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reporter: a funny thing happened to tony villegas on the way to the courtroom. he d exhibited bizarre behavior and stopped communicating with his attorneys and was declared mentally incompetent to stand trial. still in custody, he was in and out of treatment facilities for years until doctors found him competent again. finally, in the summer of 2016, eight years after the murder, tony went on trial. the defendant in this case reporter: the prosecutor shari tate argued that tony, fueled by a jealous rage, waited in the bushes for melissa to come home, followed her into the garage and then launched a brutal attack on his wife s best friend. it is a hands on, personal murder. it takes time. it takes premeditation. and, why? because she was a friend. reporter: but the residue of pepper spray all over the garage was evidence that melissa had fought back and some had apparently gotten on the killer. tony s housemate testified the night of the murder, he saw his roomie scrubbing h
ft. lauderdale attorney melissa lewis was missing, and friends and family were in a panic. she hadn t responded to phone calls, and didn t show up for work. she s not one to take a mental health day? no. uh-uh, no. reporter: this was going to be a high profile case. melissa s boss, scott rothstein, was a power broker attorney who had a little extra juice with local police. plantation police detective brian kendall. he was our union attorney, they knew him, they were friends of his. reporter: at melissa s house the mysteries piled up. her car was gone, and there was pepper spray all over her garage. melissa also had a dog, and there was pepper spray on the dog s face as well. you re in foul play country with this investigation. our concern is raised greatly at this point that she is in some sort of danger.
the defendant in this case reporter: the prosecutor shari tate argued that tony, fueled by a jealous rage, waited in the bushes for melissa to come home, followed her into the garage and then launched a brutal attack on his wife s best friend. it is a hands on, personal murder. it takes time. it takes premeditation. and, why? because she was a friend. reporter: but the residue of pepper spray all over the garage was evidence that melissa had fought back and some had apparently gotten on the killer. tony s housemate testified the night of the murder, he saw his roomie scrubbing his arms. he said that, um, he got pepper spray on him and that his hands were burning and itching. reporter: then, an expert on cellphone tracking told the jury tony had both melissa s phone and his own personal phone with him the night of the murder and the next day when he was driving his train. they moved north and then
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