Had five years to put steve democker at the scene of the crime, but they cannot. reporter: anybody paying attention to the bizarre murder case playing out in fits and starts here in prescott was apt to be a little suspicious of steve democker s behavior after the killing. getaway bag? fake e-mail? defense attorneys craig williams and greg parzych could see that as well as anyone. but was he guilty of murder? no, they said. rather, he was the victim of some detective s tunnel vision, beginning with a sloppy investigation. there was kind of cavalcade of people roaming through this scene that they didn t lock down, tromping through footprints and tromping through the house. and they didn t seal it off correctly. to me, when somebody shows up on the scene and immediately points the finger at the ex-husband, and then that s all they ever did. it s always boom, right on him? it was always on him.
Love of her life, steve. they were crazy for each other. sharon ands is steve sister. she was kind of a natural fit for the family. she was immediately as sister to all of us. all of us being the family. hired traverse all of them. sharon is a doctor. it s an accomplished bunch. my friend said there is not a weak link in this group. they got married in his parents backyard overlooking lake ontario near rochester new york. an outdoor wedding for a crumple who loved attention. steve was the one who started the adventuring. first there was hiking, skiing, planning, kayaking. they moved around a bit as people do. and wound up, eventually, in prescott. which proved to be the perfect place to raise their two daughters, katie and. they re amazing.
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The mysterious dna found under carol s fingernails after she was murdered. one thing for sure, it was not steve. we exhausted so many man hours and looked at any and all alternatives. reporter: and then it was during the long months of waiting for a new trial to begin, the prosecution had an idea. what if that 603 sample was a simple mistake. what if something just got mixed up in the lab? so investigator mike sechez looked up the autopsy done just before carol s. and submitted a sample from that for re-testing. and? nearly three years after carol s murder, a call from the crime lab. the sample dna that we sent had matched the dna under carol kennedy s fingernails. we finally were able to discover and verify who mr. 603 is.
Coming up. will this be the evidence that steve had been waiting for? well, i almost hate to ask you this, but can you explain why are emotional here today? because i spent a year not knowing what happened to carole, and being accused of it. when dateline continues. when dateline continues some home fragrances can be. overwhelming. air wick fresh new day fills your space with fragrance that s always fresh, never overpowering. air wick. connect to nature.