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In this situation, a suspect will often say something incriminating. [ sobbing ] >> in this case, she said something else. [ sobbing ] >> oh, god, help me. help me to explain to him. you know i didnt do it. >> what major overbey had hoped to happen, i think, worked against him. i think he was in hopes that she was going to say something to hurt herself -- incriminate herself. and what she did, she reached out to god and started begging for help to give her the strength to endure that hostile int...

>> in a panic, jean said she ran from the workshop into their home to call the fire department. at the fire scene, investigators found the remnants of the kerosene heater. but the plastic fuel can was found outside the workshop door in perfect condition, inconsistent with jeans story. and major mike overbey believed that the position of jims body was inconsistent with most fire victims. >> it appeared his legs were outstretched and his arms were above his head. it appeared to me the way someone ...

Especially in concrete, when an accelerant such as gasoline is poured on something. you know what i mean? >> jean also said she called the fire department from a phone in the house, but investigators found the outside door was locked. if jean locked it on her way out, police saw this as evidence that she was in no hurry to save her husband. >> her husband is on fire, burning in this building. she runs outside, but she locks the door behind her. see, to me, thats very important. you think the jur...

Jim was angry with his wife for spending so much time in kansas each year visiting relatives. there were also rumors that jim may have been planning to leave jean. major overbey believes on the night of the fire, the couple may have been discussing a divorce, which prompted an argument. >> its our theory that theres a domestic situation between mr. long and his wife. i believe that the abrasion on her chin came from him possibly slapping her. and his skull fractures, i believe, was a result of h...