Steves attorney said the killing was a result of a Drug Deal gone wrong with carols neighbor jim knapp. Steve said he was told a similar story. Steve said somebody was communicating to him through the Ventilation System in the jail and told him a story about how a Drug Ring out of phoenix had been trying to collect money or seek some retribution against jim knapp for involvement in a prescription Drug Ring. The attorneys arranged for a meeting. Opportunity for steve to tell Law Enforcement what they heard so they could investigate it. They showed him the mysterious email. Listen to his reaction. The dna the Medical Examiner . There was more than the email to Go On. Remember the dna the Medical Examiner found under Carols Fingernail . Turned out it wasnt steves. Or jim naps. Police called the Dna Evidence Item 603. To the Investigator Robertson it didnt represented more. A became mr. 603. A Males Dna found mixed in with Carols Blood under the fingernails of her left hand. This wasnt a s
an unlocked door. opportunity for her killer to enter and wait. on the stand, carol s mother, ruth kennedy, had to relive that very last phone call with her daughter. how exactly did it end so abruptly? she told the sheriff s department operator that carol had screamed, oh no. you just said that oh no a certain way with a certain emphasis. was that related she said it to your recollection? she said, oh no. basically that s the way it came out. did she scream that? it really was not a scream. it i m sure it was because i was so rattled myself. she just said, oh no. that s all she said. and basically in that tone of voice, like it was more dismay. this was very difficult for ruth as you can imagine. she was everything a mother would want in a daughter. she was a good mother.
i believe in my heart and soul that steve democker killed carol kennedy. reporter: he thinks often, he said, about the daughters about the impact on them. while my heart goes out to them, you know, you have to recognize that this is all because of one man s actions. reporter: carol s friend, katherine. i never wanted to believe that steve was capable of doing this. and the jury has made their decision. i accept their decision. i agree with their decision. i m so glad it s over. i m so relieved. because so many of us have been dragged through it for the last five and a half years. reporter: katie and charlotte were back in court at their father s sentencing. and in spite of everything, the state s case against steve, how steve used charlotte to create that phony e-mail evidence and then paid for his defense with life insurance money carol intended for her daughte in spite of all that, at their father s sentencing, they asked the judge for leniency.
they were together during that tumultuous time, steve s divorce, carol s murder, his arrest. renee had always stood by steve and his family but sechez had a feeling. we were pretty convinced that she knew more than she was telling us. reporter: sechez knew something else too. during the trial renee broke up with steve. so on the eve of her testimony sechez interviewed renee again about that anonymous e-mail. what he discovered? explosive is not too big a word. where did that mysterious steve was terrified. the e-mail trail. the money trail. a winding trail of surprises was about to change this case. gold!
breaking news the man suspected of stabbing several people, was taken in to custody in harlem and suspected of wounding five people at a celebration in monsey, new york, they are having the hate crimes task force investigate the mass stabbing. new york stepped up patrol after a wave of anti-semitic attacks in recent weeks. back to dateline. reporter: it had always been an issue in the case against steve democker: that one fascinating clue that could break the case wide open. who was mr. 603 ? that s what people were calling the mysterious dna found under carol s fingernails after she