died in a way that was not quick and certainly was painful. the autopsy concluded after the 3,000-pound suv fell on her, lynn hemorrhaged into her lungs and died from asphyxiation the only marks on her body, imprints from the brake rotor. the local douglas county sheriff's department opened an investigation, but a few days later the coroner ruled lynn's death an accident. the case was closed. did you have any reason to believe this wasn't an accident? >> no. we all believed him and took him at his word. any thoughts that i might have had i just dismissed >> reporter: harold had his wife cremated, spread her ashes on a mountain he said she loved, and then went on with his life he even kept driving the same jeep for a while eventually he married toni, and lynn's death became a distant memory for some people, anyway, but not all. nearly 18 years later after toni fell off that cliff, the