Lindsey phoenix they had a tumultuous marriage. Amanda jennings maybe yelling and maybe slamming doors. According to him, he sees lisa with a Gunshot Wound to the head. Its initially ruled a suicide. Her sister went to the Missouri State Highway patrol to express their belief that this, in fact, was a murder. Bob ramsey she had been having an affair with her boss. Steve pokin the prosecutor says, after he shot his wife, he washed his hands and washed his forearms. They called us back at noon and started the trial. Dale potter i thought they made one of the worst Mistake Id ever heard of. Dwight mcniel it was obvious there was something that just wasnt right. Marsha iler the only thing ive ever wanted was for everyone to hear the truth. I told him that i would fight with everything i had in me. Thats the promise i made to him. [music playing] hello, and welcome to dateline. For many, the Holiday Season is a special time. But for the jennings family, one Christmas Eve turned into a waking nightmare. There was an argument, followed by a gunshot, then a frantic call to police. Lisa jennings was dead. The question for detectives was, did she take her own life, or was this murder . Heres Keith Morrison with a crack in everything. [music playing] Keith Morrison it was his secret that started it a secret gift. It was Christmas Eve in the year 2006, a little farm not far from a little town called buffalo buffalo, missouri. And on that farm, in the fine new House Brad and Lisa Jennings had built for their family, the stockings were hung. The children were snug in their beds, and lisa was sitting up very late drinking wine and crying. Meaning, well, who knew . But for one thing, with lisa in the way, Brad Couldnt Sneak that secret of his into her stocking, which is what started it the flaring argument, the slamming doors, the sudden silence. Before amanda woke up to the sound of her dad on 911. And hes very hysterical. You know, hes crying, cant really Say Anything other than, get here quick. Get here quick. I heard that two or three times. Keith morrison such a complicated tale, with its Secrets And Lies and shifting loyalties. And here, of all places, this throwback to an idealized past. We hunted mushrooms. We picked up walnuts. Keith morrison they were inseparable children, brad and his older sister marsha. Marsha iler he was my playmate. We depended on each other. Keith Morrison Marsha became a nurse. Brad ran The Farm the center of their family since 1853. That christmas, 2006, Brad And Lisa had been married 18 mostly happy years. We had a fairly good life. Keith morrison there were three kids amanda, 16 that Christmas Eve; dallas, who was 11 then. Lacey, Lisas Daughter from a first marriage, was 19 and had just moved into her own place in town. And as amanda said, life was fairly good. Amanda jennings we would do lots of things go on vacation a lot, go out and eat. I mean, my dad made pretty good money, so we were we were good on that end. Seemed like a very good and stable environment. [engine revs] Keith Morrison brad loved cars, especially classic muscle cars, and extra especially the 1970 Chevelle Super Sport hed so carefully restored. Marsha iler by the time he was 12, he was redoing motors and helping put motors in and out of different vehicles. Keith morrison so brad opened a used car dealership. Dallas jennings he was a great people person. And i guess thats you have to be when you deal cars and stuff. Keith morrison and their mom, lisa . Amanda jennings very pretty. She could be really happy and, like, sort of like the life of the Party Kind of person. Yeah, really fun being around. Keith morrison while Brad Ran The Farm and his car business, lisa worked at a local internet company. She was really good at it. And she became, like, their top employee. Keith morrison at home, lisa was the mom who actually liked Video Games with dallas, mostly. Video games and movies. We had a big Projector Screen that we would put on the wall and, like, watch movies really big. Did it seem like a happy household overall . Yeah. Keith morrison but of course, there is, as Leonard Cohen used to say, a crack in everything. And in the jennings house, those were the sudden blowups, when the mood went dark and the kids scattered. They would fight maybe once every couple of weeks or something. Mostly later in the evening, at night, after theyd been drinking. Thered be yelling and maybe slamming doors, things like that. But just arguing about anything, nothing. We never really thought too much about it. Keith morrison anyway, now it was that calamitous Christmas Eve, 2006. As always, thered been a happy Dinner Celebration with Brads Side of the family. Amanda jennings Christmas Eve, we would go to my grandmas there in town. Keith morrison and then back home games and stocking stuffing and, of course i wake up real early and open all the presents. Keith Morrison Lisa had no idea that brad had bought her a 3,500 diamond ring, got the kids to help him pick it out. Back from grandmas, he waited for his chance to hide it in her stocking. But lisa kept fiddling on the computer, and the kids were playing a board game. I think it was monopoly. We just played downstairs for a while, and then eventually went up to our rooms. Keith morrison it was well after midnight when they heard the raised voices downstairs. Amanda jennings i heard the you know, the yelling and everything, just like a normal fight like they would always have. Keith morrison and then a door slammed, which meant that brad had gone out to his workshop to cool down. But lacey, home for the holiday, was furious. Another fight, and this one on Christmas Eve, no less. And as usual, over some stupid little thing. She was done. Amanda jennings and so my sister decided to go downstairs and get into it with her. I think one of the last things i remember my mom even saying was something like, i would never disrespect my parents that way. Lacey was just fed up, was she . Yeah, she just Cant Couldnt believe theyd fight on christmas. Keith morrison then, more door slamming, and lacey was out of there. She went back to her house in buffalo. So by the time she left, your dad was outside in the workshop, although you didnt really know where he was, right . Well, he was outside. He does that a lot. Hell go outside and go out to his shop. Keith morrison so amanda sighed and closed her eyes and drifted off. And then, sometime after 1 30 am, that loud, frantic sound her father on 911. She ran downstairs to her parents bedroom. Amanda jennings i opened the door, and, you know, i see her lying there. And my dad is kneeling next to her. And as soon as id opened the door, he gets up and kind of pulls me out of the room. And hes hugging me and crying. Keith morrison their mother was dead. Of that, there was No Doubt. But how and why and who . Craig melvin Coming Up, what had happened in that bedroom . Marsha iler i didnt even realize the gravity of it. I had thought thered been an accident and she was on the way to the hospital. Craig melvin the truth would be much worse. Did you have any inkling, any suspicion, that brad might have had something to do with this . Craig melvin when dateline continues. [music playing] [coughing] Copd Isnt pretty. Im out of breath, and often out of the picture. But this is my story. and with oncedaily trelegy, it can still be beautiful. Because with 3 medicines in 1 inhaler, trelegy keeps my airways open for a full 24 hours and prevents future flareups. Trelegy also improves lung function, so i can breathe more freely all day and night. Trelegy wont replace a Rescue Inhaler for sudden breathing problems. 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They all arrived, and we had to leave the house so they could do all their work. And so we went outside and waited in my truck, because it was cold out. What . Just huddled together in there . Did you talk much, or just shock and mostly silence. I remember dallas kept saying, shes going to be ok. He didnt really know what had happened, because he didnt see or nothing. And No One was really saying what happened. And my dad was just sitting over in the Passenger Seat just a mess. And that was the first time id ever seen him cry. Keith Morrison News of this sort spreads very fast, but often in confused or incomplete, fuzzy bits. So when brads sister, marsha, heard something happened at The Farm Marsha Iler i didnt realize the gravity of it. I had thought thered been an accident and she was on the way to the hospital. Keith morrison it was anything but an accident. Lisa was gone, dead at 39, killed by a bullet at close range to the head. Brad told local sheriffs deputies how he argued with lisa, then went out to his workshop to cool off. And when he came back in, maybe 20 minutes later, he found her on the bedroom floor, his handgun nearby. So deputies tested lisas hands for Gunshot Residue. They did the same with brad and lacey. That to tell them who fired the gun. And . Lisas right hand tested positive for Gunshot Residue. Brad and lacey came out negative. Meaning, it seemed to the coroner, that lisa, for reasons unknown, must have killed herself. Did it make sense to you that she would commit suicide . Nothing made sense to me that night. Yeah, i bet. I had heard statements, you know, that she was troubled about reaching 40. She had had Cosmetic Surgery. Could be a red flag. Keith morrison Brad And Lisas brotherinlaw, paul bryan, was stricken. What did they miss . Paul bryan all the kids loved aunt lisa. She was just fun. Keith Morrison Lisa had seemed so together. She loved family events, loved having kids around. Paul bryan there was never a time lisa did not want the kids to spend the night or to stay. And she might end up with five or six different children that under her roof . Paul bryan spent the night. It was fine with her . Yeah. She loved it. Keith morrison but now, this accommodating, funloving woman was dead. It was all very shocking. And its not like youve had a long Illness Or Something to get prepared. This was just sudden and the idea that she would commit suicide so abruptly and violently like that that wasnt something that would be expected, no. Keith morrison but of course, the alternative was really quite unthinkable. Did you have any inkling, any suspicion, that brad might have had something to do with this . I had none. Brad called me on Christmas Morning, and you could tell he was still terribly distraught. So that morning, i came over. And he told me the whole story. And no, no, it never crossed my mind. Keith morrison in fact, after all the Lab Test results were in, the Dallas County Sheriff And Coroner and prosecutor all officially ruled eLisas Death suicide. The local newspaper, the buffalo reflex, quoted the prosecutor, who said, there is zero evidence to show otherwise. So you had no sense any way, no reason to think it was anything other than what the coroner and the sheriff said it was . Absolutely not. Keith morrison but there were others in the family, and they were not so sure. It starts with suspicion. Lisas sister feels compelled to share what she knows. Coming up Steve Pokin she went to the Missouri State Highway patrol to express their belief that this, in fact, was a murder. Craig melvin an an investigators prime suspect Brad Jennings. They started asking me questions about brad. And he goes, what did jennings say to you about his wife having an affair . Craig melvin when dateline continues. [music playing] lets say youre deep in a show or a game or the game. 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I cleaned it up, just put it in the safe, and forgot about it. Keith morrison and the family tried to move on and didnt pay much attention when lacey began saying odd things. You know, when mom was murdered, blah, blah, blah. Keith morrison murdered . Not that it was anything like an accusation or aggressive or unfriendly. Amanda jennings she didnt act any different with dad. She still came around, he still helped her. Keith morrison but sometimes the smaller your town, the less you know about what your neighbors are saying behind your back. Nothing in your face, nothing like that. It was way more subtle than that. How do you mean . Probably everyone else was talking about it. But they didn