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CA v. O.J. Simpson
S1, EP123 "Contradictive Witness"Rosa Lopez claims that she saw O.J. Simpson's car at about 8 p.m. on the night of the murders; according to prosecutors, Rosa didn't always give the same account of what she witnessed the night Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman were killed.
The Lorena Bobbitt Trial
S1, EP33 "John Bobbit's Family Takes The Stand"John Bobbitt, who was back on the witness stand, answered questions under cross-examination. He told the jury that it was not marital rape that led Lorena to cut off his penis but that she was frustrated with bad sex that night. In the State's rebuttal case John's close friends and family testified to specific incidents that occurred in the Bobbitt's home life. Jurors heard a side of Lorena that differed from her testimony.
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.
CA v. O.J. Simpson
S1, EP119 "The Maid Next Door"Housekeeper Rosa Lopez says she saw something on the night of the murders that benefits the defense's case; O.J. Simpson's lawyers hope that will prove to the jury that O.J. was not involved in the killings of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman.
The Lorena Bobbitt Trial
S1, EP29 "Acute Psychosis"In her trial, prosecution continued to challenge the mental health evaluation of Lorena Bobbitt. Dr. Susan Feister claimed Lorena's serious mental disorders led to a psychotic break when she attacked her husband, John. The state challenged the degree to which Lorena fell to acute psychosis when she attacked her husband with a kitchen knife. How long was this lapse in judgment and morality? How long was this temporary insanity? The jury would answer those questions later in their deliberations.
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.
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