he and his wife, tina, say they ve paid a high price for something he didn t do. our daughter s 2 1/2 and has still never been held by her father. because we don t have contact visits. it s not just a tragedy for jody. it s a tragedy for jon. it s a tragedy for my wife. it s a tragedy for my daughter. and for myself. still, he decided not to take the stand in his own defense but told dateline that what he first said years ago about his wife s death was the truth. i wish it didn t happen. i wish we d gone to the comedy club. but i didn t i m innocent. but had the jury gotten that same message? when they walked into that deliberating room for the first time, some jurors in fact planned to vote not guilty. there wasn t enough evidence for me. that s what it was.
we talked to stephen scharf at the bergen county jail, where he was held for more than two years after his arrest in 2008. he and his wife, tina, say they ve paid a high price for something he didn t do. our daughter s 2 1/2 and has still never been held by her father. because we don t have contact visits. it s not just a tragedy for jody. it s a tragedy for jon. it s a tragedy for my wife. it s a tragedy for my daughter. and for myself. still, he decided not to take the stand in his own defense but told dateline that what he first said years ago about his wife s death was the truth. i wish it didn t happen. i wish we d gone to the comedy club. but i didn t i m innocent. but had the jury gotten that same message? when they walked into that deliberating room for the first time, some jurors in fact
stephen scharf at the bergen county jail where he was held for more than two years after his arrest in 2008. he and his wife tina say they have paid a high price for something he didn t do. our daughter is two and a half and has never been held by her father because we don t have contact visits. it s not just a tragedy for jody. it s a tragedy for john. it s a tragedy for my wife. for my daughter. and for myself. reporter: still, he decided not to take the stand in his own defense. but told dateline that what he first said years ago about his wife s death was the truth. i wish it didn t happen. wish we had gone to the comedy club. but i i m innocent. reporter: had the jury gotten that same message when they walked into the deliberating room for the first time, some jurors planned to vote not
arrest in 2008. he and his wife tina say they ve paid a high price for something he didn t do. we visit through a plate glass. our daughter is 2 1/2 and has still never been held by her father because we don t have contact visits. it s not just a tragedy for jody, it s a tragedy for john. it s a tragedy for my wife, it s a tragedy for my daughter. and for myself. still, he decided not to take the stand in his own defense but told dateline that what he said 18 years ago about his wife s death is the truth. i wish it didn t happen. i wish we had gone to the comedy club. but i didn t i m innocent. but had the jury gotten that same message? when they walked into that deliberating room for the first time, some jurors, in fact, planned to vote not guilty. there wasn t enough evidence for me.
i did not. i did not. i didn t hurt jodi. i didn t push her. i didn t cause her to die. i didn t kill my wife. we talked to steven sharp where he was held for two years after 2008. he and his wife tina said they paid a high price for something he didn t know. our daughter is 2 1/2. we don t have contact visits. it s not just a tragedy for jodi, it s a tragedy for john. it s a tragedy for my wife. it s a tragedy for my daughter. and for myself. still, he decided not to take the stand in his own defense. but told dateline that what he first said years ago about his wife s death was the truth. i wish it didn t happen. i wish we had gone to the comedy