brown and her alleged boyfriend 49-year-old hussein allah zeday charged with conspireing to kill cecil brown on that august day. >> none of us could understand really what happened. very surprising. >> reporter: according to court documents, larlane brown did some extensive research on how to bring about death. searching topics like what happens if you get tasered in the head? what drinks cause heart failure? and poisons that you can make at home. according to court documents, mrs. brown bought her alleged boyfriend a jaguar car and 30 times picked up the tab at a nearby motel. they say she also made him the beneficiary of a life insurance policy. today, i talked to cecil brown jr. he said i love my mother. i love my father. i'm doing my best just to work my way through this. now back to you. >> thanks pat. >>> police in fredericksburg are broadening their investigation into the death of a university of mary washington student. northern virginia bureau chief julie carey discovered investigators looking at threats of a controversial social media app. >> reporter: these search warrants show fr

and down the street the home of lalane and cecil brown. this was sort of a centerpiece of colby avenue. it was the browns who had the big christmas displays. it was the browns who set up and organized the annual block party. hardly a place you'd expect to find a twisted story like this. >> i have so ai haven't been able to sleep since i found out about it. >> reporter: august 4th, 2014 73-year-old cecil brown was found dead in his backyard. it was ruled a case of murder. they say he'd been beaten to death. when police got to the scene, neighbors say his wife larlane was sitting alongside the house an saying over and over again, how could someone do something like this? how could someone do something like this? well now, maybe we know. according to court documents, obtained by news 4, the 68-year-old and alleged boyfriend 49-year-old conspired to kill cecil brown on that august afternoon. according to court documents, larlane brown did some extensive research on how to bring about death. searching topics like what happens when you get taser

. >>> also due in court today the two were charged with killing brown's husband cecil brown. the 73-year-old man was found in the backyard of his home on coal by avenue in takoma park last august. police say he was killed by blunt force trauma. >>> a drive-by shooting marred sunday in the park for people near the hard more recreation center. now a search is underway for the gunman or gunmen who shot four people in spring dale, maryland. one of the victims died and a second victim is in grave condition at last check. the shooting happened yesterday afternoon at the park across the street from an elementary school. >> just sitting there. facing the basketball court watching them play horseshoes. all of a sudden, i heard gunshots. pow, pow. >> the shots sent people running for cover. people inside the park's community center learned what happened from a young boy who ran in and said someone had been shot dead outside. so far investigators haven't released any information about possible suspects or a motive. >>> a d.c. police officer charged with sexually abusing a minor is facin

hussein day and lawyer lean brown are charged with killing cecil brown.an was killed by blunt force trauma in his backyard last august. >>> a dc police officer charged with sexually abusing a minor faces a judge today. the suspect is darrell best. he is a youth pastor in addition to being a police officer. best is accused of abusing a 16- year-old girl three separate times. >>> secretary of state john kerry has been forced to scrap a four nation trip due to an injury. secretary kerry broke his leg sunday while biking near the swiss border. kerry is expected to be flown back to boston this week for further treatment. >>> bette midler is coming to verizon center later this month and you can score a pair of tickets to see her >> enter our wusa9 text to win to bet miller. >>> i'm first alert meteorologist erica grow, warm and muggy to start. it looks nice out there if you need to get that exercise, do it within the next >>> welcome back. i'm first alert meteorologist erica grow. temperatures in the 70s for most of the metro area. 75 right now in downtown wash

larlain brown and one other person are facing charges in the death of 73-year-old cecil brown. nd beaten to death in his backyard. the wife said at the time she didn't know who would kill her husband. the browns had been married for 51 years. >>> a woman accused of murdering a virginia tech student will be sentenced today. jessica ewing was charged with strangling samantha sheafa last year. sheafa was from vienna virginia. ewing facing 20 years to life in prison. there was never a trial in this case ewing entered an alford plea. that mean she is admits her innocence but admits the state has enough evidence to convict her. >>> in maryland doctors are treating someone they think may have ebola. the baltimore health commissioner says the person has ebola-like symptoms but doctors haven't confirmed whether this is a new case. the person recently rerned from sierra leone according to the "washington post." >>> here's how future weather paints o tut next couple days. showers developing to the west of the immediate washingtonary ya but with time by 4:00 5:00 6:00 tobts, a very rapid ex

lorraine brown and alizadai are facing charges in the death of cecil brown. to death last august. brown said she didn't know who would kill her husband and that one saw what happened to him. the browns had been married for 51 years. >>> a woman accused of murdering a virginia tech student will be sentenced today. jessica ewing was charged with strangling the woman last year. there was never a trial in this case. ewing maintains her innocence but admits the state has enough evidence to convict her. >>> new this morning, the government's power to collect your phone data is suspended. civil liberties advocates declaring a victory, but intelligence officials say americans are at risk. nbc's tracie potts following this story from capitol hill. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. that's because it's not just about the phone records the program that snowden exposed. a couple of other tools that the government has been using to track terrorists roving wiretaps and being able to track lone wolf foreigners who come into this country not connected with the particula

they are facing the first degree murder charges in the death of 73-year-old cecil brown. he was found beaten to death in his takoma park backyard last august. brown said she didn't know who would kill her husband and that no one saw what happened to him. the browns had been married for 51 years. >>> a woman accused of murdering a virginia tech student will be sentenced today. jessica ewing was charged with strangling samanata shrestha has year. ewing faces 20 years to life in prison. there was never a trial in this case. instead, she entered a plea in february and she maintains her innocence, but admits the state has enough evidence to convict here. >>> a huge crowd showed up for the vigil of charnice milton yesterday. the police she was an innocent bystander caught in the middle of the shooting. >>> it is 6:35 right now, doctors in baltimore are treating someone they say may have ebola. the baltimore health commissioner said the person had ebola-like symptoms, however, doctors have not confirmed if this is a new case. the person recently returned from sierra leone. >>> t