there was only one person she wanted to tell. the first thing that came to my mind was, i need to get my dad. and i just said, they got him. and he said, what do you mean, they got him? and i said, he s been indicted and they ve he s in custody. and my dad just crumbled. he just kept saying, thank you, god, thank you. like this is what i ve wanted my entire life. reporter: but brittany knew her fight for justice was far from over. you have to steel yourself for this trial? uh-huh. and i will be there every second of it, because, you know, nobody s else has ever been there for her. and you know it is a cold case file, it s still mostly circumstantial. it s a tough case to make. right. but i feel in my heart if people listen to the facts, i mean, there s facts, you know. but if the jury doesn t see it that way and he walks, are you okay with that? i m not. but i m not going to stop my
happened. what evidence was there of murder? and here was the heart of the prosecution s case the forensics. this really becomes a case about science, doesn t it? if the science didn t work, if the jury didn t understand it or didn t buy into it, it was gonna be a not guilty. reporter: dr. diane scala barnett, the coroner who had performed the autopsy on dana s exhumed body told the jury she d been able to get a better look at dana s skull than the first coroner. i saw separate fractures and the pattern of fractures only after the bone was cleaned. there were three impact patterns, three distinct patterns. and what would have caused those? a beating. a beating? some sort of bludgeoning instrument absolutely. unknown, was used? absolutely. but there s no question there were three impact sites on the skull? no question. and this was not at all consistent with falling out of a car. not at all. not in my experience. y shaped incision
yes, let me just say this. if this was a weapon, this whole thing would look different. and not to slight your county person, but dr. spitz has got a lot of credentials, a lot of autopsies, a lot of history. the concern is that the jury buys the flash and and doesn t listen to the science. reporter: but before the jury could mull over the science, they had to take into account the story of the only other person in the car that night, dana s best friend roxy, who would tell her story in public for the first time. coming up roxy says dana was in danger even before she left for the nightclub. the bedroom door opened. he came out and he turned
speak for themselves. frankly, it doesn t make sense that someone who has just murdered someone is then going to go door to door at 3:00 in the morning, pounding on doors, trying to get them to call someone to come help her. putting yourself at the scene? correct. reporter: and if the crux of the prosecution s case was the science, the defense was more than happy to make this a case of dueling science. you knew early on it was going to be a battle of science, expert versus expert? yes. reporter: and if weighty resumes counted, the defense expert maybe had the edge. he d performed or supervised more than 62,000 autopsies. his name? dr. werner spitz. i m not sure there s a better cv for a forensic pathologist that you could find. the brain. reporter: renowned for his work in historic cases like the jfk assassination and more recent sensational cases like casey anthony, dr. spitz had even written the textbook for pathologists, and he disagreed
yes, let me just say this. if this was a weapon, this whole thing would look different. and not to slight your county person, but dr. spitz has got a lot of credentials, a lot of autopsies, a lot of history. the concern is that the jury buys the flash and and doesn t listen to the science. reporter: but before the jury could mull over the science, they had to take into account the story of the only other person in the car that night, dana s best friend roxy, who would tell her story in public for the first time. coming up roxy says dana was in danger even before she left for the nightclub. the bedroom door opened. he came out and he turned around. he goes, there, bitch, now go out. and she walked out and she had marks and stuff. emergen-c packed with b vitamins, antioxidants, electrolytes plus more vitamin c than 10 oranges. why not feel this good everyday?