they went around looking for stoney lewis. stoney lewis couldn't be found. and evidently in frustration decided to kill tony klann. >> eddie's story is that they drove down by doan creek. mike keenan, the driver, got out of the truck and was standing behind anthony telling him, where is stoney? where's stoney? and he kept saying i don't know where he is. keenan says put your head back. and that's when he come out with an 11-inch hunting knife and slit his throat. pushed him into the creek and told joe d'ambrosio, finish the job. >> at this point, espinoza said he heard tony screaming for mercy, crying out, "please don't kill me." >> joe grabbed the knife, jumped into the creek and put three big holes in that boy's chest. and killed him. that's eddie espinoza's story. my partner and i both felt that this man was telling us the truth. >> based mainly on espinoza's account, police charged mike keenan and joe d'ambrosio with aggravated murder. each would face the death penalty. joe's court-appointed lawyer convinced him to waive his right to a jury trial. >> i h