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The Lorena Bobbitt Trial
S1, EP34 "A Mean Wife"John Bobbitt's cousin faced cross-examination. He testified that Lorena was physical toward John and even began fights between the two. Jurors later listened to testimony from several members of her husband, John's side of the family. His aunt, who raised John since he was five, told jurors that he and Lorena rushed to get married because her green card was about to expire. The aunt later testified that the big separation during his marriage with Lorena was because she was a mean wife.
The Lorena Bobbitt Trial
S1, EP35 "The Mutilating Joke"Just days before Lorena Bobbitt maimed her husband, John, she told a neighbor that she was leaving him. On the stand this friend recalled that she offered Lorena a place to stay but Lorena never took her up on her offer. Next, the jury heard all about an off-handed joke Lorena made at work weeks before this attack. It include cutting her husband's penis off because it would hurt more than killing him. Jurors would decide if Lorena Bobbitt was really joking when she did this very thing.
The Lorena Bobbitt Trial
S1, EP36 "Dr. Henry Gwaltney"A court-appointed forensic psychologist was called back to the witness stand. This time it was for the prosecution team in their rebuttal case accusing Lorena Bobbitt of intentionally and maliciously wounding her husband, John, when she severed his penis and discarded it. It took three different forensic mental health specialists from one psychiatric hospital in Virginia who interviewed Lorena to evaluate her state of mind. They all found no evidence of temporary insanity.
Sex, Cyanide And A Doctor On The Run Case
S1, EP65 "Fleeing The U.S."The brother of Yazeed Essa's alleged fixer took the stand. Prosecutors wanted to expose the alleged ring that was orchestrated to help Yazeed flee the country and relocate to avoid extradition. He left the U.S., and his two children, just weeks after the death of Rosemarie, his wife. It allegedly took a number of people and secret operations to help Yazeed Essa flee the U.S. and finally settle in Lebanon. After a nearly two-year international manhunt ensued, the defendant was captured.
Sex, Cyanide And A Doctor On The Run Case
S1, EP66 "One Of Two Main Mistresses Testify"The first of Yazeed Essa's many mistresses testified against him in his murder trial. Prosecutors believed he killed his wife, Rosemarie, so he could be exclusively with one of them. The State argued Yazeed didn't want a messy and costly divorce. So, before Dr. Yazeed Essa was a fugitive and accused killer, he was a serial cheater. His defense and several witnesses confirmed that Essa had numerous affairs while married to Rosemarie.
Sex, Cyanide And A Doctor On The Run Case
S1, EP67 "Michelle Stephens"Evidence portraying Yazeed Essa as an adulterer, was presented during his murder trial. That included love letters, info about trips, jewelry, and his former mistress who testified against him. Michelle Stephens, the woman prosecutors believed Yazeed was leaving his wife for, told jurors that he had been promising her that he would leave Rosemarie and move out the family house.
Sex, Cyanide And A Doctor On The Run Case
S1, EP68 "Tragic Love Affair"It was more than a love triangle for Yazeed Essa who seemed to be stuck between two main mistresses and his wife who wanted to have a third child. He hired both mistresses and allegedly made promises to each of them that he would end his marriage so they could be exclusive. Michelle Stephens said that in the weeks leading up to Rosemarie's death, Yazeed promised he would leave his wife so the two of them could be together. She told jurors her and the defendant were soul mates.
Someone They Knew with Tamron Hall
S1, EP8 "Family Business"On the surface the Carters seemed like a happy family of Iowa farmers, but when they discover Shirley Carter shot to death in her kitchen, the family begins pointing fingers at each other.
The Lorena Bobbitt Trial
S1, EP30 "Irresistible Impulse"The Defense's mental health expert found herself defending her expert conclusions on what caused Lorena Bobbitt to mutilate her own husband, John. Dr. Susan Feister concluded that after four separate interviews that Lorena suffered an acute psychosis when she attacked her husband. Jurors then learned about the concept of irresistible impulse. This was the criteria used in the Defense's case for insanity. Lorena claimed temporary insanity at the moment of the attack.
The Lorena Bobbitt Trial
S1, EP31 "Battle Of The Mental Health Experts"The defense's mental health expert wrapped up her long detailed testimony to jurors. Next, Lorena Bobbitt's legal team rested their case. But, the battle of the mental health experts got under way. Both the defense and state's forensic psychiatrist agreed that Lorena was a sick woman. Her defense alleged that acute psychosis drove her to mutilate her husband. But the state claimed the very target of her cutting was in itself a goal-oriented, reasoned action.
The Lorena Bobbitt Trial
S1, EP32 "Victim Recalled To The Witness Stand"The State's forensic psychiatrist told jurors that Lorena Bobbitt was not insane when she attacked her husband. Dr. Miller Ryans concluded after evaluating the defendant that she chopped off John's penis in a malicious, pre-planned attempt to hurt him. The prosecution team recalled John back to the stand and raised questions on claims Lorena made under oath. They included abortions, forced anal sex, and moments of marital rape. All of which he denied he forced on her.
Sex, Cyanide And A Doctor On The Run Case
S1, EP61 "Incriminating Internet Searches"The jury listened to more details about internet searches done on his computer. Prosecutors were convinced that a digital trail would show that he concocted and carried out a plan to kill his wife, Rosemarie. Secret Service agent Jason Berryhill faced cross-examination. He said he came across internet activity of Yazeed browsing the British Airways website. Prosecutors wanted to show that he devised a plan to leave the country during the investigation into the murder of his wife, Rosemarie.
Sex, Cyanide And A Doctor On The Run Case
S1, EP62 "Murder Plot And The Plot To Flee"Prosecutors called in Yazeed Essa's cousin to testify against him this was the fourth cousin who took the stand for the State. They questioned these relatives about the days leading up to Rosmarie's death and what happened later. Yazeed Essa's cousin testified in that the defendant narrowed down the two places in the Middle East he could go when he left the U.S. one of those was Lebanon where he ended up.
Sex, Cyanide And A Doctor On The Run Case
S1, EP63 "The Toxicology Professor"A professor of emergency medicine and medical toxicology took the stand. Dr. Christopher Holstege broke down for jurors how much cyanide exposure would end a person's life. When Rosemarie Essa died, she had a fatal amount of the poison in her system. The professor lectured to the jury: Cyanide poisoning causes a number of different arrythmias. That's what makes it tricky, clinically.
Sex, Cyanide And A Doctor On The Run Case
S1, EP64 "Reality Of Cyanide Poisoning"The Defense raised hypothetical questions to the medical toxicologist on the stand. The professor Christopher Holstege broke down how Rosemarie Essa was poisoned with lethal amounts of cyanide. The State wasn't done bringing in scientists and medical professionals to try to prove their case that he killed his wife, Rosemarie. Next, a forensic chemist took the stand after the medical toxicologist wrapped up his testimony.
Someone They Knew with Tamron Hall
S1, EP11 "Medical Mystery"Rosemarie Essa appears to die in a car crash; when police learn this was no more than a low-speed fender bender, they begin to suspect foul play by someone who knew what they were doing.
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