The Man with Two Names | Full Episode

John Green presented himself as a charming, caring individual to Dr. Kim Lark, who had a lucrative medical practice and substantial assets. Friends believed he targeted her for financial gain, noting his chameleon-like ability to adapt to her interests.

An unidentified speaker states, 'I think John Green saw Dr. Kim and saw dollar signs.' Kim Lark describes him as 'smiling, happy, wanted to talk, just kind of made you feel comfortable.'

As Ted Maher, Green was a private nurse for billionaire Edmund Saffra in Monaco. He claimed intruders attacked him, and he lit a small fire to alert authorities, but Saffra and another nurse died from smoke poisoning. He later confessed to stabbing himself and starting the fire to appear heroic, a confession his first wife, Heidi, believes was coerced by police threatening her.

Heidi Wester recounts Ted's initial story of intruders and his later confession, stating, 'He knew the smoke detectors were direct access to the fire department, so he wanted to set that off.' She also alleges police coerced his confession by threatening her.

After his marriage to Kim Lark crumbled, Green forged her checks, stole her valuable search and rescue dogs (Storm Zero and Felony), and from jail, solicited inmate Greg Markham to murder Kim. The dogs were highly trained and precious to Kim.

Kim Lark discovered her checkbook missing and Green forging checks. She states, 'He could have taken anything except my dogs.' Greg Markham testified that Green 'kept asking me if I knew somebody that could kill his wife.'

Green's plot involved Markham forcing Kim to drink fentanyl-laced water to simulate an overdose. If she refused, Green's plan was for Markham to threaten her beloved dogs with a gun. He provided specific details about her house layout, dog commands, and where to find a safe.

Markham detailed Green's plan: 'I was supposed to mix up fentanyl pills and make sure she drank the whole water bottle.' He also described Green's instruction to 'aim a gun... at her beloved dogs and she'll do whatever you want done.'

Despite Green's denials and his lawyer's arguments about Markham's credibility, the jury found Green guilty based on Markham's testimony, a detailed diagram of Kim's house, and jail calls where Green tried to secure payment for the hit. He was sentenced to 9 years.

The jury deliberated for only about an hour before finding 'the defendant, John Green, guilty.' Prosecutor Martin Wolson stated, 'Mr. Markham, did John Green instruct you on how you should carry the murder out? Yes, in great detail.'

Ted Maher repeatedly claimed to be a 'Special Forces Green Beret' but admitted he only completed training and was never assigned to a unit. The U.S. Army confirmed there is no evidence he served in special forces, highlighting his pattern of fabricating his past.

When asked if he was a Green Beret, Ted stated, 'I went through all three phases... I never was assigned to a unit as a Green Beret.' The Army's statement confirmed: 'There is no evidence that Theodore Maher served in the special forces.'