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Killer Or Cover-Up Murder Trial
S1, EP133 "More Red Flags"An undetermined cause of death was an important element in Karen Read's defense. Her attorneys argued that if it's not clear that John O'Keefe was murdered, then that should raise enough reasonable doubt in the case against her. But according to Trooper Michael Proctor on the stand, that despite the undetermined classification, his team still handled the death as a murder. Challenging the credibility of investigators was key for Read's defense. More red flags meant more reasonable doubt.
Killer Or Cover-Up Murder Trial
S1, EP134 "Dehumanizing The Defendant"The long cross-examination was not over yet for the lead detective on the stand. Karen Read's defense asked more accusatory questions for Trooper Michael Proctor. He admitted to the jury that his unprofessional text messages dehumanized her. The texts were sent during the months-long investigation looking into the death of John O'Keefe, her boyfriend. Proctor told jurors that it was a figure of speech. My emotions got the best of me.
Killer Or Cover-Up Murder Trial
S1, EP135 "Lead Detective Under Redirect"The lead detective on the stand answered questions under redirect. It came after a long cross-examination where the defense accused him of mishandling and corrupting the investigation into John O'Keefe's death. According to Trooper Michael Proctor, no one else but Karen Read was responsible for this homicide. Jurors would decide later if the lead case detective was truthful in his testimony. And, was he truthful in leading this murder investigation?
Killer Or Cover-Up Murder Trial
S1, EP136 "More From The Massachusetts State Police"The lead detective wrapped up his testimony. Karen Read's defense team grilled him about his conduct during the investigation into John O'Keefe's death. Jurors would decide later if Trooper Michael Proctor's conduct during the investigation tainted the police's work? Next to the stand for the State was a higher-up in the Massachusetts State Police. He was the lead investigator's supervisor on this case.
Judgment With Ashleigh Banfield
S1, EP42 "Oregon v. Beagley"Prosecutors say the death of 16-year-old Neil Beagley was completely preventable; so much so his parents are charged with criminally negligent homicide.
Judgment With Ashleigh Banfield
S1, EP43 "Colorado v. Andrade"Friends and family of Angie Zapata say she never hid from the men she dated that she was a transgender woman; Michael Andrade claims she did, and that the revelation drove him to brutally murder her.
Judgment With Ashleigh Banfield
S1, EP47 "Colorado v. Nelson"Police dispatcher Shawna Nelson thought she had committed the perfect crime when she shot her romantic rival Heath Garraus' execution style, but she underestimated the abilities of the very police department she worked for.
Judgment With Ashleigh Banfield
S1, EP46 "California v. Winslow"NFL star Kellen Winslow II seemingly had it all when he left the game behind, but five women came forward to accuse him of rape and other sex crimes.
Sex, Cyanide And A Doctor On The Run Case
S1, EP93 "Digital Forensics Examination"An expert in computer forensics testified. Mark Vassel critiqued the work of the State's expert who testified earlier about the internet records retrieved in the days leading up to Rosemarie Essa's untimely death. According to investigators, this digital footprint of Yazeed revealed not just a murder plot but an escape out of the country after the crime.
Sex, Cyanide And A Doctor On The Run Case
S1, EP94 "Defense Rests Their Case"The dense topic of computer forensics was brought back up for jurors. Yazeed Essa's defense critiqued the way the state's expert retrieved his internet activity in the days leading up to his wife, Rosemarie's death. The Defense then rested their case in his murder trial. The defendant chose not to take the witness stand in an attempt to exonerate him for the aggravated murder charge in Rosemarie, his wife's poisoning death. Next, the State delivered a brief rebuttal case.
Sex, Cyanide And A Doctor On The Run Case
S1, EP95 "State Delivers Closing Arguments"Closing arguments was underway. First up was the State. The prosecutor reminded the jury that 46 witnesses took the stand in the six-weeks of trial testimony. Anna Faraglia argued that all the evidence pointed to one person in the death of his wife. She went on to tell jurors that Dr. Yazeed Essa failed to do his duty as a doctor in saving a life when Rosemarie, was killed. Instead, he took a life and destroyed a life.
Sex, Cyanide And A Doctor On The Run Case
S1, EP96 "Defense Delivers Closing Arguments"During the final remarks to the jury, the State expounded on their murder timeline. This timeline ended in the poisoning death of Rosemarie Essa and her husband, Yazeed, fleeing the country on the run from the law. Next, it was the Defense's turn to deliver their closing arguments. This would be the final time they would speak to jurors in their attempt to appeal to them Yazeed's innocence in the poisoning death of his wife, Rosemarie.
Judgment With Ashleigh Banfield
S1, EP34 "Washington v. Letourneau"Mary Kay Letourneau, 34-year-old married schoolteacher and mother, was having sex with a 12-year-old student, and the story grabbed headlines around the world; it's only the first in a series of wild revelations.
Judgment With Ashleigh Banfield
S1, EP40 "Washington v. Foos"Reverend Randall Foos says it was just an unfortunate accident when his car hit and killed 19-year-old Sara Casey as she rode her bicycle, but a civil suit revealed more than the eye could see, or couldn't, that turned this accident into a crime.
Judgment With Ashleigh Banfield
S1, EP39 "Washington v. Haq"No one argued that Naveed Haq suffered from mental health issues; he walked into the Seattle Jewish Federation office, started shooting, wounding six women and killing one; the jury has to decide if his mental health issues make it less of a crime.
Judgment With Ashleigh Banfield
S1, EP41 "Oregon v. Worthington"When 15-month-old Ava Worthington became ill with a cold, her parents Carl and Raylene did what they always did, and insisted the power of prayer was the only cure she needed.