one of eric's lovers, katrina ben, handed the investigators a new suspect, eric's pot dealer. >> it didn'te sense to me. because i was thinking, why is he here? >> reporter: katrina told them how uneasy she felt with the dealer in the apartment. >> it was just a little uncomfortable. he just seemed a little weird. >> reporter: so at just around 5:00 a.m., katrina said she got out of there. >> she said the guy then just came up to her as she was leaving and basically pushed her out with the door. >> reporter: based on katrina's account, the police believed eric was killed sometime in the early morning hours of june 5th. ruvin brought in the dealer for questioning, a man named william woodfork. >> and he was like, i have no idea who that is. never met him before. >> reporter: did you believe him? >> no. i knew eric called him. and katrina's story tied him to eric. >> reporter: ruvin hammered away at woodfork for hours finally getting him to admit he sold eric marijuana the night of the murder. but the dealer balked when ruvin asked why he later went over to eric's. >> and he was like, what a