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Bothered police, and they focused on him. however, when investigators took their suspicions to the orange county d.a., the outcome was not what they expected. >> coming up, sam has a new woman in his life who soon discovers his old life. you were a little freaked out by that? >> well, yeah. but im not standing still... and with godaddy, ive made my ideas real. ♪

And then in 1994, out of high hool and you woman, cathy starteto see boy named albert. a boy shed played with as a child, and was now interested in romantically. were they boyfriend and girlfriend? >> she said that they were, you know, seeing each other, but it wasnt anything serious or formal that i knew of. thats how she explained it to me, you know, he was a nice guy. >> reporter: cathys plate was full that february of 1994. she was an honors student at cal state fullerton, holding down two j...

He -- they were -- he was the one that they suspected. >> reporter: in the murder of cathy torrez? >> yes. >> reporter: he hadnt told you that? >> he hadnt told me that. that was in the first couple of weeks that i was dating him. >> reporter: sam emphatically denied any involvement in cathys murder. but just the idea spooked tina. so she made up a lie. >> i met him and i told him that i was dating somebody else. >> reporter: which was not true? >> which was not true. >> reporter: you were a lit...