visit peggy thomas simultaneously in las vegas, the detectives drove over to jim huden s house. jean answered the door. i showed her my badge and my id. and said, i was from island county, washington. jim was there? yes. he was sitting on the couch. and he says, what? what s island county, washington doing all the way here in florida? oddly enough, he didn t say anything like that. josh mankiewicz: the detective didn t beat around the bush. and i looked him right in the face, and i said, mr. huden, i know you re the man who pulled the trigger and killed russell douglas. and his only response was to say, i don t know why someone would say that. i was sure, at that moment, i was in the room with the right man. because an innocent man would say, well, you re crazy. i didn t kill him or anybody else. i don t know what you re talking about. he never once made a denial of my accusation. josh mankiewicz: huden admitted to being on whidbey island with peggy thomas over the christmas holidays,
after arranging to have a second team of detectives visit peggy thomas simultaneously in las vegas, the detectives drove over to jim huden s house. jean answered the door. i showed her my badge and my id. and said, i was from island county, washington. jim was there? yes. he was sitting on the couch. and he says, what? what s island county, washington doing all the way here in florida? oddly enough, he didn t say anything like that. josh mankiewicz: the detective didn t beat around the bush. and i looked him right in the face, and i said, mr. huden, i know you re the man who pulled the trigger and killed russell douglas. and his only response was to say, i don t know why someone would say that. i was sure, at that moment, i was in the room with the right man. because an innocent man would say, well, you re crazy. i didn t kill him or anybody else. i don t know what you re talking about. he never once made a denial of my accusation. josh mankiewicz: huden admitted to being on whidbey is
visit peggy thomas simultaneously in las vegas, the detectives drove over to jim huden s house. jean answered the door. i showed her my badge and my id. and said, i was from island county, washington. jim was there? yes. he was sitting on the couch. and he says, what? what s island county, washington doing all the way here in florida? oddly enough, he didn t say anything like that. josh mankiewicz: the detective didn t beat around the bush. and i looked him right in the face, and i said, mr. huden, i know you re the man who pulled the trigger and killed russell douglas. and his only response was to say, i don t know why someone would say that. i was sure, at that moment, i was in the room with the right man. because an innocent man would say, well, you re crazy. i didn t kill him or anybody else. i don t know what you re talking about. he never once made a denial of my accusation. josh mankiewicz: huden admitted to being on whidbey island with peggy thomas over the christmas holidays,
he d killed a man in whidbey island. and that huden s girlfriend, peggy thomas, had helped set up the whole thing with the knowledge of the victim s wife. it was a compelling story, but with no murder weapon or any other physical evidence connecting him to the murder of russell douglas. the detectives were no closer to being able to make an arrest. the next day we decide we have no cards other than to just go talk to jim huden. and see what he ll say to us. after arranging to have a second team of detectives visit peggy thomas simultaneously in las vegas, the detectives drove over to jim huden s house. jean answered the door. i showed her my badge and my id. and said, i was from island county, washington. jim was there? yes. he was sitting on the couch. and he says, what? what s island county, washington doing all the way here in florida? oddly enough, he didn t say anything like that. josh mankiewicz: the detective didn t beat around the bush. and i looked him right in the face, and i