In this video excerpt from Max Ellison Jr.'s preliminary hearing on his first-degree murder charge for the 1979 death of Deborah Martin, we hear part of former Stoddard County Sheriff Ralph Mouser's testimony and part of a call Ellison made to Mouser from federal prison in 1979.
WARNING: This clip contains some foul language.
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