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>> reporter: and no matter how much derek and the other investigators leaned on him, daniel ferry didnt budge. hes saying all along, its not me? 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. wh...

>> reporter: the only bright spot, daniel ferry wasnt getting out of jail. he was also being investigated for an unrelated kidnapping and assault case in a neighboring town. so hes on ice while you guys can develop your theories about his involvement in this thing? >> yeah. >> reporter: they continued to investigate ferry. months went by. lead detective derek johnson was promoted to sergeant. which meant former hairdresser jaclyn moores dream of making detective finally came true. maybe a case o...

Home to foster home before she was adopted by her case worker, 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 on the hunt to find her killer, and a week after annies murder they believed they had. known gang member and drug dealer, daniel ferry. >> i know that she was a...

Annie. >> tell me about annie. tell me about annie. >> annie who? >> annie. >> who the [ bleep ] is annie? >> annie is a girl that was at your house for a party last weekend. >> dude, i have no idea who annie is. >> weve already talked to a lot of other people that all verify she was there, danny. >> 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...

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...