happened professor, artist, mom. murdered primal scream came out of me she literally broke down. started crying and hollering. the police were quick t question her acts. maybe two quick. they focus in right from th very beginning has been always does it right? but what if the husband di not. they don t find any dna fingerprints nothing of his in the house. did someone else do the rea killing? i m wondering what was this man capable of so much tragedy so much heartbreak it was very emotional for me we just kept waiting fo them to figure out that they had it wrong it was the 2nd of july, 2008 early evening at a fine ol town called prescott, arizona. some going down, air cooling down you ll find the evening warm here at the town s histori rodeo ground, refugees fro phoenix 2 houras away settle in the stands. to enjoy the cowboys at the very same time, at th few hours away on the very edg of town. a woman named carol kennedy, jogged along the well
No, they said. rather he was the victim o some detectives tunnel venetian, beginning with a slopp investigation. it was kind of a cavalcad of people roaming through th scene that they didn t loc down, trumping to footprints through the house, they didn t steal it off correctly to me, when somebody shows u on the scene and immediately pointing the finger at the ex-husband and that s all they ever did - it s always, boom, right on him? it was always on him. the jurors listen to steve interview with the detectives, the night carol was killed we ve got a suspicious deat and right now, we don t have any other person we don t have any of the perso right now. in which you can hear the suspicions said the defense. and steve, said the attorneys, we a cold fear overcoming him. he s afraid of what s happening, that th investigation is all him they re not focusing on anybod else, anything else, the focus
reporter: the jurors listened to steve s interview with the detectives, conducted the night carol was killed. we ve got a suspicious death and right now we don t have any other person. and you re suspecting me. well, we have no other person right now. reporter: in which you can hear the suspicion, said the defense. and steve, said the attorneys, felt a cold fear overcoming him. he s afraid of what s happening, that the investigation is all on him, they re not focusing on anybody else, anything else that focuses on him, and he s afraid that nobody will believe him. reporter: that s why he buried the getaway bag, they said. wasn t a sign of guilt, but of terror. in fact, it didn t turn up until months after steve was arrested. you never had any evidence that mr. democker tried to use that bag to flee, correct? that he tried to use the bag to flee? yes. i believe that s precisely what he did. he never fled. we arrested him before he could flee, yes. well, you r
Behavior after the killing. getaway bag? fake e-mail? defense attorneys craig williams and greg parzych could see that as well as anyone. but was he guilty of murder? no, they said. rather, he was the victim of some detectives tunnel vision, beginning with a sloppy investigation. there was kind of cavalcade of people roaming through this scene that they didn t lock down, tromping through footprints and tromping through the house. and they didn t seal it off correctly. to me, when somebody shows up on the scene and immediately points the finger at the ex-husband, and then that s all they ever did. it s always boom, right on him? it was always on him. reporter: the jurors listened to steve s interview with the detectives, conducted the night carol was killed. we ve got a suspicious death and right now we don t have any
reporter: anybody paying attention to the bizarre murder case playing out in fits and starts here in prescott. was apt to be a little suspicious of steve democker s behavior after the killing. getaway bag? fake e-mail? defense attorneys craig williams and greg parzych could see that as well as anyone. but was he guilty of murder? no, they said. rather, he was the victim of some detectives tunnel vision, beginning with a sloppy investigation. there was kind of cavalcade of people roaming through this scene that they didn t lock down, tromping through footprints and tromping through the house. and they didn t seal it off correctly. to me, when somebody shows up on the scene and immediately points the finger at the ex-husband, and then that s all they ever did. it s always boom, right on him? it was always on him. reporter: the jurors listened to steve s interview with the detectives, conducted the night carol was killed. we ve got a suspicious death and right now we don t hav