‘I’m Not Kissing You:’ TV Bailiff Renard Spivey Shares Startling Details of the Deadly Struggle With His Wife

A bailiff on a popular TV courtroom show was acquitted of murdering his wife after an argument broke out in their Houston home. Now, more than five years after her death, Renard Spivey is telling his side of the story in an interview with “48 Hours” called “Deputy Spivey on Trial.” The real-life Texas sheriff’s deputy was a familiar face to many thanks to his role on the show “Justice for All with Judge Cristina Perez.” But he suddenly found himself on the wrong side of the law in the early morning hours of July 28, 2019. When police arrived at his home, they found the lifeless body of his wife, Rebecca, in a closet with at least two gunshot wounds, including one to the chest. Spivey, who stands 6 feet 3 and was nearly 300 pounds at the time, told police he scuffled with his 5-foot-6 wife over a gun, and it accidentally went off and killed her. He, on the other hand, suffered a single bullet wound to the leg. The 63-year-old was arrested and posted $50,000 bond, which came with certain conditions, including not attending his deceased wife’s funeral. “That’s my wife. I was in love with...