else, a true psychopath who needs to be put where he can never harm anyone else again. >> for cheryl dunlap'sida, hilton's conviction provoked conflicting feelings. >> and i think, believe it or not, that cheryl would want us to forgive. and when i went into the courtroom and i actually saw him, my thought was not that they put him to death or this or that. i was glad he was off the street, but i have to forgive gary hilton. i have to. >> tab by in the family it was a death penalty case and the jury recommended the death penalty, and that was the sentence. does it matter to you? >> we were pleased with the outcome, yes. like laura said, he's off the streets. he's not able to hurt anyone again. yes, i think it matters. >> and there are regrets on the part of the officers who investigated the hilton cases. >> could there have been one tip line that had come in sooner? could there have been one fragment of information we could have put together more quickly and spared her? >> there hasn't been a day go by since then that i haven't thought about meredith emerson and what we could have or should h