mike keenan, the driver, got out of the truck and was standing behind anthony telling him, where is stoney? where's stoney? and he kept saying i don't know where he is. keenan says put your head back. and that's when he come out with an 11-inch hunting knife and slit his throat. pushed him into the creek and told joe d'ambrosio, finish the job. >> at this point, espinoza said he heard tony screaming for mercy, crying out, "please don't kill me." >> joe grabbed the knife, jumped into the creek and put three big holes in that boy's chest. and killed him. that's eddie espinoza's story. my partner and i both felt that this man was telling us the truth. >> based mainly on espinoza's account, police charged mike keen sxn joe d'ambrosio with aggravated murder. each would face the death penalty. joe's court-appointed lawyer convinced him to waive his right to a jury trial. >> i haven't a clue of the law. so whatever they said, i did. >> the prosecution was handled by a tough veteran litigator named carmen marino. >> on this case from my standpoint it was a job well done by the police officers. the