missing several weeks. he was the person. we had eliminated pretty much everybody else. but just as detective was closing in on travis, as he geared up to pry out a confession, or at least evidence sufficient to lay a charge, he got a nasty little surprise. his friend dropped the charges on the stolen car. she was very adamant that he didn t do anything wrong. why did that happen? i would talk to her sometimes daily and she was his biggest supporter. she wouldn t believe that he was a dangerous guy? absolutely not. not the travis forbes she knows. there is no way that he did anything to kenya. but here was the problem. without the stolen car charge, there was no way to keep travis in jail. they had to let him go. deputy d.a. carey lombard ee was nervous. i was worried about what he would do. it was very stressful because i really wanted to be able to find her, and we really wanted to get
to say detective gurule is imposing is perhaps an understatement. looks more like a character from the sopranos. but hates when children go missing. i wanted to find her. i wanted to give her family closure. i wanted to give the city of denver closure. i was determined to bring her home. i was determined to bring her home. reporter: carrie lombardi was the deputy d.a. assigned to the case. i felt a lot of pressure personally to give this family some closure. i couldn t stand the thought of having a child out there and not knowing if they were alive or where they were. and i really wanted to be able to give them that information. reporter: they focused first of course on the good samaritan, the guy who d given kenia a ride, travis forbes.
lost both his parents. and years passed. the silence continued. gary got married, started his own family. but the loss of his father still haunted him. he never got to see me be successful in my career. never got to see me get married. never got to be the grandfather. 17 years went by. 17 awkward christmases. detective kranke retired. but remember that fresh set of eyes he was hoping for? it was 2002 and an aggressive deputy d.a. named john lewin read about archie mcfarland. and as soon as i looked at it, i said, this guy is good for this murder. just what police thought at the beginning, of course. difference was, where some d.a. s avoid circumstantial
julie harper went on trial for first degree murderer. she didn t look like a murderer. the deputy d.a. never had been able to talk to julie or heard her story he was confident. her life had become a disaster. we believe she was seriously abusing her prescription medication. look at this he told the jury. pill bottles. julie suffered from an auto immune disease this made it clear she was abusing powerful medications. look at the mess in julie s bedroom. when jason s body was found it was hidden under a blanket and surrounded by debris. the bullet entered from a side rear angle, shot pretty much in
victims families, even the judge agrees it s too much. if i had the discretion, it would not be my sentence. reporter: the district attorney has now filed a motion to reduce the sentence and is facing controversy over this facebook post by a deputy da who worked on the case showing. a brake shoe engraved with the case number she says it was a gift her boss says the post and the trophy were in very poor taste. reporter: a spokesperson for the colorado governor tells nbc news his legal team is reviewing his application for clemency or commutation. lester thank you. in just 60 seconds how small businesses are cashing in on the supply chain crisis. and our exclusive with a former government worker speaking out for the first time about her battle with havana syndrome.