the scariest thing that you will ever go through. my whole world crumbled. cara was the kind of teacher students just love. she was a rock star at her school. with the same man for 20 years, enjoying life together by the beach. the balcony was like our second living room, you can hear the waves on the shore. but she was all alone that night when, according to her, an intruder burst into her bedroom. i was scared to death. i didn t have any other choice. you shot him? i shot him. she said the man attacked her. he told me he was going to kill me. she d been assaulted. she defended herself. so why did others call it murder? my very first words were, she set him up. cara s account kept changing. it hit me just how different all of these stories were and how unbelievable they were. lies. it s all lies. what really made cara pull that trigger? the rug was pulled out from underneath her. she was shocked. and she was angry? yes. a jury would
the interview room. cara said j.j. raped her and left. but when he came back she heard and recognized his voice threatening her before she shot him. and he told me that he was gonna kill me, but he was gonna wait for scott to get off work and he was gonna kill scott, or he was gonna make it to where nobody would ever want me again. and he came in the room and that s when i grabbed the gun. what exactly did you do? as he came in the door, i don t remember. i i just the gun went off, i shot him. then at the rape crisis center, another version implying an accidental shooting. cara quoted as saying, he grabbed her, and the gun went off. now she is telling the rape counselor that they were struggling over the gun? what, during this alleged sexual attack? she s told me, you know, he raped her. she shot him but never said anything about him grabbing the gun or anything until she speaks with the rape counselor. finally, version number four. cara didn t really know who came ba
and he came in the room and that s when i grabbed the gun. what exactly did you do? um, as he came in the door i don t remember. i i just the gun went off, i shot him. reporter: then at the rape crisis center, another version implying an accidental shooting. cara quoted as saying, he grabbed her, and the gun went off. now she is telling the rape counselor that they were struggling over the gun? what? during this alleged sexual attack? she s told me, you know, he raped her. she shot him. but never said anything about him grabbing the gun or anything until she speaks with the rape counselor. reporter: finally, version number four. cara didn t really know who came barging into her house. she was simply scared and fired. somebody was in my house that i didn t expect to be in it. but see how you re explaining this now to me? cara, you re telling me the
center, another version implying an accidental shooting. cara quoted as saying, he grabbed her, and the gun went off. now she is telling the rape counselor that they were struggling over the gun? what, during this alleged sexual attack? she s told me, you know, he raped her. she shot him but never said anything about him grabbing the gun or anything until she speaks with the rape counselor. all right, now i ve got it straight. finally, version number four. cara didn t really know who came barging into her house.
what exactly did you do? um, as he came in the door i don t remember. i i just the gun went off, i shot him. reporter: then at the rape crisis center, another version implying an accidental shooting. cara quoted as saying, he grabbed her, and the gun went off. reporter: now she is telling the rape counselor that they were struggling over the gun? what? during this alleged sexual attack? she s told me, you know, he raped her. she shot him but never said anything about him grabbing the gun or anything until she speaks with the rape counselor. reporter: finally, version number four. cara didn t really know who came barging into her house. she was simply scared and fired. somebody was in my house that i didn t expect to be in it. but see how you re explaining this now to me? cara, you re telling me the condition he was in, what