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Growing volatile. >> we were excited about it in a morbid kind of way because we knew it would go sideways. >> reporter: because when relationships go sideways sometimes people start talking. >> thats right. >> reporter: and thats what happened two weeks after erics apparent confession. a neighbor called 911 after hearing yelling coming from tinas apartment. when police arrived, eric was gone but tina was angry and she still had the business card detective murphy had given her almost two years e...

Extra. with a new live-in girlfriend, eric bechler seemed to be recovering quickly from losing his wife pegye and that didnt sit well with quite a few people. certainly not the police or pegyes family. but erics best friend, what exactly did he know and how far would he go to get proof? >> 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 gnawi...

Know, what i did with myself has nothing to do with what he did. >> after seven days, the verdict, guilty of first-degree murder. >> 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. so this -- there is no winner. >> 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 faced the judge, once again denying he killed pegye....

Detectives knew they would need more than her word against erics. so they asked tina -- >> would i be willing to wear a wire. i said yes. thats the only way youre going to get him. >> reporter: 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. >> reporter: police planted microphones in her car, in her purse and on her body. and tina arranged a meeting. she told eric that after the domestic viole...

Ex-commando? why? they are scared. i know this. im here, hes not here, you know? hes in a cell. hes watching tv now, "sex and the city" maybe, you know? >> the two inmates will have separate hearings and erics is held first. after the charges are read, officials ask to hear his side of the story and he responds in his native dutch. >> i know him for many, many years and personally i never, never have any problem with erik. >> a short time later burack is escorted to the hearing room and his outl...

Im tamron hall. with the new live-in girlfriend, eric bechler seemed to be recovering quickly from losing his wife, pegye. and that didnt sit well with quite a few people. certainly not with the police, or pegyes family. but erics best friend, what exactly did he know, and how far would he go to give proof? here again is josh mankiewicz with "troubled waters." >> to detective sean murphy, it sounded more than suspicious. eric bechler taking up with a gorgeous redhead just three months after his ...

Nobody. the children now have no mother and no father. so there is no winner. >> 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 denied he killed pegye. >> the accident was a horrible tragedy for both of our families as much as the marshals are hurting, my family is also hurting because i did not commit this crime. >> the judge sentenced him to life without the possibil...

>> we were excited about it in a morbid kind of way because we knew it would go sideways. >> reporter: because when relationships go sideways sometimes people start talking. >> thats right. >> reporter: and thats what happened two weeks after erics apparent confession. a neighbor called 911 after hearing yelling coming from tinas apartment. when police arrived, eric was gone but tina was angry and she still had the business card detective murphy had given her almost two years earlier. >> i grabb...

Certainly not with the police or pegyes family. but erics best friend, what 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...

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...