party. immediately when he saw me, he turned pale. you could see the blood just draining from his face. reporter: detective everett hauled dan to the station and charged him with accessory to julie s murder. dan seemed eager to come clean. he told police sam confessed to him that while drunk and on drugs, sam asked julie for sex. she said no, and then he just shot her twice in the head. i m really like, you re you re totally with me right now. like, julie s julie s, like, a friend. reporter: and then, dan said, sam threatened him and his wife-to-be, rachel buffett. so dan agreed to help sam escape. according to dan, sam offered him money, and dan took it to help pay for his wedding. but as to the anonymous man in the black hat, dan had a confession to make. he doesn t exist. that s a lie. that s 100% proof lie. reporter: detectives went to the camden apartments to tell
uh-huh. reporter: were you honest with them? i was. i know my heart. and god knows my heart. and that s my comfort is god s in control. and god knows i m innocent. reporter: you an honest person? i think so, to the best of my capabilities. i told the truth to try to help the police get to the bottom of things. my heart was always in the right place. reporter: dan kills sam. dan disposes of sam s body. dan lures julie to sam s apartment, using sam s phone. dan kills julie. during all that time, you never suspect a thing? not a thing. reporter: in september 2018, eight years after the murders, the aspiring actress went on trial accused of lying to protect the man she loved. this is my name. this is my life. this is my entire future. and i have nothing to hide. and i m innocent. reporter: some of her former friends did not agree.