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Welcome back to "dateline extra." im craig melvin. in the search for ken dolezars killer, they believed it pointed to chris wright, arrested and charged for murder. soon, damning new evidence would emerge linking him directly to the crime scene. for his wife, bianca, the pieces of this elaborate puzzle simply did not fit. was it possible chris was being framed? if so, why? here, again, is keith morrison. >> strange times around the loft building in downtown salt lake. so shocking that one of the...

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

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 ...

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...

>> i believe that he was an 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 p...

Strange times around the loft building in downtown salt 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.

The spouse against a defendant. so if you tried jim and peggy separately, 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...

Now back to dateline. welcome back to dateline extra. im craig melvin. in the search for kens killer, police believed all clues pointed to one man, his business associate, chris wright. chris was arrested and charged with murder and soon damaging new evidence would emerge linking him directly to the crime scene. but for his wife bihonka the pieces of this elaborate puzzle simply did not fit. was it possible chris was being framed? if so, why? here again is keith morris. >> strange times around...

>> hey, whats up? >> i love you. >> i love you, too. >> reporter: running down the license plates and registration yielded the name of a 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 talkin about hirin somebody to kill her husban...

(sound of drilling) jimmy (shouting): james! brand vo: the worlds largest workforce works for themselves. we work for them. quickbooks. backing you. >> reporter: 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. he was ready to tell the rest of the story. sure, he said, he was the triggerman. and yes, his father in law was determined to get rid o...