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>> my husband -- hes been shot, help, please. >> she had mud and blood all over. >> panicked, saying her husband had been shot. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> a woman in distress, a murder in the dead of night. >> im trying. >> we were concerned for her. >> thats my husbands body. >> yes sir. >> did she say who shot her husband? >> thats all i saw. >> she said just a figure, who turned and ran into the darkness. >> we take you inside this mystery. >> we dont know if the suspect is still out. there >> ...

turned and ran into the darkness. >> we take you inside this mystery. >> we dont know if the suspect is still out. there >> its nerve racking. >> who killed your husband? >> oh my god. >> a small town murder with a big time twist. >> she knew somebody that she wasnt telling. >> yes sir. ♪ ♪ ♪ hello and welcome to dateline. at six four and nearly 300 pounds, robert poynter looked menacing. but to love once he was a gentle giant. the selfless fire captain enjoyed helping others but...

>> she had mud and blood all over. her >> panicked, saying her husband had been shot. >> a woman in distress, a murder in the dead of night. >> im trying. >> we were concerned for her. >> thats my husbands body. >> yes sir. >> did she say who shot her husband? >> thats all i saw. >> she said just a figure, who turned and ran into the darkness. >> we take you inside this mystery. >> we dont know if the suspect is still out. there >> its nerve racking. >> who killed your husband? >> oh m...

Abuse that she claimed with suffered at the hands of robert poynter. >> she did tell me that he heard her a lot and that there was a lot of abuse going on. but he would never leave marks because he didnt want no trace. >> she would meet these guys, theyd be interested. and she would immediately start telling her story, right? my husband is beating me, im in this terrible marriage, i feel threatened. but ... maybe theres something here with you and me? >> exactly, thats her mo. she plays the vict...

Practice. >> your number two portrayed in the movie by jonah hill ate a live goldfish that belonged to the film employee. did that happen? >> it happened. >> you saw him do that? >> yeah. and the thing with that is that his character was heavily fictionalized. >> the real life guy is who really? >> oh, its a guy named danny. and in the movie he represents a bunch of different characters. so in fairness to danny -- >> did danny -- >> he ate the goldfish, yes. hes publicly admitted that. >> when y...

Was at the time. so i take responsibility for it even though i wasnt even there for a lot of it. >> your number two portrayed in the movie by jonah hill ate a live goldfish that belonged to a firm employee. did that happen? >> it happened. >> you saw him do that? >> yeah. and the thing with that, his character was heavily fictionalized. >> the real life guy is who really? >> oh, its a guy named danny. and in the movie he represents a bunch of different characters. so in fairness to danny -- >> h...