Did someone have a bigger prize in? mine 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 are only two people who knew what happened that day and one of them is dead and the other one is sitting in that chair. Too much to bear. It s just been hell on earth. Hello, and welcome to dateline. Bill and shirley carter built a comfortable life and raised a family on a sprawling farm in america s heartland. As their golden years project, the couple fell into routine. Daily coffee, work in the fields [inaudible] here s dennis murphy with the farm. Council bluffs, iowa, in a small courtroom, the new and final scene of a fouryearlong drama was playing out. Count one, murder in the first degree. The defendant did having malice and forethought woefully kill shirley [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] so much of the rhythm of life is set by the seasons [inaudible] so, that june morning in 2015, dawned with no pa
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
i let her out of the pickup and she said i think i ll finish my coffee before i chore. and i said, honey, i ll see you between 11:00 and 11:30. you never know do you, bill? you don t know. bill headed off to sell corn at a granary. by 11:00 a. m. he remembers being just a few miles from home when he got a call from his daughter. and she said, dad, mom s dead. jason found her. jason, bill s son, had called 911. this is what he said. my mom my mom is laying here on the floor. there s blood everywhere and she s dead and i don t know what happened. bill got to the house, ran from his truck, passing son jason on the back deck. i went in and there she lay. she looked like she was asleep. my mom my mom is laying here on the floor. there s blood everywhere and she s dead and i don t know what happened. bill got to the house, ran from his truck, passing son jason on the back deck. i went in and there she lay. she looked like she was asleep. not long after marion co