the killer of shirley carter is in this room. and it's not jason carter. bill carter, he said, was the likely killer. shirley, he argued, complained about him all the time. >> she had to get permission for everything. >> jason's wife testified that shirley told her, bill was to controlling. >> whether it be to go get her here, make a hair appointment, or to help with the kids. whatever it was, she had to get his permission before she could do that. >> steve said it almost came to a head on that june morning. >> something happened on that friday that made him snap. and he is the one that killed his wife. >> after two weeks of trial and mutual accusations, that battle between father and son went to the jury. >> the court will now read the verdict. >> it took a little over two hours to answer the question. did jason carter cause the death of his mother? >> did the defendant, jason carter, after shirley carter, causing damages to plaintiffs? answer, yes. >> jason had been found liable for the death of his mother. the jury cleared build. >> it had to come soone