ernest scherer iii the third would turn 30 in july.her had a couple million invested in real estate, though at the time of his death the value of the state was certainly shrinking right along with housing prices. still, was it even remotely possible ernie would kill his parents to cash in on an inheritance? the tech detectives had a look at arnie's financial situation. and you know how some professional poker players claim claim they win a lot? maybe not. at least not in ernie's case. >> we learned that he had 60 some odd thousand dollars in credit card debt. and he also, in talking with different casinos -- he had lost a significant amount of money to the tune of 80,000 or $90,000 in his play in the last year. >> but that was not the worst of it. not even close. by march of 2008, when the murders happened, real estate in california is huffing and puffing on its face to the bottom. and six months before that, ernie the son wanted to buy a house in the city of brea in southern california, but couldn't get alone. banks were not quite so