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Erin Moriarty

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5162 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

48 Hours
A Killer's Mind | Fifteen

A neurologist and psychiatrist, he interviewed Daniel and his family members several times and reviewed Daniel's previous medical records and police statements.

48 Hours
A Killer's Mind | Fifteen

Dr. Marikanga's testimony focused largely on SSRIs, a class of antidepressants that included medications that Daniel had been prescribed to treat severe depression.

48 Hours
A Killer's Mind | Fifteen

According to Merrick Hengist, the side effect of those drugs could include extreme restlessness, outbursts of anger, and increased impulsivity.

48 Hours
A Killer's Mind | Fifteen

Daniel, he said, was experiencing those side effects.

48 Hours
A Killer's Mind | Fifteen

The doctor believed that Daniel had endured trauma for years, and that had in part made him more susceptible to dangerous side effects.

48 Hours
A Killer's Mind | Fifteen

Daniel's father, Bill Marsh, also believed that Daniel's behavior was caused by medication.

48 Hours
A Killer's Mind | Fifteen

You think that's the only reason why he killed Chip?

48 Hours
A Killer's Mind | Fifteen

But isn't it just possible your son is a psychopath?

48 Hours
A Killer's Mind | Fifteen

And why?

48 Hours
A Killer's Mind | Fifteen

Why are you so convinced?

48 Hours
A Killer's Mind | Fifteen

Most important, Dr. Marikangas said that on the day of the murder, Daniel had reported having an out-of-body experience.

48 Hours
A Killer's Mind | Fifteen

Marikangas couldn't prove when Daniel's dreamlike state began or how long it lasted.

48 Hours
A Killer's Mind | Fifteen

He just knew that according to Daniel, it had started sometime that night.

48 Hours
A Killer's Mind | Fifteen

The doctor knew that Daniel, the defendant, had motivation to lie about this dreamlike state.

48 Hours
A Killer's Mind | Fifteen

After all, Daniel hadn't said anything about it in his interviews with Special Agent Chris Campion or Dr. Matthew Soulier.

48 Hours
A Killer's Mind | Fifteen

But still, Dr. Marikangas felt that Daniel had been truthful to him in his interview.

48 Hours
A Killer's Mind | Fifteen

That's Dr. Soulier again, and he wasn't convinced that medications could cause legal insanity.

48 Hours
A Killer's Mind | Fifteen

And as prosecutor Amanda Zambor pointed out, Daniel was having those violent feelings much earlier.

48 Hours
A Killer's Mind | Fifteen

After four weeks of testimony, it would be up to the jury to decide, was Daniel Marsh guilty?

48 Hours
A Killer's Mind | Fifteen

And if so, did he know what he was doing when he committed the murders?