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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, 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, 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.
