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The state's rape and kidnap case against david parker ray had problems. the best witness had a patchy memory. unless bodies could be found, somehow somewhere, there was a chance that justice might be denied. coming up, an accomplice of david parker ray confesses to murder. >> how did you come up with the idea to kill marie? >> it was david ray parker's idea. >> hi, everybody. sudden sfloo just one phillips' colon health probiotic cap a day helps defends against occasional constipation, diarrhea, gas and bloating. with three strains of good bacteria to help balance your colon. you had me at "pr...

Of case. >> but with no bodies, prosecutors had no choice but to try ray for the kidnapping and sexual torture of kelly van cleve. the trial began june 29th, 2000. ray's fate now lay in the hands and credibility of van cleve. >> i didn't want to go to court. i didn't want to face him. but i did it. he couldn't be out on the streets any longer. i had to do it. because i had to do what i could to save other women. >> as kelly took the stand, ray was just a few feet away. >> he was just sitting there with a smug look on his face. it pissed me off. he acted like he was totally innocent and he had ...

Non-threatening. >> after a two-week trial, the jury retired to consider whether kelly's testimony and the video were enough to find ray guilty. >> kelly's the one who the jury has to believe in order for them to return a guilty verdict. i didn't think there was going to be any way a jury would come back with a not guilty verdict in this. >> when they finally made a decision and everybody got back to the courtroom, i knew it was going to be a guilty verdict. it had to have been a guilty verdict. they fooled me. >> on july 13th, 2000, the jury announced they were unable to reach a verdict. two ...

Otherwise go with him into his clutches. >> ray's toy box revealed detailed evidence of a long campaign of sadistic sexual violence. >> the consensus was pretty clear that there were going to be additional victims here. the utility trailer was taken apart literally and we collect trinkets, necklaces, jewelry, they came from somebody. >> despite police appeals for more victims to come forward, the escaped 21-year-old woman remained the only known victim. but with her checkered past, her credibility might be questioned in court. >> somebody as methodical as david parker ray in planning this kind...

I remember telling him that i wanted to go home. i didn't know if he was going to kill me or not. i remember him using different kinds of toys on me. and they hurt. that's about all i remember. >> the police now had a credible witness but maybe not one who could put ray behind bars. >> potential weakness that she had, she didn't remember certain things. she didn't have a clear recollection of others. and that weakens the case and