Nicole Matusko

There was a back door that was unlocked to the back of the house. So we believe that that's likely where he left the home after he murdered Amar.

There was a back door that was unlocked to the back of the house. So we believe that that's likely where he left the home after he murdered Amar.

Our biggest concern was really making the evidence into a timeline that made sense, that couldn't have a lot of holes poked into it.

Our biggest concern was really making the evidence into a timeline that made sense, that couldn't have a lot of holes poked into it.

Abudur Alyasari was instrumental and she was working along with her boyfriend to brutally murder her husband. So we needed to make sure that the evidence that we had would be able to sustain that burden of proof to prove beyond a reasonable doubt and to convince the jury that this did happen.

Abudur Alyasari was instrumental and she was working along with her boyfriend to brutally murder her husband. So we needed to make sure that the evidence that we had would be able to sustain that burden of proof to prove beyond a reasonable doubt and to convince the jury that this did happen.

We kept in close contact and we talked through what the relationship was like with her so that we could know going into this, was it a healthy marriage? Was there abuse? That type of information. She basically had told us that that didn't take place, that Amar was a loving husband, was a loving father.

We kept in close contact and we talked through what the relationship was like with her so that we could know going into this, was it a healthy marriage? Was there abuse? That type of information. She basically had told us that that didn't take place, that Amar was a loving husband, was a loving father.

They had arguments like any married couple, but there was no evidence that it was an abusive relationship.

They had arguments like any married couple, but there was no evidence that it was an abusive relationship.

His sister wasn't surprised that she had been arrested. She had a sneaking suspicion that somehow Badur was involved.

His sister wasn't surprised that she had been arrested. She had a sneaking suspicion that somehow Badur was involved.

That was our theory of the case is that she was fueling him, that she knew Jacob Fisher, being from the military, would have the ability to commit the crime, but she had to ignite that fire and give him a reason to do it. She manipulated him and told him what she wanted him to hear.

That was our theory of the case is that she was fueling him, that she knew Jacob Fisher, being from the military, would have the ability to commit the crime, but she had to ignite that fire and give him a reason to do it. She manipulated him and told him what she wanted him to hear.

I think what stuck out to me was even after Jacob Fisher and Bedora were charged with murdering Amar, they kept in contact while they were in custody in our jail. And that never made sense to me with her trying to say that she wasn't involved in this.

I think what stuck out to me was even after Jacob Fisher and Bedora were charged with murdering Amar, they kept in contact while they were in custody in our jail. And that never made sense to me with her trying to say that she wasn't involved in this.

Circumstantially, we had to prove that Jacob Fisher was the individual inside that home that day.

Circumstantially, we had to prove that Jacob Fisher was the individual inside that home that day.

So for his trial, a lot of the defense was based on the identification of Jacob Fisher as the person inside the house wielding the axe and murdering Amar Alyassari. We had neighbors that saw a figure walking down the road but didn't see a face, for example.

So for his trial, a lot of the defense was based on the identification of Jacob Fisher as the person inside the house wielding the axe and murdering Amar Alyassari. We had neighbors that saw a figure walking down the road but didn't see a face, for example.