GUILTY NY - Dr. Mary Yoder, 60, fatally poisoned, Whitesboro, 22 July 2015 #2

[Curious Me]

It's possible she may not be retried.
It's important to understand how it happened that Conley was let out of prison for the time being. It's possible the Prosecution will decide there isn't enough evidence without that supplied by Conley's very own phone.

That particular evidence pulled from Conley's phone was deemed unusable by an Appellate Court because it could've been successfully suppressed by her first trial attorney.

Last month the Appeals Court decided that phone evidence is now deemed unusable. Conley is out of prison while the Prosecution weighs whether there's a convictable case without that evidence.

Kaitlyn Conley released from custody after manslaughter conviction overturned

Prosecutors in Oneida County are deciding whether to take the case back to trial.

www.syracuse.com

Carville said his staff is deciding whether to present the case to another grand jury. Their office is evaluating what evidence would be admissible in light of the recent appellate court decision.

Based on the appeals court decision, it is possible that evidence pulled from Conley’s phone, which was crucial to the prosecution case, won’t be usable.

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[Curious Me]

Hopefully, there will be a decision whether to retry or not within the 45 days they were arguing about, but there's no timetable on this. I know we're all eager to know what is decided. ​

Kaitlyn Conley released from prison as Oneida DA mulls plans after conviction overturned

Kaitlyn Conley has been released from prison days after her manslaughter conviction was overturned by a state appellate court.

www.uticaod.com

When asked what his office’s next step is, Carville said it will be meeting to reevaluate all of the evidence in light of the Appellate Division’s decision and decide whether or not there was enough viable evidence.

When asked, Carville said there was no timetable for when this would happen, but that it wouldn’t be in the immediate future, if at all.

“We need to reexamine the evidence first,” he said.

BBM / UBM and some is JMO​

 

[Tarik]

Carville doesn't seem too willing to retry her, for some reason. What happened to the original prosecutors in the case? I know McNamara retired but what about the rest?

 

[Curious Me]

Posts 221 & 222 above may not show in dark mode, so I'll copy them here.

Kaitlyn Conley released from custody after manslaughter conviction overturned

Prosecutors in Oneida County are deciding whether to take the case back to trial.

www.syracuse.com

Kaitlyn Conley released from prison as Oneida DA mulls plans after conviction overturned

Kaitlyn Conley has been released from prison days after her manslaughter conviction was overturned by a state appellate court.

www.uticaod.com

 

[Curious Me]

Dateline has this case on tonight.




Dateline: In-Depth Investigations of News Stories with Lester Holt - NBC News

 

[Tarik]

Dateline has this case on tonight.

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Dateline: In-Depth Investigations of News Stories with Lester Holt - NBC News

Is this the same episode as the one that was aired in 2018 during the trial?

 

[Curious Me]

Is this the same episode as the one that was aired in 2018 during the trial?

Probably. I thought the Dateline episode was probably one I saw before, so I didn't watch it to see if they gave any updates concerning Conley being released from prison for now.
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March 21, 2025, 3:24 PM PDT / Updated March 22, 2025, 6:07 AM PDT
After two murder trials and a conviction, woman accused of poisoning her boss awaits news of whether she'll be tried again

After two murder trials and a conviction, woman accused of poisoning her boss awaits news of whether she'll be tried again

Chiropractor Mary Yoder was killed in 2015, and nearly a decade later, the former employee convicted in her death was set free.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[Tarik]

If there aren't any updates as of March 2025, the 2018 episode seems rather useless now. Based on the sneak peek, it's just a replay of the episode from 2018.

 

[CrimeTheorist]

Just watched the Dateline episode. It seems pretty obvious she was guilty and it makes me sick when defense attorneys are all happy when they get someone off on a technicality.

 

[al66pine]

I did not follow the Yoder case at all, but just saw M. William Phelps' book*

"We Thought We Knew You: A Terrifying True Story of Secrets, Betrayal, Deception, and Murder"
then noticed, book was released in 2020.

Anybody read this book???

From this review ---
"unravels a twisting trail of evidence to reveal the heartless scheme that tore a family apart, divided a community, and culminated in two gripping, high-profile trials."
--- it covers both trials, so it would just be missing the update about the appellate decision

Kindle version px is only $7.07, so I guess I'll Buy Now with 1-Click.

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Amazon.com

 

[TDoc72]

I did not follow the Yoder case at all, but just saw M. William Phelps' book*

"We Thought We Knew You: A Terrifying True Story of Secrets, Betrayal, Deception, and Murder"
then noticed, book was released in 2020.

From this review ---
"unravels a twisting trail of evidence to reveal the heartless scheme that tore a family apart, divided a community, and culminated in two gripping, high-profile trials."
--- it covers both trials, so it would just be missing the update about the appellate decision

Kindle version px is only $7.07, so I guess I'll Buy Now with 1-Click.

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Amazon.com

I thought it was a good book. I think I recommend it anywhere I post about this case.

 

[Curious Me]

News video: ​

Notice of Appeal Filed in Kaitlyn Conley Case

The Oneida County District Attorney has filed a notice of appeal in the Kaitlyn Conley case.

www.wktv.com

Oneida County DA files appeal in Conley case and sealed evidence

The Oneida County DA's Office has officially filed an appeal to the decision to seal the evidence in the Kaitlyn Conley case.

www.yahoo.com

Oneida County DA files appeal in Conley case and sealed evidence​

Utica Observer Dispatch - August 23,2025

Oneida County DA files appeal in Conley case and sealed evidence

The Oneida County DA's Office has officially filed an appeal to the decision to seal the evidence in the Kaitlyn Conley case.

www.uticaod.com

When records are sealed in this way, they can’t be used in future court cases. However, the Oneida County District Attorney’s Office didn’t object.

...application to unseal the records from the case. The reasoning stated was the records were needed to assist the sheriff’s office in its “extensive ongoing investigation into the death of Mary Yoder.”

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Additionally, Swartz stated the case before Clark, The People v. Kaitlyn Conley, didn’t exist. As of now, there is no active case or investigation...​

 

[IWILLNOTBOW]

Hey guys! Has Judge Clark recused herself on this case or is she still claiming that she handled it without bias?? Also, I thought that records had to remain open as long as there were still chances to appeal, please correct me if I am mistaken though. This case is just infuriating to me because it seems very clear to me that Kaitlyn didn't do it.

 

[Tarik]

It's my understanding that Judge Clark has refused to recuse herself, the Oneida County DA is appealing that decision.

 

[IWILLNOTBOW]

It's my understanding that Judge Clark has refused to recuse herself, the Oneida County DA is appealing that decision.

Ok, thanks. I'm admittedly not great with online stuff and just wanted to know if the last article that I'd seen was accurate