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him like, what i couldnt believe it. was he watching me >> that fire was set very calculating >> years before his wife kille herself. >> yes he claimed she committed suicide days before she was du to give birth to her first child. >> she was extremely excited for that baby. she wanted to be a mom >> this wasnt somebod thinking about suicide >> exactly it made me wonder was he a murderer >> you are trying to prove a murderer with pretty much no evidence >> correct >> is he kind of gloat...

for that baby. she wanted to be a mom. >> this wasnt somebody thinking about suicide. >> exactly. it made me wonder was he a murderer? >> you are trying to prove a murderer with pretty much no evidence. >> correct. >> is he kind of gloating he got away with it? >> he is thinking, well, catch me if you can. we are going to do her and her family justice. we are going to solve this murder. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> hello, and welcome to "dateline". meg purk was a young mom to be, over the moon to be...

Who would want to murder you . And i just kind of looked at him like, what . I couldnt believe it. Was he watching me . That fire was set. Very calculating. Years before his wife killed herself. Yes. He claimed she committed suicide days before she was due to give birth to her first child. She was extremely excited for that baby. She wanted to be a mom. This wasnt somebody thinking about suicide. Exactly. It made me wonder was he a murderer . You are trying to prove a very old murder with pretty...

at them like what? i could not believe it. was he watching me? >> that fire was set to throw us off. he was very calculating. >> years before, his wife killed herself. >> yes, he claimed she committed suicide days before she was due to give birth to their first child. >> she was extremely excited for that first baby. >> it made me wonder okay, is he a murderer? >> so, now you are trying to prove a very old mother with pretty much no evidence. >> is a kind of gloating that he got away w...

>> the medical examiner had some really key findings that showed strangulation and not suicide by hanging. >> and that was never in the original report? >> the original report did not reflect anything about the strangulation mark from a belt. even had markings of the stitching and a belt that the medical examiner was able to find 30 years later that was never noted at all in the initial exam. >> dawn hicks was scott purks court appointed attorney. >> there was never a time when i thought that he...

Some really key findings that showed strangulation and not suicide by hanging. >> and that was never in the original report? >> the original report did not reflect anything about the strangulation mark from a belt. even had markings of the stitching and a belt that the medical examiner was able to find 30 years later that was never noted at all in the initial exam. >> dawn hicks was scott purks court appointed attorney. >> there was never a time when i thought that he had a role in the death of ...

Of the medical examiner who reexamined meg purks body proved decisive. >> the medical examiner had some really key findings that showed strangulation and not suicide by hanging. >> and that was never in the original report? >> the original report did not reflect anything about the strangulation mark from a belt. even had markings of the stitching and a belt that the medical examiner was able to find 30 years later that was never noted at all in the initial exam. >> dawn hicks was scott purks cou...

>> and pulled himself up. >> and pulled himself up. even that takes an amount of physical strength. given his height and weight, he was 59" and well over 200 pounds. so, i mean, i think that calls into question how was he able to pull himself up there -- >> they should be investigating and we know the fbi is investigating. you said something very important to look at also would be the marks on his neck. >> absolutely. >> which way, horizontal, vertical? >> horizontal versus vertical, with the st...