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Husband david was allegedly using nickis cell phone. according to the prosecution, he was trying to make it look as if she was still live after he reported her missing. but now it was the defenses turn to convince the jury. here with the conclusion of "secrets in seattle" is dennis murphy. nicole petes friends and family listened to her husband who left her to scrub. >> we know how he lied. >> each day david petes remained quiet and alone. few friends showed up to have

His back, but he did have support from kim adams from church. >> he has a strong network of up friends and people who care about him and love him. >> she says team dave chose to back him quietly from outside the courthouse, hoping to avoid the many cameras both in and outside the courtroom. >> i have a lot of respect for those who didnt go. he knows they love him. >> she watched in disbelief not recognizing the man the prosecutors described as a cold-heartediller. surely, this was not the dave s...

Medication, but said she would tightly monitor her weekly prescription right down to counting the number of pills. >> on january 12th she got 56. on january 18th she got 56. and on january 26 she got 56. >> nicki was getting hundreds of pills, but the defense reminded the jurors that nickis toxicology report showed something unusual. despite being prescribed all those pills, the forensic scientists said she apparently hadnt been taking many of them. >> is it your opinion that this just reflects ...

Family prayed. and the prosecutors replayed the case in their heads. >> i felt like theres absolutely nothing we missed in closing or in presentation. >> but thats not to say when theyre out deliberating youre not wondering every second what is going on and whether youre going to succeed. >> please be seated with the presiding of the juror. >> more than 7 1/2 nickis body was found, we find david guilty of crime in the second degree signed by the presiding jury. is this the verdict of the jury? >...

Him a motive for murder. >> dave peets isnt the first guy to step out on his spouse. all of you certainly know of people that have done that. have they killed their wives or husbands or anything like that? >> and the defense countered that if anyone had secrets to hide, it wasnt dave. it was nicki. >> theres another side to all this. >> the defense now turned the focus to nicole peets and the last few weeks of her life. >> raise your right hand. >> the lawyers called to stand their main witness,...

She was giving the drugs away to old friends of hers, coming into contact with drug users and dealers, pretty tough people, pretty dangerous. >> the story may never be known, argued the defense, but they said it was clear that nicki, not david, had something to hide. >> something went terribly, terribly wrong. and she died as a result. but it wasnt david, but it was somebody else. >> now it would be up to a jury to decide. a husband who never loved his wife who lost it on one very bad night, or ...