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A Longmont man convicted of killing his wife in 1999 claims another inmate confessed to the crime, but a statement detailing the murder found in the other inmate’s cell appears to have “stage directions” written on it. A Boulder County District Judge on Tuesday denied a new trial for Matthew Mirabal, who is serving life-without-parole […]
>> to see who purchased the gloves, investigators looked for fingerprints using heated superglue, which adheres to any finger oils present. the test revealed matthew mirabal's fingerprint. >> and this stuff was bought at walmart, which is a mile from their house. i'm thinking, holy cow, this is incredible. >> it also helped establish that the gloves were brand new and that matthew had purchased those gloves. >> there are some murder cases that it's a no-brainer. but there are other cases where you have to build this wall, brick by brick. and when you get the wall built, you push it over on the...
Strict commands from the church leaders. in this church, they weren't -- women were only allowed to wear dresses. they couldn't wear makeup. they couldn't dance. they couldn't drink. they couldn't smoke. >> music, television, movies, all were forbidden. the church pastor, troy hancock, claimed to have a special relationship with god. >> he would point somebody out in the congregation and say i've just received a revelation that you need to give $1,000 to the church. i've just received a revelation that you need to give $300, and they would do it because, i mean, they're very, very faithful peo...
He then got natalie out of the car and struck her with a piece of wood, but it splintered, so matthew strangled her to death. he loaded her body into the car, picked up the pieces of wood, and drove 20 miles into the mountains. the high-elevation plant material and the tire impressions were clear proof. prosecutors think matthew mutilated his wife's body to make the murder appear like other unsolved homicides. but in doing so, he cut his left thumb, leaving his blood on the inside of his glove. that's when matthew's plan started to fall apart. >> and especially the first timers, they don't acc...
>> what do you want to tell me? >> i don't know. something nasty. i want you so bad. >> i miss you, matt. >> i miss you, janet. >> the letters and phone calls were from janet hancock, the pastor's wife. prosecutors have no evidence that either janet hancock or matthew's sister-in-law, lisa, had anything to do with natalie's murder. matthew mirabal was tried and convicted of first-degree murder and was sentenced to life in prison. after the trial lisa mirabal divorced matthew's brother, marcus. troy and janet hancock also divorced, and the apostolic church in longmont disbanded. natalie's daugh...