it s never good news. 5:00 in the morning. i knew something was wrong. he just began sobbing and saying, no, no. it was just before midnight when the shooting started. he had been shot multiple times. on the ground. face down. a man was dead, but not just any man. how do you kill superman? how is superman dead. he was an olympian and a father, killed, his wife says, by an intruder in his own backyard. [inaudible] describe to me. but if their fought husband was dead, outside by was the gun found hidden inside. and what other secrets were hidden away? sometimes she would say things like, i would be better off the deep wasn t around. was the father defending the family or was she? she throws that night. the mystery may not be who did it, but why. the truth will come out and justice will be served. i have to believe that. welcome to dateline. an elite athlete dave laut reached olympic heights taking ventura county, california where he grew up wearing
I knew something was not right. He just began sobbing and saying no. It was just before midnight when the shooting started. He had been shot multiple times. He was on the ground face down. A man was dead but not just any man. How do you kill superman . He was a olympian and a father killed by a intruder in his own backyard according to his wife. His wife. And what other secrets were hidden away . If her husband was dead ike, outside, why was the gun found hidden inside and what other secrets were hidden away . Sometimes she would say things like i would be better off if he was not around. Was the husband defending the family war was she . The mystery may not be who did it but why. The truth will come out and justice will be served. I have to believe that. Eve tha county, california, welcome to dateline. E he the elite athlete dave took him a bronze medal from the olympic games, home was Ventura County, california where he grew up, where he met his wife and where he lost his life. Jean
investigation when the officer doing the test began getting the test ready, she did go into the bathroom and either wash her hands or wipe her hands on a towel, one of the two. before coming back to the table, and before the test was done. so, odd things. anyway, police scoured the place, didn t see any murder weapon lying around. and they were ready to take dave s body off to the morgue when something told the lead detective to look here. he cracked open the doors of the grandfathers clock in the dining room, looked inside, and there it was. this is more than likely the murder weapon. a ruger six shot revolver. surely, no prowler would ve dropped a weapon right here in the dining room clock? the prowler theory did not make any sense whatsoever with
anyway, police scoured the place, didn t see any murder weapon lying around. and they were about ready to take dave s body off to the morgue when some instinct told the lead detective to look here. he cracked open the doors of the grandfather clock in the dining room, looked down inside, and there it was. this is more than likely the murder weapon. a ruger six-shot revolver. surely no prowler would have dropped a weapon right here in the dining room clock. the prowler theory did not make any sense whatsoever. with a hidden gun inside the house. and so it wasn t long before investigators shifted their focus from unknown prowler to the woman who had reported one, jane laut. remember those clothes they found in the laundry room? when they tested them they found gunshot residue.
bathroom and either wash her hands or wipe her hands on a towel, one of the two. before coming back to the table and before the test was done. so odd things. anyway, police scoured the place, didn t see any murder weapon lying around. and they were about ready to take dave s body off to the morgue when some instinct told the lead detective to look here. he cracked open the doors of the grandfather clock in the dining room, looked down inside, and there it was. this is more than likely the murder weapon. a ruger six-shot revolver. surely no prowler would have dropped a weapon right here in the dining room clock. the prowler theory did not make any sense whatsoever. with a hidden gun inside the house. and so it wasn t long before investigators shifted their focus from unknown prowler to the woman who had reported one,