but the version bob has told over the years, believes author matt birkbeck, doesn't tell the real storycertainly not of the famous killing of his elderly neighbor morris black. or of bob's activities in galveston and elsewhere. >> it was really strange, you know, him and black, palling around in galveston amongst the homeless. so what is a guy of his wealth and his family's influence doing stealing identities? >> reporter: in fact, in the spring of 2001, at the same time as he, as dorothy ciner, was living in galveston he rented another room in new orleans under the name diane winn. we found the place, and his old landlord, michael ogden. >> he was wearing a blouse with small brassiere, a wig. >> reporter: he lived on the top floor and the neighbors often saw him wearing women's clothing. >> he wasn't a drag queen, he was just in disguise. >> reporter: and then he'd fly off somewhere else, new york, california, connecticut, always returning, as he carefully noted in his personal account, to that down-market apartment in galveston. where, in september 2001, he shot morris black, accident