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She thinks I'm going to kill her.

I'm going to want to kill her.

The defendant viciously and savagely

unleashed his full fury and hatred towards his mother.

And I've just seen an arm come out and grab her by the shoulder.

She said, they go in my hair. You're hurting me.

I'm not a psychopath. I'm not this murder.

I'm just trying to peacefully leave or peacefully coexist.

Colin Griffith says he's not a psychopath, but his actions and his demeanor may say otherwise.

A criminologist is taking us into the mind of this teen murder defendant as we're getting ready to go back into the courtroom.

Plus, Natalie Cochran now asking for mercy after being found guilty of murdering her husband.

The lead prosecutor on the case joins us live to talk about the plea deal that she turned down.

And also this hour, we're spotlighting Monica Semantilly's secret life of lust,

greed, and betrayal. We're talking about whether the defense's strategy will make her a free woman.

And ASAP Rocky's accusers getting ready to face some tough questions today. But the biggest question,

did anybody see Rihanna? It's all coming up next for you

right here on opening statements. Good Thursday morning to you, my friends. Welcome to opening statements. I'm your host Julie Grant. Are you ready to have some coffee and some court? It's that time of the morning where we get it going. Grab that cup of coffee right now. It's time for my opening statement. No breaks. Some people in the criminal justice system deserve no breaks. And Colin Griffith is one of them.

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