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he says, neil, ive done a lot of bad things in my life. hell always be my dad. either he has the worst luck in the world, or hes responsible for murdering two women. i wanted them to know the truth. i was talking to this lady. shes prettier than you. it was almost as if he considered himself like a celebrity. i didnt do it. you didnt do what? kill kathleen or make stacy disappear. it >> kill kathleen. or make stacey disappear. >> so everybody is making things up? >> a lot of people. or...

Ruled john out as a suspect because he had an alibi, but the judge didnt allow the alibi or the original fbi files to be presented in court. holly, to you first, what do we know about his alibi, and why wouldnt it be allowed in court? >> well, the short answer is, it would have been straight-up hearsay because the alibi he gave to his parents was that, you know, they alibied him and said he was somewhere else, he was 40 miles away. but they are deceased, so theres nobody to validate that hearsay...

Shannon: late-break developments on the drew peterson murder conviction. his lawyers say they will appeal his conviction as we hear peterson could face charges in the disappearance of his fourth wife stacy. steve browns live in chicago with more. >> reporter: authorities would like to charge drew peterson with the murder of his fourth wife stacy peterson. she was the person who from the grave if you will, gave up those hearsay statement as told by a pastor and her divorce attorney which were the...

Justice finally has been served. we all love her and will never forget her. she will be missed and remembered in our hearts all. stacy, you are now justice. james glassco saysking at the case. as for the peterson jury, a press conference wrapping up, they say they nearly had a verdict on day one of the deliberations. >> rethought about it right away. it was 7 guilty, four not guilty, and one open. and then there was one holdout. by the even of the first day of deliberation it was 11 and 1. >> re...

Statements the most important hearsay statement is by lieutenant conklin from bowling. why do you say that? >> because he heard drew. it wasnt hearsay upon hearsay. the other four were hearsay upon hearsay and he broke the code of professional courtesy. >> by coming out of the cops saying i -- >> absolutely. >> good point. when you hear anderson she was the one who lived with fabio lived in the basement when you have her saying there was a knife under the mattress. and the nursing student i had ...

Statements the most important hearsay statement is by lieutenant conklin from bowling. why do you say that? >> because he heard drew. it wasnt hearsay upon hearsay. the other four were hearsay upon hearsay and he broke the code of professional courtesy. >> by coming out of the cops saying i -- >> absolutely. >> good point. when you hear anderson she was the one who lived with fabio lived in the basement when you have her saying there was a knife under the mattress. and the nursing student i had ...

Very cocky and happy smiling, was stunned. >> ali: because it allows the courtroom to hear from the grave basically. kathleen savio, what he told her, which was, i could kill you and make it look like an accident. how rare is it that a judge would allow hearsay? >> the bottom line, alisyn, is that hearsay statement is very, very critical to this case. but when someone is speaking and theyre not available for cross-examination, there are real issues. this is the key element of the trial. it is ve...

>> if you listen to what he said, he withdrew until the paramedics came so drew didnt put the towel there. i am trying to grasp the point they are trying to make. >> it doesnt matter. >>reporter: the testimony moving forward, the judge when light on the prosecution after getting angry at them yesterday for slipping inadmissible evidence to the jury. he did not strike all the testimony from the first witness with whom the inadmissible evidence came. >>shepard: for now the prosecutions case relies...

>> although the perpetrator of this evil act has received a lot of attention over the last couple of days, that attention will fade away. and in the end, after he has felt the full force of our justice system, what will be remembered are the good people who are impacted by this tragedy. >> were exploring this tragedy in depth this morning. well hear from survivors of the shooting and also going to hear from the mayor of aurora, a clinical psychologist, and former fbi agent and speak ex...

countries these days. the turnout so far has been pretty good according to the electoral commission. we expect to hear more when the polls close. theyre expected to close in about two hours. possible extensions to that. so far we are told more voters than expected have turned out. >> whos on the ballot today? >> well, that is one of the key issues here, gary, is people are overwhelmed by the choice. thousands of candidates are running in this election for the national congress. most of...