GUILTY CA - Fabio Sementilli, 49, renowned hairdresser, murdered in LA, 23 Jan 2017 *Arrests, 1 guilty*

[Niner]

Just FYI: Closing is currently in progress.

And can you please let me know "who" are doing closing? TIA! It is almost bedtime for me - and I can't listen to it. Thanks in advance!

 

[Curious Me]

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[Niner]

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Is that - Deputy DA Heather Steggell or Deputy DA Beth Silverman giving closing? TIA!

 

[Curious Me]

@Niner, I got the other name wrong, so I hesitate, but I'm almost sure that is Deputy DA Beth Silverman.

Just before they came back from break, I heard someone say they will recess tomorrow at 3 o'clock.

 

[Curious Me]

Going so fast and I'm not able to catch all the names and connections.

 

[LaborDayRN]

When the procecutor started speaking this morning she didn't re-introduce herself.
But in the pictures above she is the one on the bottom left when looking at my screen.

 

[Curious Me]

Prosecution Deputy DA Beth Silverman keeps going for hours. Here, she is pointing out everybody's role in the murder, and how Monica aided and abetted. Okay, lunch now, but Silverman already said she'd be continuing after lunch. ​

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LUNCH!

 

[LaborDayRN]

And can you please let me know "who" are doing closing? TIA! It is almost bedtime for me - and I can't listen to it. Thanks in advance!

Someone in the chat mentioned "this is a master class from Ms. Silverman" during closing arguements

 

[Curious Me]

Someone in the chat mentioned "this is a master class from Ms. Silverman" during closing arguments

Deputy DA Silverman is not going to leave a shred of doubt in the Juror's minds that Monica aided & abetted, and was a ringleader in the planning of the murder of her own husband. I have to agree with some on that chat that Silverman's voice can get too much after the first hour. However, she's remarkable. I understand that she's paid a bit higher in salary than most in her position. I also found an article about her fearlessly filing a civil suit taking her former supervisor to court for sexual harassments.​

https://ktla.com/news/local-news/top-l-a-county-prosecutors-who-reported-sexual-harassment-by-boss-receive-700k-settlement/

 

[Curious Me]

Back finally. DA Silverman gets right up to the Jury Box and presents the Jurors with her facts & logic tying Monica to the surveillance of Fabio and in-depth planning to kill him. Reminding Jurors of Monica's secret behavior, the sneaking around with Baker, and how they were in constant, constant, constant communication. And then, the meet-up at the Target parking lot.​

 

[Curious Me]

A Juror sneezed, and Silverman managed to say "Bless You" while still delivering her Closing, and subtly moved back gracefully away from the germs. Without a pause, kept on point. ​

 

[Curious Me]

THIS IS ABOUT JUSTICE FOR FABIO SEMENTILLI


May 17, 2024, 3:06 AM

Betrayal turned deadly: The killing of a celebrity hair stylist

When famed hair care executive Fabio Sementilli’s daughter found him stabbed to death in 2017, the crime was seen as a burglary gone wrong.

abcnews.go.com

 

[Curious Me]

Bringing up Sal, from Wella, getting a call from the defendant, and also Obad, pestering him to get info to do with the life insurance. A co-worker of Fabio's, Sam Polaris, became aware how Monica knew plenty about Fabio's assets, what numerous financial elements including the stock options, etc., Fabio, in front of defendant, said all the stock, etc., would go to Monica. She boasted she managed and handled the family's finances. Monica even said Fabio was worth more dead to her than alive.​

Sam

 

[Curious Me]

From my understanding--
Going over all the assets and the miscalculations Henry had to correct against Monica's estimates. Monica lied saying Fabio took care of all the financials and their assets. The opposite of what she boasted to Sam and the Wella crowd.

Oh, goody, recess for 15 minutes!​

 

[Curious Me]

I'm barely hanging on by a thread. Four plus hours of straight listening for Jurors might be enough to think about now. ​

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People who tried to help Monica while she was whining about money troubles. She bugged everyone about why her insurance money was NOT being released to her. Monica even made obsessive contact to Wella about wanting to obtain Fabio's frequent flying mileage! ​

Moving onto a related topic, but I see Silverman still has a lot of pages left to go over in her notebook. I'm tired, she is not.

Oh boy, Monica finds out she may actually get the insurance money. She doesn't call her daughters, or her sister, or any of the people trying to help her. She immediately calls Robert Baker!!! ​

ETA-- Court over for the day! Back 9 a.m. tomorrow.

 

[cujenn81]

For anyone that has not been able to follow the trial like they would like too .. I went back and listened to Mitzi Roberts testimony and filled in a few things from Sy Ray's testimony and made a time line of the day of Fabios murder. This is just about a 2 hour window surrounding the time of the incident.

3:26pm - Monica is seen leaving Residence
3:28pm - Monica is seen passing Ralph's Supermarket
3:29:50pm - Monica enters Target parking lot
(an individual is seen walking around the front of her vehicle and possibly entering the vehicle in front of the Payless shoe store .. her car then parks at the far end of the Target parking lot)
3:34pm - Monica repositions her car and parks closer to the Target entrance
3:36pm - Monica sends Viber message to Baker
3:37pm - Rental car that Baker is driving exits Target parking lot
3:37:56pm - Monica makes an outgoing call to Gessica
3:39pm - Monica enters Target
3:40pm - Monica sends IM to Gessica (do not be late)
3:41pm - Gessica sends IM to Monica ( I won't lol)
3:47pm - Gessica leaves the residence
3:53:57pm - Monica accesses the IDMSS (connects to her home ip address to access the home security)
4:00pm - 4:15 pm - Monica connects to her home ip address 8 times to view home security
4:18pm - Joggers (Baker & Austin) are captured on camera heading to Sementilli residence
4:22pm - Incoming call from Isabella to Monica
4:24pm - Monica makes outgoing call to Isabella
4:27pm - Incoming call from eye doctor to Monica (unanswered)
4:28pm - Monica makes outgoing call to eye doctor
4:32pm - Monica exits Target
4:37pm - Outgoing call Monica to Isabella
4:38pm - Monica exits Target parking lot
4:41:55pm - Monica enters Ralphs Supermarket lot
4:42:30pm -Monica enters Ralphs Supermarket
4:46:11pm - Monica sends viber message to Baker
4:50pm - Monica deletes Lifestyle lounge app from her phone
4:52:40pm - Monica exits Ralphs Supermarket
4:53pm - Baker & Austin leave residence in Porsche
4:54pm - Isabella returns home
4:56pm - Porsche passes Ralphs Supermarket
5:03pm - Monica returns home
5:12pm - Bakers phone registers back on
5:14:30pm -Baker sends viber message to Monica

Thanks so much for this. TBH, I find the most damning part of this entire timeline to be the IM that Monica sent her daughter saying don’t be late. It seems quite obvious she wanted to be certain that her daughter left the house when she was supposed to leave.

Well that… and the fact that she and Baker were at the same Target, at the same time, immediately before Baker traveled to her house to commit the crime.

If the jury doesn’t find her guilty, something is way wrong.

 

[Niner]

Friday, April 4th:
*Trial continues (Day 40)-Closing Arguments [continued] (@ 9am PT) – CA – Fabio Sementilli (49) (Jan. 23, 2017, Los Angeles) – *Monica Sonia Crescentini Sementilli (45/now 53) (wife) arrested (8/18/17), indicted (8/31/17), charged (8/18/17) & arraigned (8/31/17) with capital murder with special circumstances of murder for financial gain & conspiracy to commit murder. Plead not guilty. Held without bond. DA will not seek DP. LA County
Jury Selection began on 1/21/25 & ended 1/22/25. No info on jurors. Juror #2 was replaced by an alternate on 3/19/25. Juror #2 [new one] was replaced by an alternate on 3/20/25.
Trial began on 1/24/25 & on 3/12/25 Prosecutors rested their case. Defense began their case on 3/12/25 & rested their case on 4/2/25. Dark on Fridays (sometimes).
Superior Court Judge Ronald S. Coen. Deputy DA Heather Steggell & Deputy DA Beth Silverman. Defense attorneys Leonard Levine & Blair Berk.
Court hearings from 6/5/18 thru 1/28/25 & Jury Selection Days 1-2 (1/21-1/22/25) & Trial Day 1-38 (1/24 & 1/29-4/2/25) reference post #789 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...a-23-jan-2017-arrests-1-guilty.327994/page-40
4/2/25 Wednesday, Trial Day 38 Update: Defense witnesses: Deborah Obad, a friend of Fabio and Monica Sementilli. Ann Challed-Spong. She is a Senior Forensic Scientist & Asst. Lab Director at Technical Associates. It's a crime lab & provides consultation for attorneys. Detective Mitzi Roberts. Defense rested their case.
4/3/25 Thursday, Trial Day 39: Closing statements by Deputy DA Beth Silverman & will continue tomorrow. Trial continues on Friday, 4/4/25 with closing arguments & jury deliberations & will recess at 3pm.
*Christopher Austin (38/now 39) – Plead guilty on 1/17/25. Sentencing hearing on 4/30/25.
*Robert Louis Baker (55/now 62) (wife’s BF) plead no contest/guilty on 7/7/23 & sentenced to life without parole.

 

[seekingjustice**]

Thanks so much for this. TBH, I find the most damning part of this entire timeline to be the IM that Monica sent her daughter saying don’t be late. It seems quite obvious she wanted to be certain that her daughter left the house when she was supposed to leave.

Well that… and the fact that she and Baker were at the same Target, at the same time, immediately before Baker traveled to her house to commit the crime.

If the jury doesn’t find her guilty, something is way wrong.

I agree those circumstances are damning and also what shocked me and convinced me of her guilt early on was the fact that she was viewing the home security cameras while she was at Target after Baker left, so she would have been watching when Baker arrived at her home to kill Fabio.

I found it chilling when Silverman pointed out to the Jury that if Monica's daughter had arrived home just 5 minutes earlier than she did, then she would likely have also been murdered.

 

[BrownRice]

I agree those circumstances are damning and also what shocked me and convinced me of her guilt early on was the fact that she was viewing the home security cameras while she was at Target after Baker left, so she would have been watching when Baker arrived at her home to kill Fabio.

I found it chilling when Silverman pointed out to the Jury that if Monica's daughter had arrived home just 5 minutes earlier than she did, then she would likely have also been murdered.

I feel the defense’s ONLY chance will be to highlight this. AND the thought that there’s literally no way Monica would give up her pretty posh life for the likes of a Rob Baker.
But, she did. She got caught up in the lust and thrill (ugh…vomit) of Rob Baker and must have experienced a thrill she’d never had before.

I saw something pop up the other day regarding Chris Watts (killed wife and daughters in 2018) and realized Monica and Chris are the same person. Both killed their spouses over a new highly charged relationship.

 

[Curious Me]

Not today, but I wanted to get this PowerPoint here.


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