Position. Her Jewelry Boxes untouched. Did someone have a bigger prize in mind . A Family Farm Worth a fortune. I did not shoot my mom and i would never shoot my mom. Two trials. Every emotion hit. Two verdicts. There were only two people who knew what happened that day. One of thems dead and the other one is sitting in that chair. Too much to bear. Its just been a hell on earth. Hello and welcome to dateline. Bill and Shirley Carter built a comfortable life and raised a family on their sprawling farm in americas heartland. As their golden years approached the couple fell into a routine. Daily coffee, Working The Fields and spending time with the grandkids. But one morning gunshots rang out, leaving shirley dead and planting the seeds of a mystery that would turn one Family Member against another. Heres Dennis Murphy with the farm. Council bluffs, iowa. In a small courtroom the new and final scene of a four yearlong drama was playing out. Count one murder in the first degree. The defen
i did not shoot my mom and i would never shoot my mom. two trials. every emotion hit. two verdicts. there were only two people who knew what happened that day. one of them s dead and the other one is sitting in that chair. too much to bear. it s just been a hell on earth. hello and welcome to dateline. bill and shirley carter built a comfortable life and raised a family on their sprawling farm in america s heartland. as their golden years approached the couple fell into a routine. daily coffee, working the fields and spending time with the grandkids. but one morning gunshots rang out, leaving shirley dead and planting the seeds of a mystery that would turn one family member against another. here s dennis murphy with the farm. council bluffs, iowa. in a small courtroom the new and final scene of a four-yearlong drama was playing out. count one murder in the first degree. the defendant did with malice and forethought with premeditation
if you want to characterize him as a bad guy for carrying on an affair, fine. but that doesn t make a man a killer. jason s wife, shelley, told the jury despite everything, she still supported her husband. every day, i work on forgiving. but never forgetting. i love my husband. and we have reconciled. as for the motive, the lawyer argued jason didn t have one. shelley conceded that at one
jason carter s lawyers, steve, challenged the accusation that jason in his 9-1-1 call, was trying to push back that time of shirley s death to morning hours, when he d been accounted for on video at the granary. it looks like she s been laying here for two hours. this is all happening within the matter of minutes. jason was simply so distraught. and to see, you know, you should ve done this and you should have done this and that, i think it s just ridiculous. as for jason s affair, the lawyer told the jury it was irrelevant. a salacious destruction. and of course, jason lied about it to preserve his family. if you want to characterize him as a bad guy for carrying on an affair, fine. but that doesn t make a man a killer. jason s wife, shelley, told the jury despite everything, she still supported her husband. every day, i work on forgiving. but never forgetting.