do this on purpose. a dark house, a husband witho a gun. a wife dead on the floor. make sure that she is still breathing. oh, i don t think she is, damn it. there was no question who killed her. the mystery was why. i hear the door squeaking, and i hear the rumbling and i hear the dog growling. how could you not tell that s your wife?ld it was dark. he just kept saying it was an accident. he said he didn t do anything wrong. others disagreed.di we never for a second believe that he didn t know who that was standing in front of him. was it a tragic mistake? he was broken. or cold-blooded murder. emotion is only done in front of the detective. a room too dark to see? shut the light off.e or a story too hard to believe.or there was nothing accidental about what he did. a shot in the dark and found in the light of day. the love of your life. yes, sir. the person you know better than anybody else. yes, sir. and you can t tell it s he
there s no possible way he could do this on purpose. and i m natalie morales. and this is dateline. she was crying and crying. i said, what s wrong? and she says, that he s dead. we all wanted to believe that it was an accident. a dark house, a husband with a gun. a wife dead on the floor. make sure that she is still breathing. oh, i don t think she is, damn it. there was no question who killed her. the mystery was why. i hear the door squeaking. and i hear a grumbling. and i hear the dog rolling. how could you not tell that s your wife? it was dark. i did he just kept seeing it was an accident and he didn t do anything wrong. others disagreed. we never for a second believed that he didn t know who that was that he was threatening. was it a tragic mistake? he was broken. or cold-blooded murder? he has fits of emotion, they re only down in front of the detective. a room too dark to see. turn the light off. or a story too hard to believe?
she was actually shot in the heart? well, it penetrated the lining of her heart, yes. reporter: as family and friends tried to sort out their feelings, police reviewed the case, looking to see if this was a crime or not. since even an accident can warrant criminal charges. and, sure enough, 11 days after lars fatally shot debbie, he was charged with manslaughter. anything you want to say? reporter: prosecutors karl alexander and leo gonzalez caught the case. why did manslaughter fit? manslaughter is defined in the texas penal code as causing the death recklessly of an individual. essentially, that s what it boils down to. it was somehow somewhat of an accident. reporter: lars was released on bail. debbie s parents continued to support him. manslaughter is still, in our understanding, would be an accident. and so we go forward from there. reporter: but as the days without debbie stretched into
and leo gonzalez caught the case. why do manslaughter fit? manslaughter is the penal code as causing the death recklessly of an individual. essentially that s what it boils down to. it was somehow, somewhat of an accident. lars was released on bail. davies parents continue to support him. manslaughter is still under our understanding an accident. so, we go forward from there. but as the days stretched in two weeks but, something cooled in the relationship. he starts he starts changing during my conversations with him. and he s not so forthcoming. if i ask him something he kind of holds back. lars s sister says his behavior can be explained. he had some into a deep depression. he just kept saying he wanted to be back. it was an accident. he was sorry. investigators, as they work
well, it penetrated the lining of her heart, yes. reporter: as family and friends tried to sort out their feelings, police reviewed the case, looking to see if this was a crime or not. since even an accident can warrant criminal charges. and, sure enough, 11 days after lars fatally shot debbie, he was charged with manslaughter. anything you want to say? reporter: prosecutors karl alexander and leo gonzalez caught the case. why did manslaughter fit? manslaughter is defined in the texas penal code as causing