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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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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S1, EP79 "Timeline Of The Case"The lead detective testified that investigators had the murder weapon that killed Rosemarie Essa, cyanide-laced calcium pills. But he admitted to jurors under cross-examination that his team couldn't link them directly to the defendant, Yazeed Essa. Jurors then heard again the timeline of events in this case under the cross-examination of Detective McKee.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
