So many different stories about what might have happened. He said many things that night. Maybe someone could have shot something at the house. At one point he said that it was 80 suicide. Police had their own theory. I thought, oh, man, theres something going on here. We dont see a lot of women that commit suicide naked. Conrads stories were not adding up. But Something Else wasnt adding up either. A key piece of evidence. We went to the house, and we walked in and we think, ahha would a mistaken measurement send an innocent man to prison . Or free a guilty one . We thought it was over. We thought this was settled. One suspect, so many stories. Only one of them could be true. Somethings going to break, and when it does, the truths going to be known. As night fell. Hello and welcome to dateline extra. Heidy and Conrad Truman had a special bond, a deep love envied by others. But one tragic evening, a gunshot wrang out and in the blink of an eye, heidy was on the floor clinging to life.
About what might have happened. He said many things that night. Maybe someone could have shot something at the house. At one point he said that it was 80 suicide. Police had their own theory. I thought, oh, man, theres something going on here. We dont see a lot of women that commit suicide naked. Conrads stories were not adding up. But Something Else wasnt adding up either. A key piece of evidence. We went to the house, and we walked in and we think, aha would a mistaken measurement send an innocent man to prison . Or free a guilty one . We thought it was over. We thought this was settled. One suspect, so many stories. Only one of them could be true. Somethings going to break, and when it does, the truths going to be known. Hello and welcome to dateline. Heidi and Conrad Truman had a powerful connection, a deep love envied by others. Then one fateful night the young couple was jolted by unforeseen tragedy when heidi was killed by a single gunshot to the head. In the aftermath fingers w
happy that he was finally behind bars. going into trial, what did you think? i thought we had a strong circumstantial case. at trial, the prosecution argued domestic violence ending in homicide. the defense? self inflicted gunshot wound. the jury sided with the state. conrad truman was convicted of s murder. it was like, finally, got him. finally got him. and as far as you knew, that was it? that was it. did you think that was it? i did. but if you think that was it, well, then you haven t been watching enough dateline . coming up heidy s heartbreak. she did not know her dad and she had always wanted that. that really bothered her. and conrad truman s hope. this is going to work out. it has to because i didn t do this. when dateline continues.
and the result was just what they had asked for. heidy truman s manner of death, once undetermined, then a homicide was now officially, once again, on determined. it was man out from forensic heaven. how often do they change their findings and then change them back? i have never had a case where this has happened, ever. it took another year, but conrad truman s conviction was overturned, he was granted a new trial. i did not even think that was a possibility, for them to change it, i never would have thought that. is there a part of you that things, i can t get my own about this? that s exactly how i felt. i was beyond happy. we were just absolutely over the moon. for heidy s family, it was just the opposite we could not believe it. you thought it was over? we thought it was over, settled. that was the hard, hard moment. we hated it. we just thought, so what are they going to come up with this time?
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