Transcripts For WCAU Dateline NBC 20160829

A bad hair day can make you feel awful. Losing your hair can be devastating. Fortunately, theres a real solution. Keranique is the numberone hairregrowth system designed exclusively for women. The reason . Its scientifically proven. Keranique works, and the proof is right here with me today. Just look at the women in this audience. Each and every one of them got their hair back. They got stronger hair, thicker hair, healthier and more beautiful hair with keranique. [ applause ] [ female announcer ] every woman in our audience today was suffering from noticeable hair loss and found their answer with keranique. And today, you are going to hear from many of them as they tell their success stories. Before starting on the keranique system, every woman was photographed to document the new hair growth they got with the keranique system. Everyone youll see today was suffering from hair loss and got their hair back with keranique. I was hating on my hair. I was absolutely hating on my hair. I noticed clumps would fall out. My comb would be filled with strands hundreds of strands of hair. And it wasnt pretty, and it was depressing. My hair was falling out. It sucked. Im miserable. I just i lost my confidence, and i was looking and hoping that something would come my way. I found keranique. When i saw my pictures, i was stunned. Everythings filled in. I have hair. I have beautiful hair. Its full, and you can see it. Like, little tiny little hairs come up every day now, and its like, its exciting. I feel just more youthful and happy and confident. Its the best thing ive ever done for myself. I had just big old patches of scalp showing. When i parted my hair, you could see all kinds of skin, all kinds of scalp in patches. And it it really looked horrible. It looked pathetic. And i felt pathetic. Now, after using keranique, new hairs have filled in the areas in this part area and in the back where i had trouble with patches of scalp showing. Its amazing. [chuckles] actual, actual growth of hair new hair grew on my head. My hair, with keranique, is prettier, more beautiful, more healthy, fuller, smoother, better shine. I am ecstatic. I had a big, giant bald spot right in the front. Like there could be any worse place for it to appear. And i also had another spot that started to come up in the middle of my head. Ive been using keranique, and there are no bald spots anywhere. My hair is back. Its full. And im so relieved to have that bald spot just completely gone. To be able to look in the mirror and to see myself back to myself is really awesome. Keranique is amazing. I used keranique, and my problem is solved. I dont have to walk around in denial anymore. Dont have to pretend like its just magically gonna disappear. There is a solution, and im really glad i found it. [ applause ] jae, how do you feel about your results . My bald spot is gone. It really is amazing. [ applause ] [ laughs ] [ female announcer ] the keranique system is a family of products that are fast and easy to use. The system includes shampoo and conditioner, the keranique hair regrowth treatment, and a special styling product, the keranique lift repair treatment spray. Its just three steps to use the keranique system and look better than you have in years. Wash and condition as you normally would, apply the keranique hair regrowth treatment, then apply the keranique lift repair treatment spray. Thats all it takes for your hair to start looking fuller, thicker, and healthier with keranique. This was a bald spot. And now look at this. I have more hair, which is all due to keranique. It actually grew hair. Keranique has given me more hair. It has made my hair shiny. Its even made my hair thicker. I would have never thought that this and this can happen in such a simple product. You dont want to wait for somebody else to tell you that you have a problem. Get your confidence back. Get your hair back. Wendy, im looking at some very long, very beautiful hair. Tell me how you feel about it. I feel amazing. Keranique made my hair even thicker, healthier, shinier, and longer. [ applause ] if youre experiencing hair loss or your hair is thinning, now is the time to do something about it. There is a solution. You can have more hair thats thick, healthy, and strong with keranique. [ female announcer ] do you see a widening part, thinning spots, your scalp . Does your hair break easily, or does it simply not grow . Is your hair thinner than it used to be . These are all signs of female hair loss, and over 56 million women in america suffer from it. Now theres an answer. Take a look at these pictures. This is what a hairregrowth treatment designed especially for women can do. Its a scientifically proven way to regrow your hair. Its keranique, the worlds leading hairregrowth and hairrestoration system designed exclusively for women. And it tackles the most common forms of female hair loss. Keranique is a clinically proven, effective way to regrow your hair. Its a fact that most women dont recognize they have hair loss until up to 50 of their hair is already gone. And thats a problem because the longer your hair goes untreated, the more your hair follicles shrink, producing thinner and thinner hair shafts. Eventually, some hair follicles may stop producing new hair completely, which makes hair loss and thinning even worse. So, if your hair loss is obvious and youre finding hair in the shower and the sink or your hair is thinner than it once was, its time to get keranique before things get even worse. The keranique hair regrowth system is specially formulated for a womans biochemistry. Its designed to stop hair loss and reverse it with the only pharmaceuticalgrade, fdaapproved ingredient thats clinically proven to regrow womens hair. And it really works. The keranique hair regrowth treatment penetrates the scalp and targets weak and unproductive hair follicles. When used regularly, the follicles are stimulated and reinvigorated. And they begin to once again produce hair that is thick, full, and healthylooking. Your hair actually regrows. The keranique system does more than regrow hair. It actually protects and improves the hair you still have. Weak and thinning hair is often damaged on its surface. It can make the hair fragile and look frizzy. The keranique systems keratin amino complex helps repair this damage. It bonds to the hair shaft, making it thicker, smoother, and stronger. You can see the results from using the keranique system just one time. Our models hair went from looking thin and lifeless to looking full and thick. And it can hold a curl. When you use the keranique system, your hair will look fuller and have increased volume and shine. And over time, the keranique hair regrowth treatment is clinically proven to grow hair back. The keranique system marries both the science that helps women regrow their hair with clinically proven ingredients with the beauty that makes their hair look thicker and fuller. [ female announcer ] the only fdaapproved ingredient thats proven to regrow hair in women is in the keranique hair regrowth treatment. Thats why over one million women have trusted keranique to restore and regrow their hair. Beauty editors, beauty professionals, and users all rave with fivestar reviews. Call or go online right now and get started on growing longer, stronger, thicker, healthier, and more beautiful hair with keranique. If purchased separately, everything youll receive in this exclusive tv offer could cost you 115. But if you order right now, you wont pay 115. Get started with the keranique hair regrowth system right now for just 49. 95 as a part of this special tv offer. The keranique system regrows hair, and it helps the hair you have right now look better with the very first use. Thats the reason over one million women have trusted keranique and made it the numberone womens hairregrowth system in america. When you order your keranique system right now, well include two free gifts. Youll receive the keranique hair defense brush and detangling comb. This brush and comb have been specially designed to be gentle on hair and minimize breakage. Together, its a 30 value, but well include it free when you order your keranique hair regrowth system. And hold on because when you order right now, an upgrade to priority shipping is included. Thats right, theres no Additional Charge for priority shipping, but youve got to order now to take advantage of this special offer. It actually really works. Like, my hair actually grew back using keranique. If you use the keranique system, itll work. [ female announcer ] keranique is a real solution for hair loss, and our guarantee is unheard of. Youll have four full months to try keranique and experience its amazing hairregrowth results for yourself. Keranique really does regrow hair. So, go ahead style it. Touch it. Show it off. Take control and turn your hair loss into healthy, full, new hair and feel beautiful and confident again. Call or go online right now and bring your hair back with keranique. Womens hair loss is very different from mens hair loss. Keranique was created by an industryleading team of female scientists with a womans biochemistry in mind. [ female announcer ] dr. Sonia batra is one of the leading dermatologists in america. Shes a Rhodes Scholar and a graduate of harvard medical school. And shes a regular contributor to the doctors television program. At her santa monica, california, practice, she gets a lot of questions from women about hair loss. Any woman with hair loss whos really trying to find out why it is and theyre blaming themselves should know that theyre not alone. Its incredibly common. And its not necessarily something theyre doing. There are many reasons, including genetics, age, diet, other physical and Health Factors that could be contributing to it. The first sign of thinning hair and hair loss in women is shrinking of the follicles, where they become more fine and fragile. As hair loss progresses in women, you can see widening of the part. You can see patches of hair loss, thinning at the temples, and even all the way at the back. The sooner women act to address their hair loss, the more likely they are to be able to restore and regrow their hair. Whats really exciting about the keranique system is its formulated specifically for women, and it marries both the science that helps women regrow their hair with clinically proven ingredients with the beauty that makes their hair look thicker and fuller. The shampoo, the conditioner, as well as the lift repair spray you have components that are infusing the hair with the keratin amino complex. That helps with the strength of the hair shaft and makes the hair look thicker and fuller, as well as helps to protect it from the ongoing styling and environmental damage that women experience. The keranique hair regrowth treatment includes the only fdaapprove ingredient for hair growth. It actually improves the circulation to the follicle. I recommend keranique because its a comprehensive system that not only improves the strength, the fullness, and the appearance of the hair, but its clinically proven to regrow hair. Its really not good to be a hair stylist and be losing your hair. [ female announcer ] mitzi spallas does hair for famous people. She works in hollywood in films, television programs, and for rock n rollers. But she had a problem. While she spent her days making her clients hair look good, she was losing hers. My whole world is hair. I work with celebrities. I work with film, tv, musicians, people you would know, and when i started losing my hair, it was very difficult to go on these sets and feel confident. I couldnt pull my hair back in the front anymore. I had a problem around my temple and recession area. Once i discovered keranique, my whole world changed. Everyone comments on my hair. People look at me and ask me, what are you using . What have you done with your hair . Its so full and has so much body and fullness. Everywhere i go, i get compliments on my hair. I can go out and have fun with my hair now. I love getting dressed up. I love doing my hair now. Its very fun. Look at all this hair. This is what keranique did for my hair. When i was younger, i would wear a lot of hair extensions, and in the process of wearing hair extensions, i would have my hair braided. And i think from me having it braided so tight at the hairline caused the thinning of my hair. Before i started using keranique, all this right here was very thin, i mean, even to the point where it was no hair there. It was just scalp. Keranique grew my hair back. I believe in keranique. Keranique made me have baby hairs. I never had baby hairs before, and theyre beautiful. Ii appreciate and cherish every single one of them. [ laughs ] keranique grows hair. Keranique grows real, live hair. Youre losing your hair, and it freaks you out really bad. I would have literally handfuls of hair when it just keeps falling out and keeps falling out. Then, all of and i can see my scalp now. This is a scary thing. When i saw the photographs its shocking. The photos from day 1, when i started, to now wow. So amazing. This spot right here . It grew back in. Look at my hair i have awesome hair. My hair is better than it was 10 years ago, honestly, because keranique grew it again. And it makes you really happy. [ chuckles ] what i love about keranique is that it was developed specifically for a womans biochemistry. The keranique system not only helps you regrow your hair. It helps you look like you have more hair immediately, and thats what we all want, right . Keranique is formulated with an exclusive keratin amino complex. Its a combination of keratin, protein, and amino acids that strengthens and protects every strand of your hair while making it look thicker right away. This is olga, and as you can see, olga has naturally thin and lifeless hair. It lays flat to her head, and the ends of her hair look split and damaged. The first step is to wash and condition with keraniques scalpstimulating shampoo and volumizing conditioner, which is designed specifically for thinning hair. The keranique shampoo gently but deeply cleanses and removes buildup from the hair and scalp. After shampooing, run a small amount of keraniques volumizing conditioner through your hair. The conditioner is very light, so it wont weigh your hair down as it restores it. It also protects and volumizes thin hair with the keratin amino complex while strengthening, conditioning, and improving your hair, making it look and feel fuller. Step two the keranique hair regrowth treatment is applied specifically to areas where you see hair loss or thinning. Apply twice a day, morning and night, directly to your scalp. And now, step three keraniques lift repair treatment spray is heatactivated to work in tandem with hot tools when styling. It also contains keratin amino complex. Spray a small amount on damp hair, and then distribute the product evenly through the hair from root to ends with fingers. The lift repair treatment spray is clinically proven to reduce split ends by 96 in just one application. If you have damage at the ends, this will smooth and protect your hair shafts. Apply, then blowdry and style as you normally would. And were done. You can see olgas hair looks so much fuller after using keranique. Look at the shine. Look at the body and the bounce. What do you think, olga . It feels great. Its so much thicker and so soft. Dont you love it . I love it. Thank you. Keranique gives you lift, fullness, and body. If youre worried about hair loss, if youre worried about thinning hair, then i recommend keranique. Before i started using keranique, if i did this with my hair, my hands would be covered in hair. Anytime i brushed it, my hair would fall out. Anytime i washed it just anytime i touched my hair, it would fall out. I would be afraid to even look at my hair. It was terrifying. And now im able to do that, and theres no hair. Its just its still there. [chuckles] its keranique. Its amazing. Before, i was afraid to even touch it. [ chuckles ] now i cant stop touching it. Its incredible. Its lifechanging. Its amazing. Its emotional. Its its great. Its a wonderful thing. [ chuckles ] if youre experiencing hair loss or your hair is thinning, now is the time to do something about it. There is a solution. You can have more hair thats thick, healthy, and strong with keranique. [ female announcer ] do you see a widening part, thinning spots, your scalp . Does your hair break easily, or does it simply not grow . Is your hair thinner than it used to be . These are all signs of female hair loss, and over 56 million women in america suffer from it. Now theres an answer. Take a look at these pictures. This is what a hairregrowth treatment designed especially for women can do. Its a scientifically proven way to regrow your hair. Its keranique, the worlds leading hairregrowth and hairrestoration system designed exclusively for women. And it tackles the most common forms of female hair loss. Keranique is a clinically proven, effective way to regrow your hair. Its a fact that most women dont recognize they have hair loss until up to 50 of their hair is already gone. And thats a problem because the longer your hair goes untreated, the more your hair follicles shrink, producing thinner and thinner hair shafts. Eventually, some hair follicles may stop producing new hair completely, which makes hair loss and thinning even worse. So, if your hair loss is obvious and youre finding hair in the shower and the sink or your hair is thinner than it once was, its time to get keranique before things get even worse. The keranique hair regrowth system is specially formulated for a womans biochemistry. Its designed to stop hair loss and reverse it with the only pharmaceuticalgrade, fdaapproved ingredient thats clinically proven to regrow womens hair. And it really works. The keranique hair regrowth treatment penetrates the scalp and targets weak and unproductive hair follicles. When used regularly, the follicles are stimulated and reinvigorated. And they begin to once again produce hair that is thick, full, and healthylooking. Your hair actually regrows. I was missing a lot of hair, and now all of this hair, its new keranique hair. My hair came back. More hair started filling in. Ive got thicker, fuller hair. New hair grew on my head. [ laughs ] [ female announcer ] the keranique system does more than regrow hair. It actually protects and improves the hair you still have. Weak and thinning hair is often damaged on its surface. It can make the hair fragile and look frizzy. The keranique systems keratin amino complex helps repair this damage. It bonds to the hair shaft, making it thicker, smoother, and stronger. You can see the results from using the keranique system just one time. Our models hair went from looking thin and lifeless to looking full and thick. And it can hold a curl. 90 of users agree that keranique helped volumize the look of their hair from the very first application. So, if youve got thin or thinning hair thats difficult to style, youve got to try keranique. Youll start looking better instantly. The best thing about the keranique system is that your hair will start looking good immediately. [ female announcer ] when you use the keranique system, your hair will look fuller and have increased volume and shine. And over time, the keranique hair regrowth treatment is clinically proven to grow hair back. The keranique system marries both the science that helps women regrow their hair with clinically proven ingredients with the beauty that makes their hair look thicker and fuller. [ female announcer ] the only fdaapproved ingredient thats proven to regrow hair in women is in the keranique hair regrowth treatment. Thats why over one million women have trusted keranique to restore and regrow their hair. Beauty editors, beauty professionals, and users all rave with fivestar reviews. Call or go online right now and get started on growing longer, stronger, thicker, healthier, and more beautiful hair with keranique. If purchased separately, everything youll receive in this exclusives tv offer could cost you 115. But if you order right now, you wont pay 115. Get started with the keranique hair regrowth system right now for just 49. 95 as a part of this special tv offer. When you order, youll receive the complete keranique hair regrowth system. Youll receive keraniques scalpstimulating shampoo and volumizing keratin conditioner. This lightweight shampoo and conditioner were specifically designed to enhance the results that youll see from the keranique system. The keranique shampoo and conditioner is sulfate and parabenfree and is gentle on colortreated hair. Youll also receive the keranique hair regrowth treatment. The hair regrowth treatment stimulates and revives weak and shrinking hair follicles. It includes our patented, easyprecision sprayer to easily and precisely deliver the only fdaapproved ingredient scientifically proven to regrow womens hair. Use it morning and night, and youll see new hair on your head. And youll also receive the keranique lift repair treatment spray. The lift repair treatment spray is the keranique secret weapon against frizziness, split ends, and fragile, breakable hair. Just spray it on damp hair and distribute it from roots to ends. Your hair will become stronger and look thicker and fuller instantly. The keranique lift repair treatment spray has been officially recognized by the north American Hair Research Society as being effective in protecting and strengthening hair. The keranique system regrows hair, and it helps the hair you have right now look better with the very first use. Thats the reason over one million women have trusted keranique and made it the numberone womens hairregrowth system in america. Look at this. I have more hair than i ever had before, which is all due to keranique. [ female announcer ] when you order your keranique system right now, well include two free gifts. Youll receive the keranique hair defense brush and detangling comb. This brush and comb have been specially designed to be gentle on hair and minimize breakage. Together, its a 30 value, but well include it free when you order your keranique hair regrowth system. And hold on because when you order right now, an upgrade you to priority shipping is included. Thats right, theres no Additional Charge for priority shipping, but youve got to order now to take advantage of this special offer. It actually really works. Like, my hair actually grew back using keranique. If you use the keranique system, itll work. If youre a woman and youre losing your hair, try keranique. Get it. Put it on your hair. I promise you itll change your life. Youll be so happy. [ female announcer ] keranique is a real solution for hair loss, and our guarantee is unheard of. Youll have four full months to try keranique and experience its amazing hairregrowth results for yourself. If you dont regrow your hair, send the empty bottles back. Well refund the purchase price, and you can keep the detangling comb and hair defense brush as our gift. Keranique really does regrow hair. So, go ahead style it. Touch it. Show it off. Take control and turn your hair loss into healthy, full, new hair and feel beautiful and confident again. Call or go online right now and bring your hair back with keranique. I wish i had found keranique years ago. The sooner you can start, the better. If you have hair loss, if youre experiencing anything thats just kind of making you feel bummed about your hair, you have to run and get keranique, cause it is the best thing i ever did for myself. You just do the steps, and then your hair grows back. Its amazing. It takes maybe a minute a day, and for spending a whole minute a day, look at what i got a full head of hair. You have to try it. You have to try it for yourself. Because, seriously, i didnt believe that it could actually work, and to actually see the results come in and its you . You know, you have to experience that. Keranique is a lifesaver, because what keranique has brought to my life was more hair and more confidence. Women are out there watching an infomercial thinking, oh, thats not true, but it works. Its amazing. Its look at my hair i have awesome hair because keranique grew it again. If you use the keranique system, itll work. [ female announcer ] the keranique system regrows hair, so if your hair isnt as full as it once was, if youre seeing thinning around the hairline or in your part, or youre losing hair and seeing it in the shower or your brush, you need to get keranique right now. Over one million women have trusted keranique to regrow their hair, and you should, too. Call or go online right now. Your completely protected with our fourmonth, moneyback guarantee if you order right now. If youre seeing hair loss or you even suspect it, every day you wait makes the problem worse. Doctors, hair stylists, and women all across america agree keranique works. Call or go online and get your hair back. Order your keranique hair regrowth system right now. This has been a paid presentation for keranique the womens hairgrowth experts. Couples get in arguments and they escalate and somebody dies. You had seen your wife endanger her life. You werent angry at your wifes inability to kick her habit . No. I was disappointed in her. I was disappointed that this happened, but angry, no, never angry with emily. But emilys family and friends say they were angry at alex. The beckwiths and the fazeenos, once so close, were now splitting along family lines. Coming up they just kept saying over and over, he murdered her. Youre a murderer . Thats what theyre saying. 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They just kept saying over and over, he murdered her. He murdered her. The whispering started almost immediately. Yeah. Within a within a day. Youre a murderer . Thats what they were saying. Reporter and not just a murderer. Emilys sister, ammie, told investigators alex was also a mobster. Did you say that alex and his family are in the mafia, in organized crime, and that women who try to divorce their way out of the fazzino family wind up dead . That was information that emily had told me. Ammie doesnt realize that, of my moms six siblings and my dads one sibling, there have been 11 divorces. Those people all still alive . Theyre not all still alive, but none of em were killed. But they werent murdered. Right. So the fazzinos are not some hooked up organized crime family . No, and i resent her saying that. Reporter alex insisted the allegations were ludicrous, and thats also what investigators determined. Did you pick up in your investigation any indication that the fazzino family is involved in organized crime . No. You didnt find any evidence that that was true. No. Or that in any played any role in in in emilys death, no. Emilys death at all. No. Reporter to get away from all the fingerpointing, alex took his kids to kansas city and moved back in with his parents. We all suffered. Our family as a whole suffered with the accusation that my son was a murderer. Reporter four months later, the investigation took another turn when the medical examiner released the final autopsy report. She ruled the cause and manner of death, undetermined, meaning she couldnt say how emily died. Prosecutors dan kolacia and scott brown had been assigned to the case. The fact that you cant say for sure and the medical examiner couldnt say for sure, that makes this a bigger mountain to climb, doesnt it . This is a difficult case based upon the evidence. It doesnt mean that it didnt need to be prosecuted, just because we have an undetermined call doesnt mean we dont push forward. Reporter so, they asked a different medical examiner to look at the case a south dakota pathologist, dr. Brad randall. And dr. Randall gave an opinion of the injuries are highly suggestive of a struggle and ruled it a homicide. Reporter homicide, and there was only one suspect. In april of 2013, 15 months after emily died, alex fazzino was arrested and charged with his wifes murder. They said, youre under arrest. And, i was in complete shock. When youre innocent you dont think it can happen. You think theyre gonna come to their senses, theyre gonna see it. But, no. Reporter he spent three weeks in jail before being released on bond. Truth will come out. Reporter alexs sister, marguerite says her brother was charged with murder because of small town politics. What was it that you think kept the state sort of moving forward with with the idea of prosecuting . Well, i think it was the beckwiths. I think the power that they have in that community and i believe that they were putting political pressure on the state to prosecute this. The suggestion that there was some sort of political pressure that was put on my office to push this case forward or to charge it is absolute nonsense. It didnt happen. Reporter as alex waited for trial, things got worse. His 5yearold daughter coco was diagnosed with cancer and underwent a bone marrow transplant. His daughters illness took a huge toll on our family but i will say this about my son. I saw him as very strong. You know, he was handling things that i dont think most people could. Reporter it had taken four years after his wifes death, but finally alex fazzino went on trial for her murder. Please rise. Reporter because of pretrial publicity and the high profile beckwith name, the case was moved out of boone, 200 miles away to decorah, iowa. Where the fazzinos and the beckwiths were now separated by much more than the courtroom aisle. The prosecutor told the jury, that after a deteriorating relationship and with divorce papers filed, alex lost it that night, and killed his wife. Alex had everything to gain by emilys death. And he had everything to lose by emily being alive. Alex would lose his kids, would lose his job. Would lose his house. And lose money in the fight for divorce. Reporter the state started its case using alexs own words. Help help oh, my god 911. What is the location of your emergency . Help, help, help. Reporter prosecutors said this wasnt grief, it was remorse. In that initial 911 call, alex sounds pretty genuinely traumatized to me. He doesnt sound like somebody who was faking it. Part of the argument to to the jury is that it has to be a horrific thing to commit a murder. What were hearing is his horror at having just committed a murder of someone who is close to him . That would be a way to characterize it, yes. Reporter prosecutors claimed that in that 911 call, alex had already concocted a story that emily committed suicide or died from a drug overdose. My wifes killed herself. My wifes killed herself. Please help me. Who . Reporter even at that Police Interview a few hours later, prosecutors said alex was pushing his theory that emily had somehow overdosed. Maybe she didnt kill herself. Maybe it was an accident. Reporter then the prosecution called the state medical examiner to tell jurors about that key piece of evidence, the toxicology report. Did you also have testing done on body fluids and blood that had been taken from Emily Fazzino at her autopsy . Yes, i had many, many toxicology tests. Reporter she told the jury emily had no drugs in her system that would have killed her. The drug tests were that were done did not show opiates in her system at all. Reporter you think it didnt play a role . I dont think it played a role that night. Reporter and even though shed initially ruled the cause of death undetermined, the state medical examiner had a surprising change of heart on the witness stand. Which manner of death do you favor over the others . In this case im much more strongly leaning toward homicide than any of the other manners of death. Reporter and that second pathologist said there was no doubt about his conclusion. Bruises, front, back, left, and right of the head, would be consistent with a homicide. Bruises along the side of the windpipe and larynx would be consistent with a homicide. Reporter murder by strangulation. Prosecutors now called family and friends to testify that emily felt threatened by her husband. Her sister, ammie. How would you describe Emily Fazzino in the months leading up to her death . Sad. Why was Emily Fazzino sad, do you know . Cause she wanted, she wanted to get away from alex. Reporter the childrens nanny also recounted a conversation with emily just before her death. I asked emily two questions. The first one was if she was scared of alex. What was emilys response . Her response was yes. What was the second one . I had asked her if she was worried that alex would harm her or kill her. What was emilys response . She nodded her head yes. Reporter less than a week later, Emily Fazzino was dead. Prosecutors said there was only one conclusion alex murdered his wife. The only explanation here after looking at all the evidence, all the circumstances, is that the head injuries were inflicted, and who wouldve done that. Alex fazzino. May it please the court. Reporter now it was the defenses turn. This was to be a trial of two emilys. Coming up did you drink a lot tonight . No, i had three cocktails. Reporter the surprise evidence alex had up his sleeve. Why why why does it matter . Whatd you do today . Emily, under the influence . When dateline continues. 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Did you play any role in killing your wife . Physically, no. I mean i, ill always feel a little responsible that i couldnt get through to anybody to get her help. And ill carry that with me for all of my life. Reporter defense lawyers, bill kutmus and trever hook insisted that there was no murder here, or any crime at all. This case should have never been prosecuted. That was where you came down right, was from the beginning, was that the case shouldnt have been brought . Absolutely not. I took that position because of the lack of evidence. Alex fazzino was totally innocent. Theres no more pressure than when you if you have an innocent person that youre trying to defend on this kind of a charge, firstdegree murder. Reporter kutmus says that from the beginning, prosecutors targeted alex and refused to consider anything else. They reviewed all the information, the toxicology reports, Everything Associated with her death. They concluded, we dont know what the cause of death is. We dont know the manner of death. And what happened almost a year and a half later, the state finds some guy from sioux falls, south dakota, a pathologist who said that the manner of death was was a homicide. They found this person. Reporter kutmus stated his case to the jury. Emily fazzino passed away as a result of an accidental drowning. And that will relate to her addiction. Reporter he said the only crime was that emily never received the help she needed. The defense called emilys mother to the stand to show that detox at her house was at best amateur hour. You have no certificate or any license. No, i dont. Are you telling this jury that you know all the subtleties of withdrawal . Absolutely not. Reporter kutmus tried to cast doubt on the claim that emily had gotten completely clean before she died. Were you in denial at that time about your daughters condition is this about your daughters condition . Absolutely not. Reporter to drive home that point, the defense called witnesses who say they saw signs emily was still abusing those pain pills and alcohol in the weeks before she died. One of them was alexs mother. She was argumentative. Agitated and she didnt really seem to comprehend sometimes what we were talking about. Reporter signs, the defense said, that are evident in this video. What did you do today . Well reporter it was a facetime call alex said he recorded less than two weeks before emily died. I got, i cant, i dont know. Why, why, why does it matter, whatd you today what . Whyd you record that facetime call . To ensure id get custody of the kids in a divorce. You wanted proof that emily was sort of impaired in the course of her daily life. Right. Its hard to argue with whats plain to see on video. Did you drink a lot tonight . No. I had three cocktails. Reporter the defense theory . Just before she died, knowing she was facing a child custody battle and would be tested emily took herself off the drugs one final time. She goes cold turkey. What happens . Its clear. Withdrawal happens two or three days later. Withdrawal and what does withdrawal do . Seizures, fainting, dizziness, unsteadiness, weakness. She couldve fallen in that bathtub. Unable to even lift herself up. And that also explains why there werent any of those drugs found in her system . Correct. Exactly. Reporter could Emily Fazzino have simply drowned accidentally in the tub . Alexs attorneys were hoping to plant that thought in the minds of the jurors, but what about those bruises . They called their own pathologist who said he didnt know what had caused them. Do you know any determination where they could conclude how that particular injury occurred. No, sir. Its unknown to them and to me, unlike the tv shows you cant just look at that and tell exactly how it happened. Reporter no expert, they argued, could say for certain that that there had even been a murder. I do not know the cause of death, i do not know the manner of death. Thats not an intellectual failure, thats intellectual honesty. Reporter and the defense was all too happy to remind jurors that even the states own m. E. , dr. Catellier, had come to the same conclusion in her original report. The cause of death, undetermined. Well is there anything in dr. Cataliers original autopsy report, that you take issue or disagree with . No sir, i actually agree with it wholeheartedly. At trial, dr. Catalier testified that she favors homicide. Would you agree with that . No sir, i would respectfully disagree with that. Reporter the defense conclusion, it wasnt alex who killed emily, it was what was in those pill bottles. This is the marital issue. This is what he screamed about, and he howled about. But no one would listen. Do justice to alex fazzino. Find him not guilty. Reporter jurors would now have to decide if alex fazzino was a killer, or a wrongly accused husband who had tried only to save his wife. Reporter coming up you prepared for a guilty verdict . Yeah. Reporter two families on edge. Four years of questions. Reporter and the verdict the ultimate courtroom drama. Reporter four years after Emily Fazzinos death, her husbands fate was finally in the hands of a jury. Alex says he was confident during the nearly threeweek trial but says doubt crept in during those final minutes. You prepared for a guilty verdict . Yeah. I wrote a note to my children. Reporter whats it say . Nick, ricky, and coco, i loved your mother, and i never hurt her. I would never leave you. Like your mom is always in your heart, i will be, too. You kids are the light of my life. All my love, now and forever, dad. Reporter the first day, the jury went home without a verdict. As the hours ticked by the next morning, still nothing from the jury. In the afternoon, alex got a phone call. The jury had reached a decision. When they called me and said the jurys in, i could barely breathe. Reporter emilys family and friends rushed to the courthouse. Prosecutors were confident. We did the best that we could in putting on the evidence that we had and and hopefully the jury would see it our way and convict him. Reporter the Defense Attorneys were confident as well. We had the facts. We had the experts. But but you never know. But you never know. Good luck, honey. I love you. I dont need luck, dad. Reporter both sides couldnt be any more raw, or more on edge. Alex was facing life in prison. And finally, after four long years is this the verdict of each and every one of the members of the jury . Reporter here it was. In the matter of the state of iowa Plaintiff Versus Alexander Joseph fazzino. We the jury find the defendant not guilty. [ cheers ] thank you, lord reporter not guilty. The words alex and his family had been waiting to hear. Even his veteran Defense Attorneys couldnt hold it together. I held off crying until bill started crying. Yeah. He he started it. And thats what sent me over the edge. Reporter and one never cries if you think your clients guilty. No. You dont. God bless you, bill. Thank you. Reporter on the other side of the courtroom, emilys family and friends could barely move. With the verdict, the divide between these two families became complete. Thank you so much. Reporter the celebration across the aisle became too much for emilys mother to take. Shut up, shut up i went in shock. Alls i can remember is people jumping up and down like cheerleaders. I didnt know until afterwards. That i told em to shut up. Reporter as they left the courtroom, the reality of what had happened sank in. Back inside, alex says felt he far from victorious. Theres not much to be excited about. Emily is still gone. And my kids dont have their mother. I felt completely unchanged. I was innocent when i walked in the courtroom and im innocent when i walk out of the courtroom, so whats there to high five about . Reporter you know there are people that are never gonna believe youre innocent . Yeah. Im very aware. Reporter youre okay with that. Im not okay with it. I cant let it bother me. Im not gonna let what somebody says keep me from holding my head up high. Reporter emilys parents are among those who still believe in alexs guilt. But strangely enough, something that sounded like acceptance crept into our conversation. This isnt easy for me to say, i hope that the rest of his life he spends doing as much as he possibly can for his children. We dont have bitterness inside. Or hate. Or hate. He was found innocent. Its over. Were walking down the the road of life. Reporter their granddaughter coco is dancing down that road. This year, she turned 7 years old, cancerfree. But alex says big moments like these will forever be tinged with sadness. Graduating from kindergarten, my sons first big hit. Every one of those moments for me, its not the happiest because emilys not there. Shes not there for for them and for me. To share in it. Its its hard. Thats all for now. Im lester holt. Thanks for joining us. This sunday, trump 3. 0. Donald trumps evolving positions on immigration. Is he now against deporting undocumented immigrants . There certainly can be a softens because were not looking to hurt people. Or is he still for it . There is no path to legalization, unless people leave the country. Or is he not sure . Well ask the head of the rns Reince Priebus and the Clinton Foundation under fire amid pay for play accusations. If Hillary Clinton wins, will that foundation need to be shut down . Finally, the toxic state of this campaign. Through it all, he has continued pushing discredited conspiracy theories with racist under tones. Hillary clinton is a bigot