and just months before that trial began, matt murphy learned that sam had a new defense attorney.ne matt knew very well. >> he is so good, and would be lyin' if i said my heart was not in my throat. >> reporter: sam's defense attorney lew rosenblum was the former assistant da who supervised the homicide unit. in fact, he was the original prosecutor, who back in 1994 didn't think there was enough evidence to charge sam. not only that, lew was the man who brought matt into the homicide unit. >> lew took me under his wing and trained me how to do homicides. >> what's it like to go up against your mentor? >> well, it's terrifying to go up against your mentor. >> reporter: neither one of them had ever lost a murder case. but someone's winning streak was about to end. february 10th, 2015. 20 years after cathy torrez' murder, sam lopez went on trial. at the end of this case you are gonna hold that man accoble for exacwh he did. >> reporter: the very first witness matt murphy put on the stand was cathy's mom, mary. it seemed a safe way to start. >> there is a cardinal rule that you don't

murphy was best known for his collaboration with the famous comedy duo. ♪ >> reporter: so good at his craft, "guitar" became his middle name -- mattitar" murphy of the legendary blues brothers. recruited to the band in the late '70s after dan aykroyd and john belushi saw him perform. by the '80s, she was a star. playing aretha franklin's husband in the blues brothers comedy classic. ♪ freedom ♪ >> reporter: aykroyd telling nbc news, the blues brothers would not have bn what they were wit matt's playing power, stage magnetism and knowledge of music. a veteran of the chicago blues scene, he performed with some of the greats. b.b. king, etta james, and memphis slim. his family tonight says he poured his heart out in every guitar solo he took. ♪ >> man, could he play. matt "guitar" murphy was 88 years old. >>> still ahead, a school in philadelphia changing the face of teaching, to boost student performance and morale. >>> also, the new volcanic eruption so explosive it blocked out the sun. >>> back now with what many educators say is a crisis in our public schools -- the lack of diversity among teaching staff. especially african-ameri

basically, unceremoniously kick him to the curb. >> whitaker: after almost 30 years with the d.e.a., matt murphyutenant, became a consultant for the drug industry, an industry with which he's now disillusioned. he said he was shocked at the animosity he witnessed toward his friend and former boss. >> murphy: my theory is that, you know, the industry, through lobbying groups, donated a certain amount of money to politicians to get a law passed that, that favored the industry. and also maybe-- maybe using those political ties to-- to have joe removed. >> whitaker: congress launched an investigation of him? >> murphy: right. >> whitaker: and he was out? >> murphy: yeah, pressure was put on for him to be moved out. i'm pretty confident of that. there was no reason to take the guy who was the most qualified person in d.e.a. to run the office of diversion control, out of the office of diversion control. >> whitaker: the investigation requested by congressman marino against rannazzisi went nowhere, but soon after, rannazzisi was stripped of his responsibilities. he says he went from supervising 600 peo

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. >> orange county prosecutor matt murphy later reviewed the case.e noted blood on everything the killer must have touched. the steering wheel, above the glove compartment, the driver's sidearm rest, and, of course, the trunk release. but one noteworthy place where there was no blood? the driver's side seat lever. 4'11" cathy drove her car with the seat moved closest to the steering wheel. when police found the car, the seat was racked all the way back. >> suggesting that somebody taller than cathy was operating the car. >> not only operating the car, but did that before the murder itself took place because that was touched and that seat was moved without any transfer of blood at all. the seat was moved back before the killing started started. >> if so, perhaps it was because cathy knew her killer, had opened the door for him or her. investigators also found cathy's right shoe on the floorboard of her car and her some covered in dirt. >> she got out of the car. >> yes, absolutely. cathy had fled from the vehicle on foot, had most likely been caught a

murphy junior. and sergeio pinno and carnival cruise line and enrique sosa who own ryan and the destroying of gop. joining us is a congressman from florida. congressman matt gates. you put out a strong statement. it is shameful to see how the house gop leadership. that is straightforward as you can put it. why, i just got to ask why in the world are you putting up, not you, but your conference putting up with a man who can do what he did today in the leadership briefing. change the subject from the success of the party and biggest primary night in the election psyche and he will turning it to himself and the idea that evidence matters in his judgment of whether or not there was a spy? it obviously doesn't in his case. >> i have defended paul ryan when i agreed with him. but there is no continuous for ryan to side against the congress who are working for transparency. dein nunnes asked for a year for the documents that go to the heart of the trump- russian hoax. members was congress have not seen the documents that show why the investigation begin. the australian diplomat mr. downer lied and said the information came threw the australian ambassador of the

ceo tom murphy jr., sergio peno and bob dickinson, enrique sosa, a f the big money donors who own ryan and the rhinos who would destroy the gop. joining us congress from florida, congressman matt gates. good to have you with us. you have put out a very strong statement and i just want to read the first line. it is shameful to see house gop leadership emphasize support for fbi, doj intelligence collection on the trump campaign. that's about as straightforward as you can put it. e gust ask, why in the world have y putting up r conference putting up with a man who could do what he did today at that leadership briefing, which is change the subject from the success of the party and the primaries, the biggest primary night in this election cycle, and turn it to himself and turn it against the idea, the very idea that evidence matters in his judgment of whether or not there was a spy. it obviously doesn't in his case. >> lou, i've got on your show before and defended paul ryan en've agreed withim but there is no defense today for paul rya siding with the fbi and department of justice against those of us in the congress who are working for transparency and accountability. devi nunes h