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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 said to him, "tom, murderers always move away." >> reporter: it was important to ashley's parents to remain close to those three kids, so they fough...

Medications. we spoke pretty in depth about that. >> reporter: but even with medications, the friend testified, ashley had trouble controlling her emotions. >> what kind of mental health issues did you observe ashley fallis to be going through? >> depression, mood swings, impulsive behaviors. >> reporter: in fact, the defense argued ashley was so depressed the summer before she died, she wrote this letter to tom. >> "i have so much pain on the inside i can no longer take it. i'm sorry to do this to you and the kids, but i find myself not even liking my children." >> reporter: "every day is a c...

Quickbooks. backing you. we're not on an island anymore. [ roaring ] what could go wrong? you good? yeah, you? [ roaring ] [ screaming ] nope. rated pg-13. >> reporter: four years after ashley fallis' death, her husband, tom, was on trial for her murder. dan grossman, of nbc's denver affiliate kusa, was in the courtroom for opening statements. >> the room was packed. you have ashley's parents who are there, a lot of family members. aunts, uncles. and even just people from the public were interested in this case. >> reporter: the prosecution's

The jury to hear that tom had a hot temper. that he was volatile. >> anger would've been most obvious motive. >> reporter: simply lost his temper? >> anger. >> gun nearby, bang. >> right. >> reporter: to prove it, the witness 'ear-witness'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 ca...

>> reporter: tom told detectives that sadly, he'd been worried about just this sort of thing for more than a year, because ashley had threatened suicide before. >> what was she saying that she wanted to do to herself? >> oh just that, she just wants to end it. she's like, "you and the kids will be better off without me." >> and so she just said those words but she never acted on anything? >> no. >> and so how long -- >> never once, never once has she ever grabbed her gun, has she ever loaded it -- has she ever made this type of gesture whatsoever. >> reporter: by this time, while the doctors t...