now, take me to where she is at. >> district attorney cheryl lieck was on the same page.n, she forewent the death penalty. >> he agreed, i will take you to her location. >> they retrace mcdowell's route which led to this blacktop known as needlepoint road. >> it's heavily wooded. >> would you ever have gone down that road? >> never. it was four, five feet underwater. >> at a seemingly random spot, mcdowell said stop. this is the place. they set off on foot. >> within a short period of time, we found what we believe to be the remains of crystal mcdowell. there was not much left of her. she was pretty much decomposed. >> steve mcdowell had confessed and given up the body, so case closed. not in texas be because a murder defendant can create -- claims sudden passion that the victim played a role in their death by provoking the killer. mcdowell wanted to make that argument hoping he could reduce his sentence. >> i could tell the jury, if you find the story of sudden passion, then the maximum you can give him his 20. he can't get out in as little as two. >> what were the distr