trial. in the summer of 2016, eight years after the murder, tony went on trial. tony the defendant in this case. prosecutors argued that tony waited in the bushes for melissa to om home, followed her into the garage and then launched a brutal attack on his wife s best friend. it is a hands on personal murder. it takes time, it takes premeditation and why, because she was a friend. but the residue of peopler spray all over the garage was evidenced that melissa had fought back and some had apparently gotten on the killer. tony s house mate testified the night of the murder he saw his roomie scrubbing his arms. he said that he got peopler spray on him and that his hands were burning and itching. then an expert on cell phone
they could conjure up dna. and use it to frame tony. before the defense rested the judge asked tony if he wanted to testify. do you wish to testify or remain silent? silent, sir. in closing arguments prosecutor tate said all the evidence pointed to tony, the peopler spray, cell phone records and the dna. there is not one other person on the planet earth that could leave the dna on this jacket. the defense reminded jurors that the peopler spray evidence was weak and that both phone records and dna results could be manipulated. the pieces of the puzzle do not fall into place because reasonable doubt prevents them from falling into place. the jury now had the case. outside the courtroom debra saw melissa s family for the first time in eight years. all these years later and it was just washed over me like it had just happened, you know,