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>> this is the first time wayne williams has talked on tv in at least a decade. why do you think you were convicted? >> fear. >> what do you mean? >> atlanta, at the time, was in a panic. they wanted any suspect that they could find. and lets just be honest. it had to be a black person, because if it had been a white suspect, atlanta probably would have gone up in flames. it came very close to that. >> do you think youll ever be free? >> no doubt its not a matter of if to me. its a m...

atlanta georgia. in all, more than two dozen victims. most of them strangled. by may, 1981, the police and f.b.i. were hiding in the brush beside and below theiver bridges. this was toe be the last niekt. almost the last hour. >> i heard the splash. >> reporter: bob campbell, a police recruit, jumped to his feet. >> i was really startled. it sounded like a body entering water. >> he looked up at the bridge. >> and i saw brake lights of a car. i saw red lights. the car started slowly mo...

this was to be the last night, almost the last hour. >> i heard the splash. >> bob campbell, a police recruit, jumped to his feet down beside the chattahoochee river. >> i was really startled. it sounded like a body entering the water. >> he looked up at the bridge. >> and i saw brake lights of a car coming. i saw red lights. the car started slowly moving away from me across the bridge. >> campbell radioed the other team members up above him. >> i asked, did a car stop on the bridge? b...

the best that i could describe was a ski rope type. the woven type and it was my guess about 24 inches long. >> no. >> williams denies there was any such cord. >> because if that rope had been in the station wagon that night, im sure they would have taken it. >> the fact that i didnt confiscate it didnt make it go away. >> the nylon cord would never be seen again. >> could have been the murder weapon as far as i know. >> fbi supervisors decided to let wayne williams go that night. >>...

What here, now there are five women involved in the suits and the fact that they are being so public about this, might even encourage other people to come forward and file a claim? >> great question. the case isnt going to be tried in public opinion, its going to be tried in court. in court you cant say, i was sexually harassed and she was too and she was too, thats hearsay. you can necessarily say, there are other lawsuits filed, too. thats also hearsay. that wont come in. but pattern evidence ...

One second that they were going to put bill cosby on the witness stand. >> a lot of folks didnt. reflect on that as well as what do you think will be different when the second trial begins, because the d.a. says hes going at it again. >> i think it was right he didnt take the stand. its how i would have advised him. there really is no question about it. he doesnt have to either. n its up to the prosecution to prove the case. next time they have a chance to prove it, one would hope for possibly m...