hallelujah. whoo! 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 once 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 just got off work. he had on these little cutoff shorts only to your knees and a wifebeater and he was filthy and
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 byerly s 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 with prosecutors 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 lifetime
and our family, lord, in the name of jesus. hallelujah. whoo! 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 once 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 just got off work. he had on these little cutoff shorts only to your knees and a wifebeater and he was filthy and
there s nothing that can take my love from her. that s one thing i do have going for me. nobody can take that love. coming up ready to go forward on the final sentencing? dennis hall faces both the judge and the brother of his victim. and does the court scare you sometimes? sometimes. mental health staff tried to break through to antonio coleman. [ amplified ] i got this. guys, i know being a first-time homeowner is scary, but you don t have to do this. man #2: what if a tree falls on our garage? woman: what if a tornado rips off our roof? flo: you re covered. and you ve bundled your home and auto insurance, so you re saving a ton. come on. you don t want to start your new life in a dirty old truck. man #3: hey. man #1: whoa, whoa. flo: sorry. woman: oh. flo: you re safe. you re safe now. woman: i think i m gonna pass out. can you stop using the bullhorn? flo: i don t make the rules. can you stop using the bullhorn? at crowne plaza we know business travel isn t just bus
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. so 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 be in the same room together again.