conviction and sentencing some people wonder did they get the right man? reporter: a patchwork of dense woods and hardscrabble farms sewn to the west bank of the tennessee river. this is decatur county, tennessee atvs, horses and hunting. it s where karen and dana bobo live. in a home they built with own hands, with their 25-year-old son clint, and his younger sister, 20-year-old holly. holly was pretty much a mother s girl. we shared a bond that she would sometimes look at me and say that it s scary, because we could finish each other s sentences. reporter: whitney duncan, a country music singer, is holly s cousin. she had a beautiful voice, so i would kinda help coach her a little bit on that. will will be peace in the valley for me reporter: and it was a special time for holly, she had recently received a promise ring, from her boyfriend, drew scott. and i remember her showing me and just being so excited about the future. she really was planning their li
conviction and sentencing some people wonder did they get the right man? reporter: a patchwork of dense woods and hardscrabble farms sewn to the west bank of the tennessee river. this is decatur county, tennessee atvs, horses and hunting. it s where karen and dana bobo live. in a home they built with own hands, with their 25-year-old son clint, and his younger sister, 20-year-old holly. holly was pretty much a mother s girl. we shared a bond that she would sometimes look at me and say that it s scary, because we could finish each other s sentences. reporter: whitney duncan, a country music singer, is holly s cousin. she had a beautiful voice, so i would kinda help coach her a little bit on that. will will be peace in the valley for me reporter: and it was a special time for holly, she had recently received a promise ring, from her boyfriend, drew scott. and i remember her showing me and just being so excited about the future. she really was planning their li
i would lay on her bed just trying to feel her again. feel her hand in my hand. reporter: their six year journey into the dark underbelly they never knew was just down the block. i know my boys. they re drug addicts. they re not murderers. reporter: everyone was a suspect. even holly s own brother. have you told everything you know about that morning? the trial that made them relive it all. boom, boom, boom. he said, i need you to help me bury this body. reporter: how did you listen to that testimony? testimony so excruciating. that mother collapsed in the courtroom at one point. good evening. i m elizabeth vargas. i m david muir. it s a family that really could be any family. your family, a small beautiful town, that mother, a grade school teacher. confronted with the shock of finding out someone she had taught in 4th grade had gone on to become her daughter s killer but even with a jury s conviction and sentencing just days ago, some people wonder did th
saying about them. party of the century. millions of cubs fans expected to fill the streets of chicago celebraing their historic world series win. will man, long tormented for adding to the team s curse, be there? he s speaking out for the first time in years today, november 4, 2016. this is today with matt from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning, everybody. welcome to today, a tale of two. in chicago, they re waiting to blow off steam and will do that today. what about those waiting for the election. four more days. 8 in 10 americans describe 2016 campaign. sorry, that where we have to stop. and the candidates, trump in new hampshire, pennsylvania and ohio, clinton in pennsylvania and ohio as well as michigan, battleground states all. a new nbc news wall street maris poll shows trump ahead in key states. texas and arizona ahead by just a point in georgia. in the meantime, clinton s top aide, huma abedin headlined an event, the first time she has a
reporter: we should warn the viewers this would be a good time to get the kids out of the room. the audio is very real. this is evidence that smith set-up in his home and played a major role in his conviction. [shooting sounds] you are dead! now we left out the sound of the killing of the second burglar. that is a little harder to listen to. if you want to seek that out you can find it at our website. smith is 64 years old so even with parole it is unlikely he is going to ever get out. was the reaction to the verdict as divided as opinions in the town have been? reporter: it really was. the people who support smith say this sends a message it is a open season for home invasion. family members of the teenagers say they got justice but don t feel happy. justice was served today in the verdict and i thank you. rob houses, kill windows, threaten to kill people, wear camouflage, kick in doors, and you better run for your life because that is the message i got. repo