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The prosecutor then moved on to the moments right before Ashley pulled the trigger.

You say he slapped you? He hit me. Was his hand open or closed? I don't remember. And because of those things, you claim that you thought he was going to kill you? He had never hit me before. He wouldn't let me leave. I tried to leave. He stopped me. The question is, you thought he was going to kill you?

You say he slapped you? He hit me. Was his hand open or closed? I don't remember. And because of those things, you claim that you thought he was going to kill you? He had never hit me before. He wouldn't let me leave. I tried to leave. He stopped me. The question is, you thought he was going to kill you?

Yeah. Prosecutors say there were times when they felt something was missing from Ashley's shaking and sobbing on the stand. I kept asking her. I said, I don't see any tears. Do you see any tears? O'Donnell didn't mention it in court. Instead, she tried a more subtle way to bring it to the jury's attention. Can we turn the lights up, please? you had someone in the courtroom turn the lights up?

Yeah. Prosecutors say there were times when they felt something was missing from Ashley's shaking and sobbing on the stand. I kept asking her. I said, I don't see any tears. Do you see any tears? O'Donnell didn't mention it in court. Instead, she tried a more subtle way to bring it to the jury's attention. Can we turn the lights up, please? you had someone in the courtroom turn the lights up?

Oh, yeah. I did do that. I mean, that's, wow. I have never heard that before in any of the cases that I've covered on Dateline. And did she have any tears? No, not one. The prosecutor then asked Ashley to step off the stand and reenact what she said compelled her to use deadly force.

Oh, yeah. I did do that. I mean, that's, wow. I have never heard that before in any of the cases that I've covered on Dateline. And did she have any tears? No, not one. The prosecutor then asked Ashley to step off the stand and reenact what she said compelled her to use deadly force.

And he started, like, inching forward towards me. Well, show me. What was he doing?

And he started, like, inching forward towards me. Well, show me. What was he doing?

Kind of like, I don't know, he got like this. And he was like making like fighting motions. I don't know. I'm not a fighter. I don't know. Okay. It was scary.

Kind of like, I don't know, he got like this. And he was like making like fighting motions. I don't know. I'm not a fighter. I don't know. Okay. It was scary.

Did he have his hands in fists?

Did he have his hands in fists?

Not at that point. They were like, I don't know.

Not at that point. They were like, I don't know.

Was he coming at you like this? When he lunged at me, he came very quickly. Okay. So he lunged. Was his fist up when he lunged? I don't remember.

Was he coming at you like this? When he lunged at me, he came very quickly. Okay. So he lunged. Was his fist up when he lunged? I don't remember.

How do you think she did with the reenactment?

How do you think she did with the reenactment?

This was the one time to tell everyone. What scared you so badly that you felt like you had to take this man's life? And we got hardly any information.