On October 5, 2009, firefighter Nick Koenig and his then-girlfriend, police officer Isabella Lovadina, were both seriously wounded by gunfire from a home invasion. While they both fought to recover, the fight for justice would largely depend on their ability to remember. This classic "48 Hours" episode last aired on 1/26/2013. Watch all-new episodes of “48 Hours” on Saturdays, and stream on demand on Paramount+. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Chapter 1: What happened on October 5, 2009?
Chapter 2: How did Isabella and Nick meet?
We were sitting in the waiting room. John came out to get Sam. And I said, would you like for me to come in? He said, no, Graham, I think I will just go and talk to him by myself.
He came down in a school uniform and he sat down and he pulled out his note card. He had this little three by five note card and he had a series of five or six questions written on the note card. He wanted to know, you know, the strengths and weaknesses of our case. He wanted to know what the punishments potentially could be.
You don't want to over-promise something to a child because they're looking at you as, you know, the adult. They want to trust you and you don't want to violate that trust. He's been through so much.
LaDale Nathan was tried first.
LaDale Nathan was 16 at the time, but a juvenile court judge decided to certify him to stand trial as an adult.
Because he was only 16 years old, there's only limited information that we have about him. At trial, his defense attorney tried to talk about his rough upbringing and how he had a hard life. However, that evidence was really kept out of the trial by the trial judge.
After hearing the defense opening, I became very angry. They pretty much said that because of me, the gun went off seven different times. It's a horrible feeling, always questioning myself if I did a good enough job that night, if I did the right thing, and then to have the blame be put on me. It was very emotional.
We'd been in court all week. Finally, the jury came back with a verdict. It only took them three hours. It was a guilty verdict.
I knew in my head that it was a temporary feeling of relief, but I still allowed myself to feel it.
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