12:25 p.m. As Pruner plays more of the recorded conversation, Onstott’s mother tells her son to tell the truth. She implores him to stop the lies.

Onstott starts to talk about prison and what prison is like. He says he will not see the outdoors again.

“According to the defendant’s words the truth would not set him free, it would send him to prison for life,” Pruner says. “That is an admission of guilt.”

Next, Pruner plays the section of tape where prosecutors say that Onstott tells his mother he killed Sarah. Pruner tells the jury, even if they can’t hear the words, there are plenty of other words in the conversation between Onstott and his mother to prove he is guilty.

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