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Preventable. it never should have happened. the department of corrections failed dave and failed me. their job is to protect the public and not simply house prisoners. >> michelle kerr sued the state of alaska and won more than $11 million in damages. peggy and craig gustafson both were convicted for their role in mr. kerr's murder and will serve a minimum of 22 years in jail. r.d. cheely and doug gustafson received additional life sentences. in the end, a half dozen families were destroyed and prosecutors believe there would have been more victims if forensic science hadn't ended cheely and g...

Away, which hit the car. >> i believe that this was done so as to throw a bone to his friends, that is, to give them an out, to say that it wasn't first-degree murder, that maybe it was something lesser than that, like criminally negligent homicide or manslaughter. basically, something to try to appease his friends. >> the shell casing at the scene indicated the weapon was an hk-91 assault rifle. receipts from a local gun store supported george kerr's claim, that doug gustafson had bought an hk-91 the day of the murder. kerr also said that he, cheely, and gustafson had been shooting the gun ea...

The other turn talking about these are his best friends, you know. and we would die for each other. >> there wasn't any proof that all this happened other than what george was saying. see what i'm saying? so they couldn't just run in and make an arrest at that time. >> to confirm kerr's version of events, police asked him to wear a hidden microphone and meet with cheely and gustafson. the meeting took place in a restaurant at the anchorage international airport. two undercover policemen sat nearby. the recording device was in a car outside. >> george kerr said words to the effect of, you know,...

When peggy and craig gustafson were brought in for questioning and they heard the taped conversations from prison, they immediately confessed. >> this bombing was totally preventable. it never should have happened. the department of corrections failed dave and failed me. their job is to protect the public and not simply house prisoners. >> michelle kerr sued the state of alaska and won more than $11 million in damages. peggy and craig gustafson both were convicted for their role in mr. kerr's murder and will serve a minimum of 22 years in jail. r.d. cheely and doug gustafson received additiona...

Were pacing the victim vehicle until they could get the best shot possible. >> the next morning, news of the shooting appeared in the local newspaper. and when 19-year-old george kerr saw it, he felt he had no choice but to call police. >> can i explain my situation here? >> sure. >> these guys are -- these guys are friends, okay friends, i would say. and i usually wouldn't rat out my friends, but this is just so severe, i got to do it. >> kerr said he and his two friends, r.d. cheely and doug gustafson, bought an assault rifle earlier in the day. later, when they were driving home, a car cut ...