Y2K New Year's Eve

While awaiting trial Ralph Marcus told another inmate in the Yolo County jail that he'd been charged with strangling his quote adopted son and that the family and the insurance company were ganging up on him. When the inmate asked Ralph if he was guilty Ralph smiled and nodded before saying quote that's for a jury to decide. At the trial the defense argued that there had been no crime and the accident happened exactly as it first appeared. Nick fell asleep the car went off road and into the river and Nick drowned. Although Ralph Marcus extensively testified on his own behalf the jury was unimpressed by him. In fact according to one juror his testimony did more harm to his defense than good.

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