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>> i said, have you ever contemplated committing the perfect murder? and he said, yes. the key element to that is making sure that someone is caught. once i have somebody, they will stop looking and thats how you can get away. >> a cold blooded killing, a victim worth millions, and all kinds of conflicting clues. >> ive never had a case is complicated before. >> police following multiple leads until -- >> we asked, who is that? he says hes my neighbor, he lives two floors below. >> a s...

making sure that someone is caught. once they have someone they will stop looking and thats how you can get away. >> a cool blooded killing, a victim worth millions. all kinds of conflicting clues. >> ive never had a case is complicated before. >> police following multiple leads until -- >> we asked, who is that? he says hes my neighbor, he lives two floors below. >> a suspect under arrest. >> having someone you love just taken away. sorry...! >> case closed. where was that? could ther...

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Cynical, by no it wasnt there. >> only possible conclusion, said bianca? it was her accusation. the sandy police must have planted the shell casing. in order to link courses missing gun to the crime scene. it will be hard for people to accept the idea that this detective would do something as unethical as plant evidence. >> it was not there. i know that. >> the sandy police department categorically denied the accusation. but as those loft friends heard more of chris wrights side of the story fro...

Story of the murder of ken dolezsar. it was planted just weeks after chris was arrested. loft residents dave and lisa mccammon were having dinner with their best friends the novaks. >> he announced were moving. and we were astounded. i remember saying to him, what? youve put all this money into your loft, youve got all this investment here. why are you leaving? he said its just time to go. >> reporter: he planned to be their great friend, socialable, gregarious, larger than life. then said neigh...

Re-examining all the stories david told them over the years, particularly about his criminal past. >> we started comparing notes and stories and wow, david told me a different version of that. >> reporter: theyd been lying, to put it rather bluntly. >> not the truth. >> reporter: the brief stint for mail fraud, turned out there was more to that store pep novak confessed to a con that played out like a cinematic thriller. he ran an insurance scam. then as it caught up with him, he attempted to es...

Her accusation, the sandy police must have planted the shell casing in order to link chris missing gun to the crime scene. you think it would be hard for people to accept the idea that this detective would do something as unethical as plant evidence. >> it was not there. i know that. >> reporter: the sandy police department categorically denied the accusation. but as those loft friends heard more of chris wrights side of the story from bianca, they became convinced he was innocent. >> there were...

>> reporter: no test fired shell casing, she said. >> i dont mean to sound cynical, but i know it wasnt there. >> reporter: only possible conclusion, said bianca, it was her accusation, the sandy police must have planted the shell casing in order to link chris missing gun to the crime scene. you think it would be hard for people to accept the idea that this detective would do something as unethical as plant evidence. >> it was not there. i know that. >> reporter: the sandy police department cate...

Out like a cinematic thriller. he ran an insurance scam. then as it caught up with him, he attempted to escape by faking his own death. ditched his airplane in puget sound. >> he faked his death in order to avoid insurance audit. that was not a crime of passion. that was a crime of calculation. >> reporter: or so the loft friends believed. and if that was true, what might he have done here in salt lake? their suspicion only grew when the friends found out novak left town without mentioning it wa...

Loft residents dave and lisa mccammon were having dinner with their best friends the novaks. >> he announced were moving. and we were astounded. i remember saying to him, what? youve put all this money into your loft, youve got all this investment here. why are you leaving? he said its just time to go. >> reporter: he planned to be their great friend, socialable, gregarious, larger than life. then said neighbors once chris was arrest head seemed nervous. and now he was gone. and so they wondered...