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Now her family was mourning, too. >> its devastating, the fear that you have at that point for your child. >> and no one can convince me that my child did that. i know her. >> reporter: shannons dad, himself a former deputy sheriff, was convinced his daughter was a victim of a shoddy investigation by the durham police, perhaps deliberately so. >> im not saying that they framed her. im saying that they simply allowed themselves to be led in that direction. and if they had any suspicions that anot...

Allowed themselves to be led in that direction. and if they had any suspicions that another police officer was involved, they decided not to follow that up. >> you were in law enforcement. you cover up crimes by other officers? >> no, i never did. >> and what youre suggesting is that durham cops, who didnt even know jermeir, looked away from a murder committed by a guy who worked for another department in another city? theyre risking prison time for this guy they dont even know? >> cops will pro...

>> no, i never did. >> and what youre suggesting is that durham cops, who didnt even know jermeir, looked away from a murder committed by a guy who worked for another department in another city? theyre risking prison time for this guy they dont even know? >> cops will protect other cops regardless of what department theyre in. there are always that few, not many. >> reporter: to the contrary, assistant district attorney david saacks, who was assigned to prosecute, says he was extra careful in bu...

Charged with first-degree murder. now her family was mourning, too. >> its devastating, the fear that you have at that point for your child. >> and no one can convince me that my child did that. i know her. >> reporter: shannons dad, himself a former deputy sheriff, was convinced his daughter was a victim of a shoddy investigation by the durham police, perhaps deliberately so. >> im not saying that they framed her. im saying that they simply allowed themselves to be led in that direction. and if...

>> and what youre suggesting is that durham cops, who didnt even know jermeir, looked away from a murder committed by a guy who worked for another department in another city? theyre risking prison time for this guy they dont even know? >> cops will protect other cops regardless of what department theyre in. there are always that few, not many. >> reporter: to the contrary, assistant district attorney david saacks, who was assigned to prosecute, says he was extra careful in building his case agai...

>> reporter: it was of little comfort to denitas family and friends that the woman accused of killing her was sitting in the durham county jail. shannon crawley had been arrested the day before and charged with first-degree murder. now her family was mourning, too. >> its devastating, the fear that you have at that point for your child. >> and no one can convince me that my child did that. i know her. >> reporter: shannons dad, himself a former deputy sheriff, was convinced his daughter was a vi...

Officers? >> no, i never did. >> and what youre suggesting is that durham cops, who didnt even know jermeir, looked away from a murder committed by a guy who worked for another department in another city? theyre risking prison time for this guy they dont even know? >> cops will protect other cops regardless of what department theyre in. there are always that few, not many. >> reporter: to the contrary, assistant district attorney david saacks, who was assigned to prosecute, says he was extra car...

>> its devastating, the fear that you have at that point for your child. >> and no one can convince me that my child did that. i know her. >> reporter: shannons dad, himself a former deputy sheriff, was convinced his daughter was a victim of a shoddy investigation by the durham police, perhaps deliberately so. >> im not saying that they framed her. im saying that they simply allowed themselves to be led in that direction. and if they had any suspicions that another police officer was involved, t...