Deadly Ride

After 30 Years, A Suspect Is Charged In Coed's Murder

(CBS) 
Long before there was a suspect, Maggie brought her mother Barbara to the cemetery where Jane’s body was found.

“I did it because she asked me. And, I think because I knew it was time. It was a healing experience. It was an extraordinary healing experience,” says Barbara.

Now, a year later, they waited anxiously to hear whether a jury believed that Gary Leiterman killed Jane 36 years ago.

With both families looking on, the verdict was read: guilty. Jurors had deliberated only four hours to determine Leiterman’s fate.

The verdict was an emotional moment for both families.

“There was just this kind of stunned silence, and I felt like I was sort of numb,” remembers Barbara.

Jane’s 91-year-old father, Dan Mixer, broke down crying after the verdict was read. “I think it became a reality to me when I turned to my father and my father began sobbing. And I knew then that this was a huge thing, a huge thing,” says Barbara.

Gary says he was devastated by the verdict.

"It would be wonderful to have Gary Leiterman actually say, 'I did it.' And, as long as he doesn’t say that, there always will just be this nagging doubt about what really happened," says Barbara.