radio host bill cunningham could feel the court of public opinion respond to the story. murder case had the phone ringing. >> the idea that such a young man could be watching a bengals game, that was shocking. i had a large number of callers who said to me, he didn't it, he doesn't fit the profile, there was no history. i said, wait a minute, wait until the trial takes place. i'm led to believe there is going to be clear and convincing evidence. >> seven months after sarah's death, the only jury that mattered was sworn in to hear the case against 28-year-old ryan widmer, a charge of aggravated murder. his friends stuck by him. >> his life hangs in the balance. >> that's a scary thought. >> sarah's family sat across from ryan's as they had the previous you're during the fairy tale wedding. for sarah's mom, the situation seemed to get stranger by the minute. her son on trial for murder. >> i see my scared baby is what i see. i mean, he was scared to death. >> but the prosecution's message for the jury was blunt. there had been a violent confrontation in the widmer house th