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
The father, the plaintiff. his son, the defendant. the burden of proof is much lower than it would be in a criminal trial. the plaintiff only has to prove the defendant liable by a preponderance of the evidence. in other words, 51% likely that you are right. bill carter s lawyer plead jason s 9-1-1 call. he argued, jason s stated something about the time of death he couldn t possibly have known. it looks like she s been laying here for two hours. you hear him say that his mother has been dead for two hours. which medically, is absolutely not the fact, they simply what we know about the condition of the body. but also, why would he be seeing that other than to already start to create the narrative, hey, it wasn t me? then bill s lawyer attacked jason s character. to show the jury he wasn t a devoted family man. do you solemnly swear i do. jason s other moment took the stand. her name, tara hogan. she was questioned by another