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This. >> it was sam smith who had the last word. spellman might have been under suspicion, but ultimately had nothing to do with this crime. david strickland, he said, was the man holding the gun. >> shoot both of these girls for no identifiable reason at all. hes certainly a psychopath. >> prosecutor smith never offered the jury a possible motive. kristene says she is sure it was about her sexualorianation. >> what is the reason for thinking it is a hate crime? >> in the letter that he supposed...

Stricklands computer. >> you can delete the letter off of oyour computer, but if youve used the spell check/grammar check function, that information is still stored in the computer. >> thats what you found. >> thats what we found. >> why do you think mr. strickland wrote that letter? he had to know that suspicion would eventy boom rang right back on him. >> thats what most people would think. >> its a foolish thing to do. >> before prosecutor smith rested, he called kristene to the stand, puttin...

What you wanted me to say, isnt it? >> its like a game? >> very much so a game. he was enjoying this interview. >> four years after kristene was raped and shot. four years after molly was murdered right next to her, david strickland faced a jury of 12. were you confident, you worried? >> of course i was worried. i didnt know how it would end up coming out. >> when you saw mr. strickland for the first time, what did you think? >> i didnt know what to think. i just thought, he did this. >> he wasn...

Who had the last word. dylan spellman, he told the jury, might have been under suspicion but ultimately had nothing to do with this crime. david strickland, he said, was the man holding the gun. >> shooting both of these girls for no identifiable reason at all. he certainly is a psychopath. >> reporter: prosecutor smith never offered the jury a possible motive. kristene says shes sure it was about her sexual orientation. >> whats the reason for thinking its a hate crime? >> in the letter that he...

>> whatever you want to hear, boss. >> so its like a game? >> very much so, a game. he was enjoying this interview. >> reporter: four years after kristene chapa was raped and shot, four years after mollie olgin was murdered right next to her, david strickland faced a jury of 12. >> were you confident? were you worried? >> well, of course i was worried. i mean, i felt horrible. i didnt know how it was going to end upcoming out. >> when you saw mr. strickland for the first time what did you think?...

Stricklands computer. >> you can delete the letter off of your computer but if you have used the spell-check, grammar check function, that information is still stored in the computer. >> and thats what you found? >> thats what we found. >> why do you think mr. strickland wrote that letter? he had to know that suspicion would have eventually boomeranged back on him. >> thats what most people would think. >> its a foolish thing to do. >> its a very foolish thing to do. >> reporter: before prosecut...

Say, isnt it. >> whatever you want to hear, boss. >> very much a game. he was enjoying this interview. >> four years after mchristine was raped and shot. four years after molly was murdered right next to her. david strickland faced a jury of 12. >> were you confident, were you worried. >> of course i was worried. i felt horrible. i didnt know how it was going to end upcoming out. >> when you saw mr. strickland for the first time, what did you think? >> i didnt know what to think. i was just thin...

After all, hed promised the family hed bring cindy home. >> well, from the time i got this case, i had a daughter that was 13. the same aged daughter that cindy was when she disappeared. >> now it was up to prosecutor smith. >> it was a lot of heated discussions about this. >> and youve got this delicate situation of trying to broker the peoples interests versus the familys passionate desire. >> and you cant say no. theyve lived this for more than 20 years. so with myself and the father and the ...

>> well, from the time i got this case, i had a daughter that was 13. the same aged daughter that cindy was when she disappeared. >> now it was up to prosecutor smith. >> it was a lot of heated discussions about this. >> and youve got this delicate situation of trying to broker the peoples interests versus the familys passionate desire. >> and you cant say no. theyve lived this for more than 20 years. so with myself and the father and the family came to sort of a middle ground, and i agreed to r...

>> and its a tape. >> a mix tape. prosecutor smith approached the zarzycki family, who had now gathered on the fringe of the dig. >> i said, well, there were certain things in her purse that were pretty distinctive. and they didnt say anything. and i said, homemade tapes of music. >> when he said the word "cassette tape," i laughed and cried all at the same time. and i said, thats cindy. >> mac promised you results, and he got them. >> yes, he did. he promised me. he said, i will not give up unt...