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I dont know who that was on that bed. that wasnt erica. >> ebony took it very hard. 14 years older, she had been like a second mother to erica. in fact, erica actually called her mommy. by day four in the icu, ericas family was seeing signs of hope. doctors believed erica was strong enough to remove her breathing tube. now it was time to see how she would do on her own. >> i was rubbing her hand and she opened her eyes like a little bit and she said mommy! and everybody was like, oh, my goodness...

It stood out because it didnt seem to fit with the rest of the muddy mess. so, why was the car manual there? and whose was it? rick arnold tried thumbing through it but the pages were soaked together. >> the front and back cover were soggy to the point where i started to look through this the very first time and flip through, pages were still sticking together. >> days later, rick could separate a few pages, but was still frustrated. >> was the third time and i was really thinking this will be a...

I am a techie dad.n. i believe the best technology should feel effortless. like magic. at comcast, its my job to develop, apps and tools that simplify your experience. my name is mike, im in product development at comcast. were working to make things simple, easy and awesome. detective rick arnold admitted it, little ericas shooting made his blood boil. thats why he guarantee judith harper he would find out who killed her daughter and shot her 2-year-old granddaughter. >> why did you make that

Have known some of this stuff. >> what kind of things? >> he couldnt be have known there were pills involved. >> a long, frustrating, 15-month investigation. but rick was finally close to the answers he had promised ericas grandmother. what kept you going during some of those times where you might have felt like im hitting a dead end? >> 2-year-old baby, erica hughes. >> five days after interviewing turner, detect if i have arnold was reldy to bring in quisenberry and williams for tough question...

That would back up murder charges against both of them, no matter who pulled the trigger. quisenberry was interviewed first and said he knew nothing about the crime. as the interrogation wore on, he started blaming the man in the other room. >> why dont you tell me why you killed her. and how he did it. >> i wasnt there. but i know he did it. >> but detective arnold knew something quisenberry did not. after his first interview, rick had scooped up his smoked down marlboros for dna testing. bingo...

>> i think its our guy. the picture and the video is not real good, but i start focusing in on him. >> then ricks investigation got lucky again, an unlikely witness came forward with information about that same kenneth williams and the night that erica and her mom was shot. >> but the witness was questionable. he was charged with murder himself and he was also gravely wounded in a shooting. prosecutor john peck. >> hes on his death bed. he thinks hes going to hell and he has something he needs t...

And offered to assist police in any way he could. >> help you find whoever did this. >> reporter: back at childrens hospital, erica was now in the icu holding on for life. her heart broken grandparents and big sister stood daily vigil. >> it was like a horror movie. >> reporter: ebony took it very hard. 14 years older, she had been like a second mother to erica. in fact, erica actually called her mommy. by day four in the icu, ericas family was seeing signs of hope. doctors believed erica was st...

>> the next three days in icu are going to be critical. >> a shell casing. >> reporter: at the crime scene, direct arnold continues to sit through clues. more leads came into focus, a bloody footprint, red soda cans and cigarette butts by the bed. >> the second one had an ash about an inch long. someone left that cigarette and rushed out of there. >> reporter: detective arnold ordered dna on the cigarettes and cans. he was learning more about erin and the more he found out, he was drawn in. she ...

Frustrating investigation. rick was close to the answers he promised ericas grandmother. >> reporter: what kept you going during those times you felt you were hitting dead ends? >> a 2-year-old baby, erica hughes. >> reporter: the detective was ready to bring them in for tough questioning. rick had enough to arrest him, but wasnt ready, yet. he wanted more. both men from the walgreens video to play them off each other in dualing interrogations. now, he had them. you have been waiting and waiting...

Prescriptions using bogus names. >> reporter: on the security tape, rick looked closely and saw the man leaning through the window of the enclosed pharmacy section, checking out names from pill bottles. over and over, detective arnold stared at the grainy wall greens tape. the man in the baseball cap looked familiar. as in james, erins family friend who phoned her minutes before the murder. earlier, he told the detective how much he wanted to help the investigation. >> find whoever did this. >> ...