We were mostly concerned about how do we prove that he is the one who did this.

And so when they said self-defense, it became a completely different case.

We did not know how things were going to go until we got that verdict.

We did not know how things were going to go until we got that verdict. I'm Scott Weinberger, investigative journalist and former deputy sheriff. I'm Anasiga Nikolazi, former New York City homicide prosecutor and host of

investigation discoveries true conviction. And this is Anatomy of Murphy.

There were over 19,000 homicides reported in the United States in the last year alone. But it doesn't take a true

crime fan to tell you that some crimes, or their sensational trials, capture the public's attention

more than others. Now, whether it's due to blanket media coverage or celebrity obsession or

public outcry, some homicide investigations can take on a life of their own,

which creates a barrage of distractions for families, law enforcement, and prosecutors who are just trying to catch a killer and solve a case.

But even when a case sometimes starts to feel like a runaway freight train, with everyone from cable news to internet sleuths chiming in with an opinion, it is critical that those members of law enforcement and prosecutors stay focused on the facts, the evidence, and ultimately, hopefully, the truth.

Vancouver, Washington, not to be confused with Vancouver, Canada, is a suburb of

Portland just north of the Colomere River. It's also the seat of Clark County, where in 2021,

a rookie prosecutor named Kristen Arno teamed up with veteran Colin Hayes to handle a case that

not only captured worldwide attention, but that has had a

lasting impact on their state's legal system. Clark County is interesting in that it's a suburban

county that's connected to the Portland metro area. And so we have a lot of the big city environment of Portland.

So we're kind of like an intersection of a suburban county and also an urban area.

There's definitely crime that occurs here.

But I think murder is not the most common for sure.

We don't get a whole lot of murders.

Let alone murders that grab national headlines, inspire a call to action,

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