Married dad, Matthew Ecker's 'crocodile tears' and bizarre version of events fooled nobody after as what really happened to 27-year-old Alex Penning started to unravel View 4 Images Noone was fooled by Matthew Ecker's act (Image: Law&Crime Network)
Bodycam footage captured a married dad "dry crying" after his lover was found shot dead in the bathroom. Matthew Ecker's strange account of what had happened that fateful day immediately rang alarm bells with the authorities.
He told them his lover, Alex Penning, 27 had shot herself in the head after locking herself in the bathroom . He said he forced his way in and held her head as blood pooled around him and washed his hands before dialling 911.
However there were no traces of blood found on on him or his clothes and