. >> reporter: saldonte arrested milky, a 25-year-old insurance company clerk, and within 20 minuteshe confessed to arresting the two men for killing her son. motive, a $5,000 insurance payout. she was charged with first-degree murder. the arrest and charges based on the detective's statements. at milky's murder trial, he was the state's star witness. >> she decided that it would be best for milky to die. >> reporter: milky shot back. >> i looked at him and said if i didn't want my son, then i could give him -- i would have given him to my family, my sister or someone else in my family. >> reporter: still, the jury believed the detective. in 1990 she was convicted and sentenced to die. that was just the beginning. of this training case. for more than two decades her story has captivated the state of arizona, and especially those here in phoenix, who have been asking would milky would really have her on son killed for $5,000? and if so, why did the two men she hired to do the job refuse to testify against her? mickey has always maintained her innocence and never gave up on appeals. mi