eric was also defiant. >> it wasn't eric naposki who shot bill mclaughlin. this is a theft. urphy's wrong. i will tell you, right now, moin children. she straight wrong. >> did eric kill bill mclaughlin, did he conspire with nanette or was matt murphy in over his head. up to a jury soon. >>> coming up, first they had to face trial where nanette's lawyer had an unusual defense. >> in court, you called your client a slut. >> i'm sorry. >> because you -- does no make >> good afternoon. >> good afternoon. >> 17 years after bill mclaughlin's life was brought to a violent epiearly end, eric naposki went on trial here in the orange county courthouse. >> what i want to do is take you folks through an overview of the evidence. >> prosecutor matt murphy told the jury eric naposki volunteered to be nanette johnston's deadly killer. >> he expensed a model 92-f. >> then a few months later it was nanette's turn. murphy told the second jury that nanette's groed was insatiable. that she wrongly thought as trustee of bill's trust she controlled the money and her stealing escalated as the murd

eric was also defiant. >> it wasn't eric naposki who shot bill mclaughlin. this is a fact. nd matt murphy's wrong. i'm tell you right now on my children, he's just straight wrong. >> reporter: did eric kill bill mclaughlin? did he conspire with nanette? or was matt murphy in over his head? >>> coming up -- first, they had to face trial where nanette's lawyer had an unusual defense. >> in court, you called your client a slut. >> i'm sure i did. >>> good afternoon. >> good afternoon. >> reporter: 17 years after bill mclaughlin's life was brought to such a violent early end, eric naposki went on trial here in the orange county courthouse. >> what i want to do at this point, i want to take you folks through kind of an overview of the evidence. >> reporter: prosecutor matt murphy told the jury eric naposki volunteered to be nanette johnston's deadly triggerman, that he had been copying keys in november, doing target practice, and -- >> on august 2nd, mr. naposki purchased a very expensive beretta 9 millimeter 92f. >> reporter: then, a few months later, it was nanette's turn. murp

>> nanette's a pretty good friend of mine. >> reporter: and that's how they found eric naposki, who, earned, was living in a studio apartment in a "melrose place" kind of complex, just not quite as nice. naposki had played football, but his promising career as a linebacker had fizzled, too many injuries, too many hours on the bench. by the early '90s, he was trying to figure out what to do next. >> i was in seattle with the seahawks when i retired, when i left. and i drove down the coast and it was a great place to land. >> kind of nirvana for a guy like you. >> it was. >> reporter: big, good-looking ex-football player like him? it was easy to get work. and women, in southern california, like nanette. he met her while working at this gym. what did you think when you saw her? >> i thought she was a snob when i first met her. >> snob? >> snob. a little stuck up. she had the sunglasses on, you know, the expensive watch. she was a little snobby. >> reporter: well, at least she was at first. but -- so what made you friends? >> proximity. she was a fun girl. we worked out together. i'd say