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Now rick arnold knew it would be a high profile case. he didn't know it would be the case of a lifetime. >> this is the dchblhoning in o. >> this drum where the victim's body is a shell casing. >> the harsh reality of death lay side by side with the images of young life. erin's body in a pool of blood near a red kiddie wagon. a shell casing and the bed where erica once jumped for joy was covered in her own blood. >> you had blood on the sheets, the pillows and the pillow cases. >> the detective noticed something on the bed that would burn in his memory throughout the investigation. >> the firs...

Ground on the loose. >> right. >> what are you doing on that score? >> we had started sending units out to see if anybody had seen anything, see if anybody heard any gunshots. see if anybody saw anybody matching the description of the suspect. and we were not able to find anything. >> reporter: the only forensic evidence douglas could find in the parking lot was the .25 caliber slug that grazed becky's legs. >> her shoes were still laying there. >> we found a spent shell casing, and then we had also found the actual projectile itself, right on the edge of the sidewalk. >> and you didn't find a...

An arrest. >> you have a shell casing envelope with the serial number of a gun that was uncovered at the crime scene. >> reporter: one month after his father's death thomas junior was indicted for second degree murder. they said he was insane, didn't know recognize from wrong at the time he fired that shot, didn't understand the consequences of his actions. his attorney with whom he has disagreed with openly in court has pointed to a history of mental illness and that 911 call from his mother shelly. and experts from the prosecution testify prior to his alleged murder searches included how to ...

>> this is detective rick arnold. today's day is may 18th, 2006. >> reporter: a video camera rolled as detective arnold processed the crime scene honing in on clues. >> this drew the victim's body, the shell casing. >> reporter: the hard reality of death lay alside-by-side with t everyday images of young life. aaron's body in a pool of blood near af red kitty wagon, a she casing in front of a box of diapers, and the bed where erika once jumped for joy was now covered in her own blood. >> the blood on the sheets. the pillow and pillowcases. >> reporter: detective arnold noticed r something on t...

For harold harper, facing the defendants was simply too much to bear. >> i couldn't look them in the eye without rage. and i was just afraid that i would mess everything up. >> it was an emotional trial. co-prosecutor mark baker, with two young daughters himself, cried in his opening statement. >> once you determine there's still life in that little body, you can imagine what the officers did there at the scene. >> prosecutors maintain that the defendants came to steal earon's pills and money but then williams changed the plan after earon fought back, according to key witness, rashaun turner. ...