Steve Fishman, Narrator

There you go. Dave's supposedly flimsy application had been signed by a judge. Dave now had what he most wanted, a chance to search the house on Wolf Road. David fixated on that house, a fixation that his superiors did not share.

There you go. Dave's supposedly flimsy application had been signed by a judge. Dave now had what he most wanted, a chance to search the house on Wolf Road. David fixated on that house, a fixation that his superiors did not share.

According to Lieutenant Messmore, his superiors were pretty much convinced that go-it-alone Dave had gotten hooked on a wayward theory. And now, based on that theory, was going to go tear up the house of a prominent local physician.

According to Lieutenant Messmore, his superiors were pretty much convinced that go-it-alone Dave had gotten hooked on a wayward theory. And now, based on that theory, was going to go tear up the house of a prominent local physician.

Maybe Dave Superiors had a point. Maybe he was too close to this one. For Dave, this wasn't just another case. This was personal. He was offended by Dr. Jack Boyle.

Maybe Dave Superiors had a point. Maybe he was too close to this one. For Dave, this wasn't just another case. This was personal. He was offended by Dr. Jack Boyle.

On the morning of January 25th, the search of the Boyle residence in Mansfield produced nothing. So Lieutenant Dave Messmore and a local prosecutor climbed into Dave's department-issued Oldsmobile and made the long drive to Erie. In Dave's recollection, it was a rough trip.

On the morning of January 25th, the search of the Boyle residence in Mansfield produced nothing. So Lieutenant Dave Messmore and a local prosecutor climbed into Dave's department-issued Oldsmobile and made the long drive to Erie. In Dave's recollection, it was a rough trip.

What should have been a three-hour drive turned into a five-hour slog. And for what? Let's be real. A doctor with no history of violent crime is going to murder his wife, a premeditated murder, in their home with his mother and children sleeping nearby. Oh, and this mastermind is going to rent a jackhammer to dig his wife's grave using a personal check with his name on it?

What should have been a three-hour drive turned into a five-hour slog. And for what? Let's be real. A doctor with no history of violent crime is going to murder his wife, a premeditated murder, in their home with his mother and children sleeping nearby. Oh, and this mastermind is going to rent a jackhammer to dig his wife's grave using a personal check with his name on it?

It's a little far-fetched, this whole thing. That doesn't seem to you like you're on a wild goose chase?

It's a little far-fetched, this whole thing. That doesn't seem to you like you're on a wild goose chase?

For Dave, this case was different from any other he'd worked on.

For Dave, this case was different from any other he'd worked on.

And Dave believed God was leading him to Wolf Road.

And Dave believed God was leading him to Wolf Road.

When Dave arrived at Wolf Road, it was dark, already past five, and the temperature was in the low 20s. He met a team of local technicians and cops, including Detective Mike Dugan.

When Dave arrived at Wolf Road, it was dark, already past five, and the temperature was in the low 20s. He met a team of local technicians and cops, including Detective Mike Dugan.

The Erie cops had canvassed local hardware stores and discovered that Jack had purchased a large roll of indoor-outdoor carpeting, what you might know as AstroTurf.

The Erie cops had canvassed local hardware stores and discovered that Jack had purchased a large roll of indoor-outdoor carpeting, what you might know as AstroTurf.