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Been nathan the neighbor saw that day because police found a black hooded sweatshirt on his bedroom floor. whats more, an expert testified it had gun shot residue on the right cuff. >> nathan said that he had been at the gun range. is that feasible that if he was -- >> no. >> shooting off his gun at the gun range. >> whats important about that, too, he said that it was in oklahoma two weeks prior. there is no way there would have been gun shot residue on that sweatshirt still. >> on the stand, a...

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Must have been nathan the neighbor saw that day, because police found a black hooded sweatshirt on his bedroom floor. whats more, an expert testified it had gunshot residue on the right cuff. >> nathan said that he had been at the gun range. is that feasible, that if he was a -- >> no. >> reporter: shooting off his gun, that there would be residue? >> whats important about that, too, is he said that it was in oklahoma, two weeks prior. theres no way there wouldve been gunshot residue on that swe...

Im so blessed to have you in my life. >> she tried to minimize the relationship. >> nathan and aina were making eye contact quite a bit throughout the trial. sometimes when she would answer a question or she said something he didnt like he laughed and threw his hands up in the air in disappointment. >> reporter: and prosecutors had another piece of evidence they say proved an affair, a secret that shook the courtroom. it challenged the very core of nathans defense that denise was at the center o...

Her desire from the very beginning was to go back to help her own country and the churches there, how to use music for the lord. >> reporter: that sponsorship started in the fall of 2010, when aina came to the u.s. to study at a christian college in florida, where nathan would occasionally visit her. what did denise think about that? >> i asked her more than one time, i said, "well, arent you jealous that hes traveling around with this young girl?" and she was like, "no," she wasnt jealous at al...

Consistent with what the defendant did, hiding in that cubicle to kill her the moment she walked through the door. >> reporter: the states theory -- nathan put his plan into action when denise left the house to take their daughter to day care. first he drove his car to the park down the street. >> parked his car in robinson park, you know, somewhere close to 12:15, to 12:20. walked up to the house. went into the house. the burglary probably was already staged. if not, he went ahead. and then he ...

Goes beyond what i ever fathomed hearing from anyone. and to say that i had an affair is absurd. >> i think nathan was being tested by god about his faith. i just thought, you know, nate, you got to be strong, man. well get through this. >> reporter: nathans lawyer was hugh toner, a former prosecutor turned defense attorney, who argued that the investigation was faulty. >> there were certain preconceived notions of who did it, for lack of a better term, that never went anywhere. and for that rea...