i heard this god awful scream. was this an accident? there was absolutely no allegation of evil intent. or something else? i m with more to her dead than i am alive. hello, and welcome to dateline. to outsiders, every marriage is a mystery. some who knew the couple in our story sought to people in love, others a marriage in trouble. but, all agree this husband and wife did have one thing going for them, they both loved hunting. they were also both excellent shots, so good they rarely missed whatever the target. here s keith moore with as darkness fell. twilight, the day going fast now, the meadow, a while in blackwood. what did she know, now as she studied, herself was it hours ago on did she know already back at the camp in the morning? where was it later, much later that they showed her the evidence, and darkness that swallowed them all. they call it the rock, this gorgeous island with this fishing and cove and mile after mile of woods. a place to fall in lo
mary brooks was led into the courthouse trial. in fact, the public fascination with a case was significant intense, that her attorney advised her to be tried by a judge alone. oh it was foolish to bring us to a jury. why do you say that? i was afraid a jury might think okay, she s an american, she did not intend to kill. so in front of a judge with no cameras, no jury. the hunting guide recalled the fateful moment. i said what did you she? at she said, i shot at a bear. did i get him? i said no, you got mark. the mounties told weather inconclusive recreation about the twilight in the brush, the tall grass which mary beth claims she saw bear. it was very rugged terrain, there was a lot of tree stumps and fallen trees. very poor footing, as i recall. and as you entered the scene of or, the grass was fairly tall, as he went in it got taller. the star witness was mary
dean who right after the shooting, and dean who heard that investigators went out to the very spot with the best shot, mark and conducted a reenactment. the results, inconclusive. it was possible at least that a mary beth could have mistaken mark there. though of course, another conclusion was also possible. by this time, with some help from the family, pennsylvania media had gotten wind of his death, and local gossip feasted on what was a juicy story, accident, or not? it would be pretty hard to mistake a human for a bear. mary beth, she kept her mouth shut, at least in public. the, she did fight hard eventually successfully to pry the very successful insurance money from first refused to pay. she started competing again, in local shooting contests. and, when it came to the kids, mary beth claimed the family
i saw a clear bear. what you re telling me as you saw a bear? with the scope, and might make it i. my scope magnified, it and i looked, and it was a bear. and then she said, for this conclusion. i think it was too dark to shoot. i should not have taken the shot. you didn t get a clear picture? i thought i had a clear picture, but obviously not. so, now the question all too familiar to cops everywhere mary beth, you and mark, ever had any marital issues or problems? we had the perfect life, the perfect, marriage the perfect family. i loved him so much. he was my everything. i could not wait for him not as what i live for. we had a great life. we had so much in common.
his wife mary beth was convinced had murdered mark, and rather. they told whoever would listen, she knew she was not shooting a bear in the newfoundland woods. his family was terribly upset of, course then they started blaming her. they wanted a wreath in, they wanted a person who would be responsible. she was responsible, and she said she, was and she felt horrible. but, nick wanted more. they wanted more than just saying yes i did it, i m so, sorry i m so sorry. of all of them, only very stood by mary beth. mary who expressed discussed in the weather s accusation that she killed mark out of revenge, or maybe to collect insurance money. he just said very. i feel it was a game. she was playing a game. persuaded everybody else to feel the same, and meanwhile, barry did his