Opening statements banner

OH v. ESSA (2010)

Dr. Yazeed Essa is on trial for allegedly poisoning his wife, Rosemarie Essa, with cyanide, resulting in her death in 2005. Essa fled the country when he became a suspect, prompting an international manhunt. He was arrested in Cyprus in October 2006 and brought back to the United States to stand trial.

OH v. ESSA (2010)

1-OH v. Essa: Prosecution Opening Statements

2-OH v. Essa: Defense Opening Statements

3-OH v. Essa: Defense Opening Statements PT2

4-OH v. Essa: Defense Opening Statements PT3

5-OH v. Essa: Dr. Elizabeth Balrag

6-OH v. Essa: Dr. Elizabeth Balrag PT2

7-OH v. Essa: Dr. White

8-OH v. Essa: Witness Testimony

9-OH v. Essa: Firas Essa

10-OH v. Essa: Firas Essa PT2

11-OH v. Essa: Firas Essa PT3

12-OH v. Essa: Firas Essa PT4

13-OH v. Essa: Firas Essa PT5

14-OH v. Essa: Dr. Sudesh Kedar

15-OH v. Essa: Dr. Sudesh Kedar PT2

16-OH v. Essa: Raymond Stadnick

17-OH v. Essa: Lanny Lewis

18-OH v. Essa: Dr. David Dolinak

19-OH v. Essa: First Responder Testimony

20-OH v. Essa: Gino Cassaro

21-OH v. Essa: Dominic DiPuccio

22-OH v. Essa: Outside the Presence of the Jury

23-OH v. Essa: Dominic DiPuccio PT2

24-OH v. Essa: Dominic DiPuccio PT3

25-OH v. Essa: Kris Virostek

26-OH v. Essa: Don Whitworth

27-OH v. Essa: Jamal Khalife

28-OH v. Essa: Jamal Khalife PT2

29-OH v. Essa: Jamal Khalife PT3

30 -OH v. Essa: Jamal Khalife PT4

31-OH v. Essa: Sgt. Marios Ioannou

32-OH v. Essa: Witness Testimony

33-OH v. Essa: Dr. Jack Mitstifer

34-OH v. Essa: Essa Family Testimony

35-OH v. Essa: Julie DiPuccio

36-OH v. Essa: Julie DiPuccio PT2

37-OH v. Essa: Firas Essa Recall

38-OH v. Essa: Rocco DiPuccio

39-OH v. Essa: Michael Awad

40-OH v. Essa: Deanna DiPuccio

41-OH v. Essa: Christine Dicillo

42-OH v. Essa: Abraham Hamed

43-OH v. Essa: Douglas Rohde

44-OH v. Essa: Witness Testimony

45-OH v. Essa: Special Agent Phil Torsney

46-OH v. Essa: Ron Williams

47-OH v. Essa: OPJ: Omar Awad

48 -OH v. Essa: James Svoboda

49-OH v. Essa: Secret Service Agent Jason Berryhill

50-OH v. Essa: Abraham Awad

51-OH v. Essa: Professor Christopher Holstege

52-OH v. Essa: Carrie Mazzola

53-OH v. Essa: Fadi Khalife

54-OH v. Essa: Michelle Stephens

55-OH v. Essa: Michelle Stephens PT2

56-OH v. Essa: Michelle Stephens PT3

57-OH v. Essa: Expert Testimony

58-OH v. Essa: Eva McGregor

59-OH v. Essa: Frankie Montanez

60-OH v. Essa: Detective Sgt. Gary McKee

61-OH v. Essa: Detective Sgt. Gary McKee PT2

62-OH v. Essa: Detective Sgt. Gary McKee PT3

63-OH v. Essa: Detective Sgt. Gary McKee PT4

64-OH v. Essa: Marguerita Montanez

65-OH v. Essa: Marguerita Montanez PT2

66-OH v. Essa: Marguerita Montanez PT3

67-OH v. Essa: OPJ: Greg McCrary

68-OH v. Essa: Greg McCrary & Gina Hasrouni

69-OH v. Essa: Detective Dennis Matejcici

70-OH v. Essa: Detective Dennis Matejcici PT2

71-OH v. Essa: OPJ: Exhibits

72-OH v. Essa: Dr. Michael Yaffe

73-OH v. Essa: Ron Onesko

74-OH v. Essa: Dish One Up Testimony

75-OH v. Essa: Robert Glickman

76-OH v. Essa: Witness Testimony

77-OH v. Essa: Mark Vassel & Kevin O'Donnell

78-OH v. Essa: Outside the Presence of the Jury

79-OH v. Essa: Steve Crandall & Cynthia Page

80-OH v. Essa: Prosecution Closing Arguments

81-OH v. Essa: Defense Closing Arguments

82-OH v. Essa: Defense Closing Arguments PT2

83-OH v. Essa: Prosecution Rebuttal

84-OH v. Essa: OPJ: Jury Instructions

85-OH v. Essa: Jury Instructions

86-OH v. Essa: Verdict

87-OH v. Essa: Sentencing