the sort of person who volunteered for things like helping to build houses for happens habitats. he really enjoyed it. justin was almost 31, the eldest of three. his brother nathan idolized him. we were very close. we just always played sports and hanging out with justin. he was a great older brother, very supportive and carrying and would give you the shirt off his back if you needed it. in fact, his sister said, just instead her saved her life when as a teenager she was caught in a rip tide at the beach. it was absolutely terrifying. i felt like i was literally drowning and all of a sudden there was justin and he was pulling me up on our bookie board and telling me that everything was going to be okay, everything s gonna be fine. so, you get the idea. just a good person, a nice guy
said investigators followed the evidence and did a thorough job. it was now up to a harris county jury to decide sandra s fate. the first day of deliberations ended with no decision. reporter: when the jury s out, do you go back to your office and pretend to work or what? you can t work. no, you try and do other stuff, but you really can t. reporter: finally, on day two there was a verdict. we were all, everything s gonna be fine. this is a joke. no worries. reporter: surely the jury will see it the way we the family see it. exactly. reporter: sandra melgar stood to learn her fate. we the jury find the defendant sandra jean melgar guilty of murder as charged in the indictment. reporter: sandra collapsed into her chair, sobbing. lizz, beyond devastated, grasped for her mother as she was led away. it sucked the life out of me. i just felt the room spin. and i just felt like my world was collapsing.
the defense. that s a theory, folks. there s no evidence of that. reporter: a theory that the defense said investigators didn t even try to corroborate with the eyewitnesses who d found sandra. daughter lizz said after that yeah they never reached out to anybody. they could have asked them about you know the theory of the chair her wrists so tightly bound. i have a big problem with them not following through and talkin to witnesses who had personal knowledge. reporter: the prosecution said investigators followed the evidence and did a thorough job. it was now up to a harris county jury to decide sandra s fate. the first day of deliberations ended with no decision. reporter: when the jury s out, do you go back to your office and pretend to work or what? you can t work. no, you try and do other stuff, but you really can t. reporter: finally, on day two there was a verdict. family and friends filed into the courtroom. we were all, everything s gonna be fine. this is a
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