we had no idea. >> reporter: sergeant john richter says the plainclothes cops waited all day for just the right moment to make their move. >> we get him on the -- on the outside of the courthouse. >> who makes the collar? how's it go down? >> myself and detective washington were there and put the handcuffs on him. felt pretty good. >> reporter: nique's family knew the feeling. >> i raised my hands and said, "praise god." >> reporter: in addition to facing a murder charge, matt leili was eventually charged with sexual assault and multiple counts of evesdropping. a few weeks after his arrest nique leili's daughters, amanda and rebecca, posted an edited video on youtube in support of their dad. >> so girls, tell me what life was like growing up in your home. >> it was always happy and loving. most of the time my mom was traveling. my dad was mostly the one taking care of us. >> reporter: in the video the girls claimed that their mother hated her own family and those same spiteful relatives were the primary reason their dad was in jail. >> they've never liked my dad, and i've been reading

we had no idea. >> reporter: sergeant john richter says the plainclothes cops waited all day for justake their move. >> we get him on the -- on the outside of the courthouse. >> who makes the collar? how's it go down? >> myself and detective washington were there and put the handcuffs on him. felt pretty good. >> reporter: nique's family knew the feeling. >> i raised my hands and said, "praise god." that was my reaction. >> reporter: in addition to facing a murder charge, matt leili was eventually charged with sexual assault and multiple counts of evesdropping. a few weeks after his arrest nique leili's daughters, amanda and rebecca, posted an edited video on youtube in support of their dad. in the video the girls claimed that their mother hated her own family and those same spiteful relatives was the primary reason their father was in jail. they wondered what had happened to those girls in the four years they had been in vermont. >> as far as i can tell, he poisoned them against us. and i can only attribute that to, you know, them living in a house with a master manipulator. >> repor