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In the last episode of the Feeney family murders, the trial of John Feeney began.

Like in the entire court's building, activity stopped.

You had other lawyers and other judges who were just like, I think I'm taking a recess, and I got to watch these opening statements.

The prosecution presented their motive, that John Feeney was an unhappy husband and father, and he wanted out.

You know, he was having affairs.

He was doing things that a happily married man

and a responsible parent doesn't typically do.

Then came the evidence.

The prosecution called four women to the stand

who had affairs with John Feeney.

There were a handful of other people to take the stand

to call attention and question the teacher's ethics. There were a handful of other people to take the stand, to call attention and question the

teacher's ethics.

They were essentially breaking down the whole family man persona that had been established.

But the problem seemed to be that all of this was circumstantial.

And the prosecution really started losing ground when their key witness, a gas station worker who said that he saw John Feeney in the early hours of the morning completely fell apart.

The gas station worker testified that he saw John Feeney and his red Mustang at a Springfield gas station.

At the time, John said that he was alone and asleep in his room.

The problem was that gas station worker wasn't on the time, John said that he was alone and asleep in his room. The problem was that gas station worker wasn't on the time sheets to be scheduled to work that night.

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