Kaelyn Moore

And they were ready to move forward.

Before finalizing this deal, though, the prosecution wanted Michael to prove that he could provide more than just the story that his lawyers told at his trial.

They wanted new evidence.

They wanted something substantial.

And he delivered, which also gives us our eighth and final clue.

On October 29th, 2021, law enforcement announced that Michael had led them to the murder weapon.

It was actually hidden in his ex-girlfriend's mother's attic the whole time.

And he procured it just in time for Lindley's trial.

And upon evaluation, it was indeed a match

for the shell casings found at the scene.

On December 7th, 2021, the defense tried to convince the jury that it was Michael that pulled the trigger, and Lindley knew nothing about his intentions until after.

after he shot Ben.

According to the defense, Lindley didn't even know that Michael brought a gun to the snake house until they were actually inside of it.

And when he revealed the weapon and pointed it at Ben, Lindley said she ran away.

Both her father and best friend took the stand to say that Lindley had never been violent, had very little experience with guns,

and was genuinely distraught after Ben's murder.

According to their testimony, Lindley was so grief-stricken, she had to be hospitalized for dehydration.

She couldn't bring herself to eat or drink anything afterwards.

Still, the defense admitted that Lindley was present during the murder.

And at the very least, knew Ben might have been shot.