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>> im craig melvin >> and im natalie morales. >> and this is dateline. >> the neighborhood ha everything a burglary wanted t find, private yards, wealthy homes -- >> and she had the worst o possible luck, in that h picked her >> yes >> id like to report an attempted break in - >> a mother, home alone. cops raced to her front door a she walks into an ambush in he backyard >> how does somebody die in matter of seconds with officer around her home? >> it was surreal, it wa awful. >> your ...

>> that was the signal. and thats what rodney tells us. when i went to the house i knew that was the day i was going to have to kill lynn. >> reporter: the prosecutor threw the book at both brothers. >> so a decision was made to go ahead and pursue capital murder charges against both roger and rodney reister. >> reporter: and that could mean the death penalty? >> it could mean the death penalty. >> reporter: but as the day of rogers trial got closer, rodneys misguided loyalty got the better of h...

Bedroom stuff. >> hed spent the $2,500 on new furniture from a store called the couch potato. but when the time came to earn the rest of his money, to kill lynn, he said, for a moment he got cold feet. >> truth be told, when i got there, i didnt want to do it at all. in fact, when i was sitting there, i was sitting actually back by the back of the door and i was -- [ bleep ] part is i actually thought about leaving right when she came up walking. >> thats when he went into something like fight o...

>> i will moved so i had to buy a bunch of new bedroom stuff. >> he spent the 2500 on furniture called the couch potato. but when the time came to earn the rest of his money, to kill lynn, he said, for a moment, he got cold feet. >> truth be told, when i got there, the i didnt want to do it. one at all. in fact, when i was sitting there, i was sitting actually, back by the door and i was -- where the messed apart is i actually -- thought >> thats when he went into something like fight or flight ...

Frank jaramillo, who went by "el cubano." >> they wanted the job done, wanted the burglary staged. >> reporter: nick met el cubano at an el torito restaurant, he said, where he was paid half up front. >> whatd you do with that money? >> i moved so i had to buy a bunch of new bedroom stuff. >> reporter: hed spent the $2,500 on new furniture from a store called the couch potato. but when the time came to earn the rest of his money, to kill lynn, he said for a moment he got cold feet. >> truth be t...

>> reporter: nick met el cubano at an el torito restaurant, he said, where he was paid half up front. >> what did you do with that money? >> i moved. so i had to buy a bunch of new bedroom stuff. >> reporter: hed spent the $2,500 on new furniture from a store called the couch potato. but when the time came to earn the rest of his money, to kill lynn, he said, for a moment he got cold feet. >> truth be told, when i got there, i didnt want to do it at all. in fact, when i was sitting there, i was ...

Store called the couch potato. but when the time came to earn the rest of his money, to kill lynn, he said, for a moment he got cold feet. >> truth be told, when i got there, i didnt want to do it at all. in fact, when i was sitting there, i was sitting actually back by the back of the door and i was -- [ bleep ] part is i actually thought about leaving right when she came up walking. >> reporter: thats when he went into something like fight or flight mode, he said, and he killed her. and then h...

Store called the couch potato. prove my innocence. but when the time came to earn the rest of his money, to kill nick, now in his 30s, called us. lynn, he said, for a moment he he has matured in prison, he got cold feet. said. was mad at the world back then. but has found god now. >> truth be told, when i got there, i didnt want to do it at all. but listen to this, though he in fact, when i was sitting takes full responsibility for there, i was sitting actually what he did, hes also been nursing...

But when the time came to earn the rest of his money, to kill lynn, he said, for a moment he got cold feet. >> truth be told, when i got there, i didnt want to do it at all. in fact, when i was sitting there, i was sitting actually back by the back of the door and i was -- [ bleep ] part is i actually thought about leaving right when she came up walking. >> reporter: thats when he went into something like fight or flight mode, he said, and he killed her. then he quickly ran into the house pulled...

>> i moved. so i had to pie a bunch of new bedroom stuff. >> reporter: hed spent the $2,500 on new furniture from a store called the couch potato. but when the time came to earn the rest of his money, to kill lynn, he said, for a moment he got cold feet. >> truth be told, when i got there, i didnt want to do it at all. in fact, when i was sitting there, i was sitting actually back by the back of the door and i was -- [ bleep ] part is i actually thought about leaving right when she came up walki...