it became mr. 603. it was a male s dna that was found mixed in with carol s blood under the fingernails of her left hand. and this wasn t a small amount of dna. reasonable person i think would think this probably could have gotten there during an attack. jim knapp, the anonymous email, mr. 603. steve s family and attorneys thought investigators should focus more on all of those things. instead seemed to them prosecutors had already made up their minds. and steve would go on trial. summer, 2010. two years after carol kennedy s murder. american flags were once again draped up around the town square in anticipation of the annual rodeo. and on june 3rd, inside the square s historic courthouse, county attorney joe butner opened his case against steve by ticking off the
item 603. but to defense investigator rich robertson, it represented much more. evidence item 603 became mr. 603. it was a male s dna that was found mixed in with carol s blood under the fingernails of her left hand. and this wasn t a small amount of dna. a reasonable person i think would think, this probably could have gotten there during an attack. reporter: jim knapp. the anonymous e-mail. mr. 603. steve s family and attorneys thought investigators should focus more on all of those things. instead, it seemed to them, prosecutors had already made up their minds, and steve would go on trial for murder. a daughter takes the stand. did you ask him about those scratches? i did. and the girlfriend, too.
examiner found under carol s fingernails? turned out it wasn t steve s. or jim knapp s. police called the dna, evidence item 603. but to defense investigator rich robertson, it represented much more. evidence item 603 became mr. 603. it was a male s dna that was found mixed in with carol s blood under the fingernails of her left hand. and this wasn t a small amount of dna. a reasonable person i think would think, this probably could have gotten there during an attack. jim knapp. the anonymous e-mail. mr. 603. steve s family and attorneys thought investigators should focus more on all of those things. instead, it seemed to them, prosecutors had already made up their minds, and steve would go on trial. summer 2010. two years after carol kennedy s murder, american flags were once
or jim knapp s. police called the dna, evidence item 603. but to defense investigator rich robertson, it represented much more. evidence item 603 became mr. 603. it was a male s dna that was found mixed in with carol s blood under the fingernails of her left hand. and this wasn t a small amount of dna. a reasonable person i think would think, this probably could have gotten there during an attack. reporter: jim knapp. the anonymous e-mail. mr. 603. steve s family and attorneys thought investigators should focus more on all of those things. instead, it seemed to them, prosecutors had already made up their minds, and steve would go on trial for murder. reporter: summer 2010. two years after carol kennedy s murder, american flags were once again draped up around the
turned out it wasn t steve s. or jim knapp s. police called the dna, evidence item 603. but to defense investigator rich robertson, it represented much more. evidence item 603 became mr. 603. it was a male s dna that was found mixed in with carol s blood under the fingernails of her left hand. and this wasn t a small amount of dna. a reasonable person i think would think, this probably could have gotten there during an attack. reporter: jim knapp. the anonymous e-mail. mr. 603. steve s family and attorneys thought investigators should focus more on all of those things. instead, it seemed to them, prosecutors had already made up their minds, and steve would go on trial for murder.