been applied to that blood and no explanation for it. so what happened that night? prosecutor keene put his theory to the jury. she got home that night at about 11:30, parked her car, went in through the garage door and as soon as she got inside the house, she was struck with something by the defendant. she went down on the kitchen rug, he said. was struck again. that blood spatter. so this would put her down either on her knees or on her bottom as she s being struck and the blood spatters on the door and on the carpet. took her back out into the garage and laid her down on the garage floor. she must have bled some on to the garage floor because there s an area three feet by six feet where blood was found. then, said the prosecutor, cal tried to clean up before he disposed of the body.
prosecutor keene put his theory to the jury. she got home that night at about 11:30, parked her car, went in through the garage door and as soon as she got inside the house, she was struck with something by the defendant. reporter: she went down on the kitchen rug, he said. was struck again. that blood spatter. so this would put her down either on her knees or on her bottom as she s being struck and the blood spatters on the door and on the carpet. took her back out into the garage and laid her down on the garage floor. she must have bled some on to the garage floor because there s an area three feet by six feet where blood was found. reporter: then, said the prosecutor, cal tried to clean up before he disposed of the body. he would have then taken the car back down to the end of the
cal had learned that michele was demanding an appraisal of the car business. did she intend to take a piece of it in the divorce? all of a sudden, everything is out of his control. reporter: so the argument went, if michele disappeared, cal s problems did, too. he was going to have his finances scrutinized. he was perhaps not going to be able to stay in the marital residence. certainly his children are leaving. and the next day, all those things are back in his control. reporter: finally, that blood evidence. prosecution witnesses called it medium velocity spatter that had been left there only recently. i think it could very well have been the most important part of the case as far as placing michele bleeding in the house with some force having been applied to that blood and no explanation for it. reporter: so what happened that night? prosecutor keene put his theory to the jury. she got home that night at about 11:30, parked her car, went in through the garage door and a
cal had learned that michele was demanding an appraisal of the car business. did she intend to take a piece of it in the divorce? all of a sudden, everything is out of his control. reporter: so the argument went, if michele disappeared, cal s problems did, too. he was going to have his finances scrutinized. he was perhaps not going to be able to stay in the marital residence. certainly his children are leaving. and the next day, all those things are back in his control. reporter: finally, that blood evidence. prosecution witnesses called it medium velocity spatter that had been left there only recently. i think it could very well have been the most important part of the case as far as placing michele bleeding in the house with some force having been applied to that blood and no explanation for it. reporter: so what happened that night? prosecutor keene put his theory to the jury.
in the house, with some force having been applied to that blood, and no explanation for it. keith morrison (voiceover): so what happened that night? prosecutor keene put his theory to the jury. gerald keene: she got home that night at about 11:30, parked her car, went in through the garage door. and that as soon as she got inside the house, she was struck with something by the defendant. keith morrison (voiceover): she went down on the kitchen rug, he said, was struck again that blood spatter. so this would put her down, either on her knees or on her bottom, as she s being struck. and the blood spatters on the door and on the carpet. took her back out into the garage and laid her down on the garage floor. she must have bled some onto the garage floor. because there s an area, three feet by six feet, where blood was found. keith morrison (voiceover): then, said the prosecutor, cal tried to clean up