Betrayal

A Computer Genius, His Russian Bride, The KGB, Intrigue And Murder

(CBS) 
At that point, after being a couple for more than a year, Sean and Nina had broken up. Nina had a new boyfriend, Anthony Zagrafos, a prosperous Bay Area businessman.

"I had received a phone call from Ellen and from Anthony, and Anthony was saying, 'Sean we have to put aside all of our conflict. Do you know where Nina is?'" Sean remembers. "'Is it possible that she could be with another man?' And I said, (sarcastically) 'Anthony you’re asking me if it’s possible that Nina could be unfaithful to you? No, Anthony, I could never see that. Impossible. Nina would never be unfaithful to another man.'"

Curiously, those closest to Nina - Ellen, Anthony and Sean - did not contact Hans. Anthony drove by his house, but Nina's minivan was not there.

Nina had been missing for nearly 48 hours.

Hans was to drop the children off at school Tuesday morning and Nina was to pick them up. So before contacting the police, Ellen checks to see if Nina is there when school lets out.

But Nina is not there. That night, Ellen calls police, who take a missing persons report. With the police standing by, Ellen phones Hans. "I told him that I picked up the children and Nina's missing and I know that you saw her last. Do you know anything about her or where she might've gone afterwards? And his answer was: 'I want to talk to my lawyer.'"

Police move quickly to try and find Nina. Assistant Oakland Police Chief Howard Jordan sends out an army of investigators to the last place Nina was seen - Hans' house in the Oakland Hills.

For his part, Hans refuses to say much of anything. "He became very defensive, uncooperative," Jordan says. "And he did not show any remorse or any concern at all for his wife."

Then, police find Nina's minivan just three miles from Hans' house. The groceries she purchased the day she vanished are still inside, and so is her cell phone. But someone has removed the battery so it cannot be tracked.

Asked what she thinks happened to Nina, Ellen says, "I think that’s for Hans to answer."

But Hans is a tough guy to pin down. As police tail him, they realize Hans is no longer driving his 1988 Honda CRX and they can’t find it anywhere.

Meanwhile, the couple's two young children are taken away from Hans because he is the number one suspect. Within a week, Nina’s mother, Irina, flies to Oakland from St. Petersburg, Russia.

Irina and the children move into Ellen Doren's house. "To wake up every morning and to see the children and to see Nina in them was the most difficult; them asking, 'Where’s my mom? When is she coming home?'" Ellen says. "We kept telling them that she got lost and everyone’s searching for her."

[314Diva]

you can't predict what is in a persons heart....and you'll never know what will push anyone to kill....

[jbrauthor]

The sad moral to this story is as follows. Men bring an insane phsycial passion for the woman they marry or live with, and once that man's feelings and/or love is betrayed, that love and passion turns to the same level of hate. If I was 2/3 the size of a man, and only 2/3 strong as a man I certainly would not want to test his temperment by openly betraying him. Nina played an extremely dangerous game. She not only betrayed him, but then wanted full custody of the kids which only made Hans more angry.

[proveit2]

Insane? Pretend you''re him. Your best buddy marries this great lady and doesn''t treat her so good. You try to help and wind up in love with her. She files for divorce and wants to marry you, but she''s scared of losing the kids so she drops you for someone he might hate less. Then she disappears. You guess the worst. You know your old buddy''s smart, and he''s gonna try to pin it on you. You''re told you have to testify. You want to be left alone, but no chance. Your phone rings all day and all night, it''s driving you
insane?

[jbrauthor]

Surely, you jest by calling Nina a great lady. She betrays one husband, and them marries and stays with another husband who is a sado-maschchist. She had enough money coming in that she didn't have to be desperate and marry the first rich guy she met. She had less substance than the man who killed her.

[proveit2]

Insane? Think about it. You grow up with a guy, he''s like your brother, but he''s a jerk. He marries this wonderful woman. He makes the wedding a joke and asks you to help. He doesn''t treat her so good. You try to help and wind up in love with each other. She files for divorce.

Your old buddy now hates you. He''ll never accept you raising his kids. She''s so scared of losing them she hooks up with another guy that hubby might not hate so much.

Then she disappears. You know in your gut he killed her. You''re a wreck. You know how smart he is. He''s going to try to pin it on you. They want you to testify. You want to be left alone, but that''s not going to happen. Your phone rings all day and all night. The whole thing is driving you

Insane?

[carolcape]

This man is definitely a cold blooded killer. Just so cold that he murdered the mother of his children while they were in the house. He gives me the chills watching him and especially when he spoke in the courtroom. I think he is still a dangerous man. The other man that she went out with, creepy. He is actually a madman. I can see why he would be a suspect also. She must have been scared of him, I think. Why do these women always put themselves in danger. She was afraid of him, so why go to a secluded place with her kids. This madman would find a way to kill you, because he is desperate to do so. It happens time and again, just go over some of the 48 hour cases and it is a repeat. The guy that said he killed 7.5 people, a madman and he could have. Did you see his eyes, creepy ,creepy, creepy. Her husband is just where he should be, behind bars.

[jbrauthor]

Nina used awfully poor judgement with the men that she chose to be with. She should have put her kids first instead of looking for a rich meal ticket. She didn't need a meal ticket, she was going to make good money as a Doctor.

[roscoezzz]

This guy planned it. If he got caught he would make a plea deal to show the prosecutors where his ex-wife''s body was. It worked. He got a second degree conviction instead of first degree.
But, in time this guy is going to pay for what he did. What gets me is, if he was such a Genius. Why did he take the witness stand? He made a fool of himself. That spelled guilty right there.
That poor Russian woman. These American men she went with were sick and demented. The supposed best friend was just insane. Insane!

[jbrauthor]

Juries always want to her from the accussed, especially in a ambiguous case. His testimony did not convict, but his son's testimony did. Nina was a Doctor, who should have stuck to being a doctor and mother instead of trying to find a rich
American husband. if a woman betrays one man, she will certainly betray another. She played a most dangerous game and payed for it with her life.