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Brushes with the law, but had never served time and had no violent offenses. >> my understanding they had known each other going back to when person lived in new york. >> when questioned by police, both men denied any involvement in wesley's murder. they said they dropped wesley off at his house, and that was the last time they saw him. >> shopping bags of recent purchases from that morning wesley had were found in the house. we feel certain that wesley person did make it back to the house. >> police obtained a search warrant and checked every room. >> we luminoled that house, top to bottom. w...

Hundreds. >> wesley's cousin said when they were finished shopping, wesley left with friends whom he didn't know. he said there seemed to be some tension among them. >> they go to the back of the car, talking. and when they're talking back there, it's an intense conversation. >> it wasn't an argument. but you can see that he was talking like he was either frustrated or angry, but it wasn't loud. >> the three men drove off. and the next day wesley person was dead. police questioned wesley's family and learned that the men matching the description were wesley's long-time friends justin glover an...

Embankment, doused it with fuel and set it on fire. but the fire didn't consume wesley's entire body. enough remained to create this likeness. and the animal hair plaster and construction plastic ultimately led police to the murder scene. >> without that pile of debris, without that piece of ductwork, wesley person's case would be unsolved today. >> justin glover and lawrence murrell were convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison without parole. >> first thing i think of when i think of this case is exceptional forensic investigation. hands down, the best forensic work i...

Justin glover denied any involvement in wesley person's murder. they both claimed they had alibis for that night. so investigators checked the men's cell phone records. >> glover's phone is trackable, because he is constantly either receiving calls or he's making calls. and from those cell phone calls, we're able to see what tower -- the closest tower that cell phone is going to hit off of. >> glover said he was with his girlfriend. >> he made a series of telephone calls to his girlfriend from the cellular telephone, which is not consistent with him being with her the whole night. >> the cell ...

$120,000. was it possible that a falling out among the three scam artists was the motive for murder? >> disrespect always plays a big part in a lot of the murders that i've seen in this community. if these guys were pure businessmen, they wouldn't have killed him. >> a background check of wesley's friends revealed an interesting coincidence. lawrence murrell was involved in the construction business. he'd buy distressed residential properties in harrisburg, pennsylvania, fix them up, then sell them for a profit. >> the victim was wrapped in plastic, construction plastic, plastic that would be ...