deeper and started by looking into jeff lamb s finances. a few years earlier, jeff s former employer accused him of stealing almost $30,000. he returned the money and agreed to pay an additional $20,000 fine. his current job as a tow truck driver didn t pay particularly well. and these payments were a hardship. $20,000 is a lot of money to most people. but to some people, it s like a million dollars. police also discovered that jeff was the beneficiary of kathy s $29,000 life insurance policy. was making restitution for private criminal activity. i think he was tired of making those payments. in a search for forensic evidence, investigators had the presence of mind to confiscate the clothing jeff was wearing
married mother of two children when questioned she, too, had a relationship with jeff lamb. lisa s husband had caught them in a compromising situation just two weeks before kathy lamb s murder. he had pants on or shoes. i grabbed him and he ran out the back glass door. ray then said he called jeff on the phone. i called him on the cell phone, i was mad, said i d kill him, i d do anything to protect my family and i don t want him around. when we first learned that raymond had been so angry at jeff, we were somebody that we were interested in, we certainly had to investigate. both ray and lisa had an
it had been leaking over a tow company. and he found a fire tool that was used on one of their big, big tow trucks. it was the office building of the tow yard where jeff lamb worked. the tire iron had hexagonal heads for loosening and tightening nuts. it was tested for dna. we tried everything to test the tire iron, but the problem is it s south florida, and it rains all the time, the tire iron was on the roof for 2 1/2 months. the sun would have evaporated any dna as well as the water washing it off. but since it was so distinctive, as were the wounds on cathy s body, the tire iron was still a valuable piece of evidence. the hexagonal head was placed over photographs of cathy lamb s wounds. and you look at the injuries on cathy s face, there s no way anything in the world anything other than this did it. jeffrey lamb was arrested and charged with first-degree
prosecutors believe jeff planned to use cathy s life insurance proceeds to start a new life with his fiancee. on the afternoon of the murder, jeff was at work. his fiancee s car was at the tow yard for repairs. according to co-workers, jeff said he was taking the car to get gasoline and left sometime between 4:30 and 5:00. the evidence suggests he went home, waited for cathy to return from work, and when she did, beat her to death with a tire iron. in the process, he got blood spatter on his jeans. the dogs didn t attack him, but in their agitation, they attacked each other.
his fiancee. when a guy tells you about a relationship with his wife and then the fiancee shows up. while jeff admit head had an affair he claims it was over. jeffrey s story was he reconciled with his wife and they were going to be permanenting living together. it s contradictory that joey would cup in and say, oh, no, we re moving into his house in jupiter. joey stydell was also a suspect dozens of people saw her. jeff s cell phone identified yet another suspect. on the afternoon of the murder, jeff lamb spoke with mother female friend on the telephone. the first phone call that was made after the murder took place was made to lisa absavel was a