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and dreams. and its so real, it feels like her. and she just gives me a hug. why did it have to happen to our family? >> why did it have to happen to michelle? why that they? >> a young nursing student disappears. she was still dressed in my hospital scrubs. something drew her out to her car. >> the cousin she grew up with. the brother she raised. desperate to find her. >> they were able to do what a lot of other families have never been able to do. >> text messages, security monitors,...

Out the evidence for the jury, what he could not do -- and this turned out to be a big hole in the case -- was tell the jury how the murder took place. micheles remains were so decomposed that the coroner could not determine the cause of death. >> the pathologists report indicated that they not only visually examined my shelves remains but also examined it using an x-ray to look for any sort of trauma to her skull, her bones, anything of that nature. they couldnt locate any. >> and while the cam...

>> exactly. and it has an air of credibility. >> reporter: and thus its not first-degree murder. >> yes. a voluntary manslaughter. and then you get out in nine years. >> reporter: so that was the big fight? >> yes. >> reporter: and there was another problem. even as ford methodically laid out the evidence for the jury, what he couldnt do -- and this turned out to be a big hole in his case -- was to tell the jury how the murder took place. michelles remains were so decomposed the coroner couldnt ...

Out the evidence for the jury, what he couldnt do -- and this turned out to be a big hole in his case -- was to tell the jury how the murder took place. michelles remains were so decomposed the coroner couldnt determine the cause of death. >> the pathologist report indicated that they not only visually examined michelles remains, but also examined it using an x-ray, to look for any sort of trauma to her skull, her bones, anything of that nature. and they couldnt locate any. >> reporter: and whil...

And then you get out in nine years. >> so that was the big fight? >> yes. >> and there was another problem. even as ford methodically laid out the evidence for the jury, what he couldnt do -- and this turned out to be a big hole in his case -- was to tell the jury how the murder took place. michelles remains were so decomposed the coroner couldnt determine the cause of death. >> the pathologist report indicated that they not only visually examined michelles remains, but also examined it using an...

And then, you get out in nine years. so that was the big fight. yes. keith morrison: and there was another problem. even as ford methodically laid out the evidence for the jury, what he couldnt do-- and this turned out to be a big hole in his case-- was tell the jury how the murder took place. michelles remains were so decomposed the coroner couldnt determine the cause of death. the pathologist report indicated that they, not only visually examined michelles remains, but also examined it using a...

And then, you get out in nine years. so that was the big fight. yes. keith morrison: and there was another problem. even as ford methodically laid out the evidence for the jury, what he couldnt do-- and this turned out to be a big hole in his case-- was tell the jury how the murder took place. michelles remains were so decomposed the coroner couldnt determine the cause of death. the pathologist report indicated that they, not only visually examined michelles remains, but also examined it using a...

Decomposed the coroner couldnt determine the cause of death. >> the pathologist report indicated that they not only visually examined michelles remains, but also examined it using an x-ray, to look for any sort of trauma to her skull, her bones, anything of that nature. and they couldnt locate any. >> reporter: and while security cameras seemed to have recorded just about everything before and after the murder, they didnt capture the crime itself. >> its my position that the evidence of the crim...

What he couldnt do-- and this turned out to be a big hole in his case-- was tell the jury how the murder took place. michelles remains were so decomposed the coroner couldnt determine the cause of death. the pathologist report indicated that they, not only visually examined michelles remains, but also examined it using an x-ray to look for any sort of trauma to her skull, her bones, anything of that nature. and they couldnt locate any. keith morrison: and, while security cameras seem to have rec...