reporter: that prepaid cell phone was the very clue that led police to chris. a phone which chris bought, said bianca, after novak assured him novak said that this guy routinely used these throw-away phones. reporter: what s more, chris could not have left that voice mail because, by the time of the murder, she says, he d given the phone away. he gave it to novak. reporter: and novak gave it to dolezsar. yes, yes. as far as we know. but novak, so we don t know anything. reporter: but now a theory about motive drifted from loft to loft. hadn t novak borrowed almost 2 million from ken? the friends said they watched him spend lavishly on high living and never saw evidence of that movie the loan was supposed to pay for. but really, was their old friend capable of orchestrating murder and pinning it on chris? there s one person that bragged about knowing russian mafia. how hard would it be to find somebody that looked like chris? and he introduced chris from the very beg
could not have left that voice mail because, by the time of the murder, she says, he d given the phone away. he gave it to novak. reporter: and novak gave it to dolezsar. yes, yes. as far as we know. but novak, so we don t know anything. reporter: but now a theory about motive drifted from loft to loft. hadn t novak borrowed almost 2 million from ken? the friends said they watched him spend lavishly on high living and never saw evidence of that movie the loan was supposed to pay for. but really, was their old friend capable of orchestrating murder and pinning it on chris? there s one person that bragged about knowing russian mafia. how hard would it be to find somebody that looked like chris? and he introduced chris from the very beginning with that in mind of setting chris up. i know it sounds like a really dumb movie, but if you had ever met novak, the man has a byzantine mind. reporter: she recalls all those supportive chats she had
somebody that looked like chris? and he introduced chris from the very beginning with that in mind of setting chris up. i know it sounds like a really dumb movie, but if you had ever met novak, the man has a byzantine mind. reporter: she recalls all those supportive chats she had with novak after chris arrest. turned out he was probably fishing for information. reporter: it reminded friend john fife of a conversation with novak one night after they dined together. john posed a question. he said, mostly in jest, of course, just hypothetical i said, david, have you ever contemplated committing the perfect murder? and he said yes. the key element to that is making sure that someone is caught and charged for the crime. once they have somebody, they ll stop looking, and that s how you can really get away. reporter: and now novak had taken off.
murder, she says, he d given the phone away. he gave it to novak. reporter: and novak gave it to dolezsar. yes, yes. as far as we know. but novak, so we don t know anything. reporter: but now a theory about motive drifted from loft to loft. hadn t novak borrowed almost 2 million from ken? the friends said they watched him spend lavishly on high living and never saw evidence of that movie the loan was supposed to pay for. but really, was their old friend capable of orchestrating murder and pinning it on chris? there s one person that bragged about knowing russian mafia. how hard would it be to find somebody that looked like chris? and he introduced chris from the very beginning with that in mind of setting chris up. i know it sounds like a really dumb movie, but if you had ever met novak, the man has a byzantine mind. reporter: she recalls all those supportive chats she had
so we don t know anything. and now a theory about motive drifted from loft to loft. hadn t novak borrowed almost $2 million from ken? the friends said they watched him spend lavishly on high living and never saw evidence of that movie the loan was supposed to pay for. really, was their old friend capable of orchestrating murder and pinning it on chris? there s one person that bragged about knowing russian mafia. how hard would it be to find somebody that looked like chris, and he introduced chris from the very beginning with that in mind of setting chris up. i know it sounds like a just really dumb movie, but if you had ever met novak, the man has a byzantine mind. she recalls all the supportive chats she had with novak after chris arrest. turns out he was probably fishing for information. it reminded friend, john