didn t go as planned when sam saw michael was armed, he fled. don t run. you know? i m trying to like freaking force him to talk to me. michael ran after sam up these stairs. he said at some point while the two were in the stairwell, sam turned. michael claims that he was in fear and closed his eyes and just fired his gun. then he, you know, comes toward me and i just you know, i just i closed my eyes and i just pulled the freaking trigger and i m so sorry. with all the things he s telling you he s in a relationship with danielle, do you start to think we need to talk to danielle dreher. yes, so the next step was let s hear danielle s story. so detective szalbirak left michael and headed to the hospital where danielle had been waiting for updates on sam s condition. all she had been told was that sam had been shot. no one told her by whom. when i got over there, she was crying. she was very upset. detectives recorded the interview. we re trying to piece what all h
these stairs. he said at some point while the two were in the stairwell, sam turned. michael claims that he was in fear and closed his eyes and just fired his gun. then he, you know, comes toward me and i just you know, i just i closed my eyes and i just pulled the freaking trigger and i m so sorry. with all the things he s telling you he s in a relationship with danielle, do you start to think we need to talk to danielle dreher. yes, so the next step was let s hear danielle s story. so detective szalbirak left michael and headed to the hospital where danielle had been waiting for updates on sam s condition. all she had been told was that sam had been shot. no one told her by whom. when i got over there, she was crying. she was very upset. detectives recorded the interview. we re trying to piece what all happened. okay, let me get calm here. at first detective szalbirak didn t reveal he knew about danielle s lover michael minor
danielle never asked michael to steal anything. the jury didn t agree. she was found guilty as charged and sentenced to four years in prison. this was a very satisfying verdict, to see the woman be punished for her actions. reporter: is the murder of sam dreher an open case or a closed case? no. it s a closed case. reporter: but not for cindy, who continues to mourn the loss of her brother. she keeps his uniform close by for comfort and, with it, a lifetime of memories. he was loving. he was caring. he was the peacemaker. he was always doing for others. he was just sweet. reporter: cindy once felt the same way about her sister-in-law danielle. now there s bad blood between the two. cindy fought danielle in court over benefits from sam s life insurance. they ultimately reached a confidential settlement. cindy also keeps a watchful eye on danielle. according to cindy, danielle was dating another man before she
aubrey cake, didn t make it to the hospital in time, but she made sure to be at sam s funeral. the bagpipes, i still remember to this day. reporter: did it make you really proud in that moment? yeah. i m still proud of him. reporter: full fire department honors were bestowed upon the admired young lieutenant. it was like the whole community came out to pay their respects. it was very humbling, very, very humbling. reporter: but along with the tears, there was tension. by now, sam s family and friends had learned danielle s lover had shot sam. no one could believe it, that she even had a boyfriend, or that it was her boyfriend that killed him. people didn t even want her at the funeral. reporter: but the drama didn t end there. sitting not far from danielle was the other woman. was that awkward with danielle being at the funeral, the wife and the mistress? yes, it was. but i felt it was more important
it s tangled. it s a knot. 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 1998 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.