Richie needed to be the hero. what did he gain from killing her? what did he think he would gain from killing her? control. he wouldn t have to deal with angela anymore. richie wilder is responsible for angela s murder. and only rishi wilder. richie s defense attorney, countered that the murder weapon was never found and suggested ritchie was somehow set up. we there is reasonable doubt here, and i asked that you find richie wilder not guilty. and the jury went out. and returned in less than an hour. i ve had simple theft cases that have taken longer to decide than this case did. we the jury found the defendant rishi wilder junior guilty of the crime of murder. guilty. richie s wife cindy dissolved in tears in the courtroom. and then again later in the hallway. he s a good man.
he drove her off the bed, and kept stabbing her. richie wilder junior had a new story. a new and shocking story that put him and his ex wife angela s bedroom the night she was stabbed to death. but did he kill her? oh no, richie said. so who did? richie was finally ready to reveal the secret. to point the finger at the very man who first accused him, the killer? was angela s fiancée, chris. but to start from the beginning. richie said chris had discovered angela was cheating on him while he worked his night shift at walmart, he wanted to catch her in the act,
s car. about dna linked to richie under angela s fingernails. about the changing, self serving, stories that ritchie told. she like leaned up, and scratch the mess out of my face. i grabbed her hands, and she was just like i love you. up to that point, i was thinking that he might be able to convince a jury. but then when he got to the point when he said that angela sat up and said, richie! i love you. it was done. it was done for me. it is just such an incredible thing to throw into that story. it was just an example of ritchie needing to be the hero. what did he gain from killing her? what did he think he would gain? control. he wouldn t have to deal with angela any more. richie wilder, is responsible for angela s murder. and only richie wilder. richie s defense attorney countered that the murder
During that conference call and hugging, we were so excited to get that news. but no arrests, not yet. not until more results came in on material found under angela s fingernails. about a week later, we heard back on the fingernail clippings. that came back to richie, we said okay, let s go get him. and so they did. we found him at a local gym in town. i said i have an arrest warrant for you in the murder of angela. richie wilder junior was charged with murder. he soon pleaded not guilty. we offered an interview to him. he did not want to talk, and he went to jail. and then, a couple of months later. richie do you remember us? detective mai tai s detective goodman. richie asked to see the detectives again. because he was finally ready to tell the truth. and blow the whistle on his accomplice. wait, accomplice?
Weapon was never found. he suggested that ritchie was somehow, set up. i think there is reasonable doubt here. i asked that you find richie wilder guilty. and the jury went out. and returned? in less than an hour. i have had simple theft cases that have taken longer. to decide, then this case did. we ve a jury, find richie wilder, guilty of the crime of murder. guilty. richie s wife cindy resolved of tears in the courtroom. and then again later, in the hallway. he s a good man. he s a good husband. he would never do anything that would hurt his kids. none of it makes any sense to me at all. i know that i was home that night, i got up on a couple of occasions with my kids. when i got up, he was at home. sad, but still so loyal. keeping on clinging to that