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The prosecution and the police believe he did it. let's find out how guilty he is. what i had to show the most was scientific fact that he could not have done it. >> the attorney began his argument at the crime scene itself where the defense claimed the detective so meticulously went over every piece of evidence collected there failed to come up with anything, not so much as a fingerprint or fiber to connect ed ates to the crime. >> you're going to see a lot of what i call hum. well, that's interesting. what about that? but not one of those makes up beyond a reasonable doubt. >> wouldn't you t...

The prosecution had painted edward ates as a liar, a schemer, and worst of all, a cold-blooded killer, but as his lawyer was about to assert, those were just words. where was the hard evidence of ates' guilt in the murder of paul duncsak? >> well, first of all, i knew walking into the courtroom every one would presume he was guilty. the myth that everyone is innocent unless proven guilty is false. we walk in knowing that the jurors say, well, he's indicted. the prosecution and the police believe he did it. let's find out how guilty he is. what i had to show the most was scientific fact that he...

Duncsak's, and several of the fingerprints are unknown at this time. >> no hair, fibers, fingerprints, dna, no murder weapon? >> no murder weapon. >> so all of the good csi stuff is mostly absent from the scene, huh? >> that's correct. >> but brian hoof, a detective with the local police department says the victim had been shot at least seven times. to investigators, that suggested hatred. now the officers were eager to speak with the ex-wife to learn where she had been at about 6:30 that night. they quickly located her at her condo. >> when we asked to come into the house to speak with her --...

The defendant's initial alibi, which his sister seemed to smash to bits. she told the court her brother had asked her to lie to police, to say he arrived in louisiana on tuesday, one day before the murder of paul duncsak instead of one day after on thursday. on cross, the defense lawyer tried to show that brenda, a nice woman, was easily confused. >> if i told you that the detective sat where you are and said that brenda ates told me she gets confused, would that be true? >> occasionally, i do. i have diabetes and i do occasionally get my mind -- >> she believed the truth was what the detectiv...