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Brumback murders, this investigation got one more jolt. another pathology professor from crieghton reported that around 2:19 p.m. on mother's day someone had tried to force their way into her house, setting off the burglar alarm. fortunately, dr. channda bewtra and her husband were out for a mother's day lunch at the time. >> it made that theory of ours even stronger. that now we have two crimes, and potentially there would've been another had they been home. >> reporter: this is what dr. bewtra told nbc affiliate wowt-tv. >> we get there, there was no damage. nothing was missing. everything w...

"we have dna tests that prove that our guy was not at the hunter-sherman scene." >> reporter: alison motta spoke with wowt-tv via skype. >> their physical evidence and their dna evidence establishes undeniably, unmistakably and without doubt that the murders were committed by two people and not anthony garcia. >> reporter: the claim was based on what the mottas believed to be a potential match between some unidentified dna found on shirlee sherman's bandana and some dna taken from a suspect in another case. >> they are taking alleles from dna, bits and pieces, and coming up with a theory that ...

>> reporter: four days after the brumback murders, this investigation got one more jolt. another pathology professor from crieghton reported that around 2:19 p.m. on mother's day someone had tried to force their way into her house, setting off the burglar alarm. fortunately, dr. channda bewtra and her husband were out for a mother's day lunch at the time. >> it made that theory of ours even stronger. that now we have two crimes, and potentially there would've been another had they been home. >> reporter: this is what dr. bewtra told nbc affiliate wowt-tv. >> we get there, there was no damage. ...

Garcia lost a lot of weight and bob motta says his client's mental health deteriorated. >> the fact that he was in solitary confinement for 3 years, 23 hours a day, you know, mentally, no one can withstand that. >> reporter: prosecutors who were also concerned about garcia's mental state asked the judge to order a lengthy psychiatric evaluation. in the end garcia was found competent to stand trial, and a date was set for april 2016. then this story took a most unexpected turn. >> thursday or friday before that monday start of jury selection, alison motta says to us and to two local tv stations...

"we have dna tests that prove that our guy was not at the hunter-sherman scene." >> reporter: alison motta spoke with wowt-tv via skype. >> their physical evidence and their dna evidence establishes undeniably, unmistakably and without doubt that the murders were committed by two people and not anthony garcia. >> reporter: the claim was based on what the mottas believed to be a potential match between some unidentified dna found on shirlee sherman's bandana and some dna taken from a suspect in another case. >> they are taking alleles from dna, bits and pieces, and coming up with a theory that ...