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Cheerleader on Trial for Baby's Murder
EP30 "Dr. John White"Skylar Richardson's father tells the jury that she kept her pregnancy, delivery and attempted burial of Annabelle as a secret from her family; Dr. John White reviews the medical records, case notes and police interviews to establish his opinion.
Cheerleader on Trial for Baby's Murder
EP31 "Fetal Growth Restriction"The Defense's OB-GYN expert explains to the jury how stillbirths occur in deliveries; on the stand, Dr. John White indicates that Skylar Richardson's description of Annabelle when she was born was similar to what happens in the case of a stillborn.
Cheerleader on Trial for Baby's Murder
EP32 "Nutritional Deficiency & Lagging Fundal Height"Low caloric intake and nutritional deficiency is the diagnosis the defense's medical expert gave of Skylar Richardson while she was pregnant; Dr. John White claims Skylar was an unhealthy mother who likely delivered a stillbirth child.
Cheerleader on Trial for Baby's Murder
EP29 "Crisis Pregnancy"Dr. John White, the Defense's OB-GYN, claims Skylar was not healthy because of her eating disorder; he concludes that Annabelle suffered poor growth in her mother's womb causing her to be stillborn.
Sex, Cyanide And A Doctor On The Run Case
S1, EP81 "The Nine Poisoned Calcium Pills"Nine calcium pills laced with cyanide poisoning was found in Rosemarie Essa's supplement bottle. On the stand in her husband's murder trial was the lead detective who eventually linked the source of the tampered pills to Yazeed just before he fled the country. Later, the lead detective, Sergeant Gary McKee, wrapped up his testimony to jurors.
Sex, Cyanide And A Doctor On The Run Case
S1, EP82 "Marguerita Montanez"Jurors learned more about Yazeed Essa's extramarital affairs he had going on while he was married to his wife. On the stand, was his longtime mistress, who was also married to another man. She admitted she and the defendant were intimate for months leading to Rosemarie's death. Marguerita Montanez told jurors where they would usually meet up to engage in sexual relations. She claimed that she had no clue that Yazeed's defense team would implicate her in Rosemarie's death.
Sex, Cyanide And A Doctor On The Run Case
S1, EP83 "The Longtime Main Mistress"Jurors listened to more testimony from the defendant's longtime mistress. Marguerita Montanez happened to be the same mistress the Defense team alluded to jurors could be the real killer in Rosemarie Essa's poisoning death. Montanez found herself caught in the middle of Rosemarie's murder and Yazeed fleeing U.S. authorities as a suspect... She testified that Yazeed never gave her gifts, trips or even went on dates.
Sex, Cyanide And A Doctor On The Run Case
S1, EP84 "Sordid Love Triangle Leads To Murder"The second woman in Yazeed Essa's love triangle testified that her affair with him was just casual, not an infatuation. Marguerita Montanez told jurors that neither of them saw a future together. Their affair went on for months leading up to his wife Rosemarie's death. Next, cross-examination began on this longtime mistress. At the time, Rosemarie's death was ruled a homicide; local authorities treated both of the defendant's two main mistresses as possible suspects to the murder.
Cheerleader on Trial for Baby's Murder
EP17 "Assessing the Gestational Age of the Baby"The jury learns how old baby Annabelle was when she died, according to the State's latest expert on the stand.
Cheerleader on Trial for Baby's Murder
EP18 "IUGR"The issue of intrauterine growth restriction or IUGR is the big focus in Skylar Richardson's murder trial; on the stand is Dr. Kim Brady, an expert in the field of maternal fetal medicine.
Cheerleader on Trial for Baby's Murder
EP20 "No Evidence of Stillbirth"Jurors hear details about Sklyar Richardson's pregnancy; she told the investigators that she delivered the baby all by herself in her bathroom; prosecutors bring in a medical expert who believes that Annabelle was most likely healthy at birth.
Cheerleader on Trial for Baby's Murder
EP21 "The Second Police Interrogation"Prosecutors recall back on the stand the Lieutenant who worked on this case; the State introduce the second police interrogation of the defendant, over the death of her newborn, Annabelle; both police interrogations appear to be emotional for Skylar.
Sex, Cyanide And A Doctor On The Run Case
S1, EP68 "Tragic Love Affair"It was more than a love triangle for Yazeed Essa who seemed to be stuck between two main mistresses and his wife who wanted to have a third child. He hired both mistresses and allegedly made promises to each of them that he would end his marriage so they could be exclusive. Michelle Stephens said that in the weeks leading up to Rosemarie's death, Yazeed promised he would leave his wife so the two of them could be together. She told jurors her and the defendant were soul mates.
Sex, Cyanide And A Doctor On The Run Case
S1, EP69 "Former Mistress Devastated"A key witness testified about her affair with Yazeed Essa during the weeks leading up to the death of his wife, Rosemarie. Michelle Stephens was recalling how devastated she was when the defendant was a suspect in his wife's death. Stephens confirmed that she had an affair with another doctor at the hospital where she and Yazeed worked. They would ultimately get married.
Sex, Cyanide And A Doctor On The Run Case
S1, EP70 "Crime Lab Reports"Michelle Stephens, the former mistress of Yazeed Essa, wrapped up her testimony about Rosemarie's death. Next, the crime lab report on the physical evidence in this case included details about the victim's calcium pills which the state said had been laced with cyanide. Evidence showed that her dried saliva and vomit found in her car also tested positive for 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.