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>> thomas now waits for police to bring his mother into the interrogation room. he tells his investigators he'll confess to her, too, under one condition. he wants to do it privately. the investigators leave the room, but the camera continues to roll. >> mom -- >> i whispered in her ear, don't worry about what i'm about to tell you. it's not true. they'll find out tomorrow my prints are not on the bags or anything. >> the officer testified he told thomas that the fingerprints from the person who with killed kaylee would be on the bag at a certain angle. well, thomas was smart enough to know th...

Two walmart shopping bags. hours later, her 12-year-old brother, thomas cogdell, sits in an interrogation room ready to confess. if thomas seems calm, he says there's a reason. he's convinced investigators will soon clear him in the death of his sister, kaylee. >> i'm thinking if i just get through this and tell them what they want to hear that i can go home, get done with this. >> we're going to go over the rights with you, make sure you understand what your rights are. >> police read thomas his rights. >> with full knowledge i hereby voluntarily and knowingly agree to answer your questions. ...

When i asked the medical examiner if the cause of death was consistent with a large person straddling kaylee and holding her head in the pillow, he said yes, that was consistent with her suffocation. not saying it was the only way, but he said that was certainly consistent. >> i approach her bed, get down on her bed and put the bags over her head. >> nonetheless, thomas' words in the interrogation room are too powerful for the judge overseeing the case. and thomas is convicted of second-degree murder. >> i was shocked. i figured how could it come to that verdict when it's so obvious that i did...

Surrounding kaylee's death. thomas recalls being woken up by his mother some time before noon and told to accompany her to kaylee's room to deliver a letter from a friend. >> my mom woke me up and said, let's go surprise kaylee. went in there. she was like that. >> like what? >> she was tied up, with bags over her head. my mom ripped off the bags. i went around to her other side. and she was all cold and blue. her hands and her feet were tied. >> how were they tied? >> i don't know. in a knot. i couldn't get it undone. neither could my mom. >> the apparent murder weapons are the family's perso...

Paternal grandfather steve harris has come to assist him. >> i said i'd like to see my grandson. and they said, well, we're interrogating him. and i said, does he have a lawyer or a child advocate? they said no. and the strangest thing they said was, since 9/11 that's all changed. >> officers point out that thomas' mother, melody jones, is also in the building and has given them permission to interview the boy. >> i said she's bipolar. she has just lost her daughter. she's in a destroyed state. she's not competent enough to help him or help herself. and they said, as long as she says we can ta...