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>> reporter: the defense theorized that tate entered the trailer through an unlocked door and shot lisa for revenge. the key defense evidence that suggested an intruder was a stray peanut butter and jelly sandwich in a baggy left on the back deck. >> there was a sandwich that would not have been there the night before that was there. >> reporter: critters should have devoured it, he argued. he told the jury it must have the killers snack. >> i believe it to be the most compelling piece of eviden...

>> why? >> we didnt get the full confession. >> maybe thats because seth didnt do it. agent thomas just didnt know. but the women in the caldwell family, without knowing any of seths admissions about rachel believe with 100% certainty he did not kill lisa. >> i was never thinking that seth did it. >> only todd caldwell was no longer a true believe. but the question why seth needed to lawyer u his own investigative instincts kicked in, although he asked his deputies not to tell him anything until...

He knew the grieving husband on the porch, considered him a friend and knew her too and the victims father was well known deputy. this is the first time youve had major crime and also people you know. sdwlilts tough. >> were you scared? its okay if you were? >> definitely was scared. concerned about a lot of different things. >> didnt know if someone was going to shoot at you? >> that was possible the whole time. >> the possibility of a live shooter still on the grounds, martys adrenalin was pum...

Weeks before her murder. >> mr. tennis, at some point did your relationship with lisa techel become sexual? >> yes, it did. >> when we talk about a sexual relationship, were not talking about texting. are we? >> no, sir. >> reporter: youre talking about actual sexual intercourse. >> yes, sir. >> reporter: for lisas father, the revelation that his daughter had a lover was the cruelest blow yet. >> the first emotion i had was why, why, lisa, you know. and my second thought is, i dont want to tell ...

Summa magna congressional cum laude. >> and that is our broadcast for this friday night with our thanks for being with us. on behalf of all of my colleagues at the networks of nbc news, good night. finally get ahold of dad and hes like whats going on? elysse has been shot. >> i held her hand and said my lisa, my lisa. >> everyones like do you want justice? do you want revenge? i just want the truth. >> lisa techal, newly married, pregnant, starting the career of her dreams. >> he always put ev...

One. >> reporter: a trial date was set for seven months later, october, 2013, and trial number two would be heard in a new courthouse. there had been a change of venue to the town of mt. pleasant, making it even tougher on the caldwell the. the daily treks to court, lives disrupted. the new courtroom had a distinctive layout that put the caldwell family directly behind the defendant. >> hes literally sitting right in front of me. like you are. >> reporter: which only made it more frustrating for...

So, all the attention is heading across the fence to ryan tate? >> it is. >> reporter: they armored up and got out their long guns, not knowing what their suspect might do. youre ballsy enough to walk in and shoot lisa, youre ballsy enough for just about anything. did you put your body armor on? >> yes. had the red dot turned on. if things popped off, we were ready. things popped off, we we ready. to severe crohns disease. then i realized something was missing... ...me. my symptoms were keeping ...

The state. they just said we forgot to do it. >> reporter: but the centerpiece of the defense case against the cops was something else they didnt do. theyd been so busy investigating seth, whod been behind bars since his arrest two years before, that they never really paid attention to lisa. the new defense team would change all that starting with her cell phone and the secrets it held. you found out the story told by the phone, that there was some guy, co-worker -- >> right. >> reporter: it was...

Rubbed her belly and i just said my lisa, my leashau. >> todd, did you go into the houses to help her? >> yeah, i did. i went in there and i seen her laying there and i seen the amount of blood that was on the bed and i knew, from my experience, that was too much blood to sustain life. when i listen on the tape recording of it, i hear myself bellowing. i dont know how to describe it. i dont even remember doing that. >> what happened? [ crying] >> it was a heartbreaking scene but deputy marty won...

In the hometown otumwa. february, 2013, can you see yourself going into the courthouse? >> yeah. i remember. >> reporter: what do you two say to one another? >> we got to stay strong. >> reporter: the caldwells never wanted to believe seth killed lisa, but heading into trial, they were all now convinced that he did. even presley, once his staunchest supporter. >> theres really no other explanation for what has happened. >> when you left the techel residence, who was there? >> reporter: two promi...