john's court-appointed attorney paul chitwood asked the judge for more time to interview prosecution. and he also requested funds to hire his own forensic expert. both requests were denied. a defense chemist testified that the original test on john's hunting knife, which found blood, was presumptive. further testing on the knife showed it wasn't human blood, and no blood was found on the curling iron, the push pins, or thumb tacks. the possibility of a dog attack was never presented to the jury. >> in final arguments, one of the defense lawyers admits it was murder. admits that april was murdered by someone. says, you know, she was murdered. i don't know who did it, but the state hasn't proved my client is the one who did it. >> the jury found both john and debbie guilty of murder and sentenced them to life in prison. >> the first time that steel door clanged behind me, there's no sound that you have ever heard that sounds like that. it has a distinct sound that will just make your hair stand on end. you know that's not going to open again. >> i couldn't close my eyes and see anythin