Andrea Canning

Instead, on March 3rd, 2016, Lars Itze was rearrested.

The charge this time?

Murder.

Murder.

Coming up, a very thirsty suspect.

I enjoy Dr. Pepper every now and again, but I don't want to drink a Dr. Pepper when my hands are covered in my wife's blood.

Was Lars Itso a loving husband who made a deadly mistake?

Or a killer trying to cover his tracks?

That was the central question as The People vs. Lars Itso began in December 2016.

The stakes were high.

If Lars was convicted of murder, he could face up to 99 years in prison.

If he was convicted of manslaughter, as few as two.

But the prosecutors knew proving intentional murder wouldn't be easy.

Especially in this case, though, where you have someone saying, I did it, I confess, but it was an accident.

I loved my wife.

Lars' attorneys, David Phillips and Tamara Cochran-May, believed their client and thought the jury would, too.

The prosecution started off in dramatic fashion.

They played Lars' 911 call for the jury.

As the tape rolled, Lars shook and sobbed with his entire body.

Once again, the prosecution wondered, was it real remorse?