due to mature subject advised. matter, viewer discretion is advised. >> an inmate faces a life sentence for the brutal murder you will get caught. >> all my tattoos, it's not a matter of how or when. you will get caught. >> another inmate hopes to graduate from the jail's straight substance abuse but only if he doesn't get

but only if he doesn't get kicked out for running an illegal business. and a repeat offender reflects on life in the jail's most unusual housing unit. >> no room back here. be a grown man when you come back here. i love it. >> and the criminal activities that keep landing him in jail. >> i'm addicted to it because there's always something happening. it's never a dull moment. established in 1733, savannah is the oldest city in the state of georgia. nicknamed the hostess city of the south, savannah has built a reputation on its beautiful parks, historic places and southern hospitality.

but those who run afoul of the law will mind themselves in a far less hospitable place, the chatham county detention center. here the county houses more than 1,500 men and women, most of whom have only been charged with crimes and are awaiting trial of the resolution of their cases. >> man, it's ugly. it's jail. ain't nothing pretty about it. >> the majority of inmates are housed in the jail's general population units where they can interact with each other in the day room or exercise in one of the jail's enclosed yards. but in the jail's lockdown units, life is far more restrictive. >> this is unit 2-c. it's like the jail within the jail. >> the disciplinary issues are so severe, to ensure the safety of detainees, you have to place them in administrative segregation. >> administrative segregation inmates are locked down 23 hours a day and are cuffed and

shackled whenever they're out of the their cells. they are allowed only an hour a day. >> they can lose their hour if they don't follow the rules, don't make up their beds, if they're not ready for inspection, they lose their hour. >> one area of unit 2-c is even more isolated. >> behind me is what's called the bubble. that's for your highest of all profile cases. >> more regular ad seg inmates are allows to interact with others during rec time. bubble inmates must spend the one hour out of their cell in the rec yard alone. one of those housed in the bubble is norman smart. >> mr. smart was placed in there due to the fact that his case was all over the news. mr. smart was also well-trained in the martial arts. so we wanted to not only just protect mr. smart from the other detainees, but also protect the other detainees from mr. smart if there was a confrontation.

>> i'm in the bubble, they call it, which is the jail within the jail within the jail. they put me in here. it's been 183 days which is a little over six months. >> four days earlier, smart's trial for aggravated assault and murder in the beating death of his wife came to an end. medical reports said that smart's wife died from strangulation and numerous internal injuries. prosecutors presented evidence that smart had beaten her with his hands and feet and that he used boxing gloves in an attempt to conceal the evidence of his blows. smart was also given an additional charge of cruelty to children because his 6-year-old stepson was in the house at the time the crime occurred. smart pled not guilty to all charges and said he believed his wife's injuries happened after a

night of drinking. >> she could have fell and hit her head on things, got these bruises, whatever, on her head, so could the liver and spleen, if you call into something hard enough. >> smart said he found his wife unconscious and that her internal injuries could also have consultant resulted from his attempts to resuscitate her with cpr. >> as i started chest compressions, i could feel her chest caving and could feel the bones -- it felt like if you crack your knuckles, that's what it felt like and sounded like. >> but the medical examiner testified that the victim's injuries were far more widespread and severe. prosecutors also presented letters left behind by smart's wife in which she claimed that her husband beat her regularly. smart's past history of domestic violence did him no favors in the trial. over the past 18 years, smart pled guilty to and served time in three unrelated cases of domestic violence. one involving an ex-wife.

>> there are three convictions, all of which you pled guilty to. >> i thought i only had one. but -- or two. two domestics. i don't know about three. but there's nothing i can do about it. my past is there. i can't erase it. and even though i lived here several years and -- i haven't even got a traffic ticket. i guess it doesn't really matter. people are going to judge you. >> there's nothing any of us can do to take away the awful, awful terror and pain that lauren had to have felt at the hands of this man before she died. but the 12 of you can give her justice and you can give him the justice he deserves. >> after three hours of deliberations, the jury returned with a verdict. >> the verdict is as follows, count one, malice murder, we the jury find the defendant guilty. >> smart was convicted on all charges.

>> they sentenced me right immediately after they read the verdict. and the judge, he didn't show any mercy. he didn't show no mercy or anything on me. he gave me life without parole, and, shoot, that was the end of it. >> it could be weeks before smart is transferred to prison. until then, he continues to wait in isolation, in the bubble. >> i've been in jail before and i know how to do time. but, man, when there was another person next to me, we would talk through the vents. he was only here for a couple of months, then he left. it's weird. almost cried. i didn't have anybody else. not being able to talk with people and interact with them, it really plays on your mental state of mind. coming up, the inmate in the jail's strict substance abuse dorm pushes the limits.

>> she says, i got something for your ass. i was like, damn, just chill. i was playing with you. >> unit 5 is like forgotten. >> the veteran inmate shares some jailhouse secrets. >> we've done a number on that thing.

the jail handles the study influx of new inmates. but just a few years earlier, the jail could only house half as many inmates as it can today. >> it was at times -- we were so badly overcrowded that we were facing federal sanctions.

>> it was at times -- we were so badly overcrowded that we were facing federal sanctions. >> funded by a tax evasion, they hadded 400,000 square feet of space. 999 right now we're around 1,500 inmates. this is a trend that we're seeing nationally. the crime rate is down. it's hard to believe looking at the news that it's down because violent crime is so spectacular it generates news. and we're still having some bad people come in here. but that population has held fairly steady.

and to us, that's a good thing. but that extra space is sitting there hopefully not to be used anytime soon. housing units in the new parts of the jail is a modern method called direct supervision. but it's not how things work in unit 5. >> the old jail, unit 5 was the original jail built on this site. it could hold a maximum of about 300 inmates. >> unit 5 is a little different than other units. we have linear supervision. we have to walk the hall to monitor the inmates. we look in the windows as opposed to seeing everyone all at once. you have to walk the halls to see what's going on. >> brandon eggner has been in unit 5 for the past few months. >> it's the forgotten unit. it's the dungeon.

ain't no rules back here. it's like walking in -- everything is everything. just be a grown man when you come back here. i love it. i wouldn't want to be nowhere else. >> agner is charged with possession of a controlled substance. he is charged with assault with a deadly weapon. >> i did beat a dude in the face with a gun. i don't know if there's a time limit on how long you're supposed to beat somebody in the face but i did it till he couldn't move. he was beat bad. it was awful. it was an awful beating. >> while he's done time in jail and prison, he says he'd have a hard time giving up on the life that has led to his incarceration. >> certain things people do that would have remorse for, i do not.

i'm addicted to it because it's never a dull moment. one day i might cook dope all day long. if my girl's tired of walking, i steal a car. normal people could not live my lifestyle. >> he says one of the benefits of the reduced oversight in unit 5 is the availability of contraband significant cigarettes. >> you come back there tonight, i'll be smoking a cigarette. i promise you. waiting on the package now. >> we have not had a major problem with contraband. the largest problem probably would be cigarettes. inmates will attempt to smuggle cigarettes in. we do unannounced shakedowns all over the facility continually where we're looking for contraband, cigarettes. while cigarettes may make their way into the jail, lighters are harder to come by. but ag ner says he knows a

workaround. i've got two pieces of wire hid back. and i'll shove a piece of wire in one and in the other. wrap toilet paper up and hold two wires together. it will arc. that's where we get our fire from right there. that's why it's all black like it is, it's all burnt up, crispy because we've done a number on that thing. >> while unit 5 continues to function with limited staff oversight, over in the newer part of the jail, the inmates in one general population unit live under a stricter set of rules aimed at helping them rehabilitate their lives. >> plan ahead what you're going to do, fellows. >> in the substance abuse program dorm, inmates with drug or alcohol addiction, take part in an intensive 28-day program taking classes aimed at breaking the cycle of addiction.

>> give yourself that time, you'll rise above the circumstances. >> garrett is on his third week in the program. but he admits he may not be setting the best example. >> i've always been a bad influence. i can't help it. i'm sorry. it's just what i've done, how i am. i'm the bad apple of the bunch. if you're in this dorm, you have to be in the program. you can't just stay in the room and sleep. that's what's gotten me a write-up. i've been like, "f" the dorm, "f" the program. and i'm up there asleep in the bed and they're knocking on the door. come to class, come to class. >> garrett has previous jail and prison sentences for convictions including battery, burglary, theft and first-degree forgery. he has pled not guilty on all

charges. while some inmates in the substance abuse program are mandated to be there by a judge, billiter has joined the program voluntarily. he said he's never had a problem with drugs or alcohol and has a different reason for joining the program. >> mainly to help me with my legal issues. as far as the substance abuse program goes, i'm going to use it to my advantage because i know that when i go to court, it will look good on me. >> you're not taking the program part seriously. >> not really, no. i'm not going to lie. >> serious or not, staff say that garrett is meeting the requirements to stay in and pass the program. >> billiter may show off a little bit for the boys. that's what they do. but as far as the program goes, he's done the work.

>> i know how to make seriousness be a joke. i've been in this jail so much and i know so many people and i'm so comfortable being here now. it's just normal now. police are all together tell you, i'm funny. >> billiter likes to joke around, play pranks on people. but you have to stop him. you didn't stop him, he would keep pushing. and it can get annoying. >> that behavior was on display when he noticed an officer removing a juice container after breakfast. >> you bring that back right now. >> you want to run that by me again? >> she knows i play with her and mess with her. she got a little snappy with me. but that day, i was like, don't you walk out there with that juice. and she was like, i got something for your ass. you keep on playing, i got something for your ass. damn, i was just playing with you.

don't lock me up. spare me. >> the biggest risk to his graduating from the program may not be his disrespect to officers but rather his activities as a tattoo artist. >> last time i was here, stole a pencil sharpener when the police wasn't paying attention. made a tattoo gun with the pencil sharpener. i got caught with that. went to the hole for 42 days. this time, as soon as i came in, the first thing they said is, oh, there goes mr. tattoo man. you ain't going to start no tattoos this time, are you? i was like, no, not me, never again, man, i swear. not in your jail. >> despite the increased scrutiny, he says he continues to trade tattoo work for commissary items. >> i can't get a tattoo gun yet.

i go back to the indian days. we're poking. it takes a stable and you have to sharpen it really good. i've got pretty good with pig pokes. i'm really good with it. >> he says he knows his tattoo business is not without risk. too many write-ups could get him kicked out of the substance abuse program. >> being that i'm in the drug dorm, i'm trying to be very careful. this is one of the most watched dorms. it's hard to get away with stuff. it's not a matter of how or when, you will get caught. coming up -- >> really sucks in here. >> when inmates are given cameras, norman smarts records his thoughts on life in the bubble. >> i wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy. >> and garrett and his cell mate give a demonstration on

jailhouse tattoos.

behind the walls of the chatham county detention center in savannah, georgia, norman smart awaits transfer to prison to serve life without parole after beating his wife to death. smart spends 23 hours a day in administrative segregation known as the bubble. jail officials say they are keeping smart on lockdown because of the high-profile nature of his case and his reputation as a trained fighter. >> he's a licensed fighter. he does have a record. so they feel for the safety of the facility, it's best if he's kept in the bubble here. >> the jail allowed our crew to give smart a handheld camera so he could record his thoughts and experiences in the bubble. >> they come in here and shake us down, make you put your hands through that slot there and they put handcuffs on you and make you stand up against that wall. each time make scratches from

the handcuffs. when i first got in there, i didn't know what that was. i actually thought it was people trying to scratch and claw their way out of here. that's how terrible it is in here, to be in here like this 24/7. there's a bunch of little ants just kind of cruising around, you know. that's crazy. there they've got some food. that one has some food. if you were at home, i would immediately grab some raid or whatever and sprayed those ant, kill them all. but now i live with them. it's company. as sad as it may sound, that's the reality of life in here. this window here, made it foggy on purpose because there's another building straight across. but there's little nicks in the window, you can see out. that's what i see.

and then if you look up, you can see the sky. just really sucks in here. i wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy. >> each day, segregation inmates are allowed one hour out of their cells, provided they pass an officer's inspection. but they are also allowed out for events such as visits, legal or medical issues and for periodic haircuts. on the streets, theodore bloodworth worked as a barber. he's pled not guilty to charges of theft and burglary and is paid $2 a day to cut hair for the jail. >> what's going on, mr. smart? >> hanging in there. anything outside of my cell, you feel free. every little bit counts, you

know, matters. you've got to be very strong mentally to make it through being in a cell 24 hours a day, maybe getting out for one hour and that's if you earn it. >> that's it, man, just stay positive. >> what's it like being around somebody else? >> well, i guess makes you feel human again, you know? just hearing people talk and having a conversation, makes you feel alive. when you don't have someone to talk to or to vent with, you're talking to yourself. you're going kind of crazy. >> i've got you bald almost to capacity of the razor. take care of yourself, brother. >> i will. god bless you. >> you too, brother. >> i don't want to ever be in that position.

it's a blessing to be in general population. i'm taking away the word appreciation. that's what i'm going back, walking down them hallways saying, man, the word for the day is appreciation. coming up -- >> during my crime spree, all i've done was about five years total. that's it. i've been very lucky. >> brandon considers his future. but first -- >> not taking this. >> garrett's latest write-up could cost him dearly. he faces the chances of getting kicked out of the program.

due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >> like many jails across the country, officers at the chatham county detention center in savannah, georgia, fight a constant battle against the proliferation of contraband items. s. >> what we have here are things that are found during a daily shakedown that we have here in the jail. >> alongside the jail-made weapons that captain brooks' staff has confiscated from inmates over the years are a number of improvised tattoo guns. >> this one right here is pretty ingenuous. this one is attached to a motor.

that looks similar to the motors that are in some of the air fresheners that are hung up in some of the offices. an inmate worker probably was in that area cleaning and smuggled it into the back and made a tattoo gun out of it. it's important that we find this stuff because it's dangerous. it's a sharp instrument in a cell. it can spread incommunicable diseases, hepatitis. . ♪ please just give me a chance ♪ listen to what i've got to say ♪ >> garrett says he's known for two things in jail -- his rapping and his work as a tattoo artist. he says tattooing other inmates has been a steady business for him, usually in trade for commissary items and phone calls. >> tattoos has always been a hustle because it brings money.

but at the same time, it's something i love doing. i like doing it. this tattoo is for where i was born. this is savannah, georgia. i got a pistol tattooed on my waist. it saved my life a couple of times. dollar signs goes to cent signs. notorious, i'm well-known in savannah. a lot of people know me. it's spelled wrong because i only had eight fingers. dvd across my throat means death before dishonor. i did another one of these tattoos on someone else and i misspelled it. i said, i swear i didn't mean to do that. he was like, i'm messed up for life now. i was like, i'll try to squeeze an "h" in there.

didn't look too good. >> garrett has continued to perform tattoos even though he knows he gets risked kicking out of the substance abuse program that he's counting on to help him get a favorable ruling in his case. garrett used his camera time to record himself creating a tattoo on his cell mate jack. >> this is a little tattoo parlor right here. >> never thought i'd be getting a tattoo from a sharpened staple. got all the ink right here. mix it up with some shampoo and some soap. >> this is the tattoo i'm about to be getting. it just says infamous. >> i hope we don't get caught.

>> no, we're good. every time they come walking and checking the rooms, i'm just going to chill on the bed, wait for them to walk past. get right back to it. let's get back to doing tattoos. show the camera that half-finished tattoo. >> the tattoo session goes unnoticed by officers but the next day, garrett's luck runs out. >> the supervisor of the unit went inside his cell and found a sharp burnt object inside his uniform. >> i was trying to hide the tattoo needle and he seen me trying to hide it.

i was like, here, man, don't poke yourself. it's a needle. tattoo needle. you got me. they came in and searched the room and found the rest of my tattoo equipment. >> we gave him a 24-hour lockdown and seven days loss of privilege. he'll lose his visitation and commissary for seven days. >> he already had a write-up for failing to get up at the time of the drug room requirement. now he finds himself in trouble for a third time. >> this morning i only had a disciplinary report, every morning at 5:30, we have to get up and clean up. it's mandatory. and i wake up every once in a while and clean up but i'm not going to wake up every morning -- they can just be gone with that. i'm not waking up before the chickens and cleaning up every morning. >> i wrote him up because he never gets up and cleans.

it hasn't been the first time. so i called the corporal and let him know. and he said, write him up. >> this is his third idr, or inmate disciplinary report. while his previous infractions have only resulted in short amounts of time locked down in his cell in the drug dorm, he's now reached the limit. he may face time in the jail's disciplinary unit. >> we explain to him that they can have so many write-ups. he's gotten to that limit. he faces the chances of getting kicked out of the program. >> i don't want to get kicked out of the program. there's only a week left. i've came this far. might as well finish it. it will look a little bit good on my record, my court case. i don't want to get kicked out. i want to stay in. >> he has the right to plead not guilty to his idr at a hearing. but prior to that, sergeant lucas and the corporal call him in to offer him an alternative. if he chooses to waive his right to the hearing, he would likely receive less time than if the

disciplinary officer finds him guilty. >> i'm offering you a waiver for 20 days, lockdown, 20 days loss of privilege. do you want to accept that waiver? >> no, not taking that. >> any lockdown sentence over 14 days would have to be served in the jail's disciplinary unit which would automatically remove him from the substance abuse program. >> wait until i at least complete the program. i've done all my stuff, all my work -- >> mr. billiter, here's a handful of write-ups. you had an incident report written on you on the 25th and another one on the 26th. >> on what? for sleeping. >> i've got a sleeping disorder i'm diagnosed with. i'm diagnosed with a sleeping disorder. you can call my mom and ask her. >> have you gone to medical? >> i'm not taking 20 days in the hole. >> thank you.

we'll get back with you and conduct your idr board, okay? >> i'm not going home anyways. this is crazy, man. all i'm doing is going to sleep. i ain't done nothing wrong. i ain't whooped somebody's ass, something. >> well, thank you for that. >> they're trying to give me 20 days in the hole. they can kiss my ass. not taking 20 days in the hole. >> do you have a sleep problem or is that just a last-ditch effort -- >> yeah, it is a little bit of a lie. i do have a sleeping problem a little bit. i don't like to get up. but the whole sleeping disorder thing, i made that up. i ain't lying. coming up -- >> you are a grown man, sir. you are a grown man. >> garrett pleads his case. and -- brandon's release hits a snag..

at the chatham county detention center in savannah, georgia, garrett was only a few days away from graduating from the jail's substance abuse program when he received his third idr or inmate disciplinary report. this time for refusing to follow the program's rules to wake up at 5:30 a.m. at the risk of receiving a longer disciplinary sentence, garrett has decided to challenge the idr at a hearing. if he's given any sentence longer than 14 days, he will be sent to disciplinary segregation forcing his removal from the substance abuse program. >> you worried? >> no -- well, maybe. >> my name is sergeant hooper. i'm here to conduct your idr. if i find you guilty, i can sentence you up to 34 days

lockdown and 28 days loss of privilege. do you understand this? >> yes, ma'am. >> for obstruction of a officer, how do you plead? >> not guilty. it's only for not cleaning up in the room. and most officers don't write people up for that. >> you've been told it is mandatory, every day, all inmates to get up and clean. it is part of the rules of the program. you have no excuse for not getting up and cleaning your room every day monday through sunday -- >> can i say something please? the program ends this week coming up. i finished the program. >> then you should have got up and cleaned up if you knew what was at stake. >> they didn't wake me up -- >> you are a grown man, sir. you are a grown man. you are responsible for your actions. for obstruction of an officer, i find you guilty. refusing to obey, i find you guilty. failure to maintain, i find you

guilty. i could send you to the hole for 32 days. >> can you just keep me -- >> you graduate next week? >> if i get kicked out of the program, i won't go home. >> that's right. you graduate next week? >> yes, ma'am. wednesday, as a matter of fact. >> are you court order? >> yes, ma'am. >> although he joined the substance abuse program voluntary, he lies to sergeant hooper and tells her he's been court-ordered to take the program. he hopes that that will convince the sergeant to let him remain in the program. >> let me tell you something. i'll give you 14 days. you will attend your graduation and then you will be moved out of the unit to complete your time somewhere else. but if you get another write-up, i don't want to hear no crying story, do i make myself clear? >> yes, ma'am. >> have a nice day. >> she sort of gave me a little bit of a leeway on it and gave

me 14 days lockdown and l.o.p. it's not really that big a deal. i get to stay in the program and complete the program. i get to get my certificate. >> the sheriff wants us to work with them to compromise. you have to give a little in order to get a little. i went ahead and gave him 14 days so he can graduate. inmate billiter has been there that long. only got three days. and not cleaning up your room, it's not that serious of a violation. >> he will get to stay in the program, perhaps aided by a lie he told during the hearing. >> are you court-ordered? >> yes, ma'am. i'm really not court-ordered. i'm here to get my certificate to present to court when i go to court but i'm not court-ordered. i just said that and lied about it because i knew sort of what to manipulate.

i manipulated that and it worked. everything's working out perfect. >> while he can look forward to his graduation day, brandon agner is looking forward as well. his current stay in the jail is the latest in a long string of arrests and convictions that have left him concerned about what the future might hold. >> during my crime spree, all i've done is about five years total. i've been very lucky. >> how many chances do you really think you have left in you? >> if you do anything long enough, you're going to get jammed up on it. i want to straighten out but is it a price i'm willing to pay? yeah, i'm willing to pay that price. do i want to? no. i'm looking for somebody to tell me how to change. i don't know how to change this [ bleep ]. i can't figure that out. >> agner will soon have the chance to confront his future head-on. his girlfriend has bonded him out.

>> i'm hoping i can go and be with my girl. that's what i'm hoping. >> full name? >> brandon lloyd agner. no complimentary mug or nothing? >> no complimentary mug. you don't get no mug. >> wait for them to do a report and then i guess i'll get dressed out. i'm not sure what's going on. >> before agner is discharged, the jail runs his name through a statewide database to see if he has any outstanding charges elsewhere. >> left hand. this finger scan is to make sure he doesn't have any warrants in any other counties. we don't always know what they have. we do this before we let them go. if they do have a hold or warrant in another county, we'll send a message out to that other county and they'll tell us to place a hold on them if they want to come pick them up. and in columbia county, it is shown. >> officer jefferson discovers that agner has been indicted in another county on receiving stolen property and obstruction

of a law enforcement officer. >> give him his property back. once he gets to columbia county, they'll do the same thing here, dress him up, give him a jumpsuit and take his personal property. >> it's all right. all except for a stain on it. >> what's that from? >> cooking dope. exactly what that's from. >> he'll sit in here until columbia county comes and gets him. >> it's good. i'll get up there and make bond within 24 hours. i should be on the streets by this weekend. i got some acid on my clothes i guess from allegedly cooking dope or being around somebody cooking dope. it's a good reminder to look at that and tell myself why i keep coming to jail over dumb [ bleep ]. so definitely not getting rid of these, you know what i mean?

who knows, might be good to wait for the next batch. never know. i've got to change. can't keep doing this. 37 years old. keep going in and out of jail. definitely going to change my life. coming up -- >> he's not court ordered. >> garrett gets caught in a lie. and -- >> i think that somebody like him is most definitely a predator. >> and a cousin of norman smart's victim shares her mind.

in the substance abuse program dorm at the chatham county detention center in savannah, georgia, it's graduation day. >> took a little longer than we all anticipated. but at least we're there.

>> and one graduate in particular is relieved to have made it through. >> today i got my certificate of completion for the substance abuse program and the first quarter of anger management. i go to court tomorrow so i'll be able to bring this to court and show the lawyer and the judge. hopefully that will help me out a little bit. >> garrett was nearly kicked out of the program with only three days remaining. only a lenient sentence on a disciplinary report allowed him to continue. >> are you court-ordered? >> yes, ma'am. >> he believes he helped his case by lying, saying his enrollment in the substance abuse program was court-ordered instead of voluntary. >> now sergeant hooper has discovered the lie but says it won't change her decision. >> they said it's not court-ordered. it's not the first time i've been lied to. they always are going to lie to get what they want. his lying did not get him to stay in the program.

we're here to work with you, to give you every opportunity to succeed. if you fail, you fail because of you, not because of me. i dealt with mr. garrett for about four or five years. he played the same game. you have to let garrett thinks he wins every once in a while. >> i know how to get in trouble but i know how to make people feel bad a little bit. like, come on, man, i'm just playing around with you. and they're like, dammit, you're always doing stuff, but i'll let you get away with it. it always works. works out for the better. >> while he feels he was able to influence sergeant hooper's decision, norman smart's fate was recently decided by a jury when he was convicted on all charges for beating his wife to death. he awaits transfer to prison to begin the sentence of life without parole. smart continues to proclaim his

innocence and disputes evidence that he had a history of beating his wife and that he then punched, kicked and strangled heifer to death using boxing gloves in an attempt to hide the marks caused by his blows. the victim's cousin kylie shepherd testified at trial and smart's stepson told her this wasn't the first time that smart his hit wife while bearing boxing gloves. >> everybody that testified, it added up and really made a difference and painted the picture of what happened to her. by the time the story was told and everything was put out to the jury, the jury heard all of the evidence and made the right choice. didn't take them long. >> it's hard to believe that this is all happening. it's like a nightmare. i'm just a simple guy. i cut grass for a living, you know? i ain't never hurt nobody. >> he just says the same thing,

that he didn't do anything. i think that somebody like him is most definitely a predator. they live in your house, get you to fall in love with them. she wanted that whole family, she wanted the family for her kids and i think she just continued to think it would get better. i should have gotten in the car and driven to see what was going on with her. maybe if i would have made that drive a little bit different then things would have been different. i would have seen. but instead i drive to the cemetery

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