Jessica Devera
Appearances
Dateline NBC
The 911 call in the Hollywood hairdresser murder. And investigators explore links between six violent deaths and a group called the Zizians.
Thank you so much for having me.
Dateline NBC
The 911 call in the Hollywood hairdresser murder. And investigators explore links between six violent deaths and a group called the Zizians.
Netflix recently released a docuseries called Cold Case, Who Killed JonBenet Ramsey? The little girl's father, Jon Ramsey, is featured in the docuseries, which centers on his push for authorities to utilize... advances in DNA technology to solve the case.
Dateline NBC
The 911 call in the Hollywood hairdresser murder. And investigators explore links between six violent deaths and a group called the Zizians.
That is correct. I think people were, you know, there's this little girl on the pageant stage.
Dateline NBC
The 911 call in the Hollywood hairdresser murder. And investigators explore links between six violent deaths and a group called the Zizians.
And I think people were just really sort of transfixed with that image. And a year before JonBenet's murder, the O.J. Simpson trial transfixed the country, right? So when JonBenet's murder made headlines, everyone latched on.
Dateline NBC
The 911 call in the Hollywood hairdresser murder. And investigators explore links between six violent deaths and a group called the Zizians.
That's right, yes. Several details to this case that have always been very intriguing, like this two-and-a-half-page ransom note found inside the Ramseys' home. The note demanded $118,000, which was very close to John Ramsey's bonus that year. Handwriting experts were brought in to analyze the writing.
Dateline NBC
The 911 call in the Hollywood hairdresser murder. And investigators explore links between six violent deaths and a group called the Zizians.
There was also the garotte, a loop of cord that was tied to a wooden handle that was used to strangle John Bonnet. Some crime scene photographs were sold to tabloid distributors. newspapers. Reporters were hungry for the next big scoop. And of course, everyone wanted the big get and wanted to interview JonBenet's parents.
Dateline NBC
The 911 call in the Hollywood hairdresser murder. And investigators explore links between six violent deaths and a group called the Zizians.
Soon after JonBenet's murder, her parents sat down with CNN to say that an intruder had to have killed their daughter.
Dateline NBC
The 911 call in the Hollywood hairdresser murder. And investigators explore links between six violent deaths and a group called the Zizians.
That is correct. According to the police, the parents were no longer speaking directly to them.
Dateline NBC
The 911 call in the Hollywood hairdresser murder. And investigators explore links between six violent deaths and a group called the Zizians.
Yeah, I mean, I think, you know, the family has been through a lot, right? And even though the district attorneys publicly announced that they were no longer under this cloud of suspicion, I think that they feel like unless DNA points to the killer, then their name will not be completely restored.
Dateline NBC
The 911 call in the Hollywood hairdresser murder. And investigators explore links between six violent deaths and a group called the Zizians.
So unknown DNA was found on several items from the crime scene, but a match has never been made. So he wants to have that further tested because there has been so much advancement in DNA technology, specifically genetic genealogy.
Dateline NBC
The 911 call in the Hollywood hairdresser murder. And investigators explore links between six violent deaths and a group called the Zizians.
So the police chief had an independent group of investigators meet, and they made several recommendations. They don't go into specifics because it is an open investigation still, but they have been telling the media and the public that they are following up on those recommendations.
Dateline NBC
Verdict watch in hairstylist murder trial. "Mommy Doomsday" represents herself. And Sean Combs latest.
Thank you so much for having me.
Dateline NBC
Verdict watch in hairstylist murder trial. "Mommy Doomsday" represents herself. And Sean Combs latest.
She basically took them back to what she said in opening statements, right? She reminded the jurors that this would be a case about betrayal. You know, because jurors can't look things up during deliberations, she actually read them a dictionary definition of what betrayal means.
Dateline NBC
Verdict watch in hairstylist murder trial. "Mommy Doomsday" represents herself. And Sean Combs latest.
She talked about Monica and Fabio's marriage and how she betrayed his trust as well as her own family, friends, and children. And she described the love affair between Monica and Robert Baker as not just, you know, a regular affair. She said it was obsessive and all-consuming.
Dateline NBC
Verdict watch in hairstylist murder trial. "Mommy Doomsday" represents herself. And Sean Combs latest.
That's right. Beth Silverman said that Monica knew her family would never accept Robert Baker and that she needed to portray herself as a victim in order to get her family on board. The prosecution also highlighted how Monica's behavior after the murder did not match what you would expect of someone who believed their home was the target of a burglary turned murder. Right.
Dateline NBC
Verdict watch in hairstylist murder trial. "Mommy Doomsday" represents herself. And Sean Combs latest.
Instead, Monica was spending time with Baker, going to comedy clubs, bars, partying it up at night instead of staying home with her kids.
Dateline NBC
Verdict watch in hairstylist murder trial. "Mommy Doomsday" represents herself. And Sean Combs latest.
That's right. I've never seen this before. This went on for three days.
Dateline NBC
Verdict watch in hairstylist murder trial. "Mommy Doomsday" represents herself. And Sean Combs latest.
That's right. You know, he urged the jury not to look at her with sympathy because she, you know, did have this affair with Robert Baker, but to find her innocent because of reasonable doubt.
Dateline NBC
Verdict watch in hairstylist murder trial. "Mommy Doomsday" represents herself. And Sean Combs latest.
Right. So the defense reiterated that Austin took a plea deal, right, and is expected to receive a shorter sentence as a result of his testimony. So they wanted to make sure to point out to the jury that he had an incentive to lie, to make up a story that was far from the truth.
Dateline NBC
Verdict watch in hairstylist murder trial. "Mommy Doomsday" represents herself. And Sean Combs latest.
Correct. So the defense pointed out to the jury that he never heard, you know, a conversation between Monica and Baker. This was all information that Baker was telling him.
Dateline NBC
Verdict watch in hairstylist murder trial. "Mommy Doomsday" represents herself. And Sean Combs latest.
Right. I mean, and who knows how long they're going to take. We've seen it. We've seen it all at Dateline, right? Sometimes they take an hour. Sometimes they take days. And so who knows how long they will take to deliberate.
Dateline: True Crime Weekly
The 911 call in the Hollywood hairdresser murder. And investigators explore links between six violent deaths and a group called the Zizians.
I think that there is something deeply disturbing about this person.
Dateline: True Crime Weekly
Verdict watch in hairstylist murder trial. "Mommy Doomsday" represents herself. And Sean Combs latest.
Thank you so much for having me.
Dateline: True Crime Weekly
Verdict watch in hairstylist murder trial. "Mommy Doomsday" represents herself. And Sean Combs latest.
She basically took them back to what she said in opening statements, right? She reminded the jurors that this would be a case about betrayal. You know, because jurors can't look things up during deliberations, she actually read them a dictionary definition of what betrayal means.
Dateline: True Crime Weekly
Verdict watch in hairstylist murder trial. "Mommy Doomsday" represents herself. And Sean Combs latest.
She talked about Monica and Fabio's marriage and how she betrayed his trust as well as her own family, friends, and children. And she described the love affair between Monica and Robert Baker as not just, you know, a regular affair. She said it was obsessive and all-consuming.
Dateline: True Crime Weekly
Verdict watch in hairstylist murder trial. "Mommy Doomsday" represents herself. And Sean Combs latest.
That's right. Beth Silverman said that Monica knew her family would never accept Robert Baker and that she needed to portray herself as a victim in order to get her family on board. The prosecution also highlighted how Monica's behavior after the murder did not match what you would expect of someone who believed their home was the target of a burglary turned murder. Right.
Dateline: True Crime Weekly
Verdict watch in hairstylist murder trial. "Mommy Doomsday" represents herself. And Sean Combs latest.
Instead, Monica was spending time with Baker, going to comedy clubs, bars, partying it up at night instead of staying home with her kids.
Dateline: True Crime Weekly
Verdict watch in hairstylist murder trial. "Mommy Doomsday" represents herself. And Sean Combs latest.
That's right. I've never seen this before. This went on for three days.
Dateline: True Crime Weekly
Verdict watch in hairstylist murder trial. "Mommy Doomsday" represents herself. And Sean Combs latest.
That's right. You know, he urged the jury not to look at her with sympathy because she, you know, did have this affair with Robert Baker, but to find her innocent because of reasonable doubt.
Dateline: True Crime Weekly
Verdict watch in hairstylist murder trial. "Mommy Doomsday" represents herself. And Sean Combs latest.
Right. So the defense reiterated that Austin took a plea deal, right, and is expected to receive a shorter sentence as a result of his testimony. So they wanted to make sure to point out to the jury that he had an incentive to lie, to make up a story that was far from the truth.
Dateline: True Crime Weekly
Verdict watch in hairstylist murder trial. "Mommy Doomsday" represents herself. And Sean Combs latest.
Correct. So the defense pointed out to the jury that he never heard, you know, a conversation between Monica and Baker. This was all information that Baker was telling him.
Dateline: True Crime Weekly
Verdict watch in hairstylist murder trial. "Mommy Doomsday" represents herself. And Sean Combs latest.
Right. I mean, and who knows how long they're going to take. We've seen it. We've seen it all at Dateline, right? Sometimes they take an hour. Sometimes they take days. And so who knows how long they will take to deliberate.