when she got that. that she got married so soon, just 18, and right out of high school seemed reasonable at the time. at least to coco it did. living in utah? that kind of happens, huh? that was nothing new. i just figured, well, karin did it, too, you know? she and steve strom were in love, after all. i didn t know steve that well. he didn t talk, very quiet. this is karen s high school friend melody fairbourne. she really did love him, and enjoyed his company. but then it was about seven years in when the bad times started to outweigh the good. the problem said melody was steve who could be, she said, a mean drunk. when he would start drinking, he would start verbally degrading her. and there had been rumors of some physical abuse.
dismissed the charges and released steve strom to go on about his life. strom lost his friends, his credibility, perhaps only this friend still believed in him. i mean, everybody was saying, you did it, you did it, you did it, you did it. you know? and they chased him. they followed him everywhere he went. cops? yep. i was with him. and that was that. nobody satisfied. certainly not karen s sister coco who believed in her heart, like so many others, that steve had gotten away with murder. and that, decided, coco could not stand. her big sister had been there for her growing up and now coco would do what she could to fight for justice. 27 years. 27 years and it never left your mind? how could it? it s shocking and it s your sister. somebody you love dearly. it s, like, you go and think about it and then you give up and then it s there again. you know, it never goes away.
in his 50s to let him know he had reopened karin s case. would steve provide a comparison sample of his own dna? i told steve that if he came up and provided those samples, it could do as much good eliminating him as a suspect as it could actually pointing the finger at him. he agreed and within 48 hours drove to utah from his current home in nevada and freely gave up a sample of his dna. but was he worried? oh, yes, he was said his friend dick cantonwine. he says, they re going to try to hang me again. they just were focused in on him from day one. and they just wouldn t let go. and in less than two weeks after benson supplied the samples, a result. and benson looked at the name and well, i was a little confused at first. confused? once benson absorbed the news,
be turned on its head by an unlikely public confession. a poisonous accusation. and a tale almost too wild to be believed. and you think people will believe that? well, if they don t, they don t. coming up actually, what i did was i went over to warn her. after all these years, ed owens speaks. there are still mysteries left. when the secrets in the suitcase continues. pop goes the world it goes something like this everybody here is a friend of mine everybody, tell me, have you heard? [ female announcer ] pop in a whole new kind of clean with new tide pods. a powerful three-in-one detergent that cleans, brightens, and fights stains. just one removes more stains than the 6 next leading pacs combined. pop in. stand out.
living in utah? that kind of happens, huh? that was nothing new. i just figured, well, karin did it, too, you know? she and steve strom were in love, after all. i didn t know steve that well. he didn t talk, very quiet. this is karen s high school melody fairbourne. she really did love him, and enjoyed his company. but then it was about seven years in when the bad times started to outweigh the good. the problem said melody was steve who could be, she said, a mean drunk. when he would start drinking, he would start verbally degrading her. and there had been rumors of some physical abuse. perhaps for that reason, maybe something else, karin decided to file for divorce, even though she loved him. really?