Michael Murray
Appearances
Dateline NBC
The Haunted House Confession
It wasn't so much that we needed to use it in court, but we needed a lead that would help lead to real other evidence. And so sometimes while it may not be the primary evidence you use in court, if it leads to other evidence, that would be the important aspect here.
Dateline NBC
The Haunted House Confession
In the state of Texas, if you commit a murder and there's aggravating circumstances around it, for instance, in this case, sexually assaulting the victim, that by itself transformed this from a regular murder case into a capital murder case. So the death penalty is on the table. At this point, it very much is.
Dateline NBC
The Haunted House Confession
The question is, are you going to be able to get justice for the family in a reasonable period of time that's not going to prolong their agony?