vera thompson was telling people about the homicide, that elizabeth shannon might be involved. >> veramember her? she was elizabeth's best friend who was staying at the house the night of the murder. police brought her in again for questioning. and this time they grilled her. >> she was extremely emotional. she didn't want to tell on anybody. at thapoint in time she began to lay the facts on the table. >> a oh, what facts they were. vera was elizabeth's buddy, her bff. they talked about everything, went everywhere together. >> when she started bringing up facts, we were able to corroborate some of the information. >> vera provided plenty of supporting details. how just days before the shooting, she went with elizabeth to a field and test fired the murder weapon. cops later found matching shells there. and how elizabeth dumped the gun that night with a guy from the neighborhood named dee humphrey who was waiting near the house. humphrey was interviewed. he admitted it was true. vera's story added up. >> so everything was believable. >> then vera, just 15 years old, naive, frightened, no