their investigation, running down trip line leads. following the money trail of philip and karen s bills nurse. the other residents, meanwhile, worried the case would never be solved. but nine months after the deadly break-in after the high manchin s been field agent road. authorities made their move. at approximately 8:35 this morning, craig, 41 of springfield was arrested. he was arrested and charged with the murder of his father and brother. and the aggravated battery of his mother. relatives were naturally shocked and distraught. some like his brother. his cousin, could not make hills or tails of the investigation. and because craig was as flabbergasted as everyone else. i said craig, i never would ve thought we would be talking like this through a glass. and he said, i would not have either. craig was really scared. he said, mark when they pulled me over and they arrested me.
window was roared down, and i went to crank my car. and mr. philip my keys and push my arm away. robbyn says that she told her about the incident with his father. the state theorize that it was about then that the tensions in the family became unbearable. of family friend named loretta recalled that carrie told her about the fight between the two brothers that turned ugly. he said they surprised him at the house. and craig brings in the run. and he just threatened to shoot carry. and his daddy grabbed the gun. to the gun, and took it away. jurors sound photos of damage to the house caused by the two brothers. a damage, wall damage furniture. in court, loretta testified about what else she said carrie told her. that during that fight, philip, the father, had given craig an ultimatum. if you don t leave robbyn alone, i m gonna cut you out of the will.
taboo relationship between the man and, his brother s wife. but also about an emotionally complicated position involving the blind cheap son, and the father, dead set against the affair. a few months before his death. a revelation with friends said board into his very soul. he was rarely mad, very upset. he just did not stand the idea that this would be in someone s heart. this marital affair was driving him up the wall. philip simply could not let this affair run his course. his friend said. because more than real estate, philip live for his family. and his good name. it meant everything to him to keep all the heights living in harmony. working hard to preserve the essential land for future generations. but when philip confronted his son craig about the affair. craig had a surprising response, according to his mother. what did craig say about the
property after the shootings and said that he noticed some of his things missing s in the shut out back. including, a 12 gauge firearm. the 12 gauge is not there. i have one pair of snakebite boots. that are not there. could the assailant had stolen those items to commit the crime? but, there was something else gbi agents was starting to get rid of. rumors around town of a possible skeleton in the family closet. investigators knew it could be nothing or something. but they would have to run down the scuttlebutt before they could move on to other leads. if only one family member would be more candid with them. after all, the rumors were about him. can view been totally honest with me throughout this entire investigation? yes sir. about everything? yes sir. coming up. maybe if i had went in april, to miss london, mr. philip, and
defense had argued. and one of the many avenues pointing away from craig that investigators chose not to go down. the defense attorney would argue in court that once the investigators learned about that affair between craig and robin, they decided that they had their man. when in fact, the defense would say that the true killer may have been trumped someone involved with philip heights real estate dealings. a business center that had taken a swamp that. if jody was in for the defense. she was phillips longtime assistant. and that testimony suggested that if elected and tell her something, then it probably did not happen. he told me so much sometimes, i you know what how you want to stick your finger in your ear? joanne said philip never told her either about a physical fight in his home between the sons, craig and carrie. and once more, to hear joe and tell it. detectives may have overlooked the real power tank about to explode in phillips life. he had a lot of pressure on