Blood And Money

"48 Hours" Looks At The Killing Of Two Brothers Thousands Of Miles Apart

(CBS)  Walters confirms that there was a dispute between Hayley and Andrew the day before the murder. "There was a verbal dispute between them. And to get into specifics about what that is about, wouldn't be a good idea right now," Walters says.

And, while he won’t publicly name a suspect, he acknowledges his department is looking closely at Andrew’s loyal employee, Carlos Trujillo. "We believe the last person to see Andrew Kissel alive was Carlos," says Walters.

For his part, Carlos says he has done everything the police have asked, giving them fingerprints and DNA. But, he says, their questioning became more and more intense. "At this point, they treat me like a suspect. They treat me like a criminal," he says.

To convince the police of his innocence, Carlos says, he agreed to take a polygraph. But that may have backfired: Walters says every question connected to the investigation came up untruthful on the polygraph.

When asked, Chief Walters does admit that polygraphs are not always right. Sometimes people who are innocent do fail polygraphs.

Carlos says he did not kill Andrew, nor does he have any idea who did. "There’s no evidence that he had anything to do with this," says his attorney, Lindy Ursu.

Carlos is no longer talking to the police but they have searched his home, car, and storage unit. And they have questioned his family.

Carlos insists he told police the truth and, in fact, gave them a lead that Andrew was using drugs and had a prostitute come to the house the night before he died.

"If you believe that Carlos Trujillo is being dishonest, and obviously then knows more than what he's telling, why not arrest him?" Moriarty asks Walters.

"At this stage, then that would be inappropriate," the police chief replies. "We'd certainly like to give him an opportunity to explain why he may have been untruthful with us, and to actually tell us what had occurred."

Andrew's family and creditors are now fighting to get whatever they can from the financial mess he left them. Meanwhile, Walters says he’s committed to finding Andrew’s killer.

It’s little solace to the friends of the Kissel family, who struggle to understand the loss of two brothers who once had so much promise.

Carol Horton, Robert’s ex-girlfriend, still grieves for the man she loved. "He was just at the beginning. You know? There was just so much more for him," she says.

But the Kissel family tragedy may weigh most heavily on Robert and Andrew’s father Bill, who is now growing impatient with the Greenwich police.

"Mr. Kissel has been somewhat upset with us because of our declining to share information with him," Chief Walters says. "We have concerns about sharing information with Mr. Kissel that could get out into the public realm before we’re ready for that information to be released."

Asked to describe Bill today, Carol says "There's a great hole in his heart. I think he blames himself, you know. He did something wrong somewhere along the line."

"It just seems like a bad dream," she adds. "Just a bad dream."

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Greenwich Police Chief Jim Walters retired July 1st.

The investigation into Andrew Kissel's murder remains active.

Nancy Kissel is appealing her conviction and life sentence for the murder of her husband Robert. A hearing is scheduled for April 2008.