right into all of that. >> for many, nathan was the definition of a super-predator and deserved nothing less than death. >> he had escalating violence throughout his teenage years. he started robbing places with a golf club, and that escalated to guns eventually. >> we learned that nathan dunlap had been involved in some very serious crimes. >> prosecutors first tried nathan for one of the robberies and convicted him. with a violent crime now on nathan's record, the d.a.'s office announced they would aggressively pursue the death penalty. >> the dunlap case arose in arapaho county, part of the 18th judicial district which is in colorado, is now and has been in the past in love with the death penalty. >> the verdict seemed to be a foregone conclusion.