Steve Stock

It was to me, yeah.

It was to me, yeah.

So then we just asked, well, what's the guaranteed way to get them the worst possible thing that they can get for punishment? Well, we think if we do it this way, that they're going to end up in prison for the rest of their life. We're like, well, if that's what you think is going to happen, let's go to that because that's what they need to get. It's the worst thing they could get to them.

So then we just asked, well, what's the guaranteed way to get them the worst possible thing that they can get for punishment? Well, we think if we do it this way, that they're going to end up in prison for the rest of their life. We're like, well, if that's what you think is going to happen, let's go to that because that's what they need to get. It's the worst thing they could get to them.

So then we just asked, well, what's the guaranteed way to get them the worst possible thing that they can get for punishment? Well, we think if we do it this way, that they're going to end up in prison for the rest of their life. We're like, well, if that's what you think is going to happen, let's go to that because that's what they need to get. It's the worst thing they could get to them.

I didn't. So I remember just thinking, I didn't know I could be this mad.

I didn't. So I remember just thinking, I didn't know I could be this mad.

I didn't. So I remember just thinking, I didn't know I could be this mad.

The whole thing itself was just kind of a blur. It was so nerve wracking, hard to sit through. But then when they got to the end and the judge went through the whole thing, when he was actually talking, there was a little part of me saying, he's going to let these guys off easy.

The whole thing itself was just kind of a blur. It was so nerve wracking, hard to sit through. But then when they got to the end and the judge went through the whole thing, when he was actually talking, there was a little part of me saying, he's going to let these guys off easy.

The whole thing itself was just kind of a blur. It was so nerve wracking, hard to sit through. But then when they got to the end and the judge went through the whole thing, when he was actually talking, there was a little part of me saying, he's going to let these guys off easy.

There was this whole mythology that had been built up and this idea that there was a hoax, right? That how do you know what's not a prank and Johnny Altinger isn't just going to walk in on the first day of the trial.

There was this whole mythology that had been built up and this idea that there was a hoax, right? That how do you know what's not a prank and Johnny Altinger isn't just going to walk in on the first day of the trial.

There was this whole mythology that had been built up and this idea that there was a hoax, right? That how do you know what's not a prank and Johnny Altinger isn't just going to walk in on the first day of the trial.

Reporter Steve Lillebuen. Court clerk asks you, how do you plead to the charge of first degree murder? Mark Twitchell says, not guilty. Then his lawyer stands up and surprises everyone. And he says, now my lord, you'd like to plead guilty to the charge of interfering with human remains. And this catches everyone totally by surprise, including the prosecution. They were stunned.

Reporter Steve Lillebuen. Court clerk asks you, how do you plead to the charge of first degree murder? Mark Twitchell says, not guilty. Then his lawyer stands up and surprises everyone. And he says, now my lord, you'd like to plead guilty to the charge of interfering with human remains. And this catches everyone totally by surprise, including the prosecution. They were stunned.

Reporter Steve Lillebuen. Court clerk asks you, how do you plead to the charge of first degree murder? Mark Twitchell says, not guilty. Then his lawyer stands up and surprises everyone. And he says, now my lord, you'd like to plead guilty to the charge of interfering with human remains. And this catches everyone totally by surprise, including the prosecution. They were stunned.

And one of the things that did is this removed this myth that, well, if you're going to plead guilty to doing something with a dead body, clearly this is not a hoax. There's something very serious that happened here, and you're admitting some level of involvement.

And one of the things that did is this removed this myth that, well, if you're going to plead guilty to doing something with a dead body, clearly this is not a hoax. There's something very serious that happened here, and you're admitting some level of involvement.

And one of the things that did is this removed this myth that, well, if you're going to plead guilty to doing something with a dead body, clearly this is not a hoax. There's something very serious that happened here, and you're admitting some level of involvement.