and did that upset you? very much so. reporter: so weeks later, two men arrived with a trailer. and did you watch them take the mercedes out of your garage? yes, i did. reporter: that, said prosecutor grace, is when they moved the mercedes into reina s storage locker. where, months later, detective labbe noticed one crucial little detail that survived the attempted cover-up. i was looking at the license plate, and i see that it s not there. there should be a california license plate. it s not you d kinda think. it s gone. and i also see that there s one screw missing and one screw screwed back in halfway, and that screw came back positive dna to john creech. reporter: bingo. the unassailable link to pull together all that evidence phone records, chandy s testimony, the friends, the dna, and it all condemned john creech. but a surprise was coming for everyone.
sf yes. he allows him to keep the body and car at his house for five to six days. really? yes. that s when creech turned to reina lyn, the in urs who lived with him and took care of chandy s grandmother. creech got her to rent a van. and then he uses the van to drive up to the national forest and he finds a secluded area to bury gavin smith s body. where buddy the dog later found it. but the mercedes benz was still in stan s garage. and did that upset you? very much so. so weeks later, two men arrive with a trailer. and did you watch them take the mercedes out of your garage? yes, i did. that said prosecutor grace is when they moved the mercedes into reina s storage locker where months later detective noticed one crucial little detail that survived the
in stan s garage. and did that upset you? very much so. reporter: so weeks later, two men arrived with a trailer. and did you watch them take the mercedes out of your garage? yes, i did. reporter: that, said prosecutor grace, is when they moved the mercedes into reina s storage locker. where, months later, detective labbe noticed one crucial little detail that survived the attempted cover-up. i was looking at the license plate, and i see that it s not there. there should be a california license plate. it s not you d kinda think. it s gone. and i also see that there s one screw missing and one screw screwed back in halfway, and that screw came back positive dna to john creech. reporter: bingo. the unassailable link to pull together all that evidence phone records, chandy s testimony, the friends, the dna, and it all condemned john creech. but a surprise was coming for
prosecutor grace, is when they moved the mercedes into reina s storage locker where, months later, detective labbe noticed one crucial little detail that survived the attempted cover up i was looking at the license plate, and i see that it s not there. there should be a california license plate. it s not - you d kinda think it s gone and i also see that there s one screw missing, and one screw screwed back in halfway, and that screw came back positive dna to john creech reporter: bingo the unassailable link to pull together all that evidence phone records, chandy s testimony, the friends, the dna. and it all condemned john creech but a surprise was coming. for everyone raise your right hand reporter: coming up i was scared for my life. reporter: a dramatic tale from the stand he punched me, pulled me in by my sweater, put his hand on my throat, he s choking me by my throat