alive, i don t know. goodell eventually pulled over and cut his wrists in an apparent suicide attempt. at some point, he says he stumbled out of the car. next thing you know i woke up in a pool of blood with a cop saying, hey, buddy, hey, buddy. i was like, oh, [ bleep ]. i got up and jumped in the car and tried to run the cop over. so he jumped out the way and i started pushing the police cruiser backwards so he couldn t get in the car and chase me. so i started pushing the car. goodell then led police on a high-speed chase through residential areas of bergen county. viviana s body was still in the passenger s seat. i was doing like 70 on main street. cars were jumping on the sidewalk. i went on the highway, i lost the cops for a little bit. just doing my erratic driving.
the bergen county jail in hackensack, new jersey, books about 7,600 men and women every year. look straight, man. most will leave within a day or two. but those who cannot make bond will be assigned to a housing unit until their cases are resolved. let s go, gentlemen. the majority of stays here usually occur without incident. but not david goodell s. this is david s picture from the arrest the day after the murder. he had attempted suicide or at least made gestures of attempting suicide prior to his arrest. after strangling his 21-year-old former girlfriend, viviana toole, he drove around hackensack throughout the night and the following morning with her corpse seated beside him. i put a hat on her, some glasses. i don t know why i was doing that, i guess to not make her look dead, make her look more
viviana s family members, including her mother and older sister, stella tulli. this is the matter of the state of new jersey versus david goodell. goodell has made a deal for no more than 45 years in prison. but his public defender will now make the case for less time. judge, i m sure there are a lot of people in this courtroom who consider mr. goodell to be the personification of evil, but i m going to ask the court to consider the other side of mr. goodell because when i look at this presentence report, i see a person who s never really had a chance in life. both of his parents were addicts, he didn t have the support and love and nurturing that everyone needs growing up. i just ask that your honor consider these factors and impose less than the maximum sentence. at least give him some chance, some hope that would help him get through this. would you like to say anything today?
bills have been replaced with images of goodell and his cellmate, christopher gonzalez. where did you get the money to make the copies? out of my discovery, because it s part of the evidence. so i took the copies off that and copied the copies. i think this one is my favorite. you admitted to me that you re the jack-ass that did this. where is the 200 dollar bill? i was trying to find a picture of you. goodell continues to bide his time at the bergen county jail as he awaits sentencing after pleading guilty to murdering viviana tulle, his 21-year-old former girlfriend. viviana s family thought the murder trial would be emotionally devastating. so prosecutors made a deal which he would receive no more than 45 years in prison in exchange for a guilty plea. who wins? i win. because at the end of the day, my family can come and see me, they can hug and kiss me, get on the phone when they want to, i can always talk to my family. i win.
with his final sentencing hearing only days away, he has written an apology but admits he did so in hopes of receiving a shorter sentence. now he questions whether it s even worth reading. so for me to expect anything less than that 45, you know what i m saying, my last words ain t going to be sitting there groveling to somebody s family and this and that. [ bleep ] that. i m going to stand there and i m just going to stand there. you ain t going to get nothing out of me. all right, whatever, it s time to go. i might just turn around and apologize to my own family, you know what i mean? viviana s family never expected an apology from goodell. they say it wouldn t change the fact that his actions have devastated them. so here is her final resting place. three years after viviana s death, her older sister, stella tulli, visits her grave site regularly.