medical examiner couldn t say whether heidy s death was a homicide. and johnson knew that would be a huge hurdle in court. based on my experience, courts with juries, and medical examiners cork carry a lot of weight. so, johnson and wallace showed the m. e. a 96-page powerpoint presentation of all their evidence. including those measurements. hoping something would sway him. the presentation worked. the medical examiner changed his really. two homicide. it sounds like one of the things that got the medical examiner to move from any conclusive to homicide, was the measurements of the crime scene suggested that her body was too far from mr. truman said she had been shot. exactly. so, after a ten month investigation, the orem police department and the da s office arrested conrad truman. and charged him with his wife s murder. my mom called me and i fell
suggested that her body was too far from mr. truman said she had been shot. exactly. so, after a ten month investigation, the orem police department and the da s office arrested conrad truman. and charged him with his wife s murder. my mom called me and i fell to the ground, crying and so happy that he was finally behind bars. going into trial, what did you think? i thought we had a strong circumstantial case. at trial, the prosecution argued domestic violence ending in homicide. the defense? self inflicted gunshot wound. the jury sided with the state. conrad truman was convicted of s murder. it was like, finally, got him. finally got him. and as far as you knew, that was it? that was. it did you think that was it? i did. but if you think that was it, well, then you haven t been