into the basement of this burtonsville town house, and then went through dressers belong to barrett goldberg and his mom. >> basically ransacked. >> reporter: the guy got away with thousands of dollars in jewelry. the sentimental value priceless. >> there was a ring that was special to me from my grandmother. it can't be replaced. >> reporter: this break-in shook this family's sense of security. they immediately went out and got bars on their windows and added this door. it's made of iron, no glass. prosecutors say the thief was dressed like a telephone repairman so he didn't look out of place. >> there was blood. >> reporter: he might have gotten away with it if he hadn't gotten cut. >> mr. hughes most likely snagged his hand up against this broken glass. >> reporter: there was a dna hit from the blood found on the crime scene. it led back to this man, raul hughes. sources say hughes had previously been charged with committing murders in prince george's county, but was acquit order charges dropped every time. this time he is going away. potentially for more than three decades. >> this perso