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Opening statements began in the State's case against Susan Wright. She was accused of stabbing her husband. She pleaded not guilty by reason of self-defense. The defendant admitted to the fatal stabbings.
Prosecutors brought in the investigators who arrived in the backyard of the Wright family home. Buried in the backyard was Jeff Wright who fell prey to multiple stab wounds.
Just five days after Jeff Wright was killed his body was discovered in his backyard. On the stand was the officer who came across the body which had nearly 200 fatal stab wounds.
More crime scene photos were introduced to the jury. The State wanted to make sure jurors got a sense of the crime scene. They believed Susan Wright killed her husband in their bedroom and then moved his body to be buried in near the backyard patio.
Key crime scene evidence was presented in the state's case against Susan Wright for fatally stabbing her husband, Jeff. Jurors learned what police uncovered in the early parts of their murder investigation into Jeff's death.
Crime scene photos dominated the courtroom. Jurors learned about the Blood Spatter found in her bedroom where she allegedly stabbed her husband. Prosecutors left no stone unturned in their case against Susan Wright.
The long cross-examination of the police sergeant continued in the State's against Susan Wright for murder.
On the stand was the lead detective assigned to this case. He told jurors that three days before Jeff Wright's body was discovered her wife, Susan, filed a domestic violence complaint against him.
On the Stand, the lead detective on the case confirmed that Susan Wright confessed and turned herself into authorities. Next, in a made-for-TV moment a bed and mattress made its way in to the courtroom.
Prosecutors got very detailed in demonstrating what they believed happened to Jeff Wright right before he was killed. With a bed rolled into the courtroom jurors watched a re-enactment of the fatal stabbing all while the defendant was crying.
Testimony of the case's lead investigator wrapped up. Next, jurors listened to expert testimony from the State's DNA examiner.
Jurors listened to more DNA evidence linked to the stabbing death of her husband, Jeff. Prosecutors contended that while he was tied down to their bed, Susan committed mariticide, the killing of one's husband.
Grisly details to how Jeff Wright was killed were presented in autopsy photos. On the stand was the forensic pathologist who conducted the full external examination on Jeff.
Emotions ran high for Susan Wright during the testimony of the Medical Examiner.
The medical examiner who performed the full autopsy of Jeff Wright pointed out his findings in the autopsy exam he conducted on his corpse.
Cross-examination continued on the deputy medical examiner who conducted the autopsy of Jeff Wright. Just like the prosecution team, the Defense performed literal demonstrations in front of the jury using Dr. Dwayne Wolf.