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[Music] this is WH BCAM Canton Newstalk 1480 WH BC the trial begins today for a local
woman accused of killing her husband on New Year's Eve it happened so fast and he had put his hand over my my nose in
my mouth and I couldn't breathe and he shoving he's like go to the bedroom it's got bedroom and I'm going I'm like
okay okay okay I'm going I'm going my name is Scott Roeder I'm an evidence specialist I received a
phone call the domestic homicide case a woman who's being accused of murder and I'm like I'm gonna call the cops he
grabbed me and he shook me like this I'll give you a reason to call the cops you dumb [ __ ] I'll give you a reason he
left the room and he went down the hallway screaming it over and over again everybody was really interested in this
trial because it was this small town with this beautiful young lady he was being accused of this horrible crime I
walked out into the hallway and I had the gun at my side he said what do you think you're going
and I said him I'm leaving I'm going and he started to walk towards me he raised
the gun we've got a dead man and we've got a woman whose life is hanging in the balance
she's the only eyewitness to this situation and then it was over it was so quick and he was on the ground and and I
was still holding the weapon out and I was so pulling the trigger some people were immediately making a judgement for
this is a battered woman my daughter is innocent she's innocent of murder and then some other people
were immediately making a judgement cold-blooded killer how could she would do that I think
she's a monster people want to rush to an opinion they want to rush to the story before the
evidence even has been analyzed I stick to the physical and the forensic evidence what was your purpose in firing
that first shot to describe I thought my life is endangered I was just trying to
stop am i defending myself evidence in a criminal court of law it can send a defendant to prison for life
or prove their innocence beyond a reasonable doubt tonight on a special 48 hours we'll go behind the closed doors
of legal strategy sessions and cutting-edge evidence analysis to show just what it takes to convince a jury
that you have the most compelling evidence of all sometimes I'll work for the defense sometimes for the
prosecution sometimes you're the plaintiff sometimes for the for the defendant I look at the
totality of the evidence and put it together kind of like a puzzle this isn't about emotion we evaluate the
evidence we conduct experiments we reduce it to a visual presentation and then we try to demonstrate that for the
benefit of the jury if you hire me you get what you get and I'm going to do my best to demonstrate what I think the
truth is ultimately at the end of the day that's what we do

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Brief Summary

A woman faces trial for killing her husband, claiming self-defense amid public debate on her innocence or guilt.

Key points

The Trial Begins. A local woman is accused of murdering her husband on New Year's Eve.
A Battered Woman's Defense. The daughter insists her mother is innocent amidst public scrutiny.
Behind Closed Doors. An exploration of legal strategies and evidence analysis in court cases.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

I couldn't breathe and he was shoving me.

Describing a moment of domestic violence.

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