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>> to him, it suggested that james long had been lying on the floor and gasoline or accelerant had been poured over him intentionally and he had been set afire. >> and jims autopsy revealed even more evidence. he was unconscious before the fire started. ♪ ♪

In this situation, a suspect will often say something incriminating. [ sobbing ] >> in this case, she said something else. [ sobbing ] >> oh, god, help me. help me to explain to him. you know i didnt do it. >> what major overbey had hoped to happen i think worked against him. i think he was in hopes that he would say something to hurt herself -- incriminate herself, and what she did, she reached out to god and started begging for help to give her the strength to endure that hostile interview. >>...

Someone and that he was happy and that he wasnt going to be alone. >> any time you seen jim, you seen jean. seen one, you seen both of them. they went everywhere together. >> and jean had no financial motive. jims life insurance amounted to less than $40,000. but local prosecutors were convinced this was an open-and-shut case. >> the theory was she saw the opportunity to get rid of him and poured him and lit it and then made it seem or tried to tell everyone that it was an accident. >> the defen...

>> firemen searched the area around the home, but there was no sign that jim had escaped. >> and i just thought my dad would come walking out. but, no. >> the longs home was attached to a workshop jim used to store the equipment for his tree-trimming business. it, too, was on fire. after the fire was put out, the firefighters cut through the metal siding. they found the body of 53-year-old jim long. jean was taken to the hospital where she was treated for minor scrapes and bruises. one of the br...

An accelerant on jim, set him on fire, then, inadvertently carried the fuel can out of the workshop when she left to call for help. >> i felt like it was a strong circumstantial case. felt like we had eliminated any other reasonable hypothesis for this death. >> the day after her husbands funeral, jean long was charged with arson and murder. jean told her lawyers there was an explosion in that workshop, and that there must be evidence in the ashes to prove it. mayo? corn dogs? you are so outta h...

Spending so much time in kansas visiting relatives. there were also rumors that jim may have been planning to leave gene. >> major overbee believes on the night of the fire the couple may have been discussing a divorce which prompted an argument. >> its our theory that theres a domestic situation between mr. long and his wife. i believe that the abrasion on her chin came from him possibly slapping her and his skull fractures, i believe, was a result of her striking him in the head with some hard...

>> firemen searched the area around the home, but there was no sign that jim had escaped. >> i just thought my dad would come walking out, but no. >> the longs home was attached to a workshop jim used to store the equipment for his tree-trimming business. it, too, was on fire. after the fire was put out, the firefighters cut through the metal siding. they found the body of 53-year-old jim long. jean was taken to the hospital where she was treated for minor scrapes and bruises. one of the bruises...

Result from the use of an ak sellerant. >> which to him suggests that james long had been lying on the floor and gasoline or an ak sellerant had been poored over him intentionally and he had been set afire. >> and jims autopsy revealed even more evidence that he was unconscious before the fire started. i make a lot of purchases for my business. and i get a lot in return with ink plus from chase like 60,000 bonus points when i spent $5,000 in the first 3 months after i opened my account. and i ea...

The fuel can out of the workshop when highway is left to call for help. >> i -- when she left to call for help. >> i. it was a strong case, that we had eliminated any other hypothesis for this death. >> the day after her husbands funeral, jean long was charged with arson and murder. jean told her lawyers there was an explosion in that workshop and that there must be evidence in the ashes to prove. it [dog] larry? larry? larry? wanna play? [announcer] a healthy dog is a playful dog. [dog] lets do...

Every .25 caliber pistol they could find hoping that one of them would match the murder weapon. >> i maintained those bullets in my secured work area. i never returned them to the sheriffs property room knowing that i would one day get that firearm. but eventually, there were other crimes to solve, other evidence to process, and the murder of cliff and alma murke moved quietly into the unsolved file. ten years later, jim was promoted to homicide detective but he never forgot the murder of cliff ...