The moment you realize youre but your oven isnt. At lowes, we have more appliances to choose from. So, you can get the right one, at the right price, right now. Get up to 35 off select appliance special values at lowes. Reporter the story of kay parsons and becky sears had now become a strange and complicated case for investigators. Two best friends, victims. One killed, and the other shot outside the office where they both worked. It was juicy enough to keep this usually sleepy town wide awake for the late news. It was definitely the lead story. Reporter Ashley Campbell is a reporter with nbc affiliate after becky was shot, she was working her contacts. I placed a call to one of the Columbia County investigators and just to find out, you know, what is going on, like, whats the connection here . And he just told me, hold on. I cant tell you anything quite yet, but its about to get a lot more crazy. Reporter the source wasnt kidding. At the hospital after shed been shot, becky revealed shed been having an affair. But she didnt say the other mans name. Then, the very next morning, in what could only be considered a lucky break deputies got a tip from someone close to the family, and learned just who that other man was. How about David Parsons, kays husband . That was a shock. Reporter beckys friend michelle could not believe it. David and she have had an ongoing fling . Uhhuh. Reporter david, the investigators learned, had carried on the affair with his wifes close friend and nextdoor neighbor becky for about six months prior to his wifes death. The revelation of a love triangle would send the investigation into the realm of soap opera. And raise all kinds of new questions. You have these nextdoor neighbors, theyre best friends, theyre going on trips together. And then behind the scenes, youve got love letters being written between, Rebecca Sears and David Parsons. Reporter notes like these. Uncovered later by investigators which showed things were getting pretty steamy on hot springs drive. In one david wrote rebecca, i hope you like the picture frame. I wish i could had given it to you before i went to pa. I love you baby. I miss you so much when we arent together. And in another rebecca, i just wanted to let you know that even when you dont think i am thinking about you i am. I cant wait to see you and becky wrote to david being apart from you is very difficult, but being in love with you and knowing that you love me makes all of the time that we are apart bearable. It was a secret love the two had kept hidden in this small town, where gossip tends to travel at warp speed. It was shocking more than anything. Wouldve never expected it. Did you know anything about david philandering, messing around, infidelity . Not till i heard. A friend of mine called me on the, on my cell phone and asked me, he said, did you hear about david havin an affair with becky . And i said, theres no way. Theres no way. Reporter the news about the affair didnt surface until after kay had been buried. David was still seen then as the grieving husband. If i woulda known about that affair, i dont think there woulda been as much support for david at the funeral or at the hospital. Why would you cheat on someone that loved you so much and was always there for you, to just to have sex basically . Why . It it wasnt worth it. Reporter tamara thought back to davids behavior in those days after kays death, including an odd exchange between them at the memorial service. David went up to me. And again, being very close with kay, he hugs me. And he hugs me really, really tight. And hes boohoo cryin and he tells me, im sorry. I never meant for this to happen. And i didnt know thats kind of a funny thing to say. What do you think he meant . I dont know. I didnt mean for this to happen . I i didnt know what he meant. I just you know, i was thinking, he didnt mean to leave her while he was in california. Or, i didnt mean to have that affair. It coulda meant a lotta things. Reporter tamara also recalled that Early Morning phone call she received from david on the day kay was found beaten. He was asking me if i had talked to kay. And the thing about it is, hes never called me during the day, so it was just very unusual for him to call me and ask me if i had talked to kay. Reporter it seemed strange to tamara then, perhaps even stranger now in light of the new questions about david. People in town whispered and wondered, did david somehow have a hand in kays murder . A way perhaps to avoid and ugly and expensive divorce . She said, well, if i ever found out that david was havin an affair on me, i would be gone. She said, i would take derek, i would get half of what is in his retirement from the military. Yeah. And id get what i could get out of the account. Did the community really turn on him . They did after they found out about the affair. I think theres more to the story. So now youve got a very lethal soap opera in the midst of this thing, huh . Oh yeah. You know, things things start start comin together. Now you gotta wonder whats going on with david, the husband. I definitely do. Is he involved in this . Does he want his wife gone . You know . We gotta look at all those angles. Reporter all predictable questions. But in an investigation that was never less than startling, more twists awaited around the bend. Coming up a tale from jail. He looks at me and he says, i think i know who did it. And i said, really. Tell me. Reporter and this guy wasnt just your ordinary jailhouse snitch. You know whats awesome . Gigspeed internet. You know whats not awesome . When only certain people can get it. Lets fix that. Lets give this guy gig really . And these kids, and these guys, him, ah. Oh hello. That lady, these houses yes, yes and yes. And dont forget about them. Uh huh, sure. Still yes xfinity delivers gig speed to more homes than anyone. Now you can get it, too. Welcome to the party. Reporter by now, Jimmy Edmunds had no shortage of leads to work in the pair of crimes he was trying to solve, the murder of kay parsons, and the shooting of her neighbor becky. And then, another new lead. A big one. I get a phone call from our jail. They have an inmate that is requesting to speak to me. So i pull mr. Jacobs, jerry jacobs, out of his cell and take him to an interview room. Youre jerry, right . Is that what you go by . Yeah. Reporter jerry jacobs was serving time for a misdemeanor parole violation. Whats his story . He was pretty upset. Jerry tells me that as he was in the jail he saw the news and he saw what happened to kay parsons. And at the time he looks at me and he says, i think i know who did it. And i said, really. Tell me. He says, i believe my sister had something to do with it. Reporter and who was jerry jaocbs sister . Well, becky sears. Kays best friend and neighbor. I think my jaw dropped right then. Wasnt expecting that. He dropped a bombshell. Reporter beckys brother said he knew all about the affair between his sister and david. He told the investigator becky had once confided in him that david was trying to end it. Shed come and meet one day or there in the parking lot crying. And i was like, you know, whats wrong . And thats whenever she told me she was having the affair. He then goes on to say that becky was, had been pretty upset, crying because david wont leave kay. He wont leave his wife to be with her. Reporter jacobs then revealed his sister had no intention of giving up on david or letting him stay married to kay. She had asked me if i knew of anyone or if i knew a way that we could do this to kill kay and make it look like an accident, like cut her brake line on her car and make it look like an accident, or do something in that effect. Reporter jacobs said at first he thought becky was joking. Id be like, well becky, thats okay. You know, sometimes we all feel that way about people. You know, shes like, no. Shes like, i really want her dead. She said, she said, can we do this . You say, i mean, she was serious . Yes. Wantin somebody to kill her . Yes. She wanted me to. And i told her i wouldnt. So shes shopping around for someone that can do in kay . Yes. Her romantic rival. Reporter it was a stunning revelation. A real doozy. A love sick woman plotting to kill her best friend and next door neighbor so she could have her friends husband all to herself. Youve got a wild story and a wild theory on your hands. Most definitely. I mean this case has taken so many twists and turns its unbelievable. Forget about the smash and grab and go robbery, thats gone out the window. Oh yeah. Oh yeah. Were looking at some premeditation and some planning here. Reporter but edmunds had to consider the source of the story. Of course, jailhouse stories are always troublesome because theyre trying to do themselves some good. Definitely. Reporter one thing the brother said was easy to confirm, he didnt do the hit job. He was in jail at the time of the murder. So if becky was behind it all, who helped her . Jacobs said there was another member of the family investigators should look at, beckys son chris. The young man with his own house. Jerry had been staying there before he was behind bars, and said chris also knew about beckys affair and how desperate she was. Would call christopher almost every night and cry and tell him stuff. And he would get off the phone. And im like, is that your mom . And like, yeah. Whats wrong with her . You know what it is. You know whats wrong. Im like, yeah. I was like, david again . Hes like, yeah, david again. Hes like, she just needs kay out of her life bad. You know . Stuff like that. Reporter now that was a shocker. Investigators had had their eye on beckys other son michael from the getgo. I was surprised to hear it that way. I was surprised to hear that it was michael, really cause, you know, ive been learning so many things about michael and and his past and all of that. You havent had any discussions with michael about like youve had with with christopher . Not like with christopher, no. No. cause me and christopher are a little bit closer than me and michael. Do you know if she ever talked to michael about it . No, i dont. Have a seat right here. Reporter still, edmunds decided it was time to bring in michael for a second round of questioning. And this time, the investigator turned up the heat. Michael, its over, okay . Im not playing games anymore. Reporter at first, michael said he didnt even know that becky and david were having an affair. I know about the affair with your mom and david. My mom and david . Dont play stupid with me. Dont play stupid with me. Im telling you right now. Itll get ugly real quick, okay . This is your one and only chance to get yourself out of a whole load of trouble. It gets pretty hot and heavy in that interview room. Listen to me. Listen to me. I know whats going on, okay. I know your mom wanted kay dead, okay . Do you want to go to prison for the rest of your life . No sir. You need to Start Talking here and now. I didnt know it was david. Bulls. I swear to you. Bulls. Reporter then edmunds moved on to the Million Dollar question did becky ever ask michael to kill kay. She has asked you specifically if you would kill her. No, she has not. I know its your mother and i know you want to protect your mother, alright . Youre 22 years old, right . Yes sir. You might want to look out for number one right now, okay . Shes never come to me and said, would you kill kay for me . Shes never said, would you kill someone for me . Reporter even after a three hour grilling i will burn you. I am telling you. Reporter michael never cracked. Edmunds had to face the fact that michael was in all likelihood telling the truth. By then, theyd come to believe his albi was solid. And theyd figured out that the glass from the crime scene that had so suspiciously turned up on michael shoes, could be easily explained. Michael had gone to look at the smashed in back door with the contractor just before police arrived. Did you have anything to do with that day . If i did, i wouldnt be sitting here. Did your mother ever ask you to kill kay . Absolutely not. Absolutely not. Only thing shes ever done is just like anybody else, you know . Riding in the road, somebody cut em off. Oh, i wish youd drive off the face of that cliff. Thats the only thing id ever heard sayin about harmin anybody. Did you think that your mother could possibly have done the thing that they were accusing her of. No. And i dont think she could do it. Reporter Jimmy Edmunds wasnt so sure. And he still had to wrestle with the vexing problem of beckys shooting. Who was behind that and why . It was time to go talk to the object of beckys affection, david, and find out what he knew. Coming up a guilty man . Or just a worried one . We get up and briefly walk out of the interview and he starts talking to himself, you oh man. Theyre gonna blame me. Reporter when dateline continues. Reporter for investigators in grovetown, georgia, it had been one wild story after another now they were hearing becky orchestrated kays murder, all for the love of kays husband, david. The next question was the logical one what did the husband know . Youve obviously got to talk to the husband. You know, shes havin an affair with the husband. The wifes dead. You know, you gotta look at the husband as well. Reporter reporter Ashley Campbell said the community was thinking the same thing. And david being away in california at the time of kays murder, didnt seem to absolve him. You know, oh, how convenient. Hes in california. And his wife is brutally beaten. Did he hire somebody . We just dont know. Reporter of course, david had been on edmunds radar from the moment investigators first met him outside kays hospital room and thought he was acting strange. I knew there was something there. I just couldnt just couldnt figure out what yet. Reporter but after finding out about his affair with becky and hearing that becky could be behind the murder, edmunds called david in for his first formal interview and got it on tape. What i need you to do is tell me about your relationship with becky. Okay. Reporter david came clean he admitted to being an unfaithful husband to kay and explained how it all began. We had been playin tennis. You know, workin out. The four of us. We would go play it would actually be becky and i against her and tony. One day she she said, you know why i suck so bad at tennis is cause you distract me out there. You know, kind of, you know, a little flirt thing goin on. Reporter a flirty game of mixed doubles that turned into a hot and heavy affair between next door neighbors. You were intimate with her in your home . Two times. Twice. Where would the other locations be . Most of the time in one of our two vehicles. Um, at her moms house. Reporter but david insisted hed decided to end the affair. He told becky it was over. Im like, look, this is getting too close. I dont want kay to find out. Im, you know, im done with it. You know, im done with it. You know, im done with done seein each other. Reporter at least, that is, until his young son derek went off to college. Ive told her multiple times that i did not, you know, want the situation to change at home. Because of derek . Right. Reporter right after david called it quits one month before the murder becky decided to confess to her husband tony sending aftershocks across the lawn to kays house. She told tony everything . Yes. And tony picked up the phone and called kay . Yes. Reporter the secret was out. I know that hurt her so bad and i apologized to her so much. She said shed forgive me and wed work through it together we were just going to move away from that and put it behind us and move on. He said theyre gonna try to make it work. Theyre gonna sell their house. They immediately put a for sale sign in front of the house and theyre gonna move and be away from becky. Reporter david told edmunds an icy chill fell on hot springs drive. Kay quit the job at Healing Hands and quit talking to becky. But that didnt stop david and becky from continuing to communicate. They would still talk and they would still meet for five minutes here and there. Reporter david insisted it was all above board. Nothing physical. Yeah, we did a little bit of email and and talked on the phone, but i was, you know, just checkin to see how she was doin and you know, et cetera. Reporter but as edmunds soon learned, that wasnt entirely true. As the interview continued, david revealed he called becky from california, the night before kay was killed. And it wasnt just to ask how she was doing. Tuesday night we had a long conversation. About . Nothing in particular. We just talked for a little while about what was goin on and then we got involved in, you know, phone sex over the phone. This is the night before kay is killed . The night before kay is killed. Theyre havin phone sex for an hour. Reporter then the next morning right around the time of kays murder david called becky again. This time because he said was worried about kay. Is it weird that the husband should be calling the mistress . Oh, definitely to check on his wife. Asking her to look in on his wife . You know, i whats up with that . Thats what im thinking. I mean, is he calling to say, hey, is it done, you know . You gotta wonder, right . Oh, definitely. Are these two in cahoots . Most definitely. Most definitely. You guys gotta believe me. This is the last thing so far from the last thing i wanted. To take her and all that away from my son. Away from her family and all of her friends. Reporter throughout the interview, david repeatedly denied having any involvement in kays murder, or being a part of some plot to have her killed. Never once has there been any kind of insinuation, not even insinuating, that i would ever want anything to happen to her. Reporter as for those repeated calls from california the morning of the murder, david insisted he was genuinely concerned about kay. Is it normal for you to call her that early in the morning, call kay, you know, 7 00 in the morning . Always. I always call her cause i, like, talked to derek before he went to school. I started gettin worried. I thought maybe she was in an accident or somethin out on columbia road or somethin. Reporter edmunds started thinking david was telling the truth. So he changed course and asked david whether he thought becky had it in her to mastermind kays murder. Deep down inside, do you think she could do this . I thought never. I never thought that she would be like orchestrator or set something up like this. I did not think that. Desperate people do desperate things. How, see, desperate for what . Shes you. You. To hurt my wife . Kill my wife . To have my wife killed . Im not i do not believe that. Reporter edmunds kept pushing. Eventually david revealed that more than once hed wondered just how desperate a housewife becky had become. He told edmunds a month before kays murder, someone sent bizarre texts to her that hinted of the affair. David now suspected those texts came from becky. Did it ever ever run across your mind at that time that maybe the Text Messages were comin