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Edwards' wife believed he didn't father child?

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    Dying spouse doubted marital infidelities?

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-- -- -- David prosecutors wrap up their case against John Edwards that was even more emotional testimony revealing that Edwards dying wife Elizabeth.

Believed her husband when he said he was not the father of Riel hunter's child.

Jonathan Serrie back outside the courthouse Greensboro, North Carolina.

How -- the prosecution wrap up its case Jonathan what are the clues that you had.

Hi bill prosecutors say they're going to call three federal agents to the stand today however they are not.

Planning on calling edwards' mistress real -- or not.

On their final list of witnesses for today.

But they could still the defense could still call -- -- hunter later on in the trial since she had initially been on.

Both lists for the prosecution and the defense although hunter is central to the case some legal analysts say it's hard to predict whether she as a witness.

Would have helped.

Or hurt the prosecution.

According to testimony some of edwards' closest associates were suspicious upon -- and feared what she might say publicly.

Yesterday former -- -- spokesperson Jennifer Palmieri described a confrontation in 2007.

In which Elizabeth Edwards questioned benefactors Fred and Lisa blue -- and on why they had taken hunter shopping and float her on private jets according to Palmieri -- -- was saying.

That you've got to hold your friends close and your enemies closer.

Ariel was a loose cannon and we just didn't know what she would say to the press bill.

-- -- At one point and we saw this last week when John edwards' own daughter broke down in court had to walk out there was another witness on the stand.

Who broke him as well what prompted all this.

Yeah and and -- to put it in perspective John edwards' daughter while she left the courtroom during this.

Emotional testimony she wants an openly weeping you could tell that she.

-- was upset or or or concern but it wasn't like he had stormed out of the courtroom.

But this witness Jennifer Palmieri yesterday was openly sobbing at one point the defense during cross examination.

Offered her -- teacher who -- to wipe her tears.

And so in this broken testimony.

She was describing her relationship with Elizabeth Edwards even though she had.

Broken ties with John Edwards she had become very close to his wife.

And she described a conversation.

That she had with the candidates wife just days before she died from breast cancer.

Palmieri said she was concerned that when she died there would not be a man around that loved her.

Palmieri said she promised to be there for mrs.

Edwards but she was.

Unable to console her friend who continued to hold on to that terrible feeling of loss -- Jonathan Serrie back in that case today we'll see how it progresses things.

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