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Looking back to that horrible day in august of 2017, when people were on this very park where we are right now. fighting over these statues. someone, eventually, died. at a moment like that, did you think we would ever see a day like today when these statues actually came down? >> no, i wasn't going to believe it until i saw it. so when it was finally lifted off its pedestal today, that's when i was able to have my moment and fully process that it was happening. >> reporter: bryant convinced charlottesville. the world outside the city took longer. in early 2017, the city council voted to remov...

Someone eely died, did you think we'd see a day like that actually come down. >> no i wasn't going to believe it until i saw it. so when it was finally lifted off its ped after ol i had my moment and fully processes it wag happening. >> bryant convinced charlottesville but outside, was voted groups to defend the confederacy took it to court. >> we are a people. we will not be replaced! >> then white nationists, neo-nazis and other groups joined the cause. on august 2017 a woman was killed and several others injured as white supremacists and far right groups fought with counter protesters at a ...

Today, that battle that you mentioned that included debates in courts, court battles, the president of the united states weighing in, and of course that horrible moment in august 2017 when those white nationalists came here and someone was actually killed as part of a debate over this statue. the thing that struck me the most about this morning was how joyous it was and how happy everybody was. behind me you can see what this whole thing is about, the podium that used to hold the robert e lee statue that was up for 100 years in this park until about 7:00 this morning. that's when cranes came i...

Hey, larry's wants to see right away. he's not happy. >> when we spoke to larry in 2015, darren's trial was on the calendar for march of the following year. the odds larry gave of that happening -- >> i would say probably a little better than 50/50. >> but even that was optimistic. the trial was delayed, again. until november, 2016. but as that trial date approached, the defense requested another delay and the judge granted it. the case was continued until august 2017. and as that data approached, we look back on what larry said to us in 2050. >> someday this is going to end. you know? one way...

Maybe this is what happened to me. and he reported it. you know, which was then added to this running list of 130 plus possible cases. you know, that particular individual had just gotten back from a trip overseas. so, you know, he has -- basically, we just don't know really, you know, it is possible something happened to him, you know, there's a case that's cited in the article about a cia officer, a senior cia officer who goes in august 2017 down to havana, that night, she feels the pressure, hears the noise, calls a colleague to come check on her room. she goes back to sleep in the same roo...