can t even describe the emotion of it that we re going to be able to hopefully bring some resolution to the tyrrell family. to excite, are armed with search warrants, they arrested mark porter at his office. how do you take that? you got the wrong guy, this can t be. absolutely, not he said, okay! he turned around, put his hands behind his back. that was the only work. okay! jessica was at work when she got the call. two of my very good friends are with me. and they said, he s been arrested. and, i remember falling to the floor and just being so overwhelmed with relief that he was finally caught. even the former secretary who didn t like him was horrified. i couldn t believe, it i mean, i thought, no! no! investigators went back to mark s life and told her that her husband s own story put him at the scene of the crime. we really need to help us. but when did mike say that
that marc porter was a compulsive gambler, hopelessly in debt. you have to wonder whether he got behind with the bookie or the mob. did he owe money to some heavy people? that was a theory that we frequently talked about. there was never any evidence that we found that led to that. so, the taste of a potential death penalty was not anti. , and when mark hired new attorneys who asked to talk about a plea deal, the prosecution was willing to listen. what are we willing to risk? to try to get the death penalty, can we achieve all we need to achieve without the risk of going to talk? there s a chance of a hungry, you have to do it all again, there s a chance that they come back and elastic arm. both sides agreed. mark porter pleaded guilty to two counts of second degree murder and was sentenced to life in prison. no eligibility for parole until he is 82. i am still very shocked, very sad. and i have a lot of relief that
(brad) how does apartments-dot-com create with any steak entrée. the most eye-tingling virtual tours around? watch this: activate shrink suit. (kevin) ahh! (brad) start by getting that woodgrain. (kevin) capturing. (brad) oh, this one s also pet-friendly. apartments-dot-com. the place to find a place. (purrs.) springfield police were talking to gary s best friend, mark porter who suggested plenty of queries about why terry was killed. he said, varies money was kept for all kinds of folks. you know, people would, known people who knew he had money, we re always asking. then, they revealed something that we didn t know. he and gary had plans to meet at mcdonald s at the night of the murders. for the how long do you think we waited on him? i waited, probably a good i got there probably 7:45,
the house. a handful of local contractors. i assume that you are asking the garden guy and the cabinet maker, whoever might have been in that house. for larry s list of people to give the dna. the same time, officers were reaching out in the couple s inner circle. gary s closest friend was mark porter, a married father of two. a prominent guy around town, and a former school superintendent. for us, it is just a wise thing to do. he was handsome, he looked good, he dressed good. when you first came to the district, he drove a jaguar. nancy worked with both gary and mark. seem to get along very well. worked well together. i thought that they were friends at school and off of school. so mark went down to the police station to talk with investigators. all right, mr. porter. it is mark correct? do you mind if i call you? mark that s good. okay. i just want to kind of touch base with you and talk to you
i went to the house. knocked on the door. he will go and say i forgot. my bad. i m in kansas city. mark said gary stood him up before. no big deal. he went back to his office to do work. there were several things that raised questions. why would you wait 45 minutes for someone and not pick up your phone and give them a call saying what s up. did you forget. why drive across town if he wasn t concerned about his friend missing dinner. he drives across town to