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Under arrest for the murder of her friend, teresa mayfield. >> she first wanted to know why we was arresting her and then we went to the jail she said this was wrong, we made a mistake. >> the corporal and the sheriff were only too happy to explain to assistant d.a. tim evans how one clue led to another. and eventually an inescapable conclusion. but prosecutor evans had questions, pointed ones. >> you could tell it was going to be difficult. >> where was the smoking gun? where was the murder weapon? where was one single fingerprint tying dawn to the crime? >> as far as physical evidence, we re...

The former defendant who hadn't yet spoken to reporters. >> now you'll talk to us, right? >> back up, back up, please, please. >> and before we got a chance to talk to him, his defense lawyer ushered him out down the hallway. >> what did you think? did you take all in? >> so excited. >> i'm not sure he took it all in. >> i'm not sure i took it all in at first. >> that this is over. >> it was super exciting. everyone was so happy. everyone was in tears. >> not quite everyone. assistant d.a. bill gargen was fuming. >> were you willing to get arrested over this? >> absolutely. i was more than wil...

Showing one was an upstanding person only to find out the person inside was totally different? it's nothing new. it happens to all of us all the time. as a young assistant d.a. i started the first domestic violence unit in a prosecutor's office in the nation. i fought on behalf of all victims. but my crusade was for the battered woman. the women shot, stabbed, beaten and brutalized by the very men who said they loved them. this week white house staff secretary rob porter turned out to be someone whose cover is different than the content of his character. porter is accused of physically assault...

That sam had a new defense attorney. someone matt knew very well. >> he so is good. and i would be lying if i said my heart was not in my throat. >> reporter: sam's defense attorney lew rosenblum was the former assistant d.a. who supervised the homicide unit. in fact, he was the original prosecutor who back in 1994 didn't think there was enough evidence to charge sam. not only that, lew was the man who brought matt into the homicide unit. >> lew took me under his wing and trained me how to do homicides. >> what's it like to go up against your mentor? >> well, it's terrifying to go up against y...

Please. >> and before we got a chance to talk to him, his defense lawyer ushered him out down the hallway. >> what did you think? did you take all in? i'm not sure he took it all in. >> i'm not sure i took it all in at first. >> that this is over. >> it was super exciting. everyone was so happy. everyone was in tears. >> not quite everyone. assistant d.a. bill gargen was fuming. >> were you willing to get arrested over this. >> absolutely. i was more than willing to have handcuffs placed on me to argue my point because i didn't cross any lines. >> what recourse do you have? >> there is no appe...