The Murder of Heather Dewild
On the surface this should look like it was a cut and dry case. Of course it seems that every crime, especially those involving murder, has a few unique twists of their own. This one does not disappoint in that area, that is for sure. But, as I often say, I am more interested in the law and how it is followed many times than the crimes themselves. I want to see the evidence and the facts of the case to determine just how a decision was made. Now, in this case one of the two defendants out right pleaded guilty and agreed to testify against the other. The second defendant was convicted on one charge but the jury hung on another forcing a mistrial on the murder charge itself. He would later take a plea on that charge. The problem here is that there was little media coverage when it came to not just the trial but the facts itself beyond the sensationalism of the testimony of one of the defendants. Many would argue that it does not matter because in the end both defendants adm...