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
Dna, nobody walked in front of a security camera. right. so, to understand shirley carter s death, they d have to learn more about her life, a back story to a murder. turned out she was a local girl. her dad a grocer, her mother an assistant at a law office. in high school she met bill. where d you go on your first date? i took her to the homecoming dance. she was quiet. prettiest thing you d ever seen. as bill tells it, they were kids in love, deeply. maybe carelessly. during her sophomore year shirley got pregnant. we were married at a very young age. i was 18 had just turned 18 and she was 16. soon, daughter jana was born and then came billy. 8 years later jason completed the family. with three kids to raise, bill and shirley went into farming. on a small plot of starter land they grew some