At the time of the murder, residents of the apartment complex where Quick lived and was murdered, were understandably edgy.

"It is very sad for the family, of course, but worrisome living here and not knowing if it was something that could happen again."

"Got a few young girls around here maybe we got a sexual predator around here or something of that nature I certainly hope that they would find who it is."

Those were just some of the comments from neighbors in the hours and days to follow Holly Quick's murder.

Here at Spanish Springs High School, students who knew her were left wondering how this could have happened to someone so close to them.

"No one knew where Holly was, rumors started, you know it might have been Holly, and we were like, no, she is probably sick or something."

Sparks Police were tight with their information. But soon they would have 28-year old Tamir Hamilton in custody.

Steve Asher, the spokesperson for Sparks Police Department, said they located the suspect when they discovered he was a friend of the family.

In fact, Tamir Hamilton was Holly's sister's former roommate. According to arrest records, he showed up at Sparks Police asking about the case. Bloody clothes located at his Rosetta Stone Drive home matched that of Quick. And there was more. Hamilton had a past record. He was released from Clark County in 2004 for armed robbery, and his girlfriend at the time had actually filed a restraining order.

Reno Police soon came forward and announced that Hamilton was their main suspect in another rape case, just two weeks before the Quick killing. It happened on Sky Mountain Drive, and a cigar with DNA was left at the scene. It matched DNA that was left at the Marina Village Apartment in Sparks. It was that of Hamilton's.

Hamilton was sentenced to a minimum of 14-years for that crime. In the Quick case, he has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity.

This is the first capital crime case for a Washoe County jury since 2003..