friends had he a sexual relationship with michelle and said the defense stacy stewart appeared to be the very man kevin tubbs saw with michelle in the early hours of september 12th. there was a blond woman out there and a young gentleman, you know, in his early 20s. reporter: tubbs identified that man from a photograph. his physical appearance, his facial hair, his height, his age, and the type of vehicle he drove. reporter: tubbs said the man he saw was standing beside a black truck. stacy stewart owned a black truck. same kind and it s a new model and it s a chevy. you look everything up and it s all coming together. reporter: stacy stewart has denied any involvement in michele s disappearance and he has denied he ever had a relationship with michelle. he said he was never even alone with her. still cal s side was convinced that stewart and a friend of his played some role in michelle s disappearance. in
facial hair, his height, his age, and the type of vehicle he drove. reporter: tubbs said the man he saw was standing beside a black truck. stacy stewart owned a black truck. same kind and it s a new model and it s a chevy. you look everything up and it s all coming together. reporter: stacy stewart has denied any involvement in michelle s disappearance and he has denied he ever had a relationship with michelle. he said he was never even alone with her. still cal s side was convinced that stewart and a friend of his played some role in michelle s disappearance. in 2015, trial number three opened to the town of schohaire a change necessary said the defense because the case was too well known in tioga county and the defense managed to get some of the prosecution s case thrown out. the state wasn t allowed to suggest, as it had before, the blood was spilled around the time that michelle disappeared. to have forensic scientists