his shoulders and just said, think about stephen's smile and he would forgive whoever did this and i think he started wailing more. >> the day after stephen holmes' murder, a man working across the street from the crime scene contacted police. >> this individual indicated that a white pickup truck with a horizontal stripe alongside of it raced out of the durango's parking lot prior to the police arriving. >> the witness said this happened at about 11:00, just after the time police believe stephen was killed. >> the description was so detailed. i mean, a loud muffler, stripes on the side, you know, a small pickup, white. it was a very clear description of what type of a vehicle it was. >> for two days, police officers stopped dozens of trucks that fit the description, checking the interiors for blood and drivers for any fresh wounds.