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Sex, Cyanide And A Doctor On The Run Case
Dr. Yazeed Essa is alleged to have poisoned his wife, Rosemarie Essa, to death with cyanide. Essa fled the country when he became a suspect, prompting an international manhunt. He was arrested in Cyprus and extradited back to the U.S. to stand trial.
S1, EP22 "Findings Of The Autopsy Report"
Two different forensic pathologists examined the remains of Rosemarie Essa and at first concluded that her death was undetermined. It took weeks before doctors linked this to a poisoning. Dr. David Dolinak told jurors his conclusion after the autopsy report I didn't know why she died. Next, the defendant's demeanor after he found out his wife had died was brought back up for the jury. Dr. Dolinak recalled what he considered unusual conversations with Yazeed Essa.
S1, EP23 "Forensic Pathologist Clears It Up"
The cross examination began on the forensic pathologist who did the autopsy on Rosemarie Essa. Dr. David Dolinak testified that it was her brother who told investigators that she was taking calcium pills. This turned investigators' attention to the supplements and they eventually found cyanide in her stash of calcium capsules. After his wife's death, Yazeed gave cyanide-laced calcium pills to police just days before he fled the country in alleged panic and embarrassment.
S1, EP24 "First Responders To The Car Crash"
The first set of police officers took the stand. This first one was a records keeper who released Rosemarie Essa's car from police custody to her husband. Jurors learned more about the car accident Rosemarie was involved in before she died. Prosecutors believed the defendant wanted his wife to die by poisoning but have it look like a car crash. These first responders arrived on the scene of this accident only to come across an unresponsive woman in her car.
S1, EP25 "Victim's Brother On The Stand"
The firefighter-paramedic on the stand explained to the jury how his team scrambled to try to save the life of Rosemarie Essa. She had been in a minor car accident. But even after she died, doctors were left wondering what exactly took her life. Next, the victim's older brother took the stand. Jurors heard another side of the story about his sister meeting and marrying the defendant, Dr. Yazeed Essa.
S1, EP21 "Tampering Her Calcium Capsules"
Prosecution had more questions for the manufacturer of the dietary supplements that Rosemarie Essa was taking at the time she died. The State put the focus on these calcium pills Rosemarie Essa had been taking before she died. They wanted to show that there was no manufacturing defect as they tried to prove that it was her husband, Yazeed, who tampered with them by lacing them with a deadly poison.
S1, EP20 "No Manufacturing Defect"
Prosecutors accusing Yazeed Essa of murdering his wife, Rosemarie, with cyanide-laced calcium pills brought in a witness who could tell the jury about those pills. This expert broke down details about the manufacturing and bottling process. Jurors heard from Raymond Stadnick, vice president of quality control at supplement manufacturer NTBY. He told them that there were no problems on the manufacturing end with the calcium pills that his wife, Rosemarie, took.
S1, EP19 "Scared And On The Run"
On the stand, the fellow doctor and defendant's close friend elaborated about potassium cyanide, the poison prosecutors alleged Yazeed Essa used to kill his wife, Rosemarie, so he could start a life with one of his mistresses. Jurors then listened to what Yazeed was claiming after he left the country. His defense argued that he went to Lebanon because he was scared and embarrassed that people would learn about his double life after the death of wife, Rosemarie.
S1, EP18 "Remembering Rosie's Death"
Scared and on the run was how Yazeed Essa's defense team described him in the weeks after his wife, Rosemarie, died. His good friend explained to jurors his communication with the Yazeed after he fled the U.S. Emotions took over Dr. Sudesh Kedar when he recalled Rosemarie's death. Yazeed's brother, Firas, returned to the stand to plead the fifth. Prosecutors alleged he committed perjury when he testified that the defendant did not confess to him that he killed his wife.
