Scott Amatuccio

In your opening remarks, you made the comment that you have to use a little bit of common sense here.

In your opening remarks, you made the comment that you have to use a little bit of common sense here.

In their opening statement, the defense finally discloses who they say actually killed Michael Shaver. It wasn't Lori. It was Jeremy Townsend, or Jay, that man she had an affair with before meeting Travis. And they say someone else fired a shot too, Lori's then seven-year-old daughter, Isabel.

In their opening statement, the defense finally discloses who they say actually killed Michael Shaver. It wasn't Lori. It was Jeremy Townsend, or Jay, that man she had an affair with before meeting Travis. And they say someone else fired a shot too, Lori's then seven-year-old daughter, Isabel.

The defense presents a stunning story to the jury.

The defense presents a stunning story to the jury.

And at that very moment, the defense says Jeremy stormed into the house and took control.

And at that very moment, the defense says Jeremy stormed into the house and took control.

But prosecutors say this story is preposterous. They argue that Lori Shaver acted alone and killed Michael for her own selfish reasons, to be with her then-boyfriend Jeremy Townsend. What is the motive here?

But prosecutors say this story is preposterous. They argue that Lori Shaver acted alone and killed Michael for her own selfish reasons, to be with her then-boyfriend Jeremy Townsend. What is the motive here?

They say it's not the crime that gets you caught, but the cover-up. And prosecutors argue that Lori's attempts to impersonate Michael online show all the signs of a badly executed cover-up.

They say it's not the crime that gets you caught, but the cover-up. And prosecutors argue that Lori's attempts to impersonate Michael online show all the signs of a badly executed cover-up.

The defense argues the digital evidence is unreliable. It could have been anyone accessing Michael Shaver's Facebook account.

The defense argues the digital evidence is unreliable. It could have been anyone accessing Michael Shaver's Facebook account.

But prosecutors say they have more than digital evidence. They argue that Lori had access to multiple firearms that could have killed Michael Shaver, including the pink and black .38 caliber revolver that she sold after Michael was last seen.

But prosecutors say they have more than digital evidence. They argue that Lori had access to multiple firearms that could have killed Michael Shaver, including the pink and black .38 caliber revolver that she sold after Michael was last seen.

Yes, I did.

Yes, I did.

But the defense points out that the bullet recovered from Michael Shaver's skull could not be definitively linked to her pink handgun.

But the defense points out that the bullet recovered from Michael Shaver's skull could not be definitively linked to her pink handgun.