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friends eventually put up the cash. almost two years after his arrest, curtis was released to his wife and sons. they greeted me at the hancock county jail. and i came home to a dog that i had never met. and for the first time, got to be back in my house and back in my home. reporter: but it wouldn t be home sweet home for long. while curtis and mrs. lovelace number three waited for the next trial of the alleged murder of mrs. lovelace number one, the judge ruled that mrs. lovelace number two could testify against her former husband. and what a story she had to tell. coming up erika, out of disguise, and on the stand. recounting what she says was a marriage from hell. he ripped my shirt. and then he let me go and he tried to grab me again and i kept on trying to fight him off.
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
curtis lovelace was putting his hands in the life of his new attorney who took on the defense for free, had more than 20 years of experience, just not in criminal law. trial? was this your first murder trial? it was. i did a battery criminal defense case right out of law case. other than that, this is basically my first criminal ot than that, this was my first criminal defense case. curtis was taking a huge gamble. on the other hand, since he was broke, he didn t have a lot of options. cory died of massive bruises. in his opening remarks they said they hadn t presented any evidence of murder for a reason. there was no murder. all of the medical evidence proves that she died as a result of an acute sudden onset of alcoholism. they had to debunk his ex. once we finished talking and i had taken my notes and one of the first defense witnesses was major larry holton
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