The Bugs Bunny Defense | Full Episode

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[@wyomingadventures]

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[@Lubo1970]

So long movie and trial but I didn't get it Why she did it

[@bobgillis1137]

Sounds more like the "profile defense".

[@Rooln1]

Please tell me the judge said “well, that’s all folks” after he read the sentence

[@ChrisCosat]

😂😂

[@Lambandpotatocurry]

👏🏽

[@CharlotteJanvier30]

😂😂

[@lareneandpipsqueeksully]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@jessicacampana5583]

He was a funny judge, too. That woulda been great 😂

[@DR-mq1vn]

I'm only 3 minutes into this video and had to comment. I'm a woman and own a revolver. You are supposed to treat all guns as if they are loaded. That means never point it at anything you do not intend to shoot. Guns are not toys.

[@sales-copy-cop]

That‘s right. Guns are not toys. Guns are Guns. Toys are Toys. A comment is a comment.

[@jeffhatmaker817]

00:28 I agree with you. On a side note, the female so-called gun expert looks like she's never fired a rifle in her life. Watch the video starting at 28 seconds if you doubt me.

[@theviking2877]

Many bin America treat it as a toy.

[@jacqueline2057]

Yes!!!!

[@girlygymnastgirl]

Thank u!

[@MariaReyes-gv8ui]

I am NOT a gun EXPERT; but always been told from people with guns; that you NEVER POINT A GUN to anybody UNLESS you are ready to use it

[@Sniper5354]

Agreed, not even a Taobao quality plastic toy gun.

[@alaric_]

@@Sniper5354 You gonna go around every playground stopping children from playing cops and robbers? We should be realistic here and not go overboard with these claims.

[@thetraveler3603]

True

[@pk6810]

I'm from a country where we do not own handguns so it is a strange concept to own a gun, that being said what sort of couple sit and point guns at each other even in jest, that behaviour is so disturbing to me.

[@leinonibishop9480]

@@pk6810responsible gun owners never ever do that.

[@expertbrian8314]

This case could have been solved by Scooby Doo

[@thetraveler3603]

😂

[@rhettlee]

Hey now! Scooby solves some of the toughest cases. There’s always a craven real estate mogul under the mask…

[@RobertaCute180]

😅😅😅😅😅

[@jbr2991]

That is funny.

[@RackySal]

I am having such a crazy day ... Just read your comment and I am back to laughing !!!!! LMAO .. Thank you !!!!!!!

[@sarahhilarides9859]

Anyone else feel like her friend never even liked her lol?

[@Lifestylebytaby]

My thoughts exactly😢

[@pamelagiron2065]

Hahaha yes!

[@girlygymnastgirl]

LMFAOOOyup

[@EldePHX]

Fr 🤣

[@gabriellabordeaux]

Deadass 😂😂😂

[@doguecreek]

"She's odd at best, wascally at worst."

[@sharonthompson672]

😆

[@kathleenhoverter24]

😂

[@msparis555]

😂

[@ScoutJordan-i5z]

Thanks for the laugh! 😅

[@giftog3685]

What does wascally means please? Lol

[@the_quaint_gypsy]

After the first shot rang out she didn't know the gun was loaded and shot again? BULLSH1T!!!!!!!!

[@sharonthompson672]

Not defending her, but "fan firing".

[@Rua007]

Impossible. Especially for the type of gun usee and the bullet holes next to each other

[@Desertrose7463]

💯 🎉🎉!!

[@SidewaysInTraffic]

But it's difficult when there is no motive. No cheating, money, divorce, not even a fight. To me, it's what always puts the, what if.

[@o̸ණ]

@@SidewaysInTraffic At 29:18 it explains a logical motive for you

[@balipan09]

You either really really liked Linda, or you thought, wow, she can't be trusted. This is one of the most puzzling statements I've ever encountered lol.

[@doll2607]

Right?! I thought the exact same thing!

[@jenna-a-gogo]

@@balipan09 Yeah, I thought that comment was strange too.

[@zephyrcalm9717]

You either get gaslighted by her or you see through her smokescreen and see her for who she is.

[@toomuchortoolittle]

I'm very sensitive to narcissism. Often times I have an immediate dislike to people that are generally loved and I go on to find out that I was picking up on their narcissistic tendencies. I think unless you're attuned to those behaviors, you can read them as sincere and not realize that something is off with the person. I found Linda's sobbing and emotional displays during her police interview to be highly manipulative. Unfortunately, one of the deputies fell for her ploy and she got to live freely for YEARS after murdering her husband. Jury made the right call. The second jury COULD have had the police interview IF Linda had taken the stand, but the defense knew they couldn't put her on the stand because she was guilty as sin.

[@KPbouj]

😂 yeah I normally just listen for background noise, but my head was on a swivel and they had all of my attention because WTF. I have known people that were extremely charming, and I didn’t trust them because they just seemed overly friendly for no reason so I’m guessing that’s what she means.

[@JuveVinny]

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[@SmilerORocker]

Seconded 👍🇮🇪

[@angela3196]

Thirded 😂 I love this channel too. It's all packed into a 40 minute watch. Theories, real interrogations. Real people. Fabulous 👌

[@williamlockwood4621]

Her husband was knowledgable about firearms even if she wasn’t. He would have never let her fan fire a gun around him. She lied.

[@JamesCraigWhoop]

Responsible gun owners don't let ppl fool around w their guns

[@rr8960]

Or have left bullets in their gun.

[@VioletJoy]

Exactly.

[@NuncNuncNuncNunc]

Is that your expert opinion? Does it come from interviewing the husband?

[@williamlockwood4621]

Is that a serious question, Duh ???

[@GlasgowSkyline]

I think her downfall was hiring a lawyer so dumb that he couldn’t even spell “Tragic” he wrote “Trajic Miscommunication” on his white board 😂

[@bobgillis1137]

On his letterhead, you may find the term "Criminal Liar"

[@NuncNuncNuncNunc]

Nice catch. I thought the sofa was a pretty goofball move. I think that was an indication that she could not afford an expert defense witnesses to counter all of the prosecution's arguments. If you lawyer is going to pull such a stunt, the last think you want is for him to look like a furniture mover.

[@annie68164]

What was up with his southern gangster style accent? 🤣

[@blingqueen2235]

I can’t figure out why she was standing behind him if she wanted to “show off” her fan firing to him? He wouldn’t have been able to even see her. Makes no sense to me.

[@dominick8911]

Exactly. This is the part I'm not understanding on how the prosecutor and detectives weren't all over

[@bobgillis1137]

Besides which, would anyone fire a gun within feet of someone ? Also, if she really did assume it was unloaded, why the supplementary claim that he reclined into the path of fire.

[@nlwilson4892]

You're right, this was a huge piece of evidence that seems to have been ignored.

[@oldhickory4686]

And why is she so afraid to take the stand? You never have to make up the truth, unless...

[@annie68164]

Yes and the position she would have stood in was strange, if I'm not mistaken it's a small area between the end of the couch and the wall, not where you would ever stand in order to show something to someone.

[@adkfisherman8357]

Police totally dropped the ball on this. It never should have went years.

[@fannyfreckle]

Yep. So many opportunities to move forward but it only happened after the DA forced the situation. I get they may be overworked, but the minute they told her to show them how she fired, that should have been a closed timeline. But that was the moment they put the file on the sidelines and waited for a MURDERED to causally call back at her leisure. Honestly, if someone shot my loved one, this would be crushing to hear because detectives should have insisted she go to the fire range right then and there or give her 3 days. The point wasn’t to give her time to practice, the point was to prove her words were lies. Then leaving so much time on the table opened the door to confusion. At least she stayed in prison between cases.

[@BlmnotinAfri.-_-]

@@fannyfreckle police can determine if a case goes to trial 😨😏😏😏?

[@sulynn72]

I don't understand why they didn't talk to family and friends at the beginning. They would have found out she lies and made up stories. And I don't believe LA only has 2 detectives to carry the load.

[@sulynn72]

​@fannyfreckle they should have taken it immediately to the DA. This wasn't their decision to make

[@michaelcoletta4547]

Totally ridiculous

[@gibinal116]

I’m sorry but the way they rolled her out of the courtroom in that chair. 😂😂😂

[@-EricaCartman]

36:14 LMAO! Thank you! I searched and searched till I could find it! 🤣

[@gibinal116]

@ 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@aladynamedSusan]

It took 3 of them too😂😂😂😂 I hollered, Lord forgive me😂

[@gibinal116]

@ me too!! 🤣

[@oliviahartz758]

soooo happy someone said something, I flew to the comments too fast🤣

[@سارهاحمد-ت2ش]

Much respect for the clever prosecutor for using animation to proof that Linda shot her husband intentionally, not recklessly, accidentally as she claimed.Her defence was cartoons and prosecuted by animation .

[@newyorkcity76]

We already know

[@سارهاحمد-ت2ش]

​@@newyorkcity76 Good, I'm acknowledging and showing respect.

[@CelestialPulseX]

Her crying in the 911 call seemed fake to me. Also, she said she stayed away from the guns, but she managed to shoot that particular model rapidly? Guilty.

[@melissabarham4837]

She later claimed that he and she practiced fan firing a lot. How is that possible if she stayed away from the guns?

[@InSearchOfSin]

I thought her crying sounded real in comparison to the usual 911 calls, which is frightening when you consider she’s guilty.

[@Mansikkacake]

yeah like a nonunion soap drama female actor.

[@bobgillis1137]

Sounds logical. She could not claim "accidental" unless the rapid fire was possible.

[@SteveG-f1e]

Pardon the cliché, she is Looney Tunes!

[@captainhml3868]

Hahahahaaaa

[@ksharpe8137]

Yep! lol

[@sulynn72]

She's a narcissistic personality that convinced people that she was just goofy,even that detective 😮

[@smilesnkissesonly52]

😂😂😂

[@sophiamcnamara9851]

😂😂😂😂

[@picklesmom735]

Her friend believed she did it intentionally. That says a lot.

[@maryshulman2438]

What does that say? She didn't like her friend... that's all that says

[@AnnabelleJARankin]

@@maryshulman2438 Exactly!

[@avanett1]

Her "friend " never liked her to begin with obviously

[@notever_everytime5074]

Julie seems like a total b-word. If you don't like someone, you aren't obligated to be friends with them or stand in their wedding. There's nothing wrong with getting re-married five years after being widowed. But Julie is out here talking badly about this woman who thought Julie was a friend and liked her. It's just very Mean Girl.

[@navyvet05]

Its ridiculous the jury couldnt come to a decision the first time. Nobody “accidentally” shoots someone twice. That in itself would be enough evidence for me to decide guilty.

[@BlmnotinAfri.-_-]

With brandy jones???? She was even smiling. Makes you question how many people are free or wrongfully accused because a juror decided to gow by emotions, beliefs etc instead of evidence

[@paulatavares5220]

When I heard these jurors in the end , they seemed foolish to me . I'd love to see their deliberations and how they reach their conclusions

[@ericarechiga9752]

I'm not convinced the prosecutor tried too hard the first time around. By his own admission he was disappointed in no verdict because he'd have to do it again. It implied to me that not guilty would have been less disappointing to him. At least he could have been done working.

[@Ditzychic]

An adult doesn’t accidentally shoot someone once either.

[@BijinMCMXC]

@@ericarechiga9752No, you’re misunderstanding why his first case wasn’t successful but the second one was. The second one stuck to the evidence, the first one was muddled with the Bugs Bunny nonsense. That’s why the second time around he didn’t introduce evidence that referenced that or the fanfiring really. The first jury-even the cops! Got too caught up in her quirkiness and how she and her husband played around a lot. The prosecutor realized his mistake the first time in thinking the first jury would be able to see through such a ridiculous defense. His other problem was that was a damn good defense attorney. Clever guy.

[@takeitdown-y4r]

Of course she tried to faint at the end 😂

[@MariaReyes-gv8ui]

Common sense tells you; NEVER play with GUNS.

[@alaric_]

Yep, she wasn't playing. She purposefully murdered his husband.

[@joshusthegreat]

​@@alaric_ Wait!...I must have been spacing out, because I completely missed the part where she killed his husband too! 🤣

[@hazeleyes3176]

After she fired the first time (accidentally, allegedly) she would've realised the damage done. This was deliberate. Plain & simple.

[@Eyedunno]

You have way more faith in human reflexes and reaction times than I do. (That said, the firearms expert convinced me that it's almost impossible she could have fan-fired the gun.)

[@NuncNuncNuncNunc]

Fan fire means to rapidly fire pulling the hammer back in quick succession with your non-trigger hand. If done as claimed, she may not have registered the first shot in her brain until after the second was fired.

[@cmfrtblynmb02]

Not if she is doing rapid firing

[@alienabductor101]

2nd husband pleading to the judge for clemency cause his wife killed her 1st husband is just looney. Who knows if he was gonna be next?

[@SC.......]

I think her getting arrested could have saved her new husbands life.

[@Dana__black]

Naaaaa you think so?

[@SC.......]

@Dana__black lol

[@Anthony-oo7vs]

You’re crazy. She is innocent

[@SC.......]

@Anthony-oo7vs 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@Anthony-oo7vs]

@@SC....... Don’t laugh!! It’s not funny!! She is INNOCENT!!!!

[@jacqueline2057]

Straight to jail…. I’m 2 minutes in and nooooope.

[@willaknotts1298]

And the story she told the siblings at the funeral home. I would have told the derectives

[@1974mysteryman]

I always find it interesting when a person speaks with a crying voice but no tears....hmmm

[@wa2k99]

I don't at all

[@MYBerlin1984]

Isn`t that very american?

[@murph7141]

Never play with a gun. They're not toys, and you're not a cartoon character 🙄

[@kathleenhebert2278]

Well stated!❤

[@elabuterin7150]

Having FUN pointing a gun at your spouse? I know there are some weirdo’s out there but… NO WAY!

[@virg0_lem0nade]

She DIDN'T, though..... She just shot her husband and that was the made-up story she told about it afterwards

[@o̸ණ]

Such an insult to Bugs Bunny. I too fainted when they let her go home after that bs explanation the first time.

[@foyorama]

i am a gun owner, the the first rule is always: never point a gun at anyone, you never know if the gun is loaded so you treated as if it is loaded....

[@wyomingadventures]

Fact! 💯

[@ZenobiaDecrespin]

Truth!

[@kris-tkris-t3271]

As a daughter of a major firearm enthusiast, the 1st and most important rule is: ALWAYS treat a firearm as if it is ALWAYS LOADED!!! No matter what!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I grew up with firearms around me all the time and was taught never touch them and when older to treat them with respect

[@alaric_]

Everyone knows that and so did she. The point is that she lied.

[@cosmos5623]

Her defence was that she was stupid.

[@terrapowell7213]

lol everyone knows that. I grew up with guns and bowhunted…also did archery tournaments. Just cause someone is brought up a certain way doesn’t make them follow ‘rules’. If someone wants to use a gun they will. Accident or not. No need for the excessive punctuation. You’re not the only one that knows about gun etiquette geez

[@MisplacedTexan]

@@terrapowell7213calm down. 😂

[@cynthiat6505]

Absolutely!

[@jeannineterese1037]

They just let her go home because they were too busy?!

[@o̸ණ]

A man was going nowhere

[@Nurturing2]

At that point in the investigation they lacked the probable cause to lock her up that night.

[@jeannineterese1037]

@ Lol what? She shot him in the head twice while imitating Elmer Fudd!

[@jaydenp4975]

She was guilty after examiner found the 2nd bullet hole. Why did they let her walk away and love life for 8 full years?? They were too busy?! Incompetent!

[@lunatic5162]

That one detective just decided to believe her

[@Al-Rudigor]

Complexion for protection.

[@reinab9843]

She “didn’t fit the profile of a murderer” 🫠

[@Steve-os3wq]

Agreed!

[@AndrewLewis-ks4pk]

I could hop off this couch and be a better detective than Mcarthy.

[@lindseyyoung9149]

Could probably just stay on the couch and still best him. Lol

[@kathleenhebert2278]

😂

[@ASMRmomm]

I think he has empathy

[@mc7473]

I think a good detective will question even the obvious to avoid wrongly convicting someone, which I think makes him an excellent detective. If you were innocent would you want the one who says, “nope! Guilty!” Or would you want the one that says, “well, let’s at least consider this.”

[@dasadman]

Considering so many people get wrongly convicted and get sentenced to multiple years (including decades) in prison before getting fair justice, I kinda appreciate somebody with the thought, "I don't want to have an innocent person in person."

[@TheBourbon88]

If she wanted to show her hubby that she could "cowboy fire" the gun wouldn't she have been standing in front of him TO SHOW HIM? I think the 2nd jury made the right decision.

[@Kment011]

I wonder if the detective would have believed the story had it have been the husband doing the exact same thing to his wife?

[@jamesweidenfeller2699]

How did the detective that believed her ever pass the police academy? Absolute genius

[@sharonthompson672]

😆

[@dominikaksiazek7177]

I think it's more of a "we have no evidence at the moment" thing than taking her seriously. But who really knows?

[@rqdh22501]

These folks did nothing for yrs allowing this lady to keep on living her life as normal…must be nice.

[@dancorr1256]

What does passing the police academy have anything to do with it it's good that you have a detective with an open mind understand the possibilities and give the other person the benefit of the doubt that's a quality in a detective or law enforcement that you very rarely see usually if a detective or law enforcement have an agenda about a person they are relentless so the fact that he was able to keep an open mind he should have the utmost respect

[@WideAwakeHuman]

@@dominikaksiazek7177well good detectives just don’t make up there mind and don’t immediately assume guilt just because something is weird

[@FullTimePatient37]

Wow, it took seven years to take it to court?!

[@BlmnotinAfri.-_-]

Didn't you watch the 1st trial ended in a mistrial after the "7 years"? It only takes 1 BRANDY JONES, and she would have been free till death. The prosecutor knew what they had. Have you seen cases that the prosecutors waited 30yrs because the case could have only been solved by somebody coming forward. There's DNA etc but who do you match it to? Sadly sometimes it takes long , it's better to take time and keep the right person in jail that lock up someone falsely

[@gabegood8989]

"I wanted to believe her story".. why?

[@zephyrcalm9717]

“it’s my fault” McCarthy: “no it’s not your fault” she knows what to say to guys to get the response she wants.

[@lilgorgo]

Because she was "middle class and educated" in their own words

[@lightbeingform]

sounds white to me

[@MelanieMaguire]

Because he didn't want to do any work.

[@valeriunichitean302]

I reckon it's the first time in my life that I feel the need to use this on-line slang term, but he seemed to be seriously SIMPING for her. Had the husband had 4 point-blank shot wounds between his eyes, this detective would still have probably considered the regretful accident scenario as "possible, though slightly unlikely" or something like that. 🙄

[@scottnathanmaken3427]

Her lawyer would have been more convincing if he dressed up and spoke like Daffy 🦆 Duck!!

[@jenna-a-gogo]

@@scottnathanmaken3427 And if he knew how to spell and punctuate.

[@carettamyers13]

😂😂😂

[@allplayza]

And correctly spell tragic on the board - 29:44

[@Ralph-dt5gs]

Or Yousimite Sam.

[@Aspectus]

"No more buwwets in the gun" to "What's up, Doc?" To "That's all, folks"

[@MadMomma-kj9ks]

Braap Nurp!

[@dsmusicbird]

LOL

[@j.burgess4459]

Even if she was is telling the whole truth, her behaviour would still be criminally reckless and stupid. You don't point a gun at somebody's head and pull the trigger as some kind of goofy joke! You simply don't do that. Period.

[@sarat6723]

Yes - but been stupidly slow Isn’t a life sentence

[@dkcorderoyximenez3382]

I'm delighted they caught her...

[@odunadeyt]

She’s a danger to society

[@ΚυριακήΜίχα-ρ1υ]

I came here for the comments and they didn't disappoint! But an innocent man died at the hands of someone he trusted... My condolences to his family and loved ones.

[@ChristinaBailey2000]

She may have gotten away with it but she shot him TWICE.......

[@uneeky5785]

Defense Attorney can't even spell "Tragic" or "Trajic" 👀 How do these people pass law school 👀

[@Maryamandkian]

Oh dear this is the most stupid defense everrr

[@RobotScrambler]

So stupid that despite standing behind her sleeping husband and shooting him in the head twice, there was a hung jury. Had the prosecution honed in on that bugs bunny bs again, it's quite possible it would have happened again. She played into her dopiness and she was so compelling that one of the detectives fully believed she was innocent at first. Sometimes wacky foolishness works as a distraction. I bet this woman has done this her whole life. (Shrugged off accountability by acting zany and pretending to be absent-minded.)

[@Analysis_Paralysis]

Also... Her fake-crying was the first clue...

[@dianeshannon7988]

Oh dear??

[@nlwilson4892]

Looking at it logically, yes. However, weird and interesting claims can often distract the jury away from basic provable facts and that is what happened here.

[@sd560]

40 to life sounds about right 😂😂😂 she's guilty as hell! Next please, the pink panther defense strategy 😂😂😂 RIP hubby 😔

[@deosiewilson732]

She killed her husband and is such a wonderful woman she got married again before the legal process was completed......

[@franartis6480]

The victim was shot in the top of his head twice. If this was a joke he wasn't privvy to the joke. To be a bugs bunny cartoon joke, the victim has to be facing the shooter.

[@djc9755]

Yes, good point! She said she wanted to impress him and shoot like a gunslinger, which is impossible if he cannot see her to be impressed.

[@loulouvanzeeland8353]

My mind can not process that the first jury did not came to a guilty verdict period 🤯🤯 And not the fake faint at the end. Lol show's over Linda.

[@NuncNuncNuncNunc]

The prosecution gave her her defense in the first trial and took it away in the second.

[@sum1has2]

Only a couple minutes in and her fake crying baby voice while unsuccessfully trying to squeeze out a tear screams “guilty”.

[@SavingSoulsMinistries]

how was she not locked up day 1

[@rqdh22501]

Uh we all know why…

[@Nurturing2]

No probable cause. They needed to continue to investigate. ⚖️

[@rockchalk9078]

a little thing called evidence

[@kamhyde40]

Wives don't shoot their husbands, do they?

[@TheCrystalShip51]

" irregardless" is a double negative , it's nonsensical to use it

[@lotus9259]

Thank you. It irks me everytime I hear someone, especially so called college grads, use that "word".

[@Eyedunno]

It means "without lack of regard" EZ

[@lotus9259]

@@Eyedunno it is not a word

[@NuncNuncNuncNunc]

Nonsense, much like inflammable. Irregardless is in the OED. Yes, I know inflammable comes from a root word where in the "in" prefix does not serve as a negation so put down the pitchforks and blowtorches and don't be so inflamed

[@Eyedunno]

@@lotus9259 You probably think "supposably" is also not a word.

[@jamesross6476]

Husband #2 has some very strong opinions on a case that he had absolutely no involvement with.

[@kathleenhebert2278]

The new husband literally dodged a bullet! 😅

[@michaelstephens9852]

That juror that said not guilty is crazy. He got shot twice lady. No way that's an accident.

[@ashleyb777]

Thank you, exactly. Hello juror anybody home? Oh wow.

[@PixieMermaid-fz9rt]

There is something VERY concerning that these detectives sat on the case for YEARS when they had all the evidence to convict her from the beginning. They were way too trusting and unprofessional in how they let her go to live her life until they remembered she's a lying crazy murderer and needed to charge her.

[@SwissBumbleBee]

Thank you 48Hours for a new episode. Poor husband, deceived by her "funny" facade...and the second husband is no better: Who knows what would have happened to him, if she had wanted to get rid of him too

[@J-luna]

He would have suffered the same fate

[@bethcotterill-fg3xp]

If someone says the gun is not loaded, you always check that the chamber is clear. What did she think was going to happen?

[@vickyabramowitz2885]

As I read this comment section, the Alec Baldwin case kept popping into my mind.

[@Nurturing2]

NEVER rely on someone else’s input. Check it yourself. You are responsible for your own actions.

[@whatwhat745]

" I thought I shot a puddy tat "

[@msparis555]

😂

[@Schizofriendofya]

"oh my! Im fanfiring so quickly!" Oh Nooo!

[@JaydenCole-j5p]

When people are a certain level of “quirky”, it’s always a red flag for me lol

[@ZenobiaDecrespin]

Hey I'm random and quirky but I'm no fan firing murderer js

[@PrinceMuha]

That Linda’s friend loves her so much… lol What a friend 😢

[@michaelcoletta4547]

A good person

[@Autumn_Forest_]

With friends like Julie, who needs enemies? 😂

[@marciamcgrail5889]

Julie, like anyone with morals, would have been sickened by her erstwhile friend's appalling actions. You can go off someone who does a lot less than that quite quickly.

[@ChikaZimba]

2pm central African time.. watching from Zambia

[@MadMomma-kj9ks]

How exciting….

[@arcticdream4905]

That’s cool

[@TheCrystalShip51]

No one cares 😂

[@RevLeigh55]

@@TheCrystalShip51No need to be rude.

[@SpiritLedLisa]

Watching from Zambia too. Hi 👋

[@Smilesssse]

The policeman who believed her at first was the reason this went on too long he let her get away with it with his I know better attitude

[@mulastafa]

Those cops let her be free for 5 years? If the genders were reversed there's no way they would have done that absolutely disgusting

[@caramileelliott1719]

I’ve seen where it happens when some men are free in bond until sentencing.

[@NuncNuncNuncNunc]

Makes you wonder how strong their case really was. Prosecution got a conviction not by showing evidence but by, in effect, suppressing her defense. Note to all would be murderers in same situation: get your defense on the 911 call. Not saying it's going to work (did Sarah Boone do this?), but it may be your only trick.

[@mikemccormick9667]

Some people should never be on juries. Utterly clueless the first time. 🙄🙄🤔

[@twatts1523]

I dont think the prosecution really proved the case beyond a “reasonable doubt” that it was intentional. Perhaps a couple of jurors were 90 percent sure, but couldn’t vote guilty of 2nd degree M with a clear conscious. I get it. If the charge would have been manslaughter, they may have been able to present a guilty verdict.

[@mikemccormick9667]

@twatts1523 It should have been 1st degree. Agree to disagree. 😊

[@kamhyde40]

I'm not disagreeing, but it came across tha the amount and complexity of the evidence presented seemded to boggle that 1st jury.IIt also seemed that her life changes and second marriage were not introduced as motive? I'm glad she was retried, but the fact that she had so many years of freedom was what boggled my mind.

[@dshe8637]

That judge is a disgrace; imagine joking about a man's violent death in the presence of his loved ones 😮

[@noxnext]

You have ALWAYS to assume that a gun is loaded! You NEVER point a gun onto another human being (nor should you point onto an animal that you don’t really want to shoot!)!!! And if someone hands you a firearm, you ALWAYS have to control yourself it is unloaded and safe to handle!!!

[@twatts1523]

Exactly, she was extremely careless and needs to be held accountable. She is an adult who should know better than to play around like that.

[@MaritzaAgosto-e1g]

When read the title . I was like , " What ? " I knew that I had to watch this . Mind blowing . Thank you for posting this program .

[@dorindadouglas2847]

You DO NOT accidentally shoot someone in the TOP of the head TWICE!! WHY did this take so long?? Why couldn't the first jury get it right?? So many idiots on this case. 🤦‍♀️

[@gibinal116]

Julie has been holding that in for years! 😂 you can tell she envied Linda.

[@Jicoje]

Imagine they let her go home for a 5 years ...smh

[@Coyotesinc22]

This detective guy is ridiculous

[@Theaddora]

You either love her or hate her. I hate her.

[@lanalou77]

Me too! Idiotic defense

[@AnastaciaBurns]

When she said he had shown her how to fire the gun by pulling the ‘thing’ back, I knew there was no way she could have fan fired a double action revolver. 😂 😂😂😂

[@curturweider9473]

Detective McCarthy you are a complete box of rocks maybe you should listen to your partners , what a clown. How did this guy ever get promoted to be a detective is my question what a box

[@SpiritLedLisa]

Those sons knew damn well their mother was guilty.

[@VioletJoy]

She's right where she belongs. Shame on her for killing her husband and for putting her sons through all of that trauma. She's always been fake, just like when she "fainted" in court. 🙄 My heart breaks for the sons.

[@bobgillis1137]

Ditto here. I cannot claim to being more than an amateur at deception analysis, but damn, her testimony about missing her husband and loving him, etc, seemed fake to me.

[@VioletJoy]

@bobgillis1137 Everything she said seemed fake to me. The fact that her longtime friend said she's always lied says a lot, too, so you seem right on the money.

[@hollytalbott7291]

I had never heard of this case, but when they mentioned her husband’s declining health, I wondered if that was why she killed him. My mom briefly eluded to the fact that she divorced my dad because his health was declining and she wasn’t about to take care of him. So yes, I can see someone killing her husband for the same reason. I agree with the prosecution streamlining their case, because some cases get so bogged down in the details. The MA vs Karen Read case is an example of a trial getting bogged down in details.

[@nlwilson4892]

I'd agree that is why the first case failed. The jury were distracted by the odd nature of cartoon quotes and roleplay and failed to look at the basic forensics.

[@paulawelshhoward]

I don't understand why it took so long for her to be brought to justice. The detectives should have interviewed everyone much sooner. His sister even said he never has a pistol armed unless he is using it at the range

[@LC-awilar1]

Unbelievable someone tried to play that card!! 😂

[@aaz148a]

Sorry, but the cops who released her that early and easily without returning to their challenge to have her shoot with the same gun twice are incompetent! what a lousy job they did

[@cindytrayer4279]

Exactly! I couldn’t believe that they gave her a challenge, she totally ignored it and they just moved on with no follow up. Total laziness, incompetence.

[@nlwilson4892]

They shouldn't have let her go after the first interview. Even one gunshot in the top of the head doesn't tie with her story.

[@jeffreyhooper3678]

Had the victim been shot just once, it would have been much more difficult to have come to a decision as to what actually happened. I did not hear anywhere in this video where the jury was made aware of how incredibly loud that gunshot would have been, especially in the confined space of the living room. She claimed she had very little experience with firearms. She testified they practiced fan firing. Did she mean at the range with live ammunition or at home where they would have had to dry fire the gun. The husband as an experienced gun owner would known how bad it would be to dry fire a gun enough times to get proficient enough to fan fire the gun as she described. If she was as inexperienced with the gun as she claimed and it accidentally went off, she would have never gotten off the second shot because noise would have stung her ears and the recoil would have pushed the muzzle far out of line with her husband's head. She's a guilty screwball.

[@NuncNuncNuncNunc]

Normalization of deviance - the husband may have done the wrong thing so much that in his mind it was never an issue. There are many dead experienced pilots who should have known better.

[@missjackson3223]

She was blubbering and talking too much, definitely "acting". In an actual accident she would be silent somewhat to reflect on what just happened. Her friend had said any story eventually had to be all about "her". I can be around someone who is quirky and eccentric, but the minute they lie, that's a big red flag for me. Danger.

[@Sofian375]

There should be a limit on how low the IQ of a jury member can be.

[@raisingbengals]

So happy she was convicted. This defense was totally outrageous

[@leximccormick7758]

Anyone who knows anything about revolvers knows that even if there are no bullets in a revolver, you don’t dry fire it. The pin will dent and ruin the cylinder.

[@Nurturing2]

Thank you❣️ This information should have been shared with the jury.

[@kathleenhebert2278]

Niceeee!!!!!

[@gregv2821]

This is a blanket statement that is simply not true. You should never dry fire a rimfire revolver but there are a lot of models, you can dry fire with no damage to the cylinder, hammer, or pin. I will agree with you, however, that most people BELIEVE that you should never dry fire a revolver so the odds are that the victim in this case believed that himself and would never have allowed his wife to do such a thing. He would also never have allowed her to play with it or point it at anyone.

[@Theresa-lt3ki]

The comments on here are the best ever to date .😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@randyhouse219]

"Trajic", the defense couldn't spell that or "definened" on their exhibits during trial. Illiterate clowns.

[@Leila3i5]

Guilty. I'm at the point where these claims of accidentally shooting your spouse in the head are close to just automatic guilt. If the circumstantial likelihood of it actually going the way the surviving spouse claims it did weren't already infinitesimally small, the fact that he/she goes on to rapidly recover from their 'grief' and move on to a totally new and glamorous lifestyle seals it for me. Then we find out the gun is dual action. Then we find out there is more than one bullet entry to the victim, and they came in at different angles. She must be very effective at manipulation to get the first jury to even consider her story. And in case it matters, bugs, daffy and co were always shooting themselves or each other. 'Eccentric" does not mean you believe that cartoons are real. Indeed, you do not come back to life in the next episode of reality. And were they discussing the the cartoon or the westerns? She and her husband talked about both of those simultaneously? As she pointed the gun and fired not once, but twice, directly at his head without so much checking to see if it was empty? We are to believe that she and her husband practiced and played with guns regularly without her knowing the most elementary basics of safe firearm handling? They practiced this with her at the back of his head where he couldn't even watch the 'joke'? If they had practiced the clint eastwood move before, why not use the single action, since that is what eastwood's character used? Absurd. Based on just this show alone, the most common scenario of spouse shooting spouse in the head and it somehow not being their fault, seems to be husbands whose wives supposedly shot themselves in the head, in bed, with the innocent husband in the bed right next to them. You also have these accidents with someone 'cleaning the gun' and then shooting themself or the partner, usually in the head, as a fatal wound. Even in the very odd case where any of these scenarios were true, the handler has been recklessly negligent with the firearm. If you would be stupid and reckless enough to do what she says she did, the way she claims, that's enough for behind bars for life. In my opinion. I am obviously not on the jury and am biased. She is surely the age at sentencing where 40 years minimum means life.

[@kamhyde40]

I'm glad the judge gave it to her , too.

[@kentcarmack5879]

Her new husband dodged a bullet(pun intended) on that one. Hearing impaired, collapsing in court, a well know lier. I actually feel back for the prisoners that have to be around her

[@SteelyBud]

So, the bad acting in court and being a liar/murderer - yes, bad. But why is hearing impaired a bad thing?

[@TightyWhiteyTrash]

I suppose this is why we shouldn’t even showing *cartoons* with *firearms* to *children!* No, wait…excuse me… *ADULTS?!* 🙄 Give me a break

[@magacapwearer5910]

The murderer is hilarious. Bugs Bunny. Oh PALEEEEZE 🤣

[@virg0_lem0nade]

i don't understand how initially she didn't go to jail AT ALL regardless of any silly story.... Like even in her version of the story she still shot someone in the head twice and killed him.... And she just got to leave and go home and continue on for EIGHT YEARS???

[@Cherrihndrxx]

That’s what I was thinking

[@JenNJuice57]

I think the motive was "they just got back from the Doctor's".. and he has "Chronic circulation problems" so from going however many times she thought I'm not doing this "FOREVER" and All the care that comes with it. I really don't understand why people think they can get away with killing someone 🤦‍♀️, like take the loss, divorce, cheating, lying, It's Not Worth living in Prison For LIFE!

[@hollytalbott7291]

Yes 👍

[@nikos9257]

I cannot imagine an adult not checking himself to see that indeed the gun was empty and just shooting… so I believe she is guilty with the stupidest motive of not wanting to serve her husband’s illness

[@terr777]

What a maroon!

[@tomcoryell]

What an ignoranimous!

[@Steve-os3wq]

😂😂😂