Kate Restelli Admits She Lied on the Day She Bought Her Plea | Grist Trial Part 5

She lied to the state on the day she bought her plea. The deal bought down 240 months to 108. Now Facemire has the letter that paid for it. Kate Restelli is back on the stand in prison reds. She's the state's star witness, the only person in this trial who can put words in Tracy Grist's mouth, and the conspiracy charge against her mother depends on whether the jury believes her. Yesterday's cross cracked the door on her credibility. Today Dana Facemire walks through. He has three documents working. The plea offer letter dated May 16, 2025 (Defense Exhibit 2). The proffer from her own attorney (Defense Exhibit 1, from yesterday). The sentencing matrix showing what she saved (Defense Exhibit 3). Watch him hold them up one at a time and ask the same question. What did she tell you then, and what is she telling you now. --- WATCH WITH JUSTICE 03:24 to 18:41 - Facemire enters the plea offer letter as Defense Exhibit 2. Dated four days before Kate was scheduled for a two-day preliminary hearing. Watch how the timing lands. The state offered the deal, Kate waived the prelim, and her plea was contingent on a truthful proffer. That word, truthful, is doing a lot of work. 18:41 to 47:57 - The math of the plea. 240 months on the original murder charge becomes 108 months on the reduced second-degree. Board date June 2036. Facemire walks Kate through the matrix until she has to admit the sentence cut in half. She keeps retreating to "life is still on the table." He keeps pulling her back to the document. 49:37 to 1:12:07 - The June 12 interview vs. today. Facemire reads her prior statement back to her. "Mom mentioned ambushing him in passing, like a joke." The knife she claims today she never touched, she told investigators she grabbed. The logistics she described today in detail, she told investigators were hidden from her. Then the moment of the cross. Kate admits she lied. Her reason: "I was trying to protect my mother and brother." Facemire: protect them from what? 1:12:07 to 1:48:08 - The Kevin problem. The lawn meeting after sushi, the piece of testimony that places Kevin in the conspiracy, did not exist until the middle of his trial. Facemire puts Kate's June 12 Kevin statements on screen. "I didn't talk to Kevin that much." "I really don't have much knowledge of their conversations." Watch her explain the gap. 1:48:08 to 1:57:44 - Facemire's alternative theory lands. Kevin on cocaine the night of the shooting. Kate's fear of Matt built with Tara Lynn, Tracy, and Kevin. Kevin's text from Wendover that Kate calls a protection offer. Then the line the defense will use at closing. Kate's own words for why Kevin killed Matt: "getting rid of him." 1:57:44 to end - David Brown's redirect. Short, focused, and aimed at rebuilding. Marijuana doesn't create false memories. She talked to a real divorce attorney, not Google. Her story changed because she stopped minimizing, not because she conformed. Then the final answer from Kate. Kevin "put his life on the line to protect me from what he thought was a threat." Both sides are going to use that sentence at closing. --- READ THE DAY BEFORE How the State Is Prosecuting Tracey Grist Without Kate Restelli - justiceisaprocess.com COMPLETE CASE COVERAGE justiceisaprocess.com SUBSCRIBE for daily trial coverage and hit the notification bell so you never miss testimony. JOIN to unlock the Case Notebook powered by NotebookLM, where you can chat with the evidence and go deeper than any comment section allows. CASE BACKGROUND REPORT: https://www.justiceisaprocess.com/ut-... Tracey Grist, 60, is charged with orchestrating the murder of her son-in-law Matthew Restelli inside her Utah home. Her co-defendants have already been convicted or pleaded guilty. Complete case overview including charges, timeline, key players, and legal analysis. PLAYLISTS AND RESOURCES Website: https://www.justiceisaprocess.com/ut-... Full Trial Live Broadcasts:    • Utah v. Tracey Grist — Full Trial Live Bro...   No Breaks Edition:    • Utah v. Tracey Grist — No Breaks Edition   Trial Analysis Podcast:    • Utah v. Tracey Grist — Trial Podcast   Key Moments and Testimony:    • Utah v. Tracey Grist — Key Moments & Testi...   Subscribe for Daily Coverage:    / @justiceisaprocess   FAIR USE AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE This content is produced under Fair Use (17 U.S.C. 107) for news reporting, criticism, and educational purposes. We provide transformative commentary on public court proceedings, advancing public understanding of the judicial process through timestamps, analysis, and educational context. #JusticeIsAProcess #TraceyGrist #UtahMurderTrial