it s a very simple question. did mr. democker flee or not? that s a yes or no question. no, he did not flee. reporter: and steve s sister sharon had a simple explanation for those coincidences, the night of the murder. the circumstantial evidence. like his dead cell phone battery. i think most of us with cell phones can appreciate that later in the day it s not uncommon for the battery to go. but their ears perked up when he drew the route and part of it came within a mile of the house on bridle path. well, he lived out there. for many years. so that was a favored trail. they also made a great deal of the tracks that they found in the property. the shoe prints that must ve been his, the tire tracks that must ve been his. nobody knows whose those are. he did buy a pair at one point. but he doesn t know if he kept them. he said, i never keep any shoes
we arrested him before he could flee, yes. well, you re using a term of art there before he could flee. my question to you is very direct. he did not flee, did he? he was not able to no. okay. there s another term of art. it s a very simple question. did mr. democker flee or not? that s a yes or no question. no, he did not flee. reporter: and steve s sister sharon had a simple explanation for those coincidences, the night of the murder. the circumstantial evidence. like his dead cell phone battery. i think most of us with cell phones can appreciate that later in the day it s not uncommon for the battery to go. but their ears perked up when he drew the route and part of it came within a mile of the house on bridle path. well, he lived out there. for many years. so that was a favored trail. they also made a great deal of the tracks that they found in the property. the shoe prints that must ve been his, the tire tracks that must ve been his. nobody knows whose thos