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It was a very stressful situation, very emotional at times and an emotional trial from start to finish.
He was a very prominent businessman, very successful. Generally to get in that kind of a
position, you you have a pretty big ego. We had a camera. We started taking photos. She took a few of me. I took
some of her. Leslie Müller took a fall and drowned. How that happened? No one knows except Fred
Müller. You cannot fall that far without serious serious injuries. It's like it's just happened in slow
motion in front. I mean, she falls like she just dove. Fred had a great story. I'm screaming
her name. I'm hollering. She's moving with the current. I can't really see where I can get to her. I mean, he had
details and drama and action. The defendant has asked people to believe what is impossible.
I mean, there are so many inconsistencies in his story. I don't know if they just thought that
we were going to be a bunch of ignorant hicks. There's no proof that someone's going to murder somebody. They're going
to have a reason. We don't know these 12 people. They don't know us. They don't know my
dad. He would have never hurt my mother in any way. During jury selection, we kind of heard
that, oh, you know, he's got a new wife. And it's like, oh, aha. She basically rescued me from the pits
of despair after Leslie died. I will tell you why I fell in love with Fred. His honesty, his integrity, his
trustworthiness. There are 12 people in a room somewhere deciding my husband's fate.
It was uh incredibly stressful. It's tough. They were there. They stared at us. you know, day after day.
I think it was a lie. I think Fred Mueller is a master of deception. When I saw that photograph of Fred's
face moments before the accident, I told myself he didn't kill her. Just because you don't find something
doesn't mean it's not there.

Did a loving wife slip and fall off a cliff while posing for a snapshot or did her husband want more than a good picture? Peter Van Sant investigates Saturday, Sept. 6 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on CBS.

Brief Summary

Fred Müller faces trial for his wife's drowning, revealing emotional turmoil and conflicting narratives.

Key points

Emotional Trial. The trial was emotionally charged and filled with tension from start to finish.
Mysterious Drowning. Leslie Müller drowned under mysterious circumstances, leaving many questions unanswered.
Master of Deception. Accusations arise about Fred Mueller's honesty and integrity during the trial.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

How that happened? No one knows except Fred Müller.

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