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Lie like that is if he had something to do with the murder. when we walked away, it was, yeah, we got him. this is our guy. there's no question about it. >> and just like that, a dead, old case was fully reborn. now the man steve davis had been chasing all these years could finally be arrested. >> you're a free man. you think you got away with it, and then all of a sudden, they drop the hammer on you. >> it was davis who called christie's sister, rhonda, and her father, bud. >> i mean, i just can't even describe to you what a feeling that was for both of us that that had happened. in fact, the...

>> he said, "i'd like to get ahold of christie. can you give me her number?" he said "why don't you give me your number and i'll have her call you." >> i know my dad didn't want art back in contact with her. but it's hard for a father because a father wants his daughter to be happy. >> of course. >> so on the one hand, he knew that she loved the guy once upon a time, and he's probably thinking, oh, you know, if this is what she wants, i want her to be happy, but on the other hand, you're always protective of your kids. >> sure. what should a father do? he certainly didn't like the guy, but chr...

Long, grief-weighted purgatory without answers. >> you have to tell yourself that god will take care of it. at some point, this person will pay for what they did. it's really the only way to be able to accept it. >> christie and rhonda's father, bud fleming, took it very hard. life didn't seem to be worth much to him anymore. >> he was under the care of a psychiatrist for the rest of his life and never recovered from it. >> really only about one thing kept him alive. persistently and politely, bud and rhonda nudged detective davis. >> rhonda, i remember, would call me probably twice a year,

>> you have to tell yourself that god will take care of it. at some point, this person will pay for what they did. it's really the only way to be able to accept it. >> christie and rhonda's father, bud fleming, took it very hard. life didn't seem to be worth much to him anymore. >> he was under the care of a psychiatrist for the rest of his life and never recovered from it. he really aged. it took its toll physically, mentally. >> really only about one thing kept him alive. persistently and politely, bud and rhonda nudged detective davis. >> rhonda, i remember, would call me probably twice a y...

He said "why don't you give me your number and i'll have her call you." >> i know my dad didn't want art back in contact with her. but it's hard for a father because a father wants his daughter to be happy. >> of course. >> so on the one hand, he knew that she loved the guy once upon a time, and he's probably thinking, oh, you know, if this is what she wants, i want her to be happy, but on the other hand, you're always protective of your kids. >> sure. what should a father do? he certainly didn't like the guy, but christie was a grown-up. it wasn't really his business anymore, so he passed on ...