Position. Her Jewelry Boxes untouched. Did someone have a bigger prize in mind . A Family Farm Worth a fortune. I did not shoot my mom and i would never shoot my mom. Two trials. Every emotion hit. Two verdicts. There were only two people who knew what happened that day. One of thems dead and the other one is sitting in that chair. Too much to bear. Its just been a hell on earth. Hello and welcome to dateline. Bill and Shirley Carter built a comfortable life and raised a family on their sprawling farm in americas heartland. As their golden years approached the couple fell into a routine. Daily coffee, Working The Fields and spending time with the grandkids. But one morning gunshots rang out, leaving shirley dead and planting the seeds of a mystery that would turn one Family Member against another. Heres Dennis Murphy with the farm. Council bluffs, iowa. In a small courtroom the new and final scene of a four yearlong drama was playing out. Count one murder in the first degree. The defen
i did not shoot my mom and i would never shoot my mom. two trials. every emotion hit. two verdicts. there were only two people who knew what happened that day. one of them s dead and the other one is sitting in that chair. too much to bear. it s just been a hell on earth. hello and welcome to dateline. bill and shirley carter built a comfortable life and raised a family on their sprawling farm in america s heartland. as their golden years approached the couple fell into a routine. daily coffee, working the fields and spending time with the grandkids. but one morning gunshots rang out, leaving shirley dead and planting the seeds of a mystery that would turn one family member against another. here s dennis murphy with the farm. council bluffs, iowa. in a small courtroom the new and final scene of a four-yearlong drama was playing out. count one murder in the first degree. the defendant did with malice and forethought with premeditation
and if so, when? we are not going to stop what we are doing to share the information that we have gotten so far with the department of justice. tonight, the latest on the back of forth between the 16 committee in the justice department the connection between the coup plotters and the supreme court and the alleged complicity of certain members of congress, including the senator from cancun. then, the republican governor found vacationing in europe while his state deals with historic flooding. and we will talk new mexico, where they are experiencing the rather disturbing we life on the ground consequences of the big lie. i still believe our elections are fraudulent, i believe that we already have enough evidence when all in starts right now. good evening from washington d.c., i m mehdi hasan, in for chris hayes. the attempted coup that took place on january the 6th, 2021, infected all three branches of government. tonight, we are going to talk about how members of e
later. it had to come. since this was a civil case, jason wouldn t get in any prison time. what amount of punitive damages, if any, do you award the estate of shirley carter? answer, $10 million. 10 million. bill and his lawyer never expected to see a dime. the more important thing for bill was simply to have eight people from that county hearing all the evidence and saying, jason did it. meanwhile, the county district attorney, eta bull, sitting in the back of the courtroom, had been watching closely. what would he do now? coming up the feats were not quite through with the carter family. i got right into his face. i said, why did you kill your mother? there would soon be an act to. what is the biggest thing you have going in your favor at this thing? there really was significant evidence against jason carter. when dateline continues.
election results, the county level candidates in that county would not have been put on the general election ballot. voters would have been disenfranchised. 7300 voters, republicans, democrats, and at that county hearing in new mexico would not have had their votes counted. and that would have been an absolute travesty for our democracy. it s such an important point you make, secretary of state. because these votes that are thrown out, whether they re in the 2020 presidential election or in otero county primary, are not democratic votes. they are american voters across the board, they include republicans, independents, whatever. and it s amazing that republicans support the idea of their own leaders throwing out their own votes. but let me ask you this. the crowd reacted very positively to griffin s announcement. that he will vote no. does it concern you that so many voters in new mexico, at this local county level, have bought into the big lie? it s absolutely concerning.