> mike etherington. >> michael etherington. >> clearly at this point, charla and brandon have no cluet. >> while mike's first conversation with police wasn't recorded, eventually, he comes in and the police take a videotaped statement. >> you know we're investigating capital murder. >> mm-hmm. >> and um, i -- i believe you contacted us just because of some current concerns that you had. >> yes. >> he's been friends with brandon for years. they grew up together. >> we were both in 4h, we were both in ffa. i was president of ffa, he was president of 4h. >> brandon and mike were extremely close for most of high school. they were part of a tight group of four guy friends. >> they would call themselves the [ bleep ]-kickers. >> we were all really, i mean, really close, like, brothers seriously. everywhere we'd go, you'd find the other. >> these guys would dress like country guys. i mean, they wore jeans, they wore cowboy boots. so they looked very texas. >> mike etherington is a fascinating interview, if for no other reason the fact that he comes to the police. they don't have to knock on