working out is one of the ways byerly deals with the monotony of jail. the best thing that happens in my day is going to sleep because then i get a few hours of freedom. my dreams take me to completely different places. i m always on the streets when i m dreaming. i m never locked up. it takes me out of this environment for a good six, seven, eight hours. while his dreams offer him a reprieve, dennis hall has just made a deal for a far more significant break. mr. hall, raise your right hand for me? do you solemnly swear or affirm that the testimony you re about to give will be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth? i do. thank you, sir. he s been in louisville metro for two years, facing a potential death sentence but has just reached a plea agreement to spare his life. at this point in time, mr. hall would like to withdraw his plea of not guilty. instead, he will serve 40 years in prison.
well, our family is going to be getting together that very evening, and i m not kidding. and we re going to be throwing a dennis-hall-is-dead-and-he s-in- hell party. and that s going to be a day of celebration for the family bishop. i d like to thank you for your time. thank you. appreciate it. i was actually hoping to look dennis hall right in the eyes. and i wanted him to know that i meant every word that i said. let there be no mistake. when men talk, usually we look each other in the eyes. so i wanted to look him in the eyes and let him know how i actually felt. and when the judge told me that i had to address the court, that took a little bit of the satisfaction out of being able to express myself. but i took my best shot because that s the last time he and i are going to see each other or
girlfriend, heather barington. reunite us with our children and our family, lord, in the name of jesus. hallelujah. whew, praise god. give me a hug. and even though the couple is only living about 500 feet away from each other, their lives couldn t be further apart. i cry now and then. you know, i get heather on my mind or i ll get one of her letters out and read it. i gaze out of the window and look up at the moon. i play the waiting game and pray you ll be here soon. heather, little snookums, she s a hard one to describe. i ve never had so much love pointing to me. dennis actually drew this one for me. like a motorcycle wing. he calls me snookums. that s what i used to call him. when i first met him, he had
i still have feelings for him, but i m going to try for the rest of my life to worry about me. we can remember the good times because we can t be together no more. just remember each other. i never had no one love me like heather. she has a soft heart and i love her. i always will. coming up, dennis hall goes back to court again. but this time, to hear from the brother of his victim. i had a lot of sleepless nights, wrestling with the decision of whether or not to allow the state to take its course or for me to do the job myself.
all right. and then that s all we need. so i stay in this room right here, don t get out, get nothing. you get an hour out a day. but i m going to tell you right now, if you continue all of this yelling and screaming, you re not coming out. that s all going to be on you. if you want to come out, you need to behave. okay. all right. usually, if you can talk calm to them and just keep talking, and i m very monotone when i talk to them, and i just keep repeating the same thing, they eventually get through their chaotic behavior. lohden s future is uncertain. it will be up to a judge to decide if she can return to home incarceration or serve her 6 to 12-month sentence in jail. uncertainty marks the lives of most inmates here. but the stakes for dennis hall are considerably higher. he s already served 14 years for sexual assault. now, he s charged with murder. i killed an innocent man. i can t believe i did it, but i guess anybody can be a killer.