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It was unbelievable. >> reporter: the evans police department declined to speak with "dateline" on cam rarks but said this about the allegations against them -- "the investigation we conducted was thorough and complete. a conclusion of suicide was determined after an exhaustive review and analysis of all evidence -- physical, forensic, and testimonial, by all of the five agencies involved." as for ashley's parents, well, there was nothing more either of them could do, apparently. two years went by, during which tom moved to indiana with the kids and enrolled at a local university. >> and i sai...

Correct? >> that is correct. >> defense reminded jurors why he had the scratches, he had done a little manscaping to help. >> on december 17, 2011, he texted ashley, there you have it, you get your way. here it is. thought you might like it. >> the scratches, said the defense, were because it was itchy, that's all. as for the so-called witnesses, said the defense, totally unreliable. the one changed her story on the stand. and the other, months after the shooting, young nick went camping, of all things, with tom. the very man he said he heard confess to shooting ashley. >> at no time during th...

Remember, on the night it happened, former deputy brian spencer saw tom roaming around freely with blood and other potential evidence all over him. >> police 101, a very basic thing. any scene that you respond to, you want to treat it as the highest level of what it could possibly be. >> sure. so he would be a suspect. >> and he needed to be preserved. he needed to be controlled. >> reporter: but none of that was done at the scene. pretty soon, ashley's parents began to suspect there was a cover-up to protect tom, perhaps the so-called blue wall of silence, looking out for a fellow law enforce...

An hour old. new years celebrants had only just poured themselves into their cars to head home and in a little house in west evans, colorado, it was already the worst year ever. >> 911 what's the address of your emergency? >> my wife just shot herself in the head, please help me, please help me! >> reporter: the man on the phone was tom fallis, begging for help, and willing his wife to live. >> no! >> sir? >> you're staying here! >> sir? >> you're staying here! >> reporter: tom told the dispatcher 'she shot herself, then he put the phone down.. he was holding his hand to her head trying in vai...

No threats, warning or hesitation. >> she went from saying i'm going to do what i want to just 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 ]. >> reporter: and then, quite suddenly, in the middle of it all, completely out of nowhere, the detective made an abrupt declaration. >> an...