Position. Her Jewelry Boxes untouched. Did someone have a bigger prize in mind . A Family Farm Worth a fortune. I did not shoot my mom and i would never shoot my mom. Two trials. Every emotion hit. Two verdicts. There were only two people who knew what happened that day. One of thems dead and the other one is sitting in that chair. Too much to bear. Its just been a hell on earth. Hello and welcome to dateline. Bill and Shirley Carter built a comfortable life and raised a family on their sprawling farm in americas heartland. As their golden years approached the couple fell into a routine. Daily coffee, Working The Fields and spending time with the grandkids. But one morning gunshots rang out, leaving shirley dead and planting the seeds of a mystery that would turn one Family Member against another. Heres Dennis Murphy with the farm. Council bluffs, iowa. In a small courtroom the new and final scene of a four yearlong drama was playing out. Count one murder in the first degree. The defen
i did not shoot my mom and i would never shoot my mom. two trials. every emotion hit. two verdicts. there were only two people who knew what happened that day. one of them s dead and the other one is sitting in that chair. too much to bear. it s just been a hell on earth. hello and welcome to dateline. bill and shirley carter built a comfortable life and raised a family on their sprawling farm in america s heartland. as their golden years approached the couple fell into a routine. daily coffee, working the fields and spending time with the grandkids. but one morning gunshots rang out, leaving shirley dead and planting the seeds of a mystery that would turn one family member against another. here s dennis murphy with the farm. council bluffs, iowa. in a small courtroom the new and final scene of a four-yearlong drama was playing out. count one murder in the first degree. the defendant did with malice and forethought with premeditation
i want a confession. and i want an eyewitness. in this case, i had none of those things. would ed bull pretty much follow the map of the civil trial. while the jury was it allowed to know about the civil case or it s outcome, ed bull s hansen would also be tied by the judges ruling that the jury wouldn t be allowed to hear jason s affairs. or the steam is text on his secret phone. and that jason had lied about all of that at first. tara hope, the girlfriend took the stand, but only to testify to the gap in jason s timeline and to the abrupt end to their conversation. was your conversation that morning without telling us any of the details, such that you expected it was at a logical stopping point? no. as to motive, in his opening, the da had mentioned the financial pressure on jason. but in the end, he found it hard to explain why jason would have shot and shirley cold blood.
district attorney, ed bull, was telling a jury in council bluffs, iowa, jason was stressed over his finances that day he killed his mother. this case isn t about money, it s about pressure. it s about am i going to be able to be a full-time farmer? this time around, the burden of proof would be higher. beyond a reasonable doubt. and that s a prosecutors challenge without that rock, solid csi style evidence that juries love. i want three things in a homicide case. i want forensics.
in this case, i had none of those things. would ed bull pretty much follow the map of the civil trial. while the jury was it allowed to know about the civil case or it s outcome, ed bull s hansen would also be tied by the judges ruling that the jury wouldn t be allowed to hear jason s affairs. or the steam is text on his secret phone. and that jason had lied about all of that at first. tara hope, the girlfriend took the stand, but only to testify to the gap in jason s timeline and to the abrupt end to their conversation. was your conversation that morning without telling us any of the details, such that you expected it was at a logical stopping point? no. as to motive, in his opening, the da had mentioned the financial pressure on jason. but in the end, he found it hard to explain why jason would have shot and shirley cold blood. there s absolutely nothing i can tell you that would make sense of why it is a sun shoots and kills his mother.