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>> 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...

Talking about, isnt there? >> yes. theres no remorse. theres not an ounce of remorse. >> in his closing argument, the prosecutor brought the jury back to the bedroom as the murder occurred. the medical examiner had testified that tara likely went unconscious after 15 seconds of strangulation. but then, it probably took another three minutes and 45 seconds of grant choking her before she actually died. prosecutor smith took out a stopwatch and set it ticking for four minutes. plenty of time, he s...

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 reduce it from first-degree mu...

>> 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...

>> when you hear it, theres a remoteness from the things hes talking about, isnt there? >> yes. theres no remorse. theres not an ounce of remorse. >> in his closing argument, the prosecutor brought the jury back to the bedroom as the murder occurred. the medical examiner had testified that tara likely went unconscious after 15 seconds of strangulation. but then, it probably took another three minutes and 45 seconds of grant choking her before she actually died. prosecutor smith took out a stopwa...

Buried on our own terms than some killer like in the middle of the night. >> detective mclaughlin was also arguing for a deal. 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 fami...