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>> look at the knife carefully. it's entirely covered in scotch tape so that it doesn't injure her in any way at all. >> but the other side doesn't buy it. >> these people were performing a very illegal, unethical experiment to get into the mind and thoughts of someone who believes at any moment they're going to die. >> where's the [ bleep ]? i didn't come over here tonight. >> the tape speaks for itself, and the jury and the state will be able to see that tape and make their own determination. >> a jury never gets the chance. following a plea bargain, travis payea, jonathan cockerill and jame...

Into the snow-covered woods. travis, who just an hour earlier danielle considered a new friend, continues to narrate as they approach what looks like a predug grave. >> we're going to set you down. if you say one word, i promise you [ bleep ] you won't say another. we're giving you the chance, for what it's worth, to enjoy what you have left. >> then they start to fill the grave. >> we're burying you alive. you are going to die. you scream right now, we bury you half alive. >> and then with only minutes left on the tape, travis leans over danielle, still handcuffed, legs still bound and shiver...

She displayed behaviors throughout the video that are typified by victims of terrorism. >> you move, you make one [ bleep ] sound or movement, you'll die right then. >> i counted no less than nine direct threats to her life as a consequence for her not cooperating. >> but friends and fellow students insist it was a prank. these people are friends of jonathan cockerill's. >> jon is real big into horror movies. >> yeah. >> horror movies are easy to make. they're cheap. >> i thought it was funny that jon couldn't couldn't keep a straight face through this whole thing. >> lawyers who represent tra...

Group. but at a doctor's appointment the next day, the doctor notices abrasions on her wrists. she tells him what happened, and he calls police. danielle then goes back to the party house and retrieves the tape. within 48 hours, the county prosecutor has charged four young people with the kidnapping and assault of taylor. if convicted, they face anywhere from seven years to life in prison. >> i have never had a case where alleged defendants tape their own alleged crimes. i can't explain criminals. in fact, there are television shows. "america's dumbest criminals." this appears to be right down...

>> how much i love them. >> how much you love your family. >> how much i love my mom and i'm going to miss her. and i'm sure she's going to miss me too. >> it's now just past midnight. after being driven down a dark road, danielle is taken out of the car and carried like a sack into the snow-covered woods. travis, who just an hour earlier danielle considered a new friend, continues to narrate as they approach what looks like a predug grave. >> we're going to set you down. if you say one word, i promise you [ bleep ] you won't say another. we're giving you the chance, for what it's worth, to en...