"At first we didn't think the project would be about urban renewal, " Ryan Chin a research fellow at MIT who has worked on the project since 2000, told CNN.

CNN: Reinventing the wheel

Raymond Dupree, 68, who has denied murder, said he intended to punch Ryan King on the chin and had no memory of having a glass in his hand.

BBC: Murder accused Raymond Dupree had 'no memory' of glassing

"We put out our plan, very specific, and you know, some people would say we led with our chin, " Mr. Ryan told reporters a year later.

WSJ: For White House and Ryan, Deficit Became Personal