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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 foo fire fighters cut through the metal sighting, they found the body of 53-year-old jim long. gene was taken to the hospital where she was treated for minor scrapes and bruises. one of the scrapes was on her chin. she told police that her husband tried to...

Unusual cold snap with temperatures below freezing. citrus growers used kerosene heaters to save their orange crop. jim and gene lawn used a kerosene heater in their home so the pipes wouldnt freeze. something went terribly wrong. when fire man arrived, the hours was totally ablaze. gene long had escaped the fire but her husband jim was trapped inside. >> my father-in-law came to the door to wake us, he said that there is a fire at your dads house and its bad. >> it was engulfed in flames. a ver...

Husband on fire. she failed that question and failed whether she was present when he was murdered. >> investigators found jim was angry with his wife for spending so much time in kansas each year visiting relatives. there were also rumor that jim may have been planning to leave jean. major overbey believes on the night of the fire the couple may have been discussing a divorce which prompted an argument. >> its our theory that there was a domestic situation between mr. long and his wife. i believ...

The year. in january of 2003, there was an unusual cold snap with temperatures below freezing. citrus growers used kerosene heat force save their orange -- heaters to save their orange crop. jean and jim long used a kerosene heater in the workshop of their home so the pipes wouldnt freeze. something went terribly wrong. when firemen arrived, the house of totally ablaze. jean long had escaped the fire, but her husband, jim, was trapped inside. >> my father-in-law came to the door to wake us. he s...

But lentini discovered that the workshop housed containers of fuel for jims tree-trimming equipment. >> in the shop we had vehicles, we it tanks of acetylene, pro-tan, containers of liquid fuels. >> we had chainsaws in there. lots of papers, clothing, lots of kpuftibles. and whether it went -- combustibles. and when it went up, it really went up. >> and lentini disputed police claims that there were pour patterns around jims body. he said the heat of the fire made such a determination impossible...

Container was found outside the workshop. >> how did it get back outside? >> i dont know. >> overbee noticed that jims arms and legs were outstretched when he was found. >> underneath jims body were several aerosol cans. >> there was one under his head and right leg and another one up under his back. that appeared odd. that appeared to me something that could be used to accelerate the damage of the body in a fire. >> patterns on concrete floor around the body were also suspicious. these are call...

Shaking unbelievably. i thought she was very genuine. i believed in her. it was very simple. a week later genes church managed to raise the money for her bail. genes family insisted that her marriage to jim was a happy one. >> jims daughter from a previous marriage agreed. >> i was glad he met somebody and that he was happy and that he wasnt going to be alone. >> any time you see jim, you see gene. you see one, you see both of them. they went everywhere together. >> and gene had no financial mot...

That there were pour patterns around jims body. he said the heat of the fire made such a determination impossible. >> once you get to full room involvement you will get all kinds of patterns that are easily misinterpreted. it happens all the time. ive created them by mistake and on purpose. >> the homicide investigator thought the position of jims body was suspicious. we felt like from the very beginning based on the way he was laying on his back with his arms stretched over his head and his leg...

The type of patterns which result from the use of an accelera accelerant. >> that to him suggested that james long had been lying on the floor and gasoline or an accelerant had been poured over him intentionally, and he had been set afire. >> and jims autopsy revealed even more evidence that he was unconscious before the fire started. anncr: right now, at the volkswagen memorial day event you can get a $500 bonus on top of all current offers on select volkswagen models including the sporty jetta...

The hot kerosene heater with gasoline, causing the explosion. jean frack tickly tried to put it out. when she couldnt, she ran to call for help. at some point, jim struck his head on the workbench which fractured his skull and caused his death. the defense offered no explanation for why jean locked the door on her way out of the house except that it was force of habit, something she did every time she left the house. jean long herself took the stand in her own defense. >> she came across as comp...