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>> exactly. and it has an air of credibility. >> reporter: and thus it's not first-degree murder. >> yes. a voluntary manslaughter. and then you get out in nine years. >> reporter: so that was the big fight? >> yes. >> reporter: and there was another problem. even as ford methodically laid out the evidence for the jury, what he couldn't do -- and this turned out to be a big hole in his case -- was to tell the jury how the murder took place. michelle's remains were so decomposed the coroner couldn't determine the cause of death. >> the pathologist report indicated that they not only visually ex...

About all police. the local d.a. tried to argue on this show that there simply wasn't enough evidence. >> let me tell you my role in this whole investigation is to determine whether or not a criminal charge should be filed. >> yes. >> how in the world can i file homicide charges when i can't prove a critical element beyond a reasonable doubt the cause of death? >> who says you can't? a pathologist report is just one aspect of an investigation. and he didn't rule anything out either. he said it could have been homicide, could have been accidental, could have been natural. he doesn't really know...

Out the evidence for the jury, what he couldn't do -- and this turned out to be a big hole in his case -- was to tell the jury how the murder took place. michelle's remains were so decomposed the coroner couldn't determine the cause of death. >> the pathologist report indicated that they not only visually examined michelle's remains, but also examined it using an x-ray, to look for any sort of trauma to her skull, her bones, anything of that nature. and they couldn't locate any. >> reporter: and while security cameras seemed to have recorded just about everything before and after the murder, t...

And then you get out in nine years. >> so that was the big fight? >> yes. >> and there was another problem. even as ford methodically laid out the evidence for the jury, what he couldn't do -- and this turned out to be a big hole in his case -- was to tell the jury how the murder took place. michelle's remains were so decomposed the coroner couldn't determine the cause of death. >> the pathologist report indicated that they not only visually examined michelle's remains, but also examined it using an x-ray, to look for any sort of trauma to her skull, her bones, anything of that nature. and the...

And then, you get out in nine years. so that was the big fight. yes. keith morrison: and there was another problem. even as ford methodically laid out the evidence for the jury, what he couldn't do-- and this turned out to be a big hole in his case-- was tell the jury how the murder took place. michelle's remains were so decomposed the coroner couldn't determine the cause of death. the pathologist report indicated that they, not only visually examined michelle's remains, but also examined it using an x-ray to look for any sort of trauma to her skull, her bones, anything of that nature. and the...