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TikTok Star Murder Trial
S1, EP67 "Jailhouse Confession"While testifying on the stand, Ali Abulaban's defense attorney blew the whistle during his cross-examination. The State brought up a jailhouse confession Ali allegedly made where he bragged about killing his wife, Ana, and her friend, Rayburn Barron. Later, the jury listened to the defendant be apologetic about his role in the fatal shootings. Ali admitted that he was initially in the victim mindset until he began his so-called Journey of healing.
TikTok Star Murder Trial
S1, EP68 "Defense Rests Their Case"Ali Abulaban's attorney had more questions for him during redirect examination. She wanted him to clarify claims he made that alluded to him premeditating and carrying out the murders of his estranged wife, Ana, and the friend she was with, Rayburn Barron. Later, Ali Abulaban wrapped up his long testimony on the stand and then his defense rested their case-in-chief to jurors. Later, the stated delivered their closing arguments.
TikTok Star Murder Trial
S1, EP69 "Closing Arguments"Premeditated was the theme in the State's closing arguments to the jury. Lead prosecutor Taren Brast laid out her theory on how a marital separation between Ali Abulaban and his wife, Ana, led him to fatally shoot at close range her and her friend, Rayburn Barron. How bad had things gotten between Ali and Ana? According to the State, Ali had to write himself notes not to abuse his wife. This was just days before the double murder.
TikTok Star Murder Trial
S1, EP70 "Premeditated Murder Vs. Heated Passion"According to the prosecution team, Ali Abulaban did not just have a plan to kill his estranged wife and her suspected lover, but he also had a plan to get his five-year-old daughter and flee town after committing the double homicide. The lead prosecutor played back video of the fatal gunshots back to the jury. Later, the defense delivered their closing arguments. They were pushing for voluntary manslaughter in the shooting deaths because they occurred out of heated passion.
Someone They Knew with Tamron Hall
S2, EP211 "A Hit With A Bullet"It's not easy to score a successful song in Nashville, this is called a bullet; sometimes what it takes is a little more than talent and a little less than legal; Kevin Hughes caught a different kind of bullet.
Someone They Knew with Tamron Hall
S2, EP212 "Holiday Horror"When Lisa Guy failed to show up for work after Thanksgiving weekend, a wellness check led to a nightmarish discovery that would hit close to home.
Tortured Son Murder Trial
S1, EP17 "Pointing The Finger At The Older Brother"The State used its closing argument to try to make clear what it thought was Shanda Vander Ark's role in the death of Timothy Ferguson. She was accused of inflicting torture and neglecting her own son by ordering her older son to punish Timothy, while she watched on surveillance cameras. Her defense team then gave their final remarks to the jury pointing to Paul as the real culprit in the torture and murder of Timothy.
Tortured Son Murder Trial
S1, EP18 "Verdict In, Defendant Absent"The State contended that Shanda Vander Ark neglected her son who had autism, because of his constant behavior issues. But the jury would have to decide whether she was responsible for torturing and starving him to death. After just two days of trial proceedings the jury went into deliberations deciding on Vander Ark's guilt. When the verdict arrived after an hour she chose not to be in the courtroom to hear it.
Sex, Cyanide And A Doctor On The Run Case
S1, EP71 "Analyzing The Calcium Pills And The Bottle"The criminalist who examined the tainted calcium pills testified for the state. Rosemarie Essa's death was linked to capsules that had been laced with potassium cyanide, a deadly and rare poison. Jurors then shifted their attention to DNA analysis in the poisoning death of his wife, Rosemarie. After she died, the defendant gave police his wife's calcium pill bottle which led them to investigate whether someone had tampered with it.
Sex, Cyanide And A Doctor On The Run Case
S1, EP72 "Eva Mcgregor"Another key witness for the State testified. Eva McGregor was Rosemarie's best friend. She happened to be the last person to talk to Rosemarie before she died. McGregor told jurors that she talked to her almost every day. Prosecutors believe that if it wasn't for her, the cyanide-laced calcium pills may never have been found and Rosemarie's death could have remained a mystery. It was their final phone call that pointed to the calcium supplements.
Sex, Cyanide And A Doctor On The Run Case
S1, EP73 "Rosemarie Essa's Final Phone Call"The best friend of Rosemarie Essa got emotional as she testified about the calcium pills that Rosemarie had been taking. It was their final phone call that helped turn the police's attention to those pills and eventually find the cyanide. Jurors to what Eva McGregor had to say. She recalled telling Rosemarie's family about the calcium pills that made her feel sick.
Sex, Cyanide And A Doctor On The Run Case
S1, EP74 "Lead Detective On The Case"The lead detective who investigated Rosemarie Essa's murder took the witness stand. Detective Gary McKee recalled looking into her death even before it was declared a homicide. When she suddenly died, police did not initially suspect any foul play. But, Detective McKee soon discovered the nannies that her husband, Yazeed, hired after Rosemarie died. They were taking care of more than just the children. Both of them were his two main mistresses.
Sex, Cyanide And A Doctor On The Run Case
S1, EP75 "The Police Interview"Prosecutors accusing Yazeed Essa of poisoning his wife, Rosemarie, played back his police interview for jurors during his murder trial. During the interview, investigators were simply trying to find out how, all of a sudden, she died after her autopsy report ruled her death as undetermined. But, it was after this police interview that Yazeed fled the U.S. and became a fugitive overseas.
Sex, Cyanide And A Doctor On The Run Case
S1, EP76 "Linking The Death To A Homicide"The jury listened to the recorded interview the defendant gave police before fleeing the country. All police wanted from Yazeed at that point was more information about the health of his wife. Rosemarie's loved ones were blindsided in the days following her sudden death. First you had her funeral and coming to terms with her passing. But then, her husband, Yazeed, suddenly vanished, leaving behind their two children. So, her family filed a missing person's report.
Sex, Cyanide And A Doctor On The Run Case
S1, EP77 "Mistresses As Murder Suspects"Asphyxiation by cyanide was the final conclusion about Rosemarie Essa's death. Lead Detective Gary McKee was on the stand outlining how it took four weeks for her death to be classified as a homicide. McKee confirmed that in the days Yazeed was out of the country his two main mistresses were initially considered suspects in Rosemarie's death. This detective later answered questions under a probing cross-examination.
Sex, Cyanide And A Doctor On The Run Case
S1, EP78 "Searching For The Source Of The Cyanide"The lead detective in Rosemarie Essa's murder helped process her husband's extradition order since he was accused of being her killer. Detective Gary McKee told jurors that as soon as her death was determined to be a homicide, Yazeed was a suspect but he had fled the U.S. to go to Lebanon. So, where did Yazeed Essa get the solid cyanide that police alleged he used to kill his wife? Investigators looked for a link between the defendant and the poison, but they found nothing.