Reasonable Doubt (unofficial)

“In August 2008, newlywed Sarah Widmer died in one of two ways: either she was taking a bath and drowned, or her husband Ryan killed her. Chris Anderson and Fatima Silva investigate to see if there’s enough evidence to prove his innocence.” Fatima and Chris go to meet Ryan’s twin Ayran, who believes his brother is innocent. He said the police had a bogus motive. They said he wanted the insurance money from Sarah’s death, but there wasn’t any. Ayran said there was some speculation of Sarah having Long QT Syndrome that caused her to drown in the bathtub, but it wasn’t allowed to be used as evidence. He thinks she just fell asleep. Another lead he claimed was “junk science”. He said that there were streaks on the tub that were considered to be evidence of a struggle. Chris and Fatima begin the investigation by dividing up the leads. Chris focuses on the police work. Fatima looks into the legal issues.

“In February 1990, 18-year-old Craig White gets into a truck with his cousin Jesse Watkins and is never seen again. The case goes cold, but after 17 years police suddenly arrest Jesse for Craig's murder. Chris and Fatima investigate.” In Whitesboro, New Jersey, Fatima and Chris meet Lana (Jesse’s sister) and Gale (Jesse’s Cousin). They said the real Jesse was a sportsman, a hunter, and a fisherman. They also said Jesse was a showman, a storyteller, an entertainer. Jesse’s family said there wasn’t any evidence. Police had no weapon, no body, no blood, no nothing. The family isn’t even convinced there was a murder, they think Craig just might have left (because he had some charges he was running from). They didn’t even buy the motive, police said it was done in a murderous rage. Craig had an affair with Jesse’s girlfriend Dawn. According to the family, there were 3 non-credible witnesses who said that Jesse wa