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>> could this murder had been deliberately. >> she was murdered. >> i loved sarah. i would never have hurt her. >> sarah crying because i felt so bad for her. >> there is just no chance that he had anything to do with it. >> three trials, three juries. >> we are scared that the truth may not come out. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> sometimes the shades are drawn early in a marriage. even for a young couple so in love like newlyweds sarah and ryan. everything in life was still fresh. even at home on yo...

Person that the war and the things that hes seen had turned him into. he reached his arm over the front seat, and he started choking me. started choking me. and said he wanted me to die. he screaming at me saying i hate you, and i dont care about you, and i dont care if we all die today. and im in the front seat gripping his arm for my life, kick being the front windshield with my feet, screaming and hopele someone would hear me, and they d >> your honor, this is the state of ohio versus lewis l...

Death. ryan widmer was charged with his wifes murder. >> this is the state of ohio versus ryan widmer. his family >> his family and friends were devastated. >> ryan and i were both so brokenhearted. i could not have ever conceived, nor could ryan, that they would have had any idea that he would have been the person to her. and that it was in just a tragic accident. >> it just broke my heart. just knowing that he was feeling that grief and fear for his own life, to. >> is there any moment when yo...

Seven former fraternity members in court today. the mom who had talked to her son before he went to that initiation ritual, she and her husband coming face-to-face for those blamed in the alcohol-related death of their own son. heres stephanie ramos. >> reporter: tonight, the seven former members of pi kappa alpha fraternity are all pleading not guilty to all charges in connection with the death of 20-year-old bowling green state university sophomore stone foltz. foltz died of alcohol poisoning ...

Marriage. what was the motivate for murder on a monday night? any boyfriend/girlfriend issues here? >> no evidence of that. >> money trouble? >> not that we can find. >> any anger issues with the guy? >> no. >> youre not getting a negative picture of this couple. >> no, were not. >> as unlikely as it may seem, police say theres no other explanation for sarahs death. ryan is charged with his wifes murder. >> the state of ohio versus ryan k.widmer. >> his family and friends were devastated. >> rya...

Kind, them with no clear cut history of arguments, no problems in their marriage. where was the motive for murder on a monday night? >> any boyfriend, girlfriend issues here? >> there was no evidence whatsoever to point that there was a girlfriend, boyfriend. >> money trouble? >> not that we could find. >> did you find any anger issues in the guy? >> no, no. >> youre really not getting a negative picture of this couple? >> no, were not. >> reporter: as unlikely as it may have seemed, police said...

Trying to cover for somebody. >> she a snitch. she a snitch and i hate that about her. i would have never did this to her. no matter what. >> checkmate. coming up -- >> we are back on the record for the jury trial of the state of ohio versus david bell -- >> the verdict for david bell. >> is that what you were expecting? >> no, its not what i was expecting.

>> but bells future is in the hands of the same 12 jurors who just convicted him. he will now return to court to find out his sentence. the best case is 25 years to life. worst case, the death penalty. >> all rise. >> i think they might give me 30 to life. i dont want to say 25 to live and jinx it. >> we are back on the record for the jury trial of the state of ohio versus david bell. >> im really not sure what hes going to be sentenced to, but i do hope and pray that its not the dead penalty. b...

Hands of the same 12 jurors who just convicted him. he will now return to court to find out his sentence. the best case is 25 years to life. worst case, the death penalty. >> all rise. >> i think they might give me 30 to life. i dont want to say 25 to live and jinx it. >> we are back on the record for the jury trial of the state of ohio versus david bell. >> im really not sure what hes going to be sentenced to, but i do hope and pray that its not the death penalty, because i dont wish that on an...

And i should be out there with him instead of being in here trying to cover for somebody. >> she a snitch. she a snitch and i hate that about her. i would have never did this to her. no matter what. >> checkmate. coming up -- >> we are back on the record for the jury trial of the state of ohio versus david bell -- >> the verdict for david bell. >> is that what you were expecting? >> no, its not what i was expecting. -ahh. -the new guy. -whoa, he looks -- -he looks exactly like me. -no. -separa...