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>> exactly. and it has an air of credibility. >> reporter: and thus its not first-degree murder. >> yes. a voluntary manslaughter. and then you get out in nine years. >> reporter: so that was the big fight? >> yes. >> reporter: and there was another problem. even as ford methodically laid out the evidence for the jury, what he couldnt do -- and this turned out to be a big hole in his case -- was to tell the jury how the murder took place. michelles remains were so decomposed the coroner couldnt ...

About all police. the local d.a. tried to argue on this show that there simply wasnt enough evidence. >> let me tell you my role in this whole investigation is to determine whether or not a criminal charge should be filed. >> yes. >> how in the world can i file homicide charges when i cant prove a critical element beyond a reasonable doubt the cause of death? >> who says you cant? a pathologist report is just one aspect of an investigation. and he didnt rule anything out either. he said it could...

Out the evidence for the jury, what he couldnt do -- and this turned out to be a big hole in his case -- was to tell the jury how the murder took place. michelles remains were so decomposed the coroner couldnt determine the cause of death. >> the pathologist report indicated that they not only visually examined michelles remains, but also examined it using an x-ray, to look for any sort of trauma to her skull, her bones, anything of that nature. and they couldnt locate any. >> reporter: and whil...

And then you get out in nine years. >> so that was the big fight? >> yes. >> and there was another problem. even as ford methodically laid out the evidence for the jury, what he couldnt do -- and this turned out to be a big hole in his case -- was to tell the jury how the murder took place. michelles remains were so decomposed the coroner couldnt determine the cause of death. >> the pathologist report indicated that they not only visually examined michelles remains, but also examined it using an...

And then, you get out in nine years. so that was the big fight. yes. keith morrison: and there was another problem. even as ford methodically laid out the evidence for the jury, what he couldnt do-- and this turned out to be a big hole in his case-- was tell the jury how the murder took place. michelles remains were so decomposed the coroner couldnt determine the cause of death. the pathologist report indicated that they, not only visually examined michelles remains, but also examined it using a...

And then, you get out in nine years. so that was the big fight. yes. keith morrison: and there was another problem. even as ford methodically laid out the evidence for the jury, what he couldnt do-- and this turned out to be a big hole in his case-- was tell the jury how the murder took place. michelles remains were so decomposed the coroner couldnt determine the cause of death. the pathologist report indicated that they, not only visually examined michelles remains, but also examined it using a...

Decomposed the coroner couldnt determine the cause of death. >> the pathologist report indicated that they not only visually examined michelles remains, but also examined it using an x-ray, to look for any sort of trauma to her skull, her bones, anything of that nature. and they couldnt locate any. >> reporter: and while security cameras seemed to have recorded just about everything before and after the murder, they didnt capture the crime itself. >> its my position that the evidence of the crim...

What he couldnt do-- and this turned out to be a big hole in his case-- was tell the jury how the murder took place. michelles remains were so decomposed the coroner couldnt determine the cause of death. the pathologist report indicated that they, not only visually examined michelles remains, but also examined it using an x-ray to look for any sort of trauma to her skull, her bones, anything of that nature. and they couldnt locate any. keith morrison: and, while security cameras seem to have rec...

Out. it so its in and around the brain that this abnormality seemed to exist and they call it a blood clot. we also know theyre waiting to see what it, what the pathologist actually finds looking at it under the microscope to see what it actually is. it may just be a blood collection, may be something else. that takes several days to figure out. as you said, the operation seems to have gone well, one thing worth noting is that, you know, senator mccain has had a history of maelanoma in the past....

Behind it. for example, his shoes, lennon lacy wore air jordans, but he was found hung with a pair of white shoes that were 1 1/2 size too small. and so, that was one of the questions. and then the belt. a leash, a dog leash was found and the belt was found that did not belong to lennon lacy. these were some questions that galvanized the community. and also, lastly, it is a fact that he was involved in an inner racial relationship with a white woman, a 31-year-old white woman in blaidenboro. the...