▁then ▁calls ▁Ben ▁to ▁the ▁stand . ▁Ben ▁tells ▁how ▁he ▁first ▁met ▁his ▁wife ▁in ▁a ▁bar ▁after ▁seeing ▁her ▁dan cing ▁sed uct ively ▁at ▁the ▁ju ke box . ▁He ▁was ▁sm itten ▁by ▁her ▁and ▁they ▁dan ced ▁and ▁talked ▁for ▁hours . ▁She ▁accompanied ▁him ▁to ▁his ▁room , ▁and ▁despite ▁just ▁meeting ▁her , ▁Ben ▁proposed ▁marriage . ▁She ▁was ▁arrested ▁for ▁prost itution , ▁and ▁after ▁getting ▁her ▁out ▁of ▁j ail , ▁they ▁began ▁h itch h ik ing ▁cross ▁country ▁where ▁they ▁met ▁Mr . ▁Cl inton , ▁who ▁picked ▁them ▁up ▁after ▁seeing ▁Laura - M ae . ▁He ▁showed ▁his ▁bad ge ▁and ▁gun , ▁telling ▁him ▁not ▁to ▁worry ▁about ▁tick ets . ▁At ▁a ▁mot el , ▁Ben ▁found ▁Laura - M ae ▁and ▁Cl inton ▁together . ▁He ▁ran ▁in ▁as ▁Cl inton ▁pulled ▁his ▁gun . ▁In ▁the ▁struggle , ▁Ben ▁gra bb ed ▁the ▁gun ▁and ▁beat ▁him ▁to ▁death ▁with ▁it . ▁They ▁fled ▁in ▁Cl inton ' s ▁car . ▁Ben ▁also ▁te ar fully ▁adm its ▁he ▁still ▁lov es ▁his ▁wife , ▁and ▁be ars ▁no ▁ill ▁will , ▁even ▁though ▁she ▁turned ▁him ▁in ▁and ▁applied ▁for ▁the ▁reward ▁money . ▁B ix by ▁begins ▁his ▁cross ▁exam ination , ▁as ser ting ▁that ▁Ben ▁p imp ed ▁his ▁wife ▁to ▁Cl inton , ▁be ating ▁him ▁to ▁death ▁when ▁he ▁refused . ▁B ix by ▁leg ally ▁can ' t ▁call