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Farmhouse was unusually wet and muddy. so you would expect that there would be muddy footprints from inside the residence where somebody would come through that door? >> absolutely. >> was there any footprints, anything? >> there was nothing. >> but it was the yellow bag found in the basement, the bag containing shotgun shells, that interested carbon the most. >> downstairs in the basement we found a dunham's bag that had in shotgun shells in it. >> okay. >> did you ever see that before? >> no. >> the foleys didn't own a shotgun as far as we know? >> that's correct. >> carbon sent the bag to t...

Had come through that door? >> absolutely. >> and was there anything, or any footprints? >> there was nothing. >> reporter: but it was the yellow bag found in the basement, the bag containing shotgun shells, that interested karbon the most. >> um, downstairs in the basement. >> ok. >> we found a dunham's bag. >> ok. >> that had some shotgun shells in it. >> ok. >> you ever seen that before? >> no. >> reporter: now, the foleys didn't own a shotgun, as far as we know? >> that's correct. >> reporter: karbon sent the bag to the lab for analysis. and what technicians found on the bag surprised even...

>> reporter: but tom foley knew, if he had any hope of acquittal, the jury would need to hear from one more witness. >> i call tom foley to the stand your honor. >> i just didn't want to convince the 12 jurors. i just didn't want to convince the prosecutor. i wanted to convince the police. i wanted to convince my wife's family. i wanted them to know and look at me and hear me. >> reporter: tom started by answering some still nagging questions, like how did a yellow plastic bag with shotgun shells in it get into tom's basement. >> did you have dunham's bags in your home? >> yes. >> how do you e...

>> what is it that you found in the basement? >> i found a yellow dunham's bag located inside the dunham's bag were three shotgun shells. >> reporter: norris also showed the jury the foley's home phone records from around the time dar was killed. >> uh, there were no calls that either came in or left. >> your wife doesn't show up somewhere, why not call home and say, you know, "have you left yet?" "where are you?" "we're waiting for you." >> that's what i'd do. >> reporter: according to detective karbon, tom didn't bother calling dar at home because he knew dar was already dead. then, members ...

The jury would need to hear from one more witness. >> i call tom foley to the stand. >> i didn't want to convince the 12 jurors, i wanted to convince the prosecutor, i wanted to convince the police, i wanted to convince my wife's family. i wanted them to know and look at me and hear me. >> reporter: tom started by answering some nagging questions like how did a yellow plastic bag with shotgun shells in it get into tom's basement. >> did you have bags in your home? >> yes. >> reporter: how do you explain the bag in the basement with the shotgun shells in it? >> they weren't ours. that bag is pr...