smokey was found in the backyard. did james put him there, and was he able to pacify the dog based on help jessica provided? we wanted to ask jessica about all of that. she declined to be interviewed. if she committed a murder or played a part in committing a murder, she s getting away with it. we cannot find any evidence. or yeah. she s not guilty? correct. as for serena and james and their covenant marriage, it s over now. they divorced in 2019. but serena still worries about what effect james might still have on her and her children s lives. you ever going to be free of this guy? when god hits his off switch. james lapan will most likely be in prison when that happens. he was sentenced to life. he s filed an appeal. kristy, who says she waited 40 years to meet nick, now faces the rest of her life without him. he ll always be my superman. i ll always love him. that will that doesn t change. and even in the midst of mourning his brother, john morelos takes so
him only got stronger. his dna was found all over nick s bedroom, and nick s blood was on the pants recovered at the lapan home. with the overwhelming dna evidence plus serena s testimony and the firearms analysis evidence, jurors didn t need much time to reach a verdict. we, the jury, do find the defendant james lapan guilty of the offense first-degree murder. you re not required to offer a motive, but what do you think the motive was here? obsession and hatred. that s all tied up around nick and jessica. jessica stillwell, james lapan s mistress and nick s former girlfriend. prosecutor mosher called her as a witness, but his interest in her was not so much about what she said as what she might have done. i can t prove that she had involvement, but i can t rule it out either. we have these texts from the evening of the murder that are really pretty disturbing. reporter: at 6:36 p. m., james lapan sent this text to jessica. pitbull. to which jessica replied, his dog. his na