every day i wanted answers, every day i was told it was an unknown. people don t just die! she was a loving mother he was a crime fightin prosecutor you are a pillar of tha community. i did what i thought wa right. then one day, the law was a his door his wife was dead in bed her eyes were open, she was pale i just remember crying, and not believing it suddenly suspicious but no evidence of a crime any signs of a struggle no. it was case closed years passed new lives. two new wives. he s extremely charming we just had the most amazin time then, a new detective dusts off the old case what s trumped out at you most definitely the arm where in a race position my first thought was the manner of death would b what s really happened in that bedroom i m - a young mother s death was mystery, but was in the murder tell me what happened to he to my face do not give me excuses it runs through the heart o america. along, meandering
He called his boss he said his wife is dead. so spa said, well, which lik me to call the ambulance people? he said yes, would you do that tory s mom, marty peterso who live just a few houses awa testified that curtis broke th news of her daughter step in what she thought was the mos callous way. there was a knock at her doo and curtis was standing ther with four year old - opened the door and he hand me larson. and says? oh, by the way, cory is dead. i got to say i think that i very strange they could grandson it by the way your daughter is dead. he was a motionless, let put it that way. people who saw him that da claimed that he was, without a motion curtis also knew cpr and ye he never tried to revive his wife on the day, why did she d cpr? i don t know. i don t know why didn t do cpr i don t know i didn t call
About to drop a bombshell. coming up a daughter s difficult decision. i don t know what s in lyndsay s head and in her heart. one day she was happy, then everything changed. and a mother recounts what she says was curtis bizarre behavior the day her daughter died. i open the door and he hands me larson. and says? oh, and by the way, cory s dead. when dateline continues. e with eczema said about how their skin feels. .when it comes to our skin, what if it could feel differently? say hello to opzelura for the treatment of mild to moderate eczema. opzelura is a steroid-free cream proven to help clear skin and significantly reduce itch. do not start opzelura if you have any infection as it may lower your ability to fight them. tell your doctor if you are being treated for an infection;. .have tb or have been in close contact with someone with tb; have had hepatitis b or c.
Prison upon conviction for first-degree murder. he pleaded not guilty. cameras were not allowed in the courtroom. it s clear to me it didn t matter what i did. as far as the prosecution was concerned. their only concern was that they needed to create a crime and they needed for me to look bad in order to do that. reporter: curtis didn t necessarily need prosecutors help to look bad. some of his own actions the day cory died were at the very least unusual. including never calling 911. reporter: he called who? his boss. reporter: his wife is dead in the bed? yes. reporter: and he calls his boss? yeah. and said, my wife is dead. so his boss, said, well, would you like me to call the ambulance people? yes. would you do that? reporter: cory s mom, marty didriksen, who lived just a few houses away, testified that curtis broke the news of her daughter s death in what she thought was the most callous way. there was a knock at her door and curtis was standing there wit
Me larson. reporter: and says? oh, and by the way, cory s dead. and leaves. reporter: marty, i ve gotta say, i think that s very strange. take your grandson and, by the way, your daughter s dead. he was emotionless, let s put it that way. people who saw him that day claimed that he was without emotion. curtis also knew cpr. and yet, he never tried to revive his wife. reporter: on the day, why didn t you do cpr? i don t know. i don t know why i didn t do cpr. i don t know why i i didn t call 911. in looking back i saw my wife, cory dead. and i didn t know how to react. reporter: prosecutor parkinson next went after the first police investigation. pushing hard against detective baird who handled the case. he questioned if baird gave curtis who was then an assistant state s attorney preferential