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This. >> it was sam smith who had the last word. spellman might have been under suspicion, but ultimately had nothing to do with this crime. david strickland, he said, was the man holding the gun. >> shoot both of these girls for no identifiable reason at all. he's certainly a psychopath. >> prosecutor smith never offered the jury a possible motive. kristene says she is sure it was about her sexualorianation. >> what is the reason for thinking it is a hate crime? >> in the letter that he supposedly tried to send to my dad said something in the letter like those [ bleep ]. >> strickland made a ...

Strickland's computer. >> you can delete the letter off of oyour computer, but if you've used the spell check/grammar check function, that information is still stored in the computer. >> that's what you found. >> that's what we found. >> why do you think mr. strickland wrote that letter? he had to know that suspicion would eventy boom rang right back on him. >> that's what most people would think. >> it's a foolish thing to do. >> before prosecutor smith rested, he called kristene to the stand, putting her face-to-face with david strickland. >> i wanted him to see me and see what he had done, ...

What you wanted me to say, isn't it? >> it's like a game? >> very much so a game. he was enjoying this interview. >> four years after kristene was raped and shot. four years after molly was murdered right next to her, david strickland faced a jury of 12. were you confident, you worried? >> of course i was worried. i didn't know how it would end up coming out. >> when you saw mr. strickland for the first time, what did you think? >> i didn't know what to think. i just thought, he did this. >> he wasn't the monster you imagined? >> no, he wasn't. sometimes those are the scareied people, though. ...

Who had the last word. dylan spellman, he told the jury, might have been under suspicion but ultimately had nothing to do with this crime. david strickland, he said, was the man holding the gun. >> shooting both of these girls for no identifiable reason at all. he certainly is a psychopath. >> reporter: prosecutor smith never offered the jury a possible motive. kristene says she's sure it was about her sexual orientation. >> what's the reason for thinking it's a hate crime? >> in the letter that he supposedly tried to send to my dad said something in the letter like those f'ing lesbians. >> re...

>> whatever you want to hear, boss. >> so it's like a game? >> very much so, a game. he was enjoying this interview. >> reporter: four years after kristene chapa was raped and shot, four years after mollie olgin was murdered right next to her, david strickland faced a jury of 12. >> were you confident? were you worried? >> well, of course i was worried. i mean, i felt horrible. i didn't know how it was going to end upcoming out. >> when you saw mr. strickland for the first time what did you think? >> i didn't know what to think, to be honest. i was just thinking he did this? >> he wasn't the m...