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>> in those hours afterwards, what was he talking about? >> he really wasn't talking. >> he was just in shock. if he opened his mouth, he broke down. >> reporter: across town debbie's tennis friends were out on the court, waiting for her to start that early morning match. >> reporter: one of their husbands came out to tell them about debbie. >> he called me over and said that lars had shot her. >> what are you thinking when you hear that? >> out of the box for you. >> it was very surreal. i couldn't even comprehend how could someone shoot somebody? it didn't even make any sense to me. >> repor...

Guest of debbie and lars's testified she could easily see at night in their home. >> there was enough light coming through the big windows that i could find my way. >> reporter: and remember, debbie was only about three feet away when lars shot her. prosecutor karl alexander wanted to show the jury just how close that is. >> reporter: what was the experience? >> terrifying. >> reporter: why? >> i'm a gun owner.

>> he volunteered to go do it. he's like, i'll take a polygraph. >> 'cause he said he didn't do anything wrong. >> yeah. >> reporter: but the polygraph indicated lars was deceptive in some of his answers. his brother and sister said it was perfectly understandable. >> well, he's nervous. he's in shock, you know? >> he couldn't even get his name right, his birth date, where he was born. >> reporter: maybe so but his performance on the polygraph was enough for detectives to grill him relentlessly. >> how could you not see that was a woman? >> it was dark, sir. >> reporter: no matter how dark it ...

>> reporter: in his interview down at the statement, lars revised his story again. that's when he said he woke to the front door squeaking, and offered, for the first time, this description of how he realized he'd shot debbie. >> i heard this groaning and i knew it was my wife. >> reporter: during those interviews, lars appeared heartbroken, at times falling apart. >> he was described as pacing in the blanket. he was mumbling, he was moaning. >> at various times, yes. >> is that not what a husband should do after something like that? it sounds normal. >> well, that's the thing, it sounds norma...

Awakened by a noise, and your dog's growling. >> reporter: ken wanted us to experience it with the lights off. >> let's do it. >> so let's shut the light off. okay. >> reporter: at first it was pitch black, but as my eyes adjusted, i could make out something. >> i can see a little bit of a silhouette but i cannot see your face. you wanna turn the light back on? >> i believe i was standing about where lars was standing. you were standing about where debbie was standing. >> i will say, he would be able to see, probably, about the -- the height of the person, if he has similar eyes to me. >> and ...