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If the a/c was running, why was the child's body temperature so high that the coroner's thermometer couldn't even measure the exact number?!DAILY TRIAL HIGHLIGHTS
DAY 3 – 9/1/23
DAY 2 – 8/30/23
- Court is not scheduled for Thursday, August 30, due to a hurricane threatening the area.
- Forensic Science Network Director Dr. Demetra Garvin testified that Rita Pangalangan and Larry King Jr. both had levels of methamphetamine in their blood consistent with abuse.
- Rita had 400 ng/ml of meth and 160 ng/ml of amphetamine in her blood.
- Larry had 480 ng/ml of meth and 88 ng/ml of amphetamine in his blood.
- A forensic pathologist testified that Cristina died of hypothermia after being left in a hot car for hours.
- The coroner recorded her body temperature as 109 degrees, the highest temperature his thermometer could reach.
- He found evidence that decomposition had begun, based on the nature of her injuries.
- Found that Cristina had vomited and that had aspirated into her lungs as she was dying.
- The state rested its case-in-chief.
- Larry King Jr. testified that the car was running with the air conditioning on when he placed Cristina in the car on Aug. 5, 2019.
- Larry said that he knew Cristina but did not consider himself responsible for her.
- Larry said that he and Rita had been fighting that day over infidelity, but they made up and had sex while Cristina was in the car.
- On cross, Larry admitted that he knew Rita was using meth that weekend and that neither he nor Rita opened the front door of the car during a portion of the video shown in court.
- Larry said he didn’t know what Rita did when she opened the front door at 12:29 when she checked on Cristina.
SC v. King, Pangalangan: Disabled Teen Death Trial
Rita Pangalangan and her boyfriend, Larry King Jr., were each sentenced to more than 30 years in prison for her daughter's murder.www.courttv.com
Last updated 7:07 AM, August 31, 2023
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