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According to the college dean on the stand, within a week before the murder, University of Mount Union officials forced the defendant to leave the school. When it was time for Brenda Powell to reach out to her daughter's school administrators about her expulsion, the State contended she was attacked by Sydney and stabbed to death. Next to the stand was the forensic pathologist who performed the autopsy on the victim. Dr. Robert Schott went into graphic detail for jurors.
According to the college dean on the stand, within a week before the murder, University of Mount Union officials forced the defendant to leave the school. When it was time for Brenda Powell to reach out to her daughter's school administrators about her expulsion, the State contended she was attacked by Sydney and stabbed to death. Next to the stand was the forensic pathologist who performed the autopsy on the victim. Dr. Robert Schott went into graphic detail for jurors.
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S1, EP11 "Iron Skillet And Steak Knife"According to police officers on the scene, the defendant told them that an intruder had broken in and that her mom was bleeding. But investigators later found out that that claim wasn't exactly true. On the stand was an investigator who worked the gory scene at the Powell family home. He presented the jury with a number of bloody crime scene photos. The State claimed Sydney confronted and cornered her mother in her bedroom and fatally attacked her with an iron skillet and a kitchen knife.
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S1, EP12 "Staged Crime Scene"The crime scene was staged. That's what prosecutors said about the fatal attack on Brenda Powell. Investigators came across blood found in different areas of the home. They said it looked like it was made to appear that an intruder had broken in and killed her. Jurors listened to more detailed testimony from Lieutenant David Whiddon, the lead investigator on the case. The defendant pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity claiming she had a psychotic break during the attack.
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S1, EP13 "Lead Case Investigator Explains"The Defense had questions for the lead investigator who looked deeper into Sydney Powell's background. Jurors were given the timeline of events leading up to the murder of her mother, Brenda. The lead investigator in the case was testifying. Lieutenant David Whiddon was portraying a story of a student who flunked out of college and then attacked her mother when she found out.
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S1, EP14 "Defense Begins Their Case"Prosecutors rested their case. Now it was up to the Defense to try to convince the jury that mental illness caused her to attack her mother, Brenda Powell. The Defense's first witness was the defendant's grandmother, who was also the victim's mother. Jurors heard more about the medication Sydney Powell was taking. This was all during her grandmother's testimony where she shared details about family life over the years.
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S1, EP10 "A Bloody Crime Scene"Thirty stab wounds in her neck was what the forensic pathologist confirmed about the attack on Brenda Powell. Dr. Robert Schott did the autopsy in this case and described for the jury how she died. Jurors saw the crime scene photos, as part of the state's case. When police arrived at the scene where Brenda was stabbed, they say they found Sydney in the driveway with her eyes rolled back and clawing at the asphalt. Her defense claimed she in a catatonic state not responding to audio stimuli.
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S1, EP9 "The Deadly Phone Call"According to the college dean on the stand, within a week before the murder, University of Mount Union officials forced the defendant to leave the school. When it was time for Brenda Powell to reach out to her daughter's school administrators about her expulsion, the State contended she was attacked by Sydney and stabbed to death. Next to the stand was the forensic pathologist who performed the autopsy on the victim. Dr. Robert Schott went into graphic detail for jurors.
