details. that was the worst day of my life that i found out about my mom. a loving couple. a romantic hike. a secluded spot. she was turning to look at the bird. it s like her feet just went out from under her. all of a sudden i hear yelling coming from downstream. there was mrs. muller floating face up. a wife falling to her death. her husband falling apart. he was panicking and shaking. crying. the evidence at the scene makes you believe something entirely different happened. he told me she fell 20 feet. where were the injuries? why did i not see what i expected to see? a search for truth in the woods and water. if your theory is right, it is. loo like she was being hunted. almost like a hare and a wolf. two chilling accounts of what happened to the mom they adored. one seemingly unsolve able mystery. you either believe crazy story a or crazy story b. both stories are crazy. which one do you want to go with? winding down a mountain in southwest col
was responsible for his wife s murder. it would all come down to two complete different versions of what happened here. fred s story, leslie accidentally went over this cliff and was swept by the current, or the prosecution s, that fred was lying to cover up leslie s murder. the prosecution began its case with testimony about fred s behavior that day. they called jennifer sparks, whose house fred drove to me looking for help. did you observe him becoming emotional at any time? no. she told the jury fred s lack of emotion concerned her. what conversation did you have with your husband at that time? i told him, something s not right, be careful. her husband, justin, testified that fred s demeanor seemed staged as they drove together to look for leslie. just it sounded like somebody was crying, but he acted like he was very upset, and a few seconds later, he would act like we were buddies driving down the road in a car. the prosecution had hoped to
it is not a raging river. it is not fast moving. reporter: deputy casey reported back to sheriff bruce who by that time had talked to the couple who lived by the trail and had helped fred in those first frantic moments. what they said cast a new light on that story. a little tickling at the back of their neck gave them red flags. reporter: they said fred was frantic one minute, and seemed calm the next. they said the vibes were all wrong from him. they became very uncomfortable. did they in hindsight think back? or was it right then? they were immediately concerned. thatsomething was amiss. reporter: it was the husband, justin, who found leslie s body in the creek, but he told the sheriff fred had sent him down to search too far downstream. he drove up a short ways.
leslie. leslie and gracie posed here. you can see it is a stunning setting. but just about an arm s length behind me is a cliff. a steep drop off to the granite below. and the icy cold waters of cottonwood creek. right after fred snapped the picture, leslie fell and was swept away in the water. unable to find her, fred raced for help. driving more than a mile to the nearest house. somebody just showed up at my house. reporter: with no cell service at the creek, the owner of the house, justin sparks, was the first to call 911. he told us she s in the river. she fell and they can t find her. he is frantic, of course. his wife? yes. reporter: the homeowner offered right away to help fred. they sped back up the mountain and fred dropped him off at a spot to begin searching. just down the road, physicians assistant and ems volunteer michael was on duty. a call went out over the
get-go. first responder, michael go live, testified that neighbor, justin sparks, started making accusatory comments while they were still trying to revive leslie. justin at one point turned to me and said something along the lines of, i never trusted that slb . i think the suspicion started with mr. sparks , and never stopped . you think it was somewhat of a snowball effect? yeah, i do. and even though golab was a restitution witness, he admitted, he personally did not find anything odd about fred s behavior that day. everyone deals with tragedy difference. i felt in the context, it seemed appropriate . but what about the important evidence against fred, the apparent lack of injuries on leslie s body ? did you wonder at all why your mom did not have more injuries, as some people felt she should?