i'm craig melvin. melvin roberts was murdered outside his secluded southern home and investigators believed he had been targeted. police quickly learned melvin had plenty of enemies. now, they were about to uncover a suspect hiding in plain sight. here again is andrea canning with death in the driveway. >> four days after his murder, melvin roberts was laid to rest in that town he'd called home for the last 60 years. >> did it feel like the whole town came to the funeral? >> it did, yes. everybody was there. from all over. >> versus if he was the go-to guy in your. if you need to figure something out. he was afraid to take on anybody. he never backed down. he always looked out for the little guy. because i think he always saw himself as the little guy. >> but as hundreds gathered to say goodbye to melvin, and odd 's feeling settled over the mourners. was a fear? was it suspicion?
>> welcome back to dateline. i'm craig melvin. melvin roberts was murdered outside his secluded southern home and investigators believed he had been targeted. police quickly learned melvin had plenty of enemies. now, they were about to uncover a suspect hiding in plain sight. here again is andrea canning with death in the driveway. >> four days after his murder, melvin roberts was laid to rest in that town he'd called home for the last 60 years. >> did it feel like the whole town came to the funeral? >> it did, yes. everybody was there. from all over. >> versus if he was the go-to guy in your. if you need to figure something out. he was afraid to take on anybody. he never backed down. he always looked out for the little guy. because i think he always saw himself as the little guy.