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And make a payment to an informant. julie did what her husband asked. but when she got to the off-base destination, she realized she had been set up, and she knew who was behind it. >> while she was being stabbed to death, julie snodgrass cried out, in english, i hate you, joe. i hate you, joe. >> the circumstances even more vile than if he had taken a knife himself and killed her. you know, the manipulation that took place, the planning that took place. >> apparently, lucy believed that joe wou...

Investigators found two floppy disks on joe snodgrass desk which they thought might hold evidence of his complicity in his wifes murder plot. but before they checked the disks, investigators wanted to make sure they actually belonged to joe snodgrass and werent someone elses. so they asked him to come to the interrogation room to identify them. >> joe snodgrass was in a cooperative posture. hes a law enforcement official. and so if someone is investigating, well, naturally, you try to cooperate ...

>> joe snodgrass never left the military base that night, so he was not considered a suspect. but who wanted to harm his wife? i thought you said you were gonna test drive this buick first. i am test driving it. for 24 hours. wheres the salesperson? at the dealership. nice buick! i guess that test-drive last night went well. actually, im still on it. you know, were test-driving this buick for 24 hours, right?. yeah. so what are you doing? test-washing it. okay, well let me know when youre done, ...

>> and how much money did joe pay to have his wife killed? >> whats the cost of a life? ill tell you, 150 bucks u.s., plus 1,000 pesos for transportation. next to nothing. >> the information taken off the disk was critical. it was crucial. it put the nail right in the middle of the coffin. >> when confronted with the information from the disks, sergeant snodgrass pled guilty to soliciting his wifes murder. >> he said it was borne of marital turmoil, but he did not admit to -- its a little mercen...

Portion of a letter joe snodgrass had written to his housekeeper lucy asking her to hire some hit men to kill his wife. >> at least ten times a day, i say a prayer that you will have luck down there finding someone. i talked to josh and jamie, and they are starting to get real tired of her also. we went to the haunted trail last night. it was not the same without you. if you need anything else, ill try to send it to you. i have to go back to work now. i love and miss you. joe. >> this tied joe s...

And their research led to a brand of scotch tape called 811. >> doesnt leave a residue. its very easy to apply. its very easy to take off without damaging anything. >> so they used it to piece together the damaged floppy disks. to their enormous relief, it was a success. >> it took some initiative, and it worked. there were lots of cheers. it was pretty cool. it was pretty rewarding that we developed a technique that was working and we actually were getting data. >> what some said would cost clo...

Now, ill tell you, a couple things go through your mind at this point. the first thing is how in the world did this man get scissors into the interview room? and second of all, how did he get the disk and do this? >> apparently, snodgrass knew investigators had his floppy disks and he came to the interrogation prepared. >> we knew that whatever was on that disk was absolutely -- should i say death to joe. >> joe snodgrass was immediately taken into military custody. >> he called us up and said t...

>> whats the cost of a life? well, ill tell you, it was 150 bucks, u.s., plus 1,000 pesos for transportation, which is next to nothing. >> the information taken off the disk was absolutely critical. it was crucial. it put the nail right in the middle of the coffin. >> when confronted with the information from the disks, sergeant snodgrass pled guilty to soliciting his wifes murder. >> he said it was borne of marital turmoil, but he did not admit to -- and its a little mercenary to say, oh, i too...

Investigators found two floppy disks on joe snodgrasss desk, which investigators thought might hold evidence of his complicity with his wifes murder plot. but before they checked the disks, investigators wanted to make sure that they actually belonged to joe snodgrass and werent someone elses. so, they asked him to come to the interrogation room to identify them. >> sergeant snodgrass was in a cooperative posture. joe snodgrass was a law enforcement official. so, if someone is investigating, wel...

Gave full statements. >> and how much money did joe pay to have his wife killed? >> whats the cost of a life? well, ill tell you, it was 150 bucks, u.s., plus 1,000 pesos for transportation, which is next to nothing. >> the information taken off the disk was absolutely critical. it was crucial. it put the nail right in the middle of the coffin. >> when confronted with the information from the disks, sergeant snodgrass pled guilty to soliciting his wifes murder. >> he said it was born of marital ...