it was very obvious that danielle had some kind of hatred towards sam, that there was that she wanted to hurt him. reporter: and based on those text messages, it seemed clear to detectives that she had persuaded michael to feel the same way. i absolutely think she poisoned michael s mind as far as what sam was. everything he knew about sam was that he was a violent person. he was described to him as a drunk, as a cheater, as a liar. that knowledge came from one person and one person alone. it was danielle. reporter: did you have any evidence as you kept investigating that sam was abusive or violent toward danielle? there was no evidence of that whatsoever. danielle definitely had control over michael minor. she did manipulate him.
i m not sure that it will ever come undone but i do know that there is more to the story than has been told. it all began back in 199 when a 26-year-old local firefighter by the name of sam dreher met the love of his life danielle laborvo. they were the ideal young couple, they held hands, looked at each other dreamily over dinner. he seemed crazy about her. sam s older sister cindy lutz was thrilled when she found out sam had a serious new girlfriend. what was your first impression? she was really sweet. she seemed crazy about him. she liked the outdoors and liked to travel. they had a lot in common. so it came as no surprise when sam announced he was ready to pop the question. as for how he proposed, the firefighter didn t disappoint.