what that means it is at some point in time, charlie could ve loaded the gun, but it still doesn t make him pull the trigger. as the defense are, the mom did even explain that odd email that charlie sent his fat brothers before the 9-1-1 call. the email called, showtime. the email implied that the story to come might not be the real one. it went on to say this the real truth will come out one day, and you re gonna know what really happened. one of the things that was always a question, and always a concern of ours was was charlie covering up for someone else. in court, assistant prosecutor appeared caught off guard and stressed, when he rose to make his closing argument. he addressed charlie directly. he said, something to the effect of, charlie, your lawyers calling your mother a killer he picked up the shock, and moved quickly across the room and he approached the jury very closely with it he was trying to make a point, he was very passionate. vanishing the murder w
visit is football coached. there s a softer side to this coach that drills axes in those. his kids know he ll always be there for them. our role is, if you have a problem, will close the door. if you need someone to talk to, we re here. now it was truly who needed to shoulder. i said, how you doing? he said, good. i can make the lift on friday. i said, what s the problem? he said, i gotta go home. charlie seemed emotional. clearly, something was eating at him. i asked him, if you want to talk about it he declined. he just said, he had to get home. it wasn t spring break. classes were in session, but charlie got in his car and started the drive to pittsburgh, 100 miles away. coach didn t know that charlie tan s life as a student at cornell would soon be over. you don t worry about charlie. he s got his act together. he knows what he s doing. only charlie tan wasn t it all okay. it s snow that night.
how did he seem to? you how is you putting up with? it some days were harder than others, some days he seemed good. charlie would sit in court while s defense would build the case with evidence that seem to support domestic violence. hi, my name is jeanne tan and my husband just beat me up. i need your protection. are you injured? yes, i m he choked me and i m so scared. defense attorney, james noble, thought the 9-1-1 recording spoke volumes about that household. it was almost as if we were put in the hell that charlie lived in for a brief moment and i held it for a brief moment. and they kept piling on. jim tan continued the defense wasn t just a bully at home. his employee says the fire that the abuse they to encounter in the workplace. every other person who worked with jim tan said he was miserable, said he behave like a child, said he would bully
welcome to dateline. charlie tan was an ivy league or with a bright future, but then charlie s dad was killed in a home and everything changed. police are being told one story, but the evidence was telling them another. there were also three 9-1-1 calls. did one of them hold a clue that would unlock what really happened on that wintry night? cayuga, let s kaiyo go it s where your final one of the most competitive most prestigious universities in the nation. cornell, the ivy league big red. more than 13,000 underground s working towards
you outline here. accord up yadi walks up behind bill guard in, the prosecutor, not the defendant he was interrupting. he was becoming unhinged. after the dramatic for the prosecutor, the judge did finish a slot. he throughout the entire case against charlie tan. a judicial ruling that meant the case couldn t be re-prosecuted, or we tried. it was a big win for charlie tan. he was ecstatic. outside the courtroom, the media was waiting for charlie, former defendant who i will talk to us? right back up. please, please. before we get a chance to talk to him, his defense laura showed him out. what did you think? did you take it all in? i m not sure i took it all in a first. that this is over. it was super exciting. everybody was so happy. everybody was in tears. not quite everyone. assistant da, bill guard, and was fuming. were you willing to get arrested over this? absolutely.