it was weeks later when they finally caught him, shoplifting in bethlehem, pennsylvania. while more than $38,000 in cash was in his car. the altmans visited him in jail. you know, i asked him how he was doin . and he said, you know, not great. he talked about how he pretty much was going to do maybe suicide by cop. reporter: but bob of course didn t pull that particular trigger and was sent back to texas for trial, where his houston attorney dick deguerin devised the defense that beat the murder charge. it was a simple case of a struggle over a gun, and the gun went off. if it truly was self-defense, then what happened after the killing doesn t change that. reporter: bob wasn t so confididn t he d get off. in fact he asked his friends the
while more than $38,000 in cash was in his car. the altmans visited him in jail. you know, i asked him how he was doin . and he said, you know, not great. he talked about how he pretty much was gonna do maybe suicide by cop. reporter: but bob of course didn t pull that particular trigger and was sent back to texas for trial, where his houston attorney dick deguerin devised the defense that beat the murder charge. it was a simple case of a struggle over a gun, and the gun went off. if it truly was self-defense, then what happened after the killing doesn t change that. reporter: bob wasn t so confididn t he d get off. in fact he asked his friends the altmans to help him learn more about what life behind bars would be like for him.
it was weeks later when they finally caught him, shoplifting in bethlehem, pennsylvania. while more than $38,000 in cash was in his car. the altmans visited him in jail. you know, i asked him how he was doin . and he said, you know, not great. he talked about how he pretty much was gonna do maybe suicide by cop. reporter: but bob of course didn t pull that particular trigger and was sent back to texas for trial, where his houston attorney dick deguerin devised the defense that beat the murder charge. it was a simple case of a struggle over a gun, and the gun went off. if it truly was self-defense, then what happened after the killing doesn t change that. reporter: bob wasn t so confididn t he d get off. in fact he asked his friends the altmans to help him learn more about what life behind bars
it was weeks later when they finally caught him, shoplifting in bethlehem, pennsylvania. while more than $38,000 in cash was in his car. the altmans visited him in jail. you know, i asked him how he was doin . and he said, you know, not great. he talked about how he pretty much was gonna do maybe suicide by cop. reporter: but bob of course didn t pull that particular trigger and was sent back to texas for trial, where his houston attorney dick deguerin devised the defense that beat the murder charge. it was a simple case of a struggle over a gun, and the gun went off. if it truly was self-defense, then what happened after the killing doesn t change that. reporter: bob wasn t so confididn t he d get off. in fact he asked his friends the altmans to help him learn more about what life behind bars