Peter Van Sant

I have the obligation to prove something.

When the state refused to prosecute, Janet and Stephen Dow's friends and family decided to take matters into their own hands.

They sued Dick Dow, claiming he killed his ex-wife and stepson, and then profited from their deaths by collecting on Janet's federal pension.

But the lawsuit was dismissed.

So Wally and Kelly turned to the state legislature for one last appeal.

That legislative committee asked the Attorney General to bring the case to a grand jury.

But Attorney General McLaughlin refused, citing again a lack of evidence.

For now, in this case, is someone getting away with murder?

If you pay careful attention to remarks sometimes imputed to Mr. Dow, someone might be getting away with self-defense, which of course is not a crime.

Remember, Karen Safian said Dick Dow claimed he had to kill Stephen because Stephen had killed his mother, Janet, even though no one who knew Stephen could imagine why.

Who engages in an act of self-defense and then burns the bodies?

Well, that's an excellent question.

Dick Dow is living in Maine.

He refused to talk about the case.

He didn't say to you, I didn't do this.

Exactly.

He didn't say, I'm innocent.

Exactly.

For now, both Kelly Sutherland and Wally Medeiros must accept that this case may never be resolved.

just five minutes before they were alive.