defense attorney keith rigg did not dispute the wealth of evidence the state presented. all true, said mr. rigg. david moffitt did kill justin, said the defense, because he was legally insane and, therefore, not guilty. what the facts are in this case aren t really in dispute. the fact that this happens because of a mental disease isn t really in dispute, because this makes no sense otherwise. what happens here, for lack of a better term, is crazy. and why should the jury believe that? this was the defense s star witness dr. peter breggin, a
what happened in grimes isn t related to this. walking up and down. walking in a line so they don t miss anything. kind of how they do if there s a missing child. but we thought maybe they were looking for a gun or a weapon. good guess. in fact, that small army of cops was looking for anything that looked like evidence. because hours earlier david moffitt s car went off the road around here and facts were piling up. moffitt had worked with justin, dated angie, and wrecked his car the morning of the murder just six miles away. of course, that piqued our interest very quickly. that moved david moffitt to the top of the list. polk county prosecutor steve we sent the detectives and patrol officers to that
in the sweatshirt was a boat registration that we could not figure out why it was there and what its meaning was at the time. ultimately, several months later, we learned that that boat registration belonged to the father of the registered sex offender that lived within a few blocks of the crime scene. so it appeared to us, once we made that connection, that that was just another attempt to cast the blame for this on somebody else. so convicting david moffitt of first-degree murder would surely be about as easy a task as a prosecutor could ask for. or maybe not. coming up revelations no one will believe. that s pretty crazy, isn t it? when dateline continues. cs by over 200 indoor and outdoor allergens. try claritin cool mint chewabls for powerful allergy relief plus a cooling sensation. live claritin clear.
rid of justin, possibly even get angie back again. i realize that there is a very high bar to cross to to be considered insane by the legal system. but that s pretty crazy, isn t it? well, he had a goal. and he worked to achieve that goal. so his trying to commit this murder, trying to plan and make sure that he got away with it. maybe. and maybe something else was going on. maybe david moffitt could blame somebody, or something else. and, sure enough, he did. with a legal defense that could defeat the best evidence in the world. david moffitt had no intention of going to prison. coming up the verdict. almost gave you chills up your spine. when dateline continues. you ve been taking mental health meds, and your mind is finally in a better place. except now you have uncontrollable body movements
uh-huh. in his closing, prosecutor steve foritano told the jury what must have happened. david moffitt, i think, was obviously fixated on angie ver huel. that she broke off with him, which caused him some pain and hurt. and then that wound was probably reopened when he started working with justin. and justin wound up getting engaged. and david, obviously, would be concerned about the fact that it was justin that was with angie. and that he couldn t be with her because of him. so he gradually formed a plan that somehow he was going to get rid of justin, possibly even get angie back again. i realize that there is a very high bar to cross to to be considered insane by the legal system. but that s pretty crazy, isn t it? well, he had a goal. and he worked to achieve that goal. so his trying to commit this murder, trying to plan and make