es ▁he ▁cro aks ," ▁claim ing ▁Ben ▁frequently ▁beat ▁her . ▁ ▁She ▁says ▁he ▁murder ed ▁a ▁man ▁in ▁a ▁b ung led ▁rob ber y ▁attempt , ▁then ▁fled ▁in ▁the ▁man ' s ▁car . ▁She ▁also ▁claims ▁that ▁her ▁husband ▁is ▁a ▁comp uls ive ▁li ar ▁and ▁that ▁Mitchell ▁didn ' t ▁run ▁into ▁her ▁by ▁chance ; ▁B ix by ▁wanted ▁her ▁to ▁talk ▁to ▁him , ▁to ▁make ▁it ▁appear ▁the ▁trial ▁will ▁be ▁fair . ▁Despite ▁what ▁his ▁wife ▁said ▁about ▁him , ▁Ben ▁appears ▁to ▁be ▁only ▁concerned ▁with ▁his ▁wife ' s ▁freedom , ▁claim ing ▁he ▁wants ▁her ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁good ▁lawyer . ▁Ben ▁says ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁star ved , ▁threatened , ▁and ▁be aten ▁into ▁signing ▁the ▁conf ession . ▁He ▁also ▁reve als ▁that ▁a ▁second ▁conf ession ▁was ▁sought ▁and ▁that ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁were ▁pur pos ely ▁left ▁off , ▁including ▁Ben ' s ▁assertion ▁that ▁the ▁murder ed ▁man , ▁Cole ▁Cl inton , ▁an ▁off - d ut y ▁police ▁officer , ▁was ▁comm itting ▁ad ul tery ▁with ▁his ▁wife ▁before ▁the ▁murder . ▁ ▁Mitchell ▁and ▁Har per ▁research ▁New ▁Mexico ▁law , ▁and ▁find ▁a ▁preced ent ▁which ▁states ▁that ▁a ▁murder ▁that ▁occurs ▁during ▁the ▁ad ul tery ▁of ▁a ▁man ' s ▁sp ouse ▁is ▁de emed ▁just ifiable ▁hom ic ide . ▁Mitchell ▁also ▁reve als ▁that ▁the ▁entire ▁j ury ▁list ▁is ▁consisting ▁of ▁friends