by now, donald bess was 61. angie would have been 45.llege friend sheilah walked in the courtroom on the first day of trial. >> and i just remember feeling shaky all over. >> reporter: she got a close look for the first time at the man accused of robbing angie of most of her life. >> he walks in the door, and i remember will air being sucked out of the room. and the -- the feeling that i'm in the presence of pure evil. >> reporter: anita and russell, the friends with whom angie spent her last night, both testified. both found it emotional. >> just keep reliving a situation that is just difficult. it was just a flood of emotion, of how could you do something like that. >> it was tough. it was very tough. >> reporter: did you look at the defendant while you were there? >> yeah. yeah. that was scary. >> reporter: and think to yourself -- >> that was scary. >> reporter: you're the reason that i was under suspicion for so long. >> no. that was not what was going through my mind at all. what was going through my mind was, dude, do not come aft