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Shannon. and they thought their case might be starting to take shape. it was looking like a love triangle. and it was time to hear shannon's side of the story. here's josh markowitz with more. >> reporter: whoever killed denita smith left very little evidence behind. no fingerprints. no dna. no murder weapon. but during the autopsy, the medical examiner did find one thing. the bullet that killed denita. police now hoped that mangled slug might provide a lead on who pulled the trigger. >> what kind of gun killed denita smith? >> all we can say is that the bullet itself was in the family of it h...

Welcome back. a durham, denita smith. rejecting shannon's story that jermeir stroud was actually the triggerman. after the verdict, shannon agreed to sit down with us. answering our questions and offering some new intimate details. here with the conclusion of our story is josh markowitz. >> reporter: the north carolina correctional institution for women in raleigh. it's where you will find shannon crawley today. after weeks of discussions, she finally agreed to talk with us behind bars. >> it's still not too late to say you don't want to do this. >> you went through a lot of trouble. >> but as...

Welcome back. shannon crawly and jerme jermeir stroud had managed to keep their affair hid from denita. now detectives felt they had uncovered significant evidence against shannon. there was the gunshot residue in her car, an allibi that did not check out and a potential motive. just one day later it was time for denita's family to mourn their loss. once again here's josh. >> reporter: they called it a "home-going service," the final farewell to 25-year-old denita smith, who had departed this world under the worst of circumstances. just a week earlier denita's mother, sharon, was starting to p...