The Tudors are the most famous English dynasty of them all. Thanks to a plethora of blockbuster films and TV adaptations, Henry VIII and his six wives are as familiar to us as soap stars.
For this trial, the judge allowed erika gomez, wife number two, to testify. remember when we interviewed her, she wanted to protect her identity. but now on the witness stand, she could no longer be shielded by a disguise. he violently attacked me. reporter: prosecutors called the ex-wife to the stand to try to show that curtis had a history of violence. she recounted one incident she says happened at home during their marriage. he had started probably drinking at about 9 am. and we had been arguing about kids. he came rushing at me and tried to grab me. tried to hurt me. and grabbed my shirt, and he yanked it up really hard, hard enough to injure my knee. he ripped my shirt. and then he let me go, and he tried to grab me again and i kept on trying to fight him off. reporter: then erika told the jury another shocking story. she said curtis had been drinking at a party. and later that night, he blurted
reporter: then came testimony the first jury never got to hear, and it was explosive. for this trial, the judge allowed erika gomez, wife number two, to testify. remember when we interviewed her, she wanted to protect her identity. but now on the witness stand, she could no longer be shielded by a disguise. he violently attacked me. reporter: prosecutors called the ex-wife to the stand to try to show that curtis had a history of violence. she recounted one incident she says happened at home during their marriage. he had started probably drinking at about 9 am. and we had been arguing about kids. he came rushing at me and tried to grab me. tried to hurt me. and grabbed my shirt, and he yanked it up really hard, hard enough to injure my knee. he ripped my shirt. and then he let me go, and he tried to grab me again and i kept on trying to fight him off. reporter: then erika told the jury another shocking story. she said curtis had been
For this trial, the judge allowed erica gomez, wife number two, to testify. remember, when we interviewed her she wanted to protect her identity. but now on the witness stand, she could no longer be shielded by a disguise. he violently attacked me. prosecutors called the ex-wife to the stand to show that curtis had a history of violence. she recounted one incident she says that happened at home during their marriage. he had started probably drinking at around 9 am and had been arguing with the kids. he came rushing it may and tried to grab me. trying to hurt me. he grabbed my shirt and he yanks it up really hard, hard enough to injure my knee. he writ my shirt and then he let me go he tried to grammy again, and i kept on trying to fight him off. then erica told the jury another shocking story. she said curtis and been drinking at a party, and later that night, he blurted out