by this time, the love that had once joined the beckwitt and fazzino families was long gone. in an iowa courtroom, both families had listened for a week. >> alex fazzino murdered emily fazzino. >> as prosecutors painted alex fazzino as a monster who brutally killed his wife in a fit of rage. i've got to ask you this straight out. did you play any role in killing your wife? >> physically, no. i mean, i -- i'll always feel a little responsible that i couldn't get through to anybody to get her help. and i'll carry that with me for all of my life. >> defense lawyers bill kutmus and trevor hook insisted there was no murder here, or any crime at all. >> this case should have never been prosecuted. >> that was where you came down,