so too had russell adkins' friends. ourtroom benches behind the bouncer. >> everybody got together and said, "we got to go in there and show these people that russell would never do that." >> reporter: months before, the same friends had thrown a benefit to help raise money for the bouncer's legal fund. >> people just brought in food. there were probably five different people that got up and sang and played music, and just so many people that really have nothing. but they all pulled together, and whatever they had to offer, they did. >> reporter: vera wondered if her former lover was being targeted because he was a biker. but she says even that doesn't matter. >> whether he's a nice man or whether he's a jerk, the bottom line is there was not enough evidence to accuse this man of this. >> reporter: adkin's defense attorney neil mcelroy couldn't agree more. >> my first instinct when i got the case was, "it's a 1982 case, there must've been a dna hit. something has been discovered, some dna match." and of course, there was