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I would've liked to have met her. >> reporter: but amy didn't meet cari. not then. no idea what was coming. early that november of 2012, cari told dave she had a big project at work. she'd stay over at his place instead of driving home to the country every night. and so they began their work week together. and then, on tuesday november 13th -- >> i gave her a kiss on the way out the door. you know? like, "hi, see you later, honey." that kinda thing. you know, it was almost like a -- that sorta '50s tv show garbage. you know -- >> reporter: that doesn't sound like a guy who's got no attachments...

A pawn of daniel's? >> i think they used each other. >> no question she was involved? >> not in our minds. >> reporter: four people were now charged with the attempted murder of vern holbrook. and then the case changed again. in january of 2014, eight months after he was attacked, vern holbrook died from his injuries. >> it was a sense of relief for him that he didn't have to suffer anymore. but it was really hard, really hard for the entire family to see him not with us anymore. >> it turned the attempted murder into a first degree murder. a premeditated murder. >> and it sorta raised the sta...

Was that a motive for murder? >> you didn't kill jose menendez? >> absolutely not. >> reporter: noel bloom speaks. then -- and now. >> were you sorta day-by-day waiting to be taken and put in handcuffs? >>yes. >> reporter: when dateline continues. ♪ ♪ the holidays are happening at lowe's. thank you!

>> oh, yeah. a lot. and i think a lot of it was about the kids. >> what was your impression of them? >> they were kinda quiet. they weren't that friendly, but it seemed like they were a bit troubled. and you know, i know they were afraid of him. >> reporter: afraid of their father, jose. >> i saw him just stare them down a couple of times -- >> reporter: but after jose was murdered, lyle and erik seemed to be afraid of noel bloom. they told police they thought bloom may have killed their parents and might want to kill them, too. bloom had been arrested before on obscenity charges, but never co...

Know that that is the girl that you're going to be probably spending the rest of the night talking to or -- >> or listening to. >> maybe not talking so much. she was a hard to get a word in edgewise. >> reporter: talkative, smart, tenacious. >> "you have us?" >> "i have you." >> "is it working?" >> reporter: a person who went for what she wanted the way she did for scott peterson. how did laci meet scott? >> at a café where scott worked. >> reporter: or at least saw him there. and just like that gave a waiter her phone number to pass on to scott. >> she wasn't bashful. >> reporter: and laci's...