Host Eva Pilgrim

He was very confident. He wanted to talk to us. He wanted to tell his story. He was convinced that people were out for him. And so he had a lot he wanted to say. And, you know, with him, it was interesting. There were parts of his story that left us with questions, right? I think he thought he was smarter than us, to be honest about it.

He was very confident. He wanted to talk to us. He wanted to tell his story. He was convinced that people were out for him. And so he had a lot he wanted to say. And, you know, with him, it was interesting. There were parts of his story that left us with questions, right? I think he thought he was smarter than us, to be honest about it.

He was very confident. He wanted to talk to us. He wanted to tell his story. He was convinced that people were out for him. And so he had a lot he wanted to say. And, you know, with him, it was interesting. There were parts of his story that left us with questions, right? I think he thought he was smarter than us, to be honest about it.

He's one of those people who genuinely, I think, feels like he's the smartest one in the room, if not one of the smartest people in the room. And I think he thought it would help his custody dispute because, you know, he was in the midst of still a custody dispute with now Christina Parcells' sister, Tina. And he was trying to, like, help his case a bit.

He's one of those people who genuinely, I think, feels like he's the smartest one in the room, if not one of the smartest people in the room. And I think he thought it would help his custody dispute because, you know, he was in the midst of still a custody dispute with now Christina Parcells' sister, Tina. And he was trying to, like, help his case a bit.

He's one of those people who genuinely, I think, feels like he's the smartest one in the room, if not one of the smartest people in the room. And I think he thought it would help his custody dispute because, you know, he was in the midst of still a custody dispute with now Christina Parcells' sister, Tina. And he was trying to, like, help his case a bit.

Tell us about Zach. This was crazy. Defendants take the stand all the time, but you don't expect a defendant to take the stand who's pleaded not guilty and confess sitting on the stand. And so he gets up there and he tells the jury exactly what he did, literally detail by detail. how he rides a bicycle, he shows up with flowers to trick her to open the door, and then he stabs her.

Tell us about Zach. This was crazy. Defendants take the stand all the time, but you don't expect a defendant to take the stand who's pleaded not guilty and confess sitting on the stand. And so he gets up there and he tells the jury exactly what he did, literally detail by detail. how he rides a bicycle, he shows up with flowers to trick her to open the door, and then he stabs her.

Tell us about Zach. This was crazy. Defendants take the stand all the time, but you don't expect a defendant to take the stand who's pleaded not guilty and confess sitting on the stand. And so he gets up there and he tells the jury exactly what he did, literally detail by detail. how he rides a bicycle, he shows up with flowers to trick her to open the door, and then he stabs her.

This brutal scene, if you can just imagine. And the logic behind it in his mind was that he needed to protect her daughter. And that was what he said was the motive behind it all. And his attorneys, that was really their argument, was that he was doing this So that he could protect the daughter.

This brutal scene, if you can just imagine. And the logic behind it in his mind was that he needed to protect her daughter. And that was what he said was the motive behind it all. And his attorneys, that was really their argument, was that he was doing this So that he could protect the daughter.

This brutal scene, if you can just imagine. And the logic behind it in his mind was that he needed to protect her daughter. And that was what he said was the motive behind it all. And his attorneys, that was really their argument, was that he was doing this So that he could protect the daughter.

And in the state of South Carolina, the way the law is written, in order for it to be considered murder, you have to commit the act, but also you have to have malice in your heart. And they kept saying that he didn't have malice in his heart. But, you know, we've spoken to some members of the jury who had a very different view of that.

And in the state of South Carolina, the way the law is written, in order for it to be considered murder, you have to commit the act, but also you have to have malice in your heart. And they kept saying that he didn't have malice in his heart. But, you know, we've spoken to some members of the jury who had a very different view of that.

And in the state of South Carolina, the way the law is written, in order for it to be considered murder, you have to commit the act, but also you have to have malice in your heart. And they kept saying that he didn't have malice in his heart. But, you know, we've spoken to some members of the jury who had a very different view of that.

Yeah. I mean, he grew up in this very religious family. And his parents, you know, adopted some children from overseas to take care of them. Faith was such a huge part of it. And this whole instrument, the $300 piano at a yard sale, was sort of the start of his whole piano career. He went to Juilliard on a scholarship. So just insanely talented.

Yeah. I mean, he grew up in this very religious family. And his parents, you know, adopted some children from overseas to take care of them. Faith was such a huge part of it. And this whole instrument, the $300 piano at a yard sale, was sort of the start of his whole piano career. He went to Juilliard on a scholarship. So just insanely talented.

Yeah. I mean, he grew up in this very religious family. And his parents, you know, adopted some children from overseas to take care of them. Faith was such a huge part of it. And this whole instrument, the $300 piano at a yard sale, was sort of the start of his whole piano career. He went to Juilliard on a scholarship. So just insanely talented.

And then he played for a year at the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra before coming to Greenville, South Carolina. And he was on this mission to play all of the Beethoven sonatas from memorization. He was calling it the Beethoven Odyssey. The original plan was for him to play on a stage, but COVID happened. So he started recording them.

And then he played for a year at the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra before coming to Greenville, South Carolina. And he was on this mission to play all of the Beethoven sonatas from memorization. He was calling it the Beethoven Odyssey. The original plan was for him to play on a stage, but COVID happened. So he started recording them.