and i was like, what s going on? and he s like, lisa s been shot. i held her hand and i just said, my lisa. my lisa. everyone s like, do you want justice? do you want revenge? i just want the truth. lisa techel, newly married, pregnant, starting the career of her dreams. she always put everybody before she put herself. then, one morning, a single shotgun blast rocked the newlyweds home. she s been shot. a young husband, out of his mind with grief. it was a tragedy. but for lisa s dad, a sheriff s deputy, it was no mystery. he was sure he knew who the killer was. go get him. go get him now. a neighbor with a gun and a grudge. i thought, they better get to him before i do. but some said this couple was having trouble. that seth had a secret. did he tell you, she sent me some topless pictures ? yes. others said the real murderer was someone else, right under cops noses. here s a legitimate suspect that should have been investigated
fate in its hands. and that s when things got deja vu all over again. the judge read a note from the foreman. we re not going to reach a verdict. what s next? todd, it s happening again. yep. and i m thinking, this is two months worth of trials and we re right back to the beginning. but the judge wasn t ready to give up. he told the jurors to keep trying. emotions in the open courtroom were raw, especially on the caldwell side. the jury couldn t help but hear it. presley and i were crying. we weren t crying uncontrollably or anything. but you could hear us sniffling a little. as the jury filed out, defense attorney steve gardner rose, to scold the spectators. stop the over-the-top outbursts, he said, or he d demand a mistrial in fairness to his client. i do not desire this jury to be influenced by the public. now, it was the prosecutors turn to seethe. the defense is making a speech about the caldwell family trying to somehow influence the jury, which we thought was
you could hear us sniffling a little. as the jury filed out, defense attorney steve gardner rose, to scold the spectators. stop the over-the-top outbursts, he said, or he d demand a mistrial in fairness to his client. i do not desire this jury to be influenced by the public. now, it was the prosecutors turn to seethe. the defense is making a speech about the caldwell family trying to somehow influence the jury, which we thought was ludicrous. i squeezed andy s arm, and i said i ll take this. to stand up here and suggest that anyone in the courtroom is trying or attempting to intentionally influence the jury is absolute nonsense. the courtroom started to settle down and clear. but seth remained at the defense table, his former father-in-law coiled behind him, ready to pounce. i was just praying, please just let me stand here.