as for the alleged affair, you ever see any hint of anything inappropriate between kevin and sabrina? absolutely not. no. no. that s not my brother. sabrina, they said, turned on kevin and blamed him for everything hoping for a plea deal. so what s going on here? sabrina lying to save her own skin? absolutely. absolutely. not according to detective parmertor. you re convinced there really was a plan between her and kevin? yes. and there was an affair despite the lack of hard evidence. she had no proof. there s no love letters. no. there s no photographs. there s no video tape. no. how do you know it happened? took sabrina on her word. every time we interviewed sabrina, she always told us the same story. and it rang true. absolutely rang true. and parmertor said he was suspicious of kevin even before
it turns out the loving care was just what sabrina needed. she was going to class, getting good grades. i think sabrina really was thriving in their home. which made the news that it was sabrina who had brutally stabbed lisa all the more baffling. i still can t see the sabrina that i know being violent towards anyone let alone what she did. something else had to have been at play here. the detective was thinking the same way. he wanted to talk to kevin about what that something else might be. but he held off. i was giving him his space because i thought he needed time to deal with the tragic death of his wife. according to his sister, chris ann, kevin was an emotional reck when he heard what happened. i m sure that there was some guilt because he worked nights and he wasn t home. he s like, i never thought this would happen. did you think he had anything to do with this? no.
charged in the indictment. kevin knoefel was sentenced to life in prison and at the time linda had this to say you think an innocent man is in jail. absolutely. absolutely. i mean, i would about stake my life on that. sabrina also received a life sentence but will be eligible for parole in 30 years. as recommended by the state. prosecutors feel justice was served. but lead prosecutor karen is quick to point out cases like these bring little satisfaction. this was really just betrayal on top of betrayal on top of betrayal, isn t it? i mean, you got kevin betraying lisa. sabrina betraying lisa. then ef kevin betraying sabrina . yeah, it s a perfect circle.
kevin was always good with children. linda is a family friend whose known kevin all his life. good father? good father. dedicated father. absolutely. absolutely. kevin was a jack of many trades. a truck driver, a school bus driver, an emergency medical technician. lisa dedicated her life to social work, helping and caring for sexually abused kids. cay lean was one of lisa s co-workers. she just wanted to help people. we work in the sex abuse unit. that s a very difficult subject a lot of people can t deal with but she really prided herself on helping these families and being able to help make a difference. everyone admired lisa s selflessness. her friend kari ward also worked with lisa. she took in foster kids while she was a single parent. was raising her own daughter by herself. that feels like sort of going the extra mile and then some. she did.
state s star witness. in exchange, the district attorney s office agreed to recommend that sabrina receive a reduced sentence. you re taking the word of an admitted murderer here. correct. even though she clearly got a reason to lie about this. yep. i believed what she was telling us was the truth. but would a jury agree? coming up testimony that kevin had talked about divorcing lisa and wanting sabrina to live with him. i thought it was a little odd that he wanted to take 17-year-old girl alone in a home with just him. when deadly betrayal continues. n deadly betrayal continues. nt has your moderate to severe eczema or atopic dermatitis under control? hide my skin? not me. by hitting eczema where it counts, dupixent helps heal your skin from within keeping you one step ahead of eczema. hide my skin? not me. and that means long-lasting clearer skin.