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Had descended on a crime scene that was once just the melgars' modest home. jaime, they could see, had suffered multiple stab wounds to the torso -- by the looks of it, well over a dozen. the crime scene unit got to work inside collecting evidence -- things like a bloody chair near jaime's body, and a kitchen knife, fished out of the bottom of the jacuzzi. sandra, seemingly in shock from her ordeal, declined to go to the hospital. instead, she went to talk with investigators. >> let's start yesterday. >> reporter: sandra told investigators the last thing she remembered was her anniversary nigh...

>> me personally reviving her, no, i didn't. >> you don't know cpr? >> no. >> but with the operator's help, alex tried. >> tilt her head back. >> okay. >> did you do that? >> yeah. >> sergeant john wiebold of the boone police department got the call and arrived at the house with two other officers. his body camera was rolling as alex led them to the bathroom. >> please, please! >> as we entered the master bathroom, emily was laying on the floor, face-up, and she had a bluish tint to her. >> please help me! please. >> how long has she been in here? >> i don't know. she was taking a bath. >> cou...

Bathtub and get her on the flat surface. >> okay, okay. >> the 911 dispatcher had been quite clear. he instructed the husband to get his wife out of the bathtub and put her on the floor. >> i'm dropping the phone. >> the husband went away and came back to say he moved his wife from the tub to the bedroom. >> go ahead and get back to cpr. try cpr. we'll be there in a little bit. >> reporter: the detective wondered along with the emts and arriving officers why a woman who drowned in a bathtub would be mostly dry. he needed to see the scene. what story would it tell him. >> i start mentally prepa...

So they went after the murder investigation itself. pointing out in court all the things investigators failed to do. >> on the right hand, they found on one of the nails what tested positive for blood. they don't test it. don't even look at it. in fact, you'll hear from the crime lab that they intentionally swabbed around the blood. >> reporter: it was a recurring theme for the defense -- they didn't test it. evidence collected but untouched by lab techs. and under cross-examination detective rickets was pilloried for making the decision. >> did you direct anyone to collect any piece of eviden...

By the looks of it, well over a dozen. the crime scene unit got to work inside collecting evidence -- things like a bloody chair near jaime's body, and a kitchen knife, fished out of the bottom of the jacuzzi. sandra, seemingly in shock from her ordeal, declined to go to the hospital. instead, she went to talk with investigators. >> let's start yesterday. >> reporter: sandra told investigators the last thing she remembered was her anniversary night with jaime. >> went out to eat. >> and what time was that? >> i would say about 8:00. i'm just guessing. i don't know. >> reporter: sandra told the...