>> yes. >> fruge's testimony was key.rities were able to confirm what she said happened during that night in 2001 and the days that followed, fruge was prosecuted for the cover-up. april 3, 2006, dennis gaede was put on trial. >> how do you plead? >> not guilty. >> if the husband tells the wife i shot this guy, can she testify about that? >> in our state, you may have problems getting communication between the two of them in. >> but she was able to testify about what she saw. >> what did you do on friday the 22th? convicting gaede wouldn't be easy since fruge told me she committed the murder. with fruge changing her story, her involvement and helping gaede dispose of wicks' body, and a lack of physical evidence proving gaede murdered wicks the defense's strategy was straightforward. they would argue the prosecution had no solid evidence and that fruge could not be trusted. the trial lasted five days, and it took just four hours for the jury to reach its verdict. >> dennis james gaede, guilty. >> they found dennis gaede gu