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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, EP103 "An Emotional Sentencing"
The sentencing phase of Yazeed Essa began with emotional victim-impacted statements. After four days of jury deliberations, he was convicted for intentionally poisoning his wife to death. During the sentencing phase, both of Rosemarie's brothers gave emotional, tear-eyed testimony. Yazeed was convicted in murdering his wife and attempted to evade police when he took flight overseas which led to an 18-month international manhunt.
S1, EP102 "The Fugitive Doctor's Fate"
Just before jury deliberations, the defense called for a mistrial over statements prosecutors made to the jury. The judge denied that motion. Yazeed Essa faced life in prison if convicted in the poisoning death of his wife, Rosemarie. After six weeks of court proceedings, the jury began their deliberation over Yazeed's fate. It took them just four days for them to reach an unanimous verdict.
S1, EP101 "The Incomplete Marriage"
In the State's closing arguments, Steven Dever, the lead prosecutor, explained why Yazeed all of abandoned his two kids to flee the U.S. as police began looking at him as a murder suspect. This was just a few weeks after his wife, Rosemarie, died. Emotions were high during closing arguments especially among Rosemarie's side of the family. This 6-week trial divided both sides of the family in the Essa marriage. Testimony pointed out to lies, manipulation, betrayal, dishonesty and heartbreak.
S1, EP100 "Closing Rebuttal"
Yazeed Essa's attorney wrapped up his long closing arguments to jurors in his murder trial. Steven Bradley stressed the importance of keying on reasonable doubt, which he believed is littered all through the state's case accusing the defendant of killing Rosemarie, his wife of five years. Next, the lead prosecutor, Steven Dever, claimed in their rebuttal argument to jurors that his team began their case as a product tampering one only to tear it down to prove intentional murder.
