it was a small new year s eve party. we took off and then short later after my gut was telling my feet to run back to that house. this can t be happening. when the party ended, the mystery began. it was just crazy, i didn t understand what was happening and why. his wife, the hostess, had seemed fine the whole night. then my wife just shot herself in the head. please! help me! please help me! her death was ruled a suicide. but not everyone agreed. i was always afraid he was going to hurt her. always. always. did a fight that night lead to something much worse? i knew that ashley wouldn t take her own life. a troubled woman or a troubled marriage? that wound on the back of her head isn t one she could do it herself, tom. it is not. oh [bleep] [ bleep ]. suicide or murder? i didn t do this. i just knew that my whole world is never going to be the same again, ever. hello and welcome to dateline. it was december 31st, and by all appearances, as
eve party. we took off and then short later after my gut was telling my feet to run back to that house. this can t be happening. when the party ended, the mystery began. it was just crazy, i didn t understand what was happening and why. his wife, the hostess, had seemed fine the whole night. then my wife just shot herself in the head. please! help me! please help me! her death was ruled a suicide. but not everyone agreed. i was always afraid he was going to hurt her. always. always. did a fight that night lead to something much worse? i knew that ashley wouldn t take her own life. a troubled woman or a troubled marriage? that wound on the back of her head isn t one she could do it herself, tom. it is not. oh [bleep] [ bleep ]. suicide or murder? i didn t do this. i just knew that my whole world is never going to be the same again, ever. hello and welcome to dateline. it was december 31st, and by all appearances, ashley fallis was in the mood
eve party. we took off and then short later after my gut was telling my feet to run back to that house. this can t be happening. when the party ended, the mystery began. it was just crazy, i didn t understand what was happening and why. his wife, the hostess, had seemed fine the whole night. then my wife just shot herself in the head. please! help me! please help me! her death was ruled a suicide. but not everyone agreed. i was always afraid he was going to hurt her. always. always. did a fight that night lead to something much worse? i knew that ashley wouldn t take her own life. a troubled woman or a troubled marriage? that wound on the back of her head isn t one she could do it herself, tom. it is not. oh [bleep] [bleep]. suicide or murder? i didn t do this. i just knew that my whole world is never going to be the same again, ever. hello and welcome to dateline. it was december 31st, and by all appearances, ashley fallis was in the mood to
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