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>> welcome back to "dateline." even though investigators had no physical evidence tying her husband dave to the crime, they did uncover some information about possible financial wrongdoing on his part. police considered it strong enough to warrant an arrest, but, could they get the prosecutor to agree? here with more of our story is keith morrison. >> they kept pushing and pushing. and we kept sitting back. >> the prosecutor at the time, larry crouch, told his investigators he would not charge d...

Money. you took a trip to hawaii with your girlfriend. you paid off your divorce attorneys fees and money you took from the first set of trusts by taking $60,000 out of the kids second trust if under. >> the money was use fod are the children. >> which child drove the lexus. >> all three children were driven in the lexus. >> which child went to whawaii n vacation. >> perhaps that was my own money. the pros kurtser never figure. >> you made it hard because you were mixing up ut trust fund money a...

Window and got somebody to give him a ride to debbies house and entered the bedroom. >> i think he tried the stun gun on her and she screamed loudly and he struck her with something more than once and, at that point i assume he suffocated her. >> then, said the prosecutor he must have dragged her body to the garage, put her into her own van, disposed of her somewhere and drove the van to fresno and defendant it in a high crime zone. how did he get home? that accomplice must are have picked hup u...

Years after debbies disappearance, her body still hadnt been found, and there was no new evidence tying dave from to the murder. >> dave starts sur veiling our office, police officers. eventually starts driving by an investigators home. it was getting pretty concerning out there. >> time to move. on may 29, 2008 dave was arrested an charged with first-degree murder and a special circumstance, murder for financial gain. he pleaded not guilty. when the trial finally began more than a year later, d...

Thats what i did. >> he basically offered that i dont think shes ever going to be found. >> did it work? >> listen to prosecutor larry crouch. he went oh no, why they are putting that in? is it i thought it was harmful. >> though, what the jury thought, no one could say. then there was inevitably a conversation about whether he would testify. >> i told them i wanted to testify. >> an idea daves attorneys did not like one bit. >> dave is a combative individual. very prideful, offended easily. >> ...

Stalking her? 24 was something wrorted to the police and they swept it under the rug apparently. it was an ex-boyfriend. >> of course investigator rs said they did look into that and other leads too, but they all dame back to dave and one primary motive. so, some cross-examination. prosecu prosecutes said you killed her because she was going to expose your -- >> werent you afraid your father was going to find out what you were doing with that money, your father who lovingly put the money into th...

>> he basically offered that you know, i dont think shes ever going to be found. >> did it work? >> listen to prosecutor larry crouch. >> youre going, oh, why are they putting that in. i thought it was harmful. >> what the jury thought, no one could say. then there was inevitably a conversation about whether or not dave would testify. >> i told them i wanted to testify. >> and an idea that daves attorneys did not like one bit. >> dave is a combative individual. hes very prideful. hes offended ea...

Welcome back to dateline, im craig melvin. even though investigators looking into the homicide of debbie hawk had no physical evidence tieing her husband, dave, to the crime. they did uncover information about possible financial wrongdoing on his part. considered it enough to warrant an arrest. could they get the prosecutor to agree. here with more of our story is keith morrison. >> they kept pushing and pushing and we kept setting back. >> the prosecutor at the time, larry crouch, told his inve...

A $27,000 car using trust fund money. you took a trip to hawaii with your girlfriend. you paid off your divorce attorney fees and money you took from the first set of trust by taking $60,000 out of the kids second trust fund. >> the money was used for the children. >> which child drove the lexus? >> all three children were driven in the lexus. >> which child went to hawaii on vacation? >> perhaps that money was my own money. prosecutor never bothered to figureut wha dollar went where, did they? ...

Police swept it under the rug, apparently. it was an ex-boyfriend. >> of course, investigators say they did look into that and other leads too, but they all came back to dave. and one primary motive. so some cross-examination. prosecutors said you killed your ex-wife because she was going to expose your embezzlement of the childrens trust fund. were you afraid your father was going to find out what you were doing with that money from the trust fund? your father who lovingly put the money into th...