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>> reporter: and if the crux of the prosecution's case was the science, the defense was more than happy to make this a case of dueling science. >> you knew early on it was going to be a battle of science, expert versus expert? >> yes. >> reporter: and if weighty resumes counted, the defense expert maybe had the edge. he'd performed or supervised more than 62,000 autopsies. his name? dr. werner spitz. >> i'm not sure there's a better cv for a forensic pathologist that you could find. >> the brain. >> reporter: renowned for his work in historic cases like the jfk assassination and more recent se...

The morning, pounding on doors, trying to get them to call someone to come help her. >> putting yourself at the scene? >> correct. >> reporter: and if the crux of the prosecution's case was the science, the defense was more than happy to make this a case of dueling science. >> you knew early on it was going to be a battle of science, expert versus expert? >> yes. >> reporter: and if weighty resumes counted, the defense expert maybe had the edge. he'd performed or supervised more than 62,000 autopsies. his name? dr. werner spitz. >> i'm not sure there's a better cv for a forensic pathologist th...

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...

Three different impacts. do you agree with that opinion? >> 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 abrasions to the elbows and the shoulder are i...

With everything the coroner had to say. >> dr. barnett's opinion was that these fractures that you see in this photo were caused by three different impacts. do you agree with that opinion? >> no. >> what conclusion can you draw about how these fractures and these injuries were used >> 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 th...