Ashley Flowers

It took me a lot longer to learn to not trust her. George wasn't a perfect angel either. And together, marriage was hard. Things were complicated by the fact that Linda didn't want to move away from the Cicero area right away. The long-distance marriage was taking its toll.

It took me a lot longer to learn to not trust her. George wasn't a perfect angel either. And together, marriage was hard. Things were complicated by the fact that Linda didn't want to move away from the Cicero area right away. The long-distance marriage was taking its toll.

It took me a lot longer to learn to not trust her. George wasn't a perfect angel either. And together, marriage was hard. Things were complicated by the fact that Linda didn't want to move away from the Cicero area right away. The long-distance marriage was taking its toll.

But they were trying to make it work, it seemed, as evidenced by the trip Linda had just made to Eagle River with the boys.

But they were trying to make it work, it seemed, as evidenced by the trip Linda had just made to Eagle River with the boys.

But they were trying to make it work, it seemed, as evidenced by the trip Linda had just made to Eagle River with the boys.

Linda said that she left for Cicero with her sons at around 10.30 p.m. on August 2nd. And after driving for about a half hour, she stopped at a Holiday Inn to call the Arbor from the hotel's phone. She said she needed to reach George because she thought she left her earring in the bathroom of the restaurant and she wanted him to check for it. But she wasn't able to get through.

Linda said that she left for Cicero with her sons at around 10.30 p.m. on August 2nd. And after driving for about a half hour, she stopped at a Holiday Inn to call the Arbor from the hotel's phone. She said she needed to reach George because she thought she left her earring in the bathroom of the restaurant and she wanted him to check for it. But she wasn't able to get through.

Linda said that she left for Cicero with her sons at around 10.30 p.m. on August 2nd. And after driving for about a half hour, she stopped at a Holiday Inn to call the Arbor from the hotel's phone. She said she needed to reach George because she thought she left her earring in the bathroom of the restaurant and she wanted him to check for it. But she wasn't able to get through.

So after driving another 100 miles, Linda stopped a second time at around 1 a.m. at a gas station to try George again from a payphone.

So after driving another 100 miles, Linda stopped a second time at around 1 a.m. at a gas station to try George again from a payphone.

So after driving another 100 miles, Linda stopped a second time at around 1 a.m. at a gas station to try George again from a payphone.

Linda said she got back on the road and continued on to Cicero without stopping again, making it home at about 5.30 a.m. Investigators found that there actually were records showing that Linda had placed a call from a payphone two hours away from Eagle River just 30 minutes before the shooting. But to them, that alibi seemed almost too convenient.

Linda said she got back on the road and continued on to Cicero without stopping again, making it home at about 5.30 a.m. Investigators found that there actually were records showing that Linda had placed a call from a payphone two hours away from Eagle River just 30 minutes before the shooting. But to them, that alibi seemed almost too convenient.

Linda said she got back on the road and continued on to Cicero without stopping again, making it home at about 5.30 a.m. Investigators found that there actually were records showing that Linda had placed a call from a payphone two hours away from Eagle River just 30 minutes before the shooting. But to them, that alibi seemed almost too convenient.

According to Detective Razia Anderson, Linda was eager to have investigators check the call logs.

According to Detective Razia Anderson, Linda was eager to have investigators check the call logs.

According to Detective Razia Anderson, Linda was eager to have investigators check the call logs.

And the elusive earring was not all. There was another evidentiary detail that stood out to detectives.

And the elusive earring was not all. There was another evidentiary detail that stood out to detectives.