cause your dog growled? yes, sir. he never growls. he barks. reporter: there was no witness or apparent evidence to contradict him. after an hour of questioning, police once again let lars go. six days later, he said his final goodbye to debbie, her parents by his side. how was lars at the funeral? very composed, very reserved. uh, he stood up with me. what did that say, that the family was supporting him? it said a lot. it was great. reporter: debbie s friends weren t nearly as supportive. did you say anything to him? did he say anything to you? no. no, i didn t. i did not. reporter: they were furious at lars for doing something so stupid, so careless. everything he did bothered them. even his taste in flower arrangements that day. like the one that s pictured here. there was a wreath up at the front that was a huge flower heart, and in the middle of it, it was broken with these lines. so it was this broken heart. and it actually looked like a heartbeat, and
you obviously saw something because you fired the gun. i said i seen a shape. lars insisted he thought there were intruders in the house. he and debbie were in danger. i thought there was somebody else in the house going down the hallway the other direction. i thought there was one coming at me this way, that s what i think i will make you think that happened tonight? because your dog rolled? yes, sir. he never girls. he barks. there was no apparent evidence to contradict him. after an hour of questioning, police once again let lars go. six days later, he said his final goodbye to debbie. her parents by his side. how was lars at the funeral? very composed. very reserved. he stood up with me. what did that say that the family was supporting him? is that a lot. it was great. debbie s friends were nearly as supportive.
at me this way. that s what i thought. what made you think that had happened tonight? cause your dog growled? yes, sir. he never growls. he barks. reporter: there was no witness or apparent evidence to contradict him. after an hour of questioning, police once again let lars go. six days later, he said his final goodbye to debbie, her parents by his side. how was lars at the funeral? very composed, very reserved. uh, he stood up with me. what did that say, that the
you re 36 inches from a human being, you can t tell it s your wife. no room is completely dark. there will be a light from every room. it may not be enough. it s enough to tell the shape. owes you wouldn t have fired. you obviously saw something because you fired the gun. lars insisted he thought there was intruders in the house and he and debbie were in danger. i thought there was somebody else in the house going down the hallway the other direction. i thought there was one coming at me this way. that s what i think. what made you happen it happened because your dark growled? yes, sir, he never growls. he barks. there was no witness or apparent evidence to contradict him. after an hour of questioning, police once again let lars go. six days later, he said his final good-bye to debbie. her parents by his side. how was lars at the funeral? very composed. very reserved.
it was dark, sir. reporter: no matter how dark it was, how scared he was, how could lars fail to recognize debby three feet away? that s your wife. height, weight, shape. how could you not tell that s your wife? it was dark. do you understand how lame that sounds, lars? it s the truth. you re 36 inches from a human being, and you can t tell it s your wife. i don t care if it s pitch dark. no room is completely dark. there s ambient light from every room. it may not be much but it s enough to tell the shape otherwise, you wouldn t have fired. you obviously saw something cause you fired the gun. i said i seen a shape. reporter: lars insisted he thought there were intruders in the house and he and debbie were in danger. i thought there was somebody else in the house going down the hallway the other direction. i thought there was one coming at me this way. that s what i thought. what made you think that had happened tonight? cause your dog growled? yes sir. he neve