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
Most murders happen for a simple reason greed, fear, lust. There are no little lies in this kind of investigation . A lie is only there to cover something up. But someone thought the sheriff wasnt moving fast enough to uncover things. My life ended that day. I think he just had to know the truth. Reporter a father and son battle for justice. Against each other. It wasnt jason that got everything. Guess who it was . Him. You shot your mother to death. Absolutely not. Reporter a small town mystery. And a family torn apart by murder. You could hear a pin drop in that courtroom. Reporter im lester holt and this is dateline. Heres Dennis Murphy with the farm. Reporter sitting way up in the cab of a tractor can give an iowa corn and soybean farmer like bill carter plenty of time to reflect on just how hard this life can be sometimes. We put this farm together from nothing. Reporter there was the summer when the heat scorched the crops the winter when there wasnt enough snow on the ground and
Most murders happen for a simple reason greed, fear, lust. There are no little lies in this kind of investigation . A lie is only there to cover something up. But someone thought the sheriff wasnt moving fast enough to uncover things. My life ended that day. I think he just had to know the truth. Reporter a father and son battle for justice. Against each other. It wasnt jason that got everything. Guess who it was . Him. You shot your mother to death. Absolutely not. Reporter a small town mystery. And a family torn apart by murder. You could hear a pin drop in that courtroom. Reporter im lester holt and this is dateline. Heres Dennis Murphy with the farm. Reporter sitting way up in the cab of a tractor can give an iowa corn and soybean farmer like bill carter plenty of time to reflect on just how hard this life can be sometimes. We put this farm together from nothing. Reporter there was the summer when the heat scorched the crops the winter when there wasnt enough snow on the ground and
Overnight flurries. Well let you know how your commute looks this morning, and whether well see any more snow today. Alyx the first harsh arctic blast of the winter was accompanied by fires. The challenge firefighters face when battling flames and frigid elements. Nikole im Nikole Killion in washington, where president obama prepares to give his final state of the union. What to expect coming up. Youre watching kcci eight news. Shaina good morning and thanks for waking up with us this morning. Eric it is tuesday, january 12. Flurries fell overnight. It is frigid out there. Metinka the wind is something else. It felt like 15 below when you factor in the windchill. The worst conditions are to the north. Thats where we have the wind 20 to 30 below through the morning. The careful and dress as warmly as possible. Especially dress up the kids. Near five degrees high of 11 but temperatures will feel like below zero despite sunshine. Shaina the latest check of 511ia. Org shows several roads a
Mr. Bush if she gets elected, her first 100 days, she might be going back and forth between the white house and the courthouse. Mark closer to home, kccis vanessa peng has reaction from tonights debate. Vanessa hey guys, we may be miles away from south carolina, but here in des moines, we found a spot at the flix brewhouse, an auditorium filled with nearly marco rubio supporters watching 100 the debate unfold. They spent the night cheering on marco rubio when he had the microphone. Iowans say even though this is the sixth Republican Debate, with the iowa caucus less than a month away, they are paying attention. We are the first state to have a caucus, number one. And number two, its important that we as a nation get to know the candidates and hear what theyre saying. Pony show in the past. I think neil, they both done a good job of preparing the right questions for each candidate and right now, the focus is on beating hillary. Vanessa and guess what . The next Republican Debate will be