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
father, killed his wife says by an intruder in his own backyard. ,,. . ? . ? . whoops welcome to dateline. i elite athlete who reached olympic heights taking home a bronze medal at the 1984 olympic games for dave holmes ventura county, california where he grew up wearing that his beautiful bride. jane said there was uproar and then gunfire. place found dave loud dead and troubling walls and jane story. here s keith morrison with the hometown hero and the homecoming queen. it was late when it happened, very late. too late. the sky had already fallen. no one saw it coming, no one heard the warning, but now in the night, it was done. they work hard here in their homemade garage jim, because in part it isn t just a gym. it s a kind of shrine. i look at the wall and there s a bunch of pictures. that s what makes it special, i think. these were the moments before they were born when a shot potter named dave laut became s family superman, and his little brother wat
school, and sometimes let dawn the little laut, tackle on. she was wonderful she was fun. they just got along so well, they loved each other. it was just neat. when they got married in 1980 jane s friend helen s was a bridesmaid. going that morning in the wedding to jane s parents house, and all the girls getting dressed up, and that was really fun. it was just sweet, and jane was quite excited. she looked gorgeous, beautiful beautiful on her. wedding day he had her on a pedestal he always said such wonderful things about her. this is don s wife, rebecca. we talk became very close, we talk maybe once, twice a week in the phone, and probably four hours here and i we just hit it off, we were family. jane was there by daves side as it became a national and then world competitor. dave won the bronze medal in the 1984 games, but after his career faded quickly. he kept trying, but knee
very kind, person very gentle person. and as that yearbook shows, sister star volleyball player. too she could spike i mean she s not that, topic she could jump. jane sun met that other gifted athlete, dave laut, already well on his way to becoming one of the best shot putters in california. they began dating after high school, and sometimes let down the little out, tackle on. she was wonderful she was fun. they just got along so well, they loved each other. it was just. neat when they got married in 1980 jane s friend helen s was a bridesmaid. going that morning in the wedding to jane s parents house, and all the girls getting dressed up, and that was really fun. it was just sweet, and jane was quite excited. she looked gorgeous, beautiful beautiful on her. wedding day he had her on a pedestal he always said such wonderful things about her.