and then later on officer duckett arrived. we looked over at duckett's patrol car. the tires matched. at that point we had his car impounded and we found the child's fingerprints all over the car, the hood of the car. of course we didn't want to believe a police officer would do this. >> teresa mcabee's autopsy revealed she had been sexually assaulted and strangled to death. a pubic hair was also found in her underwear. >> we got a court order and took samples from duckett. that's when it came back for positive identification. >> a policeman who may have been the last person to see 11-year-old teresa mcabee alive is under investigation himself tonight. >> i just couldn't believe it. he was supposed to serve and protect the community. she probably thought, well, he's a police officer. he'll take me home. but that never happened. >> residents are outraged. >> you teach your children to go to a police officer if they are in trouble or need help. >> despite the community uproar, police chief mike brady who had hired and mentored duckett held fast in his belief that inve

. >> i got call one day from duckett's wife out of the blue, and she said, mr. hurm, i think jimmy may have had something to do with that case. i say why do you say that? she said, because i remember him coming home with a bag with a little stuffed animal and she said, the reason i remember it is i was mad at him because we had two boys and i said why wouldn't you bring two toys because you know they'll fight over it. i get goose bumps thinking about this. >> police never charge duckett with the weldon murder, but they have said they'll pursue duckett for the crime if he is ever let off death row for the mcabee murder, a possibility beth wells is counting on. >> they're presently reviewing jim's case, and i'm 100% confident that when they evaluate this evidence, they'll say, you know what? we got it wrong. we have to give this guy a new trial.