of the medical examiner who reexamined meg purk's body proved decisive. >> the medical examiner had some really key findings that showed strangulation and not suicide by hanging. >> and that was never in the original report? >> the original report did not reflect anything about the strangulation mark from a belt. even had markings of the stitching and a belt that the medical examiner was able to find 30 years later that was never noted at all in the initial exam. >> dawn hicks was scott purk's court appointed attorney. >> there was never a time when i thought that he had a role in the death of his winds wife. >> hicks argue that since had meg a history of attempted suicide, and nobody knew what really happened, it was reasonable to conclude that the coroner in 1985 had actually gotten it right. you pointed out to the jury