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And carla carlstorm. >> greg had not done well on a polygraph test. so they asked if he would take another test. so, he called a lawyer and the lawyer said you need to stop talking to police right now. and so, he did. >> must have been a big red flag for police? >> yes, i think it was. i think whenever someone flunks a polygraph test, police get suspicious and want to go at that person harder. >> greg may have lawyered up, but the detectives used the polygraph tests to turn up the pressure. >> t...

Cannot talk about this. >> shortly after, roger and pam took the polygraph tests and were told about the dismal results. they hired a lawyer. few in the family could understand why they would do a thing like that, if they were innocent, that is. >> i tried to say, what would i do if i was in their situation? i would do everything i could to help get these people that had caused such horror in their lives, and murdered kay. >> on the advice of their attorneys, roger and pam stop talking. and the ...

Nothing fazed her. >> question, had ben hired a key escort girl to tie him up? >> she snarked the idea and told them to turn it down. >> have compassion, please, have mercy. if there is an electrical chair and i am a suspect, give it to me right now. put me out of my misery. i want to die. >> shortly after 9 pm, detective carpentier brought up the idea of a lie detective test. >> i take 100 like detectors. i do whatever you want me to do. >> at this point im hoping that i am completely wrong. if...

Detectives bernie nelson and tony sharpton or hope that their collective experience would help crack two of the most horrific murder cases they had ever encountered. >> when you back up and look at what youve got, the scary fact is somebody is killing mothers and daughters, right? thats the commonality. >> yes and within close proximity of where the duets were found burned in the vehicle it was just two blocks away from where the oftens were shot in their house. . >> the detective suspected they...

I guess -- >> i dont think we have that. >> i think it all begins with the hiring process, and youve got to make sure that the background investigations that we do, the polygraph tests that we give, the deep dive into an individuals social media, the social media is also tremendously important to really determine, is this person suitable to be a police officer? and then, so, thats where it starts. >> reporter: so, you could see where the focus here is, not just from the capitol police department...

Suspicious and want to go at that person harder. >> greg may have lawyered up, but the detectives used the polygraph tests to turn up the pressure. >> they told your sister you failed a polygraph test. >> yes, they did. >> lots of people in town were turning in that direction. after the weeks sandi went missing, her dear friend vicky fulkerson thought greg was somehow involved. >> the police came to me and said things to me that think maybe he did. >> what did they tell you that made you suspect...

That she believed that, that that is her honest recollection, that she is not being deceptive in that? >> yeah -- she is, she is clear. there is no misconception of her misidentifying who was in that room, correct. >> finally, we said earlier polygraphs are not always admissible in court or rarely admissible in court. theyre used to dispute in the scientific community. to those who dont put weight in these findings what do you say? >> ill never be able to convince anybody that does not believe i...

>> roger and pam took a polygraph tests. and what do you know, roger was found to be deceptive. and pam was jumpy. the operator couldnt complete the task. but still roger and panned swore up-and-down brought they had nothing to do with it. they were victims himself. truth be told, the police needed some real evidence. when out of the blue, something arrived. >> investigators are confronted with new evidence and strange does not begin to describe it. someone saw the killing in a dream. coming up ...

Suspicion. so one last effort, they got a warrant. two warrants, actually. first, wallace and his partner went to pay a surprise visit to doug bradfords current house with a hidden microphone. they asked him about lynnes case. >> i would have guessed that was solved. i hadnt heard anything. >> no. we were wondering if we could have a few moments to see what you remember from back in 79. >> well, ive been advised by counsel not to have any further discussions about that case. >> oh, really? >> wh...

>> the police actually said you failed the polygraph. >> im sure they did. >> so, youre disputing that. >> i am. it was inconclusive results on the polygraph. >> cops felt he failed it, and the results made them even more certain they were on the right track. king county prosecuting attorneys kristin richardson, and carla carlstorm. >> greg had not done well on a polygraph test. the lawyer said you need to stop talking to police right now, and so he did. >> must have been a big red flag for poli...