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>> it was an unusual and frankly not very emotional eulogy for reasons only tom might understand. but her parents were furious. >> when he had that opportunity to speak and share about the woman he so-called loved and called his eternal wife, all he did was degrade her. >> what was it like to hear that? >> it was shocking. it was unbelievable. >> reporter: as the days turned into weeks, tom remained free, ashley's parents became convinced that something about the investigation was not right. >> joel and i sat down and said, look, if for some crazy reason she walked in the house and shot hersel...

Three kids, the youngest who was born with a dangerous condition called hydrocephalus which causes dangerous fluid buildup in the brain. >> reporter: she embraced the challenge said ashley's mom jenna, became a public advocate. >> she went to washington, d.c. in the fall of 2011 to speak before congress for funding for hydro acce hyd hydrocephalus so she had a full plate. >> reporter: so did tom for that matter. >> i liked tom. he was a pretty good guy, very intelligence. >> reporter: jeff rodriguez was tom's boss at the weld county jail. they were corrections officers. >> he was a good employ...

The jury to hear that tom had a hot temper, that he was volatile. >> anger would have been the most obvious motive. >> simply lost his temper, gun nearby, bang. >> reporter: to prove it, the witness, earwitness you could say. nick glover, the neighbor whose story was reported on television and helped reopen the case. >> i heard him saying oh, my god, what have i done. oh, my god, what have i done. >> reporter: nick was 15 at the time, he said he remembered crouching down inside his house under an open window listening to tom speak to people in his driveway. >> you can hear one of them, i don't...

On december 31st, 2011, an hour north of denver in west evans, colorado, ashley and tom fallis surrounded by friends and family danced to the music that brought them together, their wedding song. >> they decided to get up and dance in the middle of their living room and -- >> everybody watching. >> with everybody watching. >> i think i said, oh, this is sweet. >> reporter: it was their party, ashley's and tom's. she's invited her co-workers like andrea. >> it was casual, but she like verbally told everyone at work, you should come. >> reporter: they worked together at a rehabilitation hospital...

Pulling -- >> yeah, yeah. she did. i'm not lying to you. >> reporter: and when the detective gave a description about the gunshot wound, a description that turned out to be inaccurate, that really set tom off. >> that wound on the back of her head isn't where she could do it herself, tom. it is not. >> oh, [ bleep ]. >> it is not. >> [ bleep ] [ bleep ] [ bleep ]. >> then quite suddenly in the middle of it all, completely out of nowhere the detective made an abrupt declaration. >> and i have to let you know your wife did not make it. your wife did not make it. >> she was breathing when i was h...