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it just wasnt real. >> theyre sociopaths -- and pretty big ones. >> now -- almost 30 years later -- chilling new details. evidence never broadcast before! a letter, hinting at secrets too dark to imagine. >> this is so outside of the norm something is going on in that house. >> did they kill in cold blood or in crippling fear? >> oh man it was gut-wrenching. i wanted to bust the door down. >> they spoke the truth about what had happened. tonight, hear from the brothers themselves. >> p...

>> reporter: big deal? the prosecution thought so, but by then the jury had already heard many hours of tearful testimony about abuse, and that is when, in december 1993 they retired to consider a verdict. >> we made a mistake right off the bat. >> reporter: hazel thornton was on eriks jury. >> we took a show of hands as to what level of guilt we thought that they were, and it became immediate that it was men against women, murder versus manslaughter. >> reporter: the main issue, said hazel, was...

Testimony about abuse, and that is when - in december, 1993 they retired to consider a verdict. >> we made a mistake right off the bat. >> hazel thornton was on eriks jury. >> we took a show of hands as to what level of guilt we thought that they were, and it became immediate that it was men against women, murder versus manslaughter. >> the main issue, said hazel, was the brothers story of the abuse. the women believed them. the men did not. >> did discussions get heated? >> oh, yes. the public ...

Argument about intent and malice. murder versus manslaughter. you could make a real argument whether or not the person was acting with intent and malice, but the other person is still dead. so the effect of it is the same. and the effect of what trump is doing is still the same. today she was confessing that is a real feature of the man. having been where she was at, that mess of a panel she was on, she defended him then and basically said to the moderator, what do you want me to do, just walk a...

Omarosa has this machiavellian genius that allows her to smile in your face and stab you in the back. this is probably one of the most devastating interviews by someone who first in trumps inner circle i have read or seen because shes essentially confessing that he has a race problem. the semantic line is very thin. you might want to frame it as an argument about intent and malice. murder versus manslaughter. you could make a real argument whether or not the person was act with intent and malice...

Fourth almost which we almost saw, a deadlock. they could not come to a unanimous verdict and we get a mistrial. we could see this retried again in just a few weeks. >> all right. all eyes will be on that courtroom come monday. boris sanchez thank you very much. murder versus manslaughter. fear versus passion was one of the arguments. all of this playing into the deliberations. were going to talk to mark omeara about how all of this could affect the outcome here. stay close. i had frequent hea...

And arrogant. this is a guy who is not steeped in the law, he didnt explain murder versus manslaughter. >> let me ask you this in his defense, some people were outraged saying how could they not convict him of murder? sometimes as an anchor, you give voice -- >> but he can do it in a fair and balanced way. he had legal analysts with him. he could have asked referenced points, waiting for points of view and allow the legal analysts to voice the outrage, let your viewers do that. it is not the rol...

Civic duty, they should be commended for that. do you think we have a special duty not to stoke fires? >> i think youre absolutely right about that. he appeared to be trying to gin up controversy, what was his motivation, was it race? to draw attention to himself and increase his ratings? i just dont know. it was wrong and arrogant. i said so i said it was pompous, and arrogant. this is a guy who is not steeped in the law, he didnt explain murder versus manslaughter. >> let me ask you this in hi...

Comprehend what he did, he can even comprehend the sentence hes facing? >> he certainly comprehends right from wrong. >> if it was a robbery, you wouldnt have a problem, would you, with it staying in juvenile court. >> but the legislature has drawn the line -- >> i dont care what the legislature says. its a good law or a bad law. lets talk about common sense and morality here. >> this kid clearly knows right from i dont think, its a particularly heinous crime. >> a kid who robbed a bank was char...