couldn t tell charlie or the rest of the family what they were discovering. afraid that fred would find out and stop talking to them. so charlie stayed at home with his father. his uncle mark was allowed, even encouraged, to believe that fred was not involved, even as the detectives were getting the real story from the hit man, nick harvey. did you know who talked to cubano regarding this? yeah. who did? her husband. so doesn t that mean that you can now go out and arrest jaramillo and fred schockner? charge them all with murder right then. we wish. but remember, it s a co-conspirator statement. i have no facts. i ve got a statement from one person. that person, nick harvey, was an admitted killer and demonstrated liar. and with the police department under so much scrutiny, they didn t dare arrest anybody without solid proof. just think of the scandal if, on
do with this? reporter: charlie remembers what they told him. the detective was very quick to assure me that they have no suspicions of that. they don t think that would be something that was happening. and if they had thought that, that they would already have looked into it and not to worry about that. reporter: is that what detectives really believed? well, no. we had to sit there and look at him in the eye and say, well, we ll catch everybody who was involved. reporter: but not say, we suspect him. exactly. reporter: they believed, they simply couldn t tell charlie, or the rest of the family, what they were discovering. afraid that fred would find out and stop talking to them. so charlie stayed at home with his father. his uncle mark was allowed, even encouraged, to believe that fred was not involved, even as the detectives were getting the real story from the hit-man, nick harvey. did you know who talked to cubano regarding this? yeah. who did? her husban
and if they had thought that, that they would already have looked into it and not to worry about that. reporter: is that what detectives really believed? well, no. we had to sit there and look at him in the eye and say, we ll catch everybody who was involved. reporter: but not say we suspect him? exactly. reporter: they believed they simply couldn t tell charlie or the rest of the family what they were discovering. afraid that fred would find out and stop talking to them. so charlie stayed at home with his father. his uncle mark was allowed, even encouraged, to believe that fred was not involved, even as the detectives were getting the real story from the hit man, nick harvey. did you know who talked to cubano? yeah, we did. so doesn t that mean you now go out and arrest them all.
fred schockner. reporter: fred schockner, lynn s husband of 25 years. on the surface it didn t make much sense. after all, fred had been cooperative with detectives from day one. and yes, he had moved out of the family house, but he told them the break was amicable. she was my best friend, he said. and yet, not long after the murder, young charlie sought out detective birdsall and whispered an awful question. did my dad have something to do with this? reporter: charlie remembers what they told him. the detective was very quick to assure me that they had no suspicions of that. they don t think that would be something that was happening. and if they had thought that, that they would already have looked into it and not to worry about that. reporter: is that what detectives really believed? well, no. we had to sit there and look at him in the eye and say, we ll catch everybody who was involved. reporter: but not say we suspect him? exactly. reporter: they believed they
lynn s husband of 25 years. i love them so much. reporter: and so in a sad, on the surface, it didn t make strange way, out of unimaginable much sense. evil and loss came love. after all, fred had been cooperative with detectives from day one. a real family. and yes, he had moved out of the family house, but he told them an unexpected blessing. the break was amicable. what s he done for you she was my best friend, he said. personally, having him in your life? and yet, not long after the murder, yuck charlie south out detective birdsall and whispered an awful question. it s like getting another life. did my dad have something to do with this? reporter: charlie remembers what they told him. like somebody opened a door and the detective was very quick said, here s a second chance. to assure me that they have no suspicions of that. reporter: got a reason to get up in the morning these days. they don t think that would be something that was happening. damn straight. and if the