What Tara Augustin has said about Murder of Leslie Prier
3 quotes · 1 episode · Jul 25, 2026
Tara Augustin, Montgomery County Police cold case detective who reopened the Prier case, has been quoted on Murder of Leslie Prier 3 times in 1 episode of 20/20, most recently on July 25, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Augustin believes Gligor broke into the house thinking it was empty and killed Leslie Prier in a panic when she recognized him.
“I think that Eugene was breaking into the house thinking no one was home and he encountered Leslie and knowing that she would recognize him”
20/20: First Comes Love, Then Comes Murder (Rebroadcast) (Jul 25, 2026) · Listen from 1:17:50
Augustin said Gligor's relationship to the family made the crime worse because he betrayed their trust.
“he betrayed any kind of like loyalty or relationship and trust that he had with the family”
20/20: First Comes Love, Then Comes Murder (Rebroadcast) (Jul 25, 2026) · Listen from 1:11:10
Augustin said she does not believe Gligor's courtroom expressions of remorse.
“I think it's the Eugene show in his mind, and I think it's the same thing over and over. I don't believe anything he says”
20/20: First Comes Love, Then Comes Murder (Rebroadcast) (Jul 25, 2026) · Listen from 1:23:21
Episodes
First Comes Love, Then Comes Murder (Rebroadcast)20/20 · Jul 25, 2026 · 1 h 23 min
20/20 recounts the 2001 murder of Leslie Prier in Chevy Chase, Maryland, solved 23 years later when genetic genealogy and an airport DNA sting identified her daughter's ex-boyfriend.
Others on Murder of Leslie Prier
- Lauren Prier · 3 quotes
- Brett Reedy · 1 quote
Tara Augustin on other topics
- DNA evidence · 1 quote
- Order of protection · 1 quote