eric smith, the elected county prosecutor, to make a deal. my first inclination was, hell, no, i m going to make sure he goes to prison for the rest of his life. the idea that the defendant thinks he can take control of this process and use this poor 13-year-old girl s body as a bargaining chip, may be the lowest thing i ve ever seen in a criminal case. ream held one trump card, cindy s body. and the zarzyckis wanted that above anything else, even a conviction. the family found itself taking art ream s side in the plea talks. it was all about finding cindy. that was the thing right from day one. they d had no chance to say good-bye and knew nothing of cindy s whereabouts for the past 22 years. at least now they could give her a proper burial, if only the prosecutor would make a deal with the devil. i would rather have her buried on our own terms than some killer like in the middle of the night. detective mclaughlin was also arguing for a deal. after all, he d promised the f
prosecutor, to make a deal. my first inclination was, hell, no, i m going to make sure he goes to prison for the rest of his life. the idea that the defendant thinks he can take control of this process and use this poor 13-year-old girl s body as a bargaining chip, may be the lowest thing i ve ever seen in a criminal case. ream held one trump card, cindy s body. and the zarzyckis wanted that above anything else, even a conviction. the family found itself taking art ream s side in the plea talks. it was all about finding cindy. that was the thing right from day one. they d had no chance to say good-bye and knew nothing of cindy s whereabouts for the past 22 years. at least now they could give her a proper burial, if only the prosecutor would make a deal with the devil. i would rather have her buried on our own terms than some killer like in the middle of the night. detective mclaughlin was also arguing for a deal.
prosecutor, to make a deal. my first inclination was, hell, no, i m going to make sure he goes to prison for the rest of his life. the idea that the defendant thinks he can take control of this process and use this poor 13-year-old girl s body as a bargaining chip, may be the lowest thing i ve ever seen in a criminal case. ream held one trump card, cindy s body. and the zarzyckis wanted that above anything else, even a conviction. the family found itself taking art ream s side in the plea talks. it was all about finding cindy. that was the thing right from day one. they d had no chance to say good-bye and knew nothing of cindy s whereabouts for the past 22 years. at least now they could give her a proper burial, if only the prosecutor would make a deal with the devil. i would rather have her buried on our own terms than some killer like in the middle of the night. detective mclaughlin was also arguing for a deal.
to show mercy to his daughter s accused killer in court too. because of a dramatic event right before closing arguments. art ream was talking a plea, courtroom top secret. they cleared out the courtroom, told us all to leave and i just happened to notice that the judge said to one of the bailiffs, you need to make sure that the entire back room is cleared out, nobody can be in my chambers, nobody can overhear this. and then i put two and two together. amber hunt figured it out and would later be the first to report that an 11th hour plea deal had been in the works. lawyers from both sides and the zarzycki family were summoned to the judge s chambers. we want to talk to you. he wants to make an agreement. ream told his lawyer he didn t murder cindy, but he could reveal where she was buried in exchange for a reduced charge and a lesser sentence. he doesn t tell me where it is, but he tells me that he knows. defense attorney kohler then asked mclaughlin for help. i said you
because of a dramatic event right before closing arguments. art ream was talking a plea, courtroom top secret. they cleared out the courtroom, told us all to leave and i just happened to notice that the judge said to one of the bailiffs, you need to make sure that the entire back room is cleared out, nobody can be in my chambers, nobody can overhear this. and then i put two and two together. amber hunt figured it out and would later be the first to report that an 11th hour plea deal had been in the works. lawyers from both sides and the zarzycki family were summoned to judge s chambers. we want to talk to you. he wants to make an agreement. ream told his lawyer he didn t murder cindy, but he could reveal where she was buried in exchange for a reduced charge and a lesser sentence. he doesn t tell me where it is, but he tells me that he knows. defense attorney kohler then asked detective derek mclaughlin for help. i said you ve got to work the deal, though. the defense la