from the grave? you can see the emotions that she went through. could she point police to her killer? scared to death. once, just in a flash, the life just changed. hello. and welcome to late lane. it started with a little flirtation in the office, that bloomed into a full blown romance. problem was, brittany eldridge was married to another man. then, she found out that she was pregnant. and it was just weeks before her due date that the tragedy struck. investigators would quickly hone in on the two men in her life. but was either capable of murder? here s andrea canning with. deadly circumstances. imagine all your phone conversations being recorded for posterity. how would you feel? what secrets what they tell? why were you talking like you re trying to hide something? this story begins here. at a suburban office outside of knoxville, tennessee. it looks like any of us in america. but when workers here talked on their desks, phones every word was captured
they re saying it was a homicide. then police found something else. revealing recordings. everything changed like instantly. it s weird. brittany is essentially speaking from the grave. you could see the emotions she went through. could she point police to her killer? i am scared to death. all at once just in a flash your life just changed. hello, welcome to dateline. it started with a little flirtation in the office and bloomed into a full-blown romance. problem was, brittany eldridge was married to another man then brittany found out she was pregnant and it was just weeks before her due date that strategy struck. investigators would home in on the two men in brittany s life but was either capable of murder? here s andrea canning with deadly circumstances. imagine all of your phone conversations being recorded for posterity? how would you feel. what secrets would they tell? why are you talking like you re trying to hide something. reporter: this sto
these murders were personal, strangling as a personal type of killing. it is a killing that shows control. and a desire to control the victim. no like is a killer. he killed britney eldridge, he killed his baby. those same arguments had led to a mistrial before. incredibly, when this jury got the case it also came down to a lone holdout. only this time, the majority wanted to convict. we spoke to two jurors about their deliberations. the person who voted not guilty, who is not gonna change their mind, what was their issue? we asked and the response that was made was i m the smartest person in the room. yes. i have a ph.d.. you guys are all gaming up on me. at that point it became a very hostile room. and we decided to call it. after four long days, they were hopelessly deadlocked. another hung jury.
to a mistrial before. incredibly when this jury got the case, it also came down to a lone hold-out. only this time the majority wanted to convict. we spoke to two jurors about their deliberations. the person who voted not guilty, who was not going to change their mind, what was their issue? we asked and the response that was made is i m the smartest person in the room. yes. i have a ph.d. you guys are all ganging up on me. at that point it became a very hostile room and we decided to call it. after four long days, they