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Student from germany had been shot and killed during an apparent burglary inside a neighbor's garage in the quiet town of mizzoula, montana. now darren was dead, and police were investigating. >> does that happen a lot here? >> people shoot burglars who are in their homes? >> no. it doesn't. >> mizzoula police department detective guy baker had the case. soon he was interviewing the man who pulled the trigger. >> hi, marcus. i'm guy baker, a detective. >> karma, and his common law wife had just moved to mizzoula. they were looking for a quiet, safe, and kid-friendly place to raise their child....

Castle law. you never asked you to like the law, and the judge says he doesn't either, but you have to follow the law. >> the defense insisted that marcus karma was guilty of nothing more than protecting his family. >> this is your house. the defendant was in your house as you choose to defend it. >> by the time the defense rested, those closest to darren thought that marcus karma's lawyers had redefined what this case was about. >> darren got lost in all of this, didn't it? >> a lot of the stuff i heard and read made him sound like some sort of just, like, foreigner who came here to stir the ...

It does leave people feeling violated and angry. >> yes. i would agree. >> that's not uncommon. for people to be upset and extremely vigilant after a burglary. >> i would agree. it's not. >> the more time that passed, the burglars at large, the more fearful marcus and janelle said they became. in part, because he was a seasonal firefighter and would have to travel for work soon, leaving mother and child alone for months. >> she was scared that marcus was going to be going off on a seasonal employment here soon. >> so karma told police his wife decided to put together a homemade security system...

Death marcus karma went on trial for his murder. seeking justice for their son, darren's parents traveled from germany to a montana courtroom where they were befriended by the same group of kids who had loved their boy. >> a lot of us got the chance to meet his parents when they came, and they were really, really awesome. they were a lot like darren. >> his parents watched as the man who shot their son faced the charge of deliberate homicide. the karma's defense team led by attorney paul ryan, that was outright excessive. >> it was a man who was fearful. >> ryan laid out a basic narrative. mar...

The story actually began with a burglary three weeks earlier, and then just ten days after that burglars returned. >> somebody had trespassed in their vehicles and in their garage, which was unlocked. >> cash, credit cards, and a cell phone were taken. marcus karma said he feared they were being targeted. >> it sucks, and to know that we're being watched and targeted and knowing how hard it is for you guys to actually catch a burglar with no evidence. >> karma said they no longer felt safe in their own home and were terrified they would be robbed again. >> we've been sketched out. we don't fee...