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I did was unforgivable. i'm not asking for forgiveness. i just hope what happens here today brings them some type of closure and i really am sorry about what happened. >> okay. prosecutor? >> thank you, your honor. viviana tulli was young. she was beautiful. david goodell took her life because he could. because she simply dared to want a life apart from him. there is no good in this man. there is no remorse in this man. he strangled her. when he strangled her, he intended to kill her. he is purely, instantly, a violent, predatory defender. family could take no more pain. not endure the agony o...

Including her mother and older sister, stella tulli. >> this is the matter of the state of new jersey versus david goodell. >> goodell has made a deal for no more than 45 years in prison. but his public defender will make the case for less time. >> judge, i'm sure there are a lot of people in this courtroom who consider mr. goodell to be the personification of evil, but i'm going to ask the court to consider the other side of mr. goodell. because when i look at this presentence report, i see a person who's never really had a chance in life. both of his parents were addicts, he didn't have the ...

As long as i'm wearing this color, i have no say so in this jail. >> so you can do what you want? >> i can move you, yes. you're talking like we're equals. we're not. you do not run the institution. so you don't dictate where you go and how you go to a particular housing unit. >> it shows to me that there is no reason to uphold and respect the laws of the jail. >> when you come in the building, you want me to check off and say what room would you like? i'm serious. >> no. i'm just calling them like i see them. >> all right. >> i did my best to handle it politely. pretty much he told me [ bleep...

He's the big shot and look at me, i committed a heinous crime, which is not true. we don't look at him that way. but once mr. goodell attempted suicide, we had the lieutenant monitor him a lot closer. >> i came here to see how you're doing. >> he did that, he built a relationship with him, which has been very helpful as far as our management of mr. goodell. >> the lieutenant is a 22-year veteran of the jail. >> you go for sentencing on the 12th, right? >> the 13th. >> when david goodell first came into this facility, his interaction with staff was volatile, dangerous. so i established a rappap...

>> yeah, absolutely. i'd just like, you know -- what i did was unforgivable. i'm not asking for forgiveness. i just hope what happens here today brings them some type of closure and i really am sorry about what happened. >> okay. prosecutor? >> thank you, your honor. viviana tulli was young. she was beautiful. david goodell took her life because he could. because she simply dared to want a life apart from him. there is no good in this man. there is no remorse in this man. he strangled her. when he strangled her, he intended to kill her. he is purely, instantly, a