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>> and put the bones somewhere and forgot about it? >> they were found about a year after he disappeared and they sat in the morgue for 15 years. >> sat there all those years, even those that loved david held out a shred of hope that he was alive somewhere. >> as far as i know he was disappeared, he was missing. >> but now detective velasquez had a hard truth to tell. he was dead. not missing. he had been murdered all of those years ago, likely before his friends and family even knew that he was...

Dad. i couldnt accept it. and what satisfaction did it get, you know? did it satisfy him? because it sure didnt satisfy me? >> still, in december of 2007, it was detective velasquez who got what she wanted. she had worked hard to prove what she believed to be true, that barbara was an integral part of the plot to kill david jackson. and finally, now, barbara britton was arrested and charged with murder. now, perhaps, a jury could answer the question. do you believe this woman? a woman whose hand...

Did it satisfy him? because it sure didnt satisfy me? >> still, in december of 2007, it was detective velasquez who got what she wanted. she had worked hard to prove what she believed to be true, that barbara was an integral part of the plot to kill david jackson. and finally, now, barbara britton was arrested and charged with murder. now, perhaps, a jury could answer the question. do you believe this woman? a woman whose hands literally shook, whose tears flowed at the mere mention of her depar...

We want to keep the power on for our customers. we want to keep our communities safe. this is our community. this is where we live. we need to make sure that we have a beautiful place for our children to live. together, were building a better california. >> reporter: barbara britton, the woman who sobbed at the mere mention of david jacksons name, was now in jail, awaiting trial for killing him. exactly where barbara belonged, said detective donna velasquez. she made it happen. she was the insti...

Not entirely consistent, said attorney seltzer. besides, he said, barbara was at home in arizona the night of the murder. how does he know that? >> a phone bill from her mothers home placing calls to her home in arizona that night when nobody else could have been there. >> reporter: and whats a phone bill of that age doing lying around somewhere that can be grabbed for evidence by the defendant? >> the father was a meticulous record keeper. >> reporter: whats to say that wasnt an answering servi...

Outside the courtroom, davids brother encountered the states attorney, and said -- >> hes going to tell you. and he said, "hes not going to tell me anything." i saw it in his eyes. hell tell you. and then we got the real story. >> reporter: in fact it was just two days later when wolfe finally confessed the true measure of his guilt. and gave police, first hand, his unedited version of events the night he said they buried david jackson in the shifting florida clay. was someone else involved? oh,...

>> what i think is a person and what i think as a prosecutor, i have to keep them separate. and while i may have believed that barbara was a full participant in this, what i can prove is totally different. >> reporter: so you made an offer? >> we made an offer. >> reporter: barbara britton was offered two more years of house arrest and eight years of probation. she would avoid trial, but she had to plead guilty to "accessory after the fact" in davids murder. meaning she acknowledged knowing abou...

>> he went out there a with friend of his and they saw johnny for three days. i got pictures of johnny in, like, the old western town and everything. >> reporter: and maybe it was something about the distance, said barbara -- >> david and i became very good friends when i was out in arizona. and we used to talk a lot. >> reporter: in fact, what she felt deep in her heart, she said, never did go away. >> ill always love david. >> reporter: and then it was june 25th, 1988. davids brother mark was ...

(sound of drilling) jimmy (shouting): james! brand vo: the worlds largest workforce works for themselves. we work for them. quickbooks. backing you. >> reporter: in november of 2007, the man who shot david jackson to death was found guilty of the crime and sent to prison for the rest of his life. but a couple of days after he was sentenced, wolfe sent out word. he was ready to tell the rest of the story. sure, he said, he was the triggerman. and yes, his father in law was determined to get rid o...

So theyre already going to have somewhat of an opinion. >> reporter: even though she accepted the deal, barbara was not happy. true, there was no prison time, but she was a felon now. >> you have a title over your head. its life-changing. its very life-changing. >> do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? >> i do. >> reporter: detective velasquez joined davids family at barbaras sentencing hearing. >> youre okay with this stipulation and the fact that its a gui...