case. a south dakota pathology dr. brad randall. dr. randall gave an opinion of the injuries and ruled it a homicide. homicide. and there was only one suspect. in april of 2013, 15 months after emily died, alex was arrested and charged with his wife s murder. they said you re under arrest, and i was in complete shock. when you re innocent, you don t think it can happen. you think they re going to come to their senses, they re going to see it. but no. he spent three weeks in jail before being released on bond. alex s sister says her brother was charged with murder because of small town politics. what was it that you think kept the state sort of moving forward with the idea of prosecuting. i think it was them.