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>> reporter: the facts were stark and ugly. one night in november, 2006, while her husband was away on business, michelle young was attacked in her own bedroom and brutally beaten to death. her body discovered the next day by her sister meredith along with her 2 1/2-year-old daughter cassidy, who had been left to wander in her blood. for the investigators who set out to find her killer, no way to get those little footprints out of their minds. sergeant richard spivey, lead investigator. >> those of us that work in law enforcement, this is our profession, but we're also parents. that certainly ...

I asked her did you clean the child? her response was no. i thought it was kind of odd because i was expecting her to say, yes, i guess. >> reporter: somebody did? >> yeah, somebody did. >> but who? was it the same person who murdered the little girl's mother? on this november day, all they had were questions. richard spive, a sergeant with the wake county sheriff's office probably knows the case better than anyone. >> i mean, this was just a brutal, vicious beeting. there was a lot of time and energy invested into this assault. >> reporter: why do you say a lot of time and energy? >> the medi...