increasing inflammatory language quoting a supporter who said, if he were to be removed from office, this, in effect, would spark a civil war in this nation. overnight he said this is not so much an impeachment as it is a coup. of course, a coup is an illegal, often violent act to overthrow a government. impeachment is a process that is protected by the constitution. so it will be interesting to see lau t how the president defended that strategy. it does seem the president and his associates are throwing things against to wall to see what sticks. the whistle-blower is not an accuser. the whistle-blower is detailing many things that he has direct knowledge of, but also other items that he has been told about specifically, that he s been told about specific lip by white house officials and
jane said there was a prowler, and then gunfire. police raced to the scene to find dave laut dead. and troubling holes in jane s story. what happened at the laut home that night? here s keith morrison with the hometown hero and the homecoming queen. it was late when it happened. very late. too late. the sky had already fallen. no one saw it coming. no one heard the warning. but now in the night, it was done. they work hard here in their homemade garage gym, because in part it isn t just a gym. it s a kind of shrine. i look at the wall and there s a bunch of pictures. and that s what makes it special, i think. these were the moments before they were born when a shot
doing. so evidence was carefully sifted for months. and then in february 2010, jane laut was arrested and charged with first-degree murder, and the story, said investigators, was chillingly clear. this was an execution. she had lured him out, shot him from behind, and then egressed on him, shot him a second and third time, stepped back and shot him a fourth time, came up super close, and shot him two more times, one to the back of the head. there seemed to be plenty of evidence. jane s odd behavior, her lie about a prowler, and on top of it all, the gun in the grandfather clock. so jane hired a lawyer, and pleaded not guilty. and the story that came out then turned the whole case on its head. mr. laut was a monster. he was despicable.
and the story that came out then turned the whole case on its head. mr. laut was a monster. he was despicable. coming up, what had been happening behind closed doors? you ve got one or two choices, flight or fight. she decided to fight. when dateline continues. today is the day you re going to get motivated.
the laut s finances, they were living beyond their means. it was poor bookkeeping. poor management of their bills. this had been going on for years and years and years. after dave was killed, they found out jane had been borrowing money from her mother-in-law. jane asked her for a lot of money. gave her different excuses why she needed money. to pay mortgage or something like that. mortgages, doctor bills, school, tuition, school supplies. how much money are you talking about here. it was thousands and thousands of dollars. it was a lot. and when they found out dave had three life insurance policies. i believe we totaled it all up and i think it came to 300, $350,000.