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🗓️ 9 July 2023
⏱️ 45 minutes
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At 14 he was accused and later convicted of murdering his mother. But he claims he knows who the real killer is and he’s still out there. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports.
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1:03.0 | There's nothing in this world that anybody can never do to me. That's gonna be worse than what I see. |
1:20.0 | I received a call from the Sheriff's Department that there had been a homicide. It was very devastating. There wasn't a lot of murders in Washington County. Everyone knew everyone. They all knew Michael. They all went to school with him. Everyone knew Rita. |
1:46.0 | I was really close with my mom. She was always at a football game. She's my baseball game. She's always had the camcorder out. She was recording me. |
1:55.0 | Come on son. |
2:01.0 | This murder was as brutal as they come. |
2:06.0 | The first responder is called this crime scene horrific. |
2:12.0 | There's blood all over the room. Some sort of object was used to hit Rita at least once. Mike finds her body burning on the floor of her room. |
2:25.0 | I was scared of death. I didn't know what to do. I didn't know what to do. |
2:34.0 | My name is Michael Poli and when I was 14 years old I was arrested for the murder of my mother. |
2:40.0 | But either one of you ever, ever think and be honest with me that he might hurt your mother. |
2:46.0 | No. I never thought he would hurt her mom. No. She was very close with Michael. You know, he was her baby. |
2:55.0 | Tell me about December 4, 1998. Do you remember that evening? |
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3:03.0 | I was home and then I see headlights coming down the driveway and it's my mom. |
3:09.0 | And she comes into the house and she said, I love you good night and I see you in the morning. |
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