Katrina Kaufman

This was according to CBS 8 reporters in the courtroom.

Jane was asked, would Maya ever leave her children?

Jane said, never.

It is.

And we also learned more about what Maya was like from Jane.

She described her as this proud mother.

She always thought about her kids.

She was someone who liked to dress in matching outfits with them.

So, you know, these are all little details.

But for the jury, they make her more of a human in a way that all of these police evidence and forensic tests, they just can't.

And according to reporters in the courtroom, people were in tears when Jane was testifying.

That's exactly right.

And that's what makes those cases so complicated.

You don't have the body and all of the forensic evidence that goes with that.

So this family testimony, it's crucial.

Each text message, this plan that we learned about to borrow money for a divorce attorney, the photo of a trailer for this dream road trip, it all points to someone who was looking forward in their life.

So the circumstantial evidence in a case where the body was never found, it's extremely relevant and so important for the prosecution's case.

So this week we heard from more law enforcement, including Jesse Vicente.

He was the lead detective on the case until about two years ago when he took a new job with the San Diego County DA's office.

What he did is he walked the jury through several pieces of surveillance footage.