Anastasia Nicolazzi

What happened to Emmett Corrigan is awful. And yes, Emmett's infidelity was wrong, obviously. But Rob Paul's revenge? You don't get to take a life because someone did you wrong. Paul also took a father away from five children and a husband from a woman, Ashley, who still loved him very much and at least at the time wanted to try and make their family work and to get it back on track.

What happened to Emmett Corrigan is awful. And yes, Emmett's infidelity was wrong, obviously. But Rob Paul's revenge? You don't get to take a life because someone did you wrong. Paul also took a father away from five children and a husband from a woman, Ashley, who still loved him very much and at least at the time wanted to try and make their family work and to get it back on track.

Talking with Ashley for this interview struck me for many reasons. For the pain she lived through while she didn't know what was wrong in her marriage. And then to be hit head on with her husband's murder, his infidelity, and that the murder was at the hand of the husband of the other partner in the affair. Devastating.

Talking with Ashley for this interview struck me for many reasons. For the pain she lived through while she didn't know what was wrong in her marriage. And then to be hit head on with her husband's murder, his infidelity, and that the murder was at the hand of the husband of the other partner in the affair. Devastating.

Yet even with all that, it is Ashley's openness and strength that stays with me even now. She made it back into light out of deep darkness. It is Ashley's goal to help others out of the darkness by sharing her experience. And for me, for us, that says so much about who she is. Survivor Strong. So, what do you think, Chuck? Do you approve? I approve!

Yet even with all that, it is Ashley's openness and strength that stays with me even now. She made it back into light out of deep darkness. It is Ashley's goal to help others out of the darkness by sharing her experience. And for me, for us, that says so much about who she is. Survivor Strong. So, what do you think, Chuck? Do you approve? I approve!

I'm Anastasia Nicolazzi, former New York City homicide prosecutor and host of Investigation Discovery's True Conviction.

I'm Anastasia Nicolazzi, former New York City homicide prosecutor and host of Investigation Discovery's True Conviction.

One of the characters that plays a pivotal role in today's story is one that appears far too often in homicide cases across the country, narcotics.

One of the characters that plays a pivotal role in today's story is one that appears far too often in homicide cases across the country, narcotics.

It also leaves a terrifying number of victims in its wake. Men, women, very often young, whose struggles with addiction can lead them to some very dark places with some very bad people.

It also leaves a terrifying number of victims in its wake. Men, women, very often young, whose struggles with addiction can lead them to some very dark places with some very bad people.

And so much of Jenna's childhood was spent with her grandparents and on the water off the coast of New Hampshire.

And so much of Jenna's childhood was spent with her grandparents and on the water off the coast of New Hampshire.

And like a lot of teenagers, Jenna was also fiercely independent.

And like a lot of teenagers, Jenna was also fiercely independent.

At some point, Jenna began to experiment with various narcotics. And that experimentation eventually led to regular use, an all too common problem that her own dad admits he can relate to.

At some point, Jenna began to experiment with various narcotics. And that experimentation eventually led to regular use, an all too common problem that her own dad admits he can relate to.

Jenna's children went to live with her parents, and sadly, her narcotics use eventually led to bouts of joblessness and homelessness.

Jenna's children went to live with her parents, and sadly, her narcotics use eventually led to bouts of joblessness and homelessness.