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Price tag for pam fayed's killing was $25,000. he was bankrolling it. >> no question. he commissioned this crime, and that's where the investigation began to lead us. that's where the evidence began to lead us. we knew clearly that he had an alibi for the actual stabbing. he's not the stabber. he's not the actual killer. >> you also knew he had probably a bigger motive than anybody else. >> there were always, in my mind, dual motives for james fayed to contract the murder of his wife. one was the divorce. but one was to silence who he thought was going to be a witness against him. pamela fayed...

$25,000. >> he was bankrolling it. >> no question. he commissioned this crime. and that's where the investigation began to lead us. that's where the evidence began to lead us. we knew clearly that he had an alibi for the actual stabbing. he is not the stabber. he is not the actual killer. >> you also knew he had probably a bigger motive than anybody else. >> there were always in my mind dual motives for james fayed to contract the murder of his wife. one was the divorce. the other was to silence who he thought was going to be a witness against him. >> did he give the hit man the money and say,...

If he's anything, he wants to be in control at all time which is why he didn't want his wi pamela doing anything having to do with transfer licenses. the same m.o. is what drove this contract killing. >> reporter: and investigators believe that jim fayed exhibited that need for control as he planned his wife's murder. he focused, they believe, on a particular fear of pam's. >> it was discovered that she had a phobia about knives and she had believed that if she was killed that she was going to be killed by someone with a knife. >> who expresses a belief that if they're killed they're going to ...

>> no question. he commissioned this crime, and that's where the investigation began to lead us. that's where the evidence began to lead us. we knew clearly that he had an alibi for the actual stabbing. he's not the stabber. he's not the actual killer. >> you also knew he had probably a bigger motive than anybody else. >> there were always, in my mind, dual motives for james fayed to contract the murder of his wife. one was the divorce. but one was to silence who he thought was going to be a witness against him. >> did he just give the hit man the money and say, go kill my wife? >> james fayed...

This is a political terroristic attack, which has no explanations and no excuse. this is the attempt to destroy all the people who think differently from the kremlin. >> reporter: do you believe the killers will be brought to justicesome >> no, i don't. >> reporter: he's become the latest in the political killings that have beset russia. this time the kremlin has vowed it will get to the bottom of this and bring those responsible to justice. but here at this funeral, there's a great deal of skepticism that this will happen. back in 2006, a journalist and fierce critic was gunned down outside h...