an nbc news consultant on other stories, loves them, especially the wriggles of cases gone cold. lewin called a regular partner, veteran detective jim wallace. in almost every case there s something you could do, if nothing else there s an opportunity for to you look at the evidence anew and if you see anything that was missed. so wallace and lewin began by digging into that love triangle, by re-interviewing mary ann, asking about her relationship with both archie and janos, and about the events that preceded the murder. typically, when these murders occur, behaviors start slowly kind of fall apart and you see the behavior of the murderer become more and more aggressive and then the murder occurs. and so to the beginning, which was, of course, the love story, or the betrayal, call it what you will. mary ann, as lewin and wallace discovered, was frankly, a
evidence, it just didn t make sense to me. then mary ann approached the cops with a second proposal to trap her ex-lover into a taped confession, and a month after the murder, the two of them met at a local restaurant. will you tell me, you tell me what happened. nothing happened. and why do you think i would do such a thing like this? you re not being honest with me and i know it. what do you want to hear? do you want me to lie to you? again, janos denials were complete and determined, just like his passion for mary ann. would you kiss me last time? no. please. no, the end, this is good-bye. do you understand that? this is good-bye forever. that was that, but of course you know how it is for lovers, ex or otherwise.
you re not coming back tomorrow. word about the arrest spread fast, first to gary, who had waited 25 years. completely 100% happy, because after so much time goes by, you just think all right it s a foregone conclusion. it s over. sure. everyone moves on with life. including, of course, mary ann, who d moved on, with janos. didn t just go to him for a little while, in fact, spent the last 20 plus years with janos, the very same man she, herself, once accused of killing her
happen that day. in fact, nothing happened. janos went home, but he came back here to mary ann s house a few days later, lewin and wallace learned. it was on the friday before the murder. he met with mary ann alone. and had an epiphany. it was something he referred to in one of those conversations the police recorded between janos and mary ann. i remember that morning that i left friday, i remember it. remember that morning when i left? friday? i remember. it never clicked until i came home. what did he mean by that? he realized she s not going back to archie because she loves him. she loves me, so if i could just find a way to get rid of archie, if i get rid of him, i get the girl, she gets the security and he s out of the way. six days later, he s dead.
ann mcfarland say about janos kulscar now? step up, please. da lewin didn t believe mary ann was involved in the murder, but now would she protect her lover or help prosecute him? for two days their battle of wills mesmerized the courtroom as the two duelled over mary ann s relationship with janos. let me make it very simple. are you in love with him? no. you re not? over the past 30 years you ve been involved with anybody else? no. we re friends and companions. companions. ma am, during that 30 years, you were having sex with him, correct? yes. i assume you have friends and companions that you don t have sexual relationships with, right? no. he s the man in your life, is that correct? yes. mary ann, now 75 years old, seemed evasive. her usually sharp memory often fuzzy. that s all i recall. i don t know. i misunderstood your question.