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What happened here . I was utterly confused. So many different stories about what might have happened. He said many things that night. Maybe, someone could have shot something at the house. At one point, he said that there was 80 suicide. Police had their own theory. I thought, oh, man, theres something going on here. We dont see a lot of women that commit suicide, naked. Conrads stories were not adding up. Reporter but Something Else wasnt adding up, either. A key piece of evidence. We went to ...

Then, someone else made a killing, too. The only purpose of the crime was to make sure she was dead. Reporter his wife. Ambushed by a shadowy man, in black. Was someone after their fortune . I called her to warn her. Reporter was the answer on this tape . His wife was being killed, at that exact moment . Reporter a crime of greed and gold. Would detectives, hunting for a killer, strike gold, too . He wasnt someone that i would ever think could be involved in Something Like this. Welcome to datel...

Im sitting there panicking like hes coming at me. In a flash, it was over. Someone just got shot. That charismatic kid, dead, on the floor. Its terrible. I think i screamed for hours. What had happened in that garage that night . It was just like the last person that would come to my mind. A neighbor protecting his home . Or preparing a trap . Makes the statement, its show time. Its show time . Exactly. A teenager. A father. A murder. No one would be the same. Were all, like, taken aback. Welcom...

For small prices, you can build big dreams, spend less, get way more. Shop everything home at wayfair. Com welcome back to date line extra. Im craig medical lynn. Durham police were focusing themselves on two people. There was denitas fiance, and there was shannon crawly who may have been jealous of denita and jermeir. They had arrested shannon but couldnt shake the feeling that jermeir had not been entirely forthcoming. Detectives thought they were dealing with a tale of obsession. The question...

Answer. Then someone told police what he saw. He told me he saw a female that was about 510. She pulls off and takes off out the complex. What did she know . She said im in fear of my life. The story starts to unravel. A secret tape. Why are you whispering . A secret lover. He wanted her to come back to him and she didnt. And a secret reveal. As were getting ready to finish up, someone hands me a note. Who killed denita . Youve told me some things youd only admit to a priest and you cant tell me...

Shannon. and they thought their case might be starting to take shape. it was looking like a love triangle. and it was time to hear shannons side of the story. heres josh markowitz with more. >> reporter: whoever killed denita smith left very little evidence behind. no fingerprints. no dna. no murder weapon. but during the autopsy, the medical examiner did find one thing. the bullet that killed denita. police now hoped that mangled slug might provide a lead on who pulled the trigger. >> what kind...

Welcome back. a durham, denita smith. rejecting shannons story that jermeir stroud was actually the triggerman. after the verdict, shannon agreed to sit down with us. answering our questions and offering some new intimate details. here with the conclusion of our story is josh markowitz. >> reporter: the north carolina correctional institution for women in raleigh. its where you will find shannon crawley today. after weeks of discussions, she finally agreed to talk with us behind bars. >> its sti...

Welcome back. shannon crawly and jerme jermeir stroud had managed to keep their affair hid from denita. now detectives felt they had uncovered significant evidence against shannon. there was the gunshot residue in her car, an allibi that did not check out and a potential motive. just one day later it was time for denitas family to mourn their loss. once again heres josh. >> reporter: they called it a "home-going service," the final farewell to 25-year-old denita smith, who had departed this worl...