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Exactly did he know and how far would he go to get proof? here again is josh mankiewicz with "troubled waters." >> reporter: to detective sean murphy it sounded more than suspicious. eric bechler taking up with a gorgeous redhead just three months after his wife was lost at sea. but murphy didnt have much more than a gnawing in his gut until his phone rang. >> we got a call from kobes lawyer, said he wanted to arrange an interview again with kobe. >> reporter: kobe laker, erics best friend and v...

>> reporter: now, we have set up hidden cameras at a building a few blocks from erics house. we will arrange it so eric runs into the friendly contractor again, this time, our actor will say he needs some help and ask eric to get in his truck. so, let me get your prediction. what do you think he will do? >> i think he will help and then when its, like, hey, can you hop in the car, i think its gonna click with eric, you know what im not comfortable with that. >> eric, whats uup? >> john, remember...

Now he had a different story. erics told me on several occasions that hes sick and tired of his wife. and hed tell me that he just couldnt take it anymore, he was tired of it. josh mankiewicz (voiceover): about seven months before pegye vanished, kobi says he and eric had a conversation that kobi describes as haunting him ever since. eric asked me about what i thought of the idea of him killing his wife. and i, um-- i was shocked. i didnt know what to say. he told me, subsequently, that he was t...

Youre thrilled that the man who did it is behind bars, but nobody wins in this situation, nobody. the children now have no mother and no father. josh mankiewicz (voiceover): but the jury did not believe eric killed pegye for the money. he was found not guilty of murder for financial gain. at his sentencing, eric bechler addressed the judge, once again, denying he killed pegye. the accident was a horrible tragedy that has befallen both of our families. and as much as the marshalls are hurting, my...

Detectives knew theyd need more than herord against erics, so they asked tina-- josh mankiewicz: will you wear a wire? would you be willing to wear a wire? and i said, yes, thats the only way youre going to get him. why would you turn in a guy who had basically taken you from a terrible life and given you a great life? because i couldnt live with myself. no way. josh mankiewicz (voiceover): police planted microphones in her car, in her purse, and on her body, and tina arranged a meeting. she tol...

Zriebds him as a great son, brother and uncle who was loved by so many people and loved helping people. erics uncle says he was working as a security guard at the concert. his stepsister says she is sure he died trying to protect others there. erics uncle also told the "washington post" that his nephews goal was to help others. an event manager wrote on facebook that eric sell ba started working with him a couple weeks before the festival. said he loved being in security, doing all he could to k...

I want to emirewind viewers, 80f gunman involved in mass shootings show signs of mental instability, warned friends and neighbors. it is so interesting, as we try to unpack all of this, the things stephen paddock did leading up to this. the people he spoke to. this morning, mr. paddocks brother, eric, spoke to our nbc affiliate in orlando, florida. take a listen. >> our condolences to everyone. we just dont understand. like i said, an asteroid just fell out of the sky. and we have no reason, rhy...

He never got into fights. he never did anything violent. hes kind of laid back. never in a hurry. he was always law-abiding. again, a lot can happen in ten years. as the psychological profile is built out from law enforcement, theyre going to learn a lot more about this guy. what have you learned? >> clearly. and his brother, eric, has spoke en to our affiliate in orlando and says that he was in very regular and close touch with stephen paddock. he says that paddock texted to find out if everyth...

True. they simply dont know. the brother down in orlando says that he didnt believe that there was any religious motivation or any religious conversion or anything else, significant event in his brothers life that would lead him to it. the brother in orlando says he is completely at a loss. totally stunned by this. never saw it coming and didnt think his brother was capable of it. >> but you had said earlier he is a regular in vegas. likes to gamble, likes the shows. >> yes. and had spent, accor...

>> yeah. >> he was just a guy. >> yeah. >> this is -- i want to know -- i mean, we want to know how -- what in the world -- we need to know. id like to know how in the world -- what -- what happened. like i said, its just like an asteroid fell out of the sky. theres no -- there was nothing that would say he would do this kind of thing. >> eric, is there anything else you would like to say that youd like people to know? >> once again, our condolences. i mean, you know, could have been my kids at ...