because of that, that it occurred? is that what you re implying? reporter: i m not implying it, i m saying you made money out of the death of your husband. i did not make substantial amount of money out of the death of my husband, no. reporter: it was now the job of prosecutor david wehmeyer to put together a case for a jury to hear. covering up the crime would be her best evidence in terms of trying to convince the jury that her intent at the time of the killing was something along the lines of a premeditated murder. reporter: but the prosecution found itself in a rather unusual predicament, eight years had passed since the shooting and in that time the statute of limitations had run out on any charge other than first degree murder. that meant in order to get any conviction at all, prosecutors would have to prove to a jury beyond a reasonable doubt that ellen snyder planned mike snyder s murder. and with no crime scene and little in the way of forensics, that was going to be