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Because i wondered, "why didn't the grand jury indict him for at least attempted sexual assault?" >> but it seemed a little troubling to me that -- what were we missing? what part of the story did we not have? did the detectives say something that made them think, "maybe it was consensual?" >> reporter: he was still facing the misdemeanor charge of unlawful restraint scheduled to go to court down the road. in the meantime, he was a free man. he's out walking around. >> he's out walking around. >> reporter: in the next town over, detectives at the brazos county sheriff's office were still worki...

Did the detective say something that made them think maybe it was consensual? >> he was still facing the misdemeanor charge of unlawful restraint, scheduled to go to court down the road. in the meantime, he was a free man. he's out walking around. >> he's out walking around. >> in the next town over, detectives at the brazos county sheriff's office were still working the jamie hart murder case. in addition to keeping an eye on jamie's boyfriend chuck, they say they followed up on hundreds of other leads and tips. but no one in that department looked at kristen's case for a possible connection....

>> including detective greg jacobson. >> it was a pretty secluded area next to a forest reserve. right adjacent to a lagoon. i watch enough "dateline" to know that's probably not a good sign. >> was nailah down there in that murky water? >> we had light trucks down there. they drudged the lagoon. >> there was some jewelry in the bushes. >> pearls and such just hanging. there looked like nailah's, they said. except nailah wasn't here. but remember sister lea's pr campaign? not far away from there, next town over -- >> the person saw a newscast and they were like, that car's been on my block for...

Just didn't feel like i had any recourse. >> she did talk about the case later with reporter kelly brown. >> it bothered me at the time because i wondered why didn't the grand jury indict him for at least attempted sexual assault? but it did -- it seemed a little troubling to me that what were we missing? what part of the story did we not have? did the detectives say something that made them think, maybe it was consensual? >> he was still facing the misdemeanor charge of unlawful restraint scheduled to go to court down the road. in the meantime, he was a free man. he's out walking around. >> h...

Assaulted. her attacker had failed to show up to court and seemed to have just disappeared. he just didn't show up? >> didn't show up. >> in the next town over, detective kenny elliott continued to work the jamie hart murder case. he'd spent the last year casting a wide net for possible suspects. you took dna from 70 people? >> i think 77. mainly people that were being booked into jail for violent crimes. anyone that was in the area that just didn't want to talk. we took dna from everybody that would give it practically. >> but he also had never taken his eye off her boyfriend, chuck crews. th...