friend, telling them that jody was terrified of her husband. possibly she was telling everyone if something happens to me it was my husband. it was another woman in steven l steven s life that swayed the jury. recounting to her that his stress would soon be over. that was something that pushed me towards what we decided in the end. it was the light bulb. to them it wasn t jody who slipped but her husband with that menacing statement. they believed it wasn t just a fall from the cliffs. it was a cold-blooded execution. steven sharp was sentenced to life in prison. he says the jurors condemned him not on the facts but for his and jody s tumultuous open marriage. so you think this was a moral judgment on the part of jurors? yes. and i suppose some people would
he has reviewed the evidence and determined this couldn t have been an accidental fall. in december of 2008. detectives paid one more visit to steven. they wouldn t tell me what it was for. i have no idea what it was about. it didn t make sense. reporter: 16 years after that fatal night on the cliff. police were back. and steven was in for a shock. after all these years, you thought it was done. not until they reached behind and hand me this thing. this arrest warrant. coming up the case heads into court. with a surprise from the stand. their only son has some dark secrets to share. did you see that? i did. when over the edge continues. now i m turning into my dad. i text in full sentences.
a murder case, just a sad story about a woman who tumbled drunkenly to her death. this case is an accident, nothing more, nothing less. soon it would be in the hands of a jury. coming up. it was a light bulb. you couldn t help but think, that s interesting. the jurors speak. what would they decide? steven, did you kill your wife, jody? the verdict when over the edge continues.
my mom was driving and my dad just hitting her with a bottom of his fist. and i was like begging him to stop. reporter: he remembered the last day of his mothers life. he was ten. and said his mother told his father that she didn t want to go out with him. alone. she said if i wanted to go out with you i wouldn t be divorcing you. reporter: wherefores the proof that steven had planned to kill her that night? well, there was the hammer in the bag. but there was also testimony from this woman. one of steven s old girlfriends. i mentioned to my girlfriend it was perfect relationship. reporter: she had been dating steven months before the death. did he tell you whether or not he was married? he said he was not married. reporter: she remembered something strange steven said to her on the beach.
the jury is about to decide the fate of steven sharp. here s cresten johanson with the conclusion of our story. 18 years with the night that ended with the death of his wife off a cliff, through it all one thing he wants you to know is this, he would never have laid a hand on his beloved jody, never. steven, did you kill your wife jody? i did not kill jody. i did not. did you throw her no, i did not. i did not. i didn t hurt jody. i didn t push her. i didn t cause her to get hurt.