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Federal prison. >> reporter: tax fraud. ken's wealthy wife dee was david novak's client. that's why ken dolezsar knew david novak. so detectives drove over to the loft where they spoke with mr. novak. >> he was soft spoken. >> reporter: and a bright man. >> he came across as very intelligent, yes. >> reporter: answered all the questions but didn't seem to be of much help. then as detective carriger was preparing to leave, he tried one more question. that prepaid cell phone, the one someone used to invite ken to the fatal meeting, the store had surveillance video of a man buying that very phone...

I'm satisfied with that. >> reporter: chris wright is serving a sentence of 15 to life. he is preparing an appeal, hoping for a new trial. and david novak? he's not been charged with or accused by the police of anything. though whether or not authorities want to talk to him is less clear. you know where he is? >> i don't know where he is, no. >> reporter: are your people trying to track him down? >> well part of the rules i'm constrained by is i don't speak with ongoing investigations or the existence of ongoing investigations. >> reporter: but if law enforcement is mum about david novak, ken ...

But then it's almost a truism of police work where money goes trouble often follows. the more money, the bigger the trouble. and in this case, an extra dollop. the man's fortune wasn't really his, strictly speaking. he married into the bulk of it. the fortune came from a company his wife founded with her former husband. the divorce had been nasty. family loyalties bitterly divided. and some family members weren't the least bit happy that ken was making investment decisions. detective carriger contacted ken's brother and broke the news. >> dropped down to his knees, and he said it's that [ blee...

This phone message. >> hey, ken, this is robert. i talked to dave. he said when you get to -- >> reporter: detectives traced the cell and went to the store where someone bought it. >> this phone was purchased with cash with no identifying information provided to the carrier. >> reporter: but the family did have a suggestion for the detectives, something they actually agreed on. he should look carefully at a man named david novak. yes, that david novak. remember novak's consulting business for prison-pound executives? guess what? >> dee mower was incarcerated in federal prison. >> reporter: tax...

And ken. theirs seemed to be a genuine love story. but now a grieving dee told detectives she was as baffled about the murder as they were. >> she was not able to provide us any information as to who he was meeting that day or anything about his day. >> reporter: and despite all that friction, the infighting over money and control, dee's family produced not a single viable suspect, not even ken's step-son. >> derrick had an alibi at the time of the murder. >> reporter: but those initial interviews weren't entirely in vain. a clue emerged from ken's assistant. the night before the murder she sa...