Lester Holt

Who is he?

Brendan Miller was the Fairfax County detective who originally analyzed the electronic devices in this case.

He concluded that he couldn't rule out the possibility that Christine was in control of her device when the FetLife account was created, that she, according to him, could have been the one who actually created that profile on the website.

How did the prosecution push back on Miller's testimony, given that their whole case hinges on this catfishing theory?

Well, when they cross-examined Miller, they got him to admit that there's a lot he doesn't know.

Miller said that without a witness or photographic evidence of someone using a device, you can never know 100% who's using a device at a particular point in time.

So we've all been on pins and needles for the last few days.

At the end of last week, we heard that Brendan himself was planning to testify.

We don't often see defendants take the stand in criminal trials.

How did that come about?

There was a conference with the lawyers and the judge outside of the jury's presence, and Brendan's attorney confirmed that he wanted to testify.

But Brendan didn't testify.

Jurors were sent home for the weekend, which turned into a four-day weekend because of the massive snowstorm.

And he finally took the stand Wednesday afternoon after a morning of technical testimony.

Tell us more about what was said.

Well, Brendan's attorney started by asking him questions about his life with Christine and their daughter Valerie, you know, before all this happened.

How long were you and Christine together?

We were together since we were 18.

How did you meet?

We met freshman year at college at Quinnipiac University.