Lance Herndon

As investigators continued their dive into Lance's stormy business life, they looked into his personal relationships, too. She had some financial motives, perhaps, to want him dead.

As investigators continued their dive into Lance's stormy business life, they looked into his personal relationships, too. She had some financial motives, perhaps, to want him dead.

With little evidence at the crime scene, no fingerprints, no murder weapon, investigators were counting on Lance Herndon's autopsy to give them a lead. At first glance, the report didn't surprise them.

With little evidence at the crime scene, no fingerprints, no murder weapon, investigators were counting on Lance Herndon's autopsy to give them a lead. At first glance, the report didn't surprise them.

He determined Lance had received a single non-fatal blow to the back of his head and multiple blows to the front and right side of his face that ultimately killed him. Were there any defensive wounds on Lance? Did he have a chance to even fight for his life?

He determined Lance had received a single non-fatal blow to the back of his head and multiple blows to the front and right side of his face that ultimately killed him. Were there any defensive wounds on Lance? Did he have a chance to even fight for his life?

Yeah, because anyone who's awake is going to fight.

Yeah, because anyone who's awake is going to fight.

Investigators learned something else from the autopsy. They got a description of the murder weapon. The medical examiner determined it was solid and heavy with a rounded surface and a curved edge. And he made a guess as to what it could be.

Investigators learned something else from the autopsy. They got a description of the murder weapon. The medical examiner determined it was solid and heavy with a rounded surface and a curved edge. And he made a guess as to what it could be.

A housekeeper told them Lance had been using a wrench to assemble a piece of exercise equipment in his bedroom.

A housekeeper told them Lance had been using a wrench to assemble a piece of exercise equipment in his bedroom.

Police needed to find that missing wrench. So once again, they searched every inch of Lance's 4,000 square foot colonial and the surrounding area, including the Chattahoochee River behind his house. They didn't find it.

Police needed to find that missing wrench. So once again, they searched every inch of Lance's 4,000 square foot colonial and the surrounding area, including the Chattahoochee River behind his house. They didn't find it.

The autopsy contained another major clue. Based on the report from a blood spatter expert, the ME determined the likely position of the killer during the attack.

The autopsy contained another major clue. Based on the report from a blood spatter expert, the ME determined the likely position of the killer during the attack.

Clint Rucker, then an assistant district attorney, joined the case early on. To him, a killer straddling Lance didn't sound like an angry business associate.

Clint Rucker, then an assistant district attorney, joined the case early on. To him, a killer straddling Lance didn't sound like an angry business associate.

It was the whole reason their marriage had ended. But like so many failed relationships, investigators learned it started out with such promise. Their son Harrison describes how his parents first met.

It was the whole reason their marriage had ended. But like so many failed relationships, investigators learned it started out with such promise. Their son Harrison describes how his parents first met.