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Not -- this isnt fair. ive -- im getting too good at receiving bad news. >> reporter: through it all, the d-a never gave up on toms case. were conducting these other parts of the investigation, were developing video information. were looking at the car, were doing some pretty interesting things -- with regard to the vehicle. >> reporter: but the unidentified d-n-a was their biggest challenge. investigators gathered the brightest minds from the state crime lab to ask for advice. >> and one of the...

>> reporter: 18 years after a night that ended in his wifes death off a cliff, stephen scharf stood accused of murder by the state of new jersey. through it all, one thing he wants you to know is this -- he would never have laid a hand on his beloved jody -- never. stephen, did you kill your wife jody? >> i did not hurt jody. i did not. >> reporter: did you throw her off the palisades -- >> i did not. i did not. i didnt hurt jody. i didnt push her. i didnt cause her to get hurt. i didnt kill my ...

A number of times in your career. anything that could strike you? >> he could get really angry. john mccain would be furious with me at times. >> greg: what for? >> the one that stands out as an oh seven he was losing the republican primaries. the question was, why is he carrying on? well, he just -- well, he did not react well. and he especially didnt react well when he came back and wanted. he love the idea that he would stick it to me and say, you are supposed to be so smart. thats the way he...

Than you. you have sent over 9,000 courageous soldiers to 26 different countries all around the world in the past year alone. the 2nd bringing aid combat team just returned from a rotation at the joint readiness training center. and later this year, they will once again bravely answer our nations call and deploy to afghanistan. through it all, you have proven to the world, to our country, to your families, that fort drum soldiers around just tough. youre mountain tough. thats what you are. mount...

Soldiers to 26 different countries all around the world in the past year alone. the second brigade combat team just returned from a rotation at the joint readiness training center. later this year, they will once again bravely answer our nations call and deploy to afghanistan. through it all, you have proven to the world, to our country, to your families that ft. drum soldiers arent just tough. youre mountain tough. thats what you are. [applause] i said to you, general, what is the difference? h...

>> reporter: 18 years after a night that ended in his wifes death off a cliff, stephen scharf stood accused of murder by the state of new jersey. through it all, one thing he wants you to know is this -- he would never have laid a hand on his beloved jody -- never. stephen, did you kill your wife jody? >> i did not hurt jody. i did not. >> reporter: did you throw her off the palisades -- >> i did not. i did not. i didnt hurt jody. i didnt push her. i didnt cause her to get hurt. i didnt kill my ...

Know, out in the wilderness, cohens lawyers actually approached rudy giuliani and said, you know, is the president planning to pardon michael cohen, how is this going to go? and giuliani kind of like, eh, well see how it goes. and that was not reassuring to cohen. and then you have giuliani making these statements, talking about how the tape is going to be exculpatory, its going to be good for donald trump. and, you know, the hiring of lanny davis, you dont hire lanny davis if you want to be qui...

Approached rudy giuliani and said you know, is the president planning to pardon michael? how is this going to go? and giuliani kind of like, weigh see how it goes. and that was not reassuring to cohen. and then you have giuliani making these statements talking about how the tape is going to be exculpatory, good for trp. you the dont hire lanny davis if you want to be quiet and lay low. you hire lanny davis if you want to be on television and you want to get your side out and you want to fight on...

Well see how it goes. and that was not reassuring to cohen. and then you have giuliani making these statements, talking about how the tape is going to be exculpatory, its going to be good for donald trump. and, you know, the hiring of lanny davis, you dont hire lanny davis if you want to be quiet and lay low. you hire lanny davis if you want to be on television and you want to get your side out and you want a fight on cable news. and so, yeah, whether or not thats ultimately good for michael coh...

So, no hot dog suit? not unless you want to. no. schedule a complimentary goal planning session today with td ameritrade®. >> welcome back to "dateline." the jury is about to decide the fate of steven scharf. here is chris jansing with the conclusion of the story. >> 18 years after a night that ended in his wifes death off a cliff, stephen scharf stood accused of murder by the state of new jersey. through it all, one thing he wants you to know is this he would never have laid a hand on his belo...