Gawd I hope not. Then she is doomed.
Like I said you show me where she purchased the arsenic then she is guilty.
JDB, perhaps you can show us all where it is the State's burden to show she purchased the arsenic?
Are you saying that if a murder victim dies by a firearm the State must trace that firearm back to the defendant to meet their burden of proof? They never have to produce the weapon or trace the method used. Many times defendants can be very good at getting rid of all traces back to them. They didn't even investigate this case until 15 months later as a homicide. By then the arsenic was long gone imo just like her original computer was very conveniently missing.
I certainly hope that is not what you are saying for the State has no burden to prove the arsenic was purchased by the defendant or produce the arsenic just like they wouldn't if another victim had died from a gunshot wound, stabbing or bludgeoning and LE never recovered the weapon/method used or traced it back to the defendant. LE never could find or trace the bludgeoning weapon used back to Scott Dyleski when he used it to murder Pam Vitale, he is doing LWOP.
Respectfully by your logic all the defendant has to do is get rid of the evidence of the weapon/method and they are home free.
Todd's death was due to arsenic poisoning. His body is the evidence of the method used. ALL experts agreed that
ingestion would have had to occur within 3 hours before symptoms showed up. It fits perfectly imo because Todd went to bed fine at 11:30 pm and 3 hours later he was sick as a dog. NO ONE was in that home with him that was an adult other than Cindy Sommer.
It doesn't bother me at all that CS got a new trial. I have to agree with the Judge and Udell was a fruit-loop extraordinaire.
What I found so revealing in this case is she never gave up where the old computer was. She just wasn't going to cough it up even though it still had a balance owing that her father in law was responsible for paying. What in the world could have been on there that she would never ever reveal where it was?
I believe she will be found guilty again.
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