made that house what it is? within 48 hours! within 48 hours! she was gone! it made the family wonder if evidence of levi s guilt was also being boxed up and hidden. especially when they learned that potential evidence from the house had been destroyed the knights tara was found. remember that red substance that detective jones found on the toilet that night? it turns out it never made it to the crime lab. were you going to collect that evidence? no. because? because it had been flushed by an albuquerque police officer that had been in the house. one of the friends that had come over to offer support? friends. coworker. so, was it tara s blood? was it even? blood we re never gonna now. no. and that bedding with the mysterious blood swipe was also removed by apd cops.
piercing sadness in this tight new mexico community. tara chavez, the wife of an albuquerque police officer, had died by suicide. i lay there and cried. i couldn t believe it. somebody that i talked to every day is gone and you don t know why, you don t understand it. it doesn t make sense when levi s uncle michael tried to helped his nephew the next morning, he says he saw a broken man. he was in bed and i don t know what to say. it s the worst that could happen to anybody. what did he say to you that day? do you remember? he was too emotional, he couldn t speak. along with the shock, tera s best friend was overcome with a sense of disbelief. part of me was like, no,
and i didn t tell him. i don t blame my wife for anything. tara knew me well. she knew that i would intervene. is there any part of either of you that things that he may not be responsible for this? no. now, the family and the detective were on the exact same page. you don t believe that she killed herself? now. you thought he killed her? fake? that made it look like a suicide? yes sir. but to feel like levi was responsible for the death was notched widely shared by law enforcement. more because he had that alibi, deborah o mara, who said that they were together that night. jones wanted to interview levi s police coworker who had been on the scene that evening. and his many other mistresses for more information. but some, weren t talking. after a year, the investigation had reached a standstill. i was allowed to officially
motive. levi always maintained the truck really was stolen and fraud charges were never really filed against him. the judge wouldn t allow any testimony in a trial that would back up roses story. the jury also never heard family or friends testify that tara thought levi might hurt her, perhaps over the truck. all of that was hearsay. still, mccain s co-counsel, and keener, believe that they had much more evidence against levi and made his infidelity the centerpiece of their case. they said levi had simply grown tired of tara. how would you describe him levi chavez was a very me centered person. everything about levi is about levi. coming up, levi s lovers take the stand. when you went to the residence, did you have a sexual encounter yes, i did. one mistress, his alibi, changes are story. is there any way for you to actually know what time you got