1 00:00:08,292 --> 00:00:10,083 (SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYING) 2 00:00:12,458 --> 00:00:13,500 (LINE RINGING) 3 00:00:15,917 --> 00:00:21,083 (WENDY HOWARD SPEAKING) 4 00:00:21,167 --> 00:00:23,875 (DISPATCHER SPEAKING) 5 00:00:23,875 --> 00:00:29,458 (HOWARD SPEAKING) 6 00:00:29,542 --> 00:00:32,125 (DISPATCHER SPEAKING) 7 00:00:36,292 --> 00:00:37,542 He starts revving the engine 8 00:00:37,625 --> 00:00:40,708 and he starts pulling forward towards me. 9 00:00:40,792 --> 00:00:42,500 And that is when I shot him. 10 00:00:46,208 --> 00:00:49,375 TONY LIDGETT: Her child, Bayley, had been molested 11 00:00:49,458 --> 00:00:51,875 by her father, Kelly Pitts. 12 00:00:51,958 --> 00:00:54,667 She said she was gonna handle it herself, and then she kills him. 13 00:00:54,750 --> 00:00:57,583 That's gonna be, you know, premeditated murder right there. 14 00:00:57,708 --> 00:01:01,375 It's that simple. "I told you what I'm gonna do, and I did it." 15 00:01:07,792 --> 00:01:10,750 HOWARD: I could really spend the rest of my life in prison. 16 00:01:10,833 --> 00:01:12,500 This cannot be real right now. 17 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:21,250 (PENSIVE MUSIC PLAYING) 18 00:01:30,333 --> 00:01:31,542 My name is Tony Lidgett, 19 00:01:31,667 --> 00:01:33,583 based out of Bakersfield, California. 20 00:01:33,667 --> 00:01:36,583 Been a criminal defense attorney now for well over 20 years. 21 00:01:38,458 --> 00:01:40,333 My client is Wendy Howard. 22 00:01:40,375 --> 00:01:43,208 She is accused of shooting her ex dead 23 00:01:43,292 --> 00:01:46,833 after she learned that the ex 24 00:01:46,917 --> 00:01:49,125 had been molesting their daughter. 25 00:01:52,333 --> 00:01:54,625 Now she is facing 50 years to life, 26 00:01:55,708 --> 00:01:56,667 and life is life. 27 00:02:03,500 --> 00:02:05,458 Back in 2019, 28 00:02:05,542 --> 00:02:09,833 Wendy found out that her child, Bayley, 29 00:02:09,917 --> 00:02:11,458 who was 16, 30 00:02:11,542 --> 00:02:14,750 had been molested by her father, 31 00:02:15,542 --> 00:02:19,125 Wendy's ex-husband, Kelly Pitts. 32 00:02:28,375 --> 00:02:30,750 Wendy says she was on her computer, 33 00:02:30,833 --> 00:02:35,333 and she realized that Bayley had reached out to a friend 34 00:02:35,375 --> 00:02:39,333 talking about what her dad had been doing to her. 35 00:02:39,375 --> 00:02:41,917 Wendy found a picture which shows 36 00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:45,542 Kelly touching Bayley's breast. 37 00:02:48,375 --> 00:02:50,167 As soon as she found out, 38 00:02:50,292 --> 00:02:51,458 they immediately went down 39 00:02:51,542 --> 00:02:53,542 to Tehachapi Police Department and reported it. 40 00:02:58,750 --> 00:03:01,500 Wendy says that she was told at that time 41 00:03:01,583 --> 00:03:05,583 to not act like or draw any attention to what was going on. 42 00:03:07,292 --> 00:03:10,000 But after what he had been doing to Bayley, 43 00:03:10,083 --> 00:03:12,833 it just upped her fear. 44 00:03:12,958 --> 00:03:15,833 And she started carrying the gun wherever she went. 45 00:03:25,042 --> 00:03:29,792 Kelly lived a few houses down from Wendy and Bayley. 46 00:03:29,875 --> 00:03:31,417 Kelly had grandkids, 47 00:03:31,500 --> 00:03:34,792 and Wendy has younger kids as well, 48 00:03:34,917 --> 00:03:36,917 so he was calling to see 49 00:03:37,000 --> 00:03:40,292 if the younger ones could actually get together and play. 50 00:03:56,708 --> 00:03:58,792 Kelly comes on down on his quad. 51 00:03:58,875 --> 00:04:03,708 He brings up the fact that he wants to take Bayley on a trip. 52 00:04:03,792 --> 00:04:06,833 At that point, Wendy and Kelly get into an argument. 53 00:04:06,875 --> 00:04:10,417 She pulls out her phone, shows him the picture, 54 00:04:10,500 --> 00:04:14,750 which shows Kelly touching Bayley's breast. 55 00:04:17,250 --> 00:04:18,667 Kelly gets angry. 56 00:04:18,750 --> 00:04:21,000 He then is on the quad. He revs up the quad 57 00:04:21,083 --> 00:04:23,375 and starts going towards Wendy. 58 00:04:23,458 --> 00:04:24,500 Wendy pulls out the gun 59 00:04:24,583 --> 00:04:26,375 and shoots three different times. 60 00:04:34,042 --> 00:04:36,458 He is still alive, actually gets up 61 00:04:36,542 --> 00:04:39,167 and starts walking around at this time. 62 00:04:39,250 --> 00:04:42,292 He eventually does succumb to his injuries. 63 00:04:48,333 --> 00:04:52,792 The prosecution believe it is premeditated and deliberated murder. 64 00:04:53,583 --> 00:04:55,750 But in criminal law, 65 00:04:55,875 --> 00:04:59,625 whatever you knew about the person that actually got shot prior 66 00:04:59,708 --> 00:05:03,292 goes into what is called your state of mind. 67 00:05:03,375 --> 00:05:07,042 Wendy also claims that she was abused by Kelly in the past. 68 00:05:08,917 --> 00:05:10,917 But there isn't a clear criminal record 69 00:05:11,000 --> 00:05:12,708 of that abuse taking place. 70 00:05:23,667 --> 00:05:27,083 Now there is a lady that is facing the rest of her life 71 00:05:27,167 --> 00:05:31,667 for protecting herself and kids, and it's absolutely wrong. 72 00:05:31,750 --> 00:05:35,667 And in my eyes, it is definitely self-defense. 73 00:05:35,708 --> 00:05:41,208 So this would emotionally hurt me 74 00:05:41,292 --> 00:05:43,833 if I lost this case. 75 00:05:52,625 --> 00:05:56,833 HOWARD: (LAUGHING) There you go. Nice. Okay, show us a flip. 76 00:05:58,875 --> 00:06:00,000 That's awesome. 77 00:06:04,708 --> 00:06:06,667 One for the money, two for the show, 78 00:06:06,708 --> 00:06:10,083 three to get ready and four to go! 79 00:06:12,333 --> 00:06:15,750 Being charged with first-degree murder changes your whole life. 80 00:06:16,542 --> 00:06:17,833 I'm not worried about me, 81 00:06:17,875 --> 00:06:20,375 but it's my kids that I worry about. 82 00:06:21,208 --> 00:06:22,333 Nice. 83 00:06:22,417 --> 00:06:23,500 You almost did two flips. 84 00:06:25,292 --> 00:06:29,000 I am their mom and they need their mom. 85 00:06:29,042 --> 00:06:30,500 That's the biggest concern. 86 00:06:39,708 --> 00:06:42,500 I never thought for a million years 87 00:06:42,542 --> 00:06:47,958 that I would end up in jail and then be accused 88 00:06:48,042 --> 00:06:49,333 of first-degree murder 89 00:06:49,375 --> 00:06:53,792 with a 50-year to life sentence ahead of me. 90 00:06:56,625 --> 00:06:58,250 It feels so wrong, 91 00:06:58,375 --> 00:07:01,875 like, all the terror and horror that I've been through, 92 00:07:01,958 --> 00:07:03,625 and then to be accused of this, like, 93 00:07:03,708 --> 00:07:06,375 as though he's the victim, 94 00:07:06,458 --> 00:07:08,917 and I'm the perpetrator? 95 00:07:11,625 --> 00:07:15,875 Like I've lived through hell. Like I live a horror movie. 96 00:07:15,958 --> 00:07:20,208 I've lived a nightmare, and yet I'm being accused 97 00:07:21,250 --> 00:07:23,000 of being a perpetrator of harm. 98 00:07:23,083 --> 00:07:25,708 Like, that's the furthest thing from anything 99 00:07:25,792 --> 00:07:28,458 that I have ever wanted to do to somebody. 100 00:07:32,375 --> 00:07:33,583 It just feels unfair. 101 00:07:39,542 --> 00:07:41,000 (MUSIC PLAYING) 102 00:07:46,708 --> 00:07:48,458 LIDGETT: Hey, Wendy. Come on in. 103 00:07:52,500 --> 00:07:54,000 Just have a seat there. 104 00:07:59,000 --> 00:08:00,875 All right. The reason why I called you in the office 105 00:08:00,958 --> 00:08:03,167 is I wanna go over the story. 106 00:08:03,250 --> 00:08:04,792 I'm gonna act like I'm a prosecutor 107 00:08:04,875 --> 00:08:06,708 because there's gonna be certain things 108 00:08:06,792 --> 00:08:07,917 after reading the discovery 109 00:08:08,000 --> 00:08:10,833 that I've realized could be an issue. 110 00:08:10,917 --> 00:08:13,833 Basically, I need a little history of the case. 111 00:08:13,917 --> 00:08:16,000 You had a relationship with Kelly, right? 112 00:08:17,250 --> 00:08:19,000 How did that relationship start? 113 00:08:20,042 --> 00:08:24,458 So I had met him online. 114 00:08:24,458 --> 00:08:26,750 He was a really great guy. Really sweet. 115 00:08:26,833 --> 00:08:29,458 Seemed to care about my kids. 116 00:08:29,542 --> 00:08:31,333 I thought I had met my perfect match. 117 00:08:31,417 --> 00:08:36,750 LIDGETT: So when you met Kelly, you already had three kids, 118 00:08:36,833 --> 00:08:38,500 -is that right? -Correct. 119 00:08:38,542 --> 00:08:39,917 Oldest is Miranda. 120 00:08:40,000 --> 00:08:44,500 How old was Miranda when you met Kelly? 121 00:08:44,542 --> 00:08:45,833 She would have been 12. 122 00:08:45,958 --> 00:08:47,500 -She would've been about 12 years old. -Yeah. 123 00:08:48,500 --> 00:08:50,917 After I had gotten pregnant with Bayley, 124 00:08:51,667 --> 00:08:53,000 everything had changed. 125 00:08:53,125 --> 00:08:56,833 He just started being extremely abusive, 126 00:08:56,917 --> 00:08:59,083 both verbally and physically. 127 00:09:00,792 --> 00:09:03,292 I can't even count how many times I called the cops. 128 00:09:07,625 --> 00:09:09,333 After I had left Kelly, 129 00:09:09,375 --> 00:09:13,750 Miranda had let me know that he had sexually abused her. 130 00:09:17,875 --> 00:09:19,667 So when you were still with Kelly, 131 00:09:19,750 --> 00:09:23,542 how is it that you did not know this was going on? 132 00:09:25,667 --> 00:09:26,833 (EXHALES) 133 00:09:26,875 --> 00:09:30,000 I was at that time the only one working. 134 00:09:30,083 --> 00:09:32,333 So I was away from the house a lot. 135 00:09:32,375 --> 00:09:34,000 Okay. 136 00:09:34,042 --> 00:09:36,667 And she was there with him alone. 137 00:09:37,708 --> 00:09:40,792 All right, you went to the police. 138 00:09:40,875 --> 00:09:46,167 So how come the case doesn't proceed, if you recall? 139 00:09:46,250 --> 00:09:48,333 My understanding was that they sent it into the DA, 140 00:09:48,375 --> 00:09:50,167 and the DA did not pick up charges. 141 00:10:01,042 --> 00:10:04,833 So when you actually moved back to to Tehachapi, 142 00:10:04,875 --> 00:10:07,333 and back to your house, you don't know where he lives, 143 00:10:07,417 --> 00:10:09,000 -is that correct? -Yes. 144 00:10:09,083 --> 00:10:13,083 When did you first learn that he lived four houses down? 145 00:10:13,167 --> 00:10:16,000 When I'd already committed to being there in the house. 146 00:10:16,042 --> 00:10:17,958 Uh... 147 00:10:18,042 --> 00:10:20,917 And I mean, the reason why I'm moving back there 148 00:10:21,000 --> 00:10:23,583 is because I didn't have another place to go. 149 00:10:23,667 --> 00:10:25,042 And that's my house, like... 150 00:10:25,125 --> 00:10:31,625 So I was just hopeful that he would stay in his place 151 00:10:31,708 --> 00:10:32,958 and I could stay in mine. 152 00:10:33,042 --> 00:10:35,167 And then our daughter, Bayley, 153 00:10:35,250 --> 00:10:38,167 she had wanted a relationship with him. 154 00:10:45,708 --> 00:10:49,042 So Bayley starts seeing Kelly. 155 00:10:49,750 --> 00:10:51,500 It was over my objection. 156 00:10:51,583 --> 00:10:54,750 At first I said that her dad had done things 157 00:10:54,833 --> 00:10:56,792 -that were inappropriate. -Okay. 158 00:10:56,875 --> 00:10:59,792 And "weird" was the word I used. 159 00:10:59,875 --> 00:11:02,167 And then I prefaced it by saying, 160 00:11:02,250 --> 00:11:05,125 "If he says anything strange to you, 161 00:11:05,208 --> 00:11:08,250 "if he does anything, let me know." 162 00:11:09,375 --> 00:11:11,000 All right. 163 00:11:11,042 --> 00:11:16,917 At some point she starts getting abused by Dad. 164 00:11:17,000 --> 00:11:22,750 And it appears to go on for, according to her, for months. 165 00:11:25,042 --> 00:11:27,417 How the (BLEEP) did you not know or see this? 166 00:11:28,708 --> 00:11:31,333 (EXHALES) Um... 167 00:11:39,958 --> 00:11:44,500 LIDGETT: So you found out that Bayley had been molested, 168 00:11:44,542 --> 00:11:50,250 and it appears to go on for, according to her, for months. 169 00:11:52,292 --> 00:11:54,250 How the (BLEEP) did you not know or see this? 170 00:11:55,083 --> 00:11:56,250 Um... 171 00:11:58,583 --> 00:12:01,208 I'm sorry. I know it's a hard question, but it's gonna be a question 172 00:12:01,292 --> 00:12:03,250 that I guarantee there's gonna be moms out there 173 00:12:03,333 --> 00:12:05,833 that're gonna be going, "How did this occur?" 174 00:12:06,917 --> 00:12:08,042 So I had vetted him for years, 175 00:12:08,208 --> 00:12:10,167 first of all, before she was even allowed 176 00:12:10,250 --> 00:12:12,792 to be in the vicinity with him alone, 177 00:12:12,875 --> 00:12:14,292 where anything could happen. 178 00:12:14,375 --> 00:12:17,500 -Okay. -So she wasn't allowed to be alone with him at all. 179 00:12:17,542 --> 00:12:20,083 At this point, she is how old now? 180 00:12:20,167 --> 00:12:23,667 -2012, she would have been eight. -Okay. 181 00:12:23,750 --> 00:12:25,875 So, yeah, she was around 182 00:12:25,958 --> 00:12:28,500 her brothers only when he was there. 183 00:12:28,583 --> 00:12:29,750 Her brothers are big guys, 184 00:12:29,833 --> 00:12:32,625 like, I knew that she was completely safe 185 00:12:32,708 --> 00:12:34,000 with her brothers there. 186 00:12:34,125 --> 00:12:35,042 Okay. 187 00:12:35,125 --> 00:12:37,083 I started with little things, like, 188 00:12:37,208 --> 00:12:40,833 "Okay, you can go and pick her up from school and bring her home." 189 00:12:40,917 --> 00:12:42,833 -Okay. -That's it. 190 00:12:49,458 --> 00:12:52,208 The abuse that was occurring to Bayley, 191 00:12:52,292 --> 00:12:55,417 how is it that you found this information out? 192 00:12:57,125 --> 00:13:02,083 For one, because she had used my computer 193 00:13:02,167 --> 00:13:04,083 as her computer was in the shop. 194 00:13:04,208 --> 00:13:06,875 And she had left up a conversation 195 00:13:07,000 --> 00:13:09,292 with somebody she had spoken to, 196 00:13:09,375 --> 00:13:12,667 and that was the conversation that I read, 197 00:13:12,750 --> 00:13:15,333 "I'm scared he's going to rape me." 198 00:13:18,292 --> 00:13:24,625 On a different day, she had had the foresight to 199 00:13:24,708 --> 00:13:29,292 be on Snapchat while she was in the car being abused by him. 200 00:13:29,375 --> 00:13:30,792 At one point, 201 00:13:31,875 --> 00:13:33,042 she had put the phone 202 00:13:33,125 --> 00:13:35,208 so that it would record screenshots 203 00:13:35,333 --> 00:13:38,625 of Kelly touching her inappropriately 204 00:13:38,708 --> 00:13:41,458 and having his hand on her breast. 205 00:13:53,375 --> 00:13:58,500 LIDGETT: When is it that he calls saying he wants to come over? 206 00:13:58,500 --> 00:14:00,292 This is three days later. 207 00:14:00,375 --> 00:14:01,625 You don't say no 208 00:14:01,708 --> 00:14:03,375 because you're supposed to play it cool. 209 00:14:04,000 --> 00:14:05,167 HOWARD: Right. 210 00:14:05,250 --> 00:14:09,292 You then go grab a gun, right? 211 00:14:09,375 --> 00:14:12,208 I had had my gun with me 212 00:14:12,292 --> 00:14:14,333 ever since I had found out. 213 00:14:15,875 --> 00:14:17,375 I was making sure 214 00:14:17,458 --> 00:14:19,833 that I was protecting myself and my kids. 215 00:14:20,833 --> 00:14:23,500 Okay. And he comes over on a quad. 216 00:14:23,583 --> 00:14:24,625 -Is that right? -Correct. 217 00:14:24,708 --> 00:14:26,083 You show him the picture, right? 218 00:14:26,208 --> 00:14:27,917 HOWARD: First of all, he had talked to me 219 00:14:28,000 --> 00:14:31,750 about Bayley going somewhere with him that weekend. 220 00:14:31,875 --> 00:14:33,417 So you show him the picture and go, 221 00:14:33,542 --> 00:14:36,125 "That's your damn hand on your own daughter's breast." 222 00:14:36,208 --> 00:14:38,583 -Correct. -"You literally got your hand 223 00:14:38,667 --> 00:14:40,333 "on your daughter's breast." 224 00:14:40,417 --> 00:14:41,542 Um... 225 00:14:42,917 --> 00:14:45,000 -Is he getting angry? -He's getting pissed off. 226 00:14:48,083 --> 00:14:50,208 He starts getting this, like, look in his eyes. 227 00:14:50,292 --> 00:14:54,458 It's like, almost like it's not him anymore. 228 00:14:54,542 --> 00:14:57,500 It's like just pure evil. 229 00:14:57,542 --> 00:14:59,792 And when have you seen that look before? 230 00:14:59,875 --> 00:15:03,667 Right before he beat me. 231 00:15:04,625 --> 00:15:06,542 At this point, you have the gun, 232 00:15:06,667 --> 00:15:10,125 you pull out the gun and you shoot him because... 233 00:15:10,250 --> 00:15:14,333 Because he's trying to run me over, 234 00:15:14,417 --> 00:15:16,875 because he's, um, 235 00:15:17,042 --> 00:15:20,417 got that violent look, 236 00:15:20,500 --> 00:15:24,292 because I feel like I am in self-preservation mode, 237 00:15:24,292 --> 00:15:26,500 and that I am trying to protect myself 238 00:15:26,625 --> 00:15:29,042 from him hurting me again. 239 00:15:30,417 --> 00:15:32,333 LIDGETT: The prosecution is going to say 240 00:15:32,417 --> 00:15:34,958 that you did your own street justice, 241 00:15:35,042 --> 00:15:37,958 that you enticed him to basically come over, 242 00:15:37,958 --> 00:15:39,250 you grabbed the gun, 243 00:15:39,333 --> 00:15:40,833 you know, you had the phone with you, 244 00:15:40,958 --> 00:15:42,708 you were gonna show him the photo 245 00:15:42,792 --> 00:15:44,333 and after showing him the photo, 246 00:15:44,458 --> 00:15:46,500 you were gonna basically execute him. 247 00:15:46,625 --> 00:15:47,625 That's their theory. 248 00:15:49,167 --> 00:15:51,250 Our theory, of course, is going to be 249 00:15:51,333 --> 00:15:53,250 that it's absolute self-defense. 250 00:15:53,333 --> 00:15:57,000 You had no idea, or plan to actually kill him, 251 00:15:57,042 --> 00:16:00,208 and he came over and you only shot 252 00:16:00,292 --> 00:16:02,458 when you actually thought he was a threat. 253 00:16:05,583 --> 00:16:08,083 None of this is your fault. 254 00:16:09,125 --> 00:16:10,625 It's absolute self-defense. 255 00:16:25,417 --> 00:16:26,750 BAYLEY PITTS: I came here to see my mom. 256 00:16:27,750 --> 00:16:29,000 I just wanna make sure 257 00:16:29,042 --> 00:16:30,667 I help my mom out as much as I can. 258 00:16:33,458 --> 00:16:35,000 Hey, hey, Mom. 259 00:16:36,542 --> 00:16:38,125 HOWARD: I love you. 260 00:16:39,625 --> 00:16:41,375 (PENSIVE MUSIC PLAYING) 261 00:16:46,500 --> 00:16:48,875 So how have you been? It's been a minute. 262 00:16:48,958 --> 00:16:51,083 Um... Good. 263 00:16:51,667 --> 00:16:53,125 Yeah. What about you? 264 00:16:53,208 --> 00:16:55,000 HOWARD: I'm okay, like, 265 00:16:56,083 --> 00:16:57,958 court and all that jazz, 266 00:16:58,042 --> 00:17:01,667 but yeah, trying to stay strong and yeah... 267 00:17:11,042 --> 00:17:13,333 HOWARD: You guys picking a whole bowl of raspberries? 268 00:17:13,458 --> 00:17:15,417 BAYLEY: Oh, wow, that actually is a lot. 269 00:17:24,167 --> 00:17:25,417 You know, it's been really hard 270 00:17:25,417 --> 00:17:28,167 'cause I definitely have two sides to it now. 271 00:17:28,208 --> 00:17:29,458 I have, um... 272 00:17:30,333 --> 00:17:31,167 (CLAPS) 273 00:17:32,458 --> 00:17:34,958 I have, you know, the sexual assault side of it, 274 00:17:35,042 --> 00:17:37,375 which is really hard to deal with in itself. 275 00:17:37,458 --> 00:17:39,167 And you know, now I have to deal with, 276 00:17:39,292 --> 00:17:41,667 (VOICE BREAKING) you know, my mom and that side of it, 277 00:17:41,708 --> 00:17:43,750 and then just, you know, dealing with all of it 278 00:17:43,833 --> 00:17:45,500 and seeing the things I saw, 279 00:17:45,583 --> 00:17:47,792 and it's really, really hard and, um... 280 00:17:47,875 --> 00:17:49,042 (CRYING) 281 00:17:51,375 --> 00:17:52,833 My mom is the middle of this family, 282 00:17:52,875 --> 00:17:56,000 and if she has to go to prison, it would be awful, 283 00:17:56,083 --> 00:17:57,500 and I can't imagine it. 284 00:17:57,583 --> 00:17:59,333 You know, it totally gives me this strength 285 00:17:59,417 --> 00:18:01,208 to go up there and testify and... 286 00:18:02,208 --> 00:18:03,708 Yeah, no, it totally does. 287 00:18:08,375 --> 00:18:11,417 It just kind of sucks, and I wish it wasn't me, I guess. 288 00:18:11,542 --> 00:18:12,625 It just sucks. 289 00:18:27,458 --> 00:18:29,000 LIDGETT: I'm gonna have Bob come in today. 290 00:18:29,042 --> 00:18:31,083 He's the investigator on the case. 291 00:18:31,208 --> 00:18:33,333 -Bobby, how're you doing? -BOB STEVENSON: I'm doing well. Yourself? 292 00:18:33,375 --> 00:18:35,208 Pretty good. Pretty good. 293 00:18:42,792 --> 00:18:44,042 The dispatch phone call 294 00:18:44,125 --> 00:18:46,167 that you're gonna hear occurred on June 2nd. 295 00:18:46,208 --> 00:18:49,542 The actual homicide occurred on June 5th. 296 00:18:49,625 --> 00:18:52,125 What you're gonna hear is Miranda's voice. 297 00:18:52,208 --> 00:18:53,333 This is when they find out 298 00:18:53,417 --> 00:18:57,250 about Bayley's actually being molested. 299 00:18:57,333 --> 00:18:58,542 -Okay. -STEVENSON: Right. 300 00:19:53,583 --> 00:19:57,667 Here is the report that was done. 301 00:19:57,708 --> 00:19:58,792 This is a summary. 302 00:19:58,875 --> 00:20:01,167 "The reporting party, Miranda, was heard 303 00:20:01,292 --> 00:20:03,000 "arguing with Wendy in the background. 304 00:20:03,083 --> 00:20:06,333 "Wendy was upset, because she believed 305 00:20:06,417 --> 00:20:08,083 "it would be unlikely this case 306 00:20:08,208 --> 00:20:11,000 "involving Bayley would be prosecuted 307 00:20:11,125 --> 00:20:14,208 "and wanted to handle it herself. 308 00:20:16,208 --> 00:20:17,375 "Wendy explained, 309 00:20:17,375 --> 00:20:21,375 "'Well, I'll do what I have to do 310 00:20:21,458 --> 00:20:24,917 "'to protect myself and my family 311 00:20:25,000 --> 00:20:27,000 "'if I'm threatened.'" 312 00:20:27,042 --> 00:20:29,500 She said she was gonna handle it herself, and then she kills him. 313 00:20:29,625 --> 00:20:32,000 That's gonna be, you know, premeditated murder right there. 314 00:20:32,042 --> 00:20:36,625 It's that simple. "I told you what I'm gonna do, and I did it." 315 00:20:36,708 --> 00:20:38,458 -And that might hurt. -Ah, it's brutal. 316 00:20:45,292 --> 00:20:46,917 (MUSIC PLAYING) 317 00:20:51,708 --> 00:20:54,042 -LIDGETT: Bobby, how're you doing? -I'm doing well, sir. You? 318 00:20:54,125 --> 00:20:55,375 Pretty good. 319 00:21:00,333 --> 00:21:02,833 Now, one of the things that I wanted to call you in 320 00:21:02,875 --> 00:21:05,167 was I wanted to show you 321 00:21:05,208 --> 00:21:08,208 the shots that supposedly occurred. 322 00:21:08,208 --> 00:21:10,167 Allegedly, there's three shots, 323 00:21:10,292 --> 00:21:12,417 according to the coroner's report. 324 00:21:12,500 --> 00:21:17,792 This is the path that they say, that the bullets went. 325 00:21:17,875 --> 00:21:22,750 One comes from the back of the jawline going down. 326 00:21:22,833 --> 00:21:26,458 Then there is a second one that comes from the left side, 327 00:21:26,542 --> 00:21:29,500 and that's going down in the body as well. 328 00:21:37,250 --> 00:21:39,292 -STEVENSON: That's a weird angle. -Yeah. 329 00:21:39,292 --> 00:21:41,667 Even if he was laying on the ground, that's a weird angle. 330 00:21:44,958 --> 00:21:46,500 (LIDGETT SIGHS) 331 00:21:46,542 --> 00:21:49,500 How the hell do you shoot somebody 332 00:21:50,375 --> 00:21:53,083 at the top of the back of the head, 333 00:21:54,208 --> 00:21:56,083 and go straight down 334 00:21:57,208 --> 00:21:58,792 unless you're on top of them? 335 00:22:00,958 --> 00:22:03,208 The problem is the prosecution 336 00:22:03,292 --> 00:22:05,708 is gonna make it look like she executed him. 337 00:22:07,333 --> 00:22:08,667 Let's go to Wendy's house, 338 00:22:08,792 --> 00:22:11,292 let's have Wendy tell us exactly what happened, 339 00:22:11,375 --> 00:22:12,708 -and let's go from there. -Okay. 340 00:22:23,708 --> 00:22:25,667 LIDGETT: Today we're going up to the crime scene, 341 00:22:25,708 --> 00:22:28,458 and gonna meet my private investigator, Bob, 342 00:22:28,542 --> 00:22:32,375 to get us an understanding as to where everything occurred. 343 00:22:32,458 --> 00:22:36,208 Our biggest concern is the shots to the back of the head. 344 00:22:36,292 --> 00:22:38,250 We're just gonna have to look at the scene 345 00:22:38,333 --> 00:22:39,667 and then come up with 346 00:22:39,708 --> 00:22:43,333 a reasonable explanation as to what occurred. 347 00:22:53,375 --> 00:22:55,125 I came through here. 348 00:22:55,208 --> 00:22:56,625 -LIDGETT: Yes. -Right through here. 349 00:22:57,500 --> 00:22:58,583 LIDGETT: Okay. You're coming out. 350 00:22:58,667 --> 00:22:59,750 He's on the quad, right? 351 00:23:00,625 --> 00:23:01,750 Yes. 352 00:23:01,833 --> 00:23:02,542 At some point, 353 00:23:02,667 --> 00:23:04,500 -you show him the phone. -Yes. 354 00:23:11,625 --> 00:23:14,167 He takes the phone from you, grabs it from you, 355 00:23:14,208 --> 00:23:15,375 looks at the picture, 356 00:23:15,458 --> 00:23:16,750 he takes your phone and throws it. 357 00:23:17,875 --> 00:23:20,667 At that point then, does he start revving it up? 358 00:23:20,708 --> 00:23:23,167 Yes, he gets that look in his eyes. 359 00:23:23,250 --> 00:23:24,542 He starts revving the engine 360 00:23:24,625 --> 00:23:27,167 and he starts pulling forward towards me. 361 00:23:27,875 --> 00:23:30,542 And that is when I jumped back, 362 00:23:31,417 --> 00:23:36,375 and that was when I pulled out my gun, 363 00:23:36,500 --> 00:23:38,667 and that is when I feel like I shot him. 364 00:23:44,000 --> 00:23:45,458 (MUSIC PLAYING) 365 00:23:48,708 --> 00:23:51,333 If you're saying you're right about here and everything else, 366 00:23:51,417 --> 00:23:53,333 then you got a shot to maybe one side 367 00:23:53,417 --> 00:23:55,042 of the head or something like this. 368 00:23:55,125 --> 00:23:56,667 And if I was being shot at, 369 00:23:56,750 --> 00:23:58,875 if I hold a gun to you and everything else, yes, 370 00:23:58,958 --> 00:24:01,458 you're gonna duck and make yourself a smaller target. 371 00:24:01,542 --> 00:24:03,375 Correct. If he was like that 372 00:24:03,500 --> 00:24:06,000 and that splatter went out the back. 373 00:24:06,083 --> 00:24:07,458 LIDGETT: That makes so much sense. 374 00:24:09,042 --> 00:24:10,667 My next memory, 375 00:24:10,750 --> 00:24:14,500 is he came around this way walking towards me, 376 00:24:14,542 --> 00:24:16,625 and I know that I was trying 377 00:24:16,708 --> 00:24:18,083 -to block right about here. -Okay. 378 00:24:18,167 --> 00:24:21,292 This area here, I didn't want him to get through me. 379 00:24:21,375 --> 00:24:23,542 I know I was about right here. 380 00:24:23,625 --> 00:24:25,875 "You're not getting to my house or my daughter." 381 00:24:27,333 --> 00:24:28,708 LIDGETT: And he's coming towards you? 382 00:24:28,792 --> 00:24:29,625 Yeah. 383 00:24:29,708 --> 00:24:31,125 -This explains everything. -Yeah. 384 00:24:31,208 --> 00:24:32,500 STEVENSON: Yeah, this gives us reasonable doubt. 385 00:24:32,625 --> 00:24:34,292 I mean, the shots are from the front. 386 00:24:34,292 --> 00:24:35,792 The casings are there. 387 00:24:35,875 --> 00:24:37,083 The blood stains are here. 388 00:24:37,083 --> 00:24:38,750 It's not from the back, it's from the front. 389 00:24:45,917 --> 00:24:47,667 LIDGETT: Right now we can give the jury 390 00:24:47,708 --> 00:24:50,750 reasons based on the shell casings, 391 00:24:50,833 --> 00:24:55,458 based on the angles, we can explain everything. 392 00:24:55,542 --> 00:24:58,042 This trip has been beneficial. 393 00:24:58,125 --> 00:25:01,042 We actually found the reasonable doubt that we've been looking for. 394 00:25:16,833 --> 00:25:19,083 It's been three years, 395 00:25:20,583 --> 00:25:22,833 so I'm ready to get this behind me. 396 00:25:25,417 --> 00:25:27,542 It's a mixture of emotion. 397 00:25:27,625 --> 00:25:32,500 I want people to see what we've been through. 398 00:25:32,542 --> 00:25:34,625 If it comes down to being not guilty, 399 00:25:34,708 --> 00:25:38,542 then I walk out of court a free woman. 400 00:25:38,625 --> 00:25:41,958 And if it comes down to guilty, 401 00:25:42,042 --> 00:25:45,708 then there's a serious error in our justice system. 402 00:25:54,083 --> 00:25:55,458 COURTNEY MORRIS: When I say, "Justice," 403 00:25:55,542 --> 00:25:56,667 you say, "For Wendy." 404 00:25:56,750 --> 00:25:58,292 -Justice! -ALL: For Wendy! 405 00:25:58,375 --> 00:25:59,542 -Justice! -ALL: For Wendy! 406 00:25:59,625 --> 00:26:01,125 -Justice! -ALL: For Wendy! 407 00:26:01,625 --> 00:26:03,125 Free Wendy! 408 00:26:08,000 --> 00:26:10,500 MORRIS: When I say "Believe," you say "Wendy." 409 00:26:10,583 --> 00:26:11,750 -Believe! -ALL: Wendy! 410 00:26:11,875 --> 00:26:13,333 -Believe! -ALL: Wendy! 411 00:26:13,375 --> 00:26:14,667 -Believe! -ALL: Wendy! 412 00:26:14,750 --> 00:26:17,083 -Free Wendy! -Free Wendy! 413 00:26:17,875 --> 00:26:20,000 (SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYING) 414 00:26:34,750 --> 00:26:37,000 (PROSECUTION ATTORNEY SPEAKING) 415 00:27:36,958 --> 00:27:41,833 Wendy stopped shooting once the threat was over. 416 00:27:42,833 --> 00:27:45,292 When Kelly arrives, 417 00:27:45,375 --> 00:27:47,833 he gets irate. 418 00:27:48,583 --> 00:27:50,167 And when he gets irate, 419 00:27:50,250 --> 00:27:54,875 there is a "look" that overcomes him. 420 00:27:55,042 --> 00:28:00,083 It is a "look" that Wendy has seen before. 421 00:28:00,958 --> 00:28:04,958 Wendy has been beaten by him. 422 00:28:05,875 --> 00:28:08,333 She's been strangled by him. 423 00:28:10,500 --> 00:28:13,667 She knows that look. 424 00:28:13,750 --> 00:28:17,125 This means Wendy's actions were justified. 425 00:28:18,792 --> 00:28:20,125 I thank you for your patience. 426 00:28:20,667 --> 00:28:21,875 Thank you. 427 00:28:36,167 --> 00:28:38,333 LIDGETT: The prosecution called Miranda 428 00:28:38,458 --> 00:28:39,917 in hopes of proving 429 00:28:40,042 --> 00:28:41,917 that the family was so frustrated 430 00:28:42,042 --> 00:28:44,000 that they decided to take the law 431 00:28:44,042 --> 00:28:45,917 into their own hand. 432 00:28:46,000 --> 00:28:47,417 Which is exactly what Wendy did, 433 00:28:48,625 --> 00:28:49,875 according to them. 434 00:29:12,958 --> 00:29:15,042 -How're you feeling? -Sick. 435 00:29:15,125 --> 00:29:16,833 -Really sick. -I'm sure. 436 00:29:16,917 --> 00:29:18,458 BAYLEY: Really. 437 00:29:35,958 --> 00:29:38,083 HOWARD: So Bayley had said that, 438 00:29:38,208 --> 00:29:43,000 Kelly was wearing sunglasses the day of the incident. 439 00:29:43,125 --> 00:29:44,917 And one of the key things that I have said 440 00:29:45,042 --> 00:29:47,000 is the reason I was so fearful 441 00:29:47,042 --> 00:29:49,250 was because the look he had in his eyes 442 00:29:49,333 --> 00:29:51,125 and it would be really hard to see 443 00:29:51,208 --> 00:29:53,500 the look in somebody's eyes if there were sunglasses on. 444 00:29:55,208 --> 00:29:57,000 When Bayley did correct herself, 445 00:29:57,125 --> 00:29:59,667 the prosecutor just hammered it in 446 00:29:59,750 --> 00:30:01,333 that she changed her story, 447 00:30:01,375 --> 00:30:04,083 that she... Not that it was a mistake, 448 00:30:04,208 --> 00:30:07,083 but that it was a purposeful thing that she did. 449 00:30:09,458 --> 00:30:12,792 BAYLEY: I came out of the courtroom, I was so distraught, 450 00:30:12,875 --> 00:30:15,292 really nauseous, really scared. 451 00:30:15,375 --> 00:30:17,500 For sure one of the most difficult days of my life. 452 00:30:21,000 --> 00:30:22,750 LIDGETT: For Bayley, it was very tough. 453 00:30:22,833 --> 00:30:24,083 The DA started to attack her, 454 00:30:24,167 --> 00:30:25,542 almost as if she was lying. 455 00:30:25,625 --> 00:30:27,833 You've got to remember, right after the incident 456 00:30:27,917 --> 00:30:29,250 she was taken down and questioned 457 00:30:29,375 --> 00:30:31,542 and she talked about the "look" then. 458 00:30:32,875 --> 00:30:34,542 No kid should ever go through this. 459 00:30:42,167 --> 00:30:43,417 (PENSIVE MUSIC PLAYING) 460 00:31:00,167 --> 00:31:01,875 LIDGETT: Right now, I think the jury is on our side. 461 00:31:02,000 --> 00:31:03,708 Everything's gone positive. 462 00:31:03,833 --> 00:31:05,875 I mean, they have to eliminate all doubt, 463 00:31:05,958 --> 00:31:07,833 and I can't imagine they've eliminated 464 00:31:07,875 --> 00:31:09,458 all reasonable doubt in this case. 465 00:31:09,542 --> 00:31:11,625 I can't even come close. 466 00:31:11,708 --> 00:31:13,125 I'm tired. I'm frustrated, 467 00:31:13,250 --> 00:31:15,917 -and I want this to be over with. -I understand. 468 00:31:24,667 --> 00:31:28,625 Right now it's to get the case to the jury as soon as possible, 469 00:31:28,708 --> 00:31:30,125 that's what we wanna do. 470 00:31:30,208 --> 00:31:32,458 I had a lot of other witnesses that I could use, 471 00:31:32,542 --> 00:31:35,458 but it could make it longer. It could cause other problems. 472 00:31:35,542 --> 00:31:38,750 Wendy is about the only person that truly needs to testify, 473 00:31:38,833 --> 00:31:42,917 and that is to say that she was in fear for her life at that time. 474 00:32:01,708 --> 00:32:04,417 LIDGETT: They kept asking over and over and over, 475 00:32:04,500 --> 00:32:06,000 and they asked Wendy 476 00:32:06,042 --> 00:32:08,125 "What was your intent? Was it to kill him? 477 00:32:08,208 --> 00:32:10,667 "Did you have the intent to kill? Did you have..." 478 00:32:10,750 --> 00:32:12,333 Finally, she got frustrated 479 00:32:12,417 --> 00:32:14,208 and she snapped and yelled, "No!" 480 00:32:26,292 --> 00:32:29,167 But some of the questions he's asking I'm like... 481 00:32:29,208 --> 00:32:30,833 -(LIDGETT SPEAKING) -I don't really understand. 482 00:32:30,958 --> 00:32:32,958 -(LIDGETT SPEAKING) -Okay. 483 00:32:43,583 --> 00:32:46,167 LIDGETT: It's not a game. You know, this is her life 484 00:32:46,208 --> 00:32:48,167 and answer the questions 485 00:32:48,208 --> 00:32:50,208 that need to be answered and move on. 486 00:32:57,667 --> 00:32:59,250 (PENSIVE MUSIC PLAYING) 487 00:33:06,542 --> 00:33:10,292 HOWARD: Tony thinks that if I show too much anger 488 00:33:10,375 --> 00:33:13,667 that it could look, you know, like, I'm an angry person. 489 00:33:17,375 --> 00:33:19,667 The prosecution seems to think that you can only have 490 00:33:19,750 --> 00:33:21,500 one emotion and that's anger. 491 00:33:21,542 --> 00:33:24,917 But you can also be sad, and frustrated and disappointed 492 00:33:25,000 --> 00:33:26,417 and all these things all at once. 493 00:33:42,208 --> 00:33:44,208 LIDGETT: Wendy finished her testimony today. 494 00:33:44,292 --> 00:33:47,125 Most of it consisted of cross-examination. 495 00:33:47,208 --> 00:33:49,167 I don't think she got tripped up on anything. 496 00:33:49,292 --> 00:33:53,167 She did try to explain things probably a little too much. 497 00:33:53,250 --> 00:33:56,292 But, you know, imagine her situation. 498 00:34:03,417 --> 00:34:05,750 Looking forward to getting ready to do closing. 499 00:34:07,167 --> 00:34:09,458 I think my closing is gonna actually be 500 00:34:09,542 --> 00:34:11,792 a little bit shorter in nature. 501 00:34:11,875 --> 00:34:13,667 I'm confident. 502 00:34:13,750 --> 00:34:16,750 But anything can always happen in a jury trial. 503 00:35:18,125 --> 00:35:20,292 (SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYING) 504 00:35:32,083 --> 00:35:34,250 BAYLEY: I'm so anxious. 505 00:35:42,667 --> 00:35:43,833 HOWARD: We got this. 506 00:35:44,542 --> 00:35:45,458 (DOG BARKS) 507 00:35:45,542 --> 00:35:47,833 Oh, great. I'm making the dog mad. 508 00:35:48,958 --> 00:35:50,375 She's jealous. 509 00:35:50,458 --> 00:35:52,333 I was so hopeful, and I'm just running through 510 00:35:52,417 --> 00:35:54,750 all the different, like scenarios, 511 00:35:54,833 --> 00:35:57,500 and I'm like, (BLEEP) I don't know. 512 00:35:57,542 --> 00:36:00,333 I still am hopeful, but it's hard to feel hopeful 513 00:36:00,417 --> 00:36:02,792 because I just was hoping, they'll go in 514 00:36:02,875 --> 00:36:05,083 and they'll just be like, "Oh, not guilty, yeah." 515 00:36:05,167 --> 00:36:07,042 But they have to take it serious. 516 00:36:07,125 --> 00:36:08,375 -They have to like... -That's serious. 517 00:36:08,500 --> 00:36:10,417 That's taking it the most serious. 518 00:36:13,917 --> 00:36:15,333 They have to unfold the story. 519 00:36:15,417 --> 00:36:19,708 They have to feel who's genuine, who's not. 520 00:36:19,833 --> 00:36:22,625 It's eating me alive, this not knowing. 521 00:36:22,750 --> 00:36:26,708 Like, it just drives me insane. 522 00:36:28,208 --> 00:36:30,625 -HOWARD: (KISSES) I love you. -Love you. 523 00:36:37,708 --> 00:36:40,875 They think that they've reached a verdict. We'll see. 524 00:36:46,292 --> 00:36:47,583 (PENSIVE MUSIC PLAYING) 525 00:36:57,708 --> 00:37:02,167 COURT CLERK: The People of the state of California v. Wendy Howard. 526 00:37:02,292 --> 00:37:03,583 Verdict. 527 00:37:12,167 --> 00:37:13,708 First count. 528 00:37:13,792 --> 00:37:17,500 We the jury empaneled to try the above entitled cause, 529 00:37:17,583 --> 00:37:20,250 find the defendant, Wendy Howard 530 00:37:20,333 --> 00:37:22,542 not guilty of felony, 531 00:37:22,625 --> 00:37:26,417 to wit first-degree murder of Kelly Pitts. 532 00:37:36,833 --> 00:37:38,333 Did you reach a decision 533 00:37:38,417 --> 00:37:42,167 on any of either of the two options for voluntary manslaughter? 534 00:37:42,250 --> 00:37:43,375 (JUROR SPEAKING) 535 00:37:56,375 --> 00:37:57,667 JUDGE: How many votes were guilty, 536 00:37:57,750 --> 00:38:00,667 and how many votes were not guilty? 537 00:38:00,750 --> 00:38:03,458 JURY FOREWOMAN: Seven guilty, five not guilty. 538 00:38:04,500 --> 00:38:06,708 JUDGE: And is there any reason 539 00:38:06,792 --> 00:38:08,958 why the court may not accept the jury's decision? 540 00:38:10,500 --> 00:38:11,833 MAN: No, Your Honor. 541 00:38:43,208 --> 00:38:44,750 (SOBBING) I can't... 542 00:38:51,250 --> 00:38:52,958 (SOBS) 543 00:38:57,208 --> 00:38:59,083 -(SOBBING) -Everybody has seen this. 544 00:38:59,167 --> 00:39:01,583 It's nuts that we're even here in the first place. 545 00:39:01,708 --> 00:39:04,208 and to just put your daughter through all this. 546 00:39:04,292 --> 00:39:07,292 -(BAYLEY SPEAKING) -I know. I know. 547 00:39:07,375 --> 00:39:09,042 They're not. They're not. 548 00:39:11,792 --> 00:39:14,417 To even think to have to do this all over again. 549 00:39:14,500 --> 00:39:15,875 And for what? 550 00:39:17,125 --> 00:39:18,875 Why? I defended myself. 551 00:39:21,125 --> 00:39:24,250 LIDGETT: I just wish that she would have been completely acquitted. 552 00:39:24,333 --> 00:39:26,333 I do not want another trial. 553 00:39:26,375 --> 00:39:29,000 I don't want Bayley to have to go through this again. 554 00:39:31,667 --> 00:39:33,417 When you get so close to the family, 555 00:39:33,500 --> 00:39:36,167 you just want something to go "Ah-ha. Here. 556 00:39:37,000 --> 00:39:38,833 "You guys can relax now." You know? 557 00:39:38,958 --> 00:39:41,542 And now they can't. Now they've still gotta... 558 00:39:41,625 --> 00:39:43,083 They might be called to testify again. 559 00:39:44,458 --> 00:39:46,375 It's not closure for anybody. 560 00:39:46,458 --> 00:39:47,667 It's not closure for Wendy, 561 00:39:47,750 --> 00:39:49,458 and it's not closure for her family. 562 00:39:53,333 --> 00:39:54,792 (PENSIVE MUSIC PLAYING) 563 00:40:02,083 --> 00:40:03,833 Okay. 564 00:40:11,542 --> 00:40:15,000 Wendy, the prosecution have given us a plea offer 565 00:40:15,125 --> 00:40:17,583 as to voluntary manslaughter. 566 00:40:17,583 --> 00:40:19,375 It's credit for time served. 567 00:40:19,458 --> 00:40:21,125 No other time in custody. 568 00:40:21,208 --> 00:40:24,792 You'll be placed on probation, but for only one year. 569 00:40:24,875 --> 00:40:28,583 And then it would just be over with one year probation? 570 00:40:38,042 --> 00:40:42,000 So they're still charging me as though I'm a "murderer"? 571 00:40:42,708 --> 00:40:44,250 If you don't accept the plea, 572 00:40:44,375 --> 00:40:47,042 the next step is to go back to trial. 573 00:40:48,042 --> 00:40:50,833 If you do lose at trial, 574 00:40:50,875 --> 00:40:52,875 you're still subject to potentially 575 00:40:52,958 --> 00:40:55,417 being sentenced up to 21 years. 576 00:40:55,500 --> 00:40:59,500 I mean, that doesn't feel exactly like a victory to me... 577 00:40:59,542 --> 00:41:00,750 LIDGETT: Mmm-hmm. 578 00:41:00,750 --> 00:41:02,042 ...but 579 00:41:03,833 --> 00:41:05,708 I just don't think that 580 00:41:05,792 --> 00:41:08,042 I would want to go through that again, 581 00:41:09,417 --> 00:41:11,250 and relive all that again. Uh... 582 00:41:13,917 --> 00:41:15,917 I just don't know if it would be worth it. 583 00:41:18,750 --> 00:41:20,917 Keep in mind, you won. 584 00:41:21,000 --> 00:41:23,417 You truly won. 585 00:41:23,542 --> 00:41:27,292 At one point, you were facing 50 years to life over this. 586 00:41:28,792 --> 00:41:30,042 -You've won. -(SNIFFLES) 587 00:41:33,042 --> 00:41:34,875 (SIGHS) Oh, God. 588 00:41:54,333 --> 00:41:56,292 HOWARD: (VOICE BREAKING) I still have so much anger 589 00:41:56,375 --> 00:42:00,167 knowing that I'm not acquitted. 590 00:42:00,208 --> 00:42:02,667 I'm angry that to prove my innocence right now, 591 00:42:02,792 --> 00:42:06,042 that would mean to re-victimize my daughters once again. 592 00:42:06,792 --> 00:42:08,667 I'm just hoping that 593 00:42:08,750 --> 00:42:10,500 most people will understand 594 00:42:10,583 --> 00:42:12,625 where I'm at 595 00:42:12,708 --> 00:42:15,125 and why I made this decision. 596 00:42:15,208 --> 00:42:19,042 My family can be relieved that in a year I'll be off probation 597 00:42:19,167 --> 00:42:21,500 and this will be essentially over. 598 00:42:21,542 --> 00:42:24,708 I'm innocent. I defended myself and I defended my family. 599 00:42:26,375 --> 00:42:27,708 And I would do it all over again. 600 00:42:30,125 --> 00:42:32,250 Hi, lady, it's over. 601 00:42:34,625 --> 00:42:35,667 (HOWARD LAUGHS SOFTLY)