the word divorce being thrown around. from the beginning they had one suspect, it was chris. there was another purse here that could ve done this, and it was german. that would be a motive for murder. that was a concern. you see it on tv happening to other people, but you don t think it will happen to you. two shots were fired. and then 1001 questions. you just don t think that things will happen in a small town to good people. and it did. reporter: it was, this was where happiness lived. happiness, memories, and desire. wishes and dreams just out of reach. its name is spider lake, one of those thousands of lakes that filled up the rocky gouges and glaciers left behind. maybe that s why they sparkle the way they do. why this one in minnesota spread out every which way. and here, near the tip of its northern is the spider lake resort. family cabins. it calls itself one of northern minnesota s best kept secrets. secrets. the word that will certainly apply
they both enjoyed being there. reporter: in fact, they had a fantasy a dream, to live here all the time. to buy the resort and make it their home. that was brought up a lot. reporter: jan s dad terry could see how they loved being here. about every evening jan and chris would take the boat, they would take pictures of the loom in the wildlife and the sunsets from the. lake that was the life they would ve liked. reporter: if they owned, it said jim s mother. frugal jan could use her accounting skills to keep the place in business, and chris chris was an outdoors person, john was the people person. with people coming in and out through the week, keeping them can hand and happy and busy. all of those things. reporter: chris s brother, josh it would ve worked out well for them, chris was a handyman. jan was business smart.