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Sense any marital conflict? >> no. >> reporter: kristi itzo explained how her normally stoic brother was overcome with profound grief. >> he was crying, he was curled up in a ball. he grabbed me. we cried for 20 minutes, and all he wanted was debbie back. >> reporter: but the defense knew their case hinged on one thing -- lars' state of mind the moment he pulled the trigger.
The attorney. >> but anne took the stand. lars' attorney showed her a check she once wrote to debbie. >> who is it made out to? >> debbie spit so. proof the defense, argued, that independent debbie sometimes went by her married name. they called lars' friends to say the couple's marriage was solid. >> how would you describe this relationship? >> perfect. it was very good. >> did you ever know any, sense any marriage difficulty in. >> no. >> christy itso showed how her normally stoic brother was overcome with grief. >> he was crying, curled up in obama. he grabbed me. we cried for 20 minutes. a...
>> who is the check made out to? >> debbie itzo. >> reporter: debbie itzo. proof, the defense argued, that independent debbie sometimes went by her married name. they called lars's friends to say the couple's marriage was solid. >> how would you describe his relationship with debbie? >> perfect. >> it was very good. >> did you ever notice any, sense any marital conflict? >> no. >> reporter: kristi itzo explained how her normally stoic brother was overcome with profound grief. >> he was crying, he was curled up in a ball. he grabbed me, we cried for 20 minutes, and all he wanted was debbie back...
>> debbie itzo. >> reporter: debbie itzo. proof, the defense argued, that independent debbie sometimes went by her married name. they called lars' friends to say the couple's marriage was solid. >> how would you describe his relationship with debbie? >> perfect! >> it was very good. >> did ever notice any, sense any marital conflict? >> no. >> reporter: kristi itzo explained how her normally stoic brother was overcome with profound grief. >> he was crying, he was curled up in a ball. he grabbed me, we cried for 20 minutes, and all he wanted was debbie back. >> reporter: but the defense knew th...
Depression. >> he kept saying he wanted debbie back. he was sorry. >> investigators looked into the couple's finances. debbie's assets totaled more than a million dollars when she died. her dad was named the beneficiary on both of mher investment accounts solars had little to gain by killing her. still the whispers continued among debbie's friends who told investigators there was another side to the marriage. >> i know she was frustrated. >> even simple things caused tepgs. >> lars the contractor was slow to finish projects around the house. >> she did send a picture of what lars did in the ba...