but that s what happened. mcvay s attorneys, aaron dyer, dan dalton, and jon ruud, argue that the prosecution s theory of motive was preposterous. the idea that he could kill her and take her car to just get a ride to minnesota i think is laughable. you didn t have a cause of death, so how do you point the finger at somebody? the defense did not produce any witnesses of their own. instead, they aggressively challenged the state s witnesses, like that former girlfriend. the defense tried to show mcvay was more playful than violent. you said, when i finally did get him off me, he said he was just playing around. but you did not find it funny? yes, he . wasn t striking you, right? no, he wasn t. he has never struck me. defense attorney also contacted detective thomas, who traced that shovel to big lots in wisconsin. you have no because of the