Anne-Marie Green

I could not help but to notice just how different he looked from his police interview.

He looks like a completely different person.

It really made me question, like, who is this guy?

I mean, this is really an unusual case, but another reason why it was unusual is Nick Kasotis testified in his own defense.

That doesn't happen frequently, even though I know if you watch 48 hours, you see it frequently enough.

But in general, it doesn't happen.

He testified for more than three hours and he repeated to the jury this story about Jim McIntyre insisting that McIntyre offered him and Mindy protection and controlled every detail of their lives.

So you spoke to Kasotis' defense lawyer, Doug Weinstein.

What was his reasoning for putting his client on the stand?

The prosecution did present a really strong circumstantial case, including the surveillance footage of Kasotis' car near the hunting grounds, the evidence that Kasotis had bought the kind of knife that they found at the crime scene, and then records from his cell phone and the car GPS showing both traveled to the exact location in the woods where Mindy's body was found.

It's hard stuff to refute.

But what they were not able to do, and they don't have to, but it helps, is they didn't really present a clear motive.

They could not tell us why he would kill his wife.

When you spoke to the district attorney, Billy Joe Nelson, he had another theory about Nick Kasotis' motive.

I want to play a clip from the interview that was not in the hour.

We'll never know.

The jury deliberated for just a little over an hour before finding Kasotis guilty of all charges.

Clearly, there wasn't a lot of debate in the jury room there.

But when you think about it, he really came very close to getting away with a perfect murder.

If Mindy's body had not been found, could Kasotis have actually gotten away with this?