there was so much crime in the paper and the news on a regular basis, i actually never paid attention to the murder of ray liuzza jr. until the attorneys contacted me. >> with john thompson scheduled to be executed in less than a month, defense investigator elisa abolafia desperately searched for answers. >> i was a nervous wreck, john was facing an execution date may 20th. i began with the carjacking case. first, i read the police report. >> in 1985, john thomson was convicted of carjacking three teenagers at gun point. without that conviction, thompson would have been much less likely to get the death sentence for the murder. elisa found reports from the first officer to respond to the carjacking scene. >> i noticed fresh blood, one of the victims shoes had blood on his shoes and pants legs.