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See it in your you you remember it was me. >> remember what. >> it was me. tonia, you enjoy your time left on this earth, okay? because thats what its going to come down to. >> he was arrested for making threats against tonia in june 2001 and convicted of men nacin and put on probation. >> he wasnt the man she thought he was. >> thats exactly right. >> dennis was a police detective back then and investigated the source of the drugs tonya found in the cedar box and started in johns house and foun...

>> a cedar box full of vebt in no. >> and things did come and go. >> so now i thought -- >> its a staff a ticket be in the candy store all day long. >> thats right. it luke putting an, it was the law. >> he had to be stopped. he was going to hurt pishence. and and on the job, he turned on me, lipped wick a wick. >> now the man she once thought she new nsh. >> i got a big smile on my face.

And something else -- >> a cedar box full of fentanyl and versed and some other things that arent controlled substances. >> reporter: she started watching that cedar box. >> and things did come and go. so now i thought -- >> reporter: its a stash. >> its a stash. yeah. >> reporter: was he using his position as a nurse to steal drugs? like getting a ticket to be in the candy store all day long. >> right. i mean, its like putting an alcoholic as a bartender. >> reporter: she told the authorities. ...

Time comes. >> hmm. >> and thats all i got to say. when it happens tonia and you see it in your eye you remember it was me, okay? >> remember what, john? >> keep that in mind. it was me. tonia, you enjoy your time left on this earth. okay? because thats what its gonna come down to. >> reporter: he was arrested for making threats against tonia in june 2001, was convicted of menacing and put on probation. he wasnt the man she thought he was? >> thats exactly right. there was another version of joh...

>> i said, "dolores, this is tonia. im married to your son, john." and the phone was quiet for a minute. and she said, "oh, tonia. i knew youd call me some day." >> reporter: wow. >> and so then, of course, my heart was racing and my knees were shaking just to make the phone call. and then she just unloaded on me, you know, all the details of trouble in the past. >> reporter: according to his own mother, john had been cheating and stealing and lying for years. even lied to tonia about his age. l...

See it in your eye you remember it was me, okay? >> remember what, john? >> keep that in mind. it was me. tonia, you enjoy your time left on this earth. okay? because thats what its gonna come down to. >> reporter: he was arrested for making threats against tonia in june 2001, was convicted of menacing and put on probation. >> reporter: he wasnt the man she thought he was? >> thats exactly right. there was another version of john. >> reporter: dennis luken was a police detective back then. he in...

That arent controlled substances. >> reporter: she started watching that cedar box. >> and things did come and go. so now i thought -- >> reporter: its a stash. >> its a stash. yeah. >> reporter: was he using his position as a nurse to steal drugs? >> reporter: like getting a ticket to be in the candy store all day long. >> right. i mean, its like putting an alcoholic as a bartender. >> reporter: she told the authorities. she had to. it was the law. >> he had to be stopped. he was going to hurt ...

Because thats what its gonna come down to. >> reporter: he was arrested for making threats against tonia in june 2001, was convicted of menacing and put on probation. >> reporter: he wasnt the man she thought he was? >> thats exactly right. there was another version of john. >> reporter: dennis luken was a police detective back then. he investigated the source of those drugs tonia found in the cedar box.

And versed and some other things that arent controlled substances. >> reporter: she started watching that cedar box. >> and things did come and go. so now i thought -- >> reporter: its a stash. >> its a stash. yeah. >> reporter: was he using his position as a nurse to steal drugs? >> reporter: like getting a ticket to be in the candy store all day long. >> right. i mean, its like putting an alcoholic as a bartender. >> reporter: she told the authorities. she had to. it was the law. >> he had to ...

When it happens tonia and you see it in your eye you remember it was me, okay? >> remember what, john? >> keep that in mind. it was me. tonia, you enjoy your time left on this earth, okay? because thats what its gonna come down to. >> reporter: he was arrested for making threats against tonia in june 2001 was convicted of menacing and put on probation. >> reporter: he wasnt the man she thought he was? >> thats exactly right. there was another version of john. >> reporter: dennis luken was a poli...