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>> where the bones were. and harry told him, you have to come back down here and move the bones, almost as an order. >> wolfe came back to florida. >> he said he went out there in the middle of the night, collected what he could find, put them in a trash bag, and went back to barbara brittons familys house and put the bones out for the trash in a plastic bag. >> michael wolfes story seemed to tell it all and to cast barbara britton in a leading role. and once she heard that story, detective vela...

Not just to condemn him, but to ask a question because there was still a piece missing. something that still didnt make sense. what was david doing in that motel room the night they killed him? why did he walk into that trap? >> why would he go to a motel to meet mr. britton when mr. britton was ten minutes down the road? i mean, david is not a stupid child at 24. why would mr. britton want to see him in a motel? >> tell them what you know, they demanded. there would be no justice, they told wol...

Here again is keith morrison. >> in november of 2007, the man who shot david jackson to death was found guilty of the crime and sent to prison for the rest of his life. but a couple of days after he was sentenced, wolfe sent out word that he was ready to tell the rest of the story. sure, he said, he was the trigger man and yes, his father-in-law was determined to get rid of david permanently. but to set their trap, to lure david to the kill site, the motel, they needed bait. and that bait, said ...

Cologne and david jackson left the apartment at that point. that was the last that any of his friends saw him at that point. >> what really happened in the motel? wolfe said he hid in the bathroom when david arrived. >> barbara answered and he was glad to see her. he said, they walked in, sat down on the edge of the bed, and barbara had a stun gun. and barbara hit david with the stun gun. >> but the stun gun malfunctioned. so wolfe stepped out of the bathroom with his gun. >> he said, so i had t...

>> but that wasnt the end of wolfes tale. a year after the murder, they got a call from harry britton. >> he had learned that they were going to build a new wal-mart there at the corner of -- >> where the bones were. >> where the bones were. and harry told him, you have to come back down here and move the bones, almost as an order. >> wolfe came back to florida. >> he said he went out there in the middle of the night, collected what he could find, put them in a trash bag, and went back to barbar...

To reveal everything, including the accomplice he said led david straight into the ambush. here again is keith morrison. >> in november of 2007, the man who shot david jackson to death was found guilty of the crime and sent to prison for the rest of his life. but a couple of days after he was sentenced, wolfe sent out word that he was ready to tell the rest of the story. sure, he said, he was the trigger man and yes, his father-in-law was determined to get rid of david permanently. but to set th...

What was david doing in that motel room the night they killed him? why did he walk into that trap? >> why would he go to a motel to meet mr. britton when mr. britton was ten minutes down the not just to condemn him, but to ask a question because there was still a piece missing. something that still didnt make sense. what was david doing in that motel room the night they killed him? why did he walk into that trap? >> why would he go to a motel to meet mr. britton when mr. britton was ten minutes ...

I said, wow. i said, thats over child custody. thats why hes not here today. >> that was the motive? >> that was the motive. >> but was wolfs confession to an ex-wife a true story or just alcohol-fueled bravado? there was no way to know, for sure. but it was enough to at least bring about the rest. in october 2004 of michael wolfe, now living in ohio. but an arrest does not a conviction make. and as michael wolfe cooled his heels in an ohio jail, he professed his innocence to anyone who would li...

>> what really happened in the motel? wolfe said he hid in the bathroom when david arrived. >> barbara answered and he was glad to see her. he said, they walked in, sat down on the edge of the bed, and barbara had a stun gun. and barbara hit david with the stun gun. >> but the stun gun malfunctioned. so wolfe stepped out of the bathroom with his gun. >> he said, so i had the gun wrapped in a towel, and he showed me like this, i picked the gun up and fired one shot, and about that time, harry bri...

And david jackson left the apartment at that point. that was the last that any of his friends saw him at that point. >> reporter: what really happened in the motel? wolfe said he hid in the bathroom when david arrived. >> barbara answered and he was glad to see her. he said they walked in, they sat down on the edge of the bed, and barbara had a stun gun. and barbara hit david with the stun gun. but the stun gun malfunctioned, so wolfe stepped out of the bathroom with his gun. >> he said, "so i h...