and then you get out in nine years. so that was the big fight? yes. and there was another problem. even as ford methodically laid out the evidence for the jury, what he couldn t do and this turned out to be a big hole in his case was to tell the jury how the murder took place. michelle s remains were so decomposed the coroner couldn t determine the cause of death. the pathologist report indicated that they not only visually examined michelle s remains, but also examined it using an x-ray, to look for any sort of trauma to her skull, her bones, anything of that nature. and they couldn t locate any. and while security cameras seemed to have recorded just about everything before and after the murder, they didn t capture the crime itself. it s my position that the evidence of the crime is most supported by an assault with a sharp object, a stabbing object, a knife, a box cutter, something of that effect. truthfully, i believe that she snuck up behind her, grabbed her by her
and then, you get out in nine years. so that was the big fight. yes. keith morrison: and there was another problem. even as ford methodically laid out the evidence for the jury, what he couldn t do and this turned out to be a big hole in his case was tell the jury how the murder took place. michelle s remains were so decomposed the coroner couldn t determine the cause of death. the pathologist report indicated that they, not only visually examined michelle s remains, but also examined it using an x-ray to look for any sort of trauma to her skull, her bones, anything of that nature. and they couldn t locate any. keith morrison: and, while security cameras seem to have recorded just about everything before and after the murder, they didn t capture the crime itself. it s my position that the evidence of the crime is most supported by an assault with a sharp object, a stabbing object a knife, a box cutter, something of that effect.
and then, you get out in nine years. so that was the big fight. yes. keith morrison: and there was another problem. even as ford methodically laid out the evidence for the jury, what he couldn t do and this turned out to be a big hole in his case was tell the jury how the murder took place. michelle s remains were so decomposed the coroner couldn t determine the cause of death. the pathologist report indicated that they, not only visually examined michelle s remains, but also examined it using an x-ray to look for any sort of trauma to her skull, her bones, anything of that nature. and they couldn t locate any. keith morrison: and, while security cameras seem to have recorded just about everything before and after the murder, they didn t capture the crime itself. it s my position that the evidence of the crime is most supported by an assault with a sharp object, a stabbing object a knife, a box cutter, something of that effect.
decomposed the coroner couldn t determine the cause of death. the pathologist report indicated that they not only visually examined michelle s remains, but also examined it using an x-ray, to look for any sort of trauma to her skull, her bones, anything of that nature. and they couldn t locate any. reporter: and while security cameras seemed to have recorded just about everything before and after the murder, they didn t capture the crime itself. it s my position that the evidence of the crime is most supported by an assault with a sharp object, a stabbing object, a knife, a box cutter, something of that effect. truthfully, i believe that she snuck up behind her, grabbed her by her hair, and assaulted her with a sharp object. reporter: which would explain why that small woman could do that kind of damage. yes. it immediately incapacitates you. you can t yell out, you can t scream. the forensic evidence, the blood evidence, all of that seems to indicate that type of assault. th
what he couldn t do and this turned out to be a big hole in his case was tell the jury how the murder took place. michelle s remains were so decomposed the coroner couldn t determine the cause of death. the pathologist report indicated that they, not only visually examined michelle s remains, but also examined it using an x-ray to look for any sort of trauma to her skull, her bones, anything of that nature. and they couldn t locate any. keith morrison: and, while security cameras seem to have recorded just about everything before and after the murder, they didn t capture the crime itself. it s my position that the evidence of the crime is most supported by an assault with a sharp object, a stabbing object a knife, a box cutter, something of that effect. truthfully, i believe that she snuck up behind her, grabbed her by her hair, and assaulted her with a sharp object. which would explain why that small woman could do that kind of damage.