Erin Moriarty
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first heard Nov 2024
last heard 5d ago
Erin Moriarty’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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That wasn't the only omission.
The same deputy medical examiner also failed to take note of rib fractures, including several on her back.
He didn't testify at trial, and the prosecution tried to address the problem, pointing out that the injuries had been photographed and that none of them contributed to Violet's death.
The medical examiner's office declined to comment for this story.
Julie Rendleman, a criminal defense attorney and former homicide prosecutor, is a 48 Hours consultant who reviewed the case.
Daniel Yacobi's trial became a battle of experts, with five doctors testifying about how and why Violet died, including a new deputy medical examiner brought in by prosecutors who agreed with the finding of asphyxia due to neck compression.
But Dr. Sims told the jury that he believed Violet's death was instead caused by a rare mass of blood vessels in her brain stem called an arteriovenous malformation, or AVM.
This is what you think contributed to Violet's death?
Yes.
He says he spotted the problem in this microscopic slide of Violet's brain stem.
According to Dr. Sims, the AVM had hemorrhage, causing Violet to become disoriented.
The defense presented a photo superimposing the abrasion against a star-shaped design on the railing.
Dr. Sims says it's a match.
Is this at all possible that Violet could have died because of a medical event and fallen down?
Prosecutor Shane Michael argued that Dr. Sims simply cherry-picked the evidence and disputes his theory about the cause of that odd abrasion.
And he says Violet had osteopenia, a weakening of the bones.
What do you think then caused that V mark on her chin?
Her son strangling her.
The prosecution's radiologist also testified that if Violet had fallen from the railing, he would expect to see more catastrophic injuries.
The other doctors testified there was no brain hemorrhage, nor did they say they saw an AVM, including the neuropathologist, who created the very slides Dr. Sims used to form his opinion.
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