Steves attorney said the killing was a result of a Drug Deal gone wrong with carols neighbor jim knapp. Steve said he was told a similar story. Steve said somebody was communicating to him through the Ventilation System in the jail and told him a story about how a Drug Ring out of phoenix had been trying to collect money or seek some retribution against jim knapp for involvement in a prescription Drug Ring. The attorneys arranged for a meeting. Opportunity for steve to tell Law Enforcement what they heard so they could investigate it. They showed him the mysterious email. Listen to his reaction. The dna the Medical Examiner . There was more than the email to Go On. Remember the dna the Medical Examiner found under Carols Fingernail . Turned out it wasnt steves. Or jim naps. Police called the Dna Evidence Item 603. To the Investigator Robertson it didnt represented more. A became mr. 603. A Males Dna found mixed in with Carols Blood under the fingernails of her left hand. This wasnt a s
Was lying about having active cancer and asking people for financial help so that he could take care of his cancer, which he actually didn t have. he didn t have. reporter: they said knapp desperately wanted to buy a franchise business, a smoothie store, with carol s divorce money. at one point, even introducing carol as his business partner. so was he obsessed with carol? his behavior with this former girlfriend when she tried to break up with him certainly seemed obsessive to her, she said he wouldn t leave her alone. kept sending her e-mails. i m wondering what was this man capable of. was he going to come up and stalk? was he going to do something mean? was he going to hurt me or hurt my family? i felt threatened is what it felt like. and i was scared. reporter: more defense questions? how did jim knapp s fingerprints wind up on those financial documents that were printed the day of the murder and found
Business, a smoothie store, with carol s divorce money. at one point, even introducing carol as his business partner. so was he obsessed with carol? his behavior with this former girlfriend when she tried to break up with him certainly seemed obsessive to her, she said, he wouldn t leave her alone, kept sending her e-mails. i m wondering what was this man capable of. was he going to come up and stalk? was he going to do something mean? was he going to hurt me or hurt my family? i felt threatened is what it felt like. and i was scared. more defense questions? how did jim knapp s fingerprints wind up on those financial documents that were printed the day of the murder and found slipped inside a magazine sitting on carol s kitchen counter? and how did knapp s dna get mixed with carol s blood in a sample taken from a doorknob, leaving the house? that was evidence item #805. they called a dna expert.
Take care of his cancer, which he actually didn t have. he didn t have. reporter: they said knapp desperately wanted to buy a franchise business, a smoothie store, with carol s divorce money. at one point, even introducing carol as his business partner. so was he obsessed with carol? his behavior with this former girlfriend when she tried to break up with him certainly seemed obsessive to her, she said he wouldn t leave her alone. kept sending her e-mails. i m wondering what was this man capable of. was he going to come up and stalk? was he going to do something mean? was he going to hurt me or hurt my family? i felt threatened is what it felt like. and i was scared. reporter: more defense questions? how did jim knapp s fingerprints wind up on those financial documents that were printed the day of the murder and found slipped inside a magazine sitting on carol s kitchen counter? and how did knapp s dna get mixed with carol s blood in a
They told the jury about how knapp faked cancer. he got to the point where he was lying about having active cancer and asking people for financial help so that he could take care of his cancer, which he actually didn t have. he didn t have. reporter: they said knapp desperately wanted to buy a franchise business, a smoothie store, with carol s divorce money. at one point, even introducing carol as his business partner. so was he obsessed with carol? his behavior with this former girlfriend when she tried to break up with him certainly seemed obsessive to her, she said he wouldn t leave her alone. kept sending her e-mails. i m wondering what was this man capable of. was he going to come up and stalk? was he going to do something mean? was he going to hurt me or hurt my family? i felt threatened is what it felt like. and i was scared. reporter: more defense questions? how did jim knapp s fingerprints wind up on those financial