keith morrison: september 2010, michiel oakes september 2010, michiel oakes was set to stand trial forber 2010. michael oakes was set to stand trial for the murder of his girlfriend's ex-husband stover. no one really knew where things were headed here in september 2010 as trial began. even john henry browne quite deliberately broke one of his own cardinal rules. he decided not to make an opening statement to the jury. >> i have what i call my famous ten rules of trial, and i think it's rule number three is never, never, never, ever waive an opening statement. that's a rule. >> good morning, everybody. >> but this time? this time the defense would lie in wait while the prosecution made its case that michiel oakes was a first-degree murderer. here's how their story began. with this video. a security camera about 5:30 a.m., the mt. vernon walmart. there's michiel oakes. it's the morning mark stover disappeared. receipts found in oakes'car showed he'd purchased ankle weights, anchor line, shin guards, camouflage clothes. also found in his car, that bulletproof vest. prosecutors argued oake