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>> what did the police tell you back then, our department? >> they had leads. they never, you know, told me what the leads were. >> he didn't say much at the beginning. >> i mean, does he say this is great news? >> no, very unemotional. >> i've been waiting for you guys for 17 years. what happened? i've been waiting for you guys to solve it? >> no, he doesn't give-- >> no. -- >> 17 years on michael george claimed a flickering memory for events. >> i remember the funeral. i don't remember anything. i remember the funeral because there are so many cars. is he getting sweaty, twitchy? >> he's ner...
Is a long shot. >> when you are innocent, it does happen. and it will happen. >> dooley was right. it wasn't over. two years after his conviction, a whistle-blower came forward to reveal a secret romance between detective bruce mcvay and prosecutor linda tally-smith. the scandal rocked the prosecutor's office and would lead to serious questions about david dooley's conviction. brian hamrick covered the scandal for nbc cinncinnati affiliate wlwt. >> all the information about the personal conversations between the prosecutor, linda tally-smith and the lead detective, bruce mcvay -- all of their ...
Crime. >> what anita didn't know is the day after the crime, russell left town for about 24 hours. it seemed suspicious. when he returned, police paid him a visit. he said he didn't know anything about angie's murder, even though it was all over the news. it seemed hard to believe. police saw motive and opportunity. and while there was no witness placing russell at the crime scene, there was also no one to back up his alibi. >> angie's friend, sheila, met with the lead detective who laid out for her the theory. >> russell snapped is the word he used. and then he grabbed a knife, took her into ...
Talk about the case. >> no, no. >> they gave you the evidence. >> no, no. >> they gave you regular updates? >> no, no, no, no, no. none of it. >> doesn't sound like it helped to be a private eye. >> it did not. so after finding out they would not welcome me into the investigation, i started making phone calls to them. the first 50 phone calls went to the lead detective, who had been moved to traffic. got nowhere with him. and finally one day, six months into it, i talked to a receptionist who said he's in retirement, he's not even working traffic. >> wait a minute. you left 50 messages in one ...