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After he was murdered, and so were we. w >> reporter: john creech was sentenced to the maximum for manslaughter. 11 years in prison. >> the d.a. in detroit, michigan, indicted mr. creech on federal drug trafficking charges. if icconvicted, his exposure is anywhere from 5 to 40 years in prison. >> in june 2019, john creech was found guilty of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance. he was given ten years, ten months, a sentence he'll serve concurrently with his remaining time fornc manslaughter in a california state prison. and s lisa smith has done her bt to restart life. she and th...

>> reporter: but, they wondered, did she help cover it up? it's a serious business, covering for a crime that awful. but chandy had a card to play. she agreed to testify. >> members and alternate members of the jury -- >> reporter: and in june 2017, john creech went on trial. on the face of it, it looked like a solid case. the phone evidence, the coverup, the truly appalling crime scene in gavin's car. but did it add up to first degree murder? gavin smith had been dead five years. >> he was killed in his mercedes-benz in an act of almost stunning brutality by the defendant john creech who's si...

And gavin. after that day back in december 2010, when at their mother's request, gavin's sons met with john creech at his house. >> we just wanted to make sure that my dad was not in harm's way. >> were you sobbing and crying? >> yes. >> and what were you saying to the defendant? >> i was just begging him not to harm my family. >> reporter: but they testified creech told them that they did the right thing. >> he ended up saying that we saved his life by coming that day. >> reporter: but there were rules. that's what chandrika, now divorced from john creech, said when she finally took the witne...

And that gavin was a victim long after he was murdered. and so are we. >> reporter: john creech was sentenced to the maximum.

Something. quite a lot to learn from those phone record. but there was more. a third phone. john creech's phone in the same spot on the same night and this was eerie. creech's phone seemed to be moving in sync with gavin's. >> gavin myth and john creech were running parallel. >> reporter: what was that like? >> it was an eye opening moment. >> reporter: but when they interviewed john creech. >> he denied ev knowing meeting him. he said he knew who he was. he knew they were having an affair in the past. despite suspicion there was nothing they could do. >> one thing we didn't have was gavin smi...