on cross-examination, ann told the prosecutor that she had lost her grip on john s hands, started falling back and the gun went off. [ speaking in foreign language ] on the fifth day of trial, testimony ended and closing arguments began. the prosecutor demonstrated how easy it was to shoot the gun. [ speaking in foreign language ]
trapped. she spoke with me while waiting to stand trial for a second time. was it murder? or suicide? prosecutors claimed ann is a cold blooded killer. ann is adamant she did not murder her husband. will be tried twice on the same charge. if there were any merit to this i could respect it. and i could have some sense of peace. peace ann bender has been seeking since she first moved to costa rica here with john. they hoped to escape to this magic, but instead it would lead to a descend into madness.
embezzling millions. what he wanted most was for ann to go to jail. there is no way he wanted anything else. how has this affected you? what has been the impact? i am beyond upset in terms of the degree of betrayal and how long it was going on. you re basically broke, right? i m absolutely broke. i requested that mr. alvarez be removed as a trustee. the court named a substitute to take his place. we ve reached out to juan alvarez but he has declined to speak with cnn. in this e-mail he says he is following the advice of his attorneys in not giving us an interview. with the civil suit and potentially a criminal trial against alvarez in motion, ann still had her own criminal trial to worry about.
crime. and that s what prosecutor edgar ramirez did. why did your office appeal the decision and on what basis? the decision took us by surprise and after analyzing it, we did not agree with the court s assessment of the evidence. prosecutors won their appeal and a new trial got under way this month. it was devastating to know that i have to go through this again. this is a travesty in terms of the use of the justice system. friends and family, including john s parents, do not believe his death was premeditated murder. absolutely not. oh, it is just so impossible. the moon could be made of green cheese, actually, before something like that. not only did ann not have a motive to kill him, i know she could not benefit from his death. months before ann would learn
what he wanted most was for ann to go to jail. there is no way he wanted anything else. how has this affected you? what has been the impact? i am beyond upset in terms of the degree of betrayal and how long it was going on. you re basically broke, right? i m absolutely broke. i requested that mr. alvarez be removed as a trustee. the court named a substitute to take his place. we ve reached out to juan alvarez but he has declined to speak with cnn. in this e-mail he says he is following the advice of his attorneys in not giving us an interview. with the civil suit and potentially a criminal trial