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Early on that his adult life would be all about education, teaching kids in this classroom by day. the history book in his lap at night. he and his wife, gianna, raised two kids, a girl and a boy who sadly died young of a brain cancer. gan kept the house and sold avon products part-time. they lived in guard and in the same house for almost 25 years and they even designed it themselves. life in missouri was good for the two. >> they love each other very much. daughter jessica remembers how extraordinary closer parents were, joined at the hip. >> if moments shopping, my dad took her to the garde...

Leave -- go, and he said my, bad i'm in kansas city. so i have no clue. >> mark told detectives that gary had stood him up before, no big deal. so, he went back to his office at ibm to do some work. >> now, there were several things about that story that raised some questions. >> like? >> like, why would you wait 45 minutes for someone and not pick up your phone and give them a call and say, hey. what's up. >> and you forget. >> but, what seemed really strange was that marc porter had just admitted to going to the house the night of the murder, with a story that just didn't ring true. why driv...

Crime. that is exactly what mark porter's defense attorney seemed ready to argue. >> he has got a spotless record. five college degrees. has got an outstanding past of good reputation. >> at a bond hearing the defense revealed the strategy, arguing there was nothing suspicious about mark's d.n.a. inside his best friend's house. he was a regular visitor to the house. he would get with gary, put on their gloves and handle the old coins and objects. jurors, benign. do you think that works as a argument in the real world of courtroom drama? >> potentially, yes. >> what about the suspicious coin sa...

Officers were reaching out to others. gary's closest friend, mark porter. a former school superintendent. he first came to the district and drove a jaguar. they seemed to get along well. mark went down to the police station to talk with investigators. >> all right mr. porter. it's mark, correct. >> yeah. >> do you mind if i call you mark? >> that's good. >> i want to touch base and talk to you about how you know them.

>> remember, gary was shot as well as beaten. could it have been with one of his own guns? >> gary has guns everywhere? he likes his guns. mark gave detectives a detail that took them by surprise. >> he was supposed to meet me 8:00 wednesday and didn't show. >> wednesday, the night of the murders. the first police were hearing of gary having plans that night. what else did the best friend know? >> coming up, mark gives a detailed account. one that troubles investigators. >> there were several things about the story that raised questions. >> when dateline continues. rai questions. >> when datel...