implicated in the barbecue shooting, were indicted for javad and vivian's murders. >> this case becomes one of the biggest cases in colorado, and a prosecution in this case also in arapaho county, they seek the death penalty. >> i think it's pretty clear why we sought death in the cases of sir mario owens and robert ray. listen, they murdered a witness to a murder. it's not just its own killing. it's an attack on the entire criminal justice system. >> they had killed before. so the thought was, what do you give them? do you give them more time? more life on top of life? >> but the state's case against owens and ray was largely circumstantial, and getting death wasn't guaranteed. so rhonda fields took an active role pushing for the ultimate punishment. >> i was not a supporter of the death penalty prior to the death of my son, but now i believe that there's some crimes that are so heinous that they deserve