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>> it turns out the federal government didn't need stockton. even without his testimony, at age 61 marjorie diehl-armstrong was convicted and sentenced to life plus 30 years in prison for her role in the robbery and subsequent killing of brian wells. her attorney then was douglas sughrue. >> marjorie isn't someone you'd want to conspire with. she can't be trusted. she wanted to achieve her own goals and she would say what she needs to say in order to accomplish that. >> a federal government court denied her appeal and she fired doug sughrue. she's representing herself now from prison. bill rot...

Finally obtained convictions on charges of bank robbery and murder. life plus 30 years for marjorie diehl-armstrong. a lesser sentence for accomplice kenneth barnes because he testified on behalf of prosecutors. brian wells died with that bomb around his neck, well, the federal government said he, too, was in on the crime. >> when brian delivered the pizza, he was accosted at gun point by a group of strangers he did not know. they shot at him when he tried to run away. they knocked him to the ground. >> the fbi version, as you know, is different. >> that's a lie. that's a lie. that's all their...

Was correct. and there were two big problems. rothstein, the alleged master mind, died before even officially being linked to the crime. and the other main suspect, marjorie diehl-armstrong, had shown so many lies, she was showing evidence of mental problems and a personality disorder. >> the mental illness was a 30-year history. the personality disorders were a 30-year history. she was able to be directed by bill rothstein to do what he wanted and help ken barnes in the conspiracy. it wouldn't take much. all you had to do was remind her i got a body in a freezer and a bunch of cash in my base...

Charges of bank robbery and murder. life plus 30 years for marjorie diehl-armstrong. a lesser sentence for police kenneth barnes, because he testified on part of prosecutors. brian wells, the government said he, too, was in on the crime. >> when brian delivered the pizza, he was accosted at gun point by a group of strangers he did not know. they shot at him when he tried to run away. they knocked him to the ground. >> the fbi version, as you know, is different. >> that's a lie. that's a lie. that's all their fabrication. >> the fbi did agree to sit down with cnn to explain their case and their...

>> immunity. >> basically. >> u.s. attorney's office wouldn't even acknowledge, that's just their policy, a deal. remember, he was all set to testify. he was all ready to go and then he has a heart attack right in the middle of this trial and he can't testify. >> i put forward a petition to restrict him from having to travel from washington to erie, pennsylvania, because he was extremely ill. >> it turns out the federal government didn't need stockton. even without his testimony, at age 61 marjorie diehl-armstrong was convicted and sentenced to life plus 30 years in prison for her role in the ...