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Praying that the president does just that. theyre hoping he gets mad, that he gets sick and tired of it and they can turn this politically into their equivalent of a friday night massacre. the president needs to know it is all a setup. >> accepting the challenge to try to make sense of this is are harry litman, and mieke eoyang is back with us. so then an avalanche of criticism would come down on the president for doing that before the mid-terms and then help turn out democratic voters for the m...

>> no. >> what conclusion can you draw about how these fractures and these injuries were caused? >> one impact on a very hard, flat surface. thats my opinion. >> reporter: dr. spitz said the science showed russell adkins had been telling the truth. dana had hit her head on the road after falling out of a car. and the original autopsy, which identified three small abrasions on her elbows and shoulder, proved that. >> the abrasions were significant to him, that abrasions to the elbows and the shou...

Account of checking out adkins car door. >> is there anywhere in that report where you state, "i went out to the car, i inspected the car, i sat in the car, i opened door?" is that anywhere in report? >> no, its not. >> reporter: just as questionable, said the defense, was the prosecutions possible murder weapon, that now long lost pool cue. they argued there was nothing linking it to any crime. >> you sent them off to have them test the material that was found on the stick, and you became aware...

>> for you to say that there was a pool cue down there that -- no, i aint going for that. no, i didnt do that. she fell out of my car. >> do you know that, in fact, was the pool cue that he carried -- >> we cant say 100%, but circumstantial evidence and coincidence is he goes down to that location, turns around, and, in a field, nearby, a pool cue just happens to show up. >> reporter: so, nearly 34 years on had the prosecution painted a clear enough picture for the jury of what happened that nig...

Something has been discovered, some dna match." and of course, there was nothing. >> reporter: a point he emphasized in his opening argument at russell adkins trial. >> law enforcement lost or destroyed several pieces of evidence. >> reporter: neil mcelroy and his partner, ronnie wingate, drilled into the prosecution witnesses, challenging their 30-year-old memories. >> but you didnt remember where it was found? >> no, i couldnt tell you the exact spot. >> i dont remember. i mean it was 30-some ...

They wanted the jury to hear about. they called a former patrol officer to the stand. two days after danas body was found, hed stumbled on something a few feet from the place where adkins said hed turned his car around. >> i found the back side, the back end, whatever, of a pool cue and it appeared to have a substance on it that i thought possibly could have been blood. >> reporter: could a pool cue have been the murder weapon? the prosecutors asked the jury to listen to what adkins had to say a...

>> for you to say that there was a pool cue down there that -- no, i aint going for that. no, i didnt do that. she fell out of my car. >> do you know that, in fact, was the pool cue that he carried -- >> we cant say 100%, but circumstantial evidence and coincidence is he goes down to that location, turns around, and, in a field, nearby, a pool cue just happens to show up. >> reporter: so, nearly 34 years on had the prosecution painted a clear enough picture for the jury of what happened that nig...

Had a possible murder weapon they wanted the jury to hear about. they called a former patrol officer to the stand. two days after danas body was found, hed stumbled on something a few feet from the place where adkins said hed turned his car around. >> i found the back side, the back end, whatever, of a pool cue and it appeared to have a substance on it that i thought possibly could have been blood. >> reporter: could a pool cue have been the murder weapon? the prosecutors asked the jury to liste...

There were probably five different people that got up and sang and played music, and just so many people that really have nothing. but they all pulled together, and whatever they had to offer, they did. >> reporter: vera wondered if her former lover was being targeted because he was a biker. but she says even that doesnt matter. >> whether hes a nice man or whether hes a jerk, the bottom line is there was not enough evidence to accuse this man of this. >> reporter: adkins defense attorney neil m...

Three different impacts. do you agree with that opinion? >> no. >> what conclusion can you draw about how these fractures and these injuries were caused? >> one impact on a very hard, flat surface. thats my opinion. >> reporter: dr. spitz said the science showed russell adkins had been telling the truth. dana had hit her head on the road after falling out of a car. and the original autopsy, which identified three small abrasions on her elbows and shoulder, proved that. >> the abrasions were sign...