reporter: that s when one of curtis s lawyers turned to christine. he said this can all end right now if curt agrees to take this deal. he said it would keep him from dying in prison. but he d have to admit his culpability, responsibility in cory s death. that s the condition, right? correct. and that he wouldn t have to spend probably any more than 13 years in prison. reporter: the two said no thanks to the state s offer and geared up for a second trial. but that forced them to face another dire reality: they were totally broke, unable to afford another lawyer. what are we going to do? i mean, at that point, it there didn t appear to be any option. this could be a moment for christine to say, i m out of here. i didn t sign on to be some tammy wynette for this guy, standin by her man. i m gone. yeah. and who who could who could blame her if she would have done that? but that s not who she is.
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through. reporter: that s when one of curtis s lawyers turned to christine. he said this can all end right now if curt agrees to take this deal. he said it would keep him from dying in prison. reporter: but he d have to admit his culpability, responsibility in cory s death. that s the condition, right? correct. and that he wouldn t have to spend probably any more than 13 years in prison. reporter: the two said no thanks to the state s offer and geared up for a second trial. but that forced them to face another dire reality they were totally broke, unable to afford another lawyer. what are we going to do? i mean, at that point, it there didn t appear to be any option. reporter: this could be a moment for christine to say, i m out of here. i didn t sign on to be some tammy wynette for this guy, standin by her man. i m gone. yeah. and who who could who could blame her if she would
reporter: christine was still trying to find her husband. she didn t know he had been transferred to a different jail. eventually, he called. he told me everything would be okay. and that we were gonna have to to fight some things. reporter: christine was a wreck. her husband was in jail and she was dumbfounded as to why the police had taken the boys out of school and then interviewed them without parental permission. she felt better about this, though the two oldest boys backed their dad s story they had seen their mom, cory, alive valentine s day morning, just like curtis said. they saw their mother alive that day. the reporter: that s the gist of their story. yes, i saw her alive that morning yes. reporter: when dad took us to school. uh-huh. reporter: so there it was valentine s day.
have done that? but that s not who she is. reporter: it looked as though curtis would have to use a public defender. but christine wouldn t accept that option. she worked her connections and eventually ended up here in chicago. she came to our office and told us her story. and i remember finding it compelling and certainly worth exploring further. reporter: jon loevy is not a criminal lawyer. he s a civil rights attorney by practice who also does pro bono work with the exoneration project. its aim overturn wrongful convictions. but curtis hadn t been convicted, at least not yet. still, loevy and co-counsel tara thompson decided to take the case. their services would be free. the main concern that i had in this case from the outset was really the lack of evidence. this didn t feel like a murder case from the beginning. reporter: with a new defense team in place, christine got working on her next goal, making bail to get her husband out of jail.
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