he was with a woman at the time of his arrest. he's an ex-con. he did 13 years in a pennsylvania prison. he has a court hearing in this murder case in north carolina on monday. back at the scene today, the victim's brother and co-workers, they are talking to her neighbors. they are talking to her friends. 51-year-old jane mcquain found murdered in her second floor germantown condo wednesday night. she may have been dead for more than ten days. still missing, her 11-year-old son, william mcquain. suspect lopez is the boy's stepfather and police believe he may have some key clues. do you think william mcquain is still alive? >> we have to have that hope. we spoke with a detective that has that hope. we are going to continue to operate that way.

>> reporter: this is the same man you saw here in her condo? >> yeah. >> reporter: she saw the arrest picture of curtis lopez and recognized him as the man she had seen at jane mcquain's condo. she remembered seeing him and william on the balcony friday, september 30th. she remembers seeing lopez loading a tv into miss mcquain's car five days later. >> when they told me it was her husband and her son william has not been found yet, oh, god, man, did i pray last night. i pray every night but i tell you, i put more words in there last night. i hope and pray to god they find him alive. >> reporter: two vigils tonight for 11-year-old william mcquain. one at the germantown community center with the football team.

another at his school, mlk middle school. both vigils start at 7:30 tonight. there will be grief counselors there as well. wendy, back to you. >> pat collins, thank you, pat. our team coverage continues at 5:30. melissa spoke with a good friend of jane mcquain's. heather heard about the disappearance on the news. >> i just want him to be brought home. i just want him safe. >> more of this exclusive interview coming up in the next half hour. a fire on the tracks at union station caused a fire. firefighters extinguished the flames quickly. metro trains were forced to skip union station for about two hours. the delays continued into the afternoon. turning now to the weather on this friday. the rain moved out. the wind is moving in.

>> meanwhile, we had a brief, beautiful moment out there, doug. >> a brief, beautiful moment is what you can say for the last two months. we had one really good week. today, you are right. a brief moment. we saw sunshine and calm winds. feeling nice after the rain and clouds. take a look outside. we are sitting at 69 degrees. dew point of 46. the dew point really calmed down. drier air working in here now. winds out of the west-northwest at nine miles an hour. they are gusting to 18. the doppler radar is showing a few showers one up to frederick county, to the north. that's it. back toward the i-81 area, this is the rain that came through earlier. a lot of rain, thunderstorm activity, too. we saw them move out of here by the 2:00 hour. now, left with leftover cloud cover. 58 degrees. the temperature around 9:00 around 57 by 11:00.

then cool tomorrow morning. not cold but cool. low temperatures down to 52 in the city. i think we'll start with plenty of sunshine tomorrow. many areas wake up to temperatures in the 40s. there are more changes in the forecast. guys i have to tell you, fall is trying to make its presence. pat? >> thanks, doug. there are new developments in the lemon case. john schriffen is live at the montgomery courthouse with more from today's hearing. john? >> reporter: pat, good evening. the defense filed a motion to essentially not allow the jurors to see a critical piece of evidence. the judge decided today, that video which showed the suspect talking with her brother about what happened, that video will be played in court. if you are not familiar with this case, this 30-year-old was

found dead inside the store back in march. it was reported there was some sort of robbery because the victim was found with the suspect who was tied up. later came out that authorities arrested her co-worker, 27-year-old britney norwood. her parents were inside the courtroom. they saw the video of norwood speaking with her brother. the video was taken back in march when she was brought into the station for questioning. this is before she was arrested. the brother said, did she, meaning murray accuse you of shoplifting. she replied with a grunt. we couldn't make out whether it was a yes or no. then she said, murray said she was going to make sure the manager knew. this is a critical piece of evidence. it shows whether there was a possible motive to the alleged murder. now the court case is supposed to last eight days.

it will start on october 24th. we are live in rockville. back to the studio. >> thanks, john. the family of a man who died outside a d.c. nightclub filed a wrongful death suit against the club. witnesses told police he broke the club's window after he was denied entry and that's when he was beaten. five people were arrested. the u.s. attorney's office determined there wasn't enough evidence to pursue criminal charges. they say the lawsuit will bring a degree of closure. >> it's not easy losing -- this is justice. we never stop anywhere until you get justice from the court. >> the family says even if they win, no money could replace

their son. after a seven week delay caused by hurricane irene, the martin luther king memorial is scheduled to be dedicated sunday morning. a crowd of 50,000 is expected. they are encouraging you to take metro and avoid driving near the title basin. tom sherwood has more with what you should know. >> there's a last minute frenzy to get everything done. the weather is going to be a lot better. there was a cool sound of water friday unlike in august. no threat of a hurricane to disrupt sunday's dedication. it will be played out in a large field along independence avenue. a crowd of more than 50,000 is expected. >> we'll be here early to see it. he meant a lot to americans. we capitalize on some of his

ideas today. >> he was a great man. walking in, seeing all his quotes, you know, really unbelievable. he's an unbelievable individual. >> reporter: a wooden stage was set up where president obama will speak on sunday about 11:00 a.m. the huge jumbo tron will show it to the gathered crowd with tight security for the president and dignitaries at the memorial. it close z at 10:00 p.m. saturday night to prepare for sunday. the foundation expects it memorial to be closed to the public all day sunday, not reopening until 5:00 a.m. monday morning. on sunday, attendees are encouraged to bring blankets and water and avoid driving near the area. metro will open at 5:00 a.m. sunday, two hours early to accommodate the crowds with

extra train cars. all weekend repair work is suspended. >> overall, i think it's a very nice job. it will be a nice memorial for dr. martin luther king. >> again, president obama is expected to speak around 11:00 a.m. typical secret service security will be in effect. back to you. >> thanks, tom. new stops added to president obama's bus tour. it starts monday in north carolina where he pushes for passage of his jobs plan. tuesday he heads to jamestown, north carolina and virginia. some of the stops on the bus tour changed. republicans say it's to avoid areas where the declining popularity may hurt democrats. still ahead, the virginia town that can't seem to catch a break. less than two months after the earthquake rattled mineral, yesterday a tornado roared

through sending school children running for cover, again. this week's outage left blackberry customers upset. do cell phone customers have the right to demand compensation for shoddy service? >> reporter: after they deep fry the chickens they dump oil into containers like these. why

started.

we have breaking news in northeast washington where federal agents raided the d.c. farmers market building. counterfeit goods have been seized and 11 vendors arrested. they were seen carrying hundreds of boxes marked evidence out of the building. they contain counterfeit nike, gucci, prada and ugg products. the market is located near the university. it remained open during the raids. severe weather tore through new kent county, virginia, east of richmond where a tornado ripped through knocking down power lines and trees. 30 homes damaged. several are uninhabitable now. they had to be rushed to a safe

area. the roof is damaged. it had just been repaired after hurricane irene. a similar story in louisa county where school children were sent scrambling. it was the epicenter of the magnitude 5.8 quake. jane watrel reports folks feel like they just can't catch a break. >> reporter: the tornado warning came down at 3:30 in the afternoon in louisa county. it's the time students from thomas jefferson elementary school get on the buses. with no time to waste, they sprang into action. >> they were upset and worried. i let them know it was bad weather and we didn't want to send them out in bad weather, we wanted to keep them safe. >> reporter: this is how it looked near quantico. in louisa county, parents were

waiting to pick up their children. >> it's crazy. it was scary we were that close to it. >> reporter: this is the second time children encountered a flightening natural disaster. in late august, a 5.8 earthquake struck near mineral damaging 1300 homes and two schools. now, over 500 children go to school in 37 trailers where they will stay through the school year. >> they are so resilient. we were admiring this morning how they still came in with smiles on their faces ready to learn. >> reporter: school counselors were made available to any student who may have been traumatized. they were sent home. no one needed it. they shrugged off a brush with mother nature. in louisa county, jane watrel, news 4. then suddenly the sun came out. the sky cleared. it was stunningly beautiful. >> for awhile. >> at 2:30 this afternoon.

>> it's what happens with these systems. you get all the damp, dreary weather and the skies are crystal clear, nice and blue, then the clouds move back in. now, we are dealing with the wind. we had a nice hour or two. >> yeah, about 90 minutes. >> not nearly long enough. >> i agree with you. >> it was a nice island of calm and beauty. >> something that is going to be good news for the martin luther king dedication on sunday morning. very nice weather for that. a far cry from where we were. we are dealing with the clouds as they made their way back into the region. it's typical. look at the fall colors out there now. a very nice weekend. most likely on sunday to get out and take a look at the fall colors. i think very windy on your day saturday. doppler radar showing light showers. mostly up to the north in

frederick and west virginia. you had the up slope showers along the blue ridge and showers in western virginia and western maryland. that's it. we are going to see the chance for those clouds to continue to dissipate. look at the storms that came in a little bit earlier today. they were at 8:00, 9:00, 10:00 this morning. they dumped a lot of rain in a short amount of time. we did not see severe weather out of that. that's good news for us. it is spinning around an upper level system. you can see the cold air. that's what this is here. the storms develop. the showers develop due to the cold air making its way in. these do not tend to get over the mountains. we'll be dry tonight and tomorrow. i think we'll get into the cloudy skies. 69 degrees. winds out of the west-northwest at nine miles per hour. gusts upwards of 18 miles per hour. temperatures 65 in martinsburg. 59 in cumberland.

we are seeing the cool air. we are going to see it move in throughout the evening hours. if you are thinking of going to the high school football games tonight, make sure you take your jacket or sweater to watch those kids play. not only is it going to be cool, but windy. leesburg, 30 miles per hour. west virginia 38 miles per hour. i expect the winds to increase and stay that way through 8:00, 9:00, 10:00 before they subside a little bit. they will be back. the area of low pressure moves out of here. here come the windy conditions. not much cooler. i think tomorrow, with sunshine early, temperatures will get into the upper 60s to around 70 degrees in many locations. the wind is going to bring at least a little bit of a cool feel out there. we are not talking about the coats or jackets just yet. sunday, the winds shift out of the southwest.

it helps bump temperatures up a bit. it's breezy. sunday, a bit of a redskins game going on. just a little one. isolated sprinkles on monday. that's it before another big change next week. this evening, look for the winds to continue to be on the increase. mostly clear, breezy and cooler tomorrow morning. 45 to 52 degrees. tomorrow afternoon, we start with sunshine, then we see the clouds roll in. wind gusts upwards of 40 miles per hour. temperatures around 69 degrees in the city. 74 on your sunday. monday and tuesday, not bad about 40% chance of rain late on tuesday. the extended forecast is coming up later. >> we are going to batten down the hatches in the meantime. >> might as well. >> thanks. still to come on news 4 at 5:00, you may pay more the next time you hail a taxi. the proposal to raise rates all in one jurisdiction.

i'm liz crenshaw. can blackberry users get compensation for this week's service outages? the answer is coming up on ask liz. it is not the most graceful part of our

can blackberry users get compensation for this week's outage? do fruit flies come out in the fall? they are swarming, at least in my kitchen. why do leaves change color this time of year? >> fruit blys attacking blackberries. >> let's get rolling. lindsay's blackberry was affected over the last week. can i get some sort of compensation for this? i'm paying money for it. smart money says when they occur, it's up to the phone companies to decide whether or not to compensate users affected. there's no guarantee of service in a customer's contract. phone companies don't promise that your phone will work all

the time. if companies do reimburse customers, it's through the form of a credit to your phone bill or data use. as of now, no u.s. service providers stated if they will or will not reimburse them for the down time this past week. >> the next question is from mary ellen. she's seen a recent invasion of fruit flies in her home. she wonders why. i live not far from there. maybe it's us. >> it's amazing. we spoke to the university of maryland about the pesty problem. he says the reason they are out is due to the recent rainfall and moisture. rotting vegetation outdoors has increased the number of fruit flies coming into people's homes. to get rid of them, pour vinegar into a small bowl, add a few drops of dish liquid. the smell of the vinegar

attracts them, the dish soap will trap them. pouring disinfectant down your drain is a good idea. cleaning out your fruit bowl should help them disappear. or don't live near wendy. >> apparently, our neighborhood has an infestation. why do leaves on the trees change color this time of year? >> we turned to the u.s. national ash ray tum. in autumn, production of chlorophyll slowly stops. this is when the autumn colors are revealed. it normally masks the yellow and orange pig. s in the leaves. frost does not enhance fall color. early frost causes the leaves to shrivel and turn brown and stops the reds and purples from being produced. >> interesting. i feel like i should have

learned that in fifth grade. >> if you have a question send it to askliz@nbcwashington.com. or on twitter or facebook. you feel smarter now, right? >> i do. i might buy some vinegar and dangle it from my ears. pat? coming up, a plea for answers in the disappearance of william mcquain. the mother's best friend tells news 4 why she was concerned for their safety. it's the day gadget gurus have been waiting for. the iphone 4s hits stores with record sales. severe

necessary. a judge made a key ruling in a pretrial motion tooted in lemon murder trial. jurors will be allow to see and hear a conversation between the suspect and her brother. she's accused of killing her co-worker. the family of a man who died outside the dc 9 nightclub filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the club. five people were arrested. the u.s. attorney's office determined there wasn't enough

evidence to pursue criminal charges. students in louisiana have stories to tell about scrambling to safety during a tornado. the severe weather blew through as students were boarded buses to go home. now, let's fast forward to our weather guy doug? >> the storms are out of the area. the rain is out for the most part. a few left over showers. that's about it. you can see on the radar, the storm system making its way well up to the north and east up to new york city. they are seeing strong storms in their area. in west virginia, shower activity. if you live to the west of the blue ridge, you could see showers overnight tonight or this evening and into the early part of the day tomorrow. but, i think the biggest news out there as far as the weather is concerned, things are going to calm down as far as the rain is concerned. winds could gust upwards of 30 to 40 miles per hour. again, during the day tomorrow. just know that.

i wouldn't be surprised to see a couple trees down with all the rain we have seen over the past couple months. not a big deal. not a big deal. just something to watch out for. we'll have the forecast in a couple minutes. >> thanks, doug. we just got new information about the murder of a germantown woman and the ongoing search for her son. the medical examiners report has just been released. she was stabbed and beaten to death. that information is from the medical examiners report. we'll have more in a live report at 6:00. a good friend of jane mcquain spoke to news 4 about her death. she was devastated by the news that one of her best friend's was murdered. now she hopes little william will be found safe. we have the exclusive report. >> reporter: for jane mcquain's best friend, the last 24 hours

have been excruciating, more painful not knowing where jane's son william might be. >> i'm holding on. it's all i can do. >> reporter: in her living room, she wipes tears from her eyes looking at the photos, cards, poems and notes. >> i am her sister and col bee is her brother. >> memories from a friendship that ended too suddenly. >> she needed me and i didn't have time to talk. >> reporter: they met and became friends in 2005. later, heather and her son moved in with jane and william in rockville. heather found out jane was murdered on the news. >> i just fell on my knees and screamed and called her on the phone and called her on the phone and called her on the phone. >> reporter: she was shocked to see her husband had been

arrested. she's terrified for her son, william, still missing. >> she put a caption, will, dot dot dot, always a winner. >> he spent a decade in jail. when he got out, they would see each other from time to time. when lopez wanted to move in with jane, heather says jane resisted. >> at first, it was happy. she was happy. progressively, she would speak about his rudeness and attitude. >> reporter: jane told heather, lopez's relationship with william was changing. >> i believe the jealousy and anger and resentment came into play. >> reporter: a single mom working full time at a law firm. jane's whole life was devoted to william. >> what happened to jane is done. it is what it is. there's still a chance for william. there's still a chance.

i'm not gonna stop and i'm not gonna let go until he's with us, safe. >> reporter: heather said at this point, all she can do is pray and hope someone, somewhere sees william and calls police. shifting over to arlington where there may be a hike in the cost of a cab. they are considering whether to raise the taxi fare 25 cents and add money for passengers 12 and older. they will be required to accept credit cards by april of 2012. this is still in the early stages. the next step is to schedule a hearing. 9,000 taxi trips are taken in arlington every day. getting rid of stink bugs is expensi expensive. $5.7 million to develop nonchemical ways to get rid of the pests.

they have championed the effort to eradicate the bug from hell. it will be on pheromone based traps. the smarter, faster iphone 4s hits store shelves today. customers lined up across the country to get one. there's an improved camera and faster operating system. it allows you to send text messages using your voice and content without a computer. this is apple's first product launch since the death of co-founder, steve jobs last week. you think iphones are popular? check this out. it's the annual running of the brides. doors opened at 8:00 this morning in northwest washington. dresses that usually cost thousands of dollars were marked down to a fraction of the original price.

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a provocative new exhibit opened. it's called 30 americans. it brings together a collection of contemporary african-american

artists who show us their american experience. it is big. it is bold. and it is edgy. it's called sleep. this painting is one of the first to jolt you awake as you enter the exhibit. it lets you know, this is going to be an interesting journey. 30 americans at the corcoran gallery of art brings together artists. 76 in all. like jazz, it feels like a contained free for all of joy, anger, lust. as if the artists are giving a shout out to life. >> oh, it's crazy. it's very fun and exciting. >> nina is a 29-year-old artist from new york who likes the idea that this exhibit is called 30 americans, not 30 african-americans. >> the artists are african-american. they deal with all types of

issues. they are just artists. >> reporter: the corcoran left race out of the title. it's personal. >> it's also about the way artists confront big, social issues about identity as figured through history, the media, sexuality, popular culture and race. >> i think it makes the viewer kind of come and deal with and think about the issue of race on his or her own terms. it doesn't set it in a frame to begin with. >> reporter: the exhibit is wide ranging from paintings to video. sculptures, drawings, photographs. some of it is loud and in your face. that's exactly the point, to engage and challenge. >> there's a range of works. some of it is joyous but some of it is very dark and speaks about

dark issues in american history. it's something we wanted to focus on and start a conversation about. >> reporter: 30 americans will be on display through february 12th. providing some welcome sizzle to the coming of washington winter. >> this is such a cool -- as you can see from the images, it's such a cool exhibit at the corcoran. the one with the ku klux klan with hoods in the circle, it's part of an exhibit next to it strange fruit. the combination is really kind of mind blowing. i encourage you to go see it. it will get your juices going and imagination going. >> fascinating. still to come, campus confusion. a text alert sends university of maryland students running for cover. was the warning of a tornado in the area really accurate? the area really accurate? what a local nba star is up

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studio, coming up. students at the university of maryland say they were in fear for their lives after a report a tornado was going to hit the campus. there wasn't a tornado but a lot of confusion. derrick ward visited to get the story from the students firsthand. >> we talked to the students and public safety. they rely on information from accu weather. there was no time or no desire

to wait for a second opinion or interpretation. tornado watches were issued south of college park. the skies above the campus were dark. on any given day, the population of a college campus can rival that of any town around. at 6:30, the first official alerts went out saying a forecatornado was forecast to strike the campus. >> everybody was like oh my god, what's happening? what's happening. >> reporter: 20 minutes later, another forecast that a tornado was going to hit in ten minutes. >> we saw the sky changing. >> reporter: then a third message, warning of a tornado in three to four minutes. >> we stopped and stayed there until it was over. >> reporter: the national weather service had not forecast a tornado hitting the campus.

campus police told news 4 that cloud rotation had been spotted. rotation does not always result in a tornado touching down. there's a history here. ten years ago, a tornado touched down on the campus near route 1 and the fire academy. two students died as they tried to flee the area. a car was picked up. students we spoke to don't mind. >> i like the notification. >> the safety precaution is good. it scared people for no reason. >> that's the only problem. confirmation. i know i can trust them now so if it does happen, i get five texts. >> reporter: that alert is the same one that would be used for a crime on campus. there are alerts that go out every week and it's still getting student's attention. in that respect, it works. back to you. >> thanks. doug, was there a reason for alarm there? >> i think there was a reason

for alert. they did a great job of getting out the alerts. there was not a tornado. i would have preferred severe storm heading our way or strong thunderstorm heading our way, seek shelter. there was no tornado and no tornado warning in that area. rotation does not mean there's a tornado in a storm. it just means there's some rotation. so, once again, i like the fact they are putting out the alert. it's good news for the students giving them time to get indoors. the wording was the problem here. the wording was over the last 24 hours or so. as far as the weather is concerned now, things are calming down. 69 degrees under partly cloudy skies. upwards of 20 to 30 miles an hour for winds. showers west of blue ridge. a few around annapolis now. it's it. the main storm system is exiting. we have shower activity in west virginia.

it should not make its way over the mountains. temperatures are going to be into the upper 60s to 70 degrees under windy conditions. i think we'll start with sunshine and see cloud cover during the day on your saturday. not a bad day. just remember we are going to see the winds. they could be gusting upwards of 30 or 40 miles an hour. >> thanks, doug. here is an honor that will make a football player proud. according to sports illustrated washington has one of the meanest players in the league. la ron landry was named the ninth meanest player in the nfl. washington's safety is known for his ferocious hits and lives up to his nickname, which is dirty 30. hakeem? >> yeah, he's living up to his nickname dirty 30. he's mean, but a good football player. we are going to talk basketball. the nba lockout continues. tomorrow, the nba best players

will be at coolidge high school against a team of all-stars from philadelphia. one d.c. area native playing joins us live. you were drafted by portland over the summer. lockout. from a fan's point of view now, the players, owners, they look greedy. they are trying to figure out how to share $4.3 billion. how do you respond to that? >> you know, it's hard. it's a hard situation that everybody is dealing with. anytime there's money involved, most players -- but for the fans, we hope it gets situated soon and we get back on the court playing. >> you were just drafted. you have not talked to your coaches, only your teammates. haven't had a chance to get paid yet. how difficult is this for you to watch this develop? >> it's been very difficult. you work your whole life to hear

your name called on draft night. it happens, then you are back to where you were. i'm working out, haven't received a check or any money. remaining a college student, no classes. >> are you eating well? >> i'm eating well. anytime the team has a meal, i'm in there. >> all right. commissioner canceled the first two weeks of the season. he's unsure there will be any basketball on christmas day. are you confident there's going to be an nba season? >> i think there will be. i think there will be a season. a lot will be missed if there's no games. the fans are going to miss a lot. i think the situation will get worked out and hopefully soon. >> if it doesn't, you hope there's an nba season. if there's not, is this something you would consider going overseas to play in europe? >> it's an option. or be in here working with you.

>> all right. >> it's an option to go there and play. just play basketball. it's what we all want to do, play games. >> tomorrow, you have a big event. you have kevin durant. you are playing in the game. is this an important basketball game? it's an exhibition game but how important are these games? >> very important. it's very important to keep our fans excited about the season. i think a lot of these guys have been going out here around the country playing these games. everybody had seen kevin and john. it's what we want to do, keep the fans excited and know we want to play for them. when they come out and watch us play at coolidge high school and wherever we are at, it's for them. >> there's rumors players would play on their own. continue to play so you don't lose your skills. is that something that could be

a possibility if there's no nba season? >> i could see that. it's been very easy for us to organize these games. everybody wants to play basketball. we love playing. we love competing. i can definitely see that happening. we have a lot of players that have money that can organize it. >> that's for sure. nolan smith. he's hoping there's an nba season. i hope there's an nba season and you are too. back to you. >> all right. thanks. after the break, young and

arlington county police arrested two people for stealing used restaurant cooking oil. the thefts have been happening all over the region. the booming biodiesel market helped turn it into liquid gold. >> reporter: we are in the parking garage of a boston mall. this is the center of the investigation. they dump their used oil into

the large containers. the thieves were coming here and siphoning it out. it's worth $3.50 a gallon. these two men were caught in the act of stealing cooking oil. nabbed during the day under a surveillance camera by security cameras. why are they stealing the stuff? >> i don't know. it's our oil. >> reporter: police say they are facing multiple charges inclu including grand larceny. it's sold in an underground market to rendering companies that use it to make chicken feed. >> it's a waste by product but worth $3.50 a gallon. >> reporter: biofuel companies convert it to clean burning biodiesel fuel.

right now, it's worth $3.50 on the commodities market. it's 35 to $70,000 lost. >> we turn it into biodiesel. we are trying to take a waste product and put it back into the market as a renewable fuel. >> arlington county police are investigating six cases of the used oil vats. i'm told there are as many as 200 investigations taking place here in the d.c. area. in arlington county, darcy spencer, news 4. >> that's it for news 4 at 5:00. news 4 at 6:00 starts right now. protesters clash with police in new york with the occupy movement shows no sign of letting up. flying debris, gridlock, how

yesterday's tornado hit. a woman accused of killing a co-worker. a key ruling about the critical piece of evidence in the case. good evening, i'm doreen gentzler. >> i'm wendy rieger. jim vance has the night off. the frantic search continues for the 11-year-old boy whose mother was murdered. she was beaten and stabbed to death. her husband is the prime suspect. new details emerge about his criminal past. family and friends return to the crime scene. tonight, no sign of her 11-year-old son, william. pat collins is live outside the police headquarters. pat? >> reporter: from the medical examiner tonight, jane mcquain was beaten and stabbed to death. investigators looking into the possibility that her killer