the appeals process can take forever. as ryan widmer got processed into the ohio prison system, his trial was way from over. the day after the attorney filed his motion, his fax machine started humming. the fax was a letter from a juror. he was having problems living with himself. he said it was a moral dilemma to let it go without bringing it to somebody s attention. the juror claimed there had been forbidden monkey business during deliberations, over nothing less than the biggest issue in the trial. damp head, dry body. he said that two or three of the female jurors had done home experiments where they had showered and air dried. they were testing out this theory of how quickly the body dries coming out of the tub or shower? yes. at home? at home.
mandatory sentence, 15 years to life in prison. he said two or three of the jurors had done home experiments where they showered and dried. home experiments, what was that all about? ryan widmer was about to get a break when the bathtub mystery continues. a break when the bathy continues. of our camping trips. but with a range of sizes, depend fit-flex is made for me. with a range of sizes for all body types, depend fit-flex underwear is guaranteed to be your best fit. get stronger. get closer. start listening today to the world s largest selection of audiobooks on audible. and now, get more. for just $14.95 a month, you ll get a credit a month good for any audiobook, plus two audible originals exclusive titles you can t find anywhere else. if you don t like a book, you can exchange it any time, no questions asked. automatically roll your credits
could this death have been deliberate? she was murdered. i love sarah. i would never have hurt her. i started crying because i just felt so bad for him. there s just no chance he had anything to do with it. three trials, three juries. we re scared that the truth may not come out. hello and welcome to dateline extra. i m craig melvin. sarah and ryan were newlyweds. a young coupled that appears to be deeply in love. sarah mysteriously drowned in their bathtub. ryan claimed it was an accident. to investigators, his story did not add up. was this a tragic mishap, or was something more sinister at play? here s dennis murphy.
the bottom line is there would have been water everywhere. if there wasn t, it was cleaned up. if there was a cleanup, then there was something to hide. that was her murder. an expert witness for the prosecution spoke to the issue of whether a person can actually fall asleep in a bathtub and drown in a bathtub. her testimony was no, that can t happen. it would be virtually impossible for somebody without the influence of drugs or alcohol or something external to fall asleep and not wake up. so first, the sensation of water on your face would wake you up. two would be the gag reflex, water entering your airway, just choking. three, if for some reason, that didn t, the drop in oxygen would cause you to wake up. but maybe sarah hadn t fallen asleep. perhaps she had suffered a catastrophic but perfectly natural event. something to her heart, her brain. the coroner didn t find any. any evidence of heart problems?
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