the word divorce being thrown around. from the beginning they had one suspect, it was chris. there was another purse here that could ve done this, and it was german. that would be a motive for murder. that was a concern. you see it on tv happening to other people, but you don t think it will happen to you. two shots were fired. and then 1001 questions. you just don t think that things will happen in a small town to good people. and it did. reporter: it was, this was where happiness lived. happiness, memories, and desire. wishes and dreams just out of reach. its name is spider lake, one of those thousands of lakes that filled up the rocky gouges and glaciers left behind. maybe that s why they sparkle the way they do. why this one in minnesota spread out every which way. and here, near the tip of its northern is the spider lake resort. family cabins. it calls itself one of northern minnesota s best kept secrets. secrets. the word that will certainly apply
jammed by mistake? jeremy admitted, he snuck into see bailey, in her house, many times that summer, unbeknownst to her parents. and he knew, if they bought the resort, they would take bailey hundreds of miles away from him. so where was he, the night of the murder? an initially, he told investigators he did not leave his house that night. that was a lie. then, in further talking with jeremy, he admitted to us that he did leave the house to check on bailey, and was concerned about her. his story? bailey texted him after she heard the two shots, and there was, indeed, a text. one word, jeremy! that alarmed him, he said. he drove to brewster, texting her along the way, asking what was going on. when he arrived, bailey s street was filled with emergency vehicles, so he went
it was making her anxious, she said. i ve been worked up because my parents want to buy a resort up north and it was a weird time for me to move. when you say worked up, what does that mean? i got stressed out about moving because i don t really know what i want to do. the plan was me and my mom would stay with my grandma and grandpa so i could finish school and graduate here. then, i would go up in the summer to help at the resort. i was just kind of worried about that. to help her cope, bailey said, she confided in her friend. an older boy named jeremy. he had been coming around to see her that summer. he gives me a phone number. so you didn t feel like you want to move or? well, yes and no. i have mixed feelings about it. i play hockey here and everything. okay. when was the last time jeremy came over? yesterday. how old is jeremy? he s 19.
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chris would never own the resort he set his heart on. what did they say to each other on the long ride home, is not recorded nor is what happened two nights later in the middle of night. in jan and chris kruse bedroom. 9-1-1 emergency. they told me john had been shot. i said okay, i will be there. i go into the hospital. mom was quiet. i said she s going to be okay, right? she s going to be okay. mom said no. she was dead. [crying] i think i collapsed on the floor and screamed. reporter: why would anyone want to shoot jan? it must make any sense to you? it doesn t. it makes no sense to me.