he did it. and they have not shown that to you. now, once again, the case was this the hands of a jury. this time, it took seven hours. somebody said they have a verdict. so right away your heart just starts pounding. i was terrified going upstairs to sit in the courtroom. we the jury fine the defendant david dooley guilt of murder under instruction number 4. for the second time, david dooley was convicted of murdering michelle mockbee. what did you client say afterward? no, not again. michelle s siblings had a different reaction. when they read that guilty, just felt everything bam, release. lots of tears. lots of tears. lots of hugs. they end of the day, this is a guilty man. and the jury rightfully found him guilty. david dooley maintains his innocence and remained silent
now, after years of waiting for their second chance at a trial, david dooley s defense team was ready to make their case. and at the top of their list of alternate suspects was michelle s husband. no alibi. the police didn t even bother to take his phone. coming up new questions about michelle s husband, and all that insurance money. $409,000 of cash withdrawals? could he be paying somebody? i don t know. what would the verdict be this time. right away, your heart just starts pounding? yeah, i was terrified. when dateline continues. the lows of bipolar depression can leave you down and in the dark. but what if you could begin to see the signs of hope all around you? what if you could let in the lyte? discover caplyta. caplyta is a once-daily pill, proven to deliver significant relief from bipolar depression.
were not investigated. they focused on michelle s husband, dan, and the money he received from life insurance policy. we saw cash withdrawals, $10, 000, $12, 000, $14,000. all of which suggests what? something wrong. $409,000 of cash withdrawals? could he be paying somebody in i don t know. that feels like you are throwing everything at the wall the see what sticks? yes, i am. because it is all reasonable doubt. prosecutors, detectives, and michelle s family all agree that dan mockbee had nothing to do with his wife s murder. and on the stand, he said as much. did you have anything to do with absolutely not. hiring somebody to kill your wife? absolutely not. the defense also questioned the state s theory of motive. you don t dispute that david dooley was stealing? no. we think that he was, yes. you don t think he would kill to cover that up in. no. no. absolutely not. even though it would have meant the loss of his job and maybe the loss of his wife
siblings a chance to tell you about their sister, they can t say enough good things about her. she was a good big sister. a role model. michelle was just the most amazing sister that you could ever ask for. very loving, caring, giving person. she would do anything for anyone. she always had a big smile. and her laughter was contagious. michelle carried her positive spirit into the workplace. she was head of payroll at that warehouse owned by thermo fisher scientific, a worldwide supplier of laboratory equipment. it was also where she met her husband, dan mockbee. what was she like? what drew you to her? michelle was funny, attractive, intelligent. there was a vibrantness to her. i mean, she was beautiful. it was at a thermo fisher christmas party back in 1999 that dan first summoned the
eva morales this friday. who died protecting her students during the shooting in uvalde texas. an educator for 17 years, she was remembered by students, friends, and staff. meanwhile, the superintendent took a heated press conference by refusing to answer questions about the police chief. pete arredondo refused to enter a room full of children for an hour before agents fully killed the gunman. now back to dateline! back to dateline welcome back to dateline i m natalie morales. david dooley was on trial for the murder of his coworker michelle mockbee. there was no physical evidence linking him to the crime. but in her closing argument the prosecutor laid out a provocative theory suggesting david killed michelle because she caught him falsifying his time cards. the jury was about to render its verdict. but the twists in this case were just getting started.