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Under oath the shameful sin hed kept hidden for so long, his office affair with shannon crawley. he even revealed that when he heard something had happened to denita he immediately suspected shannon. >> and one of the things that popped in my head based on my recent interactions with shannon was that maybe she had done something. >> he told everything on the stand. >> reporter: but he didnt hold back? >> no, he really didnt hold back. the story is out. so you have to go ahead and tell the truth ...

>> im hearing gunshots coming from somewhere around here. >> reporter: the caller was the apartments maintenance supervisor, whod been working near denitas unit. >> when he heard the shot, hed looked up in that direction and he told me he saw a female that was about 510", hair in a ponytail, and had some kind of emblems on her clothing. >> the young lady that stays over here, she heard it too and shes like upset and shaking and stuff like that. >> she was covering her face and she went and got i...

>> he pulls up beside her, so theyre kind of looking directly at each other, eyeball to eyeball, and she still has her hands over her face. and he says, "maam, did you hear a shot or something?" and she shakes her head up and down yes. and he says, "whered it come from?" and she points her head in one direction and he says, "why are you nervous?" and shes like, "you heard the shot." and he says let me call the police. and then she pulls off and takes off out the complex. >> reporter: what do you...

She was loving. she was kind. she was supportive. she embodied everything that was positive and about supporting people. >> reporter: there was no one who didnt like her? >> right. she was well respected and well loved. >> reporter: especially by her fiancé, jermeir stroud, who appeared devastated by denitas death. >> jermeir didnt say anything. jermeir cried. we all cried. he didnt really say a whole lot. >> reporter: jermeir and denita had met back in college and became the "it" couple on cam...

All accounts a model employee. >> her supervisors really liked her. she was dependable. she came to work. she did what she was supposed to do, did it in a professional manner. no complaints really. >> reporter: detective shawn pate also found shannon to be cordial and cooperative as they settled in to discuss where shannon was on the day denita died. >> pretty calm, easygoing, kind of like us sitting here. id ask a question. she would give me an answer. >> whatd you ask her? >> first i asked her...

And i asked her, whats changed? he still knows where your children are. he still knows how to get to them. he could still hurt them. >> reporter: and her answer? >> she just looked at me. >> everything ive told you is the truth. >> but you lied the first time we talked. >> yes, i did. >> the second time we talked. >> the second time we talked i did not lie to you. after i was arrested, i did not lie to you. i told you i didnt do it. that wasnt a lie. i told you that he did. >> reporter: he was j...

Here. >> i didnt know what he had done, and i didnt know what he was going to do to me. >> reporter: its often considered risky for a murder defendant to take the stand. but shannon crawley insisted on telling her story that she was a victim and not a killer. >> how do you know now that jermeir did it? >> well, for one hes told me since that he did. >> and youre trying to tell the jury that then you had no idea what might have just happened there? >> i didnt see anyone. >> just to hear how she p...

>> i told them that im more than willing to look at anything they have if they want to bring me something. but i cant just accept her word for it. thats the problem im having, i need some kind of proof to back her up. >> reporter: so the prosecutor challenged shannon, bring me proof. he could not have imagined what was coming next. sex. lies. and audiotape. and maybe shannon crawleys ticket to freedom. a killer conversation. >> i spent four months in jail because of you, because you lied. >> i t...

-- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com an historic and stunning showdown is under way right now between the obama administration and federal judges. a three-member appeals panel all republican appointees has taken issue with the presidents jawboning of the u.s. supreme court over the health care reform law. now an unusual demand from those judges is putting a lot of heat from the justice department in washington. brian todd is following this battle for us. brian, whats going on? >> re...