They never really said how he killed her or what he did to stage everything," says Jessica. Her brother added, "If he wanted to kill Ma, why the hell would he go through all the work and trouble to find a pipe, drive all the way out to the middle of a busy road—." "He has like 28 guns in the basement," Jessica interrupted. "More than that," said Jordan. Jordan Kendhammer: If he wanted to kill ma, why the hell would he go through all the work and trouble to find a pipe, drive all the way out to the middle of a busy road — But when Hurley questioned Dr. McCubbin, he didn't focus on one of the critical injuries that Barbara suffered – the cricoid fracture – which the prosecution insisted could only have been caused by Todd. The prosecution had to admit they didn't know why Todd would kill Barbara. They found no evidence either one was having an affair, no history of domestic violence or financial trouble. Detectives grew more suspicious of Todd’s account of the accident and the scratches on his body. They spoke with his employer, who explained that Todd didn’t actually handle glass.

A State Crime Laboratory analyst determined the pipe hit the passenger side of the windshield at least once before it broke through. Kendhammer and his children have refused to accept the verdict and are seeking a new trial. Their fight for what they say is justice is the focus of "Mystery on County Road M,"reported by "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty, reairing Saturday, September 3 at 9/8c on CBS and streaming on Paramount+. On Thursday, a La Crosse, Wisconsin jury convicted Todd Kendhammer of first-degree intentional homicide for the death of his wife, Barbara Kendhammer. The verdict came down shortly after 9:00 p.m. Central time. The jury chose to deliberate into the night. Had the jury not arrived at a verdict, it would have been sequestered.Todd insisted he did nothing to hurt Barbara. After a nearly four-hour interview, investigators were unable to get a confession and let Todd go. Surveillance video captured a car matching the Kendhammers’ Toyota Camry at 7:57 a.m. traveling north on Hwy. M about one mile south of Bergum Coulee Road in the town of Hamilton. It was alleged that Kendhammer killed his wife then staged the car accident to cover it up, and he was sentenced to life in prison in 2018. Dr. Lindsey Thomas: Based on just the medical evidence alone, it wouldn't be one where … you could definitely say, "Oh, this is clearly a homicide or clearly an accident."

The state is expected to wrap its case this morning. The defense may call as many as 40 witnesses in the coming days. A La Crosse County judge has turned down Todd Kendhammer’s request for a new murder trial, in the death of his wife Barbara. But the jury didn't buy it. A t the conclusion of the trial, Todd Kendhammer was convicted of first-degree intentional homicide . In Wisconsin that carries an automatic life sentence.However, lab results showed that Todd’s DNA was under Barbara’s fingernails. There was enough forensic evidence to classify her death as a homicide. Investigators now believed that Barbara had been beaten multiple times and that she wasn’t sitting in the car when the pipe came through the windshield.