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and dreams. and its so real, it feels like her. and she just gives me a hug. why did it have to happen to our family? >> why did it have to happen to michelle? why that they? >> a young nursing student disappears. she was still dressed in my hospital scrubs. something drew her out to her car. >> the cousin she grew up with. the brother she raised. desperate to find her. >> they were able to do what a lot of other families have never been able to do. >> text messages, security monitors,...

Of passion. michelle, she claimed, was a lying schemer who had been busy stealing wet little giselle had left in life, her family. mark class watched from the back of the courtroom. he was disgusted. >> i dont think character is as a nation is a defense. if you are going to defend against the indefensible, i think you have to find a better way of doing it then to vilify the victim. >> reporter: but ford was worried, the defense might just work. >> if i come in as a defense lawyer, and we are goi...

It? >> yes. i could not believe she would allow her defense to be "i did it." >> reporter: but there was a reason, said the defense -- giselle had been provoked. she killed michelle in the heat of passion. michelle, she claimed, was a lying schemer who had been busy stealing what little giselle had left in life -- her family. marc klaas watched from the back of the courtroom and was disgusted. >> i dont think character assassination is a defense. i think that if youre going to defend against the...

Giselle admitted she did it. >> so youre putting all of these building blocks together to show that she had to be responsible for this. >> yes. >> and then she goes and admits it? >> yes. i could not believe she would allow her defense to be "i did it." >> reporter: but there was a reason, said the defense -- giselle had been provoked. she killed michelle in the heat of passion. michelle, she claimed, was a lying schemer who had been busy stealing what little giselle had left in life -- her fami...

She killed michelle in the heat of passion. michelle, she claimed, was a lying schemer who had been busy stealing what little giselle had left in life -- her family. marc klaas watched from the back of the courtroom and was disgusted. >> i dont think character assassination is a defense. i think that if youre going to defend against the indefensible, you have to find a better way of doing it than to vilify the victim. >> reporter: but ford was worried the defense just might work. >> if i come in...

She killed michelle in the heat of passion. michelle, she claimed, was a lying schemer who had been busy stealing what little giselle had left in life -- her family. marc klaas watched from the back of the courtroom and was disgusted. >> i dont think character assassination is a defense. i think that if youre going to defend against the indefensible, you have to find a better way of doing it than to vilify the victim. >> but ford was worried the defense just might work. >> if i come in as a defe...

"i did it." keith morrison: but there was a reason, said the defense. giselle had been provoked-- she killed michelle in the heat of passion. michelle, she claimed, was a lying schemer who had been busy stealing what little giselle had left in life-- her family. marc klaas watched from the back of the courtroom and was disgusted. i dont think character assassination is a defense. i think that if youre going to defend against the indefensible, you have to find a better way of doing it than to vil...

She killed michelle in the heat of passion. michelle, she claimed was a lying schemer who was busy stealing the little giselle had left in life, her family. marc klaas watched from the back of the courtroom and was disgusted. >> i dont think character assassination is a defense. if you are going to defend against the indefensible, you have to find a better way of doing it than to vilify the victim. >> ford was worried. the defense just might work. >> if i come in as a defense lawyer and say we a...

"i did it." keith morrison: but there was a reason, said the defense. giselle had been provoked-- she killed michelle in the heat of passion. michelle, she claimed, was a lying schemer who had been busy stealing what little giselle had left in life-- her family. marc klaas watched from the back of the courtroom and was disgusted. i dont think character assassination is a defense. i think that if youre going to defend against the indefensible, you have to find a better way of doing it than to vil...

Whyd she sneak into the school? to find michelles new address, maybe kill her there, said ford. whyd she send those texts from the apple store and the chuck e. cheese? to cover up her crime. but she couldnt hide from the cameras, said the prosecutor, the phone pings, her own electronic trail. and the dna in the car confirmed it. the evidence was overwhelming. just no refuting it, said ford. and so the defense didnt even try. instead, they did something wholly unexpected. a big surprise. giselle ...