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Purely ccumstantial case. would this be enough to sway the jury? here with the conclusion of our story is keith morrison. >> dave hawk on trial for the murder of his ex-wife debbie did not testify, didnt tell the members of the jury what he was thinking, but he had a sinking feeling he knew what they were thinking. >> always blame the ex-husband first. >> it was an awful problem, as he saw it, had been from the day his ex-wife, debbie, disappeared through a trail of her own blood. the number one...

>> a guilty man or not? the jury did not take very long to decide. >> we, the jury, find the defendant david martin hawk guilty of the murder of debbie hawk. >> guilty of murder and nine financial crimes. dave hawk was sentenced to spend the rest of his life behind bars. but was that the end of this story? not in the least. his defense attorney appealed the case as high as he could, even trying the supreme court, th which declined review. then in march 2016, ten years after debbie hawk disappear...

The judge, they had already decided dave hawk was guilty. >> the judge asked them, well if i order you to set those opinions aside, can you do it. well, i guess so. >> still, the defense application for a change of venue was denied. as was the defense request to separate the financial charges from the murder charge. defense had arked the embezzlement accusations were unfairly prejudicial. >> they wanted to make him look like a bad person. a person who would take money from his kids would be like...

Police swept it under the rug, apparently. it was an ex-boyfriend. >> of course, investigators say they did look into that and other leads too, but they all came back to dave. and one primary motive. so some cross-examination. prosecutors said you killed your ex-wife because she was going to expose your embezzlement of the childrens trust fund. were you afraid your father was going to find out what you were doing with that money from the trust fund? your father who lovingly put the money into th...

Limbo. now may, 2008. two years after debbies disappearance. her body hadnt been found. no new evidence tieing dave to her murder. prosecutor larry crouch heard disquiting reports from his investigators. >> they start surveilling our office. police offices. eventually starts driving by investigators home. it was getting pretty concerning out there. >> time to move. on may 29, 2008. dave hawk was arrested. and charged with first degree murder and a special circumstances. murder for financial gain...

Anything? coming up, dave hawk speaks out. and so does the jury. >> we the jury, find the defendant, david martin hawk -- when "dateline" continues. im so frustrated. i just want to find a used car without getting ripped off. you could start your search at the all-new carfax.com that might help. show me the carfax. now the car you want and the history you need are easy to find. show me used trucks with one owner. pretty cool. [laughs] ah... ahem... show me the carfax. start your used car sea...

Maybe used a ladder to get out of the window. got someone to give him a ride to debbies house. tried the stun gun on her and she screamed very loudly and he struck her with something. more than once. at that point i assume he suffocated her. >> then said the prosecutor. he must have dragged the body to the garage, put her into her own van. disposed of her somewhere and drove the van to fresno. left it in a high crime zone. how did he get back home? the accomplice must have picked him up and driv...

Aide arriv arrived at the house, somebody killed debbie. >> we kept up hopes obviously for the familys sake. it was clear that she was not alive based on the crime scene. >> investigators poked around debbies life history looking for clues. >> she was very talkative. friendly. likable. always was kind of the life of the party. >> this is debbies sister diane. who recalled how friends set her up on that blind date years ago. >> firecracker. >> he was the date. dave hawk. >> she was short. and att...

When he knew his misuse of the trust funds was about to be exposed? enough? well, we shall see. >> theres a number of other explanations for what could have happened other than dave. dave was the convenient ex-husband. coming up, one of his children is convinced hes not guilty, but could dave hawk convince a jury? >> i told them i wanted to testify. >> when "dateline" continues. . youd see how often you cough all day. and so would everyone else. robitussin delivers fast, powerful relief to fig...

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