we stkeith morrison: inad out arouoctober of 2012,rter? when was giselle esteban went on trial for the murder went on trial for the murder of michelle le, prosecutor butch ford expected he would have his hands full. i thought she would fight tooth and nail that she did not do it, because she does not want her family and her kids to know that he was responsible for that. reporter: so, in his opening statement, ford laid out a devastating case, all pointing to premeditated first degree murder. murder? tons of it esteban s life was in shambles, said forward. she lost custody of her daughter, her boyfriend left her. she blamed it all on her successful, to beautiful friend michelle. and said set about methodically to kill one of the few people