Blaine Alexander

No.

There is such a stigma on mental health, but we all need a little bit of help sometimes, and there's absolutely nothing wrong with that.

That's exactly the point Prosecutor Dowdy White tried to make during closing arguments with a surprising admission of his own.

Ladies and gentlemen, I take an antidepressant every day.

Of course not.

It was a pretty strong way to drive home this point that this medicine that the defense has brought into the equation is a non-issue for Jake.

Susan did not testify in this trial.

Her defense focused on what they said the prosecution was missing.

Susan's fate was once again in the hands of the jury.

Her daughter Krista was confident.

After a couple of hours, the jurors went home for the night.

And I just asked that God give them the clearest hearts and the clearest minds and the cleanest eyes.

And when they returned the next morning, they have a verdict.

A decision.

As to count two, felony murder, guilty.

What did you feel when you heard the jury return that verdict?

Like a weight lifted off my shoulders.

Twelve days later, Jake's family returned to Albany for one final day in court, Susan sentencing.

Susan was sentenced to life in prison.

She's already filed a motion for a new trial.