those mystery blood drops found the murder scene had been tested. the dna was not a match to rick, but to an unidentified male. that, said the prosecutor, actually supported what mullins said, that rick had an accomplice. humphries believe the evidence was enough to put the defendant away. he only wished he could make the same case against rick s old girlfriend. what about bambi? she was not being tried in this courtroom? it was a travesty. you think it s honest? i think so, figuratively. and that is just how rick played it out in his cruiser. he told the jury, this was the story about a spoiled woman, bambi bennett who manipulated her boyfriend, rick gagnon into doing her murderous dirty work. get back he did, get her mother in law. he had heard from bambi how her parents were not fair to her, that they had her land, her parents were horrible people, they were taking advantage of me. to make things right, argued the prosecutor, the dutiful boyfriend and his right-hand
all the blood and just one of the most horrible things i had ever seen. rick approached the bathroom were charlie had been killed. he said he noticed bambi, through the window, pacing in the backyard. she was calling out, mama, mama. she was crying, screaming. i stepped into the bathroom, trying to step around the mess as best as i could. and i shut the blind. you closed it because you didn t want bambi to see the bloody room? that s right. i remember saying to bambi, i think i stepped in some blood in the bathroom. i was wiping my shoe off on the sand. she was telling me to wash my shoes. so, i get blood in her mom s truck. it must have been eerie being in the house that night? yeah. extremely. it was an eerie moment. one that would haunt bambi and rick for years to come. coming up bambi makes a stunning admission. there s been a long family feud. over the land? a long time. when dateline continues.
and then bambi signed over her heart, sending cody and nathan to be raised by their grandparents. she calls it her lowest point. i did not know to do, i knew it was the right thing. she wanted to take care of them, she loved those children. it was a crushing loss, no question. but bambi agreed at the time that the boys were better off. they loved diane and charlie. very loving, did a lot of outdoor stuff, they spoiled us to death. nathan, how about you? they were the most loving individuals i ever met in my life. my grandma was a sweet woman, everybody says so. with the boys living at the grandparents, bambi tried to get her own life back on track. that is when she met rick gagnon, a new higher at charlie s glass company, an instant attraction. i have always liked the bad boy image, you know? he had the goatee, shaved head. we just had a good time together. it was a serious relationship? yes, it was. rick was also serious. he confronted bambi about her demons.
and it was all excited about something. authorities in tennessee, the prisoner told rick, had just arrested someone for a home invasion there. he told me he said they identified the killer. that man s name was bruce hill. when fact tennessee authorities ran his dna through the database, they had a match to the mystery blood found at the parker crime scene. in 2011, a jury convicted hill of the murders of big charlie and diane. his motive for the crime was never firmly established. but who is bruce hill? do you know that name? no. did you ever see him at the farm property? at the job sites? no. but rick s lawyer needed proof that there is no connection between the two men. so, he paid hill a visit. bruce hill was shown a picture of rick gagnon and his words were, yeah, i ve never
rick gagnon show deception. police then sat both rick and bambi down in a separate booth, for another round of questioning. this time, the gloves were off. do you want to be charged with something? are you charging with anything? answer my question. i did not do anything. they hoped for a confession, or the very least, that she would give up rick. she did not do neither. you don t want to be charged. no. i m not going to be charged because i did not do anything. we are done, lock her up. because, you re not gonna tell us anything? we will lock you up. put some handcuffs on, are charged with two counts of murder. but the detectives were not yet done trying to break bambi. on the way to her booking, bambi said the hammer came down hard one more time. now, they surrounded me like a pack of wolves and said, go get those crime scene photos of her mom and dad. and i said, no, no, no. and that was trying to cover my face.