Prosecutor Dewey Mitchell News Today

Was his right, declined to testify when he went on trial for killing shelley nance. so he did not himself point at nathan and accuse him of committing the murder. but of course he didnt have to. his attorney did it for him. it was not a surprise to prosecutor dewey mitchell. >> they said it couldve been nathan, and it couldve been a random person, and that by the time the states done with its case, youre not gonna be able to know who did this crime. they just dont have evidence. i think it was a...

>> when all these facts comes together, theres no other suspect. and the reason that shelley was killed is because she stood in the way of a romantic rendezvous that he so desperately wanted with nathan. >> reporter: on november 4, 2009, eight weeks after shelleys murder, they arrested daniel willyam. the arrest was, for shelleys family, a double-edged thing. they were relieved, of course. but until then, the police had not told them that shelley had been stabbed 42 times. >> oh, my god. i almos...

The day that daniel purchased those gloves. >> reporter: that was huge -- real evidence linking daniel to the crime scene. >> when all these facts comes together, theres no other suspect. and the reason that shelley was killed is because she stood in the way of a romantic rendezvous that he so desperately wanted with nathan. >> reporter: on november 4, 2009, eight weeks after shelleys murder, they arrested daniel willyam. the arrest was, for shelleys family, a double-edged thing. they were relie...

Reporter: daniel willyam, as was his right, declined to testify when he went on trial for killing shelley nance. so he did not himself point at nathan and accuse him of committing the murder. but of course he didnt have to. his attorney did it for him. it was not a surprise to prosecutor dewey mitchell. >> they said it couldve been nathan, and it couldve been a random person, and that by the time the states done with its case, youre not gonna be able to know who did this crime. they just dont ha...

Family, a double-edged thing. they were relieved, of course. but until then, the police had not told them that shelley had been stabbed 42 times. >> oh, my god. i almost passed out. 42 exact. and i just thought, "oh my god"" >> reporter: prosecutor dewey mitchell got the case then, and right away could see the problem. this was a circumstantial case, in which the accused would likely say, the other guy did it. >> especially in a case like this. >> reporter: so he sent out his investigator, hoyt ...

>> reporter: that was huge -- real evidence linking daniel to the crime scene. >> when all these facts comes together, theres no other suspect. and the reason that shelley was killed is because she stood in the way of a romantic rendezvous that he so desperately wanted with nathan. >> reporter: on november 4, 2009, eight weeks after shelleys murder, they arrested daniel willyam. the arrest was, for shelleys family, a double-edged thing. they were relieved, of course. but until then, the police h...

The crime scene. >> when all these facts comes together, theres no other suspect. and the reason that shelley was killed is because she stood in the way of a romantic rendezvous that he so desperately wanted with nathan. >> reporter: on november 4, 2009, eight weeks after shelleys murder, they arrested daniel willyam. the arrest was, for shelleys family, a double-edged thing. they were relieved, of course. but until then, the police had not told them that shelley had been stabbed 42 times. >> oh...

Reporter: daniel willyam, as was his right, declined to testify when he went on trial for killing shelley nance. so he did not himself point at nathan and accuse him of committing the murder. but of course he didnt have to. his attorney did it for him. it was not a surprise to prosecutor dewey mitchell. >> they said it couldve been nathan, and it couldve been a random person, and that by the time the states done with its case, youre not gonna be able to know who did this crime. they just dont ha...