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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, 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, EP26 "Dominic Dipuccio"
Jurors listened to emotional testimony from Rosemarie Essa's brother. Dominic DiPuccio recalled how he rushed to the hospital where she was pronounced dead after a minor car accident. The State alleged that a mysterious phone call revealed a sinister plot of the defendant trying to kill his wife, Rosemarie. That phone call claimed Yazeed encouraged her to take a calcium supplement just before she died.
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.
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, 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, 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.
