deborah by hitting her head repeatedly against the knob. >> it was a severe beating. it was severe. >> so when death is the result of an assault, we classify it as a homicide. >> steve hollermanrrested and charged with deborah's murder. >> he acted surprised and dumbfounded that he was under arrest. when i cuffed him and put him in my car, he's like tony, why is this, why is that, like we were friends. >> steve hollerman's lover admitted spending the afternoon with steve at the couple's summer cabin. later that night, around 7:00 p.m. steve and his wife took their purchases to the cabin. deborah may have found evidence that steve had been there earlier with his lover. regardless, the forensic evidence suggests an argument ensued and had turned violent. while in the jeep, steve repeatedly smashed deborah's head into the mirror knob inside window, causing the brain injuries that killed her. then steve tried to devise a plan to cover up the crime. while driving home, he saw the parked car alongside the highway and decided to stage an accident. he got the jeep into position moved his seat back with his bloody hands, and made sure his seatbelt was fastened while deborah's wasn't a