upset and i was mad. " his lawyer asked, "what happened next? " mcdowell reponded, "she became limp and she fell. " d. a. lieck couldn't believe what she was hearing. >> he hugged her to death. yeah, that's a new one on me. >> that had not been told before. >> no, and there's no way. and then we were actually lookin'it up on -- you know, we're googlin'it, you know, at -- at dinner that night, goin', "how do you hug somebody to death? " >> when the case went to the jury, lieck thought an outright acquittal seemed unlikely. but, a hung jury was a distinct possibility. >> just one -- just one juror, that's all it needs. and i thought, "god, if the one believes his story, you know, we're cooked. >> and sure enough, during deliberations, one of the jurors asked to see mcdowell's confession tape again. does that make you nervous? >> it always makes me nervous because i'm, like, "oh god, where are they goin'with this? " >> an hour after re-watching the confession the jury came back with a verdict, guilty. but now came the penalty phase when the jury would decide if