. >> a philadelphia native, 20-year-old nick yarris, had 36 prior arrests to his name. nick's family called on defense lawyer sam strutton to whem the case. >> i liked nick yarris when i first met him. he was a handsome young man. pretty articulate. someone who presented himself very well. and i thought he had a valid defense with the police case. >> they put me in maximum security and i'm sorry for the attempted murder now, kidnapping of a police officer, resisting arrest, armed robbery for taking his firearm off him. the police said they were lovinging me up and letting me go cold turkey so i went through the experience of getting all the drugs out of my system. first comes the nausea. then comes the blinding white headaches. and then comes the shakes and the shits. you just hug yourself and try to make it go away. >> left in his cell with nothing but a mattress and a sheet, nick noticed an old newspaper crumpled up in the corner. >> i saw this story about the murder of linda mae craig. a woman found. the police were baffled by what happened. >> the kid had the bright