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I'm aware of. but willie t. said, oh, well i'm glad you brought that up. the forensic pathologist let us know that she had located negroid pubic hairs on the victim's chest and abdomen. the defense shut their mouths and sat down. >> if the hairs were found on the body this was a new and explosive claim. a claim that went unchallenged by geddes anderson. >> did you ask to see that evidence? >> you would have to look at the transcript to see. i don't know whether i did or not. >> according to the transcript you did not ask to see that evidence. why would you not have asked to see that evidence? ...

>> i asked him, when did you start working on the case? eight days before the trial began. that's zero time. you can't even read all of the evidence and assess it and crunch it. >> in retrospect perhaps i should have asked for more time. i never have proclaimed to be the best lawyer that ever graced the courtroom. >> overworked and underpaid, mr. anderson also had a reputation as a drinker. >> that's fair. that's a fair accusation. i have had certain, i guess you could say, problems with it but i can say this categorically. i was totally clear-headed and not drinking during those trials, every...

I was not there. >> that's all i have to ask you. >> in his closing argument to the jury, willie t. portrayed elmore as a sadistic killer who tortured his victim before beating her to death. but diana thought the depiction was highly prejudicial and the evidence riddled with holes. she also thought elmore had done well under the circumstances. >> even under withering cross-examination by the brilliant willie t., mr. elmore said what he has always said. i didn't do it. >> in order to solve the mystery of who did murder dorothy edwards, diana began looking for alternate suspects and she found on...

>> that's all i have to ask you. >> in his closing argument to the jury, willie t. portrayed elmore as a sadistic killer who tortured his victim before beating her to death. but diana thought the depiction was highly prejudicial and the evidence riddled with holes. she also thought elmore had done well under the circumstances. >> even under withering cross-examination by the brilliant willie t., mr. elmore said what he has always said. very simply, i didn't do it. >> in order to solve the mystery of who did murder dorothy edwards, diana began looking for alternate suspects and she found one in...

William t. jones iii, known as willie t. was considered a master of the courtroom. >> willie t's track record spoke for itself. he lost very few. he was very dramatic. i've seen that man cry in front of the jury. mr. jones in the courtroom could probably outperform sir lawrence olivier. let's put it that way. >> he could overpower you, overcontrol you. he was not beyond saying things that he couldn't prove if they weren't challenged. >> early in the first trial anderson challenged jones by objecting that a single thumbprint was not enough to arrest elmore. >> in order to obtain an arrest warmt...