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Suicide. in november of 2002, jack denofa was found guilty of first-degree murder and given a sentence of 30 years to life in prison. it was a bizarre murder. two crime scenes were extensively cleaned, but a few spots of blood survived and pointed directly to jack denofa. >> they didnt have much to work with in their defense. they produced no experts because im sure they couldnt find any that could attack the validity of the dna or any of the other evidence. >> the evidence and the eyewitness ac...

Still couldnt rule him out. we always have to keep that individual in mind. he could be a good actor. >> then homicide investigators got a break. on the last night rachel worked at divas, she was in the parking lot talking with a friend after the club closed, and a man, obviously drunk, started banging on the door of the club. a local police officer witnessed the incident. >> call inside divas. theres a guy banging on the door here. ask him if he has a problem or something. >> the policeman offe...

Rachel was his favorite dancer. >> she had mentioned jack, and she said that, you know, she wouldnt even have to work that night if she didnt want to because he would just give her money to sit there and talk to him,. and she said that, you know, he seemed like, just like a lonely guy, and that he was basically paying for her friendship. >> we had never discovered any evidence of any kind of sexual relationships. we asked the girls that, and we have no evidence at all that rachel ever engaged in...

>> jack denofa had no criminal past and was well liked. >> if you could pick your neighbors, you would pick jack denofa, because there wasnt anything he wouldnt do for you. he came from a good family, was a workaholic, ace pool player, back-slapping guy, you know, chairman of his high school alumni association. great guy. >> on the night of rachels murder, witnesses saw rachel accompany an inebriated denofa to the motel next door to the club. jack denofa didnt deny that. he simply said she left ...

Rachels body in jack denofas red pickup truck as he drove over the bridge into new jersey on the night of the murder. according to friends, rachel was denofas favorite dancer at divas gentlemens club. >> rachel knew him pretty well, and she told people that she thought he was a loser. a sucker is what she called him. he would give her $100, $200, sometimes $300 just for sitting next to him at divas. and so, his money did not buy her heart, but it did buy her trust, and that would prove fatal to ...

Prosecutors say that tuesday night was like any other. the regulars were at the gentlemens club, including jack denofa. after the club closed for the night, while rachel and her friend were talking outside, jack returned, obviously drunk, and knocked wildly on the door. rachel offered to walk jack to the motel next door where he usually stayed after a night out drinking. the evidence shows she walked him to room 223. prosecutors believe jack may have made some type of advance towards her, one th...

Rachel was his favorite dancer. >> she had mentioned jack, and she said that, you know, she wouldnt even have to work that night if she didnt want to because he would just give her money to sit there and talk to him. and she said that, you know, he seemed like, just like a lonely guy, and that he was basically paying for her friendship. >> we had never discovered any evidence of any kind of sexual relationships. we asked the girls that, and we have no evidence at all that rachel ever engaged in ...

Rachels body in jack denofas red pickup truck as he drove over the bridge into new jersey on the night of the murder. according to friends, rachel was denofas favorite dancer at divas gentlemens club. >> rachel knew him pretty well, and she told people that she thought he was a loser. a sucker is what she called him. he would give her $100, $200, sometimes $300 just for sitting next to him at divas. and so, his money did not buy her heart, but it did buy her trust, and that would prove fatal to ...

>> jack denofa had no criminal past and was well liked. >> if you could pick your neighbors, you would pick jack denofa, because there wasnt anything he wouldnt do for you. he came from a good family, was a workaholic, ace pool player, back-slapping guy, you know, chairman of his high school alumni association. great guy. >> on the night of rachels murder, witnesses saw rachel accompany an inebriated denofa to the motel next door to the club. jack denofa didnt deny that. he simply said she left ...

Jason denied any involvement in rachels murder. >> he was believable, but we still couldnt rule him out. we always have to keep that individual in mind. he could be a good actor. >> then homicide investigators got a break. on the last night rachel worked at divas, she was in the parking lot talking with a friend after the club closed, and a man, obviously drunk, started banging on the door of the club. a local police officer witnessed the incident. >> call inside divas. theres a guy banging on t...