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Suitcase Killer Murder Trial
EP16 "Dr. Wendy Gunther Explains"On the stand is the medical examiner who tells the court about examining the remains of Bill McGuire each time another suitcase was recovered; the jury hears graphic details about Bill's remains.
Suitcase Killer Murder Trial
EP15 "Tracing The Path Of The Bullet"Prosecutors call upon the expertise of a firearms examiner; investigators were able to link the bullet found in Bill McGuire's remains to the same gun that his wife, Melanie, bought just two days before he vanished.
Taboo Photos Murder Trial
S1, EP7 "Homicide Detective Explains"The deputy on the stand claimed police got a tip that Tom Merriman had been killed. So, they decided to do a welfare check but couldn't find him. After a search warrant was executed, they found his body in the driveway of his home in a pile of trash. Another investigator who looked into Merriman's overdose death was next to the stand. Prosecutors played back jailhouse phone calls after Jade Janks was arrested for murder.
Taboo Photos Murder Trial
S1, EP8 "Putting Together The Murder Timeline"Jurors listened to more testimony from an investigator who worked the homicide of Tom Merriman. His body was found in his driveway in a pile of trash. This was the same driveway where police arrested the defendant for first-degree murder. What did Jade Janks allegedly buy just hours before police say she killed her stepdad, Tom Merriman? This was part of the state's timeline of events presented during her murder trial.
Taboo Photos Murder Trial
S1, EP9 "Tools For The Murder"A detective who worked the investigation into Tom Merriman's death collected a number of items linked to this case which included a black glove, nylon cords, a towel and ropes. Jade Janks told detectives that she bought the items at a nearby pharmacy for a project. But authorities believed she had a more sinister use for them, murder. Next, a neighbor of the victim told the jury that the last time he saw Merriman alive was the day before police say he was killed.
Taboo Photos Murder Trial
S1, EP10 "Crime Scene Photos"Jurors listened intently to the testimony of Tom Merriman's neighbor. He recalled his last interactions with Tom before he died. According to this neighbor, he was slurring his words and struggling to walk. The jury then saw more crime scene photos in court. They included interior and exterior shots of both the defendant's home and that of the victim, Tom Merriman's house. They were stepfather and stepdaughter but they were also next-door neighbors.
Sex, Cyanide And A Doctor On The Run Case
S1, EP102 "The Fugitive Doctor's Fate"Just before jury deliberations, the defense called for a mistrial over statements prosecutors made to the jury. The judge denied that motion. Yazeed Essa faced life in prison if convicted in the poisoning death of his wife, Rosemarie. After six weeks of court proceedings, the jury began their deliberation over Yazeed's fate. It took them just four days for them to reach an unanimous verdict.
Sex, Cyanide And A Doctor On The Run Case
S1, EP103 "An Emotional Sentencing"The sentencing phase of Yazeed Essa began with emotional victim-impacted statements. After four days of jury deliberations, he was convicted for intentionally poisoning his wife to death. During the sentencing phase, both of Rosemarie's brothers gave emotional, tear-eyed testimony. Yazeed was convicted in murdering his wife and attempted to evade police when he took flight overseas which led to an 18-month international manhunt.
Deadly Parade Crash Trial
EP129 "Brooks Apologizes to His Many Victims"Darrell Brooks isn't done addressing the court in his sentencing hearing; he apologizes to the judge, prosecutors, survivors, and the families of the victims - not only for his role in the deadly parade crash but for his behavior in the courtroom.
Deadly Parade Crash Trial
EP131 "Judge Gets the Final Word"Darrell Brooks wrapped up his statements to the judge in the deadly parade crash trial; this came after more than 40 people gave emotional victim-impact statements; he spoke to the judge for two hours ahead of his sentencing.
Cheerleader on Trial for Baby's Murder
EP39 "Neonaticide"Steward Bassman makes the diagnosis that Skylar Richardson is suffering from a dependent personality disorder; the prosecutor questions Bassman on neonaticide, the deliberate act of a parent murdering their child during the first 24 hours of life.
Cheerleader on Trial for Baby's Murder
EP40 "Undetermined Cause Of Death"Dr. Mark Levaughn concludes that the manner of death in Annabelle's demise as a homicide was incorrect; he tells the jury that the autopsy report performed on the baby's remains had it all wrong.
Cheerleader on Trial for Baby's Murder
EP38 "Closing Arguments"The Defense gives their final remarks to jurors; Skylar's lead attorney calls out the prosecution team's role in the trial; he claims that the State tried to poke holes in the Defense's case.
Cheerleader on Trial for Baby's Murder
EP34 "Defense's Final Remarks to Jurors"During closing arguments, Skylar Richardson's lead attorney tells the jury that she was surprised she was even pregnant with her daughter, Annabelle; this was the defense's attempt to downplay the state's assertion that Skylar kept her pregnancy.
Sex, Cyanide And A Doctor On The Run Case
S1, EP89 "Investigating Abroad"The jury got further details into the murder investigation of Rosemarie Essa. On the stand, was the detective who went all the way to Greece to corroborate Yazeed's location as a wanted U.S. fugitive living in Lebanon. Detective Dennis Matejcici confirmed that he interviewed Yazeed's alleged fixer all the way in Greece about where Yazeed was living while evading the law. After this homicide detective's testimony, the state of Ohio formally rested their case in chief.
Sex, Cyanide And A Doctor On The Run Case
S1, EP90 "Defense Delivers Their Case"Yazeed Essa's defense team began their case on the importance of taking calcium as a person ages. At the time of her death, Rosemarie was taking a daily dose of calcium supplements along with prenatal vitamins. She was trying to get pregnant with her and Yazeed's third child. Next, the defendant's co-worker and former employee told jurors a different side to his relationship with his longtime mistress.