hemy neuman had just one prize in his sights, rusty's wife. >> hemy neuman killed ruster sneiderman becausewanted his wife, because he wanted his money, because he wanted his life. period. >> reporter: and, according to the prosecutor, the evidence would show that hemy knew exactly what he needed to do to accomplish that goal. far from being crazy, the prosecutor said, he tried to plan the perfect murder. just five months after hiring rusty's wife, hemy, the prosecutor said, started researching guns and gun shows on the internet. and around halloween of 2010, hemy neuman made his purchase. >> he told me that it was just for protection, household protection. >> reporter: neuman bought a .40 caliber handgun along with 50 hollow point bullets from this man. the transaction took place in a parking lot. >> he seemed like he didn't know much about guns, but he was interested in learning. >> reporter: within days, neuman was at a gun range blasting away for 40 minutes at a man-shaped target. nine days later he put on a disguise and crept into the sneiderman's yard. rusty spotted him and dild 911.

knew exactly what he was doing. >> hemy neuman killed rusty sneiderman because he wanted his wife. cause he wanted his money. because he wanted his life. >> reporter: neuman first attempted to carry out his plan on november 10th, 2010. rusty sneiderman had a terrifying run-in with his soon-to-be killer while home alone with his 2-year-old son. >> there's a man who is sleeping in my backyard. he's running. i think he has a gun in his back pocket. now, he's running away. i don't know who the hell is. and i don't want him by my house. >> reporter: in his own words, neuman would later describe that tape in an interview with a state psychiatrist, played for the jury. >> i had a wig. you know, the garage opens. i would just make my way in through the garage. and then, and then shoot him. >> reporter: but sneiderman caught neuman offguard when he checked a gas leak. neuman fled. eight days later, he would try again. following sneiderman to his child's day-care center. this time, he succeeded. shooting sneiderman four times. andrea sneiderman has repeatedly denied any affair with neuman. br

the jury finding hemy neuman@? guilty but insane.@? mentally ill on one charge and finding him guilty as straightout guilty on the second charge. that means@? he's going to jail? but will receive mental health assistance while he is there. that's my understanding now as i look at the georgia law. trace, it was a long shot from the beginning to blame this murder on barry white and olivia newton john. >> reporter:@? the clincher may be the head of the mental health facility in dekalb county testified for the prosecution. he says@? he has seen hemy neumn in the past year. he has been in jail since 2010. he said i have had a number of consultations with hemy neuman@? and i can tell you i have seen a lost mentally ill people and hemy neuman does not fit the bill of@? being insane. that was a big blow to the defense. the defense was saying hemy@? neuman was trying to rescue@? andrea sneiderman's children. he says he didn't want his kids to have the same childhood of abuse that he had when he was a child. that was the excuse on top of the bar

hemy neuman found guilty of murder but mentally ill.hour here in this dunwoody, georgia courtroom. he said he's sorry to all five children of the family of the man he was just found guilty of killing and also to his own family. we're going to talk a little bit more about this case and where it could move next right after this quick break. we always hear about jobs leaving america. here's a chance to create jobs in america. oil sands projects, like kearl, and the keystone pipeline will provide secure and reliable energy to the united states. over the coming years, projects like these could create more than half a million jobs in the us alone. from the canadian border, through the mid west, to the gulf coast. benefiting hundreds of thousands of families throughout the country. this is just what our economy needs right now. your hair mixes with pollen and dust in the air. i get congested. my eyes itch. i have to banish you to the garden. but now, with zyrtec-d®, i have the proven allergy relief of zyrtec®, plus a powerful decongestant. ♪ i

again, hemy neuman has admitted that he did pull the trigger.f barry white and olivia newton-john who encouraged him or discouraged him to pull the trigger, in this case, he admitted to doing it. both prosecutors and defense attorneys make no question about that. >> as we're looking, george, we're going do this on the fly. we're looking at live pictures. do you recognize, are these parents in the courtroom, family members having covered this before? rusty schneiderman's family perhaps? >> you see several -- many people in the courtroom. i can imagine these are many of the friends, many friends of the s cnn eidermans. the question at the time of the shooting was who would do this? this was a man described as having really no enemies. so that was a big question at the time. a volunteer in the community, people described him as a genius really, a great person. people questioned who would be behind this murder. >> we're looking at pictures of the family, rusty schneiderman, his wife andrea. we know she was kicked out of the courtroom not too long ag

. >> reporter: hemy neuman is pleading insanity. defense strategy putting the blame on the victim's widow. if there was a picture of evil in the dictionary, it would be her face. in a case with angels, demons, alleged infidelity, fire works took the stage. >> this is where it stays. >> reporter: both sides made the closing arguments. >> he planned it out like a project at work. he stalked him. he researched on the internet. there's though reasonable doubt that he intended to kill him. >> reporter: hemy neuman has confessed to killing rusty sneiderman. the case is based on his state of mind. he claims that an angel with the voice of olivia newton-john and a demon with the voice of barry white encouraged him to kill. neuman's defense claims the real demon is this woman, andrea sneiderman. >> what about andrea sneiderman, an adulterer, a master manipulator. >> he wanted his wife because he wanted his money. because he wanted his life. period. >> reporter: with the victim's father, don sneiderman in court, the prosecution made a passion

reena ninan joins us with more. >> reporter: were andrea sneiderman and hemy neuman in on this murders -- >> reporter: prosecutors appeared to blow holes through hemy neuman's insanity defense on monday. during a heated cross-examination, asking the key forensic psychologist for the defense why she only reviewed a summary of his psychiatric records. >> something could be in the material you didn't get. >> i believe i had sufficient information. >> you don't know and you don't care. >> of course i care. >> but you have not reviewed the materials, so you don't know. >> reporter: neuman is accused of killing rusty sneiderman outside this day care in 2010. dr. flores dropped another bomb shell on the stand, saying that prosecutors had exaggerated when they said he saw spirit miss the form of barry white or olivia newton john. >> has there ever been a description from hemi that he ever saw a vision of olivia newton john? >> no, he has not. >> reporter: insteainstead, dr.s said that he was manipulated by andrea sneiderman. >> he believed they had a special connection. >> reporter: attorneys

hemy neuman is pleading insanity. the defense strategy putting the blame on the victim's widow. prosecution says he planned the murder for months. say i saying she drove hemy to kill. if there was a picture of evil in the dictionary, it would be her face. in a case detailing obsession, alleged infidelity, angels and demon, fireworks took center stage in a georgia courtroom tuesday. >> this is where it stays. >> reporter: both sides made their closing arguments. >> he planned it out like a project at work. he stalked him. he researched on the internet. there's no reasonable doubt that he intended to kill him. he intended to kill him, and he in fact did kill him. >> reporter: hemy neuman has confessed to killing rusty sneiderman. but the question for the jury, his state of mind. >> he's not crazy, he's a co-conspirator. >> reporter: he claims that an angel with the voice of olivia newton-john and a demon with the voice of barry white encouraged him to kill. he gunned down rusty schneiderman outside of this day care in 2010. neuman's defense claims the real demon is this woman, andr

hemy neuman said an angel with the voice of olivia newton-john and a deem within the voice of barry white incouraged him to kill his lover's husband. >> i am so, so sorry. i can't say it enough. to all of you. to the precious children. to all five of them. to the sneidermans, the greenbergs, my friends, family, and community at large. i'm sorry. >> he'll spend the rest of his life in prison and receive mental health treatment. >>> former illinois governor rod blagojevich is now a federal inmate. he walked into a low security prison just outside denver to begin his 14-year sentence. he says he has faith he'll be released early on appeal. >>> and actor russell brand was arrested in new orleans after a con fromation with a photographer. tm zx says he snatched a photographer's iphone, threw it out the window. he did reimburse that photographer for damages. he said since steve jobs' death he cannot bear to see anyone use an iphone irreverently. >>> questions about the safety of carnival rides in texas. this shows the 3-year-old girl flying off a ride after she slipped under the restants. she s

good morning, reena. >> reporter: were andrea sneiderman and hemy neuman in on this murder together?at there was -- >> reporter: prosecutors appeared to blow holes through hemy neuman's insanity defense late monday. during a heated cross-examination asking dr. adrianna flores why she only reviewed a summary of neuman's psychiatric records. >> something could be in the material you didn't get. >> i believe i had sufficient information to arrive at my opinion. >> which you don't know and you don't care? >> of course i care. >> but you have not reviewed the materials, so you don't know. >> reporter: newman is charged with killing rusty sneiderman outside of this georgia day care in 2010. his lawyers say he was delusional at the time of the killing not knowing right from wrong. >> do you have anything to say? >> reporter: but dr. flores dropped another bombshell on the stand, suggesting prosecutors had aggravated when he said newman saw spirits in the former of singers barry white and olivia newton-john. >> has there ever been a description from hemy that he ever saw a vision of olivia n

this morning, prosecutors will try to convince jurors one last time that hemy neuman is a fake. l eed a witness from th jail. neuman said voices from the spirit of olivia newton-john told him to kill rusty sneiderman outside the day care. is there he read, he did puzzles. >> reporter: neuman admits to killing sneiderman, the husband of a former employee. dr. tracy marks says neuman is legally insane. saying this interview was similar ar to her own. the two doctors disagree as to whether neuman is telling the truth. >> someone who is method call, like an engineer, that is separate from having a mood disorder. >> reporter: in euman watched sadly in court as the video showed him becoming visibly emotional, describing an abusive childhood. in another vinterview, he givesa chilling description of trying to kill us are any sneiderman. >> i head a mustache. >> reporter: a week later, he succeeded, gunning down the loving father of two. >> so i said, we'll i'll just follow him to the school. and that's it. >> reporter: at one point, correction officers found razor blades hidden in his ce

hemy neuman had claimed an angel with the voice of olivia newton john and a demon with the voice of barryte encouraged him to kill. neuman apologized to the victim's family after the verdict. >> i am so, so, so sorry. i can't say it enough. the sneidermans, rusty's dad, his mom, brother, andrea should not have had to bury him. they should not have had to undergo the pain, the anguish, the sorrow, the loss that goes on, and it will go on forever. >> hemy killing his alleged lover's husband. and he will spend the rest of his life in prison, where he will get mental health care. >>> shifting gears now, a robber in oregon may be nursing a head injury after a run-in with a store owner with a killer swing. the suspect tried to spray a substance in a deli owner's face and reach for the cash register. but the victim pulled out

phone friday, jurors heard hemy neuman tell a forensic psychiatrist about his failed first attempt onow, as the garage opens, i would just make my way into the garage and then, you know, and then shoot him. >> reporter: shaken, sneiderman called 911. >> emergency 911. >> there's a man who was sleeping in my backyard. he's running. i think he has a gun in his back pocket. now he's running away. i don't know who the hell he is and i don't want him by my house. >> reporter: a week ago, newman gunned down the young father outside of a day care center shooting him four times at close range. newman is pleading not guilty by reason of insanity. the defense has argued that newman was having an affair with rusty's wife. and it became a delusional obsession. >> mr. newman at the time was unable to distinguish between right and wrong. >> reporter: but the prosecution says newman is not insane. he's a cold-blooded killer. newman has refused to take the stand but the jury will be taking note of his haunting words when they determine his fate. closing arguments could begin as early as today. if fou

reena ninan hemy neuman describes the plot in chilling details. >> i had a wig and you know, a mustache, as the garage opens, i would make maymy way into the garage and then -- and then shoot him. >> reporter: in interviews with the state's forensic psychiatrist, he spoke of how he snuck up to the house to kill rusty sneiderman. his attempt failed when sneiderman came outside to check on a dast gas leak. >> he smells the gas. he came out the house and saw he laying there. >> reporter: undeterred by failing to complete when he called his mission, he tried and succeeded a week later. >> i changed and i got a different wig and, um -- and so i said, well, i'll just follow him to the school mangd sure that he drops ian off at the school, and -- um -- that's it. >> reporter: neuman shot rusty sni sneiderman four times at close range. neuman said he saw demons and angels that told him to kill, including barry white and olivia newton-john. >> there's never been evidence that he's seen entities of had delugss. >> reporter: the defense sthats neuman was carrying on an affair with sneiderman's wif

hemy neuman found guilty for gunning down his romantic rival. andrea canning has the details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, robin. the prosecution fought hard to prove hemi knn neuman was guilt. he'll spend life in prison without parole. not in a mental health facility. the jury fore woman's voice broke. >> count one, we, the your jury, find the deft as to count one guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. but mentally ill. >> reporter: neuman closed his eyes. he had hoped for not guilty by reason of insanity, claiming an angel with the voice of olivia newton-john ordered him to kill rusty snooiderm sneiderman, thef the woman he was in love with. >> i am so, so, so sorry. >> reporter: his brother, steve, addressed the court, while his family wept. >> today, the pain is unbearable. we look for the court to provide us with some measure of comfort, knowing this man convicted of killing rusty sneiderman will never walk among us again. >> reporter: the prosecution claimed andrea sneiderman a coconspirator in this. the prosecution called him a fake. his own wife broke her silence

hemy neuman said he thought about planning, even staging an accident to kill harvard grad, us are ty he describes his plot in chilling details. >> i had a wig and you know, a mustache. you know, as the garage opens, i would make my way into the garage and then -- and then shoot him. >> reporter: in interviews with the state's forensic psychiatrist, he spoke of how he snuck up to rusty sneiderman's home to kill him a week before the actual murder. but his attempts failed when sneiderman came outside to check on a gas leak. >> but he smelled the gas. so he came to the side of the house and he saw me laying there. think he thought i was a homeless person. >> reporter: undeterred by failing to complete what he called his mission, he tried and succeeded a week later. >> i changed and i got a different wig and, um -- and so i said, well, i'll just follow him to the school and make sure that he drops ian off at the school, and -- um -- that's it. >> reporter: neuman shot rusty sneiderman four times at close range. after sneiderman had dropped his son off at day care. neuman pleaded guilty b

the prosecution fought hard to prove hemy neuman was guilty. that he was a calculated killer and not insane when he shot rusty schneiderman. the injury did find he was mentally ill at the time of the crime. he'll spend life in prison without parole, not in a mental health facility as the defense had hoped. >> the jury reach the verdict? as hemy sat frozen, the jury forewoman's voice broke. as she read the verdict. >> count one, we, the jury, find the defendant as to count one guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. but mentally ill. >> reporter: neuman closed his eyes. he had hoped for not guilty by reason of insanity, claiming an angel with the voice of olivia newton-john ordered him to kill rusty sneiderman, the husband of the woman he was in love with. before sentencing, neuman read a statement, fighting back tears, apologizing to the schneidermans and his own family. have. >> i am so, so, so sorry. >> reporter: rusty's brother, steve, addressed the court, while his family wept. >> today, the pain is almost unbearable. we look to this court to pro

. >> reporter: in a rare moment during his three-week murder trial, hemy neuman spoke.defense. >> do you want to testify in the course of this trial? >> no, your honor. >> reporter: the defense called a final expert. >> mr. neuman, at the time of the alleged defense, was unable to determine the difference between right and wrong. >> reporter: saying he was bipolar when he gunned down rusty sneiderman in 2010. >> he saw himself as on a mission to protect the kids. >> reporter: neuman has claimed that angels and demons caused him to kill. >> he forms a twisted attachment to her. they're going to be together. they even have kids together. >> reporter: the prosecution remains that neuman is a sane and calculated killer. this expert says it's implausible for him to have episodes without anyone around him knowing about it. if found guilty, he could face life in prison. for "good morning america," reena ninan, abc news, new york. >>> air fares are high. they're going to stay that way. at least through the end of decade. recent mergers have reduced the number of planes in the a

hemy neuman believes he shouldn't be held responsible for murdering rusty snooi ereman because a celebritychiatrist diagnosed him with a long list of mental problems, including by polar, mania, depression. >> he described the demon as much bigger than him. he could see the mouth moving. he felt the demon was wearing a heavy cloak. he could feel the demons engulfing him. >> reporter: months before the murder, he claimed he was visited by an angel chlt and shortly after had a revelation that he was the father of andrea sneiderman's children. >> he said he loved andrea. that with rusty gone, they could be married and raise kids together. >> reporter: the psychiatrist said later he was met by the aim angel. >> he thought to himself, he thought, i have to kill him. from that point on, he said, i got my marching orders. i was a faithful soldier. >> reporter: the defense argues that andrea sneiderman and his relationship with her caused him to do this. have she cuddlened a stroked his chest. they held each other for about half an hour. >> reporter: this doesn't prove that neuman is not mentally i

but hemy neuman is not the one who said olivia newton john. the therapist.aid this voice comes to me and it's australian and the therapist suggested olivia newton john. he was describing the voice and they said, let me give you a reference, do you mean olivia newton john? so, again, you have to listen to the testimony from the actual experts. and the jury got a chaps to do that and i think they made the right decision here. >> holly hughes, nice to see you. those were the two big cases this week, for sure. >>> and we have brand new video to show you out of afghanistan where hundreds of people are marching to demand u.s. soldier staff sergeant robert bales be put on trial according to islamic law. protesters here chanting long live islam and death to america. we'll have a love report from afghanistan at the top of the hour. >>> hollywood heavyweight george clooney is out of jail this morning. police took choonny, his father and others into custody outside of the protest. he was charged with a misdemeanor, fined and later released. clooney has been an active v

hemy neuman had claimed an angel with the voice of olivia newton john and a demon with the voice of barry white encouraged him to kill. neuman apologized to the victim's family after the verdict. >> i am so, so, so sorry. i can't say it enough. the snydermans, rusty's dad, his mom, brother, andrea should not have had to bury him. they should not have had to undergo the pain, the anguish, the sorrow, the loss that goes on, and it will go on forever. >> hemy killing his alleged lover's husband. sxel spend the rest of his life in prison, where he will get mental health care. >>> shifting gears now, a robber in oregon may be nursing a head injury after a run-in with a store owner with a killer swing. the suspect tried to spray a substance in a deli owner's face and reach for the cash register. but the victim pulled out a baseball bat and pummeled him so hard the bat broke. luckily for the robber he was using a motorcycle helmet as a mask. he got away but with no money. >> i think he hobbled away after that. >> that'll teach him. >>> displaced homeowners in southeast michigan are waking up in

not for the man on trial, hemy neuman, but his alleged lover and the wife of the man he murdered.to be charged with witness intimidation. last week, snooi eeiderman's cl friend testified. snooeidermaooieiderman kissed h of the jury. outside the court ream, he threatened her. >> i became frightened. i called my children at school to make sure they were safe. >> reporter: neuman has pled not guilty by reason of insanity. >> andandrea sneiderman is play each of us for a fuel. >> reporter: his sister took the stand saying hemy took the brunt of their father's rage. >> it didn't take one second for him to pull over and start beating him over and over and over again. >> reporter: she described her brother as someone who had changed since meeting andrea sneiderman saying that he was hostile and angry. the prosecution challenged the theory of the defense. >> he did not come out and say there was a six-foot demon that looked like parry white. >> correct. >> he did in the come out and say there with is figure that looks like olivia newton john. >> correct. >> reporter: her friend has been r

the jury has watched parts of a taped interview with hemy neuman from 2011 hearing explosive detailsmean it -- you know, once a plan is in place, it's gonna happen. >> reporter: these are the killing words of the georgia man who admits to gunning down the husband of his wife's alleged lover. the jurors heard from the psychiatrist about his failed attempts. >> i had a wig and you know, as the garage opens, i would just make my way into the garage and then, you know, and then shoot him. >> reporter: shaken, sneiderman called 911. >> there's a man who was sleeping in my backyard. he's running. i think he has a gun in his back pocket. now he's running away. i don't know who the hell he is and i don't want him by my house. >> reporter: a week ago, newman gunned down the young father outside of a day care center shooting him four times at close range. newman is pleading not guilty by reason of insanity. the defense has argued that newman was having an affair with rusty's wife. >> mr. newman at the time was unable to distinguish wean right or wrong. >> reporter: but the prosecution says new