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They checked his home and car for any sign of blood, but found none. the murder weapon was never located. frustrated, investigator danny smith turned to mark bartons new girlfriend. >> i said, leanne, i said, you need to open your eyes. i said, you need to talk to us. i give her a business card. and i told her, i said, when it starts getting bad, i said, you need to call. i went into great detail as to what had happened, why we thought it had happened, and even warned her at that time that whene...

Us. >> the insurance company contests paying off a life insurance policy on debora spivey barton for four years. but in 1994, settles with barton for an estimated $300,000 and establishes a trust fund for bartons two children in the amount of $150,000. barton and leanne are married in 1995. after bartons atlanta rampage, investigators say they learned from leannes sister that the money was a source of problems early on in the relationship. >> and he told leanne that she would never benefit from ...

Interview him, he was evasive. he had a demeanor about him, his body language was obvious to all of us that he was -- he was hiding something. >> when we come back -- >> i said, leanne, you need to open your eyes. you need to talk to us. i went into great detail as to what had happened, why we thought it had happened, and even warned her at that time that whenever she ceases to fulfill his need that she was in danger. [ male announcer ] how are we going to make this season better than the last? ...

Mark bartons reaction was almost unemotional. >> and the staged appearance of >> and the staged appearance of the crime scene didnt add up either. >> there was an attempted to make it look like a robbery. i believe ms. spiveys purse was turned over, a couple rings about it and there seemed to be a savageness about the murders themselves to indicated it was not a robbery but more of an anger-inspired crime or hate crime. >> the theory that we had that he asked her for a divorce and she probably r...