and it had to do with raven's second wife, vanessa pond. out vanessa and raven were not a match made in heaven. >> i was way too naive. way too naive. >> vanessa traveled from salt lake city to durham to testify. not for the defense. but for the prosecution. >> do you solemnly swear -- >> she told the jury how the storybook romance with raven ended almost as quickly as it began. >> did you all argue a lot? >> yeah. >> at one point, vanessa said raven became physical. >> he had me by the arms, and he threw me up against the wall. he told me how much he hated me. and how much he didn't care if i died. right after that, he calmed right down. i'm so sorry, i'm so sorry, i'm so sorry. >> according to vanessa, raven displayed that same moody, unpredictable behavior again and again. >> the moment he got fired up about anything, he flew off the handle with f you, you're an f'i f'ing whore. >> that quick? >> in an instant. >> their marriage only lasted only three months. do you think you escaped something worse than just a bad three-month marriage?