announcer ] the simple joy of having more to love. >>> almost five years from the night when justine abshirer husband would finally stand trial for her murder. it had been a long wait for justine's parents, who had come to believe the worst about the man who had married their daughter. >> my personal belief is that eric intended to kill her when he married her. he had made up his mind before they even got married, that at some point he would do that. >> prosecutors diana wheeler and rick moore were committed to finding justice for the family but knew they faced an uphill battle. there was no physical evidence linking eric to the scene. >> a guilty vote was not guaranteed in this? >> no. >> the prosecution's theory was that she was strangled and clinging to life when eric ran her over in the road. the problem with this theory is it raised as many questions as it answered. reporter courtney stewart covered the trial. >> you don't really even have a crime scene. if she did not die on that road, where did she die? they don't know. they were never able to determine where this happened or even exa