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<i> ♪ ♪</i>

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

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- You ready to take the plea?

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[people shouting]

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<i> - [bleep] you!</i>

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I'll kill all of you
[bleep] [bleep]!

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- I hope you die in prison
as well.

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<i> ♪ ♪</i>

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- All rise for the jury.

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<i> - First up, we're in houston,</i>
<i> texas, where the trial</i>

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<i> Of 33-year-old</i>
<i> ronald lee haskell</i>

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<i> Is drawing to a close.</i>

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- Foreperson, have you
reached a verdict in this case?

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- Yes, we have, your honor.

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<i> - Haskell is accused</i>
<i> of murdering six members</i>

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<i> Of his ex-wife's family,</i>
<i> including her sister,</i>

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<i> Brother-in-law,</i>
<i> and four of the couple's</i>

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<i> Five young children</i>

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<i> Because they wouldn't reveal</i>
<i> where she was staying.</i>

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<i> After the mass shooting,</i>
<i> haskell left the family's home</i>

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<i> And was allegedly on his way</i>
<i> to kill his ex-wife's parents</i>

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<i> When he was stopped by police</i>
<i> and arrested</i>

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<i> Following a long standoff.</i>

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<i> Seeking the death penalty,</i>
<i> the prosecution only needed</i>

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<i> To charge haskell with</i>
<i> the deaths of the two adults</i>

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<i> In order to make a case</i>
<i> for capital murder.</i>

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<i> In a dramatic moment at trial,</i>
<i> haskell's niece</i>

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<i> And the lone survivor</i>
<i> of the shooting</i>

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<i> Took the stand</i>
<i> and pointed out the man</i>

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<i> Who she claims executed</i>
<i> her entire family</i>

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<i> Right in front of her.</i>

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<i> Cassidy stay, who was 15</i>
<i> at the time, recounted</i>

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<i> Being lined up on the floor</i>
<i> with the rest of her siblings</i>

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<i> And then playing dead after</i>
<i> the bullet meant to kill her</i>

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<i> Only grazed her head.</i>

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<i> More than five years after</i>
<i> her family was taken from her</i>

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<i> And after an emotional</i>
<i> monthlong trial,</i>

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<i> Cassidy stay</i>
<i> is in the courtroom</i>

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<i> To hear the jury's verdict.</i>

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- We, the jury, find the
defendant, ronald lee haskell,

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Guilty of capital murder
as charged in the indictment.

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<i> - And she breathes</i>
<i> a heavy sigh of relief.</i>

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- Thank you.

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- And a unanimous negative
verdict...

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<i> - Two weeks later,</i>
<i> stay returns to the courtroom</i>

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<i> During the penalty phase</i>
<i> of the trial</i>

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<i> And will now learn whether</i>
<i> her uncle will be sentenced</i>

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<i> To life without parole</i>
<i> or given the death penalty.</i>

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- Ronald lee haskell, the jury
having found you guilty

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Of the capital murder
of stephen stay and katie stay,

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The court sentences you
to death by lethal injection.

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<i> - But before haskell</i>
<i> makes his way to death row,</i>

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<i> There's one person who will</i>
<i> courageously face him down</i>

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<i> As she delivers</i>
<i> her victim impact statement.</i>

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- I thought, surely he has to
feel bad for killing my family.

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And when I heard that you felt
no remorse,

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Something changed
inside of me.

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And I didn't know what to do
with that change,

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And it was causing me a lot
of hurt and anger

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Because that was my closure.

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My closure was the hope
that you would feel bad.

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[sniffles]

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I no longer have the desire for
any closure because this is it.

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Are you going to feel remorse
one day?

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I don't know.

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And...

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I want to tell you
that I don't care anymore.

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I'm going to continue to live
my life with happiness,

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And I'm gonna move forward,

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And I'm gonna forget
about this.

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I'm gonna forget about you.

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Do I think the punishment
fits the crime?

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No.

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I hope that when you die,

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You will get the punishment
you deserve from god.

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Only god can help you now.

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<i> - Ronald lee haskell</i>
<i> is currently on death row</i>

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<i> Within the texas department</i>
<i> of criminal justice.</i>

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<i> Next we're in san luis obispo,</i>
<i> california,</i>

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<i> Where even though</i>
<i> court is in recess,</i>

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<i> Things are heating up</i>
<i> between opposing counsel.</i>

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<i> On one side is timothy magill,</i>
<i> whose client,</i>

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<i> A state hospital employee,</i>

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<i> Is suing</i>
<i> for wrongful termination.</i>

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<i> And on the other end</i>
<i> of the table is the state's</i>

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<i> Second-highest-ranking</i>
<i> legal officer,</i>

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<i> Deputy attorney general</i>
<i> jennie mariah kelly.</i>

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<i> Moments earlier,</i>
<i> during cross-examination</i>

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<i> Of a state witness, magill</i>
<i> asked the witness if he had</i>

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<i> Met kelly earlier in the day,</i>
<i> prior to testimony.</i>

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<i> This particular question,</i>
<i> an effort to potentially</i>

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<i> Cast doubt on the witness'</i>
<i> credibility, angers kelly,</i>

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<i> And now she's letting</i>
<i> everyone know.</i>

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<i> Gesturing wildly and</i>
<i> reportedly raising her voice,</i>

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<i> Bailiff tyler brooks</i>
<i> approaches kelly</i>

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<i> And tells her to stop shouting</i>

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<i> And then asks her</i>
<i> to leave the courtroom.</i>

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<i> But based on kelly's</i>
<i> body language,</i>

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<i> It appears that she's not</i>
<i> interested in going anywhere.</i>

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<i> And now here's something</i>
<i> you don't see every day:</i>

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<i> A state's</i>
<i> deputy attorney general</i>

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<i> About to be escorted</i>
<i> out of court.</i>

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<i> If only it ended there.</i>

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<i> According</i>
<i> to the sheriff's report,</i>

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<i> After kelly refuses</i>
<i> to lower her voice</i>

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<i> Or leave the courtroom,</i>

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<i> The bailiff then grabs</i>
<i> her hands to escort her out.</i>

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<i> But when she pulls away,</i>

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<i> The bailiff wrestles her</i>
<i> to the floor.</i>

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<i> As kelly's cocounsel</i>
<i> looks on in disbelief,</i>

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<i> Other deputies arrive</i>
<i> and help handcuff kelly</i>

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<i> As she continues to resist.</i>

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<i> Once on her feet,</i>
<i> a few more words are exchanged</i>

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<i> Before she's finally escorted</i>
<i> out of the courtroom.</i>

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<i> The california deputy</i>
<i> attorney general was charged</i>

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<i> With resisting a peace officer</i>
<i> but later pled no contest</i>

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<i> To the lesser charge</i>
<i> of disturbing the peace.</i>

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<i> She was also ordered</i>
<i> to pay a $1,000 fine</i>

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<i> And complete</i>
<i> anger management classes.</i>

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<i> - Next we're</i>
<i> in shelbyville, kentucky,</i>

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<i> For a divorce hearing.</i>

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<i> The husband in the case</i>
<i> has filed a motion</i>

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<i> That would require his ex-wife</i>

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<i> To secure</i>
<i> her prescription narcotics</i>

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<i> Inside the home where she</i>
<i> lives with the couple's</i>

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<i> Three children,</i>
<i> age 14, 16, and 18.</i>

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- They're old enough
and they're wise enough

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Not to go around takin'--
I mean, I only interviewed

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The children for a few minutes,
and I get it that they're okay

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With not taking--

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Your children are very bright,
and...

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I can't even believe
you would make that motion.

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- Judge, in all due respect,

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I can appreciate
what you're saying.

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They are good children.

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But there has been some
mental health concerns,

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And we just think it's
good practice to do that.

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<i> - The attorney is reminding</i>
<i> judge s. Marie hellard</i>

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<i> That one of the children</i>
<i> expressed thoughts of suicide</i>

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<i> During his parents' divorce.</i>

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<i> But when she's still not</i>
<i> receptive to the motion...</i>

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- I mean, it's not
a two-year-old

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Who'll pick up a pill
off the floor.

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<i> - The father does not</i>
<i> hold back.</i>

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- Your opinion on that,
I'm sorry, is just wrong.

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<i> Intelligent children</i>
<i> die of overdose</i>

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<i> Just as well</i>
<i> as unintelligent children.</i>

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- You have no evidence to put
before me that these chi--

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- Oh, that is--
- oh.

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Listen, you need
to stop talking.

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- I--I'm sorry.
- You really do.

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- I disagree with you on that.

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- Well, fine,
you disagree,

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But you're not up here.
- This is the lives

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Of my children.
- I've ruled on that.

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<i> - Frustrated, the man makes</i>
<i> a quiet comment</i>

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<i> Under his breath.</i>

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<i> - But apparently</i>
<i> it wasn't quiet enough.</i>

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- You're in contempt of court.

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You don't tell me
that I'm ridiculous.

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Do you understand me?
Have a seat over here.

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Bailiffs, take him and have him
have a seat back there.

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And mr. [...] is not gonna
come in here and bully me.

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Not gonna happen.

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<i> - But under the watchful eyes</i>
<i> of the bailiffs,</i>

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<i> The upset father</i>
<i> continues pleading his case.</i>

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- The lives of my children
are at stake here, your honor.

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You heard yourself that one
of my children talks about

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Committing suicide,
yet they're in a house

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Full of narcotics
that are unprotected.

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Do you not see that
that could be an issue?

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<i> - For a moment,</i>
<i> it appears the judge might be</i>

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<i> Reconsidering</i>
<i> the father's argument.</i>

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<i> Then again...</i>

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- You don't know
what's going on in her house

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A bit more
than a man on the moon.

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<i> - Ultimately,</i>
<i> the motion to have</i>

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<i> The prescription narcotics</i>

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<i> Secured inside the home</i>
<i> was denied.</i>

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<i> And the dad was sentenced</i>
<i> to community service</i>

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<i> For contempt of court.</i>

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<i> Next we go to a hearing</i>
<i> in louisville, kentucky.</i>

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<i> The defendant, derrick wright,</i>
<i> is here for a speeding charge.</i>

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<i> As he waits to begin,</i>

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<i> The mood inside the courtroom</i>
<i> is relaxed.</i>

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- Oh, yes.

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<i> - Eventually, as</i>
<i> judge sara michael nicholson</i>

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<i> Looks over wright's paperwork,</i>

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<i> Things change</i>
<i> when he attempts to walk away.</i>

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- Whoa, whoa,
where you going?

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- No.
- No, have a seat.

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- Okay.

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<i> - In addition</i>
<i> to his speeding charge,</i>

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<i> Turns out, wright</i>
<i> has an outstanding warrant</i>

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00:09:44,651 --> 00:09:46,985
<i> For domestic violence.</i>

213
00:09:49,856 --> 00:09:51,990
<i> - But he believes</i>
<i> it's a mistake.</i>

214
00:09:53,527 --> 00:09:54,993
- We're verifying it.

215
00:09:59,733 --> 00:10:03,001
- Sir, I need you to calm down.

216
00:10:04,404 --> 00:10:05,003
- Yeah, man.

217
00:10:18,818 --> 00:10:19,884
<i> - Eventually</i>
<i> the court confirms</i>

218
00:10:19,952 --> 00:10:22,988
<i> That wright's warrant</i>
<i> is still active.</i>

219
00:10:28,895 --> 00:10:29,960
<i> - Because</i>
<i> the warrant's active,</i>

220
00:10:30,030 --> 00:10:32,897
<i> Deputies move to take wright</i>
<i> into custody.</i>

221
00:10:32,966 --> 00:10:35,967
- Wait, sir, you need
to calm down, okay?

222
00:10:36,169 --> 00:10:37,968
They're gonna go ahead--
they're gonna execute this.

223
00:10:38,038 --> 00:10:40,305
They'll let you take some time
to call your mom.

224
00:10:40,373 --> 00:10:41,839
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

225
00:10:41,908 --> 00:10:43,775
Just stay quiet.
Don't say anything, okay?

226
00:10:43,843 --> 00:10:44,909
- Yeah.
<i> - As deputies attempt</i>

227
00:10:44,978 --> 00:10:46,444
<i> To take wright to an area</i>
<i> where he can</i>

228
00:10:46,513 --> 00:10:49,447
<i> Make a phone call,</i>

229
00:10:49,649 --> 00:10:52,249
<i> He has other ideas.</i>

230
00:10:52,318 --> 00:10:58,990
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

231
00:11:01,528 --> 00:11:03,194
- Thank you guys.

232
00:11:03,396 --> 00:11:10,001
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

233
00:11:12,072 --> 00:11:14,271
<i> - Two deputies were able</i>
<i> to subdue the defendant.</i>

234
00:11:14,340 --> 00:11:17,008
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

235
00:11:29,355 --> 00:11:30,154
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

236
00:11:30,223 --> 00:11:32,623
<i> - But wright continues</i>
<i> to struggle.</i>

237
00:11:32,693 --> 00:11:35,293
- Quit fighting.
Quit fighting!

238
00:11:35,361 --> 00:11:38,997
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

239
00:11:40,434 --> 00:11:41,699
[taser crackling]

240
00:11:41,768 --> 00:11:44,502
<i> - The deputy pulls his taser.</i>

241
00:11:44,571 --> 00:11:46,638
- Ah, I'm not fighting.

242
00:11:46,706 --> 00:11:48,306
- All right, stop.
Stop!

243
00:11:48,508 --> 00:11:49,507
- Are we done?

244
00:11:49,709 --> 00:11:50,775
- Are we done?
- Yeah.

245
00:11:50,844 --> 00:11:52,844
- All right,
we're gonna get you up.

246
00:11:53,046 --> 00:11:55,313
You're gonna walk out there
real nice, okay?

247
00:11:55,381 --> 00:11:56,914
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

248
00:11:56,983 --> 00:11:59,517
<i> - Wright is removed,</i>
<i> but he is not happy</i>

249
00:11:59,586 --> 00:12:01,252
<i> With how he was treated.</i>

250
00:12:01,321 --> 00:12:01,986
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

251
00:12:19,606 --> 00:12:21,272
- Don't get no apology.

252
00:12:21,341 --> 00:12:22,740
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

253
00:12:22,809 --> 00:12:23,808
<i> - Neither wright</i>
<i> nor the deputies</i>

254
00:12:24,010 --> 00:12:26,144
<i> Were seriously injured</i>
<i> in the scuffle,</i>

255
00:12:26,212 --> 00:12:29,948
<i> Although one of the officers</i>
<i> had his glasses broken.</i>

256
00:12:30,150 --> 00:12:31,883
<i> Wright was charged</i>
<i> with third-degree assault,</i>

257
00:12:31,951 --> 00:12:33,484
<i> Resisting arrest,</i>
<i> criminal mischief,</i>

258
00:12:33,553 --> 00:12:36,020
<i> And disorderly conduct.</i>

259
00:12:36,088 --> 00:12:37,822
<i> Wright pleaded guilty</i>
<i> to the assault charge</i>

260
00:12:37,891 --> 00:12:39,891
<i> And received</i>
<i> three years' probation.</i>

261
00:12:39,960 --> 00:12:41,759
<i> All other charges,</i>
<i> including the original</i>

262
00:12:41,828 --> 00:12:43,995
<i> Speeding charge,</i>
<i> were dismissed.</i>

263
00:12:48,969 --> 00:12:50,768
- You are selfish,
you are egotistical,

264
00:12:50,837 --> 00:12:53,237
And all you do
is take from people.

265
00:12:53,306 --> 00:12:54,572
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

266
00:12:54,640 --> 00:12:56,841
<i> - Next we head to ohio</i>

267
00:12:56,909 --> 00:12:58,309
<i> For the sentencing</i>
<i> of kevin srock.</i>

268
00:12:58,377 --> 00:12:59,977
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

269
00:13:00,046 --> 00:13:02,847
<i> He's pled no contest</i>
<i> to aggravated trespass,</i>

270
00:13:02,916 --> 00:13:06,050
<i> Endangering children,</i>
<i> and voyeurism.</i>

271
00:13:06,119 --> 00:13:09,120
<i> Srock climbed onto the roof</i>
<i> of the victim's home,</i>

272
00:13:09,188 --> 00:13:11,522
<i> Who he did not know,</i>
<i> and looked through her window</i>

273
00:13:11,591 --> 00:13:13,190
<i> While she undressed.</i>

274
00:13:13,259 --> 00:13:17,996
<i> He also tried to enter the</i>
<i> premises but was unsuccessful.</i>

275
00:13:18,198 --> 00:13:20,931
<i> Not only that; while he was</i>
<i> spying on the woman,</i>

276
00:13:21,000 --> 00:13:25,670
<i> Srock left his baby son</i>
<i> alone in the car.</i>

277
00:13:25,738 --> 00:13:27,071
<i> According to police reports,</i>

278
00:13:27,140 --> 00:13:30,140
<i> The victim saw srock</i>
<i> at her door and called 911.</i>

279
00:13:30,210 --> 00:13:33,478
<i> He was later caught by police</i>
<i> outside a nearby home,</i>

280
00:13:33,680 --> 00:13:34,278
<i> Hiding in the bushes.</i>

281
00:13:34,347 --> 00:13:36,013
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

282
00:13:36,082 --> 00:13:38,416
<i> The 27-year-old's facing</i>
<i> a maximum of six months</i>

283
00:13:38,618 --> 00:13:39,484
<i> In the county jail.</i>

284
00:13:39,686 --> 00:13:42,554
- All right, we're herein.

285
00:13:42,756 --> 00:13:43,755
<i> - The judge is chris greene.</i>

286
00:13:43,957 --> 00:13:46,090
<i> Before he announces</i>
<i> the sentence,</i>

287
00:13:46,158 --> 00:13:49,761
<i> The defense attorney speaks</i>
<i> on behalf of srock.</i>

288
00:13:49,963 --> 00:13:51,162
- Your honor, he does have
a good job.

289
00:13:51,230 --> 00:13:54,766
He works for a fortune 500
company and he does work hard.

290
00:13:54,834 --> 00:13:56,901
He is remorseful
for what happened.

291
00:13:56,969 --> 00:13:58,036
If the court will give him
the opportunity,

292
00:13:58,238 --> 00:14:02,040
He would like to apologize
to the victims in this case.

293
00:14:02,242 --> 00:14:05,843
<i> - But instead, the judge</i>
<i> decides to give the victim,</i>

294
00:14:05,912 --> 00:14:07,712
<i> A distraught wife</i>
<i> and young mother</i>

295
00:14:07,780 --> 00:14:09,714
<i> Standing just a few feet away,</i>

296
00:14:09,783 --> 00:14:11,916
<i> The opportunity</i>
<i> to speak first.</i>

297
00:14:12,118 --> 00:14:16,186
- He's, like, taken
my whole life away from me.

298
00:14:16,256 --> 00:14:20,391
When I seen him trying to get
into my door that night, like,

299
00:14:20,460 --> 00:14:22,526
He was on my roof.

300
00:14:22,596 --> 00:14:24,595
He completely saw me naked

301
00:14:24,664 --> 00:14:26,997
And watched me get dressed.

302
00:14:27,066 --> 00:14:30,668
I had to move out of my home
I'd just moved into.

303
00:14:30,737 --> 00:14:33,204
Everything has been taken
from me.

304
00:14:33,273 --> 00:14:38,075
Even though he didn't get into
my house, it feels like he did.

305
00:14:38,144 --> 00:14:40,545
<i> - The judge is highly</i>
<i> sympathetic to the victim.</i>

306
00:14:40,613 --> 00:14:42,947
- You know, you're...

307
00:14:43,015 --> 00:14:44,949
A brave young woman
for even coming in here.

308
00:14:45,017 --> 00:14:46,818
I hope that things
get a lot better for you.

309
00:14:46,886 --> 00:14:48,620
You don't deserve this.
You never--

310
00:14:48,822 --> 00:14:49,754
There's nothing
you've ever done

311
00:14:49,823 --> 00:14:52,957
That you deserve
what happened to you.

312
00:14:53,025 --> 00:14:55,760
<i> - The judge then turns</i>
<i> to the defendant.</i>

313
00:14:55,829 --> 00:14:57,695
- Sir, what do you want
to tell me?

314
00:14:57,764 --> 00:15:01,832
- I first
would like to apologize.

315
00:15:01,901 --> 00:15:04,969
I really did not mean
to hurt anyone.

316
00:15:05,037 --> 00:15:10,008
I...I so badly wish
I could take things back.

317
00:15:10,843 --> 00:15:13,578
I can't--
cannot make any excuses

318
00:15:13,780 --> 00:15:16,981
For the actions of that night.

319
00:15:17,050 --> 00:15:19,583
I truly wish there were
something that I could do

320
00:15:19,652 --> 00:15:21,986
To give some sort of peace--

321
00:15:22,188 --> 00:15:24,455
- But you can't, sir,
because sometimes your actions

322
00:15:24,523 --> 00:15:27,191
Are...Not fixable.

323
00:15:27,394 --> 00:15:28,927
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

324
00:15:29,129 --> 00:15:31,729
<i> - Now judge greene</i>
<i> has a few words for srock</i>

325
00:15:31,798 --> 00:15:34,465
<i> He'd like to get</i>
<i> off his chest.</i>

326
00:15:34,534 --> 00:15:35,600
- You've imprisoned her.

327
00:15:35,802 --> 00:15:36,867
She doesn't want to go outside.

328
00:15:36,937 --> 00:15:40,137
She's scared.
She looks over her shoulder.

329
00:15:40,206 --> 00:15:42,606
She hears a noise at night,
she doesn't know what it is.

330
00:15:42,676 --> 00:15:43,808
<i> - He lets the defendant know</i>

331
00:15:43,877 --> 00:15:46,010
<i> If this had happened</i>
<i> at his house,</i>

332
00:15:46,212 --> 00:15:48,947
<i> There would have been</i>
<i> a very different outcome.</i>

333
00:15:49,149 --> 00:15:51,749
- I'll tell you something.
You walk into my house--

334
00:15:51,818 --> 00:15:52,483
I saw you lookin'
through my window,

335
00:15:52,552 --> 00:15:53,751
You walk into my house,

336
00:15:53,953 --> 00:15:55,486
You'd have had an 8-,
9-millimeter slug

337
00:15:55,555 --> 00:15:57,421
Right between your eyes.

338
00:15:57,490 --> 00:15:59,290
You'd be dead today.

339
00:15:59,358 --> 00:16:00,491
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

340
00:16:00,560 --> 00:16:02,826
<i> - This judge isn't done.</i>

341
00:16:02,895 --> 00:16:05,563
- You are selfish,
you are egotistical,

342
00:16:05,631 --> 00:16:09,700
You are manipulative...

343
00:16:09,769 --> 00:16:12,003
And you only care
about yourself.

344
00:16:13,773 --> 00:16:15,172
And I know
that's absolutely true

345
00:16:15,241 --> 00:16:19,010
Because you had a baby sitting
in the car while you did this.

346
00:16:19,846 --> 00:16:22,579
You put that baby's life
in danger.

347
00:16:22,648 --> 00:16:25,716
You did.
It's your baby.

348
00:16:25,785 --> 00:16:28,386
Truthfully,
weak and pathetic,

349
00:16:28,455 --> 00:16:29,253
That's what I see.

350
00:16:29,322 --> 00:16:30,988
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

351
00:16:31,057 --> 00:16:33,591
<i> - Judge greene then puts</i>
<i> those words into action</i>

352
00:16:33,660 --> 00:16:35,259
<i> When he issues his sentence.</i>

353
00:16:35,328 --> 00:16:37,929
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

354
00:16:38,131 --> 00:16:40,064
<i> Instead of just six months</i>
<i> in a county jail,</i>

355
00:16:40,133 --> 00:16:44,602
<i> The judge sentences srock</i>
<i> to 230 days of jail time</i>

356
00:16:44,804 --> 00:16:48,072
<i> And 360 days of house arrest.</i>

357
00:16:48,141 --> 00:16:50,541
- If I just sent him to jail
in a short time period,

358
00:16:50,609 --> 00:16:52,876
I can't protect anymore.

359
00:16:52,945 --> 00:16:54,412
I want to try to give you
the peace of mind

360
00:16:54,480 --> 00:16:55,813
As long as I can

361
00:16:56,015 --> 00:16:58,683
That you've got somebody
watching over you.

362
00:16:58,751 --> 00:17:00,951
<i> - In addition to house arrest,</i>

363
00:17:01,021 --> 00:17:03,954
<i> Srock's sentenced</i>
<i> to five years' probation.</i>

364
00:17:04,023 --> 00:17:06,023
<i> He also cannot have contact</i>
<i> with the victim</i>

365
00:17:06,092 --> 00:17:09,894
<i> And must register</i>
<i> as a tier 1 sex offender.</i>

366
00:17:09,962 --> 00:17:12,964
<i> The judge then issues</i>
<i> a final warning.</i>

367
00:17:13,032 --> 00:17:14,765
- And I'm gonna promise you
something, sir.

368
00:17:14,834 --> 00:17:16,901
You step out of line
one centimeter

369
00:17:17,103 --> 00:17:18,836
And I will just put you down
in the county jail

370
00:17:18,905 --> 00:17:20,904
For as long as I can
put you down there.

371
00:17:20,973 --> 00:17:23,240
She is never, ever
to see your face again.

372
00:17:23,309 --> 00:17:24,008
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

373
00:17:28,982 --> 00:17:29,580
- Well, how can you sit there
and say

374
00:17:29,649 --> 00:17:30,181
That I killed my daughter?

375
00:17:30,250 --> 00:17:31,248
How?

376
00:17:31,317 --> 00:17:34,852
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

377
00:17:34,920 --> 00:17:36,788
<i> - We're in san diego,</i>
<i> california,</i>

378
00:17:36,990 --> 00:17:39,857
<i> For the sentencing</i>
<i> of regina johnson.</i>

379
00:17:39,926 --> 00:17:41,859
<i> The 60-year-old mother</i>
<i> was convicted</i>

380
00:17:41,928 --> 00:17:43,794
<i> Of two counts</i>
<i> of second-degree murder</i>

381
00:17:43,863 --> 00:17:45,596
<i> For shooting and killing</i>
<i> her husband</i>

382
00:17:45,798 --> 00:17:47,665
<i> And their 14-year-old daughter</i>

383
00:17:47,733 --> 00:17:50,267
<i> Inside the family apartment.</i>

384
00:17:50,336 --> 00:17:53,604
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

385
00:17:53,673 --> 00:17:55,740
<i> Prosecutors argue johnson</i>

386
00:17:55,942 --> 00:17:57,942
<i> Had become furious</i>
<i> with her husband</i>

387
00:17:58,011 --> 00:18:00,277
<i> Because of his long history</i>
<i> of infidelity.</i>

388
00:18:00,346 --> 00:18:02,013
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

389
00:18:18,298 --> 00:18:20,898
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

390
00:18:20,967 --> 00:18:23,167
<i> - Johnson admitted</i>
<i> to killing her husband</i>

391
00:18:23,235 --> 00:18:26,770
<i> But claimed it was only</i>
<i> in retaliation for seeing him</i>

392
00:18:26,840 --> 00:18:28,972
<i> Shoot their</i>
<i> 14-year-old daughter</i>

393
00:18:29,041 --> 00:18:31,041
<i> Following an argument</i>
<i> the two were having.</i>

394
00:18:31,111 --> 00:18:34,178
<i> Her defense team argued</i>
<i> she had no motive to kill</i>

395
00:18:34,247 --> 00:18:37,982
<i> Her only child, who was at</i>
<i> the very center of her life.</i>

396
00:18:48,194 --> 00:18:50,928
<i> - Johnson remained inside</i>
<i> the apartment for three days</i>

397
00:18:50,997 --> 00:18:53,931
<i> With the bodies</i>
<i> of her daughter and husband</i>

398
00:18:54,000 --> 00:18:55,265
<i> Until a family member</i>
<i> tipped off police.</i>

399
00:18:55,334 --> 00:18:57,801
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

400
00:18:57,870 --> 00:18:58,936
<i> Ultimately</i>
<i> blood spatter evidence</i>

401
00:18:59,005 --> 00:19:01,939
<i> And analysis of the victims'</i>
<i> gunshot wounds</i>

402
00:19:02,141 --> 00:19:05,275
<i> Pointed to johnson</i>
<i> as being the only shooter.</i>

403
00:19:05,344 --> 00:19:06,477
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

404
00:19:06,679 --> 00:19:09,947
<i> She was found guilty.</i>

405
00:19:10,149 --> 00:19:11,682
<i> - During the sentence hearing,</i>
<i> judge joan weber</i>

406
00:19:11,884 --> 00:19:15,987
<i> Tries to sum up</i>
<i> the tragic case.</i>

407
00:19:25,765 --> 00:19:27,632
- Judge, how can you say that?

408
00:19:27,700 --> 00:19:29,967
<i> - But johnson interrupts.</i>

409
00:19:30,036 --> 00:19:32,436
- They never proved anything.
- Mrs. Johnson.

410
00:19:32,505 --> 00:19:33,771
- Nobody ever said--

411
00:19:33,839 --> 00:19:35,906
They never even
had a motive why.

412
00:19:35,975 --> 00:19:37,708
- Mrs. Johnson--
- well, how can you sit there

413
00:19:37,910 --> 00:19:40,511
And say that I killed
my daughter?

414
00:19:40,713 --> 00:19:42,914
How?
You--you have no--

415
00:19:43,116 --> 00:19:45,850
How can you say the things
that you're saying?

416
00:19:46,052 --> 00:19:48,586
<i> - Facing the finality</i>
<i> of the situation,</i>

417
00:19:48,655 --> 00:19:51,189
<i> Johnson does not go quietly.</i>

418
00:19:51,391 --> 00:19:52,056
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

419
00:19:52,125 --> 00:19:53,524
- Judge, you are not
a fair judge.

420
00:19:53,593 --> 00:19:55,592
- Okay.
- You are not.

421
00:19:55,661 --> 00:19:56,994
You talk about the evidence.

422
00:19:57,063 --> 00:20:00,931
You don't even know
what the evidence really was.

423
00:20:01,000 --> 00:20:03,801
None of that stuff
she talked about was true.

424
00:20:03,870 --> 00:20:07,205
I shot him
because he shot my daughter.

425
00:20:07,407 --> 00:20:08,272
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

426
00:20:08,341 --> 00:20:10,274
She's not fair.
What kind of judge is that?

427
00:20:10,343 --> 00:20:12,676
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

428
00:20:12,745 --> 00:20:14,945
<i> - Regina johnson's final words</i>

429
00:20:15,014 --> 00:20:16,880
<i> Would not change the outcome</i>
<i> of the case.</i>

430
00:20:16,950 --> 00:20:19,750
<i> She was sentences</i>
<i> to 80 years to life</i>

431
00:20:19,819 --> 00:20:21,151
<i> With the possibility</i>
<i> of parole</i>

432
00:20:21,221 --> 00:20:24,221
<i> For the murder of her husband</i>
<i> and 14-year-old daughter.</i>

433
00:20:24,290 --> 00:20:25,823
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

434
00:20:25,892 --> 00:20:27,825
That's it for this edition
of "courtcam."

435
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I'm dan abrams.
Thanks for watching.

436
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