tino geddes said that kris had asked him to make up an alibi.he detective said kris tried to cover up the crime during his interrogation. when the case was finally turned over to the defense, henden's judgment would again come into question. >> eric said to me that if he didn't call any witnesses he would have two shots at the jury in closing argument. i said to him but you're for the goi of -- not going to do that. he didn't answer me. >> eric henden's defense case for kris would consist of only nine words. >> eric stood up, and said your honor, the defense rests. eric didn't call a single witness. nothing. i thought kris was going to rip the skin off my forearm. >> i just couldn't believe my head. i was shocked. >> it is not often in a capital case you get six alibi witnesses putting your client somewhere is. one is, did the lawyer not put those on? >> i have never wanted to hit another human being, physically attack another human being like i did that day with eric henden. >> the jury responded to henden's strategy by returning guilty verdict

he had alibi witnesses including an employee named tino geddes. >> tino swore he had been with kris. >> he had seen kris at lunch. >> there was a person who was sick. i needed to come in and fill in for that person. it doesn't seem like there is any way possible that he could have killed people at 12:00 and then been in for lunch some time between 12:00 and 2:00. >> narrator: five other witnesses would come forward placing kris with them at the time of the murders. >> i don't have any doubt at all i saw him that day. it was 12:00, 12:30. >> narrator: yet butler told john burr meister a con sincing account of seeing maharaj commit the murders in cold blood. someone had to be lying. butler was a home run for police. not only could he identify maharaj, he would go on to lead the detective to where he and kris planned to meet for dinner. >> i was at deny's having dinner. i saw neville walk in with a man. he showed me his card. he said, you are being arrested for murder. i said, what are you talking about? >> narrator: kris would be with taken in for interrogation and differences would be