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>> with what container? >> it was red. >> yet, the red plastic fuel can was found outside the workshop. >> all right. how did it get back outside? >> i don't know. >> and overbey noticed that jim's arms and legs were outstretched when he was found. underneath jim's body were several aerosol cans. >> there was one under his head, there was one under his right leg and another one up under his back. and that appeared odd. that appeared, to me, something that could be used to accelerate the damage of the body in a fire. >> patterns on the concrete floor around the body were also

>> in a panic, jean said she ran from the workshop into their home to call the fire department. at the fire scene, investigators found the remnants of the kerosene heater. but the plastic fuel can was found outside the workshop door, in perfect condition, inconsistent with jean's story. and major michael overbey believed that the position of jim's body was inconsistent with most fire victims. >> it appeared his arms were outstretched and over his head. it appeared to me the way someone would be positioned if they had been dragged into a particular spot or carried. that was the first thing that...

In this situation, a suspect will often say something incriminating. [ sobbing ] >> in this case, she said something else. [ sobbing ] >> oh, god, help me. help me to explain to him. you know i didn't do it. >> what major overbey had hoped to happen i think worked against him. i think he was in hopes that he would say something to hurt herself -- incriminate herself, and what she did, she reached out to god and started begging for help to give her the strength to endure that hostile interview. >> the defense claimed that the fire was accidental, that jim long mistakenly filled the hot

Nothing. this is what it leaves basically in concrete when an accelerant such as gasoline is poured on something. you know what i mean? >> jean also said she called the fire department from a phone in the house. investigators found the outside door was locked. if jean locked it on her way out, police saw this as evidence that she was in no hurry to save her husband. >> her husband is on fire, burning in this building. she runs outside, but she locks the door behind her. see, to me, that's very important. you think a jury's going to buy this? i can tell you right now they won't. >> major overbe...

Husband on fire. she failed that question and failed whether she was present when he was murdered. >> investigators found jim was angry with his wife for spending so much time in kansas each year visiting relatives. there were also rumor that jim may have been planning to leave jean. major overbey believes on the night of the fire the couple may have been discussing a divorce which prompted an argument. >> it's our theory that there was a domestic situation between mr. long and his wife. i believe that the abrasion on her chin came from him possibly slapping her. and his skull fractures, i bel...