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But they hadnt sent anything related to javier lopez to the crime lab. >> reporter: daron sent javiers samples, now three years old, to the crime lab. two months later, the phone rang. >> they had positively identified a fingerprint on the trunk of cathys car, left there by somebody closing the lid of the trunk. >> reporter: javiers print was on the trunk of cathys car? >> yes. >> reporter: weeks later, another call from the lab. a bloodstain on the car had tested positive for both cathys dna an...

And the detective found there was something else -- another major piece of evidence investigators had initially overlooked. >> when you look at the crime scene photos in the trunk of the car, something jumped out at me. and it just -- it hit me like i got punched in the face, was there was arterial spurt on the sidewall of the trunk panel. >> reporter: meaning only one thing -- cathy was still alive when she was placed in the trunk of the car. so, if javier put her there, he could be charged wit...

Samples, now three years old, to the crime lab. two months later, the phone rang. >> they had positively identified a fingerprint on the trunk of cathys car, left there by somebody closing the lid of the trunk. >> reporter: javiers print was on the trunk of cathys car? >> yes. >> reporter: weeks later, another call from the lab. a bloodstain on the car had tested positive for both cathys dna and javiers. and the detective found there was something else -- another major piece of evidence investig...

Related to javier lopez to the crime lab. >> reporter: daron sent javiers samples, now three years old, to the crime lab. two months later, the phone rang. >> they had positively identified a fingerprint on the trunk of cathys car, left there by somebody closing the lid of the trunk. >> reporter: javiers print was on the trunk of cathys car? >> yes. >> reporter: weeks later, another call from the lab. a bloodstain on the car had tested positive for both cathys dna and javiers. and the detective ...

There was arterial spurt on the sidewall of the trunk panel. >> reporter: meaning only one thing -- cathy was still alive when she was placed in the trunk of the car. so, if javier put her there, he could be charged with murder. why not grab javier up that day and say, "okay, your dna and fingerprints were at the scene. we didnt know that until just now. youre going away for murder unless you start talking"? >> well, lets say that we did that and we bring him in and he says, well, yes, my finger...

And it just -- it hit me like i got punched in the face, was there was arterial spurt on the sidewall of the trunk panel. >> reporter: meaning only one thing -- cathy was still alive when she was placed in the trunk of the car. so, if xavier put her there, he could be charged with murder. why not grab xavier up that day and say, "okay, your dna and fingerprints were at the scene. we didnt know that until just now. youre going away for murder unless you start talking."? >> well, lets say that we ...

And it just -- it hit me like i got punched in the face, was there was arterial spurt on the sidewall of the trunk panel. >> reporter: meaning only one thing -- cathy was still alive when she was placed in the trunk of the car. so, if javier put her there, he could be charged with murder. why not grab javier up that day and say, "okay, your dna and fingerprints were at the scene. we didnt know that until just now. youre going away for murder unless you start talking"? >> well, lets say that we d...

His hair, his blood. but they hadnt sent anything related to javier lopez to the crime lab. >> reporter: daron sent javiers samples, now three years old, to the crime lab. two months later, the phone rang. >> they had positively identified a fingerprint on the trunk of cathys car, left there by somebody closing the lid of the trunk. >> reporter: javiers print was on the trunk of cathys car? >> yes. >> reporter: weeks later, another call from the lab. a bloodstain on the car had tested positive f...