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>> detective needed help, google fashion shoe leather cops, to make the calls not on doors, so he recruited jimmy hall and leni rico, the three of them went into the old boxes, re-reading yellowing police reports. but there's a reason the crimes go into the cold case files, a lack of evidence. the three wondered, if they had one of those here. >> they seem to normal, and finally when we can see the conclusion that it's doable, we need to notify the family, that's why we finally contacted them. >> the cold case detectives were painfully aware of giving barb george's family falls of active 17 ye...

In 2007 had simply slipped through the cracks back when. they'd had it in the case file all along. in clear handwriting, there it was, a record of reno's july 14th phone call to the police. mr. or not stated that he called comic world around 5:30 and talked with the owner, michael george. >> well that's the one piece that was missing. >> even, so it was a piece that still had flaws as evidence. there were no existing phone logs to corroborate or not story, or to pin down the exact time he placed a call. to this day, former detective donald statement doesn't know how that note from run on when ...

He took just 30 seconds and period with a brief citation of case law arguing why the case should go to the jury. >> the evidence presented to the court meets a question of back to the jury whether michael george's the murder, the motion should be denied. >> and then the judge retired to his chambers to ponder the motion to dismiss. and ponder he did, staying out for hours. eric smith was the county's chief prosecutor. >> what was going on? >> well i can tell you what was going on in the prosecutions and we were fit to be tied. we've all tried hundreds of cases, and these motions for directed v...

With my client and saying this is obviously good news, i cannot lie to you judges don't take this long to decide these motions. >> after hours of watching the clock go round, the defendant, out on 1 million dollar bond praying with his circle of friends and families in the hallway the judge at last return to the bench. >> the court has been reviewing this matter for approximately five hours, and i think an extraordinary length of time to review any motion for directed verdict. >> he started, there was a case to be made for the defense's position. >> albeit it could be made that the evidence is...

Far from his old comic book store, michael george was standing trial, charged with the first degree murder of his then wife barbara. >> he was the husband from hell. >> in early 2008, the man who intended to put george away was steve, then the trial prosecutor for the counties cold case unit. >> it's true we didn't have forensic evidence supporting our case. >> he knew getting the comic book man with nothing but circumstantial evidence, no weapon, no witness, no dna would make this case off on to win. something he had never let onto the jury, of course. >> we will prove to you that this is a m...