and i was like, what s going on? and he s like, lisa s been shot. i held her hand and i just said, my lisa. my lisa. everyone s like, do you want justice? do you want revenge? i just want the truth. lisa techel, newly married, pregnant, starting the career of her dreams. she always put everybody before she put herself. then, one morning, a single shotgun blast rocked the newlyweds home. she s been shot. a young husband, out of his mind with grief. it was a tragedy. but for lisa s dad, a sheriff s deputy, it was no mystery. he was sure he knew who the killer was. go get him. go get him now. a neighbor with a gun and a grudge. i thought, they better get to him before i do. but some said this couple was having trouble. that seth had a secret. did he tell you, she sent me some topless pictures ? yes. others said the real murderer was someone else, right under cops noses. here s a legitimate suspect that should have been investigated
opposing theories brian tate, the other suspect, versus seth techel, the husband with the other woman. rachel mcfarland was, again, the prosecution s star witness. here on may 4th of 2012, he sent you a message with a picture of his own smiling face saying, miss you, bella. mm-hmm. is that a term of endearment that he called you, his bella? yes, yes. you sent him a picture of you in either a bikini or your bra and underwear. is that right? yes. and then he says, well, wish me luck. i love you at 10:51 p. m. on may 24th of 2012. what was he asking you to wish him well with? i believe that he was going to tell her that he wanted a divorce. two days later, lisa was dead. by now, her family had hardened opinions about rachel. i don t think too highly of her. i felt like she destroyed my sister s marriage and her life.
daily treks to court, lives disrupted. the new courtroom had a distinctive layout that put the caldwell family directly behind the defendant. he s literally sitting right in front of me, like you are. which only made it more frustrating for presley who was still trying for any kind of connection to someone she once loved like a brother. i m just staring at him, like, just glance at me, do something, and he doesn t. and even more painful for the family was having to sit through again all that heart-breaking testimony, and raw crime scene photos of their lisa, and the unborn baby girl. other than the change of venue, seth techel s second murder trial played out as a carbon copy of the first. same lawyers, same judge, same arguments. a replay of two opposing theories brian tate, the other suspect, versus seth techel, the husband with the other woman. rachel mcfarland was, again, the prosecution s star witness. here on may 4th of 2012, he sent you a message with
copy as the first. same lawyers, same judge, same arguments. a replay of two opposing theories. brian tate, the other suspect, versus seth techel, the husband with the other woman. rachel mcfarland was against the prosecution s star witness. here on may 4th of 2012, sent you a message with a picture of his own smiling face saying, miss you, bella. was that a term of endearment that he called you? yes bella? yes. you sent him a picture of you in either a bikini or your bra and underwear, is that right? yes. and then he says, well, wish me luck. i love you. at 10:51 p.m. on may 24th of 2012. what was he asking you to wish him well with? i believe that he was going to tell her that he wanted a divorce. reporter: two days later, lisa was dead. by now, her family had hardened
he s literally sitting right in front of me like you are. which only made it more frustrating for presley who was still trying for any kind of connection to someone she once loved like a brother. i m just staring at him, like, just glance at me, do something, and he doesn t. and even more painful for the family was having to sit through again all that heart-breaking testimony, and raw crime scene photos of their lisa, and the unborn baby girl. other than the change of venue, seth techel s second murder trial played out as a carbon copy of the first. same lawyers, same judge, same arguments. a replay of two opposing theories brian tate, the other suspect, versus seth techel, the husband with the other woman. rachel mcfarland was, again, the prosecution s star witness. here on may 4th of 2012, he sent you a message with a