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Debbie stabenow a democrat. steve: that would happen in november. what do voters think in michigan in todd piro is live at the romeo diner in romeo, michigan. todd: good morning, steve, ainsley and brian. and when looking at the candidates and deciding who to vote for, angela and jeff really look at those who are best prepared to deal with military issues. jeff is in the army reserves. his son nick is in the navy. angelas son chris is a marine and angelas son philip was killed in iraq. obviously...

>> youve got a wild story and a wild theory on your hands. >> most definitely. i mean this case has taken so many twists and turns its unbelievable. >> forget about the smash and grab and go robbery, thats gone out the window. >> oh, yeah. oh, yeah. were looking at some premeditation and some planning here. >> reporter: but edmunds had to consider the source of the story. >> of course, jailhouse stories are always troublesome because theyre trying to do themselves some good. >> definitely. >> re...

>> reporter: it was a stunning revelation. a real doozy. a love sick woman plotting to kill her best friend and next door neighbor so she could have her friends husband all to herself. >> youve got a wild story and a wild theory on your hands. >> most definitely. i mean this case has taken so many twists and turns its unbelievable. >> forget about the smash and grab and go robbery, thats gone out the window. >> oh yeah. oh yeah. were looking at some premeditation and some planning here. >> repor...

Consider the source of the story. >> of course, jailhouse stories are always troublesome because theyre trying to do themselves some good. >> definitely. >> reporter: one thing the brother said was easy to confirm, he didnt do the hit job. he was in jail at the time of the murder. so if becky was behind it all, who helped her? jacobs said there was another member of the family investigators should look at, beckys son chris. the young man with his own house. jerry had been staying there before he...

>> honest to god, i think i have parkinsons. ive always shake like this. >> parkinsons disease? >> i was like, "christopher, youre 19 years old. that makes no sense." >> reporter: it was a bizarre little detail they tucked away while they focused on other suspects. and when they went back over that interview, something jumped out the only alibi chris had for the time of the murder, was becky. >> you and your mom are at her work, which is healing hands? >> healing hands therapy. >> christopher sa...

>> i didnt have any question in my mind that his mom would testify against him if it benefited his mom. >> and chris is gonna go to trial first here? >> yes. >> does that make a difference in the scheme of things? >> well, i think it puts pressure on her. because then that gives him some reason to maybe, if he is hit with a significant sentence, death penalty, whatever, a good bit of impetus to come and testify against his momma. >> reporter: the state still didnt have any physical evidence agai...

>> the next conversation that christopher and i had was at the hospital. when i talked to him and i was cryin and he said not to worry about it, that everything was gonna be okay. and i told him i didnt know what to do to help him. he said i didnt need to do anything, that he was gonna take care of everything. and i told him i was scared. >> reporter: after that, becky said she and chris worked together to throw investigators off the trail. which meant that shooting at healing hands was a total ...

But she -- she does -- >> but she doesnt say that shes the -- >> no. she says she -- >> --shes the person who does it. >> right. >> reporter: and as she kept talking, she admitted she wasnt quite so vague about her wishing ill on kay. her story started changing slightly. maybe she did talk to her brother about hiring a hit man. >> i was upset one day and my brother came over to my office and i was like, "you dont know anybody thatll take anybody--" and i didnt even say kay. i just said, "you don...

All i saw was the circle. >> reporter: it didnt make sense to tamara and it didnt make sense to becky and chriss defense attorneys either. as they saw it, the states case was riddled with reasonable doubt. >> what was the weakest part about it? >> the weakest part about it was the lack of physical evidence connecting them to the crime. >> putting them in that house. >> right. >> reporter: and they were just itching to get into the courtroom to try to tear apart the states case. coming up -- if -...

Drop everything and go to mom. whatever she wanted, he was there. >> reporter: becky, investigators discovered, doted on chris and showered him with extravagant gifts -- money, a motorcycle, a car. nothing was too expensive for chris. not even the house he lived in. >> it was a house purchased by his mother. >> eighteen year old kid with his own house? >> correct. thats kinda strange, you know. >> was he a mamas boy? >> well, i mean, i guess he was a mamas boy, you know. anything he needed, he g...