Perspective Podcast - August 26, 2011
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In this edition of Perspective ...
Panning For Gold.
Gold prices rallied to a record peak of more than $1,900 an ounce earlier this month. And this week, for the first time in a long time, gold prices took a dip as investors cashed out after recent record gains. It's not just investors looking to get rich. We've heard plenty of stories of people selling of their gold jewelry for cold cash and now ABC's Alex Stone reports, there's a renewed run to California's rivers.
Texting On Trial Part 1.
We turn now to a trial of a teenager - and the key piece of evidence - her text messages. If you ever saw the texts your children send each other, you might be shocked. But imagine if those messages were used as testimony in a murder trial. We've all heard the warnings about "don't text and drive" and the news media has done many stories on it, but until now we don't think a teenagers text has ever been seen like this. ABC's Deborah Roberts has the story.
Texting On Trial Part 2.
It seemed like any wreck on a wintry night - two cars, one frozen bridge... opposite directions. But was it an accident or deliberate - when a teenage girl in a lover's quarrel keeps texting at the wheel. Was it a suicide attempt or murder? What would a jury decide? Once again here's ABC's Deborah Roberts.
Texting On Trial Part 3.
We now return to the story of Justine Winter, a Montana teenager on trial for murder after a car crash that led to the deaths of a pregnant woman and her 13-year-old son. Prosecutors in the case have argued that text messages Winter sent before the collision prove that she purposely caused the crash in an attempt to commit suicide. The defense offers another account. Once again, ABC's Deborah Roberts.
Texting On Trial Part 4.
In March 2009, a head-on collision killed Erin Thompson and her son Caden. Justine Winter survived, but with serious injuries. Before the crash, Winter sent distraught text messages to her boyfriend saying she would wreck her car - proof the prosecution says the car crash was deliberate and the teenager Winter should be convicted of two counts of homicide. The defense argued that Erin Thompson caused the crash. Now the case, and Justine Winter's fate, rests in the hands of the jury. Again, ABC's Deborah Roberts.
Texting On Trial Part 5.
Montana teenager Justine Winter was found guilty of two counts of homicide resulting from a car crash that led to the deaths of a pregnant woman and her 13-year-old son. Prosecutors argued that text messages Winter sent before the collision prove that she purposely caused the crash in an attempt to commit suicide and the jury agreed. Winter did not take the stand during the trial, but she addressed the court at her sentencing hearing. Would the family of Erin Thompson and Caden finally receive the apology they have been looking for all along? Once again, ABC's Deborah Roberts.
Host: Alex Stone
Producer: Ryan Kessler
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