okay, and then they did another autopsy and that led us to believe that she was hit over the head not from falling out of the car. so then that comes to me as asking you now how did she get the trauma on her head, then? from that pole that was there where the mailbox was at where she was leaned up against when the the officer came. he claims that he found her leaning up against a mailbox post. so she not only goes out the door, tumbles in the road. her head presumably hits a mailbox? that s what he says. which could account for the injuries. right. but we knew there was nothing there except for three very large trees kind of spread along the roadway. reporter: investigator kinder finally leveled with the bouncer. russ, with all due respect, i m not buying it. i m going to treat you like a man, cause you re treating me with respect too, but i m sorry man, i m not buying it. reporter: when brittany found out adkins had been arrested, there was only one person she w
informed, yes. reporter: the defense even questioned the detective s account of checking out adkins car door. is there anywhere in that report where you state, i went out to the car, i inspected the car, i sat in the car, i opened door? is that anywhere in report? no, it s not. reporter: just as questionable, said the defense, was the prosecution s possible murder weapon, that now long lost pool cue. they argued there was nothing linking it to any crime. you sent them off to have them test the material that was found on the stick, and you became aware it was not blood, negative for blood? negative for blood. negative for hair. yes. reporter: and there was nothing linking e poolue to russell adkins either. zip. you can t tell this jury that that pool cue came from russ adkins vehicle on september 5th of 1982, can you? no sir, i can not.
interview. one of the first things that russ said to detective bratton was the reason i didn t say anything was because i was on parole and i was scared to have police contact me. and he was gonna get jammed up if he correct. reporter: the bouncer had served time for receiving stolen property. he didn t want any trouble, he told the detective. but he did want to help. here was the truth, he said: he was driving dana home, nearing a corner, when suddenly he heard the engine rev louder and his car door close. next thing he knew dana was out of the vehicle. it would be such a simple explanation, if true. dana s massive head wound had been the result of an unlucky fall from a moving car, an accident. but that wasn t what was written on dana s death certificate. what did your coroner, back in the day, find? he found that she had, in fact, died from skull fracture. but he couldn t answer why she had died. he he ruled her death as undetermined. reporter: undetermined meant
reporter: brittany wonders why her mother s best friend so adamantly defends the man accused of killing her. a man roxy has always told police was just a casual acquaintance. and yet, there s a note in the police file that adkins might have been roxy s boyfriend back then. that she told dana s mother they were dating. clear up the issue, was there anything between you and and russ adkins? absolutely not. never. he was just a guy at the club? that s right. he was just a guy at the club. and you re not covering for him and trying to do him some good? you absolutely not. i wouldn t even protect him over my best friend. she was my best friend. she was we were gonna raise our kids together. no way would i ever, ever do that. if he d been involved in foul play? if he had been involved, there is in absolutely no way. no way. reporter: what would the jury think of roxy. had her story of a violent toby raised the specter of another killer? after five days of testimon
no, not at all. not at all. so, that s that s a roxy story? that s a roxy story. reporter: brittany wonders why her mother s best friend so adamantly defends the man accused of killing her. a man roxy has always told police was just a casual acquaintance. and yet, there s a note in the police file that adkins might have been roxy s boyfriend back then. that she told dana s mother they were dating. clear up the issue, was there anything between you and and russ adkins? absolutely not. never. he was just a guy at the club? that s right. he was just a guy at the club. and you re not covering for him and trying to do him some good? you absolutely not. i wouldn t even protect him over my best friend. she was my best friend. she was we were gonna raise our kids together. no way would i ever, ever do that. if he d been involved in foul play? if he had been involved, there is in absolutely no way. no way. reporter: what would the jury think of roxy. had her st