I would say, killing a dying husband would be a very clear motive. Shame on that judge. The American legal system sucks and that judge is a pathetic law breaker
I know a man, his .ss is worth a million. How? The house plus life insurance of 350 K. Got played with his own game of stealing money. Unfortunately he can tell about it.
I was an emt for many years, spasms after death are in fact very common. The defense was right on the possibility of the guy firing 3 shots, absolutely. The jurors seem pretty stupid.
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That judge was on a power trip. No way did that man commit suicide with 3 shots! After second shot he was dead- defense does not dispute that. Craziness.
What did Raynella know about this judge? This was a well connected woman who knew all the important legal players in the county, so it’s not unreasonable to think she would have known a few dirty little secrets. And given her character, it seems obvious she’d use them.
Bingo!! I think 100% this was the case. That judge had slimy corruption written all over him. Plus, he was about to retire- don’t want to mess that up. Disgusting pos.
@@kittykat8177 LoL - yes, you are right. She must be closely related to come to that theory or it is the killer - I mean the innocent woman - posting comments
@@tabbycarlson6524 Exactly. I get the sense not many people in that town like Raynella and the notion that her stepdaughter wouldn't be a member of her fan club isn't surprising.
The judge’s decision is correct according to the law. Folks like you are the reason people chose bench trials. You are ignorant of the law & what counts as ‘preponderance of the evidence.’
The UK documentaries are the very best of the best. But 48 hours is really good too. Especially for American standards, very sensationalistic and repetitive
I liked it when Erin accused the judge of granting motion to dismiss just to "end the case", and the judge simply said "yes, that's exactly why I did it"
The judge said the State didn't prove their case beyond a reasonable doubt. That sounds like a Judge that knows the law - proof beyond a reasonable doubt. The jurors we saw weren't basing their conclusion on any solid proof , only emotion.
I don’t think she’s innocent. But people have to do their jobs or this whole thing falls apart. And those jurors were terribly biased. Plus I’ve seen WAY too many guns misfire. Even a dropped bullet can go off. So I don’t believe the state theory at all.
This stage show wasn't just about a black widow that needed to do some serious prison time, it was also about a judge that should have seen the inside of a jail cell himself.
Steve is a liar that is a disgusting enough of a human being to pee on a dead man's grave. The jury obviously isn't educated enough to understand why the judge made the final decision. I'm glad an inadequate jury was not able to convict an innocent person.
They used the law in order to get her off but her reputation as a black widow cold hearted selfish narcissist has been exposed and you can't erase anyone's opinion in this case I'll can only guess her books will suffer as well. I mean a witness said she used a towel to hide evidence of gunpowder residue no telling if she wore a hazmat suit in order to hide the residue from her clothing. Besides I heard a tip from some hitmen use's as a way to ride oneself of the residue but I'm not going to list I here in order to prevent any future chance of someone else trying it.
Dumbfounded, Thunder-stuck, Shocked. I have a Headache just listening to the Judges verdict. My Heart goes out to all the Husbands Families may they find Peace 🕊️
The biggest piece of evidence is the fact that he didn’t use his dominant hand! That’s ridiculous, you just pick things up with your dominant hand without thinking. Rookie mistake.
The judge’s decision is correct according to the law. Folks like you are the reason people chose bench trials. You are ignorant of the law & what counts as ‘preponderance of the evidence.’
It absolutely can happen. A Judge is the one that makes all the determinations before the jury is charged with making a decision. He knows the law better than anyone. He said the State didn't prove their case. This is a prime example of the legal system working and why it's important for the prosecutors to have undeniable evidence.
His explanation makes no sense. Or if it does it would apply to a whole lot more cases. He says he is worried the jury would convict on emotions. Both sides had the opportunity to play on emotion. The judge had opportunity to instruct jury what to consider and what not, and to warn the jury not to vote based on emotion.
There are many innocent people in jail who wish they had a judge who did their duty like this one did. Better to potentially free guilty people than to risk jailing innocent people. The state did not fulfill their duty, and the jury members then proved that they were making emotional decisions, proving the judge correct. Prosecutors love to manipulate juries, knowing they are human creatures, as easily manipulated as all of us (despite what some of us like to think about ourselves). It's honestly disgusting how easy it is to put innocent people behind bars.
Wow how did the judge have so much power to do that and not let it go to trial. Also bs that the families cannot appeal. The families need to find a way to prove he was incompetent or something.
@@carnmarth334 if you don't believe in God, you are the one who is a fool. There will be a judgment Day and those who refuse to repent will stand before our holy and righteous God.
@GoodWillPrevail prove there's a god .. don't bother you, can't. Then explain how your just god would allow this to happen. Then explain how a loving god allows cancer in children ...
Smh,,,, yet another criminal walks free while her victims are dead and the families are left with nothing. The judicial system in this country is absolutely disgusting.
Reynella should still be in prison, There is no possible way David fired 3 shots to take his life, why would you shoot yourself in middle of forehead and He was R handed, Was their residue on his hands. And she could of had an accomplish
Tbh, the fact that one of the jurors wanted to find her guilty because they thought her lawyer was corny is concerning. There really was an astounding lack of evidence.
My thoughts exactly. She was going to be convicted because of rumors. Could she have done it. Absolutely. But they had no proof. Very concerning the amount of people who think she should have been convicted based on assumptions.
No, he saw that the State had NO EVIDENCE. The Corner jump the gun too. His death should have been ruled Inconclusive. There are way too many holes to pin on anyone. No gunshot residue on her person nor clothing. Where is the evidence linking her to the death? The evidence at hand does not show that she was the person who pulled the trigger. Find the person who has the gun shot residue. Did that corner test the victims hand for gun shot residue. Too many holes to lock someone up for the rest of their life. The Judge did the absolute right decision. Not Guilty!
Good grief: a man who doesn’t like guns and is right-handed, shoots himself with a gun - three times - using his LEFT hand? And he’s blind in one eye - the left eye?!? And the timing of the out-of-the-ordinary call to his daughter claiming he didn’t eat the food she left for him? How could she have known that? The US justice system is so twisted and broken it’s beyond pathetic.
It sucks but I’ll be honest… the defense provided enough room for reasonable doubt. And they poked holes in the very little evidence the prosecution had. She likely did it but the case wasn’t strong enough against her.
I’ll never ever understand how juries are expected to make an “informed decision” when they’re not given all the information... That now ALL of her husbands have died under suspicious circumstances is most certainly relevant to this case. But the jury isn’t allowed to know about the others, that’s insane.
It’s the price we pay for trying to have cases tried on the merits of the case itself instead of someone’s past. Although rare, I promise you there are people out there with 2 or 3 spouses that died under what can be described as suspicious circumstances but that had nothing to do with their deaths - our Justice system is designed to protect the innocent which sometimes means letting a guilty person go free.
Why weren’t they allowed to know that? That is very crucial information in this case. Even her 911 call didn’t sound believable before I knew this video questioned his act of s*icide
@Wide Awake Human that's NOT how our justice system is SUPPOSED to work tho.. and.. letting the same murderer go free THREE TIMES is lame!! come on now!! your argument is LAME
@ Wide Awake Human …. our Justice system is historically designed to convict the guilty which sometimes means convicting innocent persons of a certain background and letting go free other individuals of other specific backgrounds. 🤷
Agree. I don't understand how there is no appeal? Here I thought the supreme court is the last ears to the case. How can a judge "one judge" just decide on that. Considering as well that there was a guilty verdict before.
100%. The fact that it is supposed to go to the jury should be absolutely sacred. And when he said at the end he wasn't saying she was innocent? Whew. You could have knocked me over with a feather. Dirty. Absolutely dirty.
They probably have something going between them (the judge and defendant). Because what’s in it for the judge that he wouldn’t just let the due process continue until the end, ESPECIALLY since there was a guilty verdict before?! Very suspicious!
Raynella's "team" had something on Judge Summers and blackmailed him! Period! This woman was friendly in the DA's office with everyone! You cant sit there and tell me she wasnt able to dig up dirt on the Judge so she could go free! That woman deserved to live the rest of her life behind bars!
The fact that the prosecution can’t establish the time of death is the very reason their case was weak. That was the point. She’s not guilty simply because the judge prosecution never proved she was.
the case was weak from the start.... they were supposed to prove time of death and also compare that to the alibi. the woman didnt even have gun powder residue
It's not a contradiction it's 2 different facts, she was known to be out and he couldn't be proved to have died at a specific time where she was home. Unless you can prove someone died like 3 hours before the suspect was out creating an alibi then you can't prove anything. I don't think the judge was saying she's innocent or guilty honestly, I believe he was saying there isn't enough evidence to prove she's guilty. In the uk police have to put forward their case to the crown prosecution service who decide if there is enough evidence to go to trial. They are similar to the DA in that way except they aren't elected or appointed, they are people who applied for the role and have a country wide framework of what to consider. No political agenda can sway it. No emotion, just does this meet the criteria for being prosecuted, is there enough evidence to support the trial ect.
The right wing yoyos Republicans have stuffed the supreme Court with have made the court irrelevant. People are going to live their lives as they wish to, they're not going to ask permission of corrupt evil Clarence Thomas and his crazy wife. Everyone will ignore SC blathering like Jim Jordan ignored his subpoena.
That was shocking. I didnt expect the "judge" to be the judge of what she did. Thats what the jury is supposed to be for. But if the jury should be allowed to have all the information about the case.. NO evidence to defend or condemn the person on trial should be withheld ever. And far too many defendants have had evidence to exonerate them withheld from the trial .
This is so true. In the case of my son there is a public defender who knows of the truth and refuses to come forward and instead allows my son to sit in jail for three-and-a-half years for something that he did not do.
That judge had NO RIGHT to dismiss the case. The majority of judges have never had their own lives at stake and in the hands of someone with power. I wish they AND the majority of these defense attorneys, (who full-well know their clients are GUILTY), get a big dose of their hypocrisy and lies. They all make me sick and angry.
He has EVERY RIGHT 😂 The judge’s decision is correct according to the law. Folks like you are the reason people chose bench trials. You are ignorant of the law & what counts as ‘preponderance of the evidence.’
Unfortunately he does have the ‘right’. However the fact he probably wasn’t ‘right’ in doing what he did a killer is free. He almost says as much at the end…
Just too many unanswered questions. 🤔 - Judge Summers - "No gun shot residue on her clothes or around her". Was she wearing the same dress in the morning before she left for the hospital?. - Judge Summers - "There was no evidence to show she was even the last person to ever see David Leith alive". Were there no home security cameras in the house or the immediate neighbourhood? - Judge Summers - "...the state couldn't prove the time of death..." Did the autopsy not include the app. time of death or the estimate of time since death?. David was alive in the morning before Reynella prepared breakfast for him and left for the hospital. - Were they watching TV in the bedroom before Reynella prepared breakfast and left for the hospital? - Were cell phone tower analysis not done to confirm the whereabouts of both Reynella and David on the morning of the fateful day? - "...he was convinced the prosecution didn't meet it's .... to prove Reynella had the time or the opportunity to commit it..." How can one be so sure? She probably shot David in the morning just before leaving for the hospital. - How come there were no fingerprints on the revolver? Was the revolver tested for DNA? Did the perpetrator wear thick protective gloves before the shooting?
There is a difference. That has nothing to do with the judge. I'm not stating I agree with what he did. But there is a difference between innocent & not guilty...in other words the person has not been proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. You know that middle area? Where nobody knows for sure?
There was really no evidence against her. It was all musing. She may have done it, but it never should have been brought to trial. The way the jury spoke about the case, it was clear that the judge was right in taking away the decision from them.
Heliana Banes agree! You can't convict based on lawyers poor acting skills, and call after death spasms fantasy. I mean yeah she probably did it but there was obviously some doubt
I’m sorry, but I see a pattern here with her other ex-husband and it is a shame that the jury was not informed of this. I don’t know how the judicial system expects a jury to make an informed decision when they don’t have all the information….?!? 🤯
She will face her maker one day. This judge should not have had the authority to decide her fate. I’ve never had faith in our “justice” system. A family court judge made a decision thirty years ago that nearly destroyed my family. Our faith in God kept us strong and tightened our bond, despite the judges’ ruling to separate us. It’s scary to realize how much power one person can have.
When their first and second husband die 🤔🤔🫣🫣 Freak farm accident 🤥🤥 Now suicide 🫤 Then there was also the other barber that pressed charges when she shot at him with a revolver 🤯
Saw the thumbnail and title and thought it was a Bea Arthur movie of the week and almost didn't click on it! The Judge should have "judged not" and let the jury do it's Job! ☮️✌️☮️
I'm happy with the judge's decision. 👏👏👏 I would not entrust anyone's life to a jury that disregards a defense argument because it thinks the attorney is a "bad actor." Maybe they didn't like the attorney's hairstyle either, who knows. Justice isn't theater and what's at stake isn't an Oscar - it's a person's life.
People have said this before about other people, and it almost always bothers me, but in this case, this woman truly does have evil eyes IMO. If a look could consume your soul, hers most certainly would.
I fear for whomever comes across that corrupt judge. He definitely was wrong & lets just hope the black widow doesn't strike again killing yet another husband!
@arimax3216, that was the last time for the judge to preside over a case, he retired. He said it himself that it was the last case for him as he was retiring.
If Raynella was the daughter of a high ranking mason/ Shriner, or her husband was, and the judge is also a mason/ Shriner, he is obligated by a blood oath to the secret society to cover for the defendant. That's one reason why he made his rash verdict. That's why so many guilty people walk free is because of what's going on behind closed doors, away from society.
As a student of the law and legal right and correct procedures under the actual letter of the law: iWHAat the frig am I watching!?? It's f-ing unreal!!!! What a bunch of disgusting power-hungry blatant illegal, immortal malpractice garbage. This was no just trial!!!! Judge just plays jury & God too????! Evidence of her past husband murders and Steve's testimony not being told to jury??!.. .didn't seem to matter to the judge!!!! "I didnt want to Pass the buck to the jury"!?? IT'S THE WHOLE POINT OF JURY trial??! What a farce! How is this actually hqppening !?? justice system is SO complicated and twisted in an attempt to be "fair to all" it ends up being a nightmare for both sides! Ugh! It's a true tragedy how long and difficult court reform is😣 This physically hurt to watch.
Who in the world would need to shoot 3 times to hit himself once ? 👀👀👀 She is well known by the police so this whole trial was one big joke, except the prosecutor who did an excellent job.
The justice system has no justice. It always boils down to which team puts on a better act. The jury gets to decide which movie they liked better that had the best actors and props, the state or the defense movie.
@@TelephoneToughGuy Well in most cases that's the case. The reasoning that one juror gave (the defense attorney was being fake) is not a good reason to vote guilty. Your vote needs to be based on the evidence. Period, not how you think any of the attorneys are 'being.'
@@wordivore : No sh!t, sherlock. That said, what does your reply have to do with my comment? I was just pointing out that in this case, the jury didn't get to decide. The judge didn't even give the jury a *chance* . Anyway, your reply was redundant.
The phone call that she made to her husband's daughter...... I just wonder what the judge thought about that? I could see suicide, but I can also see her killing him. But that phone call was out of the ordinary. Also the things that she told his daughter. I also don't understand why they couldn't determine how long he had been dead.
@@kkarxright. My decision solely relies upon that. I can believe that his daughter, grieving and wanting justice, could potentially alter facts if she truly believed her father was murdered. I'd want to see details of that phone call.
This is the 2nd case I've seen on either, here, or Dateline, where a "suicide" took place and yet more than 1 shot fired. Family in that case also held ties to local law enforcement that muddied the waters & delayed justice.
She definitely has something on that judge, for him to send the jury to deliberate and then immediately acquitt her. What does she have on him. God sees all, and vengeance is the Lords.
He didn't send the jury to deliberate at all...and he did what he did to uphold the law...the state didn't have enough evidence to prove her guilt therefore he dismissed because in his opinion they didn't even have enough evidence to charge her to begin with...which they didn't...I agree she's probably guilty however the prosecution didn't PROVE it beyond a reasonable doubt and the judge stopped the jury from convicting her on emotions and their opinions because of the lack of evidence
@@tabbycarlson6524 I, and 23 of 24 jurors that did get to deliberate (1 knew her and her family and lied about it and subsequently hung the first trial.) disagree with you. You are correct though that he sent the jury out before hijacking the trial. They did not deliberate (And they were very angry about that.)
@@broberts2043ok, but one guy wanted to convict bc he didn't like how her defense attorney was doing his job. I'm not saying she's innocent, but not guilty bc of reasonable doubt makes sense here.
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I would say, killing a dying husband would be a very clear motive. Shame on that judge. The American legal system sucks and that judge is a pathetic law breaker
I know a man, his .ss is worth a million. How? The house plus life insurance of 350 K. Got played with his own game of stealing money. Unfortunately he can tell about it.
I was an emt for many years, spasms after death are in fact very common. The defense was right on the possibility of the guy firing 3 shots, absolutely. The jurors seem pretty stupid.
I smell a rat with this Judge, how is this even legal? If I were a juror I would feel used as well. 😮 How many shots can a dead man let off? 🤔
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I have to say that with all its bizarre twists and turns, the presentation of this case by 48 Hours might be their best work yet.
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Totally agree!
That judge was on a power trip. No way did that man commit suicide with 3 shots! After second shot he was dead- defense does not dispute that. Craziness.
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The explanation by the defense expert, about how it could've happen, is plausible. Reasonable doubt.
Still doesn't make her the killer. So what if it was 10 shots, there is no evidence tied to her. No residue, divorce, family disputes....nothing.
With a revolver also. So the theory that the gun went off 2 more times doesn't make sense. U have to pull the hammer back to shot again.
The moral of this crazy story: if you meet a woman and her ex-husband died from a "freak accident" - run for your life!
If you ever meet a woman and she pronounces Y/wai/ as /wa/, run for your laf.🤣
Exactly
Indeed!
Here, here 😂😂😂
When the judge talks like the defense lawyer, it is time to leave the court room.
And go where? Lol
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Retirement. He should never have been on that bench if his goal was to “end this.”
ABSOLUTELY!!
Well when the judge see injustice because of bunch of impressionable juror . it is on him to make thing right
I think what is corny is not enough to cause someone guilty and clearly the judge is right about juried making emotional and biased judgment
What did Raynella know about this judge? This was a well connected woman who knew all the important legal players in the county, so it’s not unreasonable to think she would have known a few dirty little secrets. And given her character, it seems obvious she’d use them.
Agreed!
Bingo!! I think 100% this was the case. That judge had slimy corruption written all over him. Plus, he was about to retire- don’t want to mess that up. Disgusting pos.
You're probably right! I didn't think about that!
Yep, specially when he conceded that she’s not innocent, just “not guilty”
Nice! Great point!
This woman is a killer. Three men are prime examples of that. Two are dead and one survived.
Facts! Yay Steve 😂
You're funny to think you know it all. 😂
@@rebeccacarlson9166 It's called an opinion.
@@davidc3839 she must be the killer's daughter, she keeps defending the verdict
@@kittykat8177 LoL - yes, you are right. She must be closely related to come to that theory or it is the killer - I mean the innocent woman - posting comments
A good lawyer knows the law, but a great lawyer knows the judge!
Makes you think...
Facts!!!
Oh that’s deep
😂 There no free judges anymore.
Facts! Corruption at its finest
That judge is a piece of work. He had his little grandstand moment before his retirement.
seems he was "unfit" for trial if you ask me. He let justice become perverted, because he thought he was special as well.
He admitted he took that trial just to grant the defense motion and put an end to it!
Forget the shooting for a minute. That call to that man’s daughter asking about his father is definitely the clue she did it
Only if we can believe the daughter...
@@tabbycarlson6524The phone record can be checked.
@@tabbycarlson6524 Exactly. I get the sense not many people in that town like Raynella and the notion that her stepdaughter wouldn't be a member of her fan club isn't surprising.
@@tabbycarlson6524if anyone believes the defense lawyer over the daughter, they need a psychiatric evaluation.
@@tabbycarlson6524But the defendant never disputed it, did she?
After 35 year of living in Knoxville, I can unfortunately confirm that both the corrupt police department and courts are still going strong.
"Dixie country!" 🙌
@@thejamnasium6447 They can't spell corruption up north if their life depended on it
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Just right now...trust me , it's only temporary..folks need a FIRM grip on that reality
If they are corrupt for you just imagine how they are for us minorities . We are choking under the oppression
The judge needs to be investigated. SMH!!!
Sick..He is SICK
No reason to. He's retired. No investigation will change the outcome.
The judge’s decision is correct according to the law. Folks like you are the reason people chose bench trials. You are ignorant of the law & what counts as ‘preponderance of the evidence.’
@@cahatladyhe could be in prison for miscarriage of justice.
@gaillessard2786 as much as I think he was wrong, I don't think he broke the law.
She did it. She’s a black widow. Evil people come in all forms, especially those charismatic ones.
No she’s a white widow murderer!!!
She may have did it, but they didn't have proof beyond a reasonable doubt....
I definitely think she did it but some people get lucky
Anyone else notice how much the damn judge was sweating during the interview?
@@lisavizzini9609that's not what the jury was going to say Honey and This black widow murdered two husbands not just one .
From the UK. Found this series 48HOURS by accident. Very interesting and engrossing! Keep up the excellent investigations
The UK documentaries are the very best of the best. But 48 hours is really good too. Especially for American standards, very sensationalistic and repetitive
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A right-handed man shooting himself with his left hand, and three shots fired.. that's beyond my reasonable doubt already
I liked it when Erin accused the judge of granting motion to dismiss just to "end the case", and the judge simply said "yes, that's exactly why I did it"
a straight answer slap in her face.
That's probably the only woman in this story thats not been in a bed with the judge thats how 😂 biggest bunch of fickle fuckers. May both men RiP
The judge said the State didn't prove their case beyond a reasonable doubt. That sounds like a Judge that knows the law - proof beyond a reasonable doubt. The jurors we saw weren't basing their conclusion on any solid proof , only emotion.
@@rebeccacarlson9166 agreed
I don’t think she’s innocent. But people have to do their jobs or this whole thing falls apart. And those jurors were terribly biased.
Plus I’ve seen WAY too many guns misfire. Even a dropped bullet can go off. So I don’t believe the state theory at all.
This stage show wasn't just about a black widow that needed to do some serious prison time, it was also about a judge that should have seen the inside of a jail cell himself.
No one on Earth can escape judgement day.
@@TheresaBuccolayou gonna get judged for that
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Steve is a liar that is a disgusting enough of a human being to pee on a dead man's grave.
The jury obviously isn't educated enough to understand why the judge made the final decision. I'm glad an inadequate jury was not able to convict an innocent person.
@@TheresaBuccolayou are so right
My favorite 48hours journalist investigator Erin Moriarty. The best voice out there.
She’s up there with Annie Jacobsen for best voice in all media
For sure, lol Peter as well
I adore Erin, she is an excellent narrator! She is the best in 48 Hours!
I prefer Van Sant.
And her and the Judge lived happily ever after....
Exactly!
Then she killed him & got away with it....the end😊
Right
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She’s a cold blooded murderer actually she’s a serial killer by definition 😡
Hope the family filed a civil suit against her. That way all her past comes to light!
And the judge!
Yes, I wonder about that too.
The judge didn’t do a thing wrong. He was correct.
@@allypad64 No he was not correct! LOL
I can’t believe she got away with it! What a sad injustice to her husband’s and their families.
You really think the prosecution had a Beyond A Reasonable Doubt?
@@lisavizzini9609 I'd say beyond any freaking doubt.
They used the law in order to get her off but her reputation as a black widow cold hearted selfish narcissist has been exposed and you can't erase anyone's opinion in this case I'll can only guess her books will suffer as well. I mean a witness said she used a towel to hide evidence of gunpowder residue no telling if she wore a hazmat suit in order to hide the residue from her clothing. Besides I heard a tip from some hitmen use's as a way to ride oneself of the residue but I'm not going to list I here in order to prevent any future chance of someone else trying it.
She did not get away. There is a judgment day for everyone!
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Corruption played THE BIG ROLE in this case period …thank you for coming jurors!
Nothing corrupt about it. There is no evidence and this was built in to prevent people being sentenced while innocent.
You can't do nothing with this. 😖🤷🏻♀️🤷🏻♂️🤷🏼
Never have I ever heard of anyone saying, “Take me out there. Let the cows trample all over me….”
Whatever the real reason for the judges decision, EVERY court decision at that level should be appealable. EVERY. SINGLE. ONE.
That Oscar winning performance of a 9-1-1 call played by the "concerned wife" is the first tip off...
That “help me! Help me!” Sounded like she was reading from a script. Wild! Lol
And what does she need 'help' for if he is already dead! (because she found him committed suicide)
Oscar winning? My dog has better acting skills pretending he didn’t get into the snack bin.
@@daniellebeane8221 Help me be acquitted!! 😮
My thoughts exactly! I didn't even need to hear anything else after that. 😆
Dumbfounded, Thunder-stuck, Shocked. I have a Headache just listening to the Judges verdict. My Heart goes out to all the Husbands Families may they find Peace 🕊️
I agree with you. I honestly think it made me mad when he threw it out, and it shouldn't because it has nothing to do with me.
I don't think she did it.
I think judges have to be substituted by AI.
Three shot suicide with weak hand...the serial killer got off scott free.
The biggest piece of evidence is the fact that he didn’t use his dominant hand! That’s ridiculous, you just pick things up with your dominant hand without thinking. Rookie mistake.
True that lol
That may have been evidence that it wasn’t suicide but it certainly wasn’t evidence proving that she’s the one that did it.
The judge said in his interview, there is a difference between "not guilty" and "innocent". In his ruling, he clearly proclaims her innocent.
Scary when people like this judge have this kind of control over the legal system
The judge’s decision is correct according to the law. Folks like you are the reason people chose bench trials. You are ignorant of the law & what counts as ‘preponderance of the evidence.’
It's not what you know. It's what you can prove. Judge did nothing wrong.
What's the point of having juries then?
Less scarier than Biden and Garland.
@@taurusman6463 yeah we know you & the judge are still counting votes 🗳 w Trump
I had no idea a judge could step in and make the decision and totally disregard the jury! I do not like that this judge did that.
It rarely happens but it does happen.
The are the law
It absolutely can happen. A Judge is the one that makes all the determinations before the jury is charged with making a decision. He knows the law better than anyone. He said the State didn't prove their case. This is a prime example of the legal system working and why it's important for the prosecutors to have undeniable evidence.
This woman had something on this judge. “Corruption” at its best”
His explanation makes no sense. Or if it does it would apply to a whole lot more cases.
He says he is worried the jury would convict on emotions.
Both sides had the opportunity to play on emotion. The judge had opportunity to instruct jury what to consider and what not, and to warn the jury not to vote based on emotion.
There are many innocent people in jail who wish they had a judge who did their duty like this one did.
Better to potentially free guilty people than to risk jailing innocent people. The state did not fulfill their duty, and the jury members then proved that they were making emotional decisions, proving the judge correct.
Prosecutors love to manipulate juries, knowing they are human creatures, as easily manipulated as all of us (despite what some of us like to think about ourselves). It's honestly disgusting how easy it is to put innocent people behind bars.
Good grief , that judge is something else 😑
@Sheila Keenan thank you 🙂
Wow how did the judge have so much power to do that and not let it go to trial. Also bs that the families cannot appeal. The families need to find a way to prove he was incompetent or something.
Somebody on the defense had something to hold over the judge’s head bc the way he reacted and acquitted her so quickly, it’s something behind it.
Yes I agree. And one of the defense attorney used to work in DC where corruption reigns, makes you think….
The judge was probably getting blackmailed
Terrible injustice
And he was almost retired.
She was once married to a high ranking politician in that town. Of course she was privy to some dirty deeds done by the judge....blackmail for sure!
She will stand before the ultimate Judge one day.
That's right. God will render accounts with the wicked.
amen 🙏🏼
@@carnmarth334 if you don't believe in God, you are the one who is a fool. There will be a judgment Day and those who refuse to repent will stand before our holy and righteous God.
Yea and there is a good chance she can walk right into heaven.
@GoodWillPrevail prove there's a god .. don't bother you, can't. Then explain how your just god would allow this to happen. Then explain how a loving god allows cancer in children ...
Justice wasn’t done in this case and it’s a damn shame.
Where’s the evidence?
I don't think she did it. No evidence.
Somebody needs to check if there are any bodies in her work as a nurse.
My thoughts also!!
The wife was the only other person in the house. "Nuff said. Crazy decision by the judge.
Smh,,,, yet another criminal walks free while her victims are dead and the families are left with nothing. The judicial system in this country is absolutely disgusting.
💯 %!!!!
Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn’t. The judge should have left it up to the jury to make the decision
Blame feminism in part.
2 husbands with medical conditions while she's a head nurse......I'm wondering if she was poisoning them.
@@Panwere36please mansplain to us ladies. 😂😂😂
Sounds like that judge let a guilty person walk. Bad decision
Reynella should still be in prison,
There is no possible way David fired 3 shots to take his life, why would you shoot yourself in middle of forehead and He was R handed,
Was their residue on his hands. And she could of had an accomplish
*accomplice
Sorry, auto correct wouldn't put correct spelling
Yes, agreed. I guess the prosecution should have emphasized that more.
@@cannablissdreamsAnd: 'she could HAVE had an accomplice:. Why do people not know their perfect tenses anymore?????
@Faristol7 The perfect tenses went the way of the proper pronouns, possibly.
Diane Fanning is one of my most favorite true crime writers. I’ll have to get this book.
Tbh, the fact that one of the jurors wanted to find her guilty because they thought her lawyer was corny is concerning. There really was an astounding lack of evidence.
My thoughts exactly. She was going to be convicted because of rumors. Could she have done it. Absolutely. But they had no proof. Very concerning the amount of people who think she should have been convicted based on assumptions.
The judge needs to be jailed.
That's the Best Judge I've ever seen! He truly followed the law. We need more Judges like him....
He was jailed. For six months. Not because of this though.
@@monana9040 I believe it even tho i mite look it up ....If it hasn't been expunged
@@monana9040 I'm not surprised !
Absolutely.
Living in TN I can attest to the fact that the legal system in this state is corrupt
Well, considering the sorry state of affairs in this whole country…corruption everywhere.😢
Wherever republicans are in power, there will always be corruption, hate, abuse of power, etc etc etc
Lived here all my life I do not feel this way at all
All over the South...
@@just.j5302It's not just the south its everywhere in the country unfortunately...
This judge is an insult to jurisprudence ..
No, he saw that the State had NO EVIDENCE. The Corner jump the gun too. His death should have been ruled Inconclusive. There are way too many holes to pin on anyone. No gunshot residue on her person nor clothing. Where is the evidence linking her to the death? The evidence at hand does not show that she was the person who pulled the trigger. Find the person who has the gun shot residue. Did that corner test the victims hand for gun shot residue. Too many holes to lock someone up for the rest of their life. The Judge did the absolute right decision. Not Guilty!
Good grief: a man who doesn’t like guns and is right-handed, shoots himself with a gun - three times - using his LEFT hand? And he’s blind in one eye - the left eye?!? And the timing of the out-of-the-ordinary call to his daughter claiming he didn’t eat the food she left for him? How could she have known that? The US justice system is so twisted and broken it’s beyond pathetic.
Exactly.
It sucks but I’ll be honest… the defense provided enough room for reasonable doubt. And they poked holes in the very little evidence the prosecution had. She likely did it but the case wasn’t strong enough against her.
Another corrupt judge.
Yea he is...hope he gets burned for it to in one way or the other!
There are way too many of those.
Indeed!!
Completely!
Blatant.
I’ll never ever understand how juries are expected to make an “informed decision” when they’re not given all the information...
That now ALL of her husbands have died under suspicious circumstances is most certainly relevant to this case. But the jury isn’t allowed to know about the others, that’s insane.
It’s the price we pay for trying to have cases tried on the merits of the case itself instead of someone’s past. Although rare, I promise you there are people out there with 2 or 3 spouses that died under what can be described as suspicious circumstances but that had nothing to do with their deaths - our Justice system is designed to protect the innocent which sometimes means letting a guilty person go free.
@blakjak220
This.
Why weren’t they allowed to know that? That is very crucial information in this case. Even her 911 call didn’t sound believable before I knew this video questioned his act of s*icide
@Wide Awake Human that's NOT how our justice system is SUPPOSED to work tho.. and.. letting the same murderer go free THREE TIMES is lame!! come on now!! your argument is LAME
@ Wide Awake Human …. our Justice system is historically designed to convict the guilty which sometimes means convicting innocent persons of a certain background and letting go free other individuals of other specific backgrounds. 🤷
That judge is absolutely horrifying. Despicable. There should be an avenue for appeal, always.
100 percent agree
Agree. I don't understand how there is no appeal? Here I thought the supreme court is the last ears to the case. How can a judge "one judge" just decide on that. Considering as well that there was a guilty verdict before.
100%. The fact that it is supposed to go to the jury should be absolutely sacred. And when he said at the end he wasn't saying she was innocent? Whew. You could have knocked me over with a feather. Dirty. Absolutely dirty.
They probably have something going between them (the judge and defendant). Because what’s in it for the judge that he wouldn’t just let the due process continue until the end, ESPECIALLY since there was a guilty verdict before?! Very suspicious!
He made my blood boil
God is the ultimate Judge of us all in the afterlife!
Hebrews 9:27
Raynella's "team" had something on Judge Summers and blackmailed him! Period! This woman was friendly in the DA's office with everyone! You cant sit there and tell me she wasnt able to dig up dirt on the Judge so she could go free! That woman deserved to live the rest of her life behind bars!
The judge says she has an alibi but he also says they couldn't prove time of death. So he contradicts himself.
He is likely having sex with her, past present or future
The fact that the prosecution can’t establish the time of death is the very reason their case was weak. That was the point. She’s not guilty simply because the judge prosecution never proved she was.
That judge is arrogant.
the case was weak from the start.... they were supposed to prove time of death and also compare that to the alibi. the woman didnt even have gun powder residue
It's not a contradiction it's 2 different facts, she was known to be out and he couldn't be proved to have died at a specific time where she was home. Unless you can prove someone died like 3 hours before the suspect was out creating an alibi then you can't prove anything. I don't think the judge was saying she's innocent or guilty honestly, I believe he was saying there isn't enough evidence to prove she's guilty. In the uk police have to put forward their case to the crown prosecution service who decide if there is enough evidence to go to trial. They are similar to the DA in that way except they aren't elected or appointed, they are people who applied for the role and have a country wide framework of what to consider. No political agenda can sway it. No emotion, just does this meet the criteria for being prosecuted, is there enough evidence to support the trial ect.
Corrupt judge. I think she had something on him. Very unfortunate for the deceased man, his daughter & family.
Her 911 call sounded Fake ASF.
Definitely did!
She looks so much like that actress Bea Arthur.
See what a judge can do? Imagine the injustice that has and will continue with those leches in the Supreme Court.
The right wing yoyos Republicans have stuffed the supreme Court with have made the court irrelevant.
People are going to live their lives as they wish to, they're not going to ask permission of corrupt evil Clarence Thomas and his crazy wife.
Everyone will ignore SC blathering like Jim Jordan ignored his subpoena.
The more the judge explains his decision, the more clear it is that it is a complete joke.
That was shocking. I didnt expect the "judge" to be the judge of what she did. Thats what the jury is supposed to be for. But if the jury should be allowed to have all the information about the case.. NO evidence to defend or condemn the person on trial should be withheld ever. And far too many defendants have had evidence to exonerate them withheld from the trial .
This is so true. In the case of my son there is a public defender who knows of the truth and refuses to come forward and instead allows my son to sit in jail for three-and-a-half years for something that he did not do.
She’s guilty for sure. PERIOD. Who knows the judge may become the third husband.
That was my first thought!😳😳😳
😄😆😄
this
Fourth..she was cheating on her first husband
@@daisyancheta6475no - he was cheating on her.
I love this program, so mind-boggling I can't comprehend mind of judge who handle this case.
The motive with both of the husbands is she didn’t want to care for them through their illnesses.
And we all sit around waiting for her fourth victim.
Exactly!
Haaaa
Indeed! She 's a killer!!
I hope it's that judge that acquit her & I hope she's found not guilty.
It could be him. He could be the fourth. The way he was looking at her.
The fact that this black widow ended up getting off completely scot-free is mind-boggling to me! smdh.
A gun was fired 3 times and that's suicide? Yeah ok, right!
I think she is guilty and this is so sad. I don't understand the judge's logic, but I think he was sincere in his own mind.
38:19 - That judge is sweating... see the drop on the right side of his face? and it Ain't from the set lighting...
Prayers for the families and victims ❤
🙏❤✝️May God bless all families, in Jesus name I pray 🙏❤✝️
I love how Steve laughed at almost being killed. As a southerner tho I can confirm this trait tho😂
I can also confirm that as a Southerner we love making up stories.
That judge had NO RIGHT to dismiss the case. The majority of judges have never had their own lives at stake and in the hands of someone with power. I wish they AND the majority of these defense attorneys, (who full-well know their clients are GUILTY), get a big dose of their hypocrisy and lies. They all make me sick and angry.
He does have the right. It's his court room.
He has every right 😂
@@juditharsenault2131 It's God's world! He doesn't have a right to do wrong and he will answer to God for it.
He has EVERY RIGHT 😂 The judge’s decision is correct according to the law. Folks like you are the reason people chose bench trials. You are ignorant of the law & what counts as ‘preponderance of the evidence.’
Unfortunately he does have the ‘right’. However the fact he probably wasn’t ‘right’ in doing what he did a killer is free. He almost says as much at the end…
Just too many unanswered questions. 🤔
- Judge Summers - "No gun shot residue on her clothes or around her".
Was she wearing the same dress in the morning before she left for the hospital?.
- Judge Summers - "There was no evidence to show she was even the last person to ever see David Leith alive". Were there no home security cameras in the house or the immediate neighbourhood?
- Judge Summers - "...the state couldn't prove the time of death..." Did the autopsy not include the app. time of death or the estimate of time since death?. David was alive in the morning before Reynella prepared breakfast for him and left for the hospital.
- Were they watching TV in the bedroom before Reynella prepared breakfast and left for the hospital?
- Were cell phone tower analysis not done to confirm the whereabouts of both Reynella and David on the morning of the fateful day?
- "...he was convinced the prosecution didn't meet it's .... to prove Reynella had the time or the opportunity to commit it..." How can one be so sure? She probably shot David in the morning just before leaving for the hospital.
- How come there were no fingerprints on the revolver? Was the revolver tested for DNA? Did the perpetrator wear thick protective gloves before the shooting?
I mean, but, spasms after death are not fantasy. And I agree with the judge in that there’s a difference between “not guilty” and “innocent”
Well, when that woman ends up with another dead husband, don't be surprised.
I hope it's the judge.
Wow. This judge is the epitome of what's wrong with the criminal justice system in the US. There's a difference between ‘not guilty’ and ‘innocent’?
There is a difference. That has nothing to do with the judge. I'm not stating I agree with what he did. But there is a difference between innocent & not guilty...in other words the person has not been proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. You know that middle area? Where nobody knows for sure?
@@artemis2666 Of course, I understand that in technical terms. Also, I thought there was plenty of evidence against her.
There was really no evidence against her. It was all musing. She may have done it, but it never should have been brought to trial. The way the jury spoke about the case, it was clear that the judge was right in taking away the decision from them.
Heliana Banes agree! You can't convict based on lawyers poor acting skills, and call after death spasms fantasy. I mean yeah she probably did it but there was obviously some doubt
@@helianabanes4875 Yup, when the fat dude in the middle said.....The lawyer's acting was bad is when I knew she was guilty LOL.
Judge crapped up. What was he scared of? He made the trial a laughing stock.🤮
Thank you for the story 🙏
Judge should marry the black widow.
I’m sorry, but I see a pattern here with her other ex-husband and it is a shame that the jury was not informed of this. I don’t know how the judicial system expects a jury to make an informed decision when they don’t have all the information….?!? 🤯
She will face her maker one day. This judge should not have had the authority to decide her fate. I’ve never had faith in our “justice” system. A family court judge made a decision thirty years ago that nearly destroyed my family. Our faith in God kept us strong and tightened our bond, despite the judges’ ruling to separate us. It’s scary to realize how much power one person can have.
When their first and second husband die 🤔🤔🫣🫣
Freak farm accident 🤥🤥
Now suicide 🫤
Then there was also the other barber that pressed charges when she shot at him with a revolver 🤯
Right, she was the gun expert and her second husband was supposedly scared of guns. Yet he does by a gun. Alrighty Mr big shot judge
@@mycharmedunicorn8715 I think he was looking for a girlfriend in her 😜
Saw the thumbnail and title and thought it was a Bea Arthur movie of the week and almost didn't click on it! The Judge should have "judged not" and let the jury do it's Job! ☮️✌️☮️
I'm happy with the judge's decision. 👏👏👏 I would not entrust anyone's life to a jury that disregards a defense argument because it thinks the attorney is a "bad actor." Maybe they didn't like the attorney's hairstyle either, who knows. Justice isn't theater and what's at stake isn't an Oscar - it's a person's life.
People have said this before about other people, and it almost always bothers me, but in this case, this woman truly does have evil eyes IMO. If a look could consume your soul, hers most certainly would.
My garden's lizards have warmer eyes than that female. She got cold hard eyes. May the men rest in peace.
It’s really a thing though. You can see a lot from a person’s eyes. That doesn’t hold up in a court though, probably for the best! 😅
I fear for whomever comes across that corrupt judge. He definitely was wrong & lets just hope the black widow doesn't strike again killing yet another husband!
@arimax3216, that was the last time for the judge to preside over a case, he retired. He said it himself that it was the last case for him as he was retiring.
That judge is sweating profusely in that interview, literally has drops falling down his face. Interesting.
Because he was lying his a$$ off.
If Raynella was the daughter of a high ranking mason/ Shriner, or her husband was, and the judge is also a mason/ Shriner, he is obligated by a blood oath to the secret society to cover for the defendant. That's one reason why he made his rash verdict. That's why so many guilty people walk free is because of what's going on behind closed doors, away from society.
You can tell she did it right from the get go. Her call to 911. She is a horrible actress.
I remember this case, I’m 100% sure she did it..I guess her bursting out “she didn’t do it” during trial helped sway the judge
As a student of the law and legal right and correct procedures under the actual letter of the law:
iWHAat the frig am I watching!?? It's f-ing unreal!!!! What a bunch of disgusting power-hungry blatant illegal, immortal malpractice garbage. This was no just trial!!!! Judge just plays jury & God too????!
Evidence of her past husband murders and Steve's testimony not being told to jury??!.. .didn't seem to matter to the judge!!!!
"I didnt want to Pass the buck to the jury"!?? IT'S THE WHOLE POINT OF JURY trial??! What a farce!
How is this actually hqppening !?? justice system is SO complicated and twisted in an attempt to be "fair to all" it ends up being a nightmare for both sides! Ugh! It's a true tragedy how long and difficult court reform is😣 This physically hurt to watch.
The judge made the decision not the jury
@@seahawks366 sorry…i was going from an old memory of this case
He was probably hoping to get a piece of that. Wonder if he got his reward from her
Did we see that part in this episode? I don't remember seeing that. If so, do you know the timeframe?
Who in the world would need to shoot 3 times to hit himself once ? 👀👀👀
She is well known by the police so this whole trial was one big joke, except the prosecutor who did an excellent job.
The justice system has no justice. It always boils down to which team puts on a better act. The jury gets to decide which movie they liked better that had the best actors and props, the state or the defense movie.
The jury *didn't* get to decide, though.
@@TelephoneToughGuy The judge did.
@@fojc2134 : Just pointing out your own language: "The jury gets to decide..."
Well, the jury didn't!
See my point?
@@TelephoneToughGuy Well in most cases that's the case. The reasoning that one juror gave (the defense attorney was being fake) is not a good reason to vote guilty. Your vote needs to be based on the evidence. Period, not how you think any of the attorneys are 'being.'
@@wordivore : No sh!t, sherlock.
That said, what does your reply have to do with my comment?
I was just pointing out that in this case, the jury didn't get to decide.
The judge didn't even give the jury a *chance* .
Anyway, your reply was redundant.
When you hear a judge talk about "the good Lord above", there won't be a fair trial.
The judge is a criminal. She was absolutely guilty.
The phone call that she made to her husband's daughter...... I just wonder what the judge thought about that? I could see suicide, but I can also see her killing him. But that phone call was out of the ordinary. Also the things that she told his daughter.
I also don't understand why they couldn't determine how long he had been dead.
Is there even anyone who thinks she is not guilty after that phone call?
@@kkarx Depends on how credible you find the daughter. Where is the "proof" of that phone call, or the wording thereof?
@@stephaniek1076 you can easily find out if there was any phone call.
@@kkarxright. My decision solely relies upon that. I can believe that his daughter, grieving and wanting justice, could potentially alter facts if she truly believed her father was murdered. I'd want to see details of that phone call.
so outter the blue u gonna believe what the daughter said? if thats how u see it, why didnt the prosecutors do abit of digging
This is the 2nd case I've seen on either, here, or Dateline, where a "suicide" took place and yet more than 1 shot fired. Family in that case also held ties to local law enforcement that muddied the waters & delayed justice.
Yes. I mean it's not impossible but three shots? And even more a shot because of spasm? The prosecutions case is more believable.
In my hometown, they ruled a man’s death a suicide. He died by 32 hammer blows to the head. True story.
@@allypad64wow that's insane
To be fair, there are some very rare cases of suicide where there is more than one shot. But three? That is hard to believe
She definitely has something on that judge, for him to send the jury to deliberate and then immediately acquitt her. What does she have on him. God sees all, and vengeance is the Lords.
Yes!
He didn't send the jury to deliberate at all...and he did what he did to uphold the law...the state didn't have enough evidence to prove her guilt therefore he dismissed because in his opinion they didn't even have enough evidence to charge her to begin with...which they didn't...I agree she's probably guilty however the prosecution didn't PROVE it beyond a reasonable doubt and the judge stopped the jury from convicting her on emotions and their opinions because of the lack of evidence
@@tabbycarlson6524 I, and 23 of 24 jurors that did get to deliberate (1 knew her and her family and lied about it and subsequently hung the first trial.) disagree with you. You are correct though that he sent the jury out before hijacking the trial. They did not deliberate (And they were very angry about that.)
@@broberts2043ok, but one guy wanted to convict bc he didn't like how her defense attorney was doing his job.
I'm not saying she's innocent, but not guilty bc of reasonable doubt makes sense here.
@@mechengr1731 I guess I’ll say if you knew everything the family knew, and had sat through her 3 trials, you’d think differently.
That's it. It's official: I'm addicted to this show.
American "justice" system = Whoever is better connected and/or richer is nonguilty.