Veronica Mazeka
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Verdict in the roommate murder trial. Mom accused of murder by fire and van. And, actor Dennis Quaid.
tell us about that veronica yeah so there were a couple of things that came out in recent filings one of those things was the selfie which shows brian coberger he has a little bit of a grin and he's giving a thumbs up to the camera it seems like the prosecution is hoping that this photograph will help support their bushy eyebrow evidence if you remember one of the surviving roommates says that she saw a man with bushy eyebrows leaving the residence
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Verdict in the roommate murder trial. Mom accused of murder by fire and van. And, actor Dennis Quaid.
And if the prosecution is right, this photo was taken within hours of the murders.
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Verdict in the roommate murder trial. Mom accused of murder by fire and van. And, actor Dennis Quaid.
Essentially, there was a search warrant on Koberger's Amazon activity. Investigators say that he purchased a military brand knife on Amazon about eight months before the murders, which matches the knife sheath found next to one of the victims. We reported that development in our dateline back in 2023.
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Verdict in the roommate murder trial. Mom accused of murder by fire and van. And, actor Dennis Quaid.
But what we hadn't heard before was that Koberger's online shopping activity revealed that he was shopping for another knife just days after the murders.
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Verdict in the roommate murder trial. Mom accused of murder by fire and van. And, actor Dennis Quaid.
Yeah, so experts are saying that the Amazon click activity could prove premeditation, but his defense team is hoping to have his Amazon activity kept out of the trial, and the judge has yet to rule on their motion to exclude this evidence.
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Verdict in the roommate murder trial. Mom accused of murder by fire and van. And, actor Dennis Quaid.
That's right. The prosecution has identified about 12 hours of security footage that they want to enter into evidence. which they say shows a driver circling the house in various times before the murders. But in a motion, Koberger's defense team said it's too long to sort through. So they want it out.
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Verdict in the roommate murder trial. Mom accused of murder by fire and van. And, actor Dennis Quaid.
Yeah. In the filings, we learn that Koberger's family may actually be called as a witness for the prosecution. We don't know what they might say or how the prosecution thinks they'll help the case, so we'll be watching for more on that.
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Verdict in the roommate murder trial. Mom accused of murder by fire and van. And, actor Dennis Quaid.
Yeah, the 49-year-old Captain Morody was a veteran firefighter. Just weeks before her death, she had been battling the Eaton Fire out in California, and her mom found her stabbed in her neck and chest, and it was just horrible.
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Verdict in the roommate murder trial. Mom accused of murder by fire and van. And, actor Dennis Quaid.
So according to the arrest affidavit, she was seen on ring camera chasing Rebecca Marotti. And Rebecca is saying, I don't want to die. And Yolanda is seen holding a knife.
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Verdict in the roommate murder trial. Mom accused of murder by fire and van. And, actor Dennis Quaid.
She's been on the run for about five weeks until this past weekend when Mexican officials located her at a hotel just south of the U.S. border. She's now in custody in San Diego on suspicion of murder.
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Verdict in the roommate murder trial. Mom accused of murder by fire and van. And, actor Dennis Quaid.
The arrest affidavit says that Yolanda Morody texted an unnamed witness the day after Rebecca's killing, saying that Rebecca had met someone else and was planning to end their marriage. According to the affidavit, Yolanda said, quote, we had a big fight and I hurt her. I'm sorry.
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Verdict in the roommate murder trial. Mom accused of murder by fire and van. And, actor Dennis Quaid.
That's correct. In 2003, Yolanda Morody pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter of her husband and was released from custody nearly a decade later.
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Verdict in the roommate murder trial. Mom accused of murder by fire and van. And, actor Dennis Quaid.
Well, it looks like she might finally be heading to trial. The judge-confirmed jury selection will start on Tuesday. More than 200 jurors have been summoned, so it could take a while, but we'll be there watching.
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Verdict in the roommate murder trial. Mom accused of murder by fire and van. And, actor Dennis Quaid.
More than 200 jurors have been summoned.