Page 7 - Christopher Patrick Sutton News Today

Have to do with the shooting of john and susan sutton? coming up, trouble in paradise for a young christopher and his family. he was kidnapped in the middle of night, and he was 17 years old. we knew that christopher sutton had complained that he had been hogtied, beaten-- keith morrison: when "dateline" continues. essential for vinyl, but maybe not for people with rheumatoid arthritis. because there are options. like an "unjection™". xeljanz xr. a once daily pill for adults with moderate to s...

What do they have? nothing. keith morrison: seven men, five women on the jury and real doubt in the air. when he first started saying his testimony, i mean, he put doubt in my mind. keith morrison: coming up. the jury speaks. we, the jury-- keith morrison: and so does christopher sutton. sure, i could have been a better guy. keith morrison: as his father hopes for a miracle. when dateline continues.

Christopher told them that between his mothers birthday party and a movie that night, he couldnt do it. why did you tell him that you couldnt get the drugs-- objection, judge. judge: overruled. i told them that i had left it in my room at my parents house. and and thats what gave kopp the idea as to where to go to get the drugs. but that still doesnt explain why he would-- in cold blood-- murder, and attempt a murder, of these two people. he went to get the drugs. he found the suttons home, and ...

Keith morrison: it takes a special sort of skill to defend a man facing a charge of first degree murder. and in miami, bruce fleisher has honed the skill as well as anyone. but what he could see right away-- knew it long before the trial-- was that the scene in that courtroom was about as bad as it could be. because there they were, just feet apart, his client and a blind father, a survivor of christopher suttons alleged plot to kill this parents. the fact that john sutton survived and was blind...

Keith morrison: did it upset him to tell you this story? no, not really. not that i could tell. keith morrison: did he seem relieved that he finally had told someone? no. and during this time, im talking to him, and he was pretty calm. he was matter-of-factly talking about it. keith morrison: after that confession, kopp was charged with first degree murder. he was allowed to see his father, his girlfriend, and their son, and then taken off to jail. [woman crying] so, case closed? well, youd thin...

Yeah, i started crying. and why were you crying? karen kahgan: objection. judge: overruled. i was crying because the woman i was going to be marrying in five weeks had lied to save herself. keith morrison: his were tears of frustration, too, said christopher. how could he defend himself against lies when his police interrogator kept accusing him of murder? i told him hes not going to believe anything i say, and hes just going to try to twist my words to use them against me, or, you know, like he...

In fact, there were many reports of physical abuse and restraints used on those who were uncooperative, something christopher learned when he first arrived. we knew that christopher sutton had complainted that he had been hog tied, beaten-- keith morrison: when his family was allowed to visit him about a year later, there did seem to be a distinct change, huge improvement. they found the buff, cleaned up young man who excelled at sports. it was, as you can clearly see, a happy family reunion. it...

He brought her back to miami and the hospital where her father was in intensive care. her brother, christopher, had already arrived. both of them were reeling from loss of their mother. and now they kept vigil at their gravely wounded fathers bedside. >> we didnt even know if he was going to live for a long time. >> reporter: pretty touch and go wasnt it? >> to say gruesome is, if i didnt know his hands and know little intricate pieces of him you wouldnt have known it was him. >> reporter: you f...

It was the happiest day of her life when she brought christopher home. keith morrison: christopher sutton was born april 13, 1979, and the day they brought him home, john sutton remembers every minute, every detail, even the green suit he was wearing. when christopher came to us at about two days old, very cute, it was a lot of fun. it was a happy time. absolutely. keith morrison: susan quit her job to be a full time mom, but susan kept trying to get pregnant, kept suffering through years of fai...

Juliette moved to miami and quickly became a member of the family. john sutton even got her a job at his law firm. she was, you know, what i would imagine if someone was going to marry into the family. my mother embraced her. juliette was a great influence on my brother and on the family, you know? keith morrison: christopher got his act together, enrolled in college, started working. his parents helped out by buying him a $300,000 condo. he started up his own company, which in retrospect, looki...