Did you catch the story of Ute Von Schwedler and the story of her suicide this past weekend on 48 Hours Mystery?  Her husband now stands accused of her murder, and is waiting to stand trial later this year.

Her son speaks out against his father, Johnny Wall, saying he believes his dad killed his mom.  Johnny’s family, however, doesn’t believe it is possible.

You don’t actually get to see Johnny speak in the episode, so you are left only listening to both sides of the family react.

Pelle, the son of Ute and Johnny and who were divorced, says something astounding to me, however.  Pelle recollects his dad’s behavior and word choices after his mom’s death.   He talks about his dad acted very infantile, and depended on his son for comfort instead of the other way around, and what Pelle said was startling.

Pella says his dad said as he cried over Ute’s death, “Am I a monster? Could I have done this?”

Freeze frame!

What????

That says all we need to know.  Hands down. Who would entertain this if they are innocent and uninvolved? Would you ever call yourself a monster if you had nothing to with the situation?

I can answer for you:  NO!

Would you question if you did it?

I can answer again for you:  NO!

According to 48 Hours, “Johnny Wall spent six days after Uta’s death at the University of Utah Neuropsychiatric Institute, under observation.”

None of this supports Johnny Wall’s innocence.

I will be curious to see how a jury sees this case.

Pelle, in his recollection, has clearly identified the truth in this case and its not suicide. It’s murder if you ask me, and the monster identified himself.

I’d like to add that I think Pelle is an amazing and very intelligent man. To be so rational and clear thinking through such trauma is astounding.