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Veronica. annies life finally seemed to be turning around. then in 2012, annie, just 15, was found murdered, her body floating in the jordan river. >> there was never a second that your mind didnt go to, this is not what was supposed to happen. >> reporter: draper police were that witness also said the girl had shown up with l.j., whom police could never find. but in the course of their investigation of ferry, detectives learned something interesting. and you had another l.j. in that crowd, didn...

Like a white red. >> the shirt was white and red? >> yeah. her shoes. shoes had white laces, and we were tying them. >> reporter: then, joanna said, daniel, l.j. and "v" wrapped the unconscious girl in a blue tarp, put her in a white suburban and took off. and when they came back hours later, she said daniel was covered in blood and the girl was not with him. >> i asked daniel where she was, and he said that she went swimming. he said, she put up one hell of a fight once we got there. >> reporte...

Lead detective derek johnson was promoted to sergeant. which meant former hairdresser jaclyn moores dream of making detective finally came true. maybe a case of beware what you wish for. one of her first assignments was the annie kasprzak murder. how did you feel about it? that this was now going to be your case? >> i cried for two hours. >> reporter: jaclyn decided she needed to start again from the beginning, following the chain of evidence that led her colleagues to daniel ferry. she thought ...

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Information now, and we think we have another suspect. >> reporter: another suspect. a new name altogether. based on information from an eyewitness who may have seen annie kasprzak the night she was killed and knew who killed her. coming up -- is this how annie was murdered? >> and is this the man who murdered her? >> what if i told you shes dead? >> i didnt do it. the latest innovation from xfinity

>> yeah, its looking more and more like this is actually true, all this information that were receiving. >> reporter: did you find blood-like splotches on the wall? >> we found indications that there would be blood on the wall. >> reporter: they swabbed those areas and then went looking for daniel. they found him at an apartment complex, arrested him and brought him in. >> do you want to talk to us without counsel? >> yeah, whatever. but whats it about? >> let me ask you that. what do you think?...

Prior. the cops thought some of what she said sounded eerily similar to annies case. so they called draper pd, and detective derek johnson and his colleague came over to hear what joanna had to say. >> tell me what you know about this girl. >> it was the second time ive seen her over there. >> reporter: there at the home where a man named daniel ferry used to live. danny ferry is a guy known to law enforcement? >> yes. >> reporter: as maybe a drug dealer? >> drug dealer. he was a member of a gan...

Make a murder charge stick. and it turned out, there was an explanation. remember, while under suspicion for annies murder, ferry was arrested for an unrelated kidnapping in a different town. the charge stuck. ferry eventually pleaded guilty and was sent to prison. draper police came to believe it was this kidnapping that star witness joanna had recounted to them. she had seen a totally different crime. not annies murder. whats more, it happened on the same night annie was killed. no way daniel ...

L.j. were one and the same. either way ferry seemed like their man. but the d.a. wanted more evidence before filing charges. derek johnson and chad carpenter thought the blood samples taken from daniel ferrys home would push the case over the finish line. you and derek have to think >> bloodwork came back, and it was negative for blood. >> reporter: not only were the samples not annies blood, it wasnt even blood at all. a major blow to the investigation. didnt mean hes not good for the crime? >>...

>> okay. show me a picture, then. >> reporter: you showed him a picture of annie. >> yep. >> brittany? is her name brittany? >> no, its annie. >> reporter: detectives thought daniel was lying, and they were done playing around. >> what if i told you shes dead? >> i didnt do it. what the [ bleep ]? if you guys think i did this, i do want a lawyer. >> okay. >> because theres only -- >> were done. >> the only thing that is shaking me. >> were done daniel, because i think you did it. >> well, if you...