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Praying that the president does just that. they're hoping he gets mad, that he gets sick and tired of it and they can turn this politically into their equivalent of a friday night massacre. the president needs to know it is all a setup. >> accepting the challenge to try to make sense of this is are harry litman, and mieke eoyang is back with us. so then an avalanche of criticism would come down on the president for doing that before the mid-terms and then help turn out democratic voters for the mid-terms. >> yeah, how's that for a triple bank shot? >> that's the hannity theory. >> and who's on...

>> no. >> what conclusion can you draw about how these fractures and these injuries were caused? >> one impact on a very hard, flat surface. that's my opinion. >> reporter: dr. spitz said the science showed russell adkins had been telling the truth. dana had hit her head on the road after falling out of a car. and the original autopsy, which identified three small abrasions on her elbows and shoulder, proved that. >> the abrasions were significant to him, that abrasions to the elbows and the shoulder are indicative of a fall. when you fall back, your arms tend to go back to brace yourself from...

Account of checking out adkins' car door. >> is there anywhere in that report where you state, "i went out to the car, i inspected the car, i sat in the car, i opened door?" is that anywhere in report? >> no, it's not. >> reporter: just as questionable, said the defense, was the prosecution's possible murder weapon, that now long lost pool cue. they argued there was nothing linking it to any crime. >> you sent them off to have them test the material that was found on the stick, and you became aware it was not blood, negative for blood? >> negative for blood. >> negative for hair. >> yes. >> re...

>> for you to say that there was a pool cue down there that -- no, i ain't going for that. no, i didn't do that. she fell out of my car. >> do you know that, in fact, was the pool cue that he carried -- >> we can't say 100%, but circumstantial evidence and coincidence is he goes down to that location, turns around, and, in a field, nearby, a pool cue just happens to show up. >> reporter: so, nearly 34 years on had the prosecution painted a clear enough picture for the jury of what happened that night? >> did they do it in your opinion as you sat there? or were you worried? >> i was a little wo...

Something has been discovered, some dna match." and of course, there was nothing. >> reporter: a point he emphasized in his opening argument at russell adkins' trial. >> law enforcement lost or destroyed several pieces of evidence. >> reporter: neil mcelroy and his partner, ronnie wingate, drilled into the prosecution witnesses, challenging their 30-year-old memories. >> but you didn't remember where it was found? >> no, i couldn't tell you the exact spot. >> i don't remember. i mean it was 30-some years ago. >> reporter: as for the original detective, bob bratton? the defense got him to conce...