decided to split the case and try jim and peggy separately. we needed jean to testify against peggy, but washington has a rule that you can t call a spouse against a defendant. if you try jean and peggy separately jean couldn t testify against peggy. more than a year after his wife had given him up, jim huden went on trial for the murder of russel douglas. the opening statement of the island county prosecutor set the tone. ladies and gentlemen of the jury, this case is about the assassination of russel douglas the day after christmas 2003. banks promised the jury that the evidence would show that jim huden and an accomplice had lured russel douglas to his death with the promise of a christmas gift for his wife
[chatter] jim huden and peggy thomas were charged with the murder of russel douglas in the summer of 2011. jim huden and peggy thomas were charged with the murder of russel douglas in the summer of 2011. from that moment, whidbey island prosecutor greg banks had been hoping they would turn on each other and spill the details of what had happened on the day russel was killed. that was the plan. but that didn t happen. did not happen. because why? they re still in love? they wouldn t rat on each other? you know, if you got a chance to interview them you could ask them. because jean huden was still married to jim, the prosecutor decided to split the case and try jim and peggy separately. we needed jean to testify against peggy, but washington has a rule that says you can t call a spouse against a defendant. if you try jean and peggy
we needed jean to testify against peggy, but washington has a rule thats you can t call a spouse against a defendant. if you try jean and peggy separately jean couldn t testify against peggy. more than a year after his wife had given him up, jim huden went on trial for the murder of russel douglas. the opening statement of the island county prosecutor set the tone. ladies and gentlemen of the jury, this case is about the assassination of russel douglas the day after christmas 2003. banks promised the jury that the evidence would show that jim huden and an accomplice had lured russel douglas to his death with the promise of a christmas gift for his wife brenna. james huden did not even know
but that didn t happen. did not happen. because why? they re still in love? they wouldn t rat on each other? you know, if you got a chance to interview them you could ask them. because jean huden was still married to jim, the prosecutor decided to split the case and try jim and peggy separately. we needed jean to testify against peggy, but washington has a rule thats you can t call a spouse against a defendant. if you try jean and peggy separately jean couldn t testify against peggy. more than a year after his wife had given him up, jim huden went on trial for the murder of russel douglas. the opening statement of the island county prosecutor set the tone. ladies and gentlemen of the jury, this case is about the assassination of russel douglas the day after christmas 2003. banks promised the jury that the evidence would show that jim
russel was killed. that was the plan. but that didn t happen. did not happen. because why? they re still in love? they wouldn t rat on each other? you know, if you got a chance to interview them you could ask them. because jean huden was still married to jim, the prosecutor decided to split the case and try jim and peggy separately. we needed jean to testify against peggy, but washington has a rule that saysout can t call the spouse against a defendant. if you try jean and peggy separately jean couldn t testify against peggy. right, and we didn t need her against jim. so in july of 2012, more than a year after his wife had given him up, jim huden went on trial for the murder of russel douglas. the opening statement of the island county prosecutor set the tone. ladies and gentlemen of the jury, this case is about the assassination of russel douglas the day after christmas 2003. banks promised the jury that