reporter: blarek and his fellow officers responded quickly. but surprisingly, the carjacked car, a red civic, was still in the walmart parking lot. the vehicle s owner was shaken up, but okay. he was approached at his driver s door by this suspect. reporter: guy displaying a gun? displayed a gun, told him to get out of the car. reporter: and why didn t the gunman take off with the car? when he got in the car to attempt to drive away, he didn t know how to drive a stick. reporter: you re kidding? no. reporter: nearby an officer spotted a nervous-eyed man with a bad 70s era afro wig. during the foot chase, the wig fell off. reporter: a guy who steals a car he doesn t know how to drive and then bolts in a jimi hendrix wig might have been comical. but this suspect on the run was also armed. he was putting his hand in his pocket, possibly trying to get the gun out. reporter: the gun and a clip
with to write the songs, was at her bedside when she passed. a search is underway for a missing california student. 21-year-old, in the u.s., he fell to return home, december 30th, after canoeing in the pacific ocean. he was setting up clues for treasure hunt he was organizing. now, back to dateline. i just got. carjacked lieutenant blair thought the tuesday august 11th, 2009, when the call came. in a carjacking in progress at the walmart, just down the street. lyric and his fellow officers responded quickly. surprisingly, the carjacked car, a red civic was still in the parking lot. the vehicles owner was shaken up, but okay. he was approached at his driving by the suspect. this later?
reporter: almost a million dollars worth of coverage? as we explained to the jury, they had one car between them, which was hers. a red civic. they are not married. they didn t have any children. and they really didn t have many belongings. there really wasn t anything to insure. reporter: so once they buy the policy, it s tick tock. correct. reporter: heidi had no idea time was running out for her. no idea what was going to happen when her boyfriend dropped her home that night. but, according to investigators, stephen knew there was a hired killer in the house. he set the wheels in motion. reporter: driving her home to her death. he knew what was in that house. he knew what he was doin . doesn t get any worse than that. reporter: but the defense would have an answer for those insurance policies and everything else. and the person to explain it all to the jury would be stephen cooke himself. coming up the defense, just how strong was the prosecution s case. all