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   >> today.

   >>> there are new details in the murder of hollywood publicist ronny chassen. good morning to you, george.

   >> reporter: good morning to you, meredith. police sources have identified the man as harold smith , a suspect who allegedly bragged about killing publicist ronni chasen , but before officers could question him, he took his own life when approached by police. who was the mysterious man who killed himself? his suicide captured on surveillance camera are was he the murder of hollywood publicist ronni chasen ? the man known to his neighbors as harold is considered a suspect in the murder, but that the investigation does not end with his death.

   >> that's correct, it's not over yet at this time, yes, thank you. i don't have any further questions.

   >> reporter: this as police try to figure out if others were involved in the killing. terry killpin who lives on the floor where smith had his apartment, said he bragged about killing chase on and getting paid for it.

   >> he said i did that, i did that, i'm coming into some big money .

   >> reporter: but residents say they didn't take the story seriously because he acted so strangely and didn't hit the profile of a hit man.

   >> we're talking about a guy who's living in what would be considered a flea bag apartment complex . recently evicted, he's got no car, he rides a bicycle, his walks was described as more of a shuffle. it didn't seem like he was firing on all eight cylinders.

   >> reporter: nbc news has obtained a copy of a will ronni chasen wrote in 1994 . in it she values her estate at an estimated $6.1 million, with most of it going to her brother and her sister, with a few thousand of it going to charities.

   >> police admit they know a lot more than they're letting on in the murder of ronni chasen , a case that after two weeks still has hollywood on edge.

   >>> it is 7:10 and now

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