gus bayas: he did not. he did not.hy: the working theory of the crime was as simple as it was brute: he'd bashed in her skull for the million-dollar insurance payout. a tire iron was missing from her car - a likely weapon, but nowhere to be found. dennis murphy: so you two go to the prosecutor, the state attorney and say, "we got it. let's go. grand jury." maria mederos no, it's not that easy. dennis murphy: a wrap, we're done. why-- why isn't it-- maria mederos: it's not-- you-- dennis murphy: --that easy? maria mederos: --you gotta prove it. gotta prove it. dennis murphy: so the police let their person of interest go. in the meantime, wendy's family had huge suspicions about michel. sister rita wasn't crazy about him from the moment she first met him. rita trapaga: call it bad energy. i shook that man's hand and i was wiping my hand right after i let it go. dennis murphy: the revelation that he'd bought a million-dollar life insurance policy on wendy only confirmed their belief that he'd killed her. two months after