sonny seiler said it is a new ball game those people down know him or care about him. all they need is to hear the evidence. that is what happened in edessa. they actually went back to deliberate and i have forgotten how long it took them that they said that they knew he wasn't guilty and voted right away but they were afraid to come out that soon because they were afraid people would say they did not deliberate long enough so they stayed 45 minutes. >> host: how long after the trial did he live? >> guest: six months. >> guest: he died of a major heart attack. >> host: how long after did the book, out? >> four years. john berendt he knew he was going home. when he talked to jim williams. we knew five days later that he would come home. and john berendt and i have jim snowdon's -- said he wanted to write a story and to draw up the contract and i said wait until you get home on your own home territory and settle down to do that and he was pushed into it and it was four days before he came home. >> host: what are your future plans? >> always used in conjunction with my pl