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>> all of these theories were running through my mind. what does that mean? is that a word? is that a person? is that a thing? the clues pointed so many different directions, it was a total mystery. >> there's a concept in the law known as a dying declaration. with those three letters in karen's own blood lead to the aprehengs ap apprehension of her killer. >> investigators dig into the 3-letter mystery. who or what was r.o.c.? when dateline continues. r.o.c. when dateline continues. tennis partner's... chatty coworker's... youngest daughter's... entire judo class. one shot can make a world of...

That upon dying what we call in the business, or as attorneys a dying declaration, he took that time not to be remorseful or to blame his brother, but to justify his actions. i think that piece of evidence in and of itself was a tremendous impact in this case. >> and you heard me say that we have the reports from inside the courtroom of those jurors crying. to be careful and clear, we don't know why they were crying. we can only speculate. but have you seen anything like that in your experience? >> yes, absolutely. in many cases, it's so traumatic, because you're seeing photographs. you're see...

Scrawled inside. now we can show you a knew piece of evidence from inside of the boat presented on tuesday. you are looking at what prosecutors say is a carving tsarnaev made into wooden slates. the message saying quote, stop killing our innocent people and we will stop. a message to the u.s. military if you stop we'll stop. and explain for the jurors to go to the physical location of the boat as opposed to pieces of the boat being brought to them. >> or even seeing pictures. prior to going to see the boat but seeing the pictures. but going to see the blood on what you call a manifesto and at ...

>> dying declaration. excited utterances. all of that will probably come in. >> that statement, what does it say, i can't believe he shot me. >> like i haven't done anything to justify what this man just did. frankly, if he was armed, come on, greg, if he was armed he would have shot the cop to begin with, and he didn't. he didn't shoot reeves. anybody that has a weapon, they would have used it, not thrown a handful of popcorn at someone. >> i don't know that he would have shot him because it was such an innocuous situation. all over texting. >> you're allowed to defend yourself if you're in i...

>> can it be submitted for bail and another couple say they encountered them and he was mad about their texting in the weeks prior. >> yes, part of the bail hearing is not texting. is that admissible here? >> part of bail is not just a flight risk but hair trigger. we don't know how many guns he owns, obviously he carries one, not that he would be allowed to if out on bail. would the public be in danger? of course they would. >> you know what else the jury might hear, the dying declaration, admissible of the victim. he said i can't believe he shot me, the last thing he said before he died. tha...