feet. i said was it an accident, and he put his head down and he said no. he believed that was a stunning confession. he ran to tell other detectives including linum, but they d just spent hours grilling the man. the detectives still believed they could find solid evidence to implicate steven sharp, but they didn t. we took it as far as the cause of death at that time was listed as undetermined, so officially it wasn t a homicide. in time detectives moved onto other cases. steven sharp moved on, too. 14 years after his wife s degtd he remarried. tina sharp says he s been a loving, ideal husband. it was like we were two puzzle pieces that were made for each other where each of us complemented and completed the other person. but even in this happy new
but he willingly got into a patrol car? without a word. stranger still was how calm steven seem. when the officer heard him describe how his wife had fallen, he made a mental note. there was no emotion at all. did it occur to you maybe he was in shock. no, i ve seen people who lost loved ones and i ve never seen them act that way. but it was a particular moment later that caught his attention. he asked if he could get a drink from the water fountain, he was looking over and splashing water on his face and rubbing his eyes to make it look like he was crying. you thought he was faking tears? absolutely, absolutely. a death scene where the pieces didn t connect, a husband who appeared nonchallant.
in many cultures, young men would stay with their families until their 40 s. welcome back to dateline . the jury is about to decide the fate of steven sharp. here s chris jansen with the conclusion to our story. 18 years after a night that ended in his wife s death off a cliff, steven sharp stood accused of murder by the state of new jersey. and through it all, one thing he wants you to know is this. he would never have laid a hand on his beloved jodi. never. steven, did you kill your wife, jodi i did not kill jodi. i did not. did you throw her off
and john bu loogsy and testified at the trial of o. j. simpson. he was about to turn up the heat on a very cold case. he s reviewed the evidence and has determined this could not have been an accidental fall. in december of 2008 detectives paid one more visit to steven sharp. they wouldn t tell me what it was for. i had no idea what this buwas about. it didn t make sense. 15 years after that fatal night on the cliff, police were back and steven sharp was in for a shock. after all these years you thought it was done. not until they reached behind me and handed me this arrest warrant. coming up the case heads into court with a surprise from the stand. steven and jody sharp s only son has some dark secrets to share. did you see that abuse? i did. enough of their nutrients? new one a day with nature s medley
i did not. i did not. i didn t hurt jodi. i didn t push her. i didn t cause her to die. i didn t kill my wife. we talked to steven sharp where he was held for two years after 2008. he and his wife tina said they paid a high price for something he didn t know. our daughter is 2 1/2. we don t have contact visits. it s not just a tragedy for jodi, it s a tragedy for john. it s a tragedy for my wife. it s a tragedy for my daughter. and for myself. still, he decided not to take the stand in his own defense. but told dateline that what he first said years ago about his wife s death was the truth. i wish it didn t happen. i wish we had gone to the comedy