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Also the person whos broken in and fatally beaten miss parsons? >> of course that comes to mind. i mean, of course it does. its just too much of a coincidence. >> reporter: and nothing about this shooting took the heat off beckys son michael. >> whats the working theory? >> the working theory still is, michaels still pretty high up on the list. somebodys looking for some money. somebody owes somebody some money. >> reporter: edmunds had some tough, personal questions for becky about her son mich...

You know, anthony was -- his -- his time was pretty consistent with -- with michaels. but we still, you know, we -- we didnt know if they were in this together or -- or what. >> angel was on. thats what i watch in the morning. and some -- >> you watch -- you watch the episode of angel wednesday morning? that hour? tell me what you -- >> no, actually, i talked to michael for pretty much the entire hour. but angel was on the boob tube. >> reporter: as he sat in the interview room, investigators di...

>> well, out of everybody that your brother hangs around with -- >> who would be the most likely to do somethin -- >> yes, uh-huh. yeah, yeah. >> like that? you might need to get a bigger piece of paper. because of those drugs, man. >> id go for seventeen hours. >> reporter: so michaels brother confirmed the troubled young man ran with a shady crowd. investigators were all ears. >> reporter: does his association with the house, his back story, make him a person of interest to you? >> hes definit...

>> reporter: michael told them hed gotten there around 8;30 that morning only to find his house had been burglarized and hed promptly called his mom. but he hadnt called the police, which seemed a bit strange to investigators. whats more -- >> there was no forced entry to that residence. >> reporter: there wasnt? >> there was no forced entry. >> reporter: that was odd too, and they were about to learn a lot more about michael. he was beckys oldest son. he and his brother chris were from a prior ...

>> reporter: two neighbors. two break-ins. a gruesome murder and one son under the white hot spotlight of suspicion. but there was at least one person who stood squarely behind michael. beckys good friend, michelle amerson, knew all about michaels struggle with drugs. still, she wouldnt accept that he had anything to do with kays murder. >> did you wonder, "well, i wonder whats going on? is there something about this boy i didnt know? " >> no, i didnt really. because, knowing michael i didnt -- ...

Over and over that he had nothing to do with kay parsons murder. didnt even know her. >> dude, im trying to be as straight up with you guys as possible. i mean -- >> well, and that -- and thats what i want. thats what i want. >> yes, sir. im -- im not gonna lie about it. i want you to catch the guy. i just -- i dont want you looking at me like i did the [ bleep ]. cause i aint -- dude, i aint real cool with you. i dont think its a really -- you know, if you or me or -- or some guy got hurt, that...

To us was because you didnt want your mom to find out that you didnt really have a job? >> yes, sir. >> that just that blows my mind. >> reporter: and there was something else that really troubled investigators. if michael was the attacker, he had cleaned himself up before deputies got there. he had no blood on his clothes or visible wounds. but he did have something else. >> i asked him to let me see the bottom of his shoes. and as he lifted his shoes up, i saw small pieces of glass stuck in th...

>> you said goodbye to kay? >> as much as i could. >> reporter: now the stakes quickly became much higher for this investigation. kay parsons had been murdered. and edmunds started thinking this killer might just be someone who knew both women, becky and kay. someone who had been right there at the scene of the crime. coming up -- police take a closer look at beckys son michael. >> he discovers his mothers house broken into. hes on the scene when we get there. hes, you know, had a lotta problems...

>> reporter: jurgen cowling has a story to tell about michael. becky and kay both worked for him at healing hands physical therapy center, and sometimes michael would do odd jobs at the office too. >> michael would come in and do some more, we had some flooring thatd be put in, some carpet. and then he would come in and assist. >> reporter: but after a while people in the office started to notice something. >> we had some blank checks in -- in one of our offices that disappeared. >> reporter: be...

Thats what i wanna know. >> reporter: investigators talked to michaels brother chris the son whod arrived at the scene later with their mother becky. chris seemed to have his life together in a way that michael didnt he had a job even his own house. that morning he was helping his mom at the therapy center where she worked. >> your mom picks you up about what time? >> i got up at 7:00, brushed my teeth. she -- she pulled up 7:10. >> then you go to work with her? >> yes. >> reporter: then they as...