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Wife's been murdered in that house. >> but the jury never heard marianne crandall's testimony because there was no indication of a romantic relationship prior to dar's murder, the judge ruled, just as he did in first trial, that her testimony was prejudicial and, therefore, inadmissible. it was a huge blow to the prosecution's case. >> it supports the position that they weren't this deeply in love couple that he kept trying to present. i mean, that would have proven that. >> but norris still had her two key witnesses, tom's own son heath and heath's friend skyler watty, both two years older an...

>> who tried and who stopped? >> he tried, and we both stopped. >> you don't have a sexual relationship with somebody within two weeks after your wife's been murdered in that house. >> but the jury never heard marianne crandall's testimony because there was no indication of a romantic relationship prior to dar's murder, the judge ruled, just as he did in first trial, that her testimony was prejudicial and, therefore, inadmissible. it was a huge blow to the prosecution's case. >> it supports the position that they weren't this deeply in love couple that he kept trying to present. i mean, that w...

>> who tried and who stopped? >> he tried, and we both stopped. >> you don't have a sexual relationship with somebody within two weeks after your wife's been murdered in that house. >> but the jury never heard marianne crandall's testimony because there was no indication of a romantic relationship prior to dar's murder, the judge ruled, just as he did in first trial, that her testimony was prejudicial and, therefore, inadmissible. it was a huge blow to the prosecution's case. >> it supports the position that they weren't this deeply in love couple that he kept trying to present. i mean, that w...

>> very much so. >> did you have anything to do with her death? >> not at all. >> before closing arguments, the prosecutor had one more card to play in the form of a surprise rebuttal witness who could unravel tom's alliby. >> out of the presence of the jury, dar's niece told the court that one week before dar was murdered, she went to the farm to babysit heath. >> she told us not to go out on the back porch without shoes because tom dropped a frame and there may be glass out there. >> the judge ruled amber's testimony was hearsay and therefore inadmissible. the jury never heard her challenge ...

>> did you have anything to do with her death? >> not at all. >> reporter: before closing arguments, the prosecutor had one more card to play. in the form of a surprise rebuttal witness who >> please state your name for the record. >> amber rappeljay. >> out of the presence of the jury, dar's niece told the court that one week before dar was murdered she went to the farm to babysit. >> she told us not to go out on the back door without shoes because tom had dropped a frame and there might be still some glass out there. >> the judge ruled that amber's testimony was hearsay and therefore inadmis...