there was in fact a nike outlet store. so that was just kind of a shot in the dark? absolutely. and there it was. a nike outlet store in primm, nevada just yards away from the gas station where ernie used a credit card to fill his tank, and very close to the mcdonald s where he used plastic to buy a burger. this was maybe 12 hours before the murders. possible hitch? ernie did not use a credit card at this or any other nike store that day. so maybe he didn t buy a baseball bat to use on his parents. unless. did he use cash in an effort to hide a purchase at nike? one of the d.a. s investigators asked nike to check purchase records for march 7th, 2008. and as they say in vegas, jackpot. at 11:38 a.m., just before ernie used his credit card at the mcdonald s and the gas station, there was a cash purchase at the
the prosecution argued it was just a mistake, contamination. but did it point to the real killer? as for the so-called jackpot evidence, the cash purchase of the nike sneakers and baseball bat and gloves, who knows who bought those, said the defense, but it wasn t ernie. anyway, those nike sneakers were a size 12 and ernie wore a 9 1/2 or 10. proves he didn t do it, right? and on that point the prosecution had only this. he is very proficient at misinformation and disinformation, and i think that he intentionally bought shoes that were too large for him. ernie scherer took the stand himself, sat up there for the better part of seven days, confident, often smiling, and claiming it was his lifestyle the prosecution put on trial. he s a human. he made mistakes like everybody else does. that doesn t make him a monster. would he convince the jury?
there was a cash purchase at the nike outlet, one pair of size 12 nike impact tomahawk sneakers, a baseball bat and junior match soccer gloves. i m thinking, even the most skeptical jury in the world has to realize, put it all together, the book is just finished. that s the ending of the book. reporter: in january 2011 the alameda county prosecutor told jurors that ernest scherer iii was a narcissistic sociopath who savagely murdered his parents in pure blood. he s sheer evil, he thinks he s smarter than everyone. reporter: heavily in debt and desperate for money, ernie s house of cards was collapsing before his eyes, said the prosecutor, so he killed his parents for the money. for his inheritance. even ernie s own family unanimously turned against him, including ernest scherer senior, ernest s grandfather who took
just a mistake, contamination. but did it point to the real killer? as for the so-called jackpot evidence, the cash purchase of the nike sneakers and baseball bat and gloves? who knows who bought those, said the defense, but it wasn t ernie. anyway, those nike sneakers were a size 12, he wore a 10 or 9 1/2. proves he didn t do. and the prosecution had only this on that point he is very proficient at misinformation and disinformation. and i think he intentionally bought shoes that were too large for him. ernie scherer took the stand himself, sat up there for the better part of seven days, confident, often smiling, and claiming it was his lifestyle the prosecution put on trial. he was human, he made mistakes like everybody else does, but it doesn t make him a monster. reporter: would he convince the jury?
prints at the crime scene. the prosecution argued it was just a mistake, contamination. but did it point to the real killer? as for the so-called jackpot evidence, the cash purchase of the nike sneakers and baseball bat and gloves, who knows who bought those, said the defense, but it wasn t ernie. anyway, those nike sneakers were a size 12 and ernie wore a 9 1/2 or 10. proves he didn t do it, right? and on that point the prosecution had only this. he is very proficient at misinformation and disinformation, and i think that he intentionally bought shoes that were too large for him. ernie scherer took the stand himself, sat up there for the better part of seven days, confident, often smiling, and claiming it was his lifestyle the prosecution put on trial. he s a human. he made mistakes like everybody else does. that doesn t make him a monster.