Tom Henderson

One by one, Brannock residents take the stand, contradicting each other as they recall when each one of them saw the avalanche on their street.

I was convinced all the time that it was Saturday.

Then two more people testify.

Each says they saw a woman matching Tina's description Saturday afternoon, sitting in a truck parked on Brannock at the same time prosecutors say Tina was dead.

You're sure of the time, 5.45?

Why are you sure of the time?

Well, we had to be at church around 6, and we were leaving to go to church.

At 5.45, Joe was heading to Sam's Club looking for Tina.

Finally, Joe takes the stand.

But the jury is out of the courtroom.

Joe Corona decided not to testify.

He and his attorney have declined repeated requests by 48 hours to be interviewed.

...ADA Karen Cook hammers home the financial motive.

Corona's defense attorney, Rusty White, strikes back with mistakes made by the cops.

Prosecutor Tom Henderson's fiery closing reminds the jury of Tina's vicious, slow death.

Finally, the case goes to the jury.

Guilty.

The verdict comes four years to the day that Joe Corona buried his wife, Tina.

For Joe Corona, there will be no chance for parole until the year 2068.

By then, he would be 104 years old.