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 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. as their as their golden years approached the couple fell into a routine. daily coffee, work in the fields and, spending time with the grandkids. but one morning, gunshots rang out, leaving surely dead, and planting the seeds of a mystery that would turn one family member against other. here is 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 aforethou
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 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
a stunning twist in a family s desperate search for justice. nothing has turned outright. a wife and mother murdered. she was in a casket like 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. 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 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 gunsho
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
Residents in cars, even in your own house. correct. you became a practiced, skilled and chronic liar? correct. now bill s lawyer tried to prove motive. it was, he argued, at the money. the jury was told jason was a spendthrift. he put some money into motorcycles and nice cars and trips and vacations. at that same time, jason was expanding his farm operation. where did all that leave him? more than half 1 million dollars in debt. jason was as broke as he d ever been. he had $40 in his personal bank account. $80 in his business bank account. the glor said jason saw only one way out. getting control of his parents farmland worth millions. jason knew that he stood to inherit all of it. my dad said that shelley and i and our kids will inherit the granary. and that your sister and brother will inherit everything above ground. the lawyer mapped out his theory. had shirley found out about jason s affair. and if shirley new, then bill son would know, to.