the boss was a man named hemy neuman.8-year-old middle management supervisor at general electric's energy division in georgia. at ge he was in charge of a multibillion dollar budget and thousands of employees including his hire in april of 2010 andrea sneiderman. police asked neuman to come down to the station for an interview. it turned into a 5 1/2-hour interrogation. hemy neuman appeared nervous and told the interviewers repeatedly that he'd been at work the day of the shooting. >> i was not there. i did not pull the trigger on the gun that shot sneiderman, rusty sneiderman. >> reporter: the cops sweated him. >> don't raise your eyebrows. i'm telling you. you were there when rusty got shot. >> reporter: a few hours into the interview, it looked as though hemy might have something to tell police. >> you're this close to telling me. >> telling you what? >> tell me why this all happened. >> reporter: but then he shut down. even so, detectives thought they had enough evidence linking him to the crime. they arrested him and

neuman fled. eight days later, he would try again.ollowing 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. breaking down on the stand during the trial. >> none of it was ever returned. and i made myself completely clear. >> reporter: neuman said he killed so the two could be together. and to protect her childn from rusty. >> the angel told me he was going to hurt them. and it was up to me, not the police, not someone else. but it was up to me to save the children. >> reporter: throughout the trial, a parade of dueling doctors gave opinions on neuman's mental state. >> is this defendant bipolar? >> he's not. not many my opinion. >> reporter: but this psychiatrist for the defense, said that neuman had delusions, ordering him to kill rusty. but a demon that sounded like barry white, told him to kill himself. >> he described the demon as much bigger than him. he could feel the demon engulfing him. >> reporter: above all, the

neuman was insane at the time. he was wearing a disguise, he was driving a rental car, that he lied to police. doesn't that prove he knew what he was doing was wrong? >> well, you're absolutely correct. not only that, the disguise, the rental car, the getting rid of the gun in lake lanier which is a substantial distance away from where the incident occurred. all indicate that he knew what was going on. plus, he underwent five hours of police interrogation and never cracked. and what's really damning are the defense's own two shrinking. the main one, dr. flores, says she didn't read the whole file. evidence has come out that this guy who oversaw literally thousands of engineers at g.e., had no history of mental illness. then his other shrink gets on the stand and says, it reminds me of david and beth sheeba. you don't say that in the bible belt. where the jurors know what you're talking about because david in the story of david in bethsheeba, plans the execution of his love object's husband. intentionally. that was

neuman pled not guilty by reason of insanity.id 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 delusions. >> reporter: the defense says that neuman was carrying on an affair with sneiderman's wife, andrea. and that love turned into obsession, leading him to kill her husband. it's an fair andrea sneiderman denies. the court heard video-taped testimony, clips of how carefully he planned the attack. this was not typical of someone suffering from a mental disorder. court resumes on monday. dan and bianna? >> all right, reena, thank you. >>> time to check on the other headlines this morning. back to ron for that. >> good morning, everyone. >>> in the news, mitt romney picked up another 18 delegates this morning and overnight. the republican front-runner won caucuses in guam and the mariana islands. but the day's big prize, expected to go to rick santorum, that is the 40 delegates up forgrabs in kansas. >>> the nuclear power pla

neuman had not had the visions. >> i'm not going to defend the defense., you don't tend to have corroboration for visions. the problem is, that he is very selective about when it is that he comes forward with these visions. why did he come forward at one point and not others? why did it seem that the visions transform from sounds into visions? the defense is in a tough spot. their own experts have not been great. >> it's really difficult to prove insanity, in any court case. >> they've got the burden. the defense. the prosecution has the burden to prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt, except in case like this. they say, i'm legally insane. okay, you have to prove that. that he didn't understand right from wrong. >> there was rlots of focus on the victim's wife, an -- andrea sneiderman. they're saying she manipulated them. >> of course they're saying that. the defense is left with nothing bet to do than this, point to somebody else. the state says, great, they had an affair. where does that get the defense. >> there could have been manipulation. that's

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

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

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

is hemy neuman insane or is it just an act? dueling doctors on the stand.h different opinions. this morning, prosecutors will try to convince jurors one last time that hemy neuman is a fake. they call 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 ju

neuman's defense claims the real demon is this woman, andrea sneiderman. victim's widow and neuman's alleged lover though she denies the affair. >> what about andrea sneiderman, what about somebody that's an adulter, a tease, a calculator, and a master manipulator. >> reporter: but the prosecution claims he knew exactly what he was doing. >> 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 passionate plea to the jury now deciding neuman's fate. >> this selfish individual, this twisted little man, he did this to rusty schneiderman. they have the gall to call him a good man? good men do not do this. >> and even though she denies it, both sides believe andrea sneiderman had an affair with hemy neuman. prosecutors even went so far as to call her a coconspirator in her husband's murder, but we have to remember, she has not been charged with any crime. >> those were powerful and passionate arguments. thank you very much. >>> to the stunning

. >> 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

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: 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

neuman apologized to the victim's family after the verdict. >> i am so, so, so sorry.an'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

the defense said she drove neuman to insanity. he claimed angels and demons told him his children were his own and he needed to protect them from rusty. the prosecution called him a fake. even his own wife broke her silence on thursday to "the atlanta journal-constitution." saying he's not crazy, he's a faker. he did something so bad, he has to pay for it. i have no mercy, not for him. even after the verdict was read the defense continued to place blame on andrea schneiderman. >> she knew how she wanted her husband murdered. and she manipulated hemy to have that done. >> reporter: the jury did believe he was mentally ill. neuman will now receive mental health stream in prison. the judge had these final words. >> you indicated today you were sorry for the tragedy. at least based upon the finding of the jury and everything i've heard, this situation was brought about by your hands. >> reporter: andrea sneiderman has been vilified throughout the trial. but never charged. her attorney released a statement saying in part, andrew is gra

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 on thursday to the atlanta journal constitution saying he's not crazy, he's a faker. he did something so bad, he has to pay for it. i have no mercy, not for him. the defense continued to place blame on andrea sneiderman. >> she knew how she wanted her husband murdered. and she manipulatedhemy to have that done. >> reporter: the jury did believe he was mentally ill. he'll

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

they held each other for about half an hour. >> reporter: this doesn't prove that neuman is not mentallyn is behaving herself and stage away from court. she was banned a week ago for allegedly threatening a witness. >> so bizarre. >> so sar. >> thanks, robin. >>> now to an exclusive sbe view with the man acquitted in the honeymoon murder trial. there was no evidence saying he meant to kill his wife on a honeymoon scuba dive in australia. elizabeth vargas covered the trial for us. you pushed him hard. >> i did, george. he spent 8 1/2 years in a shadow of suspicion. he was dubbed the honeymoon killer after he was accused of killing his wife, tina thomas watson. he spent 18 months in prison in australia only to be charged again in his home state. just last week, a surprising dismissal of his case. and in his first interview, he says what he hope hs be the start of a new life. he's following his wife into the deep coral sea. 50 miles off the coast of australia. this is the honey moon they had always domed of. and then -- >> she just kind of turned and looked at me and does that back towards

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 shelters this morning after a tornado plowed through their neighborhood. the twister touched down last night in the

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

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

neuman worked for schneiderman's wife and the two were allegedly having an affair, an accusation shes. number four, initial jobless claims fell last week. that's a good number. the drop in benefit claims match the four-year low struck in february. it's good economic news. and stocks though as you can see closed higher than -- higher today as it beats off the 1,400 mark for the first time in four years. still though, this milestone, 224 days since the united states lost its top create rating. what are we doing to get it back? like i said, when we get it back, which we can do, canada did it, it will be a big milestone. >>> a mandate from the obama administration that all public pools must have lifts for the disabled has been put on hold. all were supposed to have a lift installed by today. they've been given a 60-day extension. they have to do it, but they have more time. part of the reason for that is because it does cost money. the move comes after an outcry from pool owners and after they accused the obama administration to help one of its biggest donor groups, trial lawyers. tony,

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

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

drew to a close, the psychologist told the jury snyderman's constant calls, texts and e-mails to neumanthe months leading up to the murder further confused an already unstable man. >> it's a pattern of pushing him away, pulling him toward her. and the part that's dangerous about doing that at that time with mr. neuman is that he was already delusional about his relationship with her. >> reporter: and the prosecution, of course, doesn't buy the defendant's plea of not guilty by insanity. instead they said he spent weeks carefully planning the murder. to be clear, andrea sneiderman is not on trial and not charged with any crime. she is on the defendant's witness list, and she may take the stand again when the trial resumes today. matt? >> tan trandecatur, georgia. >>> let's get a check of the weather from al. >> where are you ladies from? >> seattle, washington. >> you have hats made out of new york city parking tickets? >> yes. >> you have a lot of tickets. >> my son lives here and he collects these. >> wow! he got these all? he got all these? >> yes. no, not really. >> he was going to s