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Jami rebsom: Brad has
no criminal history.
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Young man. Reputable career.
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He's adamant he did not
hurt his wife amanda.
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In fact, bradley was trying
to save his wife's life
that morning.
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Bradley hillious: My wife
was one of the most
patient, loving, caring,
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Understanding people
I've ever met.
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And I'm accused of a crime
that I would never
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Dream or think of doing.
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A father behind bars,
his wife dead,
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And four children
without a mother.
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Prosecutors charge
bradley hillious with
deliberate homicide.
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Investigators say
his 33-year-old wife amanda
died December 19th,
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Four days after
a violent attack.
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My name is jami rebsom
and I'm an attorney
in livingston, montana.
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I represent bradley hillious.
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He is charged with
deliberate homicide.
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This is the most serious charge
you could ever be accused of
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In the state of montana,
and it carries up to
100 years in prison.
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The state is claiming that
bradley and his wife amanda
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Got into an argument
that morning
that got out of hand.
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The state is going to allege
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That brad killed his wife
amanda by beating her,
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Strangling her
and then throwing her
down the stairs.
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Brad is married to amanda,
they have four kids,
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And also in the home is
scott hillious, brad's father.
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Brad claims
that on the morning
of December 15th, 2020,
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He's woken from a deep sleep
by a loud noise.
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He rushes out of bed,
runs through the house,
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Trying to find out
what's going on.
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When brad reaches the stairwell
to the downstairs basement,
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He sees his wife, amanda,
laying at the bottom
of the stairway.
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Bradley tells me he immediately
begins cpr on his wife.
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At that point, bradley
yells out to his dad,
"call 911, dad.
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"amanda has fallen
down the stairs."
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When medical arrives,
brad is sweaty and exhausted
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And distraught.
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Come on, babe.
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Come on, baby.
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Emt and paramedics work
on her for 40 minutes
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Before they transport her
to the hospital.
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And amanda ultimately dies.
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My initial review of this case
is that the medical records
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Indicate that there doesn't
seem to be any signs
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Of strangulation or assault.
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It looks like a fall
down the stairs.
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Brad has no criminal history.
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Young man, father,
reputable career.
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Bradley is adamant he did not
hurt his wife that morning.
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What the state has to prove
beyond reasonable doubt
to the jury is that
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Brad purposely or knowingly
caused the death of amanda.
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But it's one of the hardest
cases to defend.
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Juries always want somebody
to be held accountable.
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And it's really difficult for
a jury to say the words
"not guilty" in a case
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Where somebody has died
and someone is charged
with their death.
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Bradley is facing
100 years in prison.
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We are fighting to save
brad hillious' life.
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Hillious: This last year
has been an absolute
horrific nightmare.
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My life has gone
from a beautiful home
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With an amazingly
gorgeous family
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To living in an unfurnished
basement apartment.
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I wasn't a perfect husband.
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She forgave me
for a lot of things.
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She'd yell at me sometimes,
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Get pissed off at me.
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We'd argue, we'd say what
we have to say to each other,
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Then we'd forgive each other.
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I would do anything
to trade my life for hers.
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The nature of being gone
at work so much,
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I leave my kids
when they're infants
and I come back
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And they're crawling,
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And I leave when
they're crawling
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And I come back
and they're running
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And riding bicycles.
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I never thought
it could be worse.
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Now they're not even living
in the state of montana.
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They're living... (sniffles)
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...With my mother-in-law
in oregon.
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Two days after my wife
had her accident,
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Child protection services
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And law enforcement came
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And physically removed them
from the house.
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Right now my focus
is to prove my innocence...
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...And get our babies back
home with their daddy.
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-Morning, brad. Come on in.
-Good morning.
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Take a seat there.
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Talk me through
what happened that morning.
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She had woke me up,
talking about christmas
presents for the kids,
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And we were arguing.
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I told her,
"hey, you know, back off."
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And she went out.
I had gone back to bed.
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I don't know what time elapsed
but I heard someone scream.
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I got out of bed,
didn't see amanda anywhere.
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I rounded near the stairs,
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Saw my wife's at the bottom.
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Once I got downstairs,
I rolled amanda over,
did a pulse check.
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There was a very,
very faint, weak pulse,
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And started immediately doing
chest compressions.
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I had to tell my dad
to call 911 and then
I remember doing cpr.
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All right, and then
the sheriff's deputies arrive?
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Yeah, I don't know
how long it was after cpr.
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A short time after that,
the fire department arrived
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And they were continuing
to work on her.
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(hillious crying)
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Hillious: I was told
to go back upstairs.
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That's when the bombardment
of six, seven officers
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Standing in my home,
questioning me simultaneously.
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What the state has against you,
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What they're going to be
claiming at trial is that
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You beat amanda, strangled her,
threw her down the stairs.
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We got to argue that
her injuries are from
a fall down the stairs.
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And we've got some
evidence to support that.
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The marks on her body
that we see in the hospital,
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They all look like injuries
that you would have sustained
from falling down the stairs.
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But we know that the state
is going to bring up
your affair with miss adams.
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They are going to pull in
miss adams to discuss
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A relationship
that you had with her
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As some kind of motive
for you to do something
to your wife.
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To me, an affair is not
motive for homicide,
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It's motive for divorce.
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And so, we'll have to
deal with that at trial,
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But if the jury
buys the state's case,
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You're looking at up to
100 years in prison.
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Brad, we have to do whatever
we can to make sure that
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You're acquitted
of this charge.
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Hillious: After hearing
that I could be facing
up to 100 years,
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That's utterly crushing.
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The jury could believe that
I committed a crime and
they could convict me of this.
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What is really upsetting is
the fact that an accident
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Has taken my family, my home,
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My job and everything
away from me.
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Right now, I'm feeling
absolutely destroyed.
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Like I don't have a future.
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My client brad hillious
is charged with
deliberate homicide.
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It carries up to
100 years in prison.
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And I'm on my way to his house
to meet with brad.
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I'm going to be able to look
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At these stairs that
amanda fell down,
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And have brad walk me
through that morning
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And what he recalls.
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-Hi.
-Hi. How are you?
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Good.
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So, this is mine
and amanda's room.
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And which side of
the bed is yours?
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I sleep on this side
of the bed over here.
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And that's where you were
that morning?
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That's where I was.
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Then what happens?
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Hillious: I heard
someone scream.
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I got out of bed,
came around here
and headed for the door.
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I come around here.
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When I got here, I reached
over and hit the light on,
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Looked down the stairs.
I saw my wife at the bottom.
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Wow. So, there's not
a lot of room here.
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And she was right here, brad?
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She was right in
this area right here.
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Obviously, from here,
I was like, okay,
I got to move her.
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I had gotten up,
came around here.
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And that's when you start cpr?
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-Yes. I started
chest compressions.
-Okay.
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And I continued that.
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-Rebsom: Where was your dad?
-Um...
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You know, I... I think
he was down on the stairs
right here.
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Okay, and then
your dad called 911?
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Right, that's when full
reality had set in.
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"oh, my god.
I've just done cpr on my wife."
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Rebsom: Amanda's injuries
are consistent with
a fall down the stairs.
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All of the bruising
are abrasions or scrapes,
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Which is consistent
as to appear that
they were caused
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By her falling down the stairs.
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So this is all adding up.
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All right, brad, well,
thanks for letting me come in.
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Okay? We'll be in touch
and I'll call you.
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-Okay, sounds good.
-Great.
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What strikes me when I walked
into brad's house today is,
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Of course, the staircase,
it's very treacherous.
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It's very narrow.
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We know that it was dark.
They're bare wood.
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I think it's a staircase that
if you fell and had an accident,
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It might cause the kind
of injuries, obviously,
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That she has.
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So now we want to look
deeper into the medical
evidence to see if,
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In fact, amanda's injuries
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Support this being
an accidental fall
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Or a strangulation,
as the state claims.
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Hillious: I am charged with
an extremely heinous crime.
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People I don't even
know are literally
typing in social media
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That I'm going to disappear,
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That I am scum,
that I don't deserve to live.
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It is unbelievable.
They don't know me.
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I am no longer living
in kalispell because
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I have received a lot
of death threats.
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There is a lot of concern
in my mind that
even after this,
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Being able to return home
an innocent man
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Whether or not the community
is going to support that
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Or just be more angry with me.
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Hey, dr. Kohr, it's jami.
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Dr. Kohr: Good afternoon.
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Dr. Kohr, what kind of injuries
did you see on amanda
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That supports,
you know, that this is
a fall down the stairs?
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I see.
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From your opinion,
medical opinion,
you've determined that
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Homicide as a cause of death
was inaccurate.
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Mmm-hmm. Right.
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And she does have that bruise
right under her chin there.
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Well, thank you, dr. Kohr.
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Well, that was great,
that was really good.
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Yeah.
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The biggest takeaway
from today is that amanda
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Was not strangled
and her injuries
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Were from a fall
down the stairs,
and that is his opinion.
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We're going to be able
to tell the jury that.
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-Hey, brad.
-Hillious: Hi, jami,
how are you?
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Come on in. I'm good.
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We need to have a conversation
about what's going to be
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The elephant
in the room at trial,
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And that is the young
lady that he did have
an affair with.
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We got to talk about
the riley factor.
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Obviously, you didn't plan to
have an affair, I'm assuming.
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Hillious: I did not plan
to have an affair.
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Amanda and I had
our differences.
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-Rylie and I clicked.
-Right.
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And it grew and manifested
itself from there.
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You've got to explain
to me why did riley
move to kalispell?
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Because she accepted another
position with another company.
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I do know that you told
the detectives on the 24th,
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That, you know, once rylie
had gotten moved up there,
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You were going to call quits
to the relationship with her.
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-Mmm-hmm.
-So is that true?
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(sighs)
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-Yes, it was wrong.
-Yeah.
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I reached out to rylie,
and I went outside
of the marriage.
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I did. And I messed up.
238
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Well, I think
it's going to be hard.
239
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It's going to be embarrassing.
240
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Because the state's
just going to hit on right away
241
00:17:55,057 --> 00:17:58,409
That the timing of her
moving to kalispell is,
you know, an issue.
242
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I definitely dread the day
that we're in court
243
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And the state's bringing in
rylie adams to testify.
244
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I dread that moment.
245
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The most damaging
evidence is the fact
246
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That he was seeing rylie
at the time of amanda's fall.
247
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It gives the state a motive
for him to want amanda
out of the picture.
248
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It's just going to be
the worst obstacle to
overcome in this trial.
249
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The montana state crime lab
250
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And the death certificate
251
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At least tell us
252
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That the cause of death
is blunt force trauma,
253
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Neck compression.
No mention
of any strangulation.
254
00:18:51,947 --> 00:18:54,298
But when we get
the autopsy report back,
255
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We get photographs of
a hyoid bone removed
256
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From amanda hillious
that is fractured bilaterally.
257
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The hyoid is a bone located
just below your tongue.
258
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And in cases of strangulation,
259
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The hyoid is often
fractured or broken.
260
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And as you can see
it's completely severed
on the ends there.
261
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Right now we're looking
at a head-neck ct scan
262
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Of amanda hillious the morning
she arrived at the hospital.
263
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And we're looking at images
specifically to focus
264
00:19:35,491 --> 00:19:38,325
Our attention on
the hyoid bone here.
265
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If there was a fracture
or complete break-off here,
we would see this.
266
00:19:42,073 --> 00:19:46,667
And you do not
see any breaks.
No fractures.
267
00:19:46,686 --> 00:19:49,929
Look at it. Completely intact.
268
00:19:50,081 --> 00:19:54,250
So her hyoid could have
been broken at autopsy?
269
00:19:54,268 --> 00:19:55,693
Rebsom: That's correct.
270
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This is huge.
271
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If this is broken at autopsy,
clearly this was an accident.
272
00:20:06,280 --> 00:20:08,264
There's no evidence,
in our opinion,
273
00:20:08,282 --> 00:20:10,524
That amanda had been
strangled at all.
274
00:20:10,543 --> 00:20:12,877
So we believe the state
has a problem here
275
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With their allegation that
she's been strangled.
276
00:20:32,957 --> 00:20:37,551
So we're off to kalispell
to interview dr. Stine.
277
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Dr. Stine is one of
the radiologists that reviewed
278
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The ct scans of amanda hillious
in December of 2020.
279
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It's essential that we prove
that this hyoid wasn't broken,
280
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So we'll see
if dr. Stine can today.
281
00:21:17,668 --> 00:21:18,609
Oh, my god. Heather.
282
00:21:18,836 --> 00:21:21,687
Dr. Stine pulls up
some other scans
283
00:21:21,839 --> 00:21:23,355
That you and I hadn't
looked at.
284
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It's the neck ct,
285
00:21:25,359 --> 00:21:27,009
And it's the side of the hyoid.
286
00:21:27,102 --> 00:21:30,696
And she points to these
displacements.
287
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And they look like fractures.
288
00:21:37,522 --> 00:21:38,462
I know.
289
00:21:39,357 --> 00:21:41,874
I can't believe it.
290
00:21:42,026 --> 00:21:45,594
Yeah, this is a major
setback in the case today.
291
00:22:06,141 --> 00:22:07,883
This morning,
brad's going to come in
292
00:22:07,902 --> 00:22:09,643
And we're going to watch
some videos from
293
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December 15th, that morning.
294
00:22:12,056 --> 00:22:15,499
We're going to see
how his dad's behavior
is odd and suspicious.
295
00:22:17,244 --> 00:22:21,080
Scott's relationship
with amanda was
somewhat tumultuous.
296
00:22:21,174 --> 00:22:24,175
Her and scott had
a lot of arguments.
297
00:22:24,402 --> 00:22:26,660
-Hey, brad, come on in.
-Hello.
298
00:22:26,679 --> 00:22:28,237
Rebsom: Scott lived in the home
299
00:22:28,330 --> 00:22:29,738
Because brad worked
out of the home
300
00:22:29,832 --> 00:22:32,091
For about eight to nine
months of the year,
301
00:22:32,185 --> 00:22:34,076
So when amanda was at work,
302
00:22:34,095 --> 00:22:36,520
Scott would tend
to the children
during the day.
303
00:22:49,017 --> 00:22:51,110
Rebsom: This is when your dad
comes into view and we see him
304
00:22:51,262 --> 00:22:52,620
Hanging out in
the living room here.
305
00:22:55,375 --> 00:22:59,435
He's just standing
there and he was
professionally trained
306
00:22:59,453 --> 00:23:02,213
To render first aid cpr
307
00:23:02,364 --> 00:23:05,958
And he's just standing in
the living room watching
308
00:23:06,110 --> 00:23:10,295
What's going on, watching me
cry at the feet of my wife.
309
00:23:10,448 --> 00:23:12,114
And he steps over.
310
00:23:12,133 --> 00:23:15,801
He doesn't offer any help.
He doesn't do anything.
311
00:23:15,895 --> 00:23:18,621
What was the relationship like
between amanda and scott?
312
00:23:18,714 --> 00:23:19,897
Hillious: They butt
heads a lot.
313
00:23:20,048 --> 00:23:24,402
He was notorious
for just being belittling
314
00:23:24,553 --> 00:23:27,238
And aggressive toward her.
315
00:23:27,465 --> 00:23:29,824
Anything could set him off
at any given time.
316
00:23:40,494 --> 00:23:42,086
My dad came upstairs
317
00:23:42,313 --> 00:23:44,755
And he looks at me dead square
in the face,
318
00:23:44,907 --> 00:23:46,907
Pale white, and goes,
"do you love me?"
319
00:23:46,926 --> 00:23:49,576
And I said, "well, of course
I love you. What's going on?"
320
00:23:49,595 --> 00:23:53,097
He goes, "I can't...
I can't do this anymore.
I'm not going to prison."
321
00:23:55,751 --> 00:23:58,160
Approximately 30 minutes
after that,
322
00:23:58,179 --> 00:24:02,440
I heard a gunshot
from the barn outside and...
323
00:24:04,335 --> 00:24:05,684
(sighs)
324
00:24:05,836 --> 00:24:07,862
At that point, I knew
what my dad had done.
325
00:24:23,688 --> 00:24:26,797
It looks like maybe his dad
had something to do with it.
326
00:24:27,024 --> 00:24:29,783
Scott's behavior that morning
is really bizarre.
327
00:24:29,877 --> 00:24:32,118
All right, jami, thank you.
328
00:24:32,138 --> 00:24:36,474
My take on it is brad's
father was a much
more likely suspect.
329
00:24:42,798 --> 00:24:45,983
I do think they were looking
at the wrong individual
from the get-go.
330
00:24:46,210 --> 00:24:51,714
So if the jury believes
scott had done something
to amanda that morning,
331
00:24:51,807 --> 00:24:53,616
They've got to find
brad not guilty.
332
00:25:21,503 --> 00:25:25,264
Rebsom: Amanda says,
"brad does pin me
against the kitchen sink
333
00:25:25,416 --> 00:25:27,858
"with his forehead and says,
'you're not leaving
with the kids,'"
334
00:25:28,936 --> 00:25:31,603
And he smashed her phone.
335
00:25:31,756 --> 00:25:34,031
She talks about
how scott is threatening,
336
00:25:35,109 --> 00:25:36,700
Yells at her and says,
337
00:25:36,852 --> 00:25:40,186
"I know hells angels,
they can kill you."
338
00:25:40,281 --> 00:25:43,098
Amanda puts this all in her
restraining order paperwork.
339
00:25:43,117 --> 00:25:46,435
You know, that's not going to
be good for our case at all.
340
00:25:46,453 --> 00:25:49,004
-Hey.
-Suzanne marshall: Hi.
How's it going?
341
00:26:13,906 --> 00:26:15,314
Suzanne: What is scott doing?
342
00:26:15,408 --> 00:26:17,966
He is right now threatening
to go get a gun to shoot
343
00:26:17,985 --> 00:26:19,076
Law enforcement or himself.
344
00:26:23,583 --> 00:26:24,915
Officer: Hey. Hey.
345
00:26:30,815 --> 00:26:31,922
Officer: Yeah.
Have a seat on the bumper.
346
00:26:32,074 --> 00:26:33,498
-Scott: Shoot me.
-Officer: We're not going to.
347
00:26:33,651 --> 00:26:38,320
Shoot me. Please. Please.
348
00:26:38,339 --> 00:26:41,915
Brad's wife serves scott with
a temporary restraining order,
349
00:26:42,009 --> 00:26:46,770
Which kicks him out of his home
and he instantly is upset
350
00:26:46,997 --> 00:26:48,606
Because amanda is
taking his grandkids away.
351
00:26:49,609 --> 00:26:51,834
Scott: I have nowhere to go.
352
00:26:51,852 --> 00:26:54,094
I have nothing to live for.
353
00:26:54,113 --> 00:26:57,022
Because I'll never be
able to hug my grandkids again.
354
00:26:57,116 --> 00:26:59,933
Scott's whole life
is in this home,
with these kids,
355
00:27:00,027 --> 00:27:02,194
With his dogs,
his possessions.
356
00:27:02,288 --> 00:27:03,770
His dog and his pets.
357
00:27:03,789 --> 00:27:06,123
Listening to him, it's not
surprising what he did,
358
00:27:07,293 --> 00:27:09,701
In terms of his suicide.
359
00:27:09,854 --> 00:27:11,611
So this is essential,
I think, for our case.
360
00:27:11,631 --> 00:27:13,613
I think the jury really
needs to see this, don't you?
361
00:27:13,707 --> 00:27:14,798
Oh, for sure, for sure.
362
00:27:28,630 --> 00:27:31,373
Hillious: I'm pretty much
emotionally wore out.
363
00:27:31,392 --> 00:27:35,486
I've relived this whole thing
every single day.
364
00:27:36,638 --> 00:27:37,729
Here we are at the 11th hour
365
00:27:37,882 --> 00:27:38,972
Getting ready
to head into trial
366
00:27:38,991 --> 00:27:42,050
And the anxiety
is extremely high.
367
00:27:42,144 --> 00:27:45,496
I rely on proving
that I'm exonerated
and innocent of this.
368
00:27:47,224 --> 00:27:50,058
I hold onto the hope
that someday very soon
369
00:27:50,152 --> 00:27:51,669
I'll be reunited
with my children.
370
00:27:59,845 --> 00:28:03,163
So, suzanne,
these photographs
are somewhere.
371
00:28:03,257 --> 00:28:04,181
I think I saw those.
372
00:28:13,083 --> 00:28:16,101
Oh, my gosh.
Suzanne, look at this.
373
00:28:16,195 --> 00:28:21,031
Look at this red duffle bag
with rylie's clothes right on
amanda's side of the bed.
374
00:28:23,594 --> 00:28:27,353
This is only nine days after
amanda's fallen down
375
00:28:27,448 --> 00:28:29,206
The stairs and died.
376
00:28:29,433 --> 00:28:32,100
-These are definitely not good.
-Right.
377
00:28:32,194 --> 00:28:34,102
Suzanne: The bed looks slept in.
378
00:28:34,121 --> 00:28:36,455
Rebsom: That's not going
to look good for brad.
379
00:28:36,549 --> 00:28:39,291
It looks like she was planning
on being there for a while.
380
00:28:39,443 --> 00:28:42,886
Mirror right on the nightstand,
on amanda's side of the bed.
381
00:28:44,039 --> 00:28:46,372
-This is terrible.
-Right.
382
00:28:46,467 --> 00:28:48,892
That's probably
the worst evidence
that we have in the case.
383
00:28:58,479 --> 00:29:00,479
Rebsom: Well,
this is definitely
an uphill battle.
384
00:29:00,631 --> 00:29:02,239
Everything's on the line
here for brad.
385
00:29:04,243 --> 00:29:06,226
You know, we walk in
386
00:29:06,245 --> 00:29:08,653
And just being the defendants
puts a target on us.
387
00:29:08,806 --> 00:29:11,306
Woman: Can you find,
like, an extra box?
388
00:29:11,325 --> 00:29:14,084
Hillious: I'm nervous. Scared.
389
00:29:14,236 --> 00:29:17,070
I'm not the first person
in history to have an affair.
390
00:29:17,089 --> 00:29:19,739
But I didn't have any
involvement in this.
391
00:29:19,759 --> 00:29:22,593
I'm not the person
they're making out.
392
00:29:22,744 --> 00:29:26,597
Yeah. (sniffles)
so we'll just see
how it goes.
393
00:29:28,768 --> 00:29:30,509
Court recorder:
District court is now in session
394
00:29:30,661 --> 00:29:31,894
With the honorable bob allison.
395
00:29:33,347 --> 00:29:34,605
Judge: Be seated, please.
396
00:29:43,173 --> 00:29:45,190
Good morning,
ladies and gentlemen.
397
00:29:45,284 --> 00:29:49,861
What we want you to know
about this case is that
398
00:29:49,955 --> 00:29:52,605
There was a total
rush to judgment
by law enforcement
399
00:29:52,625 --> 00:29:55,851
Accusing mr. Hillious
of harming his wife.
400
00:29:55,869 --> 00:29:59,354
Mr. Hillious is considered
suspect number one,
401
00:29:59,373 --> 00:30:02,966
The only suspect
from the minute
law enforcement get there.
402
00:30:03,118 --> 00:30:06,044
But not one piece
of evidence proves beyond
a reasonable doubt
403
00:30:06,138 --> 00:30:09,364
That mr. Hillious caused
the death of his wife.
404
00:30:09,457 --> 00:30:12,100
So we're going to ask you
to please look at
the actual evidence
405
00:30:13,053 --> 00:30:14,812
And find
mr. Hillious not guilty.
406
00:30:23,881 --> 00:30:26,548
Ahner: Did amanda's
injuries seem consistent
407
00:30:26,567 --> 00:30:28,066
With a fall down the stairs?
408
00:30:28,160 --> 00:30:30,735
Her injuries were far more
severe than we would
409
00:30:30,888 --> 00:30:32,788
Normally expert with
a fall down the stairs.
410
00:30:35,835 --> 00:30:39,394
Donovan: Did you
become suspicious
about the mechanism
411
00:30:39,413 --> 00:30:40,745
That caused these injuries?
412
00:30:40,898 --> 00:30:43,415
The injuries were
extensive enough,
413
00:30:43,509 --> 00:30:46,751
Especially in the areas
about her head that did not
414
00:30:46,904 --> 00:30:50,255
Appear consistent
with a fall down the stairs.
415
00:30:50,349 --> 00:30:51,348
Donovan: Okay.
416
00:30:54,186 --> 00:30:58,689
Could you describe that
fracture of amanda's hyoid?
417
00:30:58,840 --> 00:31:02,267
It's typically seen
in the setting of hanging,
418
00:31:02,361 --> 00:31:08,699
Or strangulation or some sort
of forceful, direct trauma.
419
00:31:16,266 --> 00:31:20,785
Donovan: Doctor,
had you treated patients
falling down stairs before?
420
00:31:20,938 --> 00:31:22,862
Yes.
421
00:31:22,882 --> 00:31:26,717
Was the injuries that
miss hillious had consistent
422
00:31:26,868 --> 00:31:29,553
With individuals
falling down stairs?
423
00:31:30,872 --> 00:31:33,706
It seemed
a little unusual to me
424
00:31:33,800 --> 00:31:40,972
That such severe swelling
and injuries would likely
happen in a fall.
425
00:31:41,066 --> 00:31:42,900
Donovan: What's your
understanding of the mechanisms
426
00:31:43,127 --> 00:31:45,310
That can cause injury
to the hyoid?
427
00:31:45,462 --> 00:31:50,574
Overwhelmingly, injuries
occur from either hanging
or from strangulation.
428
00:31:55,414 --> 00:31:57,305
Rebsom: Dr. Craig,
429
00:31:57,324 --> 00:32:00,308
When did you start doing
a bunch of research
on the hyoid bone?
430
00:32:00,327 --> 00:32:05,814
Dr. Craig: When I learned
somewhat after the fact that
the hybrid bone was fractured.
431
00:32:05,907 --> 00:32:09,718
Rebsom: Have you
created any report on
this hyoid bone research?
432
00:32:10,154 --> 00:32:12,596
No.
433
00:32:12,823 --> 00:32:16,767
Rebsom: You're aware that
a hyoid bone can be
broken in a fall, correct?
434
00:32:18,420 --> 00:32:19,937
I think it's possible.
435
00:32:20,088 --> 00:32:21,329
Rebsom: Well,
there's literature on it.
436
00:32:21,348 --> 00:32:22,831
Didn't you read
the literature on that?
437
00:32:22,849 --> 00:32:25,275
Dr. Craig: I haven't seen
every article in the world.
438
00:32:25,502 --> 00:32:27,110
Rebsom: Dr. Craig,
I'm going to let you go.
439
00:32:27,337 --> 00:32:28,779
I don't have any other
questions for you.
440
00:32:29,006 --> 00:32:30,113
-Thank you.
-Dr. Craig: Thank you.
441
00:32:32,767 --> 00:32:35,527
I feel like dr. Craig's
testimony today
was very helpful
442
00:32:35,679 --> 00:32:37,788
To our case,
to acknowledge that
443
00:32:38,015 --> 00:32:41,750
The broken hyoid itself
does not definitely
indicate strangulation.
444
00:32:42,461 --> 00:32:43,627
That was magnificent.
445
00:32:43,854 --> 00:32:45,253
I really saw the jury
take note of that.
446
00:32:59,720 --> 00:33:01,478
Court recorder:
You do solemnly
swear the testimony
447
00:33:01,705 --> 00:33:03,146
You're about to give
is the truth,
448
00:33:03,298 --> 00:33:04,964
The whole truth,
and nothing but the truth,
so help you god?
449
00:33:05,058 --> 00:33:06,149
Michelle wungluck: Yes.
450
00:33:16,053 --> 00:33:20,664
We were sitting out in
the waiting room to
go back into the icu.
451
00:33:22,909 --> 00:33:26,986
And I was having
a conversation with him.
452
00:33:27,080 --> 00:33:31,916
Because of his job,
he can live pretty
much anywhere.
453
00:33:32,069 --> 00:33:36,496
And I told him
I would really like him
if he could move to oregon...
454
00:33:36,590 --> 00:33:38,181
(voice breaking)
...So I could help him
with the kids.
455
00:33:39,743 --> 00:33:44,913
(crying) because
I wanted them to grow up
456
00:33:44,931 --> 00:33:47,082
Knowing who their mom was
and how wonderful she was
457
00:33:47,175 --> 00:33:49,601
And how much she loved them.
458
00:33:49,753 --> 00:33:53,321
And brad said,
"yeah, they'll always
know who amanda is.
459
00:33:55,034 --> 00:33:57,159
"but the kids and I have to
move on with our lives."
460
00:33:58,428 --> 00:34:00,612
My daughter is sitting
in an icu bed
461
00:34:00,764 --> 00:34:03,356
Just through some double doors.
462
00:34:03,375 --> 00:34:06,168
She's not even gone yet.
463
00:34:24,288 --> 00:34:28,023
Scott: Shoot me, please.
Please shoot me.
464
00:34:29,459 --> 00:34:30,567
-Officer: We're not going to.
-Shoot me.
465
00:34:31,570 --> 00:34:33,737
I have nothing to live for.
466
00:34:35,632 --> 00:34:38,909
Rebsom: We know that after
the autopsy results come back,
467
00:34:39,136 --> 00:34:43,988
-30 minutes later,
scott's dead.
-Okay.
468
00:34:44,141 --> 00:34:47,084
He's committed suicide.
That would indicate
469
00:34:47,311 --> 00:34:49,920
That he is much more
likely of a suspect.
470
00:34:59,098 --> 00:35:02,748
Judge: So we will pick this up
where we're leaving off
471
00:35:02,843 --> 00:35:05,009
Right now at nine o'clock.
472
00:35:05,162 --> 00:35:06,895
Once again,
thank you very much.
473
00:35:07,439 --> 00:35:08,396
So, thank you.
474
00:35:17,007 --> 00:35:18,598
Judge: Have a seat, counsel.
475
00:35:18,617 --> 00:35:23,862
I just wanted to make,
I guess, a supplemental ruling.
476
00:35:24,014 --> 00:35:29,609
Here's what I'm going
to do with respect
to the death of scott.
477
00:35:29,628 --> 00:35:33,538
I'm going to order that
neither party are to refer
478
00:35:33,632 --> 00:35:37,801
To that as anything other
than scott's suicide.
479
00:35:39,546 --> 00:35:41,138
No descriptive adjectives.
480
00:35:41,289 --> 00:35:46,977
Nothing like his
mysterious death
or his guilt-riddled suicide.
481
00:35:47,204 --> 00:35:50,038
What the jury needs
to hear is facts.
482
00:35:50,131 --> 00:35:54,392
And if I hear any
from your mouth,
483
00:35:54,486 --> 00:35:57,112
I'll call you out on it
in front of the jury.
484
00:36:04,979 --> 00:36:09,332
Rebsom: We were absolutely
blown away by the fact that
we couldn't use a defense
485
00:36:09,484 --> 00:36:15,079
In trial that scott was guilty
and that's why
he took his own life.
486
00:36:15,232 --> 00:36:17,174
It completely
devastated our defense.
487
00:36:25,409 --> 00:36:26,925
These last couple
of days in court
488
00:36:27,077 --> 00:36:28,593
Have been pretty rough.
489
00:36:28,745 --> 00:36:32,505
I can't even imagine being
in brad's position right now.
490
00:36:32,599 --> 00:36:34,858
I think he's terrified.
491
00:36:35,009 --> 00:36:37,861
To me, they're continuing
this witch hunt,
492
00:36:38,755 --> 00:36:40,922
And they are negligent.
493
00:36:41,015 --> 00:36:43,258
They are wasting
taxpayer money,
494
00:36:43,276 --> 00:36:45,535
They are wasting their time
and everyone else's.
495
00:36:45,762 --> 00:36:50,098
This is just a humongous
miscarriage of justice.
496
00:36:50,116 --> 00:36:54,044
Rebsom: Today, the state
starts presenting evidence
of the affair with riley adams.
497
00:36:54,271 --> 00:36:56,771
I hate that the state
is using that
498
00:36:56,790 --> 00:37:01,367
As that's their only real
evidence towards any kind
of motive in this case.
499
00:37:01,461 --> 00:37:03,278
Court recorder:
You do solemnly swear
the testimony
500
00:37:03,296 --> 00:37:05,129
You're about
to hear is the truth,
the whole truth,
501
00:37:05,282 --> 00:37:07,057
And nothing but the truth,
so help you god?
502
00:37:07,284 --> 00:37:08,391
-So help you god?
-Rylie adams: Yes.
503
00:37:15,459 --> 00:37:17,625
-Ahner: Good morning.
-Good morning.
504
00:37:17,644 --> 00:37:20,070
Ahner: Please state
your first and last name.
505
00:37:20,797 --> 00:37:23,389
Rylie adams.
506
00:37:23,483 --> 00:37:26,243
Ahner: Did you begin having
an affair with the defendant
507
00:37:27,412 --> 00:37:30,989
-Sometime before
April of 2020?
-Yes.
508
00:37:31,083 --> 00:37:34,142
Ahner: When law enforcement
questioned you,
509
00:37:34,160 --> 00:37:35,326
You actually refused
to answer questions
510
00:37:35,420 --> 00:37:37,212
About your relationship
with him, didn't you?
511
00:37:37,831 --> 00:37:38,922
I don't recall.
512
00:37:40,241 --> 00:37:44,052
Okay. Miss adams,
do you recognize that?
513
00:37:47,324 --> 00:37:49,266
-Looks like
his master bedroom.
-Okay.
514
00:37:50,918 --> 00:37:52,994
That's amanda's
side of the bed.
515
00:37:53,087 --> 00:37:54,104
That's your mirror, isn't it?
516
00:37:54,831 --> 00:37:56,106
Yes.
517
00:37:56,333 --> 00:37:58,257
Ahner: Miss adams.
That's your bag, right?
518
00:37:58,277 --> 00:38:00,277
-Adams: The red one?
-Yep.
519
00:38:00,504 --> 00:38:03,838
That's at the base of that
nightstand on amanda's
side of the bed, right?
520
00:38:03,857 --> 00:38:05,282
-Okay
-ahner: Is it?
521
00:38:06,285 --> 00:38:07,859
From the picture,
it looks like it.
522
00:38:07,953 --> 00:38:10,102
Ahner: Do you not remember
where you put your bag?
523
00:38:10,122 --> 00:38:12,247
-I do not remember
where I put my stuff.
-Ahner: Okay.
524
00:38:15,276 --> 00:38:17,777
You and the defendant
were hoping to get amanda
out of the house.
525
00:38:17,796 --> 00:38:20,021
-Weren't you?
-No.
526
00:38:20,114 --> 00:38:23,191
You were ready to move
into this house
527
00:38:23,209 --> 00:38:25,209
The end of November of 2020,
weren't you?
528
00:38:25,362 --> 00:38:26,786
No.
529
00:38:26,805 --> 00:38:28,972
I was under the impression
that on their own accord,
530
00:38:29,199 --> 00:38:31,032
They were separating
and divorcing.
531
00:38:31,125 --> 00:38:33,217
I didn't "want" amanda
out of the house.
532
00:38:33,312 --> 00:38:35,537
I didn't want anything
bad to happen to her.
533
00:38:35,555 --> 00:38:37,981
I didn't want anything bad
to happen to anybody.
534
00:38:39,651 --> 00:38:42,393
No. I did not "want" amanda
out of the house.
535
00:38:42,487 --> 00:38:44,988
How dare you accuse me
of even wanting that?
536
00:38:46,825 --> 00:38:49,284
Thank you. I don't have
any other questions.
537
00:38:51,663 --> 00:38:54,238
Our last witness
is detective rich schuster.
538
00:38:54,391 --> 00:38:57,241
Rebsom: You could see
a total shift
in the jury's composure
539
00:38:57,336 --> 00:39:00,152
And demeanor as a result
of hearing that evidence.
540
00:39:00,246 --> 00:39:03,081
And, of course,
I just feel like
it was highly inflammatory
541
00:39:03,175 --> 00:39:04,507
And that's exactly what
the state wanted.
542
00:39:22,343 --> 00:39:24,152
This wasn't a fall
down the stairs.
543
00:39:25,847 --> 00:39:30,367
The medical examiner
goes through and documents
544
00:39:30,594 --> 00:39:33,370
36 separate injuries
on this woman's body
545
00:39:34,706 --> 00:39:36,539
From the head all the way
to her ankles.
546
00:39:38,935 --> 00:39:41,044
Seventeen just in her head.
547
00:39:42,697 --> 00:39:43,880
And what was the motive?
548
00:39:46,051 --> 00:39:48,276
The motive was to get
this squatter out of the house
549
00:39:48,369 --> 00:39:50,461
And get his new girlfriend in.
550
00:39:50,555 --> 00:39:53,556
Ladies and gentlemen,
return a guilty verdict
551
00:39:53,783 --> 00:39:55,392
On the charge of
deliberate homicide.
552
00:40:00,457 --> 00:40:03,791
Whose job is it to
prove the case to you?
553
00:40:03,810 --> 00:40:05,476
Is it brad hillious and I?
554
00:40:05,629 --> 00:40:09,555
No. It's the state
of montana only.
555
00:40:09,574 --> 00:40:14,411
If you think for one second
that scott hillious lost
his mind on December 15th
556
00:40:14,562 --> 00:40:16,971
And thought maybe
brad and amanda were fighting
557
00:40:16,990 --> 00:40:20,083
And helped her down the stairs,
you have to vote "not guilty."
558
00:40:22,421 --> 00:40:25,329
You have not seen
one shred of evidence
559
00:40:25,482 --> 00:40:28,240
That this man harmed
his wife that morning.
560
00:40:28,260 --> 00:40:33,154
And so we are asking you
to please say, "not guilty."
561
00:40:33,173 --> 00:40:35,098
Don't be afraid to do that.
562
00:40:36,435 --> 00:40:37,392
Thank you.
563
00:40:38,270 --> 00:40:39,602
Judge: Thank you, miss rebsom.
564
00:40:47,428 --> 00:40:49,353
Hillious: Been about
four and a half hours
565
00:40:49,506 --> 00:40:51,931
That the jury has
been talking this over.
566
00:40:52,025 --> 00:40:56,619
At any moment,
my life could become
worse or become better.
567
00:40:59,365 --> 00:41:00,290
They have a verdict?
568
00:41:35,327 --> 00:41:38,477
Ladies and gentlemen,
have you reached a verdict?
569
00:41:38,497 --> 00:41:41,222
-Jury foreman: We have.
-Judge: All right.
570
00:41:41,315 --> 00:41:46,669
State of montana,
plaintiff, v. Bradley
j. Hillious, defendant.
571
00:41:48,507 --> 00:41:52,634
Verdict, we, the jury,
find the defendant as follows:
572
00:41:55,255 --> 00:41:59,073
-Guilty.
-(girl crying)
573
00:41:59,166 --> 00:42:02,352
Judge: The defendant
is remanded in the custody
of the sheriff.
574
00:42:13,606 --> 00:42:17,182
No matter how much I say,
we presented a good case,
575
00:42:17,277 --> 00:42:20,203
To hear the word "guilty"
was so devastating for us,
576
00:42:21,355 --> 00:42:23,856
Because all that hard work,
577
00:42:23,875 --> 00:42:26,434
Believing your
client is innocent,
578
00:42:26,452 --> 00:42:28,211
It's just so shocking.
579
00:42:29,530 --> 00:42:31,773
I just feel so bad for brad.
580
00:42:31,791 --> 00:42:34,442
I feel like he's in jail
because he had an affair,
581
00:42:34,460 --> 00:42:36,219
Not because he's guilty.
582
00:42:36,370 --> 00:42:37,887
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