. >> ed meier was a reporter for the akron akron beacon journal. he says the neighbor saw car keys keys on the dashboard and had his name written into places. and a black eye for the department, police came and ticketed the car but failed to make a connection. >> major, how could this car have sat there since wednesday and not be connected with miss hill? >> well, i think that entirely possible for a car to be part for many days many anywhere. >> did somebody drop the ball here, captain? >> well again, like aca, that's under investigation. >> was the investigation compromise horribly because of that delay? the condition of the body? the forensic results? >> very possible. it gave time for whoever did this to cover his tracks. >> who did do it? in the week after hannah had vanished, all the while her body in the trunk of the car, undetected. the police were trying to make sense of her boyfriend, brad. when detectives checked him out with hannah's family, they got an earful. >> mister hill was never a fan of bread. >> they knew very well who he was?