1 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:08,166 I look down, I can see an adult male 2 00:00:08,166 --> 00:00:09,600 laying on his back. 3 00:00:09,600 --> 00:00:12,367 Neighbors describe David as just 4 00:00:12,367 --> 00:00:15,166 the nicest, most helpful person ever. 5 00:00:15,166 --> 00:00:18,166 David was having problems with his brother-in-law. 6 00:00:18,233 --> 00:00:20,634 When you're dealing with two men that have been trained 7 00:00:20,634 --> 00:00:23,266 by the best military in the world, 8 00:00:23,266 --> 00:00:24,867 there's a great deal of harm 9 00:00:24,867 --> 00:00:26,266 that one could do to another one. 10 00:00:26,266 --> 00:00:27,867 [gunshot blasts] 11 00:00:27,867 --> 00:00:30,000 GRUNDMANN: In David's wallet, we find a name and a phone number -- 12 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:30,634 GRUNDMANN: In David's wallet, we find a name and a phone number -- 13 00:00:30,734 --> 00:00:32,467 it sets off bells. 14 00:00:32,533 --> 00:00:34,800 ARNTFIELD: He was looking to actually turn this into 15 00:00:34,900 --> 00:00:38,100 a televised shootout, going out in a blaze of glory. 16 00:00:38,100 --> 00:00:40,100 GRUNDMANN: He's a liar. He's a criminal. 17 00:00:40,100 --> 00:00:42,166 He's just a bad, bad human being. 18 00:00:42,166 --> 00:00:44,367 [gunshot blasts] 19 00:00:44,367 --> 00:00:46,166 NARRATOR: Every day in North America, 20 00:00:46,166 --> 00:00:48,734 dozens of people are murdered. 21 00:00:48,734 --> 00:00:51,367 The key to solving the toughest of these homicides 22 00:00:51,433 --> 00:00:55,467 lies in the final 24 hours of the victim's life. 23 00:00:55,467 --> 00:00:57,000 To crack the case, 24 00:00:57,000 --> 00:01:00,000 detectives must reconstruct that critical timeline, 25 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:00,867 detectives must reconstruct that critical timeline, 26 00:01:00,867 --> 00:01:03,867 the minutes and hours containing evidence that can 27 00:01:03,867 --> 00:01:07,066 help unlock the mystery and catch the killer. 28 00:01:17,734 --> 00:01:20,634 Just 45 minutes from Tampa, Palm Harbor, 29 00:01:20,634 --> 00:01:23,900 Florida, is a coastal town located in Pinellas County. 30 00:01:24,967 --> 00:01:29,166 Palm Harbor is a very quiet, pleasant place to live. 31 00:01:29,166 --> 00:01:30,000 It has a very relaxed atmosphere. 32 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:31,600 It has a very relaxed atmosphere. 33 00:01:31,600 --> 00:01:34,100 It's just a beautiful part of Florida. 34 00:01:34,100 --> 00:01:36,634 I would often see families walking their dogs, 35 00:01:36,734 --> 00:01:38,266 kids out in the streets playing. 36 00:01:38,266 --> 00:01:40,066 It's a quiet and quaint community. 37 00:01:41,600 --> 00:01:42,867 NARRATOR: But at 5:30 p.m. 38 00:01:42,867 --> 00:01:45,600 on Saturday, March 8th, 2003, 39 00:01:45,600 --> 00:01:48,367 the Pinellas County Sheriff's office receives a phone call 40 00:01:48,367 --> 00:01:50,533 that changes everything for one family. 41 00:02:06,634 --> 00:02:09,100 NARRATOR: A sheriff's deputy is dispatched to a home on 42 00:02:09,100 --> 00:02:12,233 Parkway Place to conduct a wellness check on the resident. 43 00:02:13,367 --> 00:02:14,867 As I approached the residence, 44 00:02:14,867 --> 00:02:17,266 I noticed the driveway was empty, and the garage door 45 00:02:17,266 --> 00:02:18,266 was down. 46 00:02:18,266 --> 00:02:21,000 The house itself looked to be a neat order. 47 00:02:21,000 --> 00:02:23,800 I do recall the yard being freshly cut. 48 00:02:23,900 --> 00:02:26,333 Inside the mailbox, there was mail piled up. 49 00:02:27,634 --> 00:02:29,967 I walked up to the residence, and I noticed there were 50 00:02:29,967 --> 00:02:30,000 three large newspaper rolls by the front door, 51 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:32,734 three large newspaper rolls by the front door, 52 00:02:32,734 --> 00:02:35,066 and the front door was opened slightly. 53 00:02:35,066 --> 00:02:37,533 I knocked and announced my presence. 54 00:02:39,700 --> 00:02:41,266 And as I opened the front door, 55 00:02:41,333 --> 00:02:44,333 I can see the living room area was in complete disarray. 56 00:02:45,166 --> 00:02:47,533 There were some chairs that were overturned. 57 00:02:47,634 --> 00:02:49,600 There was dark stains on the carpet 58 00:02:49,600 --> 00:02:51,734 that appeared to go towards the hallway. 59 00:02:54,700 --> 00:02:56,467 As I approached the hallway, I looked down, 60 00:02:56,467 --> 00:02:59,800 I could see an adult male laying on the ground. 61 00:03:01,700 --> 00:03:05,000 There were large amounts of blood pooled 62 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:06,266 around the victim's body, 63 00:03:06,266 --> 00:03:10,100 around his head, and he had some severe head trauma. 64 00:03:11,500 --> 00:03:13,367 I called for backup to respond. 65 00:03:13,433 --> 00:03:15,500 I secured the crime scene and waited 66 00:03:15,500 --> 00:03:18,166 for homicide and the medical examiner to arrive. 67 00:03:19,166 --> 00:03:21,467 NARRATOR: Sergeant Tim Grundmann of the Pinellas County 68 00:03:21,533 --> 00:03:24,634 Sheriff's Office will lead the homicide investigation. 69 00:03:24,634 --> 00:03:26,800 GRUNDMANN: When I arrived at the scene, 70 00:03:26,900 --> 00:03:30,000 I noticed the victim is on the floor with an obvious 71 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:30,166 I noticed the victim is on the floor with an obvious 72 00:03:30,166 --> 00:03:32,367 gunshot wound to the back of his head. 73 00:03:33,867 --> 00:03:37,100 There was blood everywhere and brain matter. 74 00:03:39,100 --> 00:03:40,800 We located a driver's license, 75 00:03:40,900 --> 00:03:43,166 looked at the photo, and were able to determine that 76 00:03:43,166 --> 00:03:45,533 the victim is 56-year-old David Lunz. 77 00:03:46,533 --> 00:03:49,166 David Lunz was a retired Marine, 78 00:03:49,166 --> 00:03:52,734 and he was currently working as an airplane machinist. 79 00:03:54,600 --> 00:03:58,467 David was located in a crumbled state, where he had 80 00:03:58,467 --> 00:04:00,000 apparently been kneeling on the floor when he was shot. 81 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:02,166 apparently been kneeling on the floor when he was shot. 82 00:04:03,000 --> 00:04:07,634 The wounds that David received from the gunshot indicated 83 00:04:07,734 --> 00:04:11,233 that it was a close-range, high-power weapon. 84 00:04:12,266 --> 00:04:14,734 GRUNDMANN: We found a shotgun shell on 85 00:04:14,734 --> 00:04:18,066 the floor, but there's no weapon found. 86 00:04:18,867 --> 00:04:21,600 There was a pillow on the floor with a gunshot going 87 00:04:21,600 --> 00:04:23,166 through it -- clearly, it's from 88 00:04:23,166 --> 00:04:25,166 the shotgun, because on one side, 89 00:04:25,233 --> 00:04:28,066 there's a contact mark where there's burns, 90 00:04:28,066 --> 00:04:30,000 and on the other side, there's blood. 91 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:30,700 and on the other side, there's blood. 92 00:04:30,700 --> 00:04:34,500 In the nightstand next to the master bedroom bed 93 00:04:34,500 --> 00:04:37,734 is a box for a handgun that has 94 00:04:37,734 --> 00:04:40,734 a serial number, the make, model decal on it, 95 00:04:40,800 --> 00:04:42,900 but there's no handgun in that box. 96 00:04:44,367 --> 00:04:47,533 Who could have possibly taken this gun? 97 00:04:47,634 --> 00:04:49,533 NARRATOR: Sheriff investigators fan out to search 98 00:04:49,634 --> 00:04:50,900 the rest of the house. 99 00:04:52,500 --> 00:04:55,166 GRUNDMANN: The living room was in disarray. 100 00:04:55,166 --> 00:04:57,066 Furniture had been knocked over, 101 00:04:57,100 --> 00:05:00,000 so there had obviously been a struggle in that room. 102 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:00,266 so there had obviously been a struggle in that room. 103 00:05:00,333 --> 00:05:03,634 On the coffee table, we locate two drinking glasses. 104 00:05:03,634 --> 00:05:06,000 So it led us to believe that David might be 105 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:07,634 expecting company. 106 00:05:07,634 --> 00:05:10,367 The glasses were swabbed for DNA 107 00:05:10,367 --> 00:05:13,233 and samples sent off to the lab. 108 00:05:14,367 --> 00:05:18,634 Investigators find a piece of paper in David's wallet with 109 00:05:18,634 --> 00:05:22,367 the name Liz on it that had a phone number. 110 00:05:22,367 --> 00:05:25,000 a number of questions that investigators would have. 111 00:05:25,000 --> 00:05:26,600 Who is this person? 112 00:05:26,600 --> 00:05:28,800 What relationship are they? 113 00:05:29,867 --> 00:05:30,000 GRUNDMANN: During our search of the rest of the house, 114 00:05:30,000 --> 00:05:33,000 GRUNDMANN: During our search of the rest of the house, 115 00:05:33,000 --> 00:05:35,734 we located several hundred dollars in cash. 116 00:05:35,734 --> 00:05:39,433 So robbery appeared to be out of the realm of being a motive. 117 00:05:40,367 --> 00:05:42,533 SAVAGE: I check the sides and the rear of the residence. 118 00:05:42,533 --> 00:05:44,533 The windows were closed and secure, 119 00:05:44,634 --> 00:05:46,166 as were in the back doors. 120 00:05:46,166 --> 00:05:49,500 I found no obvious signs of any kind of forced entry. 121 00:05:49,500 --> 00:05:52,367 Because all the doors leading inside to the house 122 00:05:52,367 --> 00:05:53,734 were locked, the front door 123 00:05:53,734 --> 00:05:55,634 appeared to be the point of entry 124 00:05:55,634 --> 00:05:57,533 and the point of exit for the killer. 125 00:05:58,734 --> 00:06:00,000 NARRATOR: Based on the evidence, 126 00:06:00,000 --> 00:06:00,166 NARRATOR: Based on the evidence, 127 00:06:00,166 --> 00:06:02,166 Detective Grundmann forms a theory of 128 00:06:02,233 --> 00:06:04,233 how David Lunz's murder took place. 129 00:06:05,700 --> 00:06:07,734 From the evidence that we see, 130 00:06:07,800 --> 00:06:11,166 it's obvious that David is expecting some company. 131 00:06:11,166 --> 00:06:12,533 They come in. 132 00:06:12,634 --> 00:06:14,800 A fight breaks out. 133 00:06:16,367 --> 00:06:18,533 The struggle begins in the living room. 134 00:06:18,533 --> 00:06:21,166 Furniture gets knocked over, the fight 135 00:06:21,166 --> 00:06:25,000 moves into the hallway and into the bedroom, where David is 136 00:06:25,000 --> 00:06:28,634 ultimately placed into a kneeling position. 137 00:06:28,634 --> 00:06:30,000 Somebody held a pillow over the end of a gun 138 00:06:30,000 --> 00:06:32,066 Somebody held a pillow over the end of a gun 139 00:06:32,066 --> 00:06:35,433 to try to muzzle the sound before pulling the trigger. 140 00:06:36,867 --> 00:06:39,100 [gunshot blasts] 141 00:06:39,100 --> 00:06:42,467 After the murder, the killer found the Smith and Wesson 142 00:06:42,533 --> 00:06:44,166 handgun in the nightstand, 143 00:06:44,166 --> 00:06:46,533 took it, and left through the front door. 144 00:06:49,967 --> 00:06:51,533 NARRATOR: As investigators consider 145 00:06:51,533 --> 00:06:53,266 who committed this crime, 146 00:06:53,266 --> 00:06:55,900 they take one more factor into account. 147 00:06:56,000 --> 00:06:58,066 David is a well-built ex-Marine. 148 00:06:58,867 --> 00:07:00,000 ARNTFIELD: Given that the victim is a retired Marine, 149 00:07:00,000 --> 00:07:02,066 ARNTFIELD: Given that the victim is a retired Marine, 150 00:07:02,066 --> 00:07:06,166 is someone of notable stature, is in excellent 151 00:07:06,166 --> 00:07:10,066 physical condition, and yet was apparently overpowered to 152 00:07:10,100 --> 00:07:11,900 the point that they were able to be murdered... 153 00:07:12,000 --> 00:07:13,467 [gunshot blasts] 154 00:07:13,533 --> 00:07:15,867 this is an important clue. 155 00:07:15,867 --> 00:07:19,367 Investigators need to question who had not only the motive 156 00:07:19,367 --> 00:07:23,166 but specifically the physical means to carry out this crime. 157 00:07:24,266 --> 00:07:26,166 NARRATOR: To figure out who killed David Lunz, 158 00:07:26,166 --> 00:07:30,000 investigators must reconstruct the last 24 hours of his life. 159 00:07:30,000 --> 00:07:30,433 investigators must reconstruct the last 24 hours of his life. 160 00:07:32,500 --> 00:07:34,734 GRUNDMANN: We speak to David's supervisor, Greg, 161 00:07:34,800 --> 00:07:38,867 at his place of employment as a airplane machinist. 162 00:07:38,867 --> 00:07:42,967 Greg advised that David was at work on Thursday morning. 163 00:07:42,967 --> 00:07:46,233 He got off work around five o'clock and went home. 164 00:07:47,266 --> 00:07:49,500 David was scheduled to work on Friday 165 00:07:49,500 --> 00:07:51,734 but didn't show up for work. 166 00:07:51,800 --> 00:07:55,066 The newspapers on the front doorstep were dated 167 00:07:55,066 --> 00:07:57,266 for Friday and Saturday, 168 00:07:57,266 --> 00:07:59,467 which means that he did not pick up his newspaper 169 00:07:59,533 --> 00:08:00,000 as he normally does. 170 00:08:00,000 --> 00:08:00,967 as he normally does. 171 00:08:00,967 --> 00:08:03,867 NARRATOR: This suggests David died after arriving home 172 00:08:03,867 --> 00:08:06,000 from work at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, 173 00:08:06,000 --> 00:08:08,066 March 6th, but before his newspaper 174 00:08:08,066 --> 00:08:10,967 was delivered at 5:30 p.m. Friday night. 175 00:08:10,967 --> 00:08:13,166 The forensic pathologist offers 176 00:08:13,166 --> 00:08:16,467 a more precise window for when the killer struck. 177 00:08:16,467 --> 00:08:19,166 GRUNDMANN: Based on the medical examiner's findings, 178 00:08:19,166 --> 00:08:21,634 the time of death was Thursday, 179 00:08:21,734 --> 00:08:26,066 March 6th, 2003, between the hours of 6 and 10 p.m. 180 00:08:28,166 --> 00:08:30,000 NARRATOR: Investigators canvass David Lunz's neighbors 181 00:08:30,000 --> 00:08:30,600 NARRATOR: Investigators canvass David Lunz's neighbors 182 00:08:30,600 --> 00:08:32,166 for anything they may have seen 183 00:08:32,166 --> 00:08:34,367 or heard in that four-hour window. 184 00:08:34,367 --> 00:08:37,900 GRUNDMANN: No neighbors saw or heard anything suspicious. 185 00:08:38,000 --> 00:08:42,467 They didn't see any vehicles that visited, nothing. 186 00:08:42,533 --> 00:08:45,166 When we advised them that David's been killed, 187 00:08:45,233 --> 00:08:47,367 everybody's in shock. 188 00:08:47,367 --> 00:08:49,467 They describe David as just 189 00:08:49,467 --> 00:08:52,266 the nicest, most helpful neighbor ever. 190 00:08:52,333 --> 00:08:53,600 Never a mean word. 191 00:08:53,600 --> 00:08:57,600 LEOPARD: David moved to Palm Harbor with his second wife, 192 00:08:57,600 --> 00:09:00,000 Layla, in 1998 from Delevan, New York. 193 00:09:00,000 --> 00:09:02,433 Layla, in 1998 from Delevan, New York. 194 00:09:03,266 --> 00:09:05,734 But Layla was diagnosed with breast cancer 195 00:09:05,800 --> 00:09:08,867 prior to moving to Palm Harbor. 196 00:09:08,867 --> 00:09:13,467 Layla passed away on February the 5th, 2003, 197 00:09:13,467 --> 00:09:17,500 approximately one month before David was killed. 198 00:09:17,500 --> 00:09:20,066 NARRATOR: While most neighbors reported nothing noteworthy 199 00:09:20,066 --> 00:09:22,367 at David Lunz's home on the day he was killed, 200 00:09:22,433 --> 00:09:25,233 others recall one odd detail. 201 00:09:26,867 --> 00:09:29,634 GRUNDMANN: The neighbors advised us that the lawn had been mowed 202 00:09:29,634 --> 00:09:30,000 on Thursday morning on the day of the homicide, 203 00:09:30,000 --> 00:09:33,266 on Thursday morning on the day of the homicide, 204 00:09:33,333 --> 00:09:36,367 which was very unusual, because it was a normal routine for 205 00:09:36,433 --> 00:09:38,967 David to mow his lawn on Saturday morning. 206 00:09:38,967 --> 00:09:40,634 He had been in the military, 207 00:09:40,634 --> 00:09:44,066 and he was very regimented in what he did. 208 00:09:44,100 --> 00:09:46,266 NARRATOR: The cut lawn, along with the two glasses 209 00:09:46,333 --> 00:09:47,467 on the coffee table, 210 00:09:47,467 --> 00:09:50,066 reinforces investigators belief that David was 211 00:09:50,066 --> 00:09:52,166 expecting company before he was killed. 212 00:09:54,066 --> 00:09:56,734 So the question is who might that have been? 213 00:09:58,000 --> 00:10:00,000 For answers, investigators reach out 214 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:00,266 For answers, investigators reach out 215 00:10:00,266 --> 00:10:02,600 to David Lunz's closest relative. 216 00:10:02,600 --> 00:10:06,266 The only known next of kin was his son 217 00:10:06,266 --> 00:10:08,166 from his first marriage, 218 00:10:08,233 --> 00:10:09,533 Christopher Lunz. 219 00:10:09,533 --> 00:10:11,100 Christopher is living approximately 220 00:10:11,100 --> 00:10:13,533 nine hours away in North Carolina. 221 00:10:14,867 --> 00:10:16,900 I speak to Christopher. 222 00:10:17,000 --> 00:10:20,634 I advise him that his father is deceased. 223 00:10:20,634 --> 00:10:24,166 He asks me no questions about how he died. 224 00:10:24,166 --> 00:10:27,066 Chris tells me, "Forgive me for not being upset, 225 00:10:27,066 --> 00:10:29,166 but I barely knew the guy." 226 00:10:29,166 --> 00:10:30,000 He explains that they only met a couple times. 227 00:10:30,000 --> 00:10:32,367 He explains that they only met a couple times. 228 00:10:32,367 --> 00:10:35,634 When police notify Chris that his father is dead, 229 00:10:35,734 --> 00:10:37,967 his response could be characterized as 230 00:10:37,967 --> 00:10:39,867 disinterested, flippant. 231 00:10:39,867 --> 00:10:42,700 This naturally strikes investigators as unusual. 232 00:10:42,700 --> 00:10:44,734 STOCKDALE: Christopher's behavior towards investigators 233 00:10:44,734 --> 00:10:47,533 is strange, but he is estranged from his father. 234 00:10:47,533 --> 00:10:49,634 There's not a relationship there. 235 00:10:49,734 --> 00:10:52,900 And so maybe the odd responses are because of that. 236 00:10:53,000 --> 00:10:55,166 NARRATOR: Investigators ask Christopher 237 00:10:55,166 --> 00:10:57,166 if he can think of anyone who might have wanted 238 00:10:57,166 --> 00:10:58,867 his father killed. 239 00:10:58,867 --> 00:11:00,000 GRUNDMANN: All of a sudden, Christopher gets angry, 240 00:11:00,000 --> 00:11:01,533 GRUNDMANN: All of a sudden, Christopher gets angry, 241 00:11:01,634 --> 00:11:04,266 and he says, "You think I killed my dad. 242 00:11:04,266 --> 00:11:06,367 You think I'm a suspect." 243 00:11:06,367 --> 00:11:09,467 And he tells me in so many words 244 00:11:09,467 --> 00:11:11,467 what I can do to myself, 245 00:11:11,467 --> 00:11:13,533 and if I have any more questions for him, 246 00:11:13,533 --> 00:11:17,166 contact his lawyer, and he hangs up on me. 247 00:11:18,100 --> 00:11:20,166 So now we would really want to find out 248 00:11:20,166 --> 00:11:23,000 what kind of a person Christopher is. 249 00:11:23,000 --> 00:11:24,634 Is he violent? 250 00:11:24,634 --> 00:11:26,700 Does he have the potential of coming 251 00:11:26,700 --> 00:11:28,800 down to Florida and killing his dad? 252 00:11:30,266 --> 00:11:31,634 [gunshot blasts] 253 00:11:35,467 --> 00:11:37,900 NARRATOR: After ex-Marine David Lunz is brutally 254 00:11:37,900 --> 00:11:40,634 murdered at his house in Palm Harbor, Florida, 255 00:11:40,634 --> 00:11:43,367 his estranged son Christopher's bizarre outburst 256 00:11:43,367 --> 00:11:45,967 on the phone raises investigators' suspicions. 257 00:11:48,000 --> 00:11:50,634 Christopher was living in a rural part 258 00:11:50,634 --> 00:11:53,266 of Jackson County, North Carolina. 259 00:11:53,333 --> 00:11:56,100 It was in a trailer off the main beaten path, 260 00:11:56,100 --> 00:11:58,467 out in the middle of nowhere. 261 00:11:58,467 --> 00:12:00,634 The local police department in North Carolina 262 00:12:00,734 --> 00:12:03,634 advised us that they were very familiar with Christopher. 263 00:12:03,634 --> 00:12:04,068 LEOPARD: Christopher had run-ins with the law before for 264 00:12:04,068 --> 00:12:06,867 LEOPARD: Christopher had run-ins with the law before for 265 00:12:06,867 --> 00:12:08,367 stealing a vehicle, 266 00:12:08,367 --> 00:12:11,266 for fleeing from courtroom proceedings, 267 00:12:11,333 --> 00:12:15,433 and also some minor drug violations. 268 00:12:16,533 --> 00:12:19,433 GRUNDMANN: Through interviews with friends and relatives, 269 00:12:19,500 --> 00:12:22,100 we were able to determine that Christopher had been to 270 00:12:22,100 --> 00:12:25,533 Florida as recently as February of 2003 271 00:12:25,533 --> 00:12:27,467 for Layla's funeral. 272 00:12:27,467 --> 00:12:29,266 NARRATOR: The funeral of his father's wife, Layla, 273 00:12:29,266 --> 00:12:31,000 was a month prior to the murder, 274 00:12:31,000 --> 00:12:33,734 but there's no evidence Christopher returned to Florida 275 00:12:33,800 --> 00:12:34,068 before his father was killed in March. 276 00:12:34,068 --> 00:12:35,967 before his father was killed in March. 277 00:12:37,000 --> 00:12:39,967 We don't have anything other than his behavior 278 00:12:40,000 --> 00:12:42,867 that tells us he's our suspect. 279 00:12:42,867 --> 00:12:45,000 We couldn't link him to the crime. 280 00:12:45,000 --> 00:12:46,634 NARRATOR: And with David Lunz's son 281 00:12:46,634 --> 00:12:49,166 600 miles north from the murder scene, 282 00:12:49,166 --> 00:12:52,166 sheriff investigators turn their attention elsewhere. 283 00:12:53,867 --> 00:12:55,967 That's when a separate set of David's neighbors 284 00:12:56,000 --> 00:12:58,433 point to a different member of the Lunz family. 285 00:12:59,600 --> 00:13:03,100 Neighbors told investigators that David was having problems 286 00:13:03,100 --> 00:13:04,068 with his brother-in-law, Raymond. 287 00:13:04,068 --> 00:13:04,967 with his brother-in-law, Raymond. 288 00:13:05,000 --> 00:13:08,433 GRUNDMANN: A relative of Raymond and David's wife, 289 00:13:08,500 --> 00:13:12,734 Layla, had passed away, and Raymond was placed in charge of 290 00:13:12,734 --> 00:13:14,166 the estate in dividing 291 00:13:14,166 --> 00:13:16,634 the money up amongst the family members. 292 00:13:16,634 --> 00:13:20,000 David didn't think that they got their fair share 293 00:13:20,000 --> 00:13:21,867 from the estate, 294 00:13:21,900 --> 00:13:25,000 which is where the argument began. 295 00:13:25,000 --> 00:13:29,634 His feelings was that Raymond had embezzled the money. 296 00:13:30,467 --> 00:13:32,100 STOCKDALE: You always have to follow the money. 297 00:13:32,100 --> 00:13:33,867 I mean, in this case, there's hard feelings 298 00:13:33,867 --> 00:13:34,068 based on how an inheritance was divided. 299 00:13:34,068 --> 00:13:36,467 based on how an inheritance was divided. 300 00:13:36,467 --> 00:13:39,100 And so, certainly a suspect is viable 301 00:13:39,100 --> 00:13:43,367 if the victim felt aggrieved by that person's behavior. 302 00:13:43,367 --> 00:13:45,867 Emotions run high when it comes to money. 303 00:13:45,900 --> 00:13:48,100 Investigators realize that they may have been looking at 304 00:13:48,100 --> 00:13:51,367 somebody who is incentivized to carry out this crime. 305 00:13:51,367 --> 00:13:53,433 LEOPARD: Raymond could potentially have motive 306 00:13:53,500 --> 00:13:56,967 to kill David, because if David is dead, 307 00:13:57,000 --> 00:14:00,634 then there's that much more money that Raymond stands to 308 00:14:00,634 --> 00:14:04,000 gain, or if Raymond had done 309 00:14:04,000 --> 00:14:04,068 something with embezzling it, and David was calling him out 310 00:14:04,068 --> 00:14:07,533 something with embezzling it, and David was calling him out 311 00:14:07,533 --> 00:14:10,533 on it, then Raymond wouldn't get in trouble. 312 00:14:12,367 --> 00:14:15,000 GRUNDMANN: So now we want to investigate Raymond. 313 00:14:15,000 --> 00:14:17,634 We learned that he was a Chief Master Sergeant 314 00:14:17,634 --> 00:14:21,367 in the U.S. Air Force for 30 or 40 years. 315 00:14:21,367 --> 00:14:23,634 We also learned he was currently 316 00:14:23,634 --> 00:14:26,634 a volunteer at the Citrus County Sheriff's Office. 317 00:14:26,634 --> 00:14:29,734 He would assist with the homicide unit there. 318 00:14:29,734 --> 00:14:32,166 Based on his status and his work 319 00:14:32,166 --> 00:14:34,068 at the Citrus County Sheriff's Office, 320 00:14:34,068 --> 00:14:34,367 at the Citrus County Sheriff's Office, 321 00:14:34,367 --> 00:14:36,266 one might believe that he might 322 00:14:36,333 --> 00:14:38,066 know how to commit the perfect crime. 323 00:14:39,867 --> 00:14:41,867 [gunshot blasts] 324 00:14:41,867 --> 00:14:43,000 At the time of the murder, 325 00:14:43,000 --> 00:14:45,734 Raymond is living in Beverly Hills, Florida, 326 00:14:45,800 --> 00:14:50,000 which is about a two-hour drive north of Palm Harbor. 327 00:14:50,000 --> 00:14:53,900 So we go to Beverly Hills, Florida, to interview Raymond. 328 00:14:55,867 --> 00:14:57,166 While we're speaking to Raymond, 329 00:14:57,166 --> 00:14:59,867 we're asking him questions about gun ownership. 330 00:14:59,867 --> 00:15:03,433 He admits to us that he does own several weapons. 331 00:15:04,266 --> 00:15:06,467 ARNTFIELD: Raymond has a military background. 332 00:15:06,467 --> 00:15:09,166 He is strong and fit. 333 00:15:09,233 --> 00:15:12,867 He's adept with firearms, and he lives near the victim. 334 00:15:12,900 --> 00:15:16,533 Each of these new discoveries moves him up 335 00:15:16,600 --> 00:15:19,166 the chain in terms of his interest to police. 336 00:15:19,166 --> 00:15:23,266 When you're dealing with two men that have been trained by 337 00:15:23,333 --> 00:15:25,100 the best military in the world, 338 00:15:25,100 --> 00:15:27,266 they go head-to-head, 339 00:15:27,333 --> 00:15:29,266 there's a great deal of harm 340 00:15:29,266 --> 00:15:30,900 that one could do to another one. 341 00:15:35,533 --> 00:15:38,467 NARRATOR: But as investigators continue to question Raymond, 342 00:15:38,467 --> 00:15:40,967 they start to have doubts about him as a suspect. 343 00:15:41,900 --> 00:15:44,367 GRUNDMANN: Raymond indicates David had accused him 344 00:15:44,367 --> 00:15:46,166 of taking money from the estate, 345 00:15:46,233 --> 00:15:49,533 but he said nothing could be further from the truth. 346 00:15:49,533 --> 00:15:51,734 LEOPARD: There was no evidence at all 347 00:15:51,800 --> 00:15:54,734 that Raymond had embezzled the money. 348 00:15:54,734 --> 00:15:57,266 NARRATOR: Detectives' suspicions dwindle further 349 00:15:57,266 --> 00:15:59,634 when they witness Raymond's grief. 350 00:15:59,634 --> 00:16:02,734 GRUNDMANN: Raymond is obviously shook up about this, 351 00:16:02,734 --> 00:16:04,068 and he's very upset that David has been murdered. 352 00:16:04,068 --> 00:16:06,433 and he's very upset that David has been murdered. 353 00:16:07,367 --> 00:16:10,000 The shoe just did not fit in this case. 354 00:16:10,000 --> 00:16:12,333 This is not our suspect. 355 00:16:12,367 --> 00:16:14,634 NARRATOR: With David's immediate family eliminated, 356 00:16:14,734 --> 00:16:16,734 investigators follow up on a contact 357 00:16:16,734 --> 00:16:19,533 they recovered earlier at the crime scene. 358 00:16:19,533 --> 00:16:21,533 In David's wallet, we find a piece of paper 359 00:16:21,533 --> 00:16:24,433 that has a name and a phone number -- 360 00:16:24,500 --> 00:16:26,100 Liz Falcone. 361 00:16:26,100 --> 00:16:28,634 When you find a phone number in somebody's wallet, 362 00:16:28,634 --> 00:16:30,634 it sets off bells. 363 00:16:30,634 --> 00:16:33,100 NARRATOR: Before calling Liz Falcone directly, 364 00:16:33,100 --> 00:16:34,068 sheriff investigators turn to one of David's 365 00:16:34,068 --> 00:16:35,467 sheriff investigators turn to one of David's 366 00:16:35,467 --> 00:16:38,467 close friends to gather some background on her. 367 00:16:38,467 --> 00:16:41,166 GRUNDMANN: His friend told us that David recently 368 00:16:41,233 --> 00:16:43,634 met a woman, and he was very excited. 369 00:16:43,634 --> 00:16:47,266 Her name was Liz, they had exchanged phone numbers. 370 00:16:47,333 --> 00:16:50,000 He was gonna call her and set up a date. 371 00:16:50,000 --> 00:16:53,266 Apparently, David was a little concerned that he 372 00:16:53,266 --> 00:16:55,533 had met somebody that he was very interested in 373 00:16:55,533 --> 00:16:58,266 so soon after the death of his wife. 374 00:16:58,333 --> 00:17:00,867 NARRATOR: Because most murder victims know their killers, 375 00:17:00,867 --> 00:17:03,433 Liz Falcone becomes a person of interest. 376 00:17:04,800 --> 00:17:08,367 David is emotionally vulnerable, and police have to 377 00:17:08,367 --> 00:17:10,367 wonder whether in that state 378 00:17:10,367 --> 00:17:13,634 he had a lapse in judgment and allowed somebody very dangerous 379 00:17:13,634 --> 00:17:15,166 into his home. 380 00:17:15,233 --> 00:17:17,734 We have to talk to this woman in case 381 00:17:17,734 --> 00:17:21,266 they had actually made a date, and something went south. 382 00:17:21,266 --> 00:17:23,000 LEOPARD: Did he have Liz over to his place 383 00:17:23,000 --> 00:17:24,333 the night of the murder? 384 00:17:25,533 --> 00:17:27,266 Could she be responsible? 385 00:17:29,166 --> 00:17:30,233 [gunshot blasts] 386 00:17:32,266 --> 00:17:34,166 NARRATOR: After Palm Harbor, Florida, resident 387 00:17:34,166 --> 00:17:37,166 David Lunz is gunned down in his home, 388 00:17:37,233 --> 00:17:41,367 investigators find a contact for Liz Falcone in his wallet. 389 00:17:41,367 --> 00:17:44,367 David's friends say that he had planned to date her. 390 00:17:44,367 --> 00:17:46,367 Now, investigators consider whether 391 00:17:46,367 --> 00:17:48,900 a romantic twist could have turned deadly. 392 00:17:49,900 --> 00:17:52,734 When it's learned that David is dating someone new, 393 00:17:52,734 --> 00:17:55,867 this person becomes a logical suspect, because you're more 394 00:17:55,867 --> 00:17:58,100 likely to be killed by someone you know. 395 00:17:58,100 --> 00:17:59,533 And so she certainly would be 396 00:17:59,533 --> 00:18:01,175 a suspect, or perhaps others that know her. 397 00:18:01,175 --> 00:18:02,100 a suspect, or perhaps others that know her. 398 00:18:02,100 --> 00:18:05,734 Perhaps one of them is jealous of this new relationship. 399 00:18:05,734 --> 00:18:07,266 GRUNDMANN: Maybe she had an ex-boyfriend. 400 00:18:07,266 --> 00:18:10,066 Maybe she had an ex-husband or a current boyfriend that David 401 00:18:10,100 --> 00:18:11,867 didn't know about, and that person 402 00:18:11,900 --> 00:18:13,734 came to the house and committed a murder. 403 00:18:15,166 --> 00:18:16,734 [gunshot blasts] 404 00:18:18,266 --> 00:18:21,266 We didn't know what the connection was here, 405 00:18:21,266 --> 00:18:23,533 but we've got to talk to Liz. 406 00:18:23,600 --> 00:18:25,533 NARRATOR: The team tracks down Liz Falcone to 407 00:18:25,533 --> 00:18:27,533 see what she has to say about David Lunz. 408 00:18:27,533 --> 00:18:30,367 GRUNDMANN: She said, "I met that guy, 409 00:18:30,367 --> 00:18:31,175 "and he seemed like he was interested, 410 00:18:31,175 --> 00:18:32,867 "and he seemed like he was interested, 411 00:18:32,900 --> 00:18:34,367 "so I gave him my phone number. 412 00:18:34,367 --> 00:18:36,066 He seemed like a very nice guy." 413 00:18:36,967 --> 00:18:40,734 We asked Liz if she had ever been to David's house. 414 00:18:41,533 --> 00:18:43,634 She said, "No, he hasn't called yet, 415 00:18:43,700 --> 00:18:45,266 but we were gonna set up a date." 416 00:18:46,166 --> 00:18:49,266 So according to Liz, they hadn't even been out on 417 00:18:49,266 --> 00:18:50,967 a date yet. 418 00:18:51,000 --> 00:18:52,367 NARRATOR: Investigators don't have to 419 00:18:52,433 --> 00:18:54,100 just take her word for it. 420 00:18:54,100 --> 00:18:55,533 They have another way to confirm 421 00:18:55,533 --> 00:18:57,066 whether she's telling the truth. 422 00:18:58,867 --> 00:19:00,066 GRUNDMANN: At David's house, 423 00:19:00,066 --> 00:19:01,175 there were two drinking glasses located on 424 00:19:01,175 --> 00:19:02,533 there were two drinking glasses located on 425 00:19:02,533 --> 00:19:04,634 the coffee table in the living room. 426 00:19:04,634 --> 00:19:07,367 The glasses were swabbed for DNA. 427 00:19:08,166 --> 00:19:11,634 LEOPARD: When the DNA swabs come back from the lab, 428 00:19:15,100 --> 00:19:18,367 the only positive match that they had was David. 429 00:19:18,367 --> 00:19:20,433 They did not have anyone else. 430 00:19:20,500 --> 00:19:22,367 NARRATOR: With none of Liz Falcone's DNA 431 00:19:22,433 --> 00:19:24,100 recovered at David's home, 432 00:19:24,100 --> 00:19:26,467 investigators eliminate the possibility 433 00:19:26,467 --> 00:19:27,734 that she was the killer. 434 00:19:29,467 --> 00:19:31,175 GRUNDMANN: Every time we get a new name, a new suspect, 435 00:19:31,175 --> 00:19:31,634 GRUNDMANN: Every time we get a new name, a new suspect, 436 00:19:31,634 --> 00:19:33,533 there's a bit of excitement, 437 00:19:33,533 --> 00:19:37,000 but obviously, you know that we have to follow the evidence. 438 00:19:37,000 --> 00:19:38,166 In this case, 439 00:19:38,233 --> 00:19:40,367 it was another dead end, unfortunately. 440 00:19:42,467 --> 00:19:45,367 NARRATOR: To find new leads, the team takes a closer look 441 00:19:45,433 --> 00:19:48,967 at the empty gun case found beside David Lunz's bed. 442 00:19:49,000 --> 00:19:52,533 The box was for a Smith and Wesson revolver. 443 00:19:52,533 --> 00:19:54,634 It had the serial number on the box, 444 00:19:54,634 --> 00:19:59,367 and we are wondering who could have possibly taken this gun. 445 00:19:59,367 --> 00:20:01,175 We're hoping that it's the suspect. 446 00:20:01,175 --> 00:20:01,634 We're hoping that it's the suspect. 447 00:20:01,634 --> 00:20:03,100 NARRATOR: Investigators input 448 00:20:03,100 --> 00:20:06,100 the gun's serial number into the National Crime Information 449 00:20:06,100 --> 00:20:08,533 Center, or NCIC. 450 00:20:08,600 --> 00:20:11,433 If the gun has been located anywhere else in the US, 451 00:20:11,500 --> 00:20:13,867 the NCIC can tell investigators 452 00:20:13,867 --> 00:20:16,533 where and under what circumstances. 453 00:20:16,533 --> 00:20:21,100 Protocol dictates that we do not enter items as stolen in 454 00:20:21,100 --> 00:20:25,266 the NCIC computer unless we're certain that they're stolen. 455 00:20:25,266 --> 00:20:29,066 It's possible that David could have sold the gun, 456 00:20:29,100 --> 00:20:31,175 but we really needed a lead. 457 00:20:31,175 --> 00:20:31,533 but we really needed a lead. 458 00:20:31,533 --> 00:20:33,734 So my superiors finally agreed with me, 459 00:20:33,734 --> 00:20:37,800 and we entered it as stolen in the NCIC computer. 460 00:20:41,266 --> 00:20:44,066 NARRATOR: But the gun's serial number doesn't return any hits. 461 00:20:45,800 --> 00:20:49,166 With all leads exhausted, the investigation stalls. 462 00:20:51,367 --> 00:20:53,266 It's not until around Thanksgiving 463 00:20:53,266 --> 00:20:55,266 when the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office 464 00:20:55,266 --> 00:20:57,734 hears about a crime in neighboring Hillsborough County 465 00:20:57,734 --> 00:20:59,166 that may be related 466 00:20:59,166 --> 00:21:01,175 and it's just 10 miles from David Lunz's home. 467 00:21:01,175 --> 00:21:02,367 and it's just 10 miles from David Lunz's home. 468 00:21:03,700 --> 00:21:05,634 Eight months after the murder of David Lunz, 469 00:21:05,634 --> 00:21:08,467 Richard and Karla Van Dusen were trying to sell 470 00:21:08,467 --> 00:21:11,967 their 1971 Chevy Cheyenne. 471 00:21:12,000 --> 00:21:16,100 Richard Van Dusen listed his car for sale in the local newspaper. 472 00:21:16,100 --> 00:21:18,467 Someone responded to Richard's ad. 473 00:21:18,467 --> 00:21:21,266 On November 25th, 2003, 474 00:21:21,266 --> 00:21:23,266 that person came to the house and met 475 00:21:23,266 --> 00:21:26,333 with the Van Dusens regarding the sale of their car. 476 00:21:27,734 --> 00:21:31,175 The Van Dusens were never seen alive again. 477 00:21:31,175 --> 00:21:31,533 The Van Dusens were never seen alive again. 478 00:21:31,533 --> 00:21:35,734 Their cash and their car were stolen. 479 00:21:35,734 --> 00:21:37,634 The Van Dusens' bodies were found 480 00:21:37,700 --> 00:21:39,634 face-down on a gravel road, 481 00:21:39,634 --> 00:21:41,867 shot in the back of the head. 482 00:21:41,867 --> 00:21:44,467 NARRATOR: A trail of cellphone and DNA evidence 483 00:21:44,467 --> 00:21:46,634 led Hillsborough County Sheriff's Deputies 484 00:21:46,700 --> 00:21:50,734 to the car's buyer, 51-year-old William Deparvine. 485 00:21:51,734 --> 00:21:55,166 Based on the evidence, Deparvine was charged 486 00:21:55,166 --> 00:21:58,734 and convicted for the murders of the Van Dusens. 487 00:21:59,634 --> 00:22:01,175 NARRATOR: Pinellas County investigators are struck by 488 00:22:01,175 --> 00:22:01,967 NARRATOR: Pinellas County investigators are struck by 489 00:22:01,967 --> 00:22:03,166 similarities between 490 00:22:03,233 --> 00:22:05,867 the retired couple's murder and David Lunz's murder. 491 00:22:05,867 --> 00:22:08,533 Besides living close to the retired Marine, 492 00:22:08,533 --> 00:22:10,533 the Van Dusens were also killed by 493 00:22:10,533 --> 00:22:13,000 a single shotgun blast to the back of their heads. 494 00:22:13,000 --> 00:22:14,367 [gunshot blast] 495 00:22:14,367 --> 00:22:16,100 Perhaps even more chilling, 496 00:22:16,100 --> 00:22:18,066 David Lunz had also advertised 497 00:22:18,100 --> 00:22:19,867 a used vehicle in the classifieds 498 00:22:19,867 --> 00:22:22,166 just prior to his murder. 499 00:22:22,166 --> 00:22:27,367 David had listed his deceased wife Layla's car for sale. 500 00:22:27,433 --> 00:22:30,867 GRUNDMANN: After Layla died, David had no use for two cars. 501 00:22:30,900 --> 00:22:31,175 He was keeping his PT Cruiser, but he had taken 502 00:22:31,175 --> 00:22:34,000 He was keeping his PT Cruiser, but he had taken 503 00:22:34,000 --> 00:22:37,900 out an ad in the newspaper to sell his Mazda Miata. 504 00:22:38,967 --> 00:22:41,266 We found it interesting that the Van Dusens 505 00:22:41,266 --> 00:22:43,800 were selling a car, got murdered. 506 00:22:44,700 --> 00:22:48,100 David Lunz is selling a car, got murdered. 507 00:22:48,100 --> 00:22:49,867 LEOPARD: Did the same person do it? 508 00:22:49,867 --> 00:22:53,100 Is there someone targeting older people 509 00:22:53,100 --> 00:22:54,266 and using their vehicles as 510 00:22:54,333 --> 00:22:56,533 a way to get to them to rob them 511 00:22:56,533 --> 00:22:58,367 and then ultimately kill them? 512 00:22:58,367 --> 00:23:00,266 GRUNDMANN: Is there a connection with 513 00:23:00,266 --> 00:23:01,175 William Deparvine and David Lunz's homicide? 514 00:23:01,175 --> 00:23:03,000 William Deparvine and David Lunz's homicide? 515 00:23:09,700 --> 00:23:11,533 NARRATOR: Eight months after the murder of retired Marine 516 00:23:11,634 --> 00:23:14,467 David Lunz in his Palm Harbor, Florida, home, 517 00:23:14,533 --> 00:23:17,634 sheriff investigators consider whether his death is connected 518 00:23:17,734 --> 00:23:20,000 to the killing of Richard and Carla Van Dusen. 519 00:23:20,867 --> 00:23:23,967 After the retired couple listed their vehicle for sale, 520 00:23:23,967 --> 00:23:26,634 they were executed by 51-year-old William Deparvine. 521 00:23:28,367 --> 00:23:30,533 We were very excited about the possible link 522 00:23:30,533 --> 00:23:35,166 between the Van Dusen homicide and the Lunz homicide. 523 00:23:35,166 --> 00:23:38,367 David Lunz was retired from the military. 524 00:23:38,367 --> 00:23:38,845 The Van Dusens were also retired. 525 00:23:38,845 --> 00:23:41,100 The Van Dusens were also retired. 526 00:23:41,100 --> 00:23:43,367 GRUNDMANN: Both had listed their vehicles 527 00:23:43,367 --> 00:23:45,367 for sale when they got murdered. 528 00:23:46,967 --> 00:23:49,867 David was shot in the back of the head with a shotgun. 529 00:23:49,867 --> 00:23:51,734 The Van Dusens were also shot in 530 00:23:51,734 --> 00:23:53,533 the back of the head with a shotgun. 531 00:23:53,634 --> 00:23:55,900 GRUNDMANN: The Van Dusens' bodies were found only 532 00:23:56,000 --> 00:23:58,734 about 10 miles from David Lunz's house. 533 00:23:58,734 --> 00:24:01,367 So now we're wondering if William Deparvine 534 00:24:01,433 --> 00:24:03,467 had something to do with David Lunz's murder, 535 00:24:03,533 --> 00:24:06,867 since the situations seem to be similar. 536 00:24:06,900 --> 00:24:08,467 [gunshot blasts] 537 00:24:08,467 --> 00:24:08,845 NARRATOR: Besides Deparvine's conviction 538 00:24:08,845 --> 00:24:10,166 NARRATOR: Besides Deparvine's conviction 539 00:24:10,166 --> 00:24:12,266 in the double murder of the Van Dusens, 540 00:24:12,266 --> 00:24:14,467 investigators learn he remains 541 00:24:14,467 --> 00:24:17,900 a suspect in several other shotgun murders. 542 00:24:18,000 --> 00:24:19,533 GRUNDMANN: So now we're gonna look into 543 00:24:19,634 --> 00:24:22,066 where he was when David was killed. 544 00:24:28,467 --> 00:24:31,867 We learned that, unfortunately, William Deparvine was in 545 00:24:31,900 --> 00:24:33,367 custody in the county jail 546 00:24:33,367 --> 00:24:35,533 at the time of David Lunz's murder. 547 00:24:37,166 --> 00:24:38,845 NARRATOR: Deparvine was serving time on 548 00:24:38,845 --> 00:24:39,066 NARRATOR: Deparvine was serving time on 549 00:24:39,066 --> 00:24:41,266 a weapons charge in March 2003, 550 00:24:41,266 --> 00:24:43,233 exactly when David was killed. 551 00:24:44,100 --> 00:24:46,467 GRUNDMANN: He had a solid alibi. 552 00:24:46,533 --> 00:24:50,000 We have to eliminate William Deparvine as a suspect. 553 00:24:53,066 --> 00:24:55,467 At this point, we're extremely frustrated, 554 00:24:55,467 --> 00:24:58,266 because we're back to ground zero. 555 00:24:58,266 --> 00:25:01,066 There's a lot of pressure from the community itself 556 00:25:01,066 --> 00:25:02,867 due to this being such a brutal murder 557 00:25:02,900 --> 00:25:04,266 in a very quiet neighborhood. 558 00:25:04,266 --> 00:25:06,867 You do diligent work, and days, weeks, 559 00:25:06,867 --> 00:25:08,845 months, and even years can go by -- it can take a physical 560 00:25:08,845 --> 00:25:09,600 months, and even years can go by -- it can take a physical 561 00:25:09,600 --> 00:25:11,233 and mental toll on your wellbeing. 562 00:25:15,100 --> 00:25:18,533 NARRATOR: More than two years go by without any new leads. 563 00:25:18,634 --> 00:25:22,467 And then in December 2005, investigators receive 564 00:25:22,467 --> 00:25:24,066 a phone call from the Macon County 565 00:25:24,100 --> 00:25:25,900 Sheriff's Office in North Carolina. 566 00:25:28,000 --> 00:25:30,700 GRUNDMANN: There's a lake in North Carolina called Bear Lake. 567 00:25:30,700 --> 00:25:33,266 Every year, they drain the lake 568 00:25:33,333 --> 00:25:36,533 a little bit to compensate for snow melting. 569 00:25:36,533 --> 00:25:38,845 A fisherman was out wade fishing, 570 00:25:38,845 --> 00:25:39,467 A fisherman was out wade fishing, 571 00:25:39,533 --> 00:25:42,467 and while he's fishing, he stepped on something, 572 00:25:42,533 --> 00:25:45,634 and he reached down, and there's a gun, 573 00:25:45,734 --> 00:25:47,867 a little Smith and Western revolver. 574 00:25:47,900 --> 00:25:49,100 The fisherman turns the gun 575 00:25:49,100 --> 00:25:51,700 into the Macon County Sheriff's Office. 576 00:25:51,700 --> 00:25:54,634 They run the serial number and get a hit. 577 00:25:54,734 --> 00:25:59,000 It's stolen from Pinellas County, from David Lunz. 578 00:26:00,166 --> 00:26:03,066 The case for this revolver was found in 579 00:26:03,066 --> 00:26:07,367 the nightstand next to the master bed at David's house, 580 00:26:07,367 --> 00:26:08,845 and the case was empty. 581 00:26:08,845 --> 00:26:10,066 and the case was empty. 582 00:26:10,100 --> 00:26:11,600 NARRATOR: Now the question is, 583 00:26:11,600 --> 00:26:14,867 how did David Lunz's gun from Florida end up in 584 00:26:14,900 --> 00:26:18,100 a North Carolina lake 600 miles away? 585 00:26:18,100 --> 00:26:20,467 Swain County, North Carolina, sheriff's detective 586 00:26:20,533 --> 00:26:23,066 Brian Leopard alerts investigators in 587 00:26:23,100 --> 00:26:26,367 Florida that he has a witness who may know that answer. 588 00:26:26,433 --> 00:26:29,066 I contacted Pinellas County Sheriff's Office 589 00:26:29,100 --> 00:26:31,467 and advised them that we had 590 00:26:31,533 --> 00:26:34,867 received information about a homicide that had 591 00:26:34,867 --> 00:26:36,100 happened in their county. 592 00:26:36,100 --> 00:26:38,845 Detective Leopard tells us that they received 593 00:26:38,845 --> 00:26:38,867 Detective Leopard tells us that they received 594 00:26:38,900 --> 00:26:41,634 a tip from a woman named Sophia Magana. 595 00:26:41,634 --> 00:26:44,967 LEOPARD: Sophia had called the sheriff's office. 596 00:26:44,967 --> 00:26:49,634 She explained that a couple of years prior, her boyfriend had 597 00:26:49,734 --> 00:26:52,600 gone to Florida, and when he came back, 598 00:26:52,600 --> 00:26:56,600 he had confided in her that he had killed someone, 599 00:26:56,600 --> 00:27:01,367 and her boyfriend, his name was William Westerman. 600 00:27:01,367 --> 00:27:03,533 NARRATOR: But for North Carolina investigators, 601 00:27:03,634 --> 00:27:05,867 Sophia's story about William was initially 602 00:27:05,867 --> 00:27:07,600 too short on details. 603 00:27:07,600 --> 00:27:08,845 She said she didn't know the victim's name 604 00:27:08,845 --> 00:27:09,734 She said she didn't know the victim's name 605 00:27:09,734 --> 00:27:11,166 or where in Florida 606 00:27:11,166 --> 00:27:14,467 William allegedly killed his victim, and she waited two years 607 00:27:14,467 --> 00:27:16,600 to tell police her story. 608 00:27:16,600 --> 00:27:19,867 Sophia did not come forward immediately after William 609 00:27:19,900 --> 00:27:23,533 returned from the road trip and told her what had happened. 610 00:27:35,700 --> 00:27:38,845 LEOPARD: She finally came forward a couple of years after 611 00:27:38,845 --> 00:27:39,166 LEOPARD: She finally came forward a couple of years after 612 00:27:39,166 --> 00:27:41,066 and contacted law enforcement 613 00:27:41,066 --> 00:27:43,166 because she was mad at William Westerman, 614 00:27:43,166 --> 00:27:47,266 her ex-boyfriend at that time -- there was drug use going on, 615 00:27:47,266 --> 00:27:49,867 and they had a child together. 616 00:27:49,900 --> 00:27:52,367 She was just upset with the lifestyle 617 00:27:52,367 --> 00:27:54,700 that her ex-boyfriend was living. 618 00:27:54,700 --> 00:27:57,700 STOCKDALE: Because information is coming forward from someone 619 00:27:57,700 --> 00:27:59,700 who's involved in a bitter custody battle. 620 00:27:59,700 --> 00:28:02,867 Detectives are suspicious, because people want to 621 00:28:02,867 --> 00:28:06,367 know what is the motivation for this person to come forward? 622 00:28:06,433 --> 00:28:08,734 Is it because she wants something in terms of 623 00:28:08,734 --> 00:28:08,845 the custody battle, 624 00:28:08,845 --> 00:28:09,700 the custody battle, 625 00:28:09,700 --> 00:28:12,266 wants to gain an advantage? 626 00:28:12,266 --> 00:28:14,867 NARRATOR: With dubious motives and limited details, 627 00:28:14,867 --> 00:28:17,100 Sophia's story remained questionable 628 00:28:17,100 --> 00:28:19,900 to North Carolina investigators, 629 00:28:20,000 --> 00:28:22,066 but with the recovery of David Lunz's gun 630 00:28:22,066 --> 00:28:26,600 in Bear Lake, Sophia's story suddenly becomes more credible. 631 00:28:26,600 --> 00:28:29,367 After we had contacted Pinellas County, 632 00:28:29,367 --> 00:28:31,266 and they were able to confirm 633 00:28:31,333 --> 00:28:35,467 that they did in fact have an unsolved homicide of 634 00:28:35,467 --> 00:28:36,700 David Lunz, 635 00:28:36,700 --> 00:28:38,845 the investigation stepped into another gear. 636 00:28:38,845 --> 00:28:40,266 the investigation stepped into another gear. 637 00:28:40,266 --> 00:28:43,266 We didn't know what the connection was here, 638 00:28:43,266 --> 00:28:45,333 but we have to talk to this woman. 639 00:28:46,266 --> 00:28:49,634 LEOPARD: Plans were made for the investigators from 640 00:28:49,734 --> 00:28:53,066 Pinellas County to immediately come to North Carolina, 641 00:28:53,100 --> 00:28:56,900 and a time was set up for Sophia to come into the office 642 00:28:57,000 --> 00:28:59,266 and sit down and speak with investigators. 643 00:28:59,333 --> 00:29:02,066 NARRATOR: Florida investigators catch the next flight to 644 00:29:02,100 --> 00:29:03,100 North Carolina. 645 00:29:03,100 --> 00:29:05,367 We were extremely excited. 646 00:29:05,367 --> 00:29:08,367 We now know where we're gonna look and who we're gonna 647 00:29:08,367 --> 00:29:08,845 look at -- is there a connection? 648 00:29:08,845 --> 00:29:10,533 look at -- is there a connection? 649 00:29:13,467 --> 00:29:15,867 NARRATOR: More than two years after retired Marine 650 00:29:15,867 --> 00:29:18,367 and Florida resident David Lunz is murdered, 651 00:29:18,367 --> 00:29:21,166 Pinellas County investigators interview 652 00:29:21,233 --> 00:29:23,533 Sophia Magana in North Carolina. 653 00:29:23,600 --> 00:29:25,734 She claims she may know the murderer. 654 00:29:26,867 --> 00:29:29,266 When Sophia came in for her interview, 655 00:29:29,266 --> 00:29:31,734 she explained that her ex-boyfriend, 656 00:29:31,800 --> 00:29:35,333 William Westerman, had gone on a road trip to Florida 657 00:29:35,367 --> 00:29:37,867 with one of his friends. 658 00:29:37,900 --> 00:29:41,734 William does not have any idea of where they're going to 659 00:29:41,800 --> 00:29:42,709 and had been instructed by his friend 660 00:29:42,709 --> 00:29:43,867 and had been instructed by his friend 661 00:29:43,867 --> 00:29:46,634 not to bring any credit cards or cellphones. 662 00:29:46,700 --> 00:29:48,066 While they're on the road trip, 663 00:29:48,100 --> 00:29:50,867 according to Sophia, William is told by 664 00:29:50,900 --> 00:29:53,634 his friend that he plans on killing someone. 665 00:30:02,166 --> 00:30:04,634 NARRATOR: According to Sophia, William and his friend 666 00:30:04,700 --> 00:30:06,533 went to the intended target's house. 667 00:30:07,367 --> 00:30:10,967 There, William's friend subdued the man inside, 668 00:30:10,967 --> 00:30:12,709 then told William to kill him. 669 00:30:12,709 --> 00:30:12,800 then told William to kill him. 670 00:30:14,867 --> 00:30:18,100 She says that William told her that he got 671 00:30:18,100 --> 00:30:21,066 the shotgun that his friend had brought with him. 672 00:30:21,100 --> 00:30:23,367 William grabs a pillow to muffle the sound of 673 00:30:23,367 --> 00:30:26,433 the shotgun, holds it over the end of the shotgun, 674 00:30:27,700 --> 00:30:29,634 and shoots the victim in the head. 675 00:30:29,700 --> 00:30:30,734 [gunshot blasts] 676 00:30:30,734 --> 00:30:32,734 The gun kicked back and hit him in 677 00:30:32,734 --> 00:30:35,800 the forehead, causing a big gash and blood. 678 00:30:37,166 --> 00:30:40,100 NARRATOR: Sophia realizes investigators still have doubts 679 00:30:40,100 --> 00:30:42,709 about her story since she's in a custody dispute with William. 680 00:30:42,709 --> 00:30:44,266 about her story since she's in a custody dispute with William. 681 00:30:44,333 --> 00:30:45,734 So she brings proof. 682 00:30:46,533 --> 00:30:49,367 LEOPARD: She pulls a photograph out that 683 00:30:49,367 --> 00:30:51,266 she had taken of William Westerman. 684 00:31:03,367 --> 00:31:06,533 Sophia's photograph is a critical turning point, 685 00:31:06,533 --> 00:31:09,967 because along with that wound is the disclosure to Sophia that, 686 00:31:09,967 --> 00:31:12,000 "I got this when a gun kicked back 687 00:31:12,000 --> 00:31:12,709 while I was shooting someone." 688 00:31:12,709 --> 00:31:14,000 while I was shooting someone." 689 00:31:14,000 --> 00:31:16,367 That is enough for investigators to move on. 690 00:31:16,367 --> 00:31:19,333 [distant sirens wailing] 691 00:31:19,367 --> 00:31:21,333 NARRATOR: The sheriff's office wastes no time 692 00:31:21,367 --> 00:31:23,734 tracking down William to his current address. 693 00:31:25,100 --> 00:31:27,166 They bring him in for questioning. 694 00:31:27,166 --> 00:31:30,266 William is asked about the rumor 695 00:31:30,333 --> 00:31:32,333 that he was involved in a homicide. 696 00:31:33,166 --> 00:31:35,433 He denies any knowledge of the murder. 697 00:31:36,467 --> 00:31:39,166 NARRATOR: Investigators confront William with Sophia's story 698 00:31:39,233 --> 00:31:42,709 about the shotgun kicking back and wounding his head, 699 00:31:42,709 --> 00:31:42,867 about the shotgun kicking back and wounding his head, 700 00:31:42,900 --> 00:31:44,867 and they show him the photo she took. 701 00:31:49,700 --> 00:31:52,100 LEOPARD: When confronted with that information, 702 00:31:52,100 --> 00:31:54,000 William took a big sigh, 703 00:31:54,000 --> 00:31:57,066 like it was a weight being lifted off of him. 704 00:31:58,967 --> 00:32:02,467 William Westerman came clean about the homicide. 705 00:32:02,467 --> 00:32:04,867 LEOPARD: He admitted to killing David. 706 00:32:04,900 --> 00:32:08,333 He said that it had been eating at him and that 707 00:32:08,367 --> 00:32:10,000 he was glad to get it off of his chest 708 00:32:10,000 --> 00:32:11,533 and finally tell. 709 00:32:11,600 --> 00:32:12,709 One of the first questions he is asked 710 00:32:12,709 --> 00:32:13,967 One of the first questions he is asked 711 00:32:13,967 --> 00:32:17,100 is who did you go with to Florida? 712 00:32:17,100 --> 00:32:18,634 William have stated that he was with 713 00:32:18,634 --> 00:32:22,066 one of his friends, named Christopher Lunz. 714 00:32:23,467 --> 00:32:26,166 NARRATOR: Christopher Lunz is the victim's son, who detectives 715 00:32:26,166 --> 00:32:29,634 spoke to days after his father was killed. 716 00:32:29,634 --> 00:32:32,166 GRUNDMANN: It was like a chill that ran down my spine, 717 00:32:32,166 --> 00:32:34,734 because at the very beginning, 718 00:32:34,800 --> 00:32:37,166 we felt that Christopher was involved somehow 719 00:32:37,166 --> 00:32:39,266 just based on the short conversation 720 00:32:39,266 --> 00:32:42,709 I had on the phone with him three days after the homicide. 721 00:32:42,709 --> 00:32:42,800 I had on the phone with him three days after the homicide. 722 00:32:44,000 --> 00:32:45,867 NARRATOR: Investigators press William for 723 00:32:45,900 --> 00:32:48,266 more details about Christopher's involvement. 724 00:32:49,634 --> 00:32:53,100 William says that Christopher contacted him and said, "We need 725 00:32:53,100 --> 00:32:54,734 to go on a road trip to Florida." 726 00:32:54,734 --> 00:32:55,967 While en route, 727 00:32:55,967 --> 00:32:59,333 Christopher says, "We're going to kill my dad." 728 00:32:59,367 --> 00:33:00,734 Williams hesitant about it, 729 00:33:00,734 --> 00:33:03,634 but he goes along with it, because he is scared to death 730 00:33:03,634 --> 00:33:05,100 of Christopher. 731 00:33:05,100 --> 00:33:09,433 Williams says Christopher is basically a psychotic nut job. 732 00:33:09,500 --> 00:33:12,709 So he believed that Christopher had killed before, 733 00:33:12,709 --> 00:33:13,100 So he believed that Christopher had killed before, 734 00:33:13,100 --> 00:33:16,900 and there were possibly burned remains underneath his trailer. 735 00:33:18,900 --> 00:33:21,367 NARRATOR: According to William, after he and Christopher 736 00:33:21,367 --> 00:33:23,533 arrive in Palm Harbor, Florida, 737 00:33:23,533 --> 00:33:26,734 they park at a restaurant near David Lunz's house. 738 00:33:26,734 --> 00:33:29,166 They go to the house, knock on the door. 739 00:33:29,166 --> 00:33:30,634 They're greeted by David. 740 00:33:30,634 --> 00:33:32,367 NARRATOR: William says David is 741 00:33:32,367 --> 00:33:35,634 expecting them and even hugs his son. 742 00:33:35,634 --> 00:33:39,166 But what should be a pleasant family visit turns violent. 743 00:33:39,166 --> 00:33:42,709 William said a fight ensued between David and Christopher 744 00:33:42,709 --> 00:33:44,734 William said a fight ensued between David and Christopher 745 00:33:44,800 --> 00:33:47,166 and that he felt that actually, at one point, 746 00:33:47,166 --> 00:33:50,734 David was gonna end up getting the best of Christopher. 747 00:33:52,634 --> 00:33:55,533 But ultimately, Christopher was able to 748 00:33:55,533 --> 00:33:57,734 get David down on the ground 749 00:33:59,634 --> 00:34:02,100 and got him into a chokehold. 750 00:34:02,100 --> 00:34:04,467 Christopher is yelling at William, "Shoot him, 751 00:34:04,467 --> 00:34:06,166 shoot him, shoot him." 752 00:34:06,166 --> 00:34:08,533 So William grabs a pillow to muffle the sound of 753 00:34:08,533 --> 00:34:11,634 the shotgun, holds it over the end of the shotgun, 754 00:34:14,000 --> 00:34:15,634 and shoots David in the head. 755 00:34:15,700 --> 00:34:17,800 [gunshot blasts] 756 00:34:20,533 --> 00:34:21,634 Before they fled, 757 00:34:21,734 --> 00:34:24,467 they ruffled through some drawers, and they came across 758 00:34:24,467 --> 00:34:26,000 the Smith and Wesson handgun. 759 00:34:26,000 --> 00:34:28,867 Christopher took that handgun for a memento 760 00:34:28,867 --> 00:34:30,367 or why, we don't know. 761 00:34:30,367 --> 00:34:32,734 But then as soon as they got back to North Carolina, 762 00:34:32,800 --> 00:34:36,066 they threw it off a bridge and into Bear Lake. 763 00:34:37,000 --> 00:34:41,367 Westerman's story lines up perfectly with the crime scene. 764 00:34:41,367 --> 00:34:42,709 He admits that he pulled the trigger, 765 00:34:42,709 --> 00:34:43,734 He admits that he pulled the trigger, 766 00:34:43,800 --> 00:34:45,166 so now we have the trigger man. 767 00:34:45,166 --> 00:34:47,467 Now we need to get Christopher in custody. 768 00:34:47,467 --> 00:34:51,166 LEOPARD: Because of local media reporting about the arrest of 769 00:34:51,166 --> 00:34:52,433 William Westerman, 770 00:34:52,500 --> 00:34:58,000 Christopher gets wind of the investigation and decides 771 00:34:58,000 --> 00:35:00,967 that he wants to make one last stand. 772 00:35:01,000 --> 00:35:05,000 So Christopher contacts the local TV station 773 00:35:05,000 --> 00:35:09,734 and tells them that he is willing to turn himself in, 774 00:35:09,734 --> 00:35:12,709 but he wants it to be on camera. 775 00:35:12,709 --> 00:35:12,734 but he wants it to be on camera. 776 00:35:12,800 --> 00:35:15,433 Chris agrees to meet at 777 00:35:15,500 --> 00:35:19,734 the overlook on Highway 441 on Cowee Mountain. 778 00:35:20,867 --> 00:35:25,000 Surveillance is set up a couple of hours before 779 00:35:25,000 --> 00:35:27,734 the time -- once they confirm 780 00:35:27,734 --> 00:35:32,066 that Christopher is at the overlook, 781 00:35:32,100 --> 00:35:33,433 we start approaching. 782 00:35:34,700 --> 00:35:38,367 This televised surrender, aside from sounding insane, 783 00:35:38,367 --> 00:35:40,100 is fraught with risk. 784 00:35:40,100 --> 00:35:42,367 It's an entirely unpredictable situation. 785 00:35:42,367 --> 00:35:42,709 We know that this individual has access to firearms. 786 00:35:42,709 --> 00:35:45,166 We know that this individual has access to firearms. 787 00:35:45,166 --> 00:35:47,166 We know that they may be looking to actually turn this 788 00:35:47,166 --> 00:35:52,166 into a televised shootout, going out in a blaze of glory. 789 00:35:52,233 --> 00:35:54,166 NARRATOR: Instead of surrendering, Christopher 790 00:35:54,166 --> 00:35:57,166 begins acting wild and erratic. 791 00:35:57,166 --> 00:36:00,734 LEOPARD: Chris gets up on top of the picnic table 792 00:36:00,800 --> 00:36:06,867 and started reciting lines from the movie "Gladiator." 793 00:36:06,900 --> 00:36:09,734 I think it was, "Are you being entertained?" 794 00:36:09,734 --> 00:36:12,709 Once we allow him to finish his lines from "Gladiator," 795 00:36:12,709 --> 00:36:13,967 Once we allow him to finish his lines from "Gladiator," 796 00:36:14,000 --> 00:36:16,367 he steps down off the picnic table, 797 00:36:16,367 --> 00:36:20,634 turns around, we handcuff him, and transport him to jail. 798 00:36:21,800 --> 00:36:26,800 I have yet to ever experience anything like that again. 799 00:36:28,467 --> 00:36:30,166 NARRATOR: While in custody, Christopher Lunz 800 00:36:30,166 --> 00:36:31,867 refuses to talk, 801 00:36:31,900 --> 00:36:34,734 but investigators are still missing one crucial piece of 802 00:36:34,734 --> 00:36:37,634 the puzzle before they can take their case to trial. 803 00:36:37,634 --> 00:36:40,266 Why would Christopher want to kill his own father? 804 00:36:41,166 --> 00:36:42,709 The team learns that two weeks after the murder, 805 00:36:42,709 --> 00:36:44,100 The team learns that two weeks after the murder, 806 00:36:44,100 --> 00:36:46,000 Christopher called the attorney in charge 807 00:36:46,000 --> 00:36:48,000 of his father's estate. 808 00:36:48,000 --> 00:36:50,867 Christopher was wanting to know what his portion of 809 00:36:50,900 --> 00:36:54,100 the estate was and what he was gonna be receiving. 810 00:36:54,100 --> 00:36:56,533 GRUNDMANN: Christopher was living in a trailer at the time 811 00:36:56,533 --> 00:36:58,634 of the murder, and it was obvious 812 00:36:58,700 --> 00:37:01,634 that he didn't have much money. 813 00:37:01,634 --> 00:37:04,367 LEOPARD: The attorney advised Christopher that he was 814 00:37:04,367 --> 00:37:06,367 not in the will -- he was receiving nothing. 815 00:37:06,367 --> 00:37:09,533 Christopher responded to that very upset. 816 00:37:09,533 --> 00:37:12,266 He became irate enough that 817 00:37:12,266 --> 00:37:12,709 Clearwater Police Department had to be called. 818 00:37:12,709 --> 00:37:15,533 Clearwater Police Department had to be called. 819 00:37:15,533 --> 00:37:17,100 NARRATOR: With a motive established, 820 00:37:17,100 --> 00:37:18,467 investigators believe they 821 00:37:18,467 --> 00:37:20,734 finally understand exactly what happened 822 00:37:20,734 --> 00:37:23,967 in the hours leading up to David Lunz's death. 823 00:37:23,967 --> 00:37:26,000 GRUNDMANN: Days before the homicide, 824 00:37:26,000 --> 00:37:29,166 Christopher contacted his father and said, "Hey, 825 00:37:29,166 --> 00:37:30,867 I'd like to come visit you." 826 00:37:30,867 --> 00:37:33,533 LEOPARD: Christopher asked William Westerman to go on 827 00:37:33,600 --> 00:37:36,867 a road trip with him to Florida to visit his father. 828 00:37:36,867 --> 00:37:40,734 -William Westerman agrees. -GRUNDMANN: On March 6th, 829 00:37:40,800 --> 00:37:42,709 David gets up around 5 a.m. 830 00:37:42,709 --> 00:37:43,333 David gets up around 5 a.m. 831 00:37:43,367 --> 00:37:44,734 has breakfast. 832 00:37:44,734 --> 00:37:48,333 David mowed the lawn sometime around 8 a.m. that morning. 833 00:37:49,367 --> 00:37:52,100 LEOPARD: At 8:30 a.m., David leaves for work. 834 00:37:52,100 --> 00:37:54,867 GRUNDMANN: David started work at 9 a.m. 835 00:37:54,900 --> 00:37:56,000 LEOPARD: At 5:30 p.m., 836 00:37:56,000 --> 00:37:58,100 David arrives home and gets ready for 837 00:37:58,100 --> 00:38:00,433 his guests to arrive. -GRUNDMANN: At approximately 838 00:38:00,500 --> 00:38:04,000 7 p.m. Christopher Lunz and William Westerman 839 00:38:04,000 --> 00:38:05,734 arrive at David's house. 840 00:38:07,867 --> 00:38:11,000 LEOPARD: David Lunz hugs Christopher when he walks in. 841 00:38:11,000 --> 00:38:12,709 They sit down in the living room. 842 00:38:12,709 --> 00:38:12,967 They sit down in the living room. 843 00:38:12,967 --> 00:38:15,867 There's some casual conversation. 844 00:38:15,867 --> 00:38:20,000 At 7:15 p.m., Christopher stands up 845 00:38:20,000 --> 00:38:22,433 says that he has a present for his father. 846 00:38:24,100 --> 00:38:27,100 GRUNDMANN: A few moments later, Christopher returns with 847 00:38:27,100 --> 00:38:29,533 a shotgun and hits David 848 00:38:29,533 --> 00:38:31,967 in the back of the head with the butt of the gun. 849 00:38:35,467 --> 00:38:38,166 LEOPARD: Then a struggle ensues with father and son 850 00:38:38,166 --> 00:38:40,266 as they wrestle in the living room. 851 00:38:40,333 --> 00:38:42,066 William Westerman watches. 852 00:38:42,100 --> 00:38:42,709 GRUNDMANN: The fight proceeds into the hallway 853 00:38:42,709 --> 00:38:44,433 GRUNDMANN: The fight proceeds into the hallway 854 00:38:44,500 --> 00:38:48,100 and into the bedroom, where Christopher has David in 855 00:38:48,100 --> 00:38:51,867 a headlock and yells at William, "Shoot him, shoot him." 856 00:38:51,900 --> 00:38:54,166 William grabs the pillow, 857 00:38:54,233 --> 00:38:56,634 puts it over the end of a shotgun, 858 00:38:57,467 --> 00:38:59,100 and shoots David in the head. 859 00:38:59,100 --> 00:39:01,000 [gunshot blasts] 860 00:39:01,000 --> 00:39:05,166 David Lunz was shot and killed sometime around 7:30 p.m. 861 00:39:05,166 --> 00:39:08,066 on the night of March 6th, 2003. 862 00:39:09,266 --> 00:39:12,709 Moments after the homicide, Christopher and William found 863 00:39:12,709 --> 00:39:13,367 Moments after the homicide, Christopher and William found 864 00:39:13,367 --> 00:39:16,533 the Smith and Wesson handgun in the nightstand, 865 00:39:16,533 --> 00:39:20,166 took it, and decided to get the heck out of dodge. 866 00:39:21,100 --> 00:39:25,734 At about 7:45, William and Christopher get back in 867 00:39:25,734 --> 00:39:28,634 their car and drive all the way home to 868 00:39:28,634 --> 00:39:31,266 North Carolina in the middle of the night. 869 00:39:33,166 --> 00:39:35,533 NARRATOR: On June 6th, 2006, 870 00:39:35,600 --> 00:39:38,100 3 years after the murder of David Lunz, 871 00:39:38,100 --> 00:39:40,533 William Westerman pleads guilty to his part in 872 00:39:40,533 --> 00:39:42,709 the homicide and receives 30 years. 873 00:39:42,709 --> 00:39:43,734 the homicide and receives 30 years. 874 00:39:43,734 --> 00:39:46,166 Christopher Lunz admits to killing his father. 875 00:39:46,166 --> 00:39:49,333 He says his motive wasn't money but revenge. 876 00:39:49,367 --> 00:39:52,333 In court, Christopher had claimed that his 877 00:39:52,367 --> 00:39:54,867 father molested him when he was younger. 878 00:39:54,867 --> 00:39:58,467 But the only time that we are aware that he ever met 879 00:39:58,467 --> 00:40:00,634 his father was when he was 10. 880 00:40:00,634 --> 00:40:03,333 It was strictly a visit at a park. 881 00:40:03,367 --> 00:40:05,066 They were never alone together. 882 00:40:05,100 --> 00:40:07,634 So it was totally unverified that he ever 883 00:40:07,634 --> 00:40:10,166 molested Christopher. 884 00:40:10,166 --> 00:40:12,709 STOCKDALE: It's possible that Chris develops this idea 885 00:40:12,709 --> 00:40:13,367 STOCKDALE: It's possible that Chris develops this idea 886 00:40:13,367 --> 00:40:15,266 or this story that his father has sexually 887 00:40:15,333 --> 00:40:18,166 abused him because he thinks the jury or other people would 888 00:40:18,233 --> 00:40:20,166 be more sympathetic towards him 889 00:40:20,166 --> 00:40:21,967 if that was the case. 890 00:40:21,967 --> 00:40:27,166 In court, Christopher Lunz admits to killing many more 891 00:40:27,166 --> 00:40:29,734 people that he caught in the act 892 00:40:29,734 --> 00:40:34,367 of sexual abuse of children and young people. 893 00:40:34,367 --> 00:40:37,533 NARRATOR: After a 3-day trial in June of 2006, 894 00:40:37,533 --> 00:40:40,867 Christopher Lunz is convicted of first-degree murder, 895 00:40:40,867 --> 00:40:42,709 punishable by death in Florida. 896 00:40:42,709 --> 00:40:43,467 punishable by death in Florida. 897 00:40:43,467 --> 00:40:46,166 FARNELL: During the penalty phase of the proceedings, 898 00:40:46,166 --> 00:40:51,734 he looked at the jury, and he asked them, in his words, 899 00:40:51,734 --> 00:40:54,734 to fry him, to execute him. 900 00:40:55,867 --> 00:40:58,467 Instead, jurors recommend life in prison. 901 00:40:58,467 --> 00:41:00,266 NARRATOR: Once in prison, 902 00:41:00,266 --> 00:41:02,166 authorities in North Carolina assess 903 00:41:02,166 --> 00:41:04,734 Christopher Lunz's claim of multiple murders. 904 00:41:05,734 --> 00:41:07,867 LEOPARD: Investigators find human remains on 905 00:41:07,900 --> 00:41:09,634 Christopher's property. 906 00:41:09,700 --> 00:41:11,867 NARRATOR: But before the Macon County Sheriff's Office 907 00:41:11,867 --> 00:41:12,709 can open a new investigation, 908 00:41:12,709 --> 00:41:13,333 can open a new investigation, 909 00:41:13,367 --> 00:41:16,634 Christopher's story takes a final tragic twist. 910 00:41:16,634 --> 00:41:19,533 LEOPARD: In 2009, Christopher kills himself 911 00:41:19,533 --> 00:41:21,533 inside Florida State prison. 912 00:41:25,000 --> 00:41:27,166 GRUNDMANN: This one's totally senseless. 913 00:41:27,166 --> 00:41:29,734 Christopher never got any money. 914 00:41:29,734 --> 00:41:32,867 Christopher probably was never molested by David. 915 00:41:32,867 --> 00:41:35,166 I think it was just greed. 916 00:41:35,166 --> 00:41:37,100 SAVAGE: I know for the community itself, 917 00:41:37,100 --> 00:41:39,000 it definitely puts them at ease. 918 00:41:39,000 --> 00:41:40,066 From their personal perspective, 919 00:41:40,100 --> 00:41:42,000 the son was finally convicted for this crime, 920 00:41:42,000 --> 00:41:42,709 but also, having a sense of justice for Mr. Lunz. 921 00:41:42,709 --> 00:41:45,634 but also, having a sense of justice for Mr. Lunz. 922 00:41:45,634 --> 00:41:48,367 Reality doesn't matter. It's how Chris perceives it. 923 00:41:48,367 --> 00:41:51,333 The callousness of this crime, gaining attention, 924 00:41:51,367 --> 00:41:53,066 manipulating accomplices -- 925 00:41:53,100 --> 00:41:56,100 these are all hallmarks of somebody who's a psychopath. 926 00:41:56,100 --> 00:41:57,266 In the end, we have a case 927 00:41:57,333 --> 00:42:00,634 of a widower murdered by his own son 928 00:42:00,634 --> 00:42:02,867 a month after his wife dies of cancer. 929 00:42:02,867 --> 00:42:05,533 This is a series of cascading tragedies. 930 00:42:05,600 --> 00:42:07,800 I mean, it is an injustice any way you look at it,