we know he did i't. >> another thing kenney new, is that tom didn't do it.icion of tom, but privately detectives had long sinced cleared him. >> i could tell that he didn't do it. but we went through the steps, we alibied him, and we did everything that needed to be done to make sure. >> apparently his attempt to cash out the insurance policy so quickly was just a matter of financial survival. >> i would've never thought that tom had anything to do with this, that's why i felt so broken hearted. >> so with tom in the clear, detectives consulted with other jurisdictions on how they handled no body cases. they lined up all the friends that and circumstantial evidence, and finally the prosecutor told them they were ready. in 2012, four years after sabine vanished, bill cumber was indicted for second degree murder. but it was not going to be an easy case. >> obviously, you have evidence that goes with the body, cause of death, manner of death, and we didn't have that. >> and what would it take for a jury to believe handsome bill was a killer? >> coming up -- >>