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This was identified as human. and the sample had both small granular cells and larger purkinje cells. this meant only one thing. this was muscle. but they wanted a second opinion. >> so they sent this tissue to a fellow named mike collin who is a neuropathologist in ohio. he looked at it and said, yeah, it's mammal and it's cerebellum. it's the brain stem. >> the cerebellum sits at the base of the brain and is primarily responsible for memory and motor movement. since the cerebellum controls the heart muscle, no human can survive without it. a ballistics expert compared the location of the bra...

Forensic evidence. but the brain tissue convinced medical experts that brad was dead. all prosecutors had to do was convince a jury of that. >> as a prosecutor, clearly you want to make damn sure that this is the right guy and there has been a murder. i can't think of anything worse than being in a position of finding out you convicted the wrong person. >> larry moore denied killing brad brisbin and pleaded not guilty. prosecutors argued that larry moore killed brad brisbin in a jealous rage, convinced brad was sleeping with his wife, shelly. to throw investigators off the trail, moore forged ...

Ere on the side of caution, because even casual contact could result in a dangerous or life-threatening event. >> florence's parents are raising her children and keep a small garden in her memory, although the grief is permanent. >> i miss her every single minute of every single day. and i hope he thinks about what he's done for the rest of his miserable life. >> mark unger almost got away with murder. only scientific analysis of brain tissue and his shoes ensured he didn't. >> how he could think he was going to get away with it, i can't imagine. >> being able to establish that florence was al...

>> the forensic firm concluded that florence's death was an accident, but the medical examiner completely disagreed. >> bodies do not bounce. that's number one. she would have been rendered unconscious upon contact. an unconscious person, unconscious individual cannot just walk into the water. >> and dr. dragovic noticed the blood stain on the boat launch was nearly a foot in diameter. >> for blood to go to that size to the diameter that we're talking on the cement platform, the body would have had to have been there for a period of time. >> to find out how long florence would have laid there ...

Blood and hair and what looked like brain tissue to the right of the skull. >> reporter: everyone in the court sat in stunned silence as the doctor continued. >> oscar was crying all the time. he prayed to god to please let her live. she must not die. >> reporter: the most graphic memory in court i have is after the cameras switched off, when court was adjourned. his sister sat hugging blade runner in silence for minutes, their heads down. just one final thought, though. it needs to be asked, gretchen, why this witness, whose testimony seems to favor pistorius defense should have been put on t...