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Very thorough. >> jolly told the jury how little that investigation had uncovered. >> there are no theories. there is no gunshot residue test, no dna test. there's absolutely no evidence that leads mr. smoot to the county on that evening. >> the defense sought to prove that the evidence the state did have wasn't actually incriminating. like the missing gun that shawn owned. yes, it was the same caliber as the murder weapon. but -- >> there are however many million of people this this country who own guns and this was a common wep son. >> the defense also argued that the ballistics report linki...

Firearm makes unique marks. >> as for the volatile relationship described in the order of protection, the defense pointed out that smoot never admitted to any of the allegations and he was never charged, much less convicted of any assault on brook. >> the order doesn't mean he ever did anything. it doesn't mean that mr. smoot admitted that he did anything. >> and the order of protection didn't prevent them from seeing each other, which they clearly did. >> miss morris told the judge that she wanted to have social contact with mr. smoot. >> jolly organized if brook was so afraid smoot, why woul...

You, that okay, they can go arrest him now? we know who did it. >> absolutely. >> that didn't happen. >> uh-huh. >> i kept thinking, surely any day now, any day now. >> investigators had their suspicions as well. they were trying to build a case against smoot. he was the last to see her al e alive. he had an allegedly violent relationship. he had lied to investigators. but so far, they have found no physical evidence tying him to the crime. >> you were able to search his apartment. >> we were. >> did you find anything? >> we found an empty box that once contained a firearm with some ammunition...

Smoot with murder. the crime lab released its ballistic report showing that marks on shell casings from the crime scene matched marks on a bullet found in smoot's home. his missing handgun appeared to be the murder weapon. >> that's a huge connection. >> it is pretty much the connection. >> in june of 2012, eight months after brook was killed, shawn smoot was indicted on charges of first degree murder. >> did you immediately identify with her just being this young woman who was clearly so vulnerable. >> absolutely. the prosecutors saw the case as a relationship turned deadly. >> we're still ta...

Unhooking his computer. i asked him if he was okay. and he said no. i asked him if there was anything i could do and he said turn back time. >> amy had already heard about the murder and that investigators had been to smoot's house. she told the jury what the defendant said next. >> at that point i asked him if he was directly or indirectly involved and he said both. >> did you take that as a total admission of guilt? >> absolutely. absolutely. >> it had taken nearly five years after brook's murder to get her alleged killer before a jury. it took the jury less than four hours to reach its verd...