he claimed that lying earlier in the interview was a way to spare his grieving father-in-law, todd caldwell, the embarrassment. >> this is something i didn't want todd to find out. >> reporter: the interview had been going on close to four hours now, and agent birmingham was well aware that seth's father and a lawyer wanted to shut it down. agent thomas then took a break, leaving seth inside the room to stew. he met with birmingham, and they decided he had to go nuclear. >> reporter: be confrontational, because the clock is ticking. >> and if we're ever gonna be tough, now is the time. >> now is the time. >> here's the deal, okay? the facts right now, these case responsible for killing your wife. >> no, no. i'm not, no. i can't kill my wife. i can't do it. what facts do you have that i killed her? >> listen, i've seen rachel, okay? i know what guys see when they see her because i see the same thing. okay? >> i'm telling you, if i wanted to be with rachel i would get a divorce. i would not kill my wife over something that small. you know what? right now i guess i don't give a -- what happens

todd caldwell april. and tate pointed the finger at his young neighbor. >> i can't remember names. >> seth, seth techel. >> seth techel? >> yup. >> torkel? >> techel. >> techel.ad owns champion bowl. okay. >> and i'll tell -- i just -- they're good people. tate, does he know that you're the father-in- law of the neighbor? >> no, and i don't wanna tell him that because i don't want maybe what he does or doesn't do. >> reporter: and he thinks trouble? >> right. in the trailer property across the way? >> yeah. if you can, let us deal with it. >> what if -- what if -- what if i'm the one who's gotta catch todd that dog feces and rocks had been hurled at his home. he then showed todd the evidence.dalism of his home in stark terms. >> he says that he thinks these m and, you know, kind of - - a bell goes off like, "terrorism's kind of aird word to use." and the whole time -- half the time, i guess, he's sitting there. he's -- i notice a shotgun layin' on the ground, you know? and i'm like goin' "that makes me fe

todd caldwell remembered his lisa. much lisa and i are alike, and i would just tell everybody that she's the best parts of me. >> reporter: the prosecution had the burden of proving the charges, first degree murder and nonconsensual termination of a pregnancy. what did you think your strongest fa was going forward, strongest part of your story for a jury? >> probably the most important single piece of evidence was the shotgun. >> reporter: ballistics showed this mossberg 12-gauge was the murder weapon, a firearm that seth kept inside his house, and only he had access to it that morning, prosecutors argued. >> no murderer who wants to kill lisa techel comes to the murder scene without the murder weapon. >> we argued the impossibility of his story. some unknown asssslant breaks into his house and kills the wife that he says he's gonna leave. >> tyl batterson is our next witness. >> reporter: prosecutors called one of seth's young friends to show the jury, they said, just how deceptive and manipulative seth was. boys, it

that brought seth's father-in-law, deputy todd caldwell, out to tate's house for that official visit 's vandalism complaint. >> todd said that tate, the whole time, was sitting on his front porch and he was rubbing a loaded shotgun. >> reporter: seth said he knew the tenor of the visit because todd had filled him in later. his father-in-law also gave him a strong warning. >> "hey, if you're doing anything to his yard, knock it off. if your buddies are doing anything to his yard, knock it off. do not mess with this guy. he's off his rocker. he's going to be the next person -- >> sure. >> to shoot a cop." >> and i said, "i'm not messing with him. i'll make sure nobody else is." >> reporter: the murder weapon hadn't been found so the state agent asked seth about the firearms he kept in the trailer. maybe one of those had been used. >> do you have any uh guns that are missing at your house? >> i haven't looked. >> if one of those guns is used in the homicide, we wanna know where it's at. >> don't you agree? >> oh, yeah. >> so i just ask him to write down the guns that are in his house. an

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[ chuckles ] >> todd: she's back. liz caldwell is here and she has beautiful homes to show us. 450,000. you can get a lot for that >> yes, even though they are older homes they are well maintained. >> todd: interest rates are starting to slowly inch up. >> it is an election year. and you never know what will happen. they will not last at all. >> todd: go ahead. >> this is fromdavy. 450,000. >> todd: you talk about a big yard. that is big. >> this is in waverly 100. and has great schools. and they have totally updated it. metal roof and updated the tchen with oak cabinetry and stainless apmriiances and it has impact windows and doors. >> todd: look at that. view. >> todd: you know it is it a big house when there is a grand pi pano. >> this is 450,000 and hoa, fees are only 250 a year. >> todd: what is next? >> this is in a development plaza. it is a corner lot. it is a four bed room, three and half bath and 2300 under air. they have done a beautiful job of maintaining it. newer a playances. and they have a nice courtyard area with

jim caldwell of the lions, todd bowles of the jets, hugh jackson of the browns, and lovie smith, who was fired by the buccaneers this year. hugh jackson is the only minority candidate hired this off-season. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist sheena parveen. >> well, we started our warmup today and that's going to continue as we go into tomorrow. tomorrow we will be in the 50s. nice look out at center city, but we have seen the clouds increase this evening. that's all going to be headed some rain. tomorrow night, rain moves in. most of the day on the dry side, then we go through the weekend, martin luther king day on monday many people have off and the arctic cold will be back. by the end of the weekend it's going to get colder. here's what's happening with our temperatures. yesterday a high of 29 degrees. today we've gotten to 47. tomorrow we should be around 53 degrees. then we go into saturday, we're going to start the weekend with highs around 50 degrees, then we're going down from there. live look up in the poconos, a lot of people still skiing and snowboa

. >> todd: if you for the market to buy a new home this year. our expert liz caldwell shows us good listings under 350,000. >> yes. >> todd: one in broward? >> yes. >> todd: get to work and party is over, liz. >> that's right. the first i would like to show you in coconut creek jt 24 hour manned gated community. 325000. >> todd: nicely landscaped. >> very nice 3- 2 and split open plan. master on one side and guest on the other. keep the cos on the other side. >> i love color yellow. yellow homes sell better. >> todd: screened in pool. >> this is also a screened in area. and maintenance fee is 260. >> todd: how much. >> 325000. >> todd: good deal. coconut creek. >> the next is east of i- 95 on davy boulevard shady banks. it is throw -- 349900. and spacious open floor plan and midcentury modern look. and nice built in bookshelves. >> todd: look at that office. >> this is not included as a bedroom. no maintenance fee in here. and this is the master bed room. >> it is done nicely. beautiful oak trees and hammocks and you have a nice patio and pool. >> have to be with the t