his arrival? reporter: he was surrounded by a gaggle of cameras, as you would expect. he is no stranger to high profile cases. this is a lawyer who represented serial killer ted bundy as well as the barefoot bandit here in washington. i want you to take a look at what he said to reporters as soon as he arrived. it was a shock. more of a shock perhaps to them and the neighbors. everybody thinks he s a very nice person and a great person. reporter: well, we are continuing to try to talk to people here in the seattle area, who knew robert bales. we spoke to a former neighbor. bales lived in a condo with his wife for awhile. then they moved to another house. they were using it as a rental property and it went into foreclosure. this neighbor tells us that bales was a great guy. he put it in no uncertain terms he was a great guy. he doesn t understand how this happened. that said, it appears that he was under great financial stress. also some emotional strain and physical str