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>> i don't think you do. i couldn't process the shooting part, i guess. it was just that she was gone. and a part of me died the day she died. >> just kept sayin', "not debbie, not debbie, not deb." >> reporter: debbie's parents flew to san antonio, to spend time with lars, to support him in their shared grief. >> he could hardly talk. he seemed extremely remorseful. >> was he saying everything that you would wanna hear? like, "i -- i -- i messed -- i did it, i'm sorry"? >> he -- >> to say? >> apologized profusely for it and said it was just an accident. it was dark. >> some people might be re...

Weeks, something cooled in their relationship. >> he starts changing in term of my conversation, connections with him. and he's -- not so forthcoming. if i asked him something, he'd kinda holds back. >> reporter: lars sister said his behavior could be explained. he had sunk into a deep depression. >> he just kept sayin' he wanted debbie back, if he could get her back. it was an accident. he was sorry. >> reporter: investigators, as they worked through the case, looked into the couple's finances. debbie's assets totaled more than a million dollars when she died. her dad was named as the benefic...

Loving husband who made a deadly mistake? or a killer trying to cover his tracks? that was the central question as the people vs. lars itzo began in december 2016. the stakes were high. if lars was convicted of murder he could face up to 99 years in prison. if he was convicted of manslaughter, as few as two. >> we never for a second believed that he didn't know who that was standing in front of him. >> reporter: but the prosecutors knew proving intentional murder wouldn't be easy. >> reporter: especially in this case though, where you have someone saying, "i did it, i confess. but it was accid...

Case, looking to see if this was a crime or not. since even an accident can warrant criminal charges. and, sure enough 11 days after lars fatally shot debbie, he was charged with manslaughter. >> reporter: prosecutors karl alexander and leo gonzalez caught the case. >> why did manslaughter fit? >> manslaughter is defined in the texas penal code as causing the death recklessly of an individual. >> essentially, that's what it c -- boils down to. it was somehow somewhat of an accident. >> lars posted bond. >> reporter: lars was released on bail. debbie's parents continued to support him. >> mansl...

A year with xfinity mobile. plus, ask how to keep your current phone. visit your local xfinity store today. >> reporter: lars itzo admitted he fatally shot his wife debbie. but said it was a terrible accident. from the very beginning, he cooperated with police. answered every question, no lawyer present.