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Blaine Alexander

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
1700 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

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Dateline NBC
The Death of Dr. Schwartz

So they took the only step they felt they could and filed a civil wrongful death lawsuit against her.

Dateline NBC
The Death of Dr. Schwartz

Have you ever worked on a case quite like this?

Dateline NBC
The Death of Dr. Schwartz

In 2015, the year after the murder, Will Florin and Tommy Robig agreed to represent the family.

Dateline NBC
The Death of Dr. Schwartz

Police had investigated this and said there's not enough to bring criminal charges against her.

Dateline NBC
The Death of Dr. Schwartz

What made you think that you could win in a court of law?

Dateline NBC
The Death of Dr. Schwartz

How does she, in your telling, become someone who kills her husband?

Dateline NBC
The Death of Dr. Schwartz

Greed, selfishness, narcissism.

Dateline NBC
The Death of Dr. Schwartz

They would spend years building a case against Rebecca.

Dateline NBC
The Death of Dr. Schwartz

Meanwhile, she had built a new life with new friends and a new profession.

Dateline NBC
The Death of Dr. Schwartz

What kind of doctor did she tell you she was?

Dateline NBC
The Death of Dr. Schwartz

Nephrologist.

Dateline NBC
The Death of Dr. Schwartz

While Leo Strawguy sat in jail, Rebecca Schwartz had already left Florida for a fresh start in Lodi, Wisconsin.

Dateline NBC
The Death of Dr. Schwartz

A small town flanked by farms and picturesque fields.

Dateline NBC
The Death of Dr. Schwartz

A great choice if you need to just get away.

Dateline NBC
The Death of Dr. Schwartz

Maybe that's what Rebecca was thinking when she moved there a few months after the murder.

Dateline NBC
The Death of Dr. Schwartz

What was her personality like?

Dateline NBC
The Death of Dr. Schwartz

She seemed very bubbly and she seemed genuine and concerned, you know, thoughtful.

Dateline NBC
The Death of Dr. Schwartz

Sue Mashick first met Rebecca at her son's home.

Dateline NBC
The Death of Dr. Schwartz

She said, well, I had to get out of Florida.

Dateline NBC
The Death of Dr. Schwartz

She said, after my husband was murdered, all the docs were asking me to cover their shifts at the hospital and I just couldn't take it anymore.