dog >> jameson kennedy wasn't ex-con, holly dated the year so after matt's death.l him a prosecution witness? the man had eight felony convictions under his belt. and he was serving ten years from beating up cops. and yet, here he was, central witness against holly. >> he's an alcoholic. he's a drug addict. and he wants something from you guys. so he'll say whatever you asked to say, right? >> the thing about this witness, about jameson kennedy is that he didn't want anything in exchange for what he was going to come into court and say. he knew that he was going to be in prison for quite awhile and that nothing he could say in court could ever change that. >> and, kennedy's story, if the jury chose to believe it, was a potential game-changer. it was september 26, 2008, two years after matt died. kennedy was on probation, he told the jury when holly stopped by the law office where a kindly defense attorney had given him a job and a place to sleep. they shared a bottle of wine. ate some takeout. >> we both were kind of a little bit, you know, tipsy. after drinking, w