Before we begin, a quick warning.

This episode includes details about domestic violence.

We know this can be difficult to hear, so please listen with care and use discretion if you need to skip or step away.

And if you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, help is available through the National Domestic Violence Hotline by calling 1-800-799 Safe,

or 1-800-799-7233.

Last week, you heard the prosecution's case against Leo Schofield.

Jurors were told that Leo was not the loving husband he appeared to be and heard a story of jealousy,

rage, and a brutal cover-up, a husband who snapped and parents who helped him hide the truth.

There were neighbors who heard fighting, a father who said God led him to the body,

and one star witness who described to the jury what she believed to be the final

moments of Michelle Schofield's short life. According to the state, it was the result of a young

marriage consumed by violence and a husband whose temper had finally exploded. And statistically,

that story made sense. In most homicides, the first and most likely

suspect is usually the spouse. Add in a history of arguments, a sudden disappearance, and a father

claiming divine intervention, and the theory practically writes itself. But what if that assumption blinded everyone to the truth?

What if everything the state built, the testimony, the timeline, and motive wasn't proof of guilt,

but proof of how easily the wrong theory can take hold?

When the defense took the floor, the jury heard a very different story,

straight from the Schofields themselves. According to the defense, the state's story had one

fatal flaw, its timeline. And if the state was wrong about that, everything else might come

crashing down. And stay tuned until the end of the episode for some

extra details that confirm one version of events and shatter the other. But even with that new

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