>> and the jury could not wrap themselves around understanding why these people would do such a horrible act. >> nor could the jury believe patrick cuffy, an admitted liar, or find a clear motive for the murder. >> cuffy's story deserved skepticism anyway because he conveniently flipped on sid dorsey when he got into trouble. >> how could anyone kill a sheriff-elect for nothing more than a promotion in a sheriff's department? >> now the four men accused of carrying out the assassination were free to walk the streets. only cuffy would serve less than a year on a reduced charge stemming from the shootout at his home. >> losing that first trial was very difficult. we knew they were guilty. but once that was over with, we knew we still had a job to do and that was to convict mr. dorsey. >> the murder trial of sidney dorsey began in june in a small south georgia town of albany. dorsey's attorney requested to have the trial anywhere but in