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>> i think it great. i think this may be the one thing that gets the truth out. >> reporter: after it does, this missouri town of 12,000 will do its job of asking tough questions. >> after this process is complete and media attention dies down well have to work together as a community to increase awareness in the community about events and how young people treat each other. >> thats an amazing story. you were at the vigil tonight, members of daisys family there. they have been run out of town es...

To help and that makes a difference. >> reporter: protesters are energized now that the teen rape case is being reopened. national pressure led to the appointment of a prosecutor who promised local politics and connections would play no part in the new investigation. >> our review of this case will be without fear and without favor. >> reporter: keywords for daisy coleman, just 14 years old when she and a 13-year-old friend say they were raped by two high schoolboys after a night of drinking. >>...

In crime and punishment tonight a special prosecutor is appoint in a controversial case in maryville, missouri. a vigil is being held for the victim. many strangers coming out for support after young girl named daisy. she was 14 and said she was raped by then 17-year-old matthew barnett. the prosecutors dropped changes. daisy and her mother said the alleged rapist is well-connected and the townspeople ran them out of the area. the case is being revisited. >> reporter: the national media descendi...