you
do your.

Speaker 1 (01:15):
Had Eventually, the police showed up one night when his
teenage daughters were home alone, wondering where their dad was.

Speaker 3 (01:26):
Recognize seriousness, because they wouldn't have sent an entire crime
scene unit out to my house if it wasn't serious.
They didn't send one or two dudes. They sent a
whole van of people plus dogs.

Speaker 1 (01:40):
Every family has its secrets, but what happens when you
discover that your dad has been living a double life.

Speaker 3 (01:49):
It was literally like there is something wrong. I couldn't
put my finger on it. But it was anxiety, it
was defeat. It was fear. Is everyone lying to me
about who they are? I didn't trust anyone after that.

Speaker 1 (02:05):
Soon it wasn't just Keith's daughters who had to deal
with his lies. It was friends, neighbors, investigators, prosecutors, and
ultimately Keith himself.

Speaker 2 (02:19):
Came up and then proceeded to take his hand and
put it into his jacket.

Speaker 3 (02:22):
Mike, he had a weapon.

Speaker 1 (02:24):
You can't put that many people in that much fear
and not expect to pay a heavy price for it.

Speaker 2 (02:30):
Okay, before I ask you any questions, you were advisor
your constitutional rights. People say, oh, you made a mistake. No,
I didn't make a mistake. Making a mistake is putting
salt in your coffee instead of sugar. I made bad choices.
Those things were a choice.

Speaker 1 (02:52):
This is a story about the crimes a man will
commit in the name of fatherhood. It's about love, deception,
and justice, and it's about the disguises parents put on
for their children and the world. Deep cover The Familyman,

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