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He pointed to the kitchen area and that's when i walked around. oh, oh, okay. and he gets out on $250,000 cash >> when with "dateline" continues. bail. >> reporter: that's pretty low. >> and he's been out ever since. ves, >> reporter: and he seemed you'll move over 10% more than before. determined to profess his innocence to anyone who'd listen. >> he said, i'd like to tell you my side of the story. i said, i really don't want to hear it. i don't want to get any more involved. and he's like partially crying and he's saying, you know i wouldn't do that. >> reporter: months went by as the state ...

Into and he's been out ever since. >> and he seemed determined to profess his innocence to anyone who would listen. >> he said i'd like to tell you my side of the story. i said i don't want to hear it or get any more involved. and he's like partially crying and he's saying you know i wouldn't do that. >> months went by as the state prepared the case against each man. michael beard was the first to go to trial. in court, he recanted had his confession and changed his account of the murder. but prosecutor when the more said evidence put beard at the crime scene. >> his dn a was found where she w...

And he gets out on $250,000 cash bail. >> that's pretty low. >> and he has been out ever since. >> and he seemed determined to profess his innocence to anyone who would listen. >> he said i would like to tell you my side of the story. i said i really don't want to hear it. i don't want to get any more involved, and he is, like, partially crying, and he is saying, you know i wouldn't do that. >> months went by as the state prepared the case against each man. michael beard was the first to go to trial. in court he recanted his confession and changed his account of the murder, but prosecutor whea...

And he's, like, partially crying and he's saying, you know, i wouldn't do that. >> reporter: months went by as the state prepared the case against each man. michael beard was the first to go to trial. in court, he recanted his confession and changed his account of the murder. but prosecutor weeden wetmore said evidence put beard at the crime scene. >> his dna was found where she had fled after being struck in the head with the murder weapon. >> reporter: it took jurors only seven hours to convict him. >> a jury finds michael beard guilty of what the prosecution is calling a murder for hire sch...

A big payment bearwas expecting to get from tom. 0,0. the investigators confronted beard. >> at that point, he was just defeated. i looked at him and said, "$10,000, is that why you killed kelley?" and he looked at me and said, "yes." >> this was your big moment? >> that was the -- that was the win. >> reporter: michael beard was arrested for murder. and tom, already in custody, was now accused of orchestrating the crime. but tom's newly-hired defense attorney wasn't having it. >> he wants to be reunited with his children. he frankly is grieving the loss of his wife. >> reporter: investigators...