lovelien.g they needed. and then one morning, there was a knock on the door, and there was detective sholes and detective simon. and they came in and they said that there was bad news and that joel's blood was on me. and they were arresting me for his murder. josh mankiewicz (voiceover): a nervous travis was arraigned from jail via closed circuit tv. man: "the state versus travis stay." josh mankiewicz (voiceover): his anguish and misery josh mankiewicz (voiceover): iit would get even tougher.. a little more than a year after his arrest, travis found himself on trial for murder, facing the rest of his life behind bars. prosecutor nancy yon laid out the state's case-- joel lovelien, a 38-year-old man-- josh mankiewicz (voiceover): --for a jury that would decide travis's fate. travis brutally beat joel lovelien while he was down on the ground and did not seek help for him afterwards, left the scene, allowing mr. lovelien to choke to death on his own blood. josh mankiewicz (voiceover): jurors hear