A YOUNG IRAQ WAR VET DIAGNOSED WITH PTSD IS ACCUSED OF KILLING THE WOMAN HE LOVES - WAS SHE ANOTHER CASUALTY OF WAR?

"48 Hours Presents: Private Needham's War"

Saturday, May 25

Pvt. John Needham beat a woman he loved to death - that much is certain. What is not known for sure is what role post-traumatic stress disorder may have played in Needham's actions when he killed 19-year-old Jacque Villagomez. 48 HOURS revisits Needham's story in an encore of "Private Needham's War" to be broadcast Saturday, May 25 (10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

Needham's story started in Iraq where he was severely injured in combat and exposed to multiple IED and grenade attacks. He was later diagnosed with traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder. From the beginning, Needham took responsibility for Villagomez's death but said he remembered little of the incident. He said that, as they argued one night, something inside him snapped. He blamed his brain injury and PTSD for the beating that came next. "What other incident in my life besides being in combat would contribute to me being a murderer?" Needham said.

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