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David Goodell, 73, died last week and his partner, Mary Ann Larrabee, was injured in the fire.

Had a personal relationship. not everyone would have a prayer card inside their cell. you're allowed so few things, to think this is one of the items you're carrying with you, it really must have been meant a lot to you. >> pizzi says he never met goodell and they were housed in different units, but he did once see goodell in the jail from a distance. >> the way vivianna described david to me that he was a big, tough guy. he didn't seem like a tough guy to me. in my eyes, i didn't see him hurting nothing, not even a fly. he was like a mouse to an elephant. david's a coward. he's a piece of [ b...

You know what i mean? we got nothing better than to do than sit here and think. >> you name it, i've seen it as far as how they're hiding contraband. this was beyond what i was used to seeing as far as concealing any kind of contraband, weapon. this was flawless. >> looks like a regular bar of soap. >> we wear little earpieces, so we can always be aware of what's being filmed, even if i'm not visually seeing what's on film, i can hear what's going on. so i immediately went upstairs, i walked to his cell door, and the second david looked at me, he was like a child who had just been caught with ...

She's unwavering in her support of david. >> ten years earlier, judy met goodell when he briefly dated her daughter. she says when she heard about the murder and his arrest, she had a deep emotional reaction. >> and it was very perplexing to me. i really did not know why this was happening because i was not close to david, but the end result was, i determined that i was meant to get in contact with him, which is what i did. >> at first, judy just wrote to goodell. then she began to visit. >> my daughter is not in any way, shape, or form approving of my relationship with david. it has caused mu...

Shoot at the bergen county jail in hackensack, new jersey, david goodell was considered a dangerous and manipulative inmate. the only time he seemed to show any regret over killing his 21-year-old former girlfriend, vivianna tulli is when he was meeting with the case manager to prepare for his sentencing hearing in which he was facing anywhere from 30 to 45 years in prison. >> you know, i'm sorry for what i did. >> but even then, he admitted, it was all for show. >> so that's what i'm going to tell them. because my plea is open from 30 to 45. so if there's any type of way i can weasel my way o...