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do this on purpose. >> a dark house, a husband witho a gun. a wife dead on the floor. >> make sure that she is still breathing. >> oh, i dont think she is, damn it. >> there was no question who killed her. the mystery was why. >> i hear the door squeaking, and i hear the rumbling and i hear the dog growling. >> how could you not tell thats your wife?ld >> it was dark. >> he just kept saying it was an accident. he said he didnt do anything wrong. >> others disagreed.di >> we never for a...

>> i need you to raise your right hand. >> reporter: and there was only one person who could tell that to the jury. coming up, a grieving husband? or a lying one? >> the love of your life? >> yes, sir. >> the person you know better than anybody else. >> yes, sir. >> and you cant tell its her when you pull that trigger? then i heard a moaning. is a game changer. its going to let the dentist offer their patient sensitivity relief in 3 days. say over the course of a weekend youre going to start...

For. >> there was a brightness in her eye. >> i trusted that she knew her heart. >> they were in love. theres no other way around it. >> reporter: her life now complete, fulfilled, safe.

>> we never worried about her. >> reporter: but was it all an illusion? >> send an ambulance, please! >> reporter: what happened that morning, in the predawn hours, in the dark? >> right in the freaking chest! oh! >> reporter: the women at this san antonio racquet club say you can tell a lot about a person by the way they play tennis. >> i think tennis in general

>> she spent many, many hours traveling and many hours working overtime. >> reporter: but debbie hadnt found as much success in her personal life. she got married in her 20s, but it didnt work out. now in her 40s, and dedicated to her career, there was little time to look for the right guy. >> reporter: was it hard to date? >> it was hard for her to date. >> reporter: so in 2008 debbie took a new job that allowed her to focus a little more on her personal life. thats when she got serious about h...

>> she was a little bit of a tiger. >> reporter: thats how she met this bunch, bette paese, soeurette shook-kelly, and ellen mitchell. >> she was not a big person. but all of her went up, and the hair would fly up, and she would smash that ball. >> reporter: what would she do when she would make that shot and -- and the opponent was not able to return it? >> turn around, get ready for

>> debbie for me was kind of the whole package of a person. fair, fun, and a great leader. >> reporter: debbie, fiercely independent, driven. >> always wanted to be a career woman. >> reporter: she climbed the corporate ladder in healthcare. her mom and dad, jim and anne kelly, marveled at her commitment.

The next point. >> reporter: so she was humble? >> very humble. >> extremely. >> reporter: the ladies clicked off the court too -- bonding over post-match drinks. >> she had a great laugh. she throws her head back and chuckles, and just her whole body laughs. she had a real silly, funny, quirky side. >> reporter: ive heard that she was very private. would she talk about dating and guys with you all or -- >> not with me. with this one little nexgard chew comes the confidence, youre doing whats ri...

With me. >> okay. >> i grabbed my shotgun. >> reporter: as emts took over, trying to save debbie, lars went with police down to the station. they urgently needed more details. >> reporter: where were the intruders? were they armed? what did lars know? what exactly did he do?

Sitting in the interview room, wrapped in codys dog blanket, lars took them through what happened, step-by-step. he said he was awakened around 4:00 a.m. by strange noises in the house. >> i hear the front door or the door squeaking, and i hear the grumbling, and i hear the dog growling. >> reporter: he said hed never heard cody growl before, so he was instantly on alert. >> did you think they were male voices or female voices or -- >> i believe they were male. >> lars says he moved towards the ...