had to concede that martin was a cad and a cheat. but insisted that the prosecution didn t even prove there was a murder. let alone that martinique committed it. i assert to you that none of the circumstances that the prosecution submitted is consistent with homicide. they don t rise to the level of proof beyond a reasonable doubt. and then, the jury began deliberating. they huddled. hour after hour. late into that friday night. midnight came and went. they were still talking. the longer the deliberations would go, the more worried i got. the quicker the deliberations the better? in this particular case, i thought so. because our case with simple. then after 11 hours, a verdict. two quick, thought the prosecutor. when they were coming back after 11 hours, i was a little bit nervous. it was one in the morning, on saturday november 9th, 2013. we the jury have reviewed
think i m in a look at this deeper. after his review, the m e did make one small change. in the manner of death. from manner of death natural, to undetermined. but it hardly broke the case wide open. he refused to call it a homicide. sure. absolutely. but mcneill was released from federal prison. so in 2012, martin mcneill was once again a free man. he turned his time for fraud. and we spoke to alexis after he was a free man. how did that make you feel? very scared. you ve been the chief accuser all these years? yeah. i m not concerned. i m not only concerned for my family, but anyone who comes into contact with my father because i know he is a dangerous man. investigators agreed. but the prosecutor wanted more. something that they could take to court. show me how she died. show me how she died. i said, i believe i know how she died but i can t prove it
because i believe my father killed her. was the evidence on his side? the medical examiner for portland as she did as a cause of death. who do you believe? hello, and welcome to dateline! martin and michelle mcneill were a dream couple. he was a handsome doctor, she was the whip smart former model. together they group to leveling home and filled it with many children. but the seemingly happy family, would be taught by a sudden death and suspicions of foul play. was it a result of natural charges? or a cold blooded murder? here s keith morrison with secrets and pleasant grove. the story you are about to witness is all too common. oh what people will do it to each other. and yet? well puzzling.
damien, martin s only son, stuck by his father. he had a hard time after my mom died. i had talked to him about my concerns and, he didn t want to believe that my father was capable of killing my mom. but alexis s conviction was absolute. every time she set foot in her parents home, only one thought went through her mind. he s already killed her. and yet? there was still no hard evidence that martin had killed michelle. almost two years went by, martin and gypsy still carrying on in plain sight. but then, in january 2009,? certainly they re both arrested? yes. but not for what people might have thought. no, no. coming up! two lovers cook up a secret crime.
my mom confided in me about everything. all of her feelings, her concerns. and so, i took his cell phone and was able to download his password, and we did see a number that my dad had been calling quite a few times. you hacked into his phone? yeah. we call the number. and a woman answered. and then hung up right away. so i paid for an online search. and it came up with a name. and it was gypsy jillian willis. gypsy jillian willis? yeah we thought maybe it was a stripper? but anyways, my mom, with that information, with the ladies name went to my dad and confronted him. martin denied everything.