WEBVTT - Michigan Groom Kills His Best Man On Wedding Night 

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, folks, it is Tuesday, May twelfth, and a man

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<v Speaker 1>in Michigan was just sentenced to decades in prison for

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<v Speaker 1>killing his best friend and his best man on his

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<v Speaker 1>wedding night. And with that, welcome to this episode of

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<v Speaker 1>Amy and TJ. To be clear, this guy who is

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<v Speaker 1>dead was the best friend of and the best man

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<v Speaker 1>of the groom. The groom who is now going to

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<v Speaker 1>prison for killing him on wedding night robes. This is

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<v Speaker 1>some Sometimes we talk about headlines that are written to

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<v Speaker 1>get you to click. This one is what it is.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I mean you can't even believe it.

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<v Speaker 3>You click on it thinking no way, this can't have

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<v Speaker 3>actually happened, but it did, and it's just beyond tragic.

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<v Speaker 3>Even some of the photos from the courtroom just all

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<v Speaker 3>sides the groomsman, the best man's family, and certainly the

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<v Speaker 3>groom himself and his family and his bride is.

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<v Speaker 2>Also implicated in all of this. It's horrific.

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<v Speaker 3>It is not the way anyone would have pictured a

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<v Speaker 3>wedding night's celebration to have ended.

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<v Speaker 1>This is awful. This is a time, you know. I

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<v Speaker 1>love weddings and new beginnings and the idea of families

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<v Speaker 1>coming together and blending families and blending friends. And just

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<v Speaker 1>to think of what we all. We've all been to

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<v Speaker 1>a wedding. We've all been to the celebration after a wedding.

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<v Speaker 1>Now imagine at that celebration the groom kills his best man. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>this didn't happen. We'll explain here. This wasn't some physical fight.

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<v Speaker 1>He actually hit him with a car. We're going to

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<v Speaker 1>get into the incident. But this just happened Ropes yesterday

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<v Speaker 1>in court. But this was up in Michigan. We're talking

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<v Speaker 1>about a guy up there. This is just outside of

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<v Speaker 1>Detroit's and Flint Flint. It's Flint, Michigan. Yeah, it's where

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<v Speaker 1>this took place. But he was in court yesterday. And

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<v Speaker 1>the guy we were talking about Robes is James Shira,

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<v Speaker 1>and he's such.

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<v Speaker 2>A young guy, twenty four years old.

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<v Speaker 3>And by the way, this happened in August of twenty

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<v Speaker 3>twenty four, so he might have been as young as

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<v Speaker 3>twenty two twenty three.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, that's how.

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<v Speaker 3>Old we were when we got married. So, yeah, a

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<v Speaker 3>young groom and his best man. The man who was

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<v Speaker 3>killed Terry Taylor, twenty nine years old. So these are

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<v Speaker 3>young folks who were out celebrating, and it should have

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<v Speaker 3>ended beautifully, of course, And I like what you said.

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<v Speaker 3>Weddings are new beginnings. It's a fresh starts. You're excited

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<v Speaker 3>to begin your life. And now it's over. His life

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<v Speaker 3>is over, and so obviously was his best friends in

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<v Speaker 3>that moment.

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<v Speaker 1>Due you know, it's this is tragic any day of

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<v Speaker 1>the week, and he did know nobody can be any

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<v Speaker 1>more dead than any other moment. But there's still something

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<v Speaker 1>about the circumstances, Robes, that this just hits so terribly

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<v Speaker 1>when you think about what was supposed to be taking place.

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<v Speaker 1>Now his friend you mentioned, Robes, twenty nine years old.

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<v Speaker 1>He's actually a a.

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<v Speaker 2>Father of three, yeah, with one on the way.

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<v Speaker 1>On the way when he died, so a father of four.

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<v Speaker 1>I guess ply at this point, just an awful story there.

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<v Speaker 1>But what happened yesterday again, Robes, you mentioned August. We'll

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<v Speaker 1>get into the incident in the actual wedding, but the

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<v Speaker 1>update now is that he was in court yesterday and

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<v Speaker 1>this was not a trial, Robes. He did plead guilty

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<v Speaker 1>to second degree manslaughter, a second degree murdered.

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<v Speaker 2>Have second degree murder. Correct.

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<v Speaker 3>He initially had open murder charges because he agreed to

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<v Speaker 3>plead out in this case, it was reduced to second

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<v Speaker 3>degree murder. Yes, but he had no prior felonies, no misdemeanors.

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<v Speaker 3>And we'll get into what the judge told him too.

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<v Speaker 3>But he professed incredible remorse in court yesterday. He said

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<v Speaker 3>I will forever be sorry, and he has maintained that

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<v Speaker 3>it wasn't intentional. The judge said, BS didn't believe him,

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<v Speaker 3>but look, he said, that was my best friend. I

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<v Speaker 3>accept full responsibility for my actions that night.

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<v Speaker 1>And these are the two guys who've known each other

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<v Speaker 1>for a long time, and so you know they knew

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<v Speaker 1>the same friends and family, and to have I means

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<v Speaker 1>that relationship is just ruined. So this is an awful story.

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<v Speaker 1>But yesterday he wasn't courting. He was he was crying,

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<v Speaker 1>He was tearful, he was remorseful. But again Robes, he

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<v Speaker 1>has maintained this was an accident. The judge, the prosecutors,

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<v Speaker 1>and by video they have they completely Robes say, that's

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<v Speaker 1>just not a theory that's going to hold up. You

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<v Speaker 1>can say it all day long, but it's just not

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<v Speaker 1>what happened. So let's go back to August thirty of

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<v Speaker 1>twenty twenty four. Of all places, what was a Flint

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<v Speaker 1>pizzeria is where they had their wedding. That's where the

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<v Speaker 1>where it all started.

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<v Speaker 2>With the pizza party after the wedding, right there you.

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<v Speaker 1>Go, so they get they actually get married at the

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<v Speaker 1>pizzeria and then leave to go have a party. Now

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not exactly sure. I think it was a house.

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<v Speaker 1>It was a house party, so is where the celebration

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<v Speaker 1>was supposed to take place.

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<v Speaker 3>And it was described as there was a lot of

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<v Speaker 3>drinking going on, a lot of alcohol.

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<v Speaker 2>But that's pretty much the case that a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>wedding receptions, regardless of where they.

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<v Speaker 1>Are, see a lot of all. Pretty much the.

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<v Speaker 3>Most weddings that I've attended have a lot of alcohol flowing.

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<v Speaker 3>And so yes, somehow, some way during that celebration, a

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<v Speaker 3>fight broke out between the two and it was described

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<v Speaker 3>in one publication that it was a fight between the

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<v Speaker 3>couple and the groomsman or the best man. So I

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<v Speaker 3>don't know if his new bride was somehow involved in

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<v Speaker 3>this argument, which could have led him to get angrier.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know what was said. We don't know what

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<v Speaker 2>the fight was about. Did you ever, No.

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<v Speaker 1>One ever said what the fight was about, and again

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<v Speaker 1>we say fight. From what I understand, Robes, this was

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<v Speaker 1>just heated argument. We're not talking about rolling around the ground, fiscuss.

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<v Speaker 2>They were just a verbal altercation.

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<v Speaker 1>They were they got heated.

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<v Speaker 3>And so apparently Shiro leaves in a vehicle and it

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<v Speaker 3>was described as a large suv I believe.

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<v Speaker 2>So he leaves because he's.

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<v Speaker 3>So angry and then reportedly comes back one minute later

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<v Speaker 3>and hits his best man, hits his best friend, his

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<v Speaker 3>groomsman with the suv at a high rate of speed.

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<v Speaker 1>So this is now where everybody's story starts to go

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<v Speaker 1>in different directions. So he claims this was an accident,

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<v Speaker 1>he did not mean to do it when he did

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<v Speaker 1>come back, that's his story. The other side, Robes is

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<v Speaker 1>key to this. They said that one minute, like you

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<v Speaker 1>had time to de escalate, like you this wasn't a

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<v Speaker 1>spur of the moment. Oh my goodness, I can't believe

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<v Speaker 1>I did that. He said you had time, and they

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<v Speaker 1>were key Robes in there in their case and then

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<v Speaker 1>making their case that that was evidence and they have

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<v Speaker 1>video as well, but that was evidence for them that

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<v Speaker 1>you had time to take a beat.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, And he fled the scene, correct.

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<v Speaker 1>You left the scene afterwards.

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<v Speaker 2>That also is not a good look after you.

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<v Speaker 3>Mow down your best man because you're angry at him

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<v Speaker 3>with your large suv and you just keep going.

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<v Speaker 1>So you so imagine now wedding night robes, this is

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<v Speaker 1>now what happens. Everybody in the wedding party is aware,

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<v Speaker 1>people are upset, the guy is dead and the groom

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<v Speaker 1>is missing. He does not show up again to the

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<v Speaker 1>next day and does not speak to police. So the

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<v Speaker 1>next day, no roes. It could have been. Yes, he

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<v Speaker 1>could have been traumatized, he could have been upset, but

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<v Speaker 1>also was not a good look.

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<v Speaker 2>No, not at all. Yes, for an innocent person.

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<v Speaker 3>That's always the point there, because obviously, if he didn't

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<v Speaker 3>mean to do it, he would have almost certainly jumped

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<v Speaker 3>out of the vehicle, tried to attend to his friend,

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<v Speaker 3>see if he was hurt, or if he could be resuscitated,

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<v Speaker 3>what the damage was, all of that.

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<v Speaker 2>He didn't. He kept going, and he.

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<v Speaker 3>Still maintained even yesterday during sentencing that it was a

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<v Speaker 3>horrific accident. But apparently they can actually show the acceleration

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<v Speaker 3>that took place.

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<v Speaker 1>Correct, Yes, it was almost they said the car was

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<v Speaker 1>aimed at the guy and accelerated. So they just say,

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<v Speaker 1>there's just no way, no other way to put it.

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<v Speaker 1>You just made me think robes of the case. I

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<v Speaker 1>can't remember what state it was, but the high school

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<v Speaker 1>teacher that was killed in the prank, Oh, yes, and

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<v Speaker 1>you remember that was an accident. Kids were out there,

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<v Speaker 1>they toilet paper in his house. He comes out, he's

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<v Speaker 1>and it was slick at the time.

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<v Speaker 2>I think he tripped and fell.

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<v Speaker 1>Into the street. They hid and killed him. He just

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<v Speaker 1>made me think of it because they immediately stopped and

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<v Speaker 1>they got out and tried to help. Yes, that's what

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<v Speaker 1>you do when you have an accident.

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<v Speaker 3>When you don't mean to do something, you do everything

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<v Speaker 3>in your power to try and help make it better

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<v Speaker 3>or fix what you just screwed up. But it was

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<v Speaker 3>interesting because Shira's attorney in saying that it was an accident,

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<v Speaker 3>and I just it's for me, this just kind of

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<v Speaker 3>belittled what happened. He's like, there was a fight, there

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<v Speaker 3>was an argument with alcohol involved. This is a situation

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<v Speaker 3>where you have friends, lifelong friends, best friends, and things

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<v Speaker 3>get out of control. Okay, yes, we can all imagine

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<v Speaker 3>that scenario, but it doesn't end with someone getting behind

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<v Speaker 3>the wheel of a large vehicle and deliberately running over

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<v Speaker 3>your friend because you're angry at something he said.

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<v Speaker 1>What could that fight have been about? Well? How much

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<v Speaker 1>alcohol could there be? I mean, it's dangerous to get

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<v Speaker 1>behind the wheel like he did anyway, and Robes, even

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<v Speaker 1>if this had been an accident, he would have gotten

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<v Speaker 1>charged with manslaughter, I'm sure because he's drinking and driving behind. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>what could that fight have been over? That a guy

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<v Speaker 1>that was enough to you in your life that you

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<v Speaker 1>want him standing next to you when you get married,

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<v Speaker 1>that you go from that ceremony to wanting to kill him?

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<v Speaker 1>What happened?

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<v Speaker 2>I can't imagine that.

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<v Speaker 3>And the fact that they haven't said what it was

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<v Speaker 3>over is interesting as well. I think the omission of

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<v Speaker 3>that detail is because everyone does want to know the motive.

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<v Speaker 2>They do want to know why.

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<v Speaker 3>So it's interesting that that was not discussed or released

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<v Speaker 3>in any way.

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<v Speaker 2>And also just it's so it's so awful to think

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<v Speaker 2>that this young man.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't know if he had a violent pass in anyway,

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<v Speaker 3>but it certainly doesn't seem like he did, and certainly

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<v Speaker 3>criminally he didn't have anything to point to in terms

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<v Speaker 3>of violence. But members of Taylor's family got up and

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<v Speaker 3>gave victim impact statements, and that certainly was part of

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<v Speaker 3>the reason why the judge gave him the sentence that

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<v Speaker 3>he did.

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<v Speaker 1>You know what, I thought they might, Robes honestly did

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<v Speaker 1>thought the because the families had known each other, they

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<v Speaker 1>known each other for a long time. I thought they

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<v Speaker 1>would go easy.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, like we don't want two lives to be lost.

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<v Speaker 1>They did not.

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<v Speaker 2>They did not.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, the direction no.

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<v Speaker 3>So in fact, a cousin of Terry. This is his quote.

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<v Speaker 3>When I got to him, all I could see was blood.

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<v Speaker 3>And then he turned and looked directly at the groom

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<v Speaker 3>and said, I hope they throw the book at you.

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<v Speaker 3>So that is where the family was yesterday in court.

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<v Speaker 3>They want him to pay for what he did.

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<v Speaker 1>And the judge pretty much did throw the book at him.

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<v Speaker 1>There was an announcement initially as the judge was trying

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<v Speaker 1>to explain and we've seen this plenty before, right, Robes,

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<v Speaker 1>you can't just go on the first thing, he says,

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<v Speaker 1>you got to let the judge finish because some of

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<v Speaker 1>this legal lees is confusing and mapping it all. But

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<v Speaker 1>he'd started out and was talking about thirty to forty

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<v Speaker 1>five years for something, and the guy just broke down

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<v Speaker 1>immediately crying, just broke down crime.

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<v Speaker 2>You think he was hoping for a much lesser sentence.

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<v Speaker 1>He got up in there, he begged, I hadn't seen

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<v Speaker 1>this roe well since it was a plea. But they

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<v Speaker 1>brought him in. He was shackled, but they the judge

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<v Speaker 1>swore him in like standing, just as at a podium

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<v Speaker 1>right before the judge he swore him in. He told

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<v Speaker 1>the two holds you and then started asking would you

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<v Speaker 1>have something you want to say? And he went through

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<v Speaker 1>this thing and he didn't say much, and he said,

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<v Speaker 1>I asked for leniency. You don't hear that a lot.

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<v Speaker 1>He used that word. I'm asking for leniency. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>know how lenient. It ended up being robes.

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<v Speaker 3>Not very, not very because he was sentenced to thirty years, correct.

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<v Speaker 1>He has to do that at least can't he even

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<v Speaker 1>discuss parole before thirty years is out?

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<v Speaker 3>So thirty to forty five is what the official sentence was.

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<v Speaker 3>But at least thirty without the possibility of parole, that

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<v Speaker 3>is all I mean. Look, I think about where you

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<v Speaker 3>were at twenty four and now where I am at

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<v Speaker 3>fifty three. I mean that's when he will be getting out.

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<v Speaker 1>He was supposed to have his whole life ahead of him,

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<v Speaker 1>just got married, thinking about family, and what happened on

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<v Speaker 1>his wedding day ends up being the thing. He's going

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<v Speaker 1>to be in prison for thirty years for it. But

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<v Speaker 1>stay here. There was something that stood out and probably

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<v Speaker 1>stood out to you as well, Robes. We've heard a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of judges speak to criminals in court. This judge

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<v Speaker 1>said something that jumped out but also took me a

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<v Speaker 1>second to try to piece together. We'll explain what that was.

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<v Speaker 1>And also Robes mentioned a short time ago the wife

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<v Speaker 1>of this man who's now going to prison, well she

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<v Speaker 1>might end up in prison herself. Will explain.

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<v Speaker 3>Stay here, Welcome back to everyone to this episode of

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<v Speaker 3>Amy and TJ where we are describing and people talk

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<v Speaker 3>about wedding day nightmares. This truly is that, and then

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<v Speaker 3>some This is a story that really is hard to

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<v Speaker 3>get your head around that this could have happened. But yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>in Flint, Michigan, a twenty four year old groom James Shira,

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<v Speaker 3>has just pleaded guilty to killing his best man, his

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<v Speaker 3>best friend, his groomsman, twenty nine year old Terry Taylor,

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<v Speaker 3>who I think, yeah, it is important to point out,

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<v Speaker 3>was a father of free with a fourth on the way,

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<v Speaker 3>had a fiance, had his whole life in front of him.

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<v Speaker 3>They get into a heated alcohol fueled argument. We don't

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<v Speaker 3>know what it was about, and James Shira made a

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<v Speaker 3>decision to come back after taking off in his suv

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<v Speaker 3>and ran over mowed down his best friend, who it

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<v Speaker 3>was described he actually went airborne, that's how hard he

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<v Speaker 3>was hit in this moment. And so the judge when

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<v Speaker 3>he's asking, please judge leniency, the judge didn't go there.

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<v Speaker 3>Sentenced him to at least thirty years behind bars, and

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<v Speaker 3>what he had to say to him was what it

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<v Speaker 3>sticks with you?

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<v Speaker 1>Well, I've never heard of judge quite put it this way. Quote.

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<v Speaker 1>I believe, mister Shira that you are not a criminal.

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<v Speaker 1>You are, however, a killer.

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<v Speaker 3>Wow.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, damn, it's almost I am conceding that you're

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<v Speaker 1>not this monster, this thing. However, the fact remains you

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<v Speaker 1>made a choice in this moment that was interesting and

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<v Speaker 1>I was surprised mister Shira in court, James Shira, when

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<v Speaker 1>the judge said it, he was already sitting back down

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<v Speaker 1>on a bench, shackled, not at a microphone. When the

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<v Speaker 1>judge said, you are, however, a killer, he responded, no,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not certain, just a bad set of circumstances, and

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<v Speaker 1>was trying to kind of shout out and explain it

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<v Speaker 1>wasn't being rude. But he reacted to being called a

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<v Speaker 1>killer in.

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<v Speaker 3>Court, you know, he he and we mentioned this obviously, yes,

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<v Speaker 3>because he believes that it was an accident, that he

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<v Speaker 3>didn't mean to actually kill his best friend. And so

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<v Speaker 3>I'm curious, given the sentencing, which is pretty tough, was

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<v Speaker 3>he thinking that by pleading guilty to a lower charge,

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<v Speaker 3>a lesser charge, he would get significantly smaller amount of time.

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<v Speaker 3>And now I'm wondering if he wishes he had gone

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<v Speaker 3>to trial, if he had tried to prove his case

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<v Speaker 3>that this wasn't some premeditated act, This wasn't some planned

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<v Speaker 3>decision or some murder. It was, in fact, just a

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<v Speaker 3>tragic accident. I'm surprised if he firmly believes that that

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<v Speaker 3>he wouldn't have taken this to trial.

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<v Speaker 1>Take your chances, right, isn't that what you do? I

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<v Speaker 1>can't imagine being a criminal in that position. This high

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<v Speaker 1>stakes game where your life is on the line, do

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<v Speaker 1>you take Did they know? No, he didn't know ahead

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<v Speaker 1>of time, so he left it in the hands of

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<v Speaker 1>one judge versus twelve jurors. I'm not sure how he

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<v Speaker 1>came to that conclusion, but Robes, you would think some

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<v Speaker 1>attorney out there would say, Hey, I can convince one

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<v Speaker 1>out of twelve people that you may have done this accidentally.

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<v Speaker 3>I wonder now, I mean, I'm imagining he has to

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<v Speaker 3>be thinking that now, Yeah, rethinking his decision to do that,

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<v Speaker 3>but now, especially considering the fact that his bride, his

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<v Speaker 3>new bride, is potentially facing time as well. Now there

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<v Speaker 3>is some sort of deal in the works for her

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<v Speaker 3>potentially to just be on probation rather than go to prison,

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<v Speaker 3>but she is still potentially facing prison time.

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<v Speaker 1>And it's a felony that she was charged with being

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<v Speaker 1>an accessory after the fact, I believe, is what they

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<v Speaker 1>call it. They're not suggesting she was in any way

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<v Speaker 1>active or wanting the guy did. But yeah, it was

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<v Speaker 1>a weird I know you've read it as well, some

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<v Speaker 1>weird legally some weird legal logistics to get her out

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<v Speaker 1>of actually serving time.

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<v Speaker 2>You saw that, Yes, it was confusing.

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<v Speaker 3>So it looks like most likely she won't go or

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<v Speaker 3>won't spend any time in prison, but she will be,

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<v Speaker 3>she will be on probation, and she will have a

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<v Speaker 3>felony on her record. I would imagine if this all

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<v Speaker 3>goes through the way they think it is, and did

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<v Speaker 3>they get into any details. Obviously he fled, so they're

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<v Speaker 3>implying that somehow she helped hide him or was with

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<v Speaker 3>him instead of making him turn himself into police or

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<v Speaker 3>I'm not really sure what she did that was illegal

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<v Speaker 3>to the point where she's being charged with a felony.

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<v Speaker 2>But you know, look, this is tough. Your wedding night.

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<v Speaker 3>You're a groom who you've been so, I'm sure they've

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<v Speaker 3>planned this wedding. We're excited about having their friends with them.

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<v Speaker 3>All of a sudden turns incredibly tragic. Everyone's drunk. I'm

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<v Speaker 3>sure it sounds like everybody was at least and now

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<v Speaker 3>she's being charged as well. This is just this is

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<v Speaker 3>one of the worst stories I have ever heard.

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<v Speaker 1>What happens to that marriage?

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<v Speaker 3>It doesn't, it doesn't last. There's I don't know how

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<v Speaker 3>you look. Possibly I wouldn't imagine it would just.

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<v Speaker 1>Think about that too. It's just it's just a mess,

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<v Speaker 1>just tragic. But but folks, another oh, just another human experience, robes,

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<v Speaker 1>another tragedy, another story to add to it. Man, that's

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<v Speaker 1>just take a beat, right, You just need to take

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<v Speaker 1>a beat in the it split second, something changes your

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<v Speaker 1>life forever.

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<v Speaker 3>That's that's where my head went initially, Like you know,

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<v Speaker 3>obviously I have a twenty three year old. You know

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<v Speaker 3>you have older it's you know that they're adults technically yes,

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<v Speaker 3>but their minds are so they're forming. And then you

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<v Speaker 3>add alcohol to it, you add a motion to it

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<v Speaker 3>with a day like a wedding day, and you just

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<v Speaker 3>feel so sick that if someone would just take a moment,

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<v Speaker 3>if you just take time to breathe.

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<v Speaker 2>I know that's an annoying thing for you, but just

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<v Speaker 2>take a second.

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<v Speaker 3>It just I think it's a reminder to all of us,

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<v Speaker 3>no matter where we are in live, no matter how

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<v Speaker 3>old we are, we can all get really angry, and

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<v Speaker 3>especially if you add alcohol to that mix. Just remind yourselves,

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<v Speaker 3>is this going to matter in an hour? Is this

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<v Speaker 3>going to matter in a day? Just take a beat.

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<v Speaker 3>It could be the difference between life and death.

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<v Speaker 1>Talks well, well, the wife is expected to be sentenced

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<v Speaker 1>later this month. Will keep an eye on that as well.

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<v Speaker 1>We appreciate you, of course, spending some time with us

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<v Speaker 1>just for my dear Amy Robotka on TJ. Holmes. We'll talk,

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<v Speaker 1>so its