Deborah Roberts

All right, we're back with the 2020 After Show, and Eva Pilgrim is here with me with this unusual story for 2020, particularly because Zach Hughes, this enigmatic figure in this case, there was a major twist, I mean, in the courtroom with him.

All right, we're back with the 2020 After Show, and Eva Pilgrim is here with me with this unusual story for 2020, particularly because Zach Hughes, this enigmatic figure in this case, there was a major twist, I mean, in the courtroom with him.

All right, we're back with the 2020 After Show, and Eva Pilgrim is here with me with this unusual story for 2020, particularly because Zach Hughes, this enigmatic figure in this case, there was a major twist, I mean, in the courtroom with him.

So Zach was this unusual fellow. I mean, this is a classically trained musician. His dad bought him a piano when he was younger from a yard sale. He had this love of music. Talk about him a little bit and what you learned about him.

So Zach was this unusual fellow. I mean, this is a classically trained musician. His dad bought him a piano when he was younger from a yard sale. He had this love of music. Talk about him a little bit and what you learned about him.

So Zach was this unusual fellow. I mean, this is a classically trained musician. His dad bought him a piano when he was younger from a yard sale. He had this love of music. Talk about him a little bit and what you learned about him.

Well, you talked earlier about the courtroom twist, and we have that twist here where Zach implicates John Mello in his testimony on the stand. We're going to play a clip from Zach in court. He's just alleged that Mello offered him $5,000. to kill Christina.

Well, you talked earlier about the courtroom twist, and we have that twist here where Zach implicates John Mello in his testimony on the stand. We're going to play a clip from Zach in court. He's just alleged that Mello offered him $5,000. to kill Christina.

Well, you talked earlier about the courtroom twist, and we have that twist here where Zach implicates John Mello in his testimony on the stand. We're going to play a clip from Zach in court. He's just alleged that Mello offered him $5,000. to kill Christina.

Mouths must have just dropped open in the courtroom.

Mouths must have just dropped open in the courtroom.

Mouths must have just dropped open in the courtroom.

Because nobody saw this part coming. Nobody saw, I mean, nobody saw any of these parts coming. Well, I'm just struck by Zach Hughes, your story about his backstory, you know, this guy who was just obsessed with music. I mean, how would he even get implicated in something like this? It's one thing when it's a crime of passion, but he didn't even really know Christina.

Because nobody saw this part coming. Nobody saw, I mean, nobody saw any of these parts coming. Well, I'm just struck by Zach Hughes, your story about his backstory, you know, this guy who was just obsessed with music. I mean, how would he even get implicated in something like this? It's one thing when it's a crime of passion, but he didn't even really know Christina.

Because nobody saw this part coming. Nobody saw, I mean, nobody saw any of these parts coming. Well, I'm just struck by Zach Hughes, your story about his backstory, you know, this guy who was just obsessed with music. I mean, how would he even get implicated in something like this? It's one thing when it's a crime of passion, but he didn't even really know Christina.

How could he get involved in something like this?

How could he get involved in something like this?

How could he get involved in something like this?

And what about the rose petals?

And what about the rose petals?