other friends who had stood by her all along, walk to the courthouse and, what waited there? it all appears to be in order, i will read the verdict. we have the jury, in entitled action, find the defendant jane laut guilty of first degree murder. guilty, of first degree murder. a shock ran through the room. ron bamieh who so fervently believed in her innocence look distraught, and, jane comforted him. the woman who flat turned down a deal to do six years for voluntary manslaughter received the mandatory sentence, 50 years to life. and the story? not so fast. in 2021, jane s case was back in court. an issue, a gun enhancement of her sentence that was mandatory back in 2016 was no longer. judges could now use their discretion.
what would that reality look like? well i guess i would ve gotten us xfinity. and we d have a better view. do you need mulch? jane laut told the police a what, we have a ton of mulch.
a year passed, then two, three, four. jane remained free on bond, and dave s niece, meghan, fumed. she caused my family so much pain. and it s horrible. it s just, i hated. nephews erin and cody took it out in the garage weight room. i have a way of bottling and condensing it and i get it out when i lift. you get your motion going, you get your adrenaline going. in september 2013 dawn laut pleaded with the judge to get the case before a jury. i just want the court to know that there is a family and there are friends behind my brother. and it s been four years. and it s been very difficult. and then, in january 2015,
family or was she? she throws that night. the mystery may not be who did it, but why. the truth will come out and justice will be served. i have to believe that. welcome to dateline. an elite athlete dave laut reached olympic heights taking ventura county, california where he grew up wearing that his beautiful bride. jane said there was uproar and then gunfire. place found dave loud dead and troubling holes in janes story. here s keith morrison with the
a hidden gun inside the house. so it wasn t long before investigators shifted their focus, from unknown prowler, to the woman who reported one. jane laut. remember those clothes they found in the laundry room? when they tested them, they found gunshot residue. so, did jane sheet dave? and then change into her pajamas before she called 9-1-1? and remember, jane specifically mentioned a red flashlight. so police bagged it, tested it, and found gunshot residue, as though she was holding the flashlight while shooting her husband. and if jen was the killer, this was about as cold blooded as it gets. investigator said that dave had been shot six times. we came up with a fairly logical explanation of how it was done.