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>> it's been eight years. you know? it's been going on for a long time. a lot of this stuff's a blur. >> reporter: douglas county attorneys don kleine and brenda beadle had been prepping this case for more than three years. you prosecuted all four murders. >> yeah. >> you ever think about, "maybe we should just take the last two. that's easier? >> sure. that was a discussion that we had many times but the evidence, i think, would still come in. especially with the 2008 case. so, it seemed like the most logical thing was, if we're gonna do these, let's do 'em together. >> reporter: their theory...

Frustrations when they call, and they want updates. and they want to be kind of kept in the loop. but, you know, as investigators, you kind of -- you can't give them what -- they're looking for answers from you that you can't give them, you know? >> reporter: tough for you guys, too, because i'm sure you want to keep working on this. meanwhile -- >> yes. >> reporter: your boss is saying, "here's another case." and another one. and another one. >> yeah. and that's why it went to the cold case unit. >> reporter: and that's how it stayed until may of 2013. the breakthrough moment came in brutal f...

Facility that day. >> but nobody actually saw him at work. >> right. but there was nothing to show that he was anywhere other than there. >> reporter: which is not an ironclad alibi, but it's not bad. >> it's not bad. and sometimes that's just the reality of our work. >> reporter: that seemed to be the end of the line. dr. belenky had been the investigators' last best lead. unwilling to see the case go cold, shirlee sherman's family pooled their money and offered a reward. >> there were a number of contributions. i think there were some other people contributing as well. >> reporter: which mad...

There to witness it all, friends and family of the victims. thomas hunter's mom claire hunter, who had been staying out of the public eye, and shirlee sherman's brother dan were two of the first people outside the courtroom. >> it's been eight years. you know? it's been going on for a long time. a lot of this stuff's a blur. >> reporter: douglas county attorneys don kleine and brenda beadle had been prepping this case for more than three years. you prosecuted all four murders. >> yeah. >> you ever think about, "maybe we should just take the last two. that's easier? >> sure. that was a discussi...

As a clear attempt to send information to potential jurors that the state's case was suspect. as a result the trial was postponed again, and the judge effectively kicked alison motta off the case. >> the judge denies her application to practice in the state of nebraska, very controversial move. >> it was just i spoke to the public, and that put, you know, information that could've, you know, been information to potential jurors, and that violated the pretrial publicity rule. >> reporter: the mottas wanted to fight alison's removal, but what their client anthony garcia apparently wanted was a t...