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Let's get some perspective on all of this. joining me right now from washington, d.c., civil rights attorney and law professor avery freeman. wearing a tuxedo, that's right. you know, your eyes are not deceiving you. he is being honored today at the u.s. supreme court right behind that capitol >> criminal defense attorney richard herman joining us from new orleans today. you guys are just all over the mark traveling. >> everywhere. >> we checked with the usc case. some of the allegations go back decade, some of the lawsuits are settled, but is there a chance now that there could be potential c...

In that laundry room they found her genes rolled up tucked behind the drier. her top was there as well, inside out. looked like they had been removed quickly. when an officer tried to administer a gunshot residue to jane's hands, standard procedure. >> when the officer doing test began getting the test ready, she did go into the bathroom and either wash her hands or wipe her hand on a towel. one of the two before coming back to the table and before the test was done. >> so odd things. anyway, police scoured the place. didn't see any murder weapon lying around and they were about to take dave's...

Entirely within the city of los angeles. and what makes this place run is money, because century city is home to agents, film producers and attorneys. usually around here when someone talks about bloody murder, they're talking about a deal that went south. this time it was the real thing. the lead detective for the lapd investigating pam fayed's murder was salaam abdul-rahman. >> mrs. fayed wasn't robbed. >> no, she wasn't. >> mrs. fayed wasn't sexually assaulted. >> no, she was not. >> so the purpose of that crime was to kill her. >> it was to kill her. that was the only purpose of the crime ...

>> reporter: why? well, jane was wearing pajamas when police arrived, but in that laundry room they found her jeans rolled up in a towel stuck between the washer and dryer. her top was lying there as well. looked like they had been removed quickly, stashed away. when an officer tried to administer a gunshot residue test to jane's hands -- >> when the officer doing the task began getting the test ready, she did go into the bathroom and either wash her hands or wipe her hands on a towel. one of the two before coming back to the table and before the test was done. >> reporter: so odd thing. anywa...

>> captain jesse anderson of the king county sheriff's office was the lead detective. he paid a visit to her husband, david pietz, at the condo he and nici shared. >> how long have you been married? >> almost four years. >> david agreed to be audio taped and told detectives that nici had struggled with chemical dependency in the past. he then revealed something disturbing. recently, nici had again started taking prescription pills. >> is nici still struggling? >> she wasn't. i thought. but she hurt her back right before thanksgiving. she slipped a disc. >> because of a severe painful back inju...