the beast, lived the good life until that strange terrible day . he found her at home, the barbell was across her throat. reporter: dead, a tragic freak accident. or was it? i m like, the weights machine? she does not lift weights. reporter: a home gym mysteriously turned death trap. a husband mysteriously turned suspect. hello and welcome to dateline. it is the case of a fit young woman, who died suddenly. her friends and family said it was a freak accident in a jam, the kind of thing that could happen to any wine. equipment does malfunction, at times, but so do relationships. here is dennis murphy, with the beauty and the beast mystery. reporter: the images are fuzzy on the old home video of the wedding reception, but anyone who was there remembers the event vividly. the bride all in whites, the groom he is the dance partner in the goofy beast costume. kind of a strange way to start a marriage, beauty and the beast, but it was a union that would and strangel
days beauty and the beast until that strange terrible day. he found her at home with bruises across our throat. dead, a tragic freak accident, or was it? the weight machine she doesn t lift weights. a home gym mysteriously turned death trap, a husband mysteriously turned suspect. hello and welcome to dateline. it s the case of a fit young woman who died suddenly. her friends and family were told it was a freak accident in a gym the kind of thing that could happen to anyone. equipment does at times malfunction. but so do relationships. here is dennis murphy with the beauty mystery. claude the images are fuzzy homebody of the wedding reception. but anyone who was there remembers the event vividly. the bride own way and the groom he s the dance partner in the group goofy beast costume. kind of a strange way to begin marriage some guest murmured. but then, it was a union that would end strangely. last dance still more than ten years away that point lisa the br
room they found the bench. it wasn t a freeway system has been imagine but rather something called the smith machine, a professional gym type of device where the way barr rides up and down to fix the rails. the bar bell weighed about 105 pounds with weights attached. investigator page took a close look at the apparatus to see if it supported scott story. he talked us through the analysis he performed. this is the weight bench in the patterson helm. page notice two things right away. when he lay down on the bench as it was set up the bar lined up now with his chest and correct alignment for lifting but rather with his neck. if you complete the lift it would align with the body in this fashion. barr on the throw, that matched scott s story. investigator page also made know of a circular smudge in the center of the bar itself. had that spot been left by this is neck? it looked like body will tomorrow perhaps what. with that mean you suspected this part of the bar was making
at the they made a physical check of the husband. noting no fresh injuries on his face, arms, or hands. routine stuff. then they headed out to the home. the crime scene agents camcorder documented a house in pristine condition. there was no signs of forced and tree, nothing to suggest a struggle. there were cameras mounted on the but they check the garage and the dvd train was empty. they didn t get lucky. downstairs in the work room, it was not free rates but it was a smith machine. a professional gym and the bar bell weighed about 105 pounds with weights attached. investigator page took a closer look to see if it supported scott story.
he yes, this is the weight bench from the home. he noticed two things right away. when he lay down on the bench, the barr did not line up with his chest, but rather with his neck. so if you complete the lift it will align with the body in this fashion. it backed sought story. they also made notes on the circular s budge on the bar. hadn t been left by the neck? it had to be the body, or sweat. do you think made contact with the body? i think that. wentz investigator page tried the machine, it was in working order. he couldn t make it feel accidentally. and the bar felt pretty secure using the hook in holes on the frame. john when you complete your