put their lives back in place. they both wanted us to strive for so much more and said, you know, you can always do better. reporter: and so they may not have noticed so much the riddle that sprouted along with the corn. two towns, murdock, nebraska, beaver dam, wisconsin, more than 500 miles apart. now united, undeniably, by a single band of gold. that ring sold in a beaver dam walmart and found days after the murder in the kitchen of the stock farmhouse. how did it get there? matt livers never said anything about a ring when he confessed to killing wayne and sharmon stock. nothing about a stolen truck or out of control wisconsin teenagers either. one of whom, jessica reid, out on bail over the vehicle theft, responded to an invitation to visit the wisconsin detective, jim roarer. she had to know somewhere in the back of her mind that maybe they know more or want to talk to me about more than just a stolen truck. reporter: did she? in fact, as she settled in, young ms. reid se
beaver dam wisconsin to this walmart store. this is where a girl named cori bought the ring for a boy named ryan. but it wasn t love always, and the ring was soon gathering dust in the cab of ryan s red pickup truck. but then the strangest thing happened. the truck was reported stolen from here on ryan s farm just a few days before the murders of wayne and sharmon stock in far off nebraska. really nothing more than a standard missing vehicle. reporter: jim roarer was then a detective back in dodge county, wisconsin. when call came in, experience suggested probably some local joyride, they d find it nearby. instead, what a surprise. our dispatch had received confirmation from a parish down in louisiana that they had the stolen truck. reporter: stolen in wisconsin and abandoned way down in louisiana. that s a long way to go. what did you think?
two towns, murdock, nebraska, beaver dam, wisconsin, more than 500 miles apart. now united, undeniably, by a single band of gold. that ring sold in a beaver dam walmart and found days after the murder in the kitchen of the stock farmhouse. how did it get there? matt livers never said anything about a ring when he confessed to killing wayne and sharmon stock. nothing about a stolen truck or out of control wisconsin teenagers either. one of whom, jessica reid, out on bail over the vehicle theft, responded to an invitation to visit the wisconsin detective, jim roarer. she had to know somewhere in the back of her mind that maybe they know more or want to talk to me about more than just a stolen truck. reporter: did she? in fact, as she settled in, young ms. reid seemed to view the police interview as little more than a nuisance to be endured. my grandma s coming into town, and i kind of i want to
beaver dam wisconsin to this walmart store. this is where a girl named cori bought the ring for a boy named ryan. but it wasn t love always, and the ring was soon gathering dust in the cab of ryan s red pickup truck. but then the strangest thing happened. the truck was reported stolen from here on ryan s farm just a few days before the murders of wayne and sharmon stock in far off nebraska. really nothing more than a standard missing vehicle. reporter: jim roarer was then a detective back in dodge county, wisconsin. when the call came in, it suggested some local joy ride, they d find it nearby. instead, what a surprise. our dispatch had received confirmation from a parish down in louisiana that they had the stolen truck. reporter: stolen in wisconsin and abandoned way down in louisiana. that s a long way to go. what did you think? a couple kids on a joy ride.
that sprouted along with the corn. two towns, murdock, nebraska, beaver dam, wisconsin, more than 500 miles apart. now united, undeniably, by a single band of gold. that ring sold in a beaver dam walmart and found days after the murder in the kitchen of the stock farmhouse. how did it get there? matt livers never said anything about a ring when he confessed to killing wayne and sharmon stock. nothing about a stolen truck or out of control wisconsin teenagers either. one of whom, jessica reid, out on bail over the vehicle theft, responded to an invitation to visit the wisconsin detective, jim roarer. she had to know somewhere in the back of her mind that maybe they know more or want to talk to me about more than just a stolen truck. reporter: did she? in fact, as she settled in, young ms. reid seemed to view the police interview as little more than a nuisance to be endured. my grandma s coming into