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Here you are grieving over the vacuum and these appliances, there was no tears in his eyes and nothing going on. it was all an act. >> the police, meanwhile, were chasing down bank records, insurance policies looking for leads on the speeding car, the man in the greek fishermans cap, the so-called bearded lady and whether this could have been a botched robbery after all. they were also getting a crash course on the value of vintage comics. unhappily for them, the case detectives hadnt found the ...

Cardboard boxes full of very expensive comic books missing. >> so hes saying i had expensive stuff. >> two boxes of comic books and theyre gone. >> michael george made a written list of stolen comics and estimated their value at $12,600. and he later filed claims for missing spider-man, green lantern, and ironman. to name just a few. >> hes talking about his robbery. >> his whole scenario was it had to be robbery. >> michael george told the detective he had no idea what happened to his wife. hed...

At that point he had to be. >> he talked to the police casually at the store that night and then in a more formal interview with the police station six days later, but there would be no follow-ups. according to detective steckman, michael george said he would hire an attorney. lawyer up. >> hed stop talking. >> exactly. >> this is a big, unsolved case? >> yes. yes. how much frustration is building within the family? >> what can you do? cant take -- you can take the law into your own hands, but w...

Superheroes adventures way more than he liked selling insurance. so with the help from barbs parents, they took the jump and opened their little shop in a clinton township, michigan strip mall in the winter of 1988. joe kowynia is barbs brother. he earns a living by removing dents and dings from cars. but back in 1990, he was the kid brother who looked up to his sister, admired her on the softball field where she was a standout. >> i used to go to her games. i remember going to the tournaments w...

Theres an app? -[ chuckles ] beth. -save money with progressive. [ tires screech ] well, that came out of nowhere. want to make a name for yourself in gaming? then make a name for yourself. even if your office, and bank balance are... far from glamorous. that means expensing nothing but pizza. your expenses look good, and your books are set for the month! ...going up against this guy... and pitching your idea 100 times. no, no, no! no. i like it. -he likes it! ...and you definitely love that. in...

Her hair we noticed blood on the top of her head. i noticed there was a small hole. my first thought as a nurse was that it had to be a bullet hole there. >> imagine that, barbara george, the nice lady behind the counter shot to death. >> shot in the head and it didnt seem like it could happen to such a good person. >> back at the comic bookshop, friends and family continued to arrive for what was supposed to be a surprise birthday party that night for michael george, barbs husband. what a pleas...

Bearded lady and re-examined the old motive. was it possible that barbara had been shot to death over a pricey, collectible comic book? >> thank you, sir. >> the cold case detectives interviewed over a hundred people. and of all those fresh 2007 interviews, the one they did with this man turned out to be the game changer. his name is mike renault a girls softball coach, now confined to a wheelchair after 2003. in 1990, he was a college senior and a spiderman fanatic. on july 13, the night of the...

>> the comic book store was a mom and pop shop in a strip mall outside detroit. out front by the register, bins of the big guys, spiedy, hulk, x-man. the woman was on the floor with the life draining out of her. customers had found her. it was july of 1990, a friday the 13th when tom and le in of course ora stopped by the comic book shop by going out to dinner. they liked buying from the woman there, barb. >> she knew our name when we walked in, she would light up with a smile. many times would ...

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>> when you just dont know you have to -- you have to pull the plug. you have to say thats it. >> and then it got really strange. and you say, your honor, the state has not proved its case. we ask that you dismiss it right now, that it not go to the jury? >> right. >> it happens all the time. and almost always youre rebuffed. >> thats right. and almost always youre rebuffed within about 10 to 15 seconds. >> that didnt happen here. >> no. >> this time the judge listened intently for 20 minutes as...