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>> she was a beautiful woman smart woman, she didnt mean t travel those paths >> she was a mother of five, with a double life >> she loved her churc lifestyle, and our onlin dating lifestyle >> talking about casua encounters of people who aren using real identities. >> and then she was murdered >> i am appalled that she wa found that way >> somebody wanted to make a statement. >> what would her life revea about her death? >> she had had communication with at least two other men, >> he ...

Do. >> on the right hand, they found on one of the nails what tested positive for blood. they dont test it. dont even look at it. in fact, youll hear from the crime lab that they intentionally swabbed around the blood. >> reporter: it was a recurring theme for the defense -- they didnt test it. evidence collected but untouched by lab techs. and under cross-examination detective rickets was pilloried for making the decision. >> did you direct anyone to collect any piece of evidence from the maste...

Not a chance, said detective rickets. >> we obtained records that indicated they were at work and at school. we eliminated them as suspects. >> reporter: only one man left standing now, but not for long. on february 6th, 2012, two months after they found the body of chanin starbuck, they arrested clay and charged him with murder. it was the moment chanins siblings and mother had been waiting for. >> when clay was arrested, it was a big relief. >> we felt as though clay should have been arrested ...

Own sons killed her? not a chance, said detective rickets. >> we obtained records that indicated they were at work and at school. we eliminated them as suspects. >> reporter: only one man left standing now, but not for long. on february 6th, 2012, two months after they found the body of chanin starbuck, they arrested clay and charged him with murder. it was the moment chanins siblings and mother had been waiting for. >> when clay was arrested, it was a big relief. >> we felt as though clay shoul...

So they went after the murder investigation itself. pointing out in court all the things investigators failed to do. >> on the right hand, they found on one of the nails what tested positive for blood. they dont test it. dont even look at it. in fact, youll hear from the crime lab that they intentionally swabbed around the blood. >> reporter: it was a recurring theme for the defense -- they didnt test it. evidence collected but untouched by lab techs. and under cross-examination detective ricket...

That a starbuck male killed chanin. but which one? was it possible one of chanins own sons killed her? not a chance, said detective rickets. >> we obtained records that indicated they were at work and at school. we eliminated them as suspects. >> reporter: only one man left standing now, but not for long. on february 6th, 2012, two months after they found the body of chanin starbuck, they arrested clay and charged him with murder. it was the moment chanins siblings and mother had been waiting fo...

Pointing out in court all the things investigators failed to do. >> on the right hand, they found on one of the nails what tested positive for blood. they dont test it. dont even look at it. in fact, youll hear from the crime lab that they intentionally swabbed around the blood. >> reporter: it was a recurring theme for the defense -- they didnt test it. evidence collected but untouched by lab techs. and under cross-examination detective rickets was pilloried for making the decision. >> did you ...

Things investigators failed to do. >> on the right hand, they found on one of the nails what tested positive for blood. they dont test it. dont even look at it. in fact, youll hear from the crime lab that they intentionally swabbed around the blood. >> it was a recurring theme for the defense -- they didnt test it. evidence collected but untouched by lab techs. and under cross-examination detective rickets was pilloried for making the decision. >> did you direct anyone to collect any piece of ev...

>> i believe it was january 24th, 2012, when i obtained the initial dna report. >> they had submitted several samples from chanins body for dna testing. thought the most important thing would be from her neck where she was strangled and her fingernails as she fought off her attacker. some of the samples came back labeled unknown male. which didnt match any of the known suspects, but some other of the dna material could be narrowed down to a very small pool of candidates. starbuck male. >> clay s...