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Josh mankiewicz (voiceover): while detective aaron veuleman continued trying to strengthen his case against dylan spellman, investigators in neighboring sinton, texas received a mysterious letter addressed he continued trying to strengthen his case against dylan spellman, investigators received a mysterious letter addressed to christines dad. >> immediately we knew this was something very very big. >> the letter writer described himself as a hitman hired by the person that shot molly and chris...

To the sketch christine helped draw of the gunman. >> we started trying to get background on him. >> quick computer searches revealed he had a criminal past. >> he had just been convicted of a violent crime. armed robbery in nevada. >> yeah. >> that nevada armed robbery occurred in 2010. a year and a half before the shootings. spellman and some accomplices broke into a home and held a family hostage before robbing them and taking off. >> anybody get killed? >> no. >> and at the time of the shoot...

Was this a detail that could help investigators unlock the mystery? >> day by day, inch by inch, christine walked a steady if uneven road to recovery. >> i couldnt move my left side. i couldnt move my hand, my arm, my leg. hi to relearn to swallow. >> you dont give up do you? >> i dont. i try to stay motivated. >> so did detective chavez. he too was making progress. the cigarette butts and drink can collected from the crime scene had just given him his first major break in the case. >> what did ...

Deck. we have dna that proves otherwise. >> why lie about that unless youre involved in the crime? >> sure. that definitely raises suspicion. >> he then told spell man police found his dna 30 feet from where the girls were shot. thats when he said spellmans demeanor changed. >> he asked me what are the consequences. >> i said in texas this is a death penalty case. >> and then dylan spellman asked about a deal. >> normally any person thats innocent isnt going to ask for a deal. youre going to pro...

>> in the letter he even named the person that hired him. if youre wondering, the lesson does not mention dylan spellman. it was a twist as big as texas. >> coming up, the mysterious letter. could this be the smoke gun police had been looking for. >> immediately i knew this was something very big and very important. >> when dateline continues. then i found aleve pm. aleve pm is the only one to combine a safe sleep aid plus the 12 hour pain relieving strength of aleve. im back. aleve pm for a bet...

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