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the mysterious dna found under carol s fingernails after she was murdered. one thing for sure, it was not steve. we exhausted so many man hours and looked at any and all alternatives. reporter: and then it was during the long months of waiting for a new trial to begin, the prosecution had an idea. what if that 603 sample was a simple mistake. what if something just got mixed up in the lab? so investigator mike sechez looked up the autopsy done just before carol s. and submitted a sample from that for re-testing. and? nearly three years after carol s murder, a call from the crime lab. the sample dna that we sent had matched the dna under carol kennedy s fingernails. we finally were able to discover and verify who mr. 603 is.
coming up. will this be the evidence that steve had been waiting for? well, i almost hate to ask you this, but can you explain why are emotional here today? because i spent a year not knowing what happened to carole, and being accused of it. when dateline continues. when dateline continues some home fragrances can be. overwhelming. air wick fresh new day fills your space with fragrance that s always fresh, never overpowering. air wick. connect to nature.
steven carroll divorced. it was a long, painful process. and after it was final, carol went to a nearby lake where she called catherine. she was sobbing. and at first when she called me it was like. odell! and then i realize that the sobbing and then whaling on the phone was a mixture of things. absolutely. time for a fresh start. carol had left seat teaching at that time and was on a new passion. painting! heart was flourishing. she went really well with that. and taking up for that. she remained close to her doctors, but she also stayed close to steve. and, in fact. just a few days before that july morning the whole family went to the airport together to see katie off on a study abroad trip to south africa. charlotte was staying with her
this video, after the murder, in which jim said things about carole they found deeply disturbing. because, carol, i ve lived a life like an old married couple. he was actually rather obsessed with carole. i have emails that he s written about how wet he and carol sherr is more than anyone could picture. that no one will understand the bond that they have, and how close they are to each other. he referred to her, to some people, as his girlfriend, but she never had any romantic interest in him. and he had tremendous romantic interest in her. very much so. thus, in your mind, a reason to be angry one night? certainly. was it possible carroll rebuffed him, and he got angry? the detectives didn t ask those questions, said steve s family. soon, it was too late. six months after carroll s