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[Music] there's nothing in this world that anybody can ever do to me that's going to be worse than what I've
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seen I received a call from the sheriff's department that there had been a homicide
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it was very devastating there wasn't a lot of murders in Washington County everyone knew everyone they all knew
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Michael they all went to school with him everyone knew Rita I was really close with my mom
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she was always at a football game it's my baseball game she always had became quarter out she was recording me come on
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son [Applause] this murder was as brutal as they come [Music] the First Responders called this crime
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scene horrific there's blood all over the room some sort of object was used to hit Rita
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at least once Mike finds her body burning on the floor of her room I was scared to death I didn't know what
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to do I didn't know who to call I didn't know I didn't know what to do my name is Michael pulley and when I was
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14 years old I was arrested for the murder of my mother would either one of you ever ever think
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and be honest with me that he might hurt your mother no I never thought he would
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hurt her mom know she was very close with Michael you know he was her baby tell me about December 4th 1998
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you remember that evening vividly [Music] I was home and then I see headlights coming down the driveway and it's my mom
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and uh she comes into the house and she said I love you good night and I'll see you in the morning is that the last
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thing your mom ever said what's the last thing she ever said to him next thing I remember I woke up and I
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see a light Haze in my room I opened my door I could see her feet and she was on fire for the waist up
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and I could hear it what could you hear crack Into the Fire [Music] did investigators focus on Michael
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immediately immediately he is a suspect from the moment they arrive at the scene
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they said this kid didn't act the way they expected he wasn't emotional enough you look like a pretty good suspect you
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were a person who loved to set fires you had had arguments with your mother you were having trouble in school
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but none of that suggests anything about murder were there any injuries on Michael on your brother none any blood
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found on him on his clothing no and no weapon no let me ask you a question what 14 year old kid could
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commit a crime that violent that vicious and not leave any any forensic evidence
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behind whatsoever that's not possible Michael was convicted of murdering the second degree he was sentenced to life
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Michael did you kill your mom no and there's only one individual that I know that hates her that much to do that to
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her [Music]