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>> as i walked by the house i heard an argument, a loud argument. >> reporter: another neighbor testified she heard cory and curtis really going at it and on a specific date, the night before valentine's day 2006. she happened to be out for a stroll. >> it actually -- i -- did cause me to pause. i guess i was listening to see if somebody was in distress. >> reporter: the prosecution's theory this go-round on how cory died remained the same. after a heated argument, the night before valentine's day, curtis suffocated his wife with a pillow in a fit of rage. he then waited up to twelve hours bef...

Science would play a leading role in the prosecution's case. but prosecutors had a new witness. a star forensic expert. >> i have also testified before the house of representatives. >> reporter: in a 64-year career, dr. werner spitz has consulted on the jfk and martin luther king assassinations, as well as in other high-profile cases including those of phil specter and casey anthony. >> the appearance of the injury leaves no doubt that this is not a healing wound. >> reporter: in a darkened courtroom, spitz showed photos and talked about that cut inside cory's mouth. curtis had told police his...

A star forensic expert. >> i have also testified before the house of representatives. >> in a 64-year career, dr. werner spitz has consulted on the jfk and martin luther king assassinations, as well as in other high-profile cases including those of phil specter and casey anthony. >> the appearance of the injury leaves no doubt that this is not a healing wound. >> in a darkened courtroom, spitz showed photos and talked about that cut inside cory's mouth. curtis had told police his wife had fallen in the days before she died, his explanation for that injury. but this expert said he saw no signs ...

>> no. >> what conclusion can you draw about how these fractures and these injuries were caused? >> one impact on a very hard, flat surface. that's my opinion. >> reporter: dr. spitz said the science showed russell adkins had been telling the truth. dana had hit her head on the road after falling out of a car. and the original autopsy, which identified three small abrasions on her elbows and shoulder, proved that. >> the abrasions were significant to him, that abrasions to the elbows and the shoulder are indicative of a fall. when you fall back, your arms tend to go back to brace yourself from...

Thing would look different. >> and not to slight your county person, but dr. spitz has got a lot of credentials, a lot of autopsies, a lot of history. >> the concern is that the jury buys the flash and -- and doesn't listen to the science. >> reporter: but before the jury could mull over the science, they had to take into account the story of the only other person in the car that night, dana's best friend roxy, who would tell her story in public for the first time. coming up -- roxy says dana was in danger even before she left for the nightclub. >> the bedroom door opened. he came out and he t...