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Both ellen and mike gathered in the courthouse for ellen's sentencing. ellen's son michael was there in support of his mom, just as he had been on the day she shot her husband. michael was a minor when the killing happened. so in exchange for his cooperation he was given immunity and faced no charges. as we sit here you are about to go in to that courtroom and a judge is going to pronounce sentence. ellen's son michael was there in support of his mom, just as he had been on the day she shot her husband. michael was a minor when the killing happened. so in exchange for his cooperation he was gi...

Yard of the snyder's former home and how did patrick know this? his best friend michael had told him and on more than one occasion. >> he said the next day he told him about it and then over the years if they were together drinking or something that he would break down and tell him again the story. >> you believe him? >> yes. >> so this is one more person pointing you to the backyard. >> yes. >> but you had already looked there. >> yes. seemed very believable this information and corroborated what we suspected. >> patrick agreed to cooperate with police. he drove an under cover police vehicle ...

Think of when you were 17 years old and what you woke up to one night are you pretty sure that is what you want your statement to be to the district attorney. we're not going to find his body out there. michael, it's time to come clean. it's over. >> i am. >> he left us. he left my sister and i. you know what it's like trying to raise her. i was 17 she had no father figure anymore. >> he said as far as i know he ran off with a guy and left my mother and sister and i behind. denied that he knew anything. >> so he's still telling the story he's been telling six, seven years. >> we have informati...

>> the detectives have broken him and the story came spilling out after eight years of lies. it was early morning, january twooun 2002, michael said, when he woke to the sound of gunshots and he called 911. >> my mother -- >> he must have hung up just in time because there's no record of a 911 call from the snyder home that day. a few days later in a second interview, michael told police this. >> mom tells me what happened. >> what did she tell you. >> she told me she shot him in defense. she was scared. >> okay. >> told me she shouldn't have done it, sorry, but could you help me with this. i ...

Under a big slab of concrete. >> it was now time for detective wilson to pay a visit to michael sheffield, ellen snyder's son. mike's stepson and begin to unravel the eight year old mystery. >> you have a place we can sit down and talk. >> the interrogation begins. >> michael, it's time to come clean. can they get at the truth after all of these years? >> i can only imagine what it would be like keeping that type of a secret. ♪ this isn't just any moving day.