but but she chelsa wasn't the only one in this small town who believed dave hawk was innocent. , that he had nothing to do with her disappearance and presumed death. keith morrison (voiceover): sandy brown is dave's longtime pastor and friend. this person who is portrayed as such a monster just simply isn't. he's a man who has worked hard in the church, he's a good father. keith morrison (voiceover): as their son prepared to face serious financial charges, dave's parents, stan and lois hawk, took over custody of chelsa and savannah, not the way they expected to spend their 80s any more than they expected to have to defend their son. well, he's made some mistakes but nothing of the scope that is generally accepted in the community. stan established those trusts for his grandchildren and says dave had the right to use the money how he saw fit to benefit the children. were you surprised to discover how it was used? yes. apparently his financial situation was worse than i knew. keith morrison (voiceover): a year passed in this gossipy limbo. now it was may, 2008, nearly two years af

keith morrison (voiceover): surely not easy going for the children of dave and debbie hawk. well, we do the best we can. that's all for this edition of "dateline." thanks for watching. woman: it was a small new year's eve party. hello, i'm craig melvin, and this is "dateline." we took off and then shortly thereafter we saw the police car. my gut was telling my feet to run back to that house. this can't be happening. narrator: when the party ended, the mystery began. it was just crazy. i didn't understand what was happening and why. narrator: his wife, the hostess, had seemed fine all night. then-- tom: my wife just shot herself in the head! please, help me! please help me! narrator: her death was ruled a suicide, but not everyone agreed. i always was afraid he was gonna hurt her. always, always. narrator: did a fight that night lead to something much worse? i knew that ashley wouldn't take her own life. narrator: a troubled woman, or a troubled marriage. interrogator: that wound on the back of her head isn't where she could do it herself, tom. it is not. oh! [bleep] narrator

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