Ashley Schwamm

And it was actually, I was, I was taken back by a... It's a chilling.

She said Ashley did not die in the car fire.

There is no soot in the airways and there was no carbon monoxide in her blood.

And she explained to me that she died from neck compression.

She had a broken neck.

And it wasn't broken during the crash.

The doctor was sure of it.

So what was it?

It was caused by either ligature strangulation or manual strangulation.

So whether it was done with a strap or a belt or... Did your jaw just drop in that moment?

It did.

And she added to the fact that she would have been dead before the fire was even lit in the car.

In the span of two days, Ashley's death had gone from tragic accident to clear-cut murder.

Of course, the police wondered if it could be her husband.

But James had already shown them doorbell footage from his house that morning.

He left to walk the dog.

Ashley's car pulled out shortly after.

On top of that, he'd given them everything they asked for.

His grief seemed genuine.

You had no idea the road you were about to go down with this case.