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Josh mankiewicz (voiceover): while detective aaron veuleman continued trying to strengthen his case against dylan spellman, investigators in neighboring sinton, texas received a mysterious letter addressed he continued trying to strengthen his case against dylan spellman, investigators received a mysterious letter addressed to christine's dad. >> immediately we knew this was something very very big. >> the letter writer described himself as a hitman hired by the person that shot molly and christine. he wrote the gunman had sought his services to finish the job and make the only witness to mo...

To the sketch christine helped draw of the gunman. >> we started trying to get background on him. >> quick computer searches revealed he had a criminal past. >> he had just been convicted of a violent crime. armed robbery in nevada. >> yeah. >> that nevada armed robbery occurred in 2010. a year and a half before the shootings. spellman and some accomplices broke into a home and held a family hostage before robbing them and taking off. >> anybody get killed? >> no. >> and at the time of the shootings in 2012, dylan spellman was in the coarea awaiting stensing fawai awaiting sentencing for the r...

Was this a detail that could help investigators unlock the mystery? >> day by day, inch by inch, christine walked a steady if uneven road to recovery. >> i couldn't move my left side. i couldn't move my hand, my arm, my leg. hi to relearn to swallow. >> you don't give up do you? >> i don't. i try to stay motivated. >> so did detective chavez. he too was making progress. the cigarette butts and drink can collected from the crime scene had just given him his first major break in the case. >> what did the dna show? >> dylan spellman. he lived just three blocks from the crime scene and chaves also...

Deck. we have dna that proves otherwise. >> why lie about that unless you're involved in the crime? >> sure. that definitely raises suspicion. >> he then told spell man police found his dna 30 feet from where the girls were shot. that's when he said spellman's demeanor changed. >> he asked me what are the consequences. >> i said in texas this is a death penalty case. >> and then dylan spellman asked about a deal. >> normally any person that's innocent isn't going to ask for a deal. you're going to profess your innocence and he wasn't. now i'm thinking this is my guy. >> so chavez asked him to ...

>> in the letter he even named the person that hired him. if you're wondering, the lesson does not mention dylan spellman. it was a twist as big as texas. >> coming up, the mysterious letter. could this be the smoke gun police had been looking for. >> immediately i knew this was something very big and very important. >> when dateline continues. then i found aleve pm. aleve pm is the only one to combine a safe sleep aid plus the 12 hour pain relieving strength of aleve. i'm back. aleve pm for a better am. was you had to pay to be on there, and i felt like the people who were on there really val...