Friend s did to help. Vo plus, a patrol car overturns on a bay area highway. But not from hitting another car. Vo then, a woman on campus. Posing as a substitute teacher. But the real reason she was there. Has police on the lookout. Close tonight at 11. Reporter on that rainy march afternoon when ann died, cara rintala was running errands with her 2yearold daughter. They got home around 7 00 p. M. , saw the basement light on. And inside, cara peered down the basement stairs. Her wifes bare feet were lying on the floor. Cara grabbed her daughter and raced to her neighbors. Then home again. My neighbor just came over and she told me to call 911. She was pretty distraught. Reporter she was. When Sergeant Gary poehler of the Granby Police department arrived at the rintala house about 7 20, he heard cara before he saw her. It was, shes dead, i cant believe shes dead. Crying, lots of crying. Reporter nothing prepared sergeant poehler for what he saw when he went down those basement stairs. T
She owed other people money. Reporter or love . It was a relationship of extremes hot, cold wild, calm. You know, love is crazy. Reporter and caught in the middle, the person she loved most. Everything was about brianna. Everything. Reporter would a body covered in paint help a killer cover up a murder . Almost 24 years of doing this job, ive never seen a perfect crime. Reporter a historymaking case with a verdict that stunned everyone. God, where art thou . Reporter im lester holt and this is dateline. Heres Dennis Murphy with at the bottom of the stairs. Reporter the phone calls of the are you sitting down kind started buzzing on a dank, rainy evening in western massachusetts. It was march 29th, 2010. I said, oh, my god. You know, you gotta be kidding me. Reporter the news was heartbreaking. Incomprehensible. I couldnt be. It couldnt be true. Its just wrong. Reporter word spread from family members to friends. How did you find out something awful had happened . I was at my desk at wo