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FL v. AILEEN WUORNOS
S1, EP14 "The Other Murder"Nearly a year went by between the murders of Richard Mallory and Charles Humphreys; both were linked to defendant Aileen Wuornos. Within that year, another four men were killed in the same way off a highway.
FL v. AILEEN WUORNOS
S1, EP15 "The Self-Defense Killer"Aileen Wuornos worked as a prostitute picking up drivers as she hitch hiked, but she said she killed in self-defense.
FL v. AILEEN WUORNOS
S1, EP16 "Homicidal Behavior"The judge allowed evidence of other allegations against Aileen Wuornos to be used at this trial; the State's case-in-chief was to prove to jurors she showed homicidal behavior.
FL v. AILEEN WUORNOS
S1, EP17 "The Damsel Of Death"A medical examiner from a different murder case linked to Aileen Wuornos testified; a state law in Florida allowed jurors to hear about prior bad acts and illegal activity; but the defense argued that Wuornos only killed to save herself.
FL v. AILEEN WUORNOS
S1, EP18 "Her Last Victim"An investigator broke down what happened to the man who was allegedly Aileen Wuornos's last victim; jurors have heard from officers in several jurisdictions.
Someone They Knew with Tamron Hall
S1, EP4 "Hometown Hero"HS football coach Ed Thomas is a legend in Parkersburg, Iowa, who had mentored multiple players into the NFL, and kids even had a poster of him on their walls; when he is gunned down during an early morning workout, the entire town is shocked.
Someone They Knew with Tamron Hall
S1, EP8 "Family Business"On the surface the Carters seemed like a happy family of Iowa farmers, but when they discover Shirley Carter shot to death in her kitchen, the family begins pointing fingers at each other.
The Trials Of Dr. Death
S1, EP19 "The Day Thomas Hyde Died"A month after Thomas Hyde formally asked and signed an agreement to end his life the defendant proceeded with the physician-assisted suicide; Dr. Jack Kevorkian's sister, Margo Janus, who worked with him, testified.
Sex, Cyanide And A Doctor On The Run Case
S1, EP27 "Uncovering The Poisoned Calcium Pills"The brother of Rosemarie Essa recalled the days after his sister lost her life. Dominic DiPuccio testified against her husband, Yazeed Essa, who was accused of killing her. Her brother claimed Yazeed's demeanor changed drastically when he learned that her family and friends knew about the poisoned calcium supplement. Yazeed was accused of using a cyanide-laced calcium pill to kill her so he could begin a relationship with one of his many mistresses.
Sex, Cyanide And A Doctor On The Run Case
S1, EP28 "Fear & Suspicion"He abandoned his own kids and wasn't coming back. That's what the brother of Rosemarie Essa told jurors about the actions of Yazeed after police questioned him over her death. This emotional testimony came on Dominic DiPuccio's second day on the stand. The Defense questioned him under cross-examination. DiPuccio recalled how Yazeed fled the country right at the time police and his family began to suspect he may have been involved in sister's death.
Sex, Cyanide And A Doctor On The Run Case
S1, EP29 "Brother Plays Detective"The cross-examination was underway with the brother of Rosemarie Essa. Dominic DiPuccio chose to adopt her two children when Yazeed Essa abandoned them and fled to Lebanon after the police questioned him about Rosemarie's death. DiPuccio could be considered the State's key witness because he was the one who pointed police to the poisoned calcium pills. Under cross-examination, Yazeed's lawyer tried to discredit him in the eyes of the jury.
Sex, Cyanide And A Doctor On The Run Case
S1, EP30 "Coroner's Case"The legal team for Yazeed Essa was not done questioning his brother-in-law on the stand. Dominic DiPuccio recalled when Yazeed disappeared and abandoned his children, they searched his home, business, and computer looking for clues as to his whereabouts. The jury later heard about observations and comments made by the defendant after his wife, Rosemarie, died. On the stand was an ER processing secretary working the day Rosemarie was admitted. She confirmed her death was a coroner's case.
Sex, Cyanide And A Doctor On The Run Case
S1, EP31 "Cyanide"Cyanide poisoning was central to this case because that is what killed Rosemarie Essa. She had taken a calcium pill that was laced with cyanide. Jurors got a lesson on all things cyanide. On the stand was Don Whitworth, a cyanide expert for DuPont chemical company. He confirmed that cyanide can be found everywhere in nature including in the human body. According to a toxicology report, Rosemarie had a deadly amount of potassium cyanide, which ended her life.
Sex, Cyanide And A Doctor On The Run Case
S1, EP32 "The Undetected Poison"The cyanide lecture was not over yet for the jury. On the stand, cyanide expert Don Whitworth broke down details about cyanide in its natural and chemical forms. The State claimed that whoever laced Rosemarie ESSA's calcium supplements with deadly amounts of potassium cyanide did it with a bit of sophistication. They claimed it was enough to carry out a murder plot that could've gone undetected by investigators.
Sex, Cyanide And A Doctor On The Run Case
S1, EP33 "The Alleged Fixer"The guy who protected Yazeed Essa while he was a wanted man testified. Jamal Khalife told jurors that after Yazeed fled the country following the death of his wife, Rosemarie, he provided a place for him to stay and fake aliases while he settled in Lebanon. While Yazeed was abroad for 18-months allegedly fleeing U.S. authorities Yazeed confessed to Khalife that he poisoned his wife, Rosemarie, to death.