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Strickland's computer. >> you can delete the letter off of your computer but if you have used the spell-check, grammar check function, that information is still stored in the computer. >> and 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 have eventually boomeranged back on him. >> that's what most people would think. >> it's a foolish thing to do. >> it's a very foolish thing to do. >> reporter: before prosecutor smith rested, he called kristene to the stand, putting her face to face with david strickla...

Say, isn't it. >> whatever you want to hear, boss. >> very much a game. he was enjoying this interview. >> four years after mchristine was raped and shot. four years after molly was murdered right next to her. david strickland faced a jury of 12. >> were you confident, were you worried. >> of course i was worried. 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. i was just thinking he did this. >> he wasn't the monster you imagined. >> no, he wasn't. sometimes those are th...

After all, he'd promised the family he'd bring cindy home. >> well, from the time i got this case, i had a daughter that was 13. the same aged daughter that cindy was when she disappeared. >> now it was up to prosecutor smith. >> it was a lot of heated discussions about this. >> and you've got this delicate situation of trying to broker the people's interests versus the family's passionate desire. >> and you can't say no. they've lived this for more than 20 years. so with myself and the father and the family came to sort of a middle ground, and i agreed to reduce it from first-degree murder to...

>> well, from the time i got this case, i had a daughter that was 13. the same aged daughter that cindy was when she disappeared. >> now it was up to prosecutor smith. >> it was a lot of heated discussions about this. >> and you've got this delicate situation of trying to broker the people's interests versus the family's passionate desire. >> and you can't say no. they've lived this for more than 20 years. so with myself and the father and the family came to sort of a middle ground, and i agreed to reduce it from first-degree murder to second-degree murder. >> smith was also willing to downsiz...

>> and it's a tape. >> a mix tape. prosecutor smith approached the zarzycki family, who had now gathered on the fringe of the dig. >> i said, well, there were certain things in her purse that were pretty distinctive. and they didn't say anything. and i said, homemade tapes of music. >> when he said the word "cassette tape," i laughed and cried all at the same time. and i said, that's cindy. >> mac promised you results, and he got them. >> yes, he did. he promised me. he said, i will not give up until we find cindy. >> i still can't believe it. it was like -- we weren't supposed to find her tha...