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>> i said, have you ever contemplated committing the perfect murder? and he said, yes. the key element to that is making sure that someone is caught. once i have somebody, they will stop looking and that's how you can get away. >> a cold blooded killing, a victim worth millions, and all kinds of conflicting clues. >> i've never had a case is complicated before. >> police following multiple leads until -- >> we asked, who is that? he says he's my neighbor, he lives two floors below. >> a suspect under arrest. >> having someone you love just taken away. >> sorry...! >> case closed. whe...

making sure that someone is caught. once they have someone they will stop looking and that's how you can get away. >> a cool blooded killing, a victim worth millions. all kinds of conflicting clues. >> i've never had a case is complicated before. >> police following multiple leads until -- >> we asked, who is that? he says he's my neighbor, he lives two floors below. >> a suspect under arrest. >> having someone you love just taken away. sorry...! >> case closed. where was that? could there be something else or someone else they must? >> there were so many parts of the puzzle that we'...

Re-examining all the stories david told them over the years, particularly about his criminal past. >> we started comparing notes and stories and wow, david told me a different version of that. >> reporter: they'd been lying, to put it rather bluntly. >> not the truth. >> reporter: the brief stint for mail fraud, turned out there was more to that store pep novak confessed to a con that played out like a cinematic thriller. he ran an insurance scam. then as it caught up with him, he attempted to escape by faking his own death. ditched his airplane in puget sound. >> he faked his death in order t...

Loft residents dave and lisa mccammon were having dinner with their best friends the novaks. >> he announced we're moving. and we were astounded. i remember saying to him, what? you've put all this money into your loft, you've got all this investment here. why are you leaving? he said it's just time to go. >> reporter: he planned to be their great friend, socialable, gregarious, larger than life. then said neighbors once chris was arrest head seemed nervous. and now he was gone. and so they wondered, was david novak running from something? the loft friends began re-examining all the stories da...

You've put all this money into your loft, you've got all this investment here. why are you leaving? he said it's just time to go. >> reporter: he planned to be their great friend, socialable, gregarious, larger than life. then said neighbors once chris was arrest head seemed nervous. and now he was gone. and so they wondered, was david novak running from something? the loft friends began re-examining all the stories david told them over the years, particularly about his criminal past. >> we started comparing notes and stories and wow, david told me a different version of that. >> reporter: the...