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The Crystal Rogers case at trial. Karen Read prosecution wrapping up. And a lawyer on objections.
Thu, 29 May 2025
Almost a decade after Kentucky mom of five Crystal Rogers went missing, the first of three men charged in connection with her death goes to trial. The prosecution in the Karen Read case calls their final witness -- an accident reconstructionist. Updates on former MLB pitcher Dan Serafini and "Rust" movie armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed. Plus, NBC News Legal Analyst Danny Cevallos breaks down when lawyers can -- and can't -- object in court.Find out more about the cases covered each week here: www.datelinetruecrimeweekly.com
What happened to Crystal Rogers?
And according to the police, this was all over cryptocurrency.
Yeah, exactly. So Woltz and DuPlessis allegedly demanded that the victim give them his Bitcoin password. And when the victim refused, the police said that that's when the torture began. This man managed to escape. Yeah. Against all odds, according to law enforcement, the victim told Waltz that he would finally give up his Bitcoin password.
And then when Waltz went to go get the victim's laptop, he saw an opportunity to flee and flag down a nearby officer for help.
Up next, we are checking in on the trial of former Major League Baseball pitcher Dan Serafini at the historic Auburn Courthouse in Placer County, California. Remember last week we first talked about this case. Serafini is accused of the murder of his father-in-law, Gary Spohr, and the attempted murder of his mother-in-law, Wendy. This happened back in 2021. Serafini has pleaded not guilty.
What is the latest going on in court, Veronica?
So we're still in the prosecution phase of the trial. At this point, the jury is pretty familiar with the details of the crime. They've seen photos of the crime scene and surveillance video of the masked man. Prosecutors say, is Serafini walking down the driveway towards the home?
All right. So the prosecutor called people who know Serafini to the stand to weigh in on the video, to weigh in on the man in the video, in the mask. Yeah.
Yeah. So a friend of the family actually testified that they believed that the man in the video walked just like Serafini. But Serafini's older brother said that the person in the video was not similar to his brother.
So the prosecutor also asked witnesses whether they'd heard Serafini threaten his in-laws.
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