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>> in october of 2002, michael bryant went on trial for malice, murder, arson and burglary. >> in this case, it was premeditated. it was planned. it was schemed, he took the day off work and he planned this murder. >> it started out to be just a little small transaction deal, of a person selling a house with not going through a real estate agent. you know? friends at work. still blows my mind every time i think about it. >> michael bryant was convicted and sentenced to life in prison, plus 40 ye...

Would have figured out a way to do well enough in school to graduate from high school and probably would have had a college career playing basketball. and instead, hes spending his life in jail. >> few people can imagine a child killing a parent. but the evidence at the scene and evidence missing from the scene clearly showed what happened. >> forensics played a big role in this, but not in the normal sense. the lack of it, in some ways, was kind of compelling. >> it is something he probably jus...

Burned insulation on them. >> having that forensics evidence in your back pocket as an investigator is just something you cant overcome. when its on your clothing, theres a real hard hurdle to overcome to say i didnt do it now. >> during her police interrogation, maria solis eventually admitted that luna had confessed. >> hes like, well, i just went into his apartment. and hes like, well, somebody was there when i got there. im like, okay. hes like, well, they saw me. hes like, so, i had to do w...

Luna walk out of your closet. >> in march of 2006, luna asked the jury to give him the death penalty. they willingly obliged. >> there are certain people in our society that have absolutely forfeited their right to live among us by their own actions and by their own decisions. joe luna is one of those people. >> ironically, joe luna tried to cover up his crime by burning the evidence, but he didnt destroy it. instead, he made those tiny glass insulation fibers more distinctive. >> it was actuall...

Cold case. it was a missing person. wasnt really investigated as a homicide. >> eventually, brown confessed to 48 murders, including one he committed while serving in the u.s. military in south korea. investigators around the country are still trying to corroborate browns claims. if true, brown may be one of the most prolific serial killers in american history. and he might still be free if it werent for the local fingerprint databases in louisiana and california and the investigators who knew w...

You are not tolerant to your customary dose, it is too much. you stop breathing. you go to sleep and you stop breathing and thats the end of it. thats why the needle is still in the arm. they kind of slip off. it is a tragedy. we have all lost someone. imagine this family and their kids. actually, more people are going to die of opiate, a pain medication, and heroin, in the next 30 days than died in the 9/11 tragedy. >> more people are going to die of this disease than that died in the 9/11 trag...

We will read the death warrant and offer an opportunity to have any last words. most guys dont say a whole lot. after that, walk back into the control room and prepare to carry out the duties. we communicate with the commissioners room to ensure there are no last-minute stays and then we move forward. we start the process of administering the drugs. it takes approximately 20 to 25 minutes from administering the drugs, bringing the doctors into the room, having them perform an examination and the...

Condemned. we will read the death warrant and offer an opportunity to have any last words. most guys dont say a whole lot. after that, walk back into the control room and prepare to carry out the duties. we communicate with the commissioners room to ensure there are no last-minute stays and then we move forward. we start the process of administering the drugs. it takes approximately 20 to 25 minutes from administering the drugs, bringing the doctors into the room, having them perform an examinat...

A lack of evidence. >> thank you to everyone who has believed in me. >> reporter: after four years behind bars, knox was free and back in the u.s. but there was more heart ache. italy supreme court found the acquittal full of deficiencies and contradictions. and ordered a fresh appeals trial. the ruling outraged knoxs most arden supporters. >> what were really going to find out whether this is about evidence, whether this is about forensics or about the law. or about politics and saving face. >>...

Ordered a fresh appeals trial. >> what were really going to find out is whether this is about evidence, whether there is about forensics, whether this is about the law, or whether this is about politics and saving face. >> reporter: amanda knox has never seen the inside of this courtroom. shes watching it all from her home in seattle. >> i really want this to be behind me. i need this. i dont know how long i can defend myself. >> i ask you -- >> reporter: while knox stayed away, the italian nati...