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>> reporter: the defense said boney's story was absurd. for starters, why would an ex-cop ask an ex-con for a gun? 33 >> the police officer doesn't think, "well, how can i trust this guy?" "he's a criminal." and the guy who just got out of prison doesn't smell a rat. he doesn't think, "maybe i'm being set up?" it makes absolutely no sense. >> the defense took on boney's story in cross examination. we had some of the same questions when we spoke to him. >> how many versions did it take to get to the story you just told, charles? what, three, four, five times, maybe? >> yes. i finally realized t...

Those are questions that i can't possibly answer. why did he want me there at the crime scene? we know why, because he wanted me to take the blame for all of this. >> so as boney tells it, the transaction happens, he delivers the gun, hears the gunfire in the garage, and then david tries to shoot him. >> why don't you just belt right outta there? >> if you point a weapon at me, even on a prison level. if a guy comes at me with a shank, i'm gonna get that shank from him and then it's my turn; it's that simple. >> i'm just gonna put it out there, i can't get into any trouble, my intent was to ki...

>> reporter: boney says after a few minutes the bronco, the wife and kids arrived and pulled into the garage. >> and what happens? >> i hear a little bit of commotion. it just sounds like something's not right. it sounds like they're arguing. and then, all of a sudden, i hear an immediate pop. and before i heard the "pop", i heard her say, "no," and it was -- a commanding, "no," like, "stop," and then, i heard a pop. then i heard the word, "daddy." >> reporter: two more pops followed. >> did you know what that was? >> it sounded like a handgun. >> so, what'd ya think? >> i'm thinkin' that this...

What the hell happened there. this is it! >> this can't be happening. >> charles! >> reporter: after hours of denial, boney changed his story. yes, he did know david camm. they met playing pick up basketball. then in another round of questioning, the story changed, and changed again. finally, boney put himself at the crime scene. >> the reason why i was there was to bring him the gun. >> that night? >> that night. >> reporter: boney said david camm asked him to get an untraceable gun. he said that he was a guy caught in the wrong place at the wrong time. >> as events started to unfold in the i...

Crimes, and in time, his attacks became more violent. he began threatening women at gunpoint. one incident involved three coeds. >> he had been watching them and one night, just walked into their apartment, held them at gunpoint to their head, took them out, kidnapped them to the car. luckily, somebody saw him with the gun leading the women out, called bloomington police department. >> reporter: he pleaded guilty again and was sentenced to 20-years in prison for armed robbery, but was released after serving only seven years. by july 2000, three months before the camm murders, he was out on par...