Joey Comunale's friend

Jeffrey Rackover told his closest friends and relatives that one day there was a knock on his door and a young man was standing at the door and said, you don't know me, but I'm your son.

James lied in that document, and Jeffrey Rackover confirmed the information

They are not related.

Jeffrey Rackover provided structure in the life of this young man.

He faces spending the rest of his life in jail.

Opening statements today in the murder trial of James Rackover.

Every day.

I know it affected the jury.

It affects the jury in any murder case.

James knew that if Jeffrey ever found out that a dead body had been discovered in his apartment, that was the end of their relationship.

And that had to be factored into account as well when you consider why James felt so compelled to get that body out of the apartment.

And sure enough, they announced that they had a star witness who was going to take the stand.

The new witness turned out to be the troubled son of a very, very popular New York television morning anchor woman named Rosanna Scotto.

Lewis testified that James looked strung out.

He had bags under his eyes.

And he said that James told him, I've done something awful.

There was a kid in the apartment.

Lawrence de Leon got into a fight with him, kind of knocked him out.

And then James says, I got my own licks in there.

And I didn't want a dead body in my apartment.