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Time some jurors in fact planned to vote not guilty. >> there wasnt enough evidence for me. thats what it was. >> others were thinking guilty. >> it was several things. there was no one thing. i had made up my mind. >> the jurors went back and forth over the evidence. and heres what they came to believe. that jody was likely drunk and that her husband knew it. and if that was the case why would he let her get so close to the edge of a cliff? >> as the husband knowing that your wife was drinking,...

As a good guy. >> i think he was a fairly decent guy. >> it was only after detectives told him his dad had just been arrested that the son turned on his father. >> before you found out that your dad was arrested, did you lie? >> yes. >> and did you lie more than once? >> yes. >> why would jonathan turn on his father and lie? the defense lawyer said it was jonathan not his dad who was motivated by greed. if steven sharp was convicted, his son would get all that insurance money. >> who does the mo...

Latest legal part in an ongoing legal spat. >> the prosecutor paints a picture of someone who is furious about this. >> no one person ever indicated that my client was furious over this divorce. they had talked about divorce for years. maybe she was, you know, saying one thing and not following through. >> though it is true steven sharp did not want a divorce. he says he wanted to give the marriage another chance. and as for that former girlfriend, she recanted stevens statement just before the ...

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 stevens 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 wasnt jody who slipped but her husband with that menacing statement. they believed it wasnt just a fall from the cliff...

The jury is about to decide the fate of steven sharp. heres 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 didnt hurt jody. i didnt push her. i didnt cause her to get hurt.

Magical place for years, ever since they were newlyweds in a starter apartment in new jersey. up here, the air was fresh, and the views seemed limitless. >> its sort of framed by trees, you could look down to the right and see the view of george washington bridge. >> what they couldnt see from here, of course. had they caught even a glimpse of what was to come surely they would abandoned this place forever? steven and jodi met in the late 70s in georgia. a book worm who loved the civil war. she ...

Away from us to the north. a person falls off the cliff, usually theyre going to go south or right down. they should have been right down where i got off the ropes. >> someone else was scratching his head about that night for different reasons. it had to do with stevens behavior while the search was underway. officer walter siri was surprised steven was willing to leave the lookout as rescuers were still looking for jodi. >> did he give any indication, i dont want to leave, my wife could still b...

Unhappy with their free love lifestyle, they came to this romantic if treacherous spot to recommit to each other, to kiss and make up. >> and the spot where they went is not a spot where you would go to reconcile with anybody. >> detectives werent buying the story for another reason. they had found something suspicious inside sharps car. a bag filled with items you would expect for a romantic picnic, and one you would not, a hammer. >> you have your wine, cheese, crackers, opener, claw hammer. i...

On a very cold case. >> hes reviewed the evidence and determined this could not have been an accidental fall. >> in december of 2008, detectives paid one more visit to steven sharp. >> they wouldnt tell me what it was for. i had no idea what this was about much it didnt make sense. >> 16 years after that fatal night on the cliff. police were back. and steven sharp was in for a shock. >> after all these years, he thought it was done? >> not until they reached behind and handed me this thing. this...

Everywhere, she did not. >> there were no visible injuries on the back of her body. >> why would steven have killed his wife. the biggest reason was that steven did not want a divorce. he didnt want a custody fight. and he didnt want to split assets with jodi. there was yet another motive for steven, so the prosecutor. a potential payout. >> usaa life insurance policy. >> a $500,000 policy taken out months before her death. payable to a primary beneficiary. >> can you tell us the policy owner? >...