the best thing that happens in my day is going to sleep because 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. i may die there. 40 years is a long time.
how did this man die? strangulation. hall admits to murdering one of his roommates. a 53-year-old disabled man named jeff bishop. he hopes to reach a plea bargain with prosecutors to avoid the death penalty, but it still looms over him. i m thinking about them saying, mr. hall, we sentence you to death. i don t know. maybe i deserve to die, too. the murder occurred in this small house on the outskirts of the city. hall says he was high on drugs when he and bishop got into a fight. after strangling bishop, hall then tried to cover up the crime. the next day is when i took him to the basement. he was wrapped up in plastic. you couldn t see his regular body. all you could see was plastic. hall had help in concealing the body. it came from a third roommate,
working out is one of the only ways byerly deals with the monotony of jail. the best thing that happens is going to sleep, because 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 brief 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. i may die there. 40 years is a long time. it s basically a lifeti
region. they often know each other or staff from the streets. dennis hall has an especially uneasy acquaintance with officer chad bishop. hall murdered his brother. and, today, must appear in court for his formal sentencing. you are on the record in the case of dennis m. hall. ready to go forward on the final sentencing? judge, we are. we had passed this case briefly to allow the victim s family the opportunity to be present for final sentencing. folks, i m happy to hear from whoever would like to be heard. i will tell you that the only rule is that you have to address me personally. this is not a chance to talk to mr. hall. it s your chance to talk about mr. hall but that you re going to address me and not speak to him directly. it s hard, but that s the way it s got to be. okay? anybody have anything they want to tell me before i impose sentence? narrator: chad bishop has
working out is one of the only ways byerly deals with the monotony of jail. 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 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.