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>> any time you can get words coming from a defendants mouth and they are about the subject of the crime and here they were about the hodges family, it can be extremely important. i think that was very effective with the jury. >> it took the jury about one hour to convict earl bramblett of capital murder. bramblett was sentenced to death. he was executed on april 9, 2003, in virginias electric chair. >> ive heard several people make the statement that if theyre murdered, they want barry keese on...

Forensics, forensics. but in this case it is a forensic file, no doubt about it. if she had. forensic scientists needed some way to find out what the dog had seen. north liberty, iowa, is such a small town, it doesnt take much effort know your neighbors but one resident the towns people saiddom saw was

But after 17 years, there was plenty of dna evidence to charge him with julie estes rape and murder. >> it just was unbelievable that it would be the socks that would hold the true identity of her killer. >> faced with a possible death penalty, elmen decided to plead no contest to julie estes rape and murder. in return, he was sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole. >> how do you feel about everything? >> how do i feel? >> mm-hmm. >> the overall picture? i think this sucks. >>...

Francis scarcellea from "the daily item." thanks for joining me. i wanted to get your initial reaction. when you heard her say, oh, i dont know, under 100, to your question of how many people she thinks she killed, i want to ask what your reaction was. but buried deep in that question is whether you really believe this woman or not. >> well, when she said that it was under 100, i looked at her and i said "miranda, there is nobody in the world that is going to believe that you have murdered under...

Off investigators. >> shes lay on the floor. theres blood everywhere. >> wheres the blood coming from? >> i dont know. >> tim permenter was tried and convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison without parole. interestingly, he wasnt grateful that the judge spared his life. >> tim told us that he wanted to go to the electric chair, that he did not want to spend rest of his life in prison. >> it was a textbook case of someone who thought he could outsmart investigators. but t...

And luke hasler was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. his version of what happened almost seemed plausible until the evidence showed it was all a lie. >> a lot of people are killed or seriously injured in car accidents. theres a lot of data about what type of injuries those cause. those were nowhere like michelles injuries. so the medical examiners report was critical to say this was not a car accident. >> we knew they had him, but without ...

Forensics, were here for the truth. were not here for the prosecution, were not here for the defense. were here for the truth. >> he will spend the rest of his life in a state penitentiary.

That compelling to the jury. this behavior goes to common sense more than it goes to forensics. more people monitoring this trial, no question its a big one. the defense had such a stronger case with george zimmerman than they do with michael dunn. it exceeds any kind of comparison. >> big day today for that trial thats for sure. coming up next, more on the death of the incredible shirley temple. well look back at her life and her impact on film. thats going to be coming up next. plus, a new...

Jason maclennan pleaded not guilty and claimed he killed his father in self-defense. the jury didnt buy it. jason was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison. matt molder pleaded guilty to second degree murder and was sentenced to 30 years. >> sometimes i still cant believe that im here in prison. i still cant believe the decision i paid to put myself here. >> the boys plan to murder ken maclennan went off without a hitch. but the cover-up couldnt withstand scientific sc...

Foodnal by you want to use. look, heres the bottom line. this guy is spending all kind of money, as far as i concerned screams guilty conscience. he gunned this woman down through a locked door. >> allegedly. >> allegedly, im sorry. they found her body in the bathroom. i mean the bottom line is, that he can hire all these forensics people. my personal favorite is the guy who will make the video of the crime scene. i love to cross-examine those guys. jenna: this is american company. we reached ou...