the graphic details of the murders he said he d watched kris commitment geddes told prosecutors kris asked him to fabricate an alibi. detective john buhrmaster said kris tried to cover up the crime during his interrogation. when the case was finally turned over to the defense, hendon s judgment would, again, come into question. he said to me if he didn t call any witnesses he would have two shots at the jury in closing argument. i said, you re not going to do that. i have all these witnesses. you re not going to do that. he didn t answer me. eric hendon s defense case for kris would consist of only nine words. eric stood up and said, your honor, the defense rests. he didn t call a single witness. nothing.