750,000 dollars. >> reporter: steve and carol's daughters, katie and charlotte, were in court, sitting behind, and supporting their father. >> to have your father accused of killing your mother and for them to not believe it. you can't imagine what that must have done to how they view things. and it's just got to be a horrible experience. and in his opening statement, defense attorney john sears was quick to address that life insurance money. >> you will hear from katie and charlotte that their father told them from the beginning, this is your money from your mother. this isn't mine. he disclaimed, he signed over any interest to the girls and the money was paid out to the girls. that's what happened in this case. >> reporter: prosecutor butner called his first witness. katie democker, steve and carol's elder daughter. >> did she have a habit of things that she did when she came home from work? >> she did. she typically went for a run maybe four days a week out on