reginald potts is under arrest for the murder of nailah franklin. detectives are certain they have their man. but mr. potts -- >> i deny i was ever there, period. >> reginald potts appears to be insulted they even asked. >> i can tell you, you're wrong. >> nailah, he was nowhere near her, he said, the day she vanished. >> i was not in her apartment on the 18th, period, or building. >> of course, they told him they had evidence. >> someone saw your distinctive bentley in her parking garage or building. >> i can tell you that's a lie. >> a police frame-up, to which the detectives said -- >> do you understand? >> including nailah's apartment building. and there is reginald, plain as day, with nailah, arriving and leaving with her. on that very day she disappeared. >> so you know he was there. >> yes. >> but reginald doubled down on his denial. >> i am certain that i am nowhere near, inside of nailah franklin's apartment building. >> accused the police of fabricating evidence. >> you can be very creative with photoshop. i guarantee you cannot bring me ge

reginald potts is under arrest for the murder of nailah franklin. e detectives are certain they have their man, but mr. potts? >> i adamantly deny that i was ever there, period. >> reginald potts appears to be insulted they even ask. >> and i can tell you you're lying. >> nailah? he was nowhere near her, he >> listen to me. i was not in her apartment on the 18th, period. >> or her apartment building? >> or apartment building. >> of course they told him they had evidence. >> distinctive bentley in her [ bleep ] parking garage or building. >> that's it. >> and i can tell you, that's a lie. >> a police frame-up to which the detectives said -- >> reginald, do you understand about videotapes? there's cameras. >> yes, including nailah's apartment building. and there is reginald, plain as day with nailah. arriving and leaving with her on that very day she disappeared. >> so you knew he was there? >> yes. >> but reginald? doubled down on his denial. >> i am certain that i am nowhere near inside of nailah franklin's apartment building. >> accused the police o

. >> relieved too that reginald potts demanded a speedy trial. >> reginald potts used every resourcesomething like amazement as reginald turned speedy justy. >> he hired lawyers, fired lawyers, tried to act as his own attorney. at each step the trial had to be reset. >> one, two, three years passed that way. in the fourth year illinois abolished capital punished and still reginald's actions forced delays. >> just as her family reached out to the media reginald tried to launch a pr campaign from behind bars. >> his family tried to convince me there might be some way he is not associated with this crime. it might be someone else. >> he talk today a newspaper columnist who wrote about his treatment in jail. every delay, every manipulation was slow torture. >> i very much believe everyone should have a fair and just trial and that too often or most often they don't get a fair shake in our court system. this was not that. >> and then finally on october 28th, 2015 on a crisp fall day in chicago the states versus reginald potts began. it had taken eight years to get here. >> when it was fin