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To stop looking at michael and go after the monster. and we never heard that. and there was also a report from the first week of the investigation about a green van where a man would get out and go into the woods behind the house. >> which is where they found the bandana. he was casing the house before the murder. that was in their file in 1987. they knew. >> once we got the dna results, i mean, "a," it was christine morton's blood, and "b," that it wasn't michael's blood or skin cells, i should say, on the bandana. none of his dna. you know, that was terrific. >> the dna of this other person ...

And we never heard that. and there was also a report from the first week of the investigation about a green van where a man would get out and go into the woods behind the house. >> which is where they found the bandanna. he was casing the house. before the murder. that was in their file. in 1987. they knew. >> once we got the dna results, i mean, "a," it was christine morton's blood, and "b," that it wasn't michael's blood or skin cells, i should say, on the bandanna. none of his dna. you know, that was terrific. >> the dna of this other person was intermingled with christine's dna. it really ...

Jurors say, well, he's indicted. the prosecution and the police believe he did it. let's find out how guilty he is. what i had to show the most was scientific fact that he could not have done it. >> the attorney began his argument at the crime scene itself where the defense claimed the detective who so meticulously went over every piece of evidence collected there failed to come up with anything, not so much as a fingerprint or a fiber to connect ed ates to the crime. >> you're going to see a lot of what i call "hm, well, that's interesting, what about that"? but not one of those makes up beyo...

Story to the d.a., who then told brooke's family. >> i thought everything had been difficult until that time but when he told us the details of the crime, it was the first time that i heard some of them and it was all i could do to look there and look straight ahead just kept thinking, you can get through this day. you can get through this day. >> the story told by joel courtney was this. he said that morning in may, he was high on cocaine. when he drove up to brooke in the parking lot in his green van, asked for help delivering a package and when she came closer, he pulled out a knife and pul...

>> no, he turned off. we think it's a green van. we're not sure yet. we're just determining that. >> oh, no. >> who is it? >> it's the camera guy. >> yeah, it was one of the camera guys. >> we went nine hours without anybody showing up at this house. which is the longest stretch of time i can remember in any of these investigations. and looking back, i think it had a lot to do with the fact word got out, at least close in, that we were there. >> tell the cops. he is on his way. >> we have another guy in a -- he's got the address, net buckeye. the guy is very, very slick. everything is i don't ...