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Strange times around the loft building in downtown salt lake. so shocking that one of their own chris wright had been arrested and charged with killing wealthy businessman ken dolezsar. >> all the evidence that we obtained led up to chris wright being the triggerman. >> reporter: in the suv ken drove to his fatal morning meeting, for example. the killer used that vehicle to flee the scene. and when the cops found it and scoured the interior, they got a hit. chris dna. >> we had a dna result from...

>> 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 wolfe, was barbara. barbara wh...

Diamond not being the shooter. >> but military investigators were convinced diamond was the triggerman and decided to quickly proceed with their case against him. and michelle, to remain free. and what did she do? she left town. >> i think she planned to kill her husband a long time ago. i think she waited and researched and waited for that right person that would look and fit the part to pin it on. >> if that was true, michelles plan was working perfectly because in a few short weeks john diamo...

Jean can testify against peggy. right, and we didnt need her against jim. josh mankiewicz: and so in july 2012, more than a year after his wife had given him up, jim huden went on trial for the murder of russel douglas. the opening statement of the island county prosecutor set the tone. ladies and gentlemen of the jury, this case is about the assassination of russel douglas on the day after christmas, 2003. josh mankiewicz: banks promised the jury that the evidence would show that jim huden and ...

Innocent man wrongly accused. that any rational interpretation of the circumstantial evidence is consistent with sergeant diamond not being the shooter. >> but military investigators were convinced diamond was the triggerman and decided to quickly proceed with their case against him. and michelle, to remain free. and what did she do? she left town. >> i think she planned to kill her husband a long time ago. i think she waited and researched and waited for that right person that would look and fi...

They showed iranian removing a mine from one vessel proves they did it. now the pentagon says we have an international situation. plot twist. stunning new twist in baseball legend ortiz as the trigger man says ortiz was not the target while he already admitted to killing ortiz. im wolf blitzer. youre many t youre in "the situation room." breaking news, the justice department released a legal opinion supporting treasury secretary steve mnuchin refusal to give congress president trumps tax ret...

Away. suspects are talking and one of them is desperately trying to save his own skin. a shout from a dominican jail cell. the trigger man yells to reporters ortiz was not his intended target. he was confused by his clothes. >> it was confusing. i was told the color of the clothing, nothing else. i didnt see him. >> a prosecutor in the dominican republic disputes that saying the gunman is seen going up to ortiz and shooting without hesitation. the suspect admitted to being part of a conspiracy t...

And ultimately, years down the road, havin brandy gone, seein how that affects my -- thats gonna affect my daughters life. shes not gonna have her mom. and knowin that i played a part in that, i cant -- i cant live with that. >> reporter: with josh about to throw himself at the mercy of the court, prosecutors still had the accused triggerman to deal with. but sirius was hanging tough, not saying a word. so with only one of the two accused going to trial, the states star witness would be josh dan...

26-year-old woman, dalia dippolito, the same woman who would later be seen on that videotape as the grieving widow. police officers didnt have to wait long before the informants story was confirmed. this woman in the car really appeared to be in the market for a trigger man. >> less than a minute or so, she begins talking about hiring somebody to kill her husband. >> unprompted? hes not doin dental work to get this story out of her -- >> no. which, you know, which shocked us. >> honestly, you th...

Diamond not being the shooter. >> reporter: but military investigators were convinced diamond was the triggerman and decided to quickly proceed with their case against him. and michelle, remained free. and what did she do? she left town. >> i think she planned to kill her husband a long time ago. i think she waited and researched and waited for that right person that would look and fit the part to pin it on. >> reporter: if that was true, michelles plan was working perfectly because in a few sho...