every tuesday for game night. we knew that he could not have committed this crime. impossible? it s impossible. a man cannot be in two places at the same time. reporter: some said police ignored another potential suspect. one of the concerns that i have is you re one of the last people to see betsy. they wanted to blame somebody and the police were telling them that it was me and so they decided to believe that. reporter: an innocent man, railroaded by investigators? or a killer, protected by his tuesday night pals? now, a most unlikely twist. this doesn t happen, right? it s incredibly rare. reporter: may finally lead to the truth. it was very emotional. you almost feel like you can t breathe. i m lester holt, and this is dateline. here s keith morrison with game night. reporter: on the 27th of december, 2011, in a small town not far from st. louis, missouri, a frigid night sank heavy and still around the house on sumac drive. but the woman inside n
every tuesday for game night. we knew that he could not have committed this crime. impossible? it s impossible. a man cannot be in two places at the same time. reporter: some said police ignored another potential suspect. one of the concerns that i have is you re one of the last people to see betsy. they wanted to blame somebody and the police were telling them that it was me and so they decided to believe that. reporter: an innocent man, railroaded by investigators? or a killer, protected by his tuesday night pals? now, a most unlikely twist. this doesn t happen, right? it s incredibly rare. reporter: may finally lead to the truth. it was very emotional. you almost feel like you can t breathe. i m lester holt, and this is dateline. here s keith morrison with game night. reporter: on the 27th of december, 2011, in a small town not far from st. louis, missouri, a frigid night sank heavy and still around the house on sumac drive. but the woman inside n
every tuesday for game night. we knew that he could not have committed this crime. impossible? it s impossible. a man cannot be in two places at the same time. reporter: some said police ignored another potential suspect. one of the concerns that i have is you re one of the last people to see betsy. they wanted to blame somebody and the police were telling them that it was me and so they decided to believe that. reporter: an innocent man, railroaded by investigators? or a killer, protected by his tuesday night pals? now, a most unlikely twist. this doesn t happen, right? it s incredibly rare. reporter: may finally lead to the truth. it was very emotional. you almost feel like you can t breathe. i m lester holt, and this is dateline. here s keith morrison with game night. reporter: on the 27th of december, 2011, in a small town not far from st. louis, missouri, a frigid night sank heavy and still around the house on sumac drive. but the woman inside n
sitting in prison. i was mad. you got to fight for what s right. now a mind boggiling new development. she s facing murder charge herself. they said pam hupp shot somebody. she shot until the gun stopped firing. now i m starting to panic. are there more twists to come? three people died suspiciously. you feel like you re in a movie that you can t wake up from. such a bizarre scheme. it s nuts. truth is really stranger than fiction. i m lester holt, and this is dateline. here s keith morrison. reporter: there s a story here in the distant suburbs of st. louis, missouri. a case so outrageous, so full of surprises, it s huh, how to describe it? if it wasn t so serious, it would be almost a skit on a comedy show. if it were a movie, it wouldn t be realistic. reporter: disturbing? yes. shocking? certainly. and more than that. i think it s impossible to describe this case in a few words unless it s unbelievable or crazy or unprecedented. report
yes. shocking? certainly. and more than that. i think it s impossible to describe this case in a few words unless it s unbelievable or crazy or unprecedented. reporter: so we will tell you the story and, as you ll see, the strangestof its crazy twists and bizarre surprises. the woman inside the suv told her that she was a producer for reporter: occurred long after the event that first brought us here. the one that happened on a cold winter s night 2011. it was a 911 call. 9:40 p.m., december 22nd. what is the location of your emergency? i need you to take a couple deep breaths so i can see what s going on. i just got home from a friend s house and and my wife my wife phone was hysterical. what is her name? her name is betsy. betsy? yes. reporter: betsy faria. and the crying you can hear is her husband, russ. oh, my god, no. russell, do you think that she s beyond help right now? i think she s dead. okay. oh, my god. reporter: betsy fari