i m craig melvin. and i m natalie morales and this is dateline. he was definitely charismatic. he was the new kid in town, super popular, all about adventure. this kid was like, awesome. he jumped right in th culture. he liked to show off to the girls. they were the neighbors just down the block, of family in fear. they had their vehicles broken into, she was scared. someone had been sneaking into their home and now someon was in their garage. i m sitting there panicking he s coming after me in a flash, it was over that charismatic kid dead o the floor. fits it was terrible, i think i screamed for an hour what happened in that garag that night it was the last person that would come to my mind. a neighbor protecting his home or preparing a trap makes the statement it showtime it is showtime? exactly a teenager, a father, a murder, no one would be th same we were all taken aback welcome to dateline he came to americ
charge of deliberate homicide. the that was outright excessive. it was a man who wa fearful. ryan laid out a basic narrative. marcus karma, twice a victi of hurdlers him, reasonabl thought darren dede was anothe one, and dangerous he thought he was dealing with drug-seeking type off individuals that were erratic, of and who knows how they were going to respond he told the jury that his client had reason to believe that diren dede was armed an ready to attack. because he felt his life wa threatened by the movements, specifically of mr. diren dede he had to take the steps unfortunately, to take his life the danger of a burglar whe there s a confrontation. they all want to escape. they will do whatever they can to get away. the defense said there wa no debate over one central fact, diren dede went into tha garage steel