Jim Morrell

Around 11 p.m., Anthony called the police to report that when he and Tom Lally had come home that night, they had found her dead, lying at the bottom of the stairs.

The police took photos, but more or less as routine.

They believed Marina Calabro had taken a terrible fall while carrying a bag of trash.

And the medical examiner soon confirmed this death was an accident.

Even in death, Marina Calabro took care of her beloved great nephew.

Her will left Anthony half of her estate, which consisted of her $500,000 house and another half million or so that she had squirreled away over the years.

And once Anthony got the money... Anthony was very, very generous with his money.

So they did.

They went nuts with new equipment for the band and even made a CD.

But that all ended abruptly on October 13, 2002, nearly 10 months after Anthony's aunt had died.

Jim and his best friend, Jason Weir, were at this restaurant chatting about Anthony's spending, when Jason offhandedly dropped that bombshell.

Jim was still reeling from the shock of that news when we first spoke to him three months later.

And what did he tell you he was doing at the time?

And Anthony, where was he?

Jim knew his friends weren't angels, but would they, could they, really murder an 84-year-old woman?

This is somebody you thought you knew.

Right.

Why do you think he suddenly decided to tell you?

That trust left Jim Morrell panicked over what to do, betray his friends or protect their terrible secret.

That same night, Jim told his father.