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>> 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 violent, predatory defender.

>> 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 support and love and nurturing that everyone needs gr...

Paper except for the "x" box, then it's multiple strokes. it's multiple strokes on both sets of paper. based on this we determine that christopher gonzalez is the person who wrote the note. >> christopher gonzalez, currently awaiting trial for attempted murder to which he's pled not guilty has been david goodell's cell mate for the past year. he was assigned to be a sort of companion and confidant following goodell's suicide attempt. officer burke recently dismissed gonzalez from a volunteer position that allowed him extra time out of his cell. >> he was one of the unofficial food servers. i w...

They haunted me. i have, whatever. yeah. that's exactly what she wants to hear. that's what the judge wants to hear. that's what everybody wants to hear. i'm sorry for what i did. so that's what i'm going to tell her. my plea is open from 30 to 45. so if there's any type of way i can weasel my way out of a year or two, it's worth it. and if it doesn't work out, i tried. coming up -- >> three times, put your jump suit up. >> you're counting like that means something to me. >> rendell maldonado is on the move again. and later, david goodell stands before the judge and his victim's family. and ...

The bergen county jail in hackensack, new jersey, books about 7,600 men and women every year. >> look straight, man. >> most will leave within a day or two. but those who cannot make bond will be assigned to a housing unit until their cases are resolved. >> let's go, gentlemen. >> the majority of stays here usually occur without incident. but not david goodell's. >> this is david's picture from the arrest the day after the murder. he had attempted suicide or at least made gestures of attempting suicide prior to his arrest. >> after strangling his 21-year-old former girlfriend, viviana tulli, g...