a fire at his home that left 4-year-old samurai jenkins dead. >> then they said his name, jerome calvary lewis, and it just -- i couldn't believe it. i almost -- i didn't swerve or anything, but it just shocked me. >> reporter: he pointed to lewis as the triggerman who shot him and his wife, leaving their two young daughters without a mom. but a jury found for lewis. articles point to an alibi witness who says she was with him at the time of the murder and a lack of dna evidence. the reports say lewis took the stand in his own defense. >> my anger, if anything, is about this little girl dying. it shouldn't have happened. she should be alive. >> reporter: since the death of his wife, he's become a champion for victims. he's on the board of the maryland crime victims resource center, a support group. >> when i walked outside to my car, i can actually feel sharon giving me a hug and telling me i did okay. >> reporter: he says he feels okay that the prosecution of his case was weak, and the jury process flawed. he says he hopes the case against lewis now in d.c. will stick. >> it won't be justific