. >> he worked at iowa public television. he was a video production coordinator. he was very well liked at that place, friendly face, always smiling when i saw him. >> mcrae typically worked long hours. unfortunately, it took its toll. in 1997, he and his wife of 12 years divorced. mcrae took it hard but remained a devoted father to his two young children. >> we would go over to my dad's every wednesday and we would watch tv, hang out. he would come to my football games and we would hang out at the varsity games. you know, he would take us out to eat, go to movies, stuff like that. >> mcrae never missed an opportunity to spend time with his children, but one morning, there was a problem. >> he was supposed to pick up his daughter and take her to school. he's a no-show. >> pat's ex-wife knew immediately something was wrong. she called both his work and home telephone numbers but couldn't reach him, so she went to his home and used her own key to get inside. and she found pat dead just inside the front door. >> there was significant blood patterns in the house itsel