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<i> [dramatic music]</i>

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<i> ♪ ♪</i>

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- Hi, everyone, I'm dan abrams,
and this is "courtcam."

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- I'm ready to take your plea.

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[group shouting]

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<i> - Don't rush.</i>

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- [bleep] you!

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- I'm killing all you [bleep].

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- I hope you die in prison
as well.

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<i> ♪ ♪</i>

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- Colorado seems like
a pretty good place

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To get mile-high
on medicinal marijuana.

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But if you're trying
to bring your bud

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Into a denver courthouse,
that's a different story.

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<i> ♪ ♪</i>

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<i> We kick things off</i>
<i> at the lindsey-flanigan</i>

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<i> Courthouse in denver.</i>

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<i> The man in the white shirt</i>

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<i> Is in possession of</i>
<i> medical marijuana containers</i>

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<i> And wants to bring them</i>
<i> into the courthouse.</i>

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<i> This is legal</i>
<i> in the mile high city</i>

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<i> As long as you have a valid</i>
<i> medical marijuana card.</i>

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<i> But when the man can't produce</i>
<i> his card, he's asked to leave.</i>

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<i> At first he refuses</i>
<i> but eventually gives in</i>

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<i> And is escorted</i>
<i> toward the door.</i>

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<i> That's when</i>
<i> the entire situation</i>

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<i> Gets turned upside down.</i>

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<i> After grabbing the last</i>
<i> of his belongings,</i>

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<i> The man's escorted away</i>
<i> by two deputies.</i>

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<i> According to the</i>
<i> police report, he then stopped</i>

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<i> And raised a closed fist</i>

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<i> Before continuing</i>
<i> toward the exit.</i>

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<i> But before he makes it there</i>

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<i> This deputy grabs the man</i>
<i> around the neck, lifts him up,</i>

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<i> And slams him face-first</i>
<i> into the floor.</i>

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<i> Additional deputies rush in</i>
<i> and surround the subject.</i>

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<i> He's then pulled to his feet</i>
<i> and dragged away.</i>

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<i> The incident</i>
<i> was later reviewed</i>

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<i> By the denver department</i>
<i> of public safety,</i>

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<i> Who determined the deputy's</i>
<i> use of force</i>

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<i> Was inappropriate.</i>

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<i> He was fired.</i>

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<i> The victim claimed he suffered</i>
<i> a concussion</i>

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<i> And later filed a civil</i>
<i> lawsuit against the deputy.</i>

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<i> The suit was still pending</i>

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<i> When this program</i>
<i> was produced.</i>

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- I'm sitting there,
and I'm--I'm seeing it all,

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And I would convict myself.

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<i> - Next, we head to phoenix,</i>
<i> arizona,</i>

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<i> For the sentencing</i>
<i> of elizabeth johnson.</i>

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<i> She's been convicted</i>
<i> of unlawful imprisonment</i>

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<i> In the disappearance of her</i>
<i> eight-month-old baby, gabriel.</i>

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<i> Johnson was in a custody</i>
<i> battle with the boy's father,</i>

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<i> Logan mcqueary</i>

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<i> When she decided to leave town</i>
<i> along with gabriel.</i>

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<i> When she made contact with</i>
<i> mcqueary a few weeks later,</i>

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<i> He recorded the conversation.</i>

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<i> He heard some horrifying news.</i>

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<i> - Johnson would later claim</i>
<i> the story was untrue</i>

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<i> And gabriel was alive</i>
<i> and well.</i>

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<i> Johnson told authorities</i>

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<i> She'd gave gabriel to a couple</i>
<i> she met in san antonio</i>

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<i> But didn't know their names.</i>

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<i> Police investigated</i>

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<i> But couldn't confirm</i>
<i> that that couple existed.</i>

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<i> Because police</i>
<i> couldn't find gabriel,</i>

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<i> Johnson was only</i>
<i> later convicted</i>

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<i> Of unlawful imprisonment</i>
<i> and custodial interference.</i>

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<i> Today she stands before judge</i>
<i> joseph kramer for sentencing.</i>

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<i> The maximum she can receive</i>
<i> is 9 1/2 years in prison.</i>

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<i> Before announcing</i>
<i> his decision,</i>

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<i> The judge dispels any ideas</i>

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<i> Johnson may have</i>
<i> about her future.</i>

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- And I know, ms. Johnson,
you were hoping today

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To walk out of here
a free person,

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But you're not gonna
walk out of this courtroom

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A free woman today.
You're not.

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<i> - The 26-year-old</i>
<i> silently mouths, "I know."</i>

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<i> When given a chance to speak,</i>

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<i> Johnson does not ask</i>
<i> for leniency.</i>

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- I was selfish; I had no right

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To make
that decision by myself.

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And you know what?
I--

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There's not much I can say
for myself.

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I know I was wrong
regardless of my story.

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It doesn't matter,
because at the end of the day,

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Gabriel is still missing,
and it's my fault.

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<i> - Johnson then offers</i>
<i> her opinion,</i>

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<i> On the appropriate length</i>
<i> of her sentence.</i>

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- What I have done is,
you know, unconscionable.

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What I have done
is just--it's unbelievable.

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And I would convict myself,
you know.

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I'm watching everything,
and it is--it is horrible.

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<i> - But judge joseph kramer</i>
<i> shows johnson some mercy</i>

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<i> Due to her lack</i>
<i> of criminal record</i>

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<i> And troubled upbringing</i>
<i> by sentencing her</i>

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<i> To adjust over five years</i>
<i> in prison.</i>

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<i> And since she's already served</i>
<i> three years</i>

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<i> While awaiting trial,</i>

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<i> That meant she got to go home</i>
<i> in just over two.</i>

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<i> After serving her time,</i>
<i> johnson remarried</i>

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<i> And is currently living</i>
<i> in new mexico.</i>

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<i> Meanwhile,</i>
<i> the san antonio couple johnson</i>

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<i> Claims she gave the baby to</i>
<i> have not been found</i>

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<i> And the whereabouts of baby</i>
<i> gabriel remain a mystery.</i>

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<i> Next, we head</i>
<i> to muskogee, oklahoma.</i>

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<i> It's 1:45 p.M.</i>

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<i> Cory rone has just been</i>
<i> ordered into custody.</i>

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<i> He's been charged</i>
<i> with possession of a firearm</i>

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<i> After a felony conviction</i>
<i> as well as resisting arrest.</i>

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<i> Rone has a lengthy rap sheet</i>

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<i> With previous convictions</i>
<i> of gun possession,</i>

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<i> Illegal drugs,</i>
<i> and escaping from prison.</i>

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<i> He's in the third</i>
<i> floor courtroom,</i>

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<i> Which based on this footage</i>
<i> does not appear to have much</i>

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<i> In the way</i>
<i> of courtroom security.</i>

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<i> Rone is speaking</i>
<i> to his attorney</i>

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<i> When he apparently decides</i>
<i> it's time to go.</i>

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<i> - Rone makes a run for it.</i>

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<i> At least three court employees</i>
<i> are in pursuit.</i>

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<i> He heads for the stairs...</i>

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<i> And reaches the first floor,</i>

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<i> Where he takes off past</i>
<i> an empty security desk.</i>

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<i> With the courthouse exit</i>
<i> in his sights,</i>

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<i> There's just one deputy</i>
<i> standing between him</i>

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<i> And this street.</i>

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<i> But rone, whose 6'3"</i>
<i> and 215 pounds,</i>

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<i> Shows no sign</i>
<i> of slowing down.</i>

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<i> Rone takes the deputy with him</i>
<i> right into the metal detector.</i>

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<i> Rone makes it to</i>
<i> the parking lot and escapes.</i>

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<i> A warrant is immediately</i>
<i> issued for his arrest,</i>

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<i> But a few days later,</i>
<i> he turns himself in.</i>

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<i> He's charged with escape and</i>
<i> assault against the deputy.</i>

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<i> His case is currently pending.</i>

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<i> As for the officer,</i>

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<i> He suffered a gash to his face</i>
<i> that required stitches</i>

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<i> But was released</i>
<i> from the hospital</i>

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<i> And made a full recovery.</i>

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- For our next story,
we need to warn you.

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It contains images that may be
disturbing for some viewers.

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- A crime of just pure evil
overkill.

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<i> - We are in knoxville,</i>
<i> tennessee,</i>

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<i> For the trial of 32-year-old</i>
<i> joel guy jr.</i>

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<i> He's charged with two counts</i>
<i> of first-degree murder</i>

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<i> In the vicious killing</i>

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<i> And dismemberment</i>
<i> of his own parents,</i>

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<i> Joel guy sr and his wife,</i>
<i> lisa.</i>

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<i> It was the Monday</i>
<i> after thanksgiving weekend.</i>

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<i> Lisa guy had not shown up</i>
<i> for work,</i>

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<i> And her employer made a call</i>
<i> to police.</i>

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<i> - When officers arrived, they</i>
<i> discovered a grisly scene.</i>

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- Hello, sheriff's office.

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Police. Sheriff's office.

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Knox county sheriff's office.

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We're here to check your
[inaudible].

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<i> - Inside police found</i>
<i> the remains of joel and lisa,</i>

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<i> Who were both stabbed</i>
<i> over 30 times and dismembered.</i>

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<i> Their son, joel, jr., was</i>
<i> the first and only suspect.</i>

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<i> He'd spent thanksgiving</i>
<i> with his parents,</i>

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<i> Made charges to his father's</i>
<i> credit card after the murders.</i>

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<i> His parents had been</i>
<i> supporting the 28-year-old</i>

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<i> For years</i>
<i> and recently told guy</i>

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<i> They were cutting him off</i>
<i> financially.</i>

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<i> Police believed guy was angry,</i>
<i> hoped to cash in</i>

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<i> On his parents'</i>
<i> life insurance policy.</i>

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<i> He was charged</i>
<i> with first-degree</i>

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<i> Premeditated murder</i>
<i> and abuse of two corpses.</i>

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<i> He pled not guilty.</i>

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<i> At trial,</i>
<i> the prosecutor described</i>

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<i> The viciousness of the attacks</i>

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<i> And guy's attempt</i>
<i> to eliminate the evidence</i>

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<i> All while guy listened</i>
<i> to the graphic description</i>

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<i> Of the crime scene.</i>

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- He covered them with
the corrosive substance

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And left them there
to liquefy

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Into some sort
of diabolical stew

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Of human remains.

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<i> - The jury was shown</i>
<i> surveillance footage</i>

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<i> Of the defendant</i>
<i> with a hand wound</i>

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<i> Buying products apparently</i>
<i> to help dispose of the bodies.</i>

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- She paid for the tubs

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That she and her husband
disintegrated in.

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<i> - And perhaps</i>
<i> most incriminating</i>

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<i> Was guy's notebook,</i>

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<i> Which contained written</i>
<i> excerpts outlining his plan,</i>

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<i> Including one that read,</i>

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<i> "get plastic sheeting</i>
<i> for disposal process,"</i>

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<i> And, "money, all mine,</i>
<i> $500,000."</i>

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<i> After hearing</i>
<i> all the testimony</i>

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<i> And reviewing the evidence,</i>

208
00:11:28,021 --> 00:11:30,221
<i> The jury returned</i>
<i> with a unanimous verdict.</i>

209
00:11:30,290 --> 00:11:32,757
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

210
00:11:32,825 --> 00:11:33,825
- We the jury find
the defendant,

211
00:11:33,894 --> 00:11:36,761
Joel michael guy,
guilty of first-degree,

212
00:11:36,830 --> 00:11:40,632
Premeditated murder
of joel guy sr.

213
00:11:40,700 --> 00:11:42,032
- Count number two, please?

214
00:11:42,102 --> 00:11:44,436
- We, the jury find
the defendant joel michael guy

215
00:11:44,638 --> 00:11:45,703
Guilty of first-degree

216
00:11:45,772 --> 00:11:50,841
Premeditated murder
of lisa guy.

217
00:11:50,910 --> 00:11:51,976
<i> - Before sentencing,</i>
<i> family members</i>

218
00:11:52,044 --> 00:11:54,045
<i> Gave impact statements</i>
<i> about the victims</i>

219
00:11:54,247 --> 00:11:58,249
<i> And the nightmare they</i>
<i> were forced to live through.</i>

220
00:11:58,317 --> 00:12:01,653
- The next day after we buried
joel and lisa, my mother died.

221
00:12:01,855 --> 00:12:04,723
She truly died
of a broken heart.

222
00:12:04,925 --> 00:12:06,591
The impact of this crime
is notorious.

223
00:12:06,793 --> 00:12:09,661
We will never ever be the same.

224
00:12:09,863 --> 00:12:13,665
- I am joel
and lisa's daughter.

225
00:12:13,867 --> 00:12:16,000
You'll never know
what it is like

226
00:12:16,068 --> 00:12:18,870
To have to tell your
chil--your--your children,

227
00:12:19,072 --> 00:12:20,405
That their grandparents
have been chopped up

228
00:12:20,473 --> 00:12:24,142
And put in acid.

229
00:12:24,210 --> 00:12:28,012
- The last person to speak
was the judge, steve sword.

230
00:12:49,035 --> 00:12:51,235
<i> - Guy was sentenced</i>
<i> to two life sentences,</i>

231
00:12:51,304 --> 00:12:56,106
<i> Plus four additional years for</i>
<i> his treatment of the remains.</i>

232
00:12:56,176 --> 00:12:59,510
<i> He won't be eligible for</i>
<i> parole until the year 2071.</i>

233
00:12:59,579 --> 00:13:02,013
<i> He'd be 83 years old.</i>

234
00:13:06,786 --> 00:13:09,053
- [indistinct],
william dennis.

235
00:13:09,256 --> 00:13:12,790
<i> - For our next story, we head</i>
<i> to kauai county, hawaii.</i>

236
00:13:12,859 --> 00:13:13,724
<i> The defendant</i>
<i> is william dennis,</i>

237
00:13:13,793 --> 00:13:16,127
<i> Who's in court</i>
<i> without a lawyer</i>

238
00:13:16,329 --> 00:13:17,328
<i> To face the charge of driving</i>
<i> with a suspended license.</i>

239
00:13:17,530 --> 00:13:19,864
- Good morning.

240
00:13:20,066 --> 00:13:23,801
<i> - All eyes are on dennis</i>
<i> as he approaches.</i>

241
00:13:23,870 --> 00:13:26,804
<i> Clad in a blue robe</i>
<i> and a headpiece,</i>

242
00:13:26,873 --> 00:13:29,073
<i> He immediately addresses</i>
<i> the court.</i>

243
00:13:29,142 --> 00:13:30,809
- Well, my knowledge
of the facts is with this claim

244
00:13:31,011 --> 00:13:33,278
Of the standing
with this microphone...

245
00:13:33,346 --> 00:13:34,011
- Sir?

246
00:13:34,080 --> 00:13:34,679
- Of the documentation...
- Sir?

247
00:13:34,881 --> 00:13:36,480
- With the situation--
- sir!

248
00:13:36,550 --> 00:13:37,215
- Of the...
- Sir.

249
00:13:37,417 --> 00:13:39,150
- By his peaceful-hyphen
volition.

250
00:13:39,219 --> 00:13:41,819
<i> - Dennis has been rambling</i>
<i> for more than ten seconds now,</i>

251
00:13:41,888 --> 00:13:44,556
<i> But the judge</i>
<i> allows him to continue.</i>

252
00:13:44,758 --> 00:13:46,824
- Sir, unless you stand there,

253
00:13:46,893 --> 00:13:47,959
You're not being recorded
anyway, so...

254
00:13:48,027 --> 00:13:49,827
- For the claimant's knowledge
of the fact is

255
00:13:49,896 --> 00:13:51,829
With the voidance of the boxes
and plains

256
00:13:51,898 --> 00:13:55,900
With this closed-hyphen
area-hyphen court

257
00:13:56,102 --> 00:13:59,971
Hyphen-room by
the unity-hyphen consciousness.

258
00:14:00,039 --> 00:14:03,107
<i> - Dennis obviously</i>
<i> as a thing for hyphens.</i>

259
00:14:03,176 --> 00:14:05,576
<i> So the judge attempts</i>
<i> to get things back on track</i>

260
00:14:05,645 --> 00:14:09,580
<i> With a simple question.</i>

261
00:14:09,649 --> 00:14:15,053
- Okay, what's your name?

262
00:14:15,121 --> 00:14:17,722
- Well, my knowledge
of my peaceful-hyphen volition

263
00:14:17,791 --> 00:14:19,791
Is with the voidance
of the perjury

264
00:14:19,993 --> 00:14:22,660
With this participation
of correct-hyphen

265
00:14:22,729 --> 00:14:25,663
Sentence-hyphen
structure-hyphen

266
00:14:25,865 --> 00:14:29,467
Communication-hyphen
passe-hyphen

267
00:14:29,536 --> 00:14:32,070
Syntax-hyphen correct.

268
00:14:32,272 --> 00:14:34,605
<i> - If you're counting at home,</i>
<i> that is seven hyphens</i>

269
00:14:34,674 --> 00:14:37,675
<i> In just that answer alone.</i>

270
00:14:37,744 --> 00:14:40,011
<i> Thankfully the judge steps in.</i>

271
00:14:40,080 --> 00:14:42,947
- Okay, well, we have a lot
of folks waiting here,

272
00:14:43,015 --> 00:14:45,483
And I would hope
that you would be courteous

273
00:14:45,552 --> 00:14:47,618
To the other human beings

274
00:14:47,687 --> 00:14:48,686
That are
in the courtroom today

275
00:14:48,754 --> 00:14:51,689
Waiting their turn to be heard.

276
00:14:51,891 --> 00:14:56,828
What do other human beings
call you?

277
00:14:56,896 --> 00:14:59,964
- Well, my knowledge
of the facts...

278
00:15:00,166 --> 00:15:02,566
<i> - Perhaps hoping to avoid</i>
<i> an extended answer,</i>

279
00:15:02,636 --> 00:15:03,634
<i> The prosecutor chimes in.</i>

280
00:15:03,703 --> 00:15:05,770
- Your honor, the...
- Okay.

281
00:15:05,839 --> 00:15:08,439
- He is known to the state
already as

282
00:15:08,508 --> 00:15:09,440
- William m. Dennis.

283
00:15:09,642 --> 00:15:10,774
- Yes, as mr. Dennis.

284
00:15:10,843 --> 00:15:11,843
- The court--
the court will find

285
00:15:12,045 --> 00:15:14,979
That I've known him
from prior occasions.

286
00:15:15,047 --> 00:15:16,781
- This is gonna be dismissed
with prejudice.

287
00:15:16,983 --> 00:15:18,115
However, in order for his
driver's license

288
00:15:18,184 --> 00:15:19,851
To be reinstated, there are
reinstatement requirements

289
00:15:20,053 --> 00:15:24,389
That he must fulfill at the--
at licensing.

290
00:15:24,591 --> 00:15:25,723
- Okay, mr. Dennis,

291
00:15:25,925 --> 00:15:26,790
First of all,
I'll grant the motion.

292
00:15:26,859 --> 00:15:28,459
It will be dismissed
with prejudice.

293
00:15:28,527 --> 00:15:29,927
- Okay, thank you.

294
00:15:29,996 --> 00:15:31,796
<i> - "dismissed with prejudice"</i>
<i> means the case</i>

295
00:15:31,865 --> 00:15:35,066
<i> Is permanently over,</i>
<i> done, finished.</i>

296
00:15:35,268 --> 00:15:39,537
- Mr. Dennis, I believe
the state is being very patient

297
00:15:39,605 --> 00:15:40,405
And tolerant with you.

298
00:15:40,607 --> 00:15:43,541
You are free to go.

299
00:15:43,609 --> 00:15:44,942
- Thank you, mr. Dennis.

300
00:15:45,011 --> 00:15:46,810
<i> - It seems everyone wants</i>
<i> this case over,</i>

301
00:15:46,879 --> 00:15:50,081
<i> That is except</i>
<i> for the defendant.</i>

302
00:15:50,149 --> 00:15:52,817
- Well, my knowledge
of my peaceful-hyphen volition

303
00:15:53,019 --> 00:15:54,552
Is with this calling
of the cooperation...

304
00:15:54,754 --> 00:15:56,553
- Sir.
- With the human...

305
00:15:56,622 --> 00:15:57,488
- Sir.
- Hyphen-beings

306
00:15:57,690 --> 00:15:59,023
Of this court-hyphen room.

307
00:15:59,092 --> 00:16:00,758
- You're being disrespectful.
- With the creation of--

308
00:16:00,826 --> 00:16:02,026
<i> - Dennis can't quite see</i>
<i> the gift</i>

309
00:16:02,228 --> 00:16:05,629
<i> He's been given and throws out</i>
<i> a few more hyphens.</i>

310
00:16:05,698 --> 00:16:07,899
<i> - Mind-hyphen, body-hyphen,</i>

311
00:16:08,101 --> 00:16:10,168
Healing and organic-hyphen
food-hyphen growing.

312
00:16:10,370 --> 00:16:12,036
- Sir.

313
00:16:12,105 --> 00:16:13,437
- With the free of the...
- Sir, please, please have

314
00:16:13,506 --> 00:16:17,308
A seat at the front.

315
00:16:17,376 --> 00:16:18,443
Please...

316
00:16:18,645 --> 00:16:19,510
<i> - It takes some assistance</i>
<i> from the bailiff for dennis</i>

317
00:16:19,579 --> 00:16:23,781
<i> To get the message.</i>

318
00:16:23,983 --> 00:16:26,050
<i> But on his way</i>
<i> back to the gallery</i>

319
00:16:26,252 --> 00:16:29,854
<i> He gets a few more hyphens</i>
<i> in just for good measure.</i>

320
00:16:29,923 --> 00:16:32,656
- Male-hyphen liver
by the correct-hyphen

321
00:16:32,726 --> 00:16:35,660
Sentence-hyphen
structure-hyphen

322
00:16:35,862 --> 00:16:38,529
Communication-hyphen
passe-hyphen

323
00:16:38,597 --> 00:16:40,864
Syntax-hyphen correct.

324
00:16:40,933 --> 00:16:44,202
- Sir, please have a seat
in the front row.

325
00:16:44,404 --> 00:16:45,003
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

326
00:16:49,943 --> 00:16:51,342
- Do you remember cutting
the victim's throat?

327
00:16:51,411 --> 00:16:54,878
- No, no, sir.

328
00:16:54,947 --> 00:16:58,216
<i> - Next, we head</i>
<i> to idaho falls, idaho.</i>

329
00:16:58,418 --> 00:17:01,819
<i> The defendant is brian dripps,</i>
<i> who is in court for plea deal</i>

330
00:17:02,021 --> 00:17:03,821
<i> In the rape</i>
<i> and murder of angie dodge,</i>

331
00:17:03,890 --> 00:17:06,557
<i> Which occurred over</i>
<i> 23 years ago.</i>

332
00:17:06,625 --> 00:17:09,093
<i> So what took so long?</i>

333
00:17:09,161 --> 00:17:11,495
<i> At the time, another suspect,</i>
<i> christopher tapp,</i>

334
00:17:11,564 --> 00:17:13,031
<i> Confessed to the crime</i>

335
00:17:13,233 --> 00:17:17,234
<i> After intensive and coercive</i>
<i> questioning by police.</i>

336
00:17:17,303 --> 00:17:19,904
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

337
00:17:19,973 --> 00:17:21,772
<i> Tapp pleaded not guilty</i>
<i> but was convicted</i>

338
00:17:21,841 --> 00:17:25,242
<i> And sentenced</i>
<i> to life in prison.</i>

339
00:17:25,311 --> 00:17:27,912
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

340
00:17:27,981 --> 00:17:30,981
<i> For years,</i>
<i> tapp insisted he was innocent.</i>

341
00:17:31,051 --> 00:17:35,520
<i> Then in 2019, a dna sample</i>
<i> taken from dripps</i>

342
00:17:35,588 --> 00:17:37,989
<i> Matched the killer.</i>

343
00:17:38,191 --> 00:17:42,259
<i> Dripps was arrested</i>
<i> and charged with the crime.</i>

344
00:17:42,328 --> 00:17:44,262
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

345
00:17:44,464 --> 00:17:45,329
- All right.

346
00:17:45,532 --> 00:17:46,798
<i> - Now at age 55,</i>

347
00:17:47,000 --> 00:17:49,934
<i> Dripps finally appears</i>
<i> before judge.</i>

348
00:17:50,002 --> 00:17:51,802
- If you'll please stand
and raise your hand,

349
00:17:51,871 --> 00:17:54,671
My clerk will put you
under oath.

350
00:17:54,740 --> 00:17:55,873
<i> - To avoid the death penalty,</i>

351
00:17:55,942 --> 00:17:59,143
<i> Dripps</i>
<i> pleads guilty to both crimes.</i>

352
00:17:59,212 --> 00:18:01,412
- Have you had a full chance
to review the plea agreement?

353
00:18:01,480 --> 00:18:02,880
- Yes, I have.

354
00:18:02,949 --> 00:18:04,882
- Count one asset out
and the information

355
00:18:04,951 --> 00:18:07,418
Is a charge of murder
in the first degree.

356
00:18:07,486 --> 00:18:09,287
How do you plead?

357
00:18:09,355 --> 00:18:10,755
- Guilty.

358
00:18:10,823 --> 00:18:11,756
- All right,
tell me what you did

359
00:18:11,958 --> 00:18:14,992
Which makes you guilty
of this charge.

360
00:18:48,127 --> 00:18:51,328
- And do you remember cutting
the victim's throat?

361
00:18:51,397 --> 00:18:56,733
- No, no, sir.

362
00:18:56,802 --> 00:18:59,470
- Do you deny that
that occurred?

363
00:18:59,538 --> 00:19:00,738
- I don't deny it.

364
00:19:00,940 --> 00:19:03,674
I mean,
I can't remember it, though.

365
00:19:03,876 --> 00:19:06,743
<i> - Next,</i>
<i> it was the rape charge.</i>

366
00:19:06,812 --> 00:19:08,679
- Count two
is a charge of rape.

367
00:19:08,747 --> 00:19:11,281
How do you plead to count two?

368
00:19:11,350 --> 00:19:14,618
- Guilty.

369
00:19:14,687 --> 00:19:15,820
<i> - Dripps is later sentenced</i>

370
00:19:16,022 --> 00:19:19,223
<i> To 20-years-to-life</i>
<i> in a state prison.</i>

371
00:19:19,292 --> 00:19:22,560
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

372
00:19:22,628 --> 00:19:23,827
<i> As for christopher tapp,</i>

373
00:19:23,896 --> 00:19:25,896
<i> Who lost nearly 20 years</i>
<i> of his life</i>

374
00:19:25,965 --> 00:19:29,000
<i> For someone else's crime,</i>
<i> he's exonerated.</i>

375
00:19:33,439 --> 00:19:37,575
- Yes, your honor.

376
00:19:37,777 --> 00:19:40,578
- I'm thankful that I've been

377
00:19:40,647 --> 00:19:44,916
This second chance of life.

378
00:19:45,118 --> 00:19:48,785
I've wasted 20 years of my life
for something

379
00:19:48,854 --> 00:19:52,657
That I never did,
but again, you know,

380
00:19:52,859 --> 00:19:55,993
I also grew up
in these 20 years.

381
00:19:56,195 --> 00:19:58,062
- There's clear and convincing
evidence the defendant

382
00:19:58,130 --> 00:20:01,132
Was convicted of a crime
for which he did not commit.

383
00:20:01,200 --> 00:20:04,401
<i> - Tapp was released</i>
<i> from prison with his good name</i>

384
00:20:04,470 --> 00:20:06,470
<i> Finally clean.</i>

385
00:20:06,539 --> 00:20:09,207
[cheers and applause]

386
00:20:09,409 --> 00:20:13,877
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

387
00:20:13,946 --> 00:20:15,346
That's it for this edition
of "courtcam."

388
00:20:15,548 --> 00:20:17,481
I'm dan abrams.

389
00:20:17,550 --> 00:20:18,215
Thanks for watching.

390
00:20:18,284 --> 00:20:22,987
<i> ♪ ♪</i>