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Eyewitness evidence. it fits together. she couldnt have faked that part. >> the fuel canister found outside the workshop which investigators found so suspicious contained kerosene, proving it played no role in the fire. prosecutors still believe jean long murdered her husband, but which version would the jury believe?

The year. in january of 2003, there was an unusual cold snap with temperatures below freezing. citrus growers used kerosene heat force save their orange -- heaters to save their orange crop. jean and jim long used a kerosene heater in the workshop of their home so the pipes wouldnt freeze. something went terribly wrong. when firemen arrived, the house of totally ablaze. jean long had escaped the fire, but her husband, jim, was trapped inside. >> my father-in-law came to the door to wake us. he s...

But lentini discovered that the workshop housed containers of fuel for jims tree-trimming equipment. >> in the shop we had vehicles, we it tanks of acetylene, pro-tan, containers of liquid fuels. >> we had chainsaws in there. lots of papers, clothing, lots of kpuftibles. and whether it went -- combustibles. and when it went up, it really went up. >> and lentini disputed police claims that there were pour patterns around jims body. he said the heat of the fire made such a determination impossible...

Test. >> approximateliy graph examinations are inadmissible and inadmissible for a reason. theyre not reliable, bottom line. >> jeans family says the medication she was taking may have been a contributing factor. >> she was just really drugged up more or less. she was on the pills the hospital had given her to help her stay calm and to kind of take in everything. >> after eight days of testimony, the jury deliberated for just three hours before rendering their verdict. they found jean long not g...

Forensic anthropologist at the university of tennessee, was asked for his opinion. >> we have three factors irradiating out from the same source. the source being the hole that is in the skull. that is an indication that theres been blunt force trauma there that is not due to the fire. >> the cause of death was determined to be thermal injuries and blunt force head trauma. his death was listed as a homicide. homicide investigator major michael overbey asked jean long to explain what happened on ...

The type of patterns which result from the use of an accelera accelerant. >> that to him suggested that james long had been lying on the floor and gasoline or an accelerant had been poured over him intentionally, and he had been set afire. >> and jims autopsy revealed even more evidence that he was unconscious before the fire started. anncr: right now, at the volkswagen memorial day event you can get a $500 bonus on top of all current offers on select volkswagen models including the sporty jetta...

>> any time you seen jim, you seen jean. seen one, you seen both of them. they went everywhere together. >> and jean had no financial motive. jims life insurance amounted to less than $40,000. local prosecutors were convinced this was an open and shut case. >> the theory of show saw the opportunity to get rid of him and poured it and lit it and then made it seem or tried to tell everyone that it was an accident. >> the defense asked john lantini, a nationally known fire investigator, investigato...

In this situation, a suspect will often say something incriminating. in this case, she said somethingle. >> oh, god help me. help me explain to him you know i didnt do it. >> what major overbey had hope would happen worked against him. i think he was in hopes that she was going to say soming it hurt herself, incriminate herself. what she did, she reached out to god and begged for help to give her the strength to endure that hostile interview. >> the defense claimed that the fire was accidental. ...

One of the security guards there at the bowling alley, who actually was an off-duty bexar county sheriffs deputy. in that altercation, he ended up striking this deputy and, in fact, fleeing and evading from the scene. those were pending charges at the time leslie was murdered. >> investigators also learned brians car caught on fire three months before his fathers murder. the origin was suspicious. >> there was an emergency call the vehicle was totaled and had to be put out. there was some questi...

It would be my question for you. there is no evidence. the only evidence that has come forward at this point is the fact that these two bodies were found on his property. i think there is a lot of holes in the case. there is a lot of missing information. i have yet to see any solid evidence. >> what do you think happened? >> in my heart of hearts, i think that hanna perhaps got herself into a situation that she couldnt get herself out of, and i do believe that my brother gave his life to protect...