Jury finds Jessy Kurczewski guilty of killing friend with eye drops
Jessy Kurczewski wept in court as a jury found her guilty of killing her friend, Lynn Hernan, with eye drops. More
November 14, 2023
Jessy Kurczewski, 39, is charged with one count of first-degree intentional homicide and two counts of felony theft in the 2018 death of 62-year-old Lynn Hernan. Prosecutors say Kurczewski killed Hernan after giving her a water bottle mixed with six bottles of Visine, and staged the scene to look like a suicide by drug overdose. For daily trial highlights, click here.
Jessy Kurczewski wept in court as a jury found her guilty of killing her friend, Lynn Hernan, with eye drops. More
November 14, 2023
UPDATE: Jessy Kurczewski has been convicted on all counts in the death of Lynn Hernan, a woman in her care who was poisoned with eye... More
November 14, 2023
A Wisconsin jury deliberated for more than 10 hours over two days before returning a verdict in Jessy Kurczewski's murder trial. More
November 14, 2023
In closing arguments, the defense says it was suicide, not homicide that killed Jessy Kurzcewski’s friend, Lynn Hernan. More
November 13, 2023
Prosecutor Abbey Nickolie delivers closings in WI v. Jessy Kurczewski, arguing Kurczewski killed Lynn Hernan by dumping Visine in her water. More
November 13, 2023
Jessy Kurczewski told Judge Dorow that deciding whether or not to testify was difficult, but ultimately she will not take the stand. More
November 9, 2023
Dr. Lindsey Thomas, a pathologist, testified that she believes Lynn Hernan died from mixed drug toxicity, and not from Tetrahydrozoline alone. More
November 8, 2023
Judge Jennifer Dorow denied Jessy Kurczewski's attorney's motion for a directed verdict on three counts in Lynn Hernan's death. More
November 7, 2023
Jurors saw a police interview where Jessy Kurczewski told detectives that she frequently purchased eye drops for Lynn Hernan to drink. More
November 3, 2023
A police interview and text messages shown to the jury indicate that Jessy Kurczewski was familiar with Tetrahydrozoline. More
November 3, 2023
Detective Nathan Piennes outlined the investigation into Jessy Kurczewski that revealed more than $100,000 was stolen from Lynn Hernan. More
November 1, 2023
Anthony Pozza, a friend of victim Lynn Hernan's, testified about 'red flags' he noticed about Jessy Kurczewski after Hernan's death. More
October 31, 2023
An inmate who was behind bars with Jessy Kurczewski said she admitted to using Lynn Hernan's money but not to killing her. More
October 31, 2023
Scott Craig was upset and emotional in a recorded phone call placed by his ex-girlfriend, Jessy Kurczewski, from jail. More
October 30, 2023
Jessy Kurczewski and her mother are seen in a video shown to the jury answering questions about Lynn Hernan's medical problems. More
October 30, 2023
Koreen Pozza, a friend who had known Lynn Hernan for 35 years, said that it was uncharacteristic of Hernan to give people cash or big... More
October 27, 2023
Dr. Linda Biedrzycki testified in Jessy Kurczewski's murder trial about victim Lynn Hernan's health and the eye drops that killed her. More
October 26, 2023
Forensic Analyst Joseph Scott Morgan explains what Tetrahydrozoline is, and how it was allegedly used to kill Lynn Hernan. More
October 25, 2023
Testimony began in WI v. Kurczewski: Eye Drops Murder Trial. The big question is: Was Lynn Hernan's death the result of poisoning or suicide? More
October 25, 2023
Prosecutors say Jessy Kurczewski fatally poisoned Lynn Hernan with eye drops, while the defense argued that Hernan took her own life. More
October 24, 2023