controversy surrounding kevin's case had become widespread. >> people started not only seeing the evidence and learning about the evidence but they decided they wanted to expose the truth. >> no fact will change kevin cooper's, they're being spoon fed this story that doesn't hold up. and the kevin cooper legal team knew how to play that. >> you had those opposed to the death penalty saying he's an innocent man. >> wants to bring closure to the victims' families. he doesn't want to bring them truth, but closure. two different things. >> while the court of the public opinion may have turned in favor, his defense team was running out of options. >> we were working against the clock. we had to file up to the