state of florida versus christopher sutton, we the jury in miami-dade, florida, find the defendant christopherne, guilty of first degree murder as charged in the indictment. >> guilty. with that christopher's head snapped back as if he had been struck. >> as to count three, guilty of attempted first degree felony murder. >> melissa wept. her father, their father, locked his jaw, stared ahead, sightless. sentencing would be immediate. john sutton was offered time to speak. and years of stoic resolve crumbled. >> regardless of the result, this is a bad case. we are now -- we're now at five years, 11 months, i lost susan, i lost christopher long before >> christopher did not look at his father. had he done so he would not have seen tears. the bullets that tore into his head left john sutton unable to cry. >> i lost my eyesight. >> how was it in that courtroom. >> it needs to be over. >> raw. personal. here's the judge. >> it's ironic for me. i have a son who was born the exact same day as christopher sutton. when i heard his date during the trial, i remembered the joy of bringing my son home just

state of florida versus christopher sutton, we the jury in miami-dade, florida, find the defendant christopher count one, guilty of first degree murder as charged in the indictment. >> reporter: guilty. with that christopher's head snapped back as if he had been struck. >> as to count three, guilty of attempted first degree felony murder. >> reporter: melissa wept. her father, their father, locked his jaw, stared ahead, sightless. sentencing would be immediate. john sutton was offered time to speak. and years of stoic resolve crumbled. >> regardless of the result, this is a bad case. we are now -- we're now at five years, 11 months, i lost susan, i lost christopher long before that. >> reporter: christopher did not look at his father. had he done so he would not have seen tears. the bullets that tore into his head left john sutton unable to cry. i lost my eyesight. >> reporter: how was it in that courtroom. >> it needs to be over. >> raw. personal. here's the judge. >> it's ironic for me. i have a son who was born the exact same day as christopher sutton. when i heard his date during the trial

>> the suttons knew there was no way christopher would agree to go on his own. court order to have christopher forcibly sent to samoa. >> he was kidnapped in the middle of the night. 17 years old. >> they kidnapped him. put him on a plane. he was sent to samoa. >> but christopher would not break so easily. and paradise cove was no paradise. in fact, there were many reports of physical abuse and restraints used on those who were uncooperative. something christopher learned when he first arrived. >> we knew that christopher sutton had complained that he had been hogtied, beaten. >> when his family was allowed to visit him a year later they did seem to be a distinct change, a huge improvement. they found the buff, cleaned up young man who excelled at sports. it was, as you can clearly see, a happy family reunion. >> it was a really happy event. we cried. we hugged. we said, you know, our hellos, and loved each other, and he was proud of, you know what he had learned and showed off at least to us. >> then five months after this reunion. christopher turned 18. time fo